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Tradition LXXXIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Meida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hark Munt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Oceans(Where feet may fail) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hark Munt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thiago Meida's chin.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Meida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hark Munt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Munt throws a body shot but no joy.
Munt swinging wildly here.
Meida appears to be looking for a big counter.
Munt loads up on a big right hand but Meida slips the punch.
Munt rushes Meida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Munt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Meida prevents the takedown attempt.
Munt wants a takedown.
Munt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thiago Meida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hark Munt.
Munt is working for takedown but Meida is calmly controlling the position for now.
Meida gets underhooks to prevent Munt's takedown attempt.
Munt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Meida after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munt is working for takedown but Meida is calmly controlling the position for now.
Munt tries to pull guard but Meida holds him up against the cage and eventually Munt drops back down to his feet.
Munt looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Munt takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Hark Munt has been cut.
Munt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meida.
Meida misses with a combination
enabling Munt to counter with a crisp jab.
Munt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meida as he avoids it easily.
Munt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Meida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Munt throws a series of punches but Meida moves out of range.
As Munt looks to move away, Meida throws a big counter combo but Munt just gets out of the way.
Meida throws a series of punches but Munt avoids them all with ease.
Meida moves out of range as Munt strikes.
Munt takes one on the button.
Meida slips a jab from Munt.
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!
Munt throws a body shot but no joy.
Munt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meida lands with a cross.
A lazy left from Meida finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meida fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Munt on the side of the head.
Munt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Meida but Meida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Meida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Munt throws a combination that misses
and Meida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Munt thinking.
Meida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That has opened up Hark Munt's cut even more.
Nice uppercut lands for Meida. That snapped Munt's head back.
Meida's jab looks to have found its range, popping Munt under the eye.
Munt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Meida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooh!!! Meida has knocked Munt down with a huge combo! Meida steps away and waves a wobbly Munt back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Munt is rocked!
Munt looks winded!
Munt throws a body punch but Meida moves out of range.
It looks like Meida has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Munt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meida.
Meida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Meida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Munt.
Munt takes one to the chin there.
The cut above Hark Munt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munt misses with a takedown attempt - Meida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Munt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munt connects with the punch.
Meida misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Meida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Meida.
Meida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meida wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circling - Munt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Munt slips a jab from Meida.
Meida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meida missing with a left hand there. Munt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Meida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Munt misses the target.
Munt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hark Munt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munt wants to clinch up but Meida keeps it at a distance.
Meida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Meida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munt throws out the jab.
It looked like Meida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meida slaps away a takedown attempt from Munt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Meida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Munt momentarily.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hark Munt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thiago Meida!
Thiago Meida bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Hark Munt spoke after the fight, saying 'It's rough to fail, but I'll be back again.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nickthaniel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Jingles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Feiticeira. Jingles has chosen Ride the Lightening-Metallica as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nickthaniel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Jingles!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jingles under the eye.
Jingles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jingles.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jingles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jingles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Jingles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jingles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jingles moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jingles misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jingles.
Jingles shoots for a double leg takedown but Diaz sprawls well. He's pushed Jingles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nickthaniel Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Jingles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Jingles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Jingles's belly button to the back.
Jingles looks winded!
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Jingles in a clinch.
Diaz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jingles is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Jingles.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Jingles is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jingles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jingles tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Jingles ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jingles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz throws a body punch but Jingles moves out of range.
Jingles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jingles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mr Jingles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jingles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Jingles's head.
Jingles is looking to clinch.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jingles moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jingles is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz trying to stall but Jingles improves his position.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jingles after a bit of a struggle.
Jingles tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the cage.
Jingles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jingles breaks the clinch.
Jingles rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jingles breaks from the clinch.
Diaz leaves Jingles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Donk. Diaz catches Jingles right on the button with a cross.
Jingles tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Jingles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Jingles's belly button to the back.
Jingles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Diaz pushes Jingles up against the cage in a clinch.
Jingles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Jingles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz clobbers Jingles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jingles with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jingles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jingles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Diaz lands a jab to Jingles's midsection.
Jingles throws a sloppy head kick
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jingles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickthaniel Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jingles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jingles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Jingles's ribs.
Jingles throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz is looking to wear down Jingles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jingles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Jingles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jingles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jingles can do to turn this around?
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jingles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Jingles is breathing heavily.
Oooooh!!! Diaz has knocked Jingles down with a huge combo! Diaz steps away and waves a wobbly Jingles back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jingles is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jingles shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diaz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jingles is still in real trouble! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz has his feet on Jingles's thighs here. He's pushed Jingles off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jingles screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nickthaniel Diaz!
Nickthaniel Diaz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sun-Tzu logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Mr Jingles was interviewed post fight and said 'I wonder how much he paid the Ref'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Collier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adi Dassler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Don Collier has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Excellent 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Collier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Adi Dassler!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dassler is working for takedown but Collier is calmly controlling the position for now.
Collier tries a body shot but Dassler blocks it.
Dassler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Collier gets underhooks to prevent Dassler's takedown attempt.
Collier can't find room to land a body shot as Dassler controls the action.
Collier digs a right hand into Dassler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dassler's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Collier.
Collier gets underhooks to prevent Dassler's takedown attempt.
Don Collier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adi Dassler.
Collier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dassler is trying to drag Collier to the mat but Collier just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Collier.
Collier is looking to control Dassler's arms but Dassler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Collier has his back to the cage.
Collier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Collier stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler goes for a takedown attempt but Collier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Collier lands with a kick to the ribs.
Collier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dassler is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Collier, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Collier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Collier darts in and clinches Dassler up against the cage.
Dassler is looking to take this one to the mat.
I was talking to Collier's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dassler jumps guard.
Dassler is looking for a triangle but Collier pushes his legs off easily.
Collier connects with a couple of short punches.
Collier is in close to Dassler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Collier cracks Dassler with a solid left hand.
Collier postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dassler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Collier.
Collier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Collier stands up over Dassler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Collier chips away with some ground and pound.
Collier stays in close to Dassler's body and controls the position.
Dassler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collier with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collier working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dassler's head.
Collier postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Collier working some strikes from top position.
Collier 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.
Collier connects with a couple of short punches.
Collier trying to control but Dassler is working from the bottom.
Dassler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Collier lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dassler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Collier defends it easily.
Dassler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Collier is aware though and is defending well.
Collier working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dassler's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Collier defends it easily.
Collier passes Dassler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Collier seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Collier working Dassler over with strikes.
Collier slips a nice elbow through Dassler's hands, connecting with Dassler's forehead.
Collier tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dassler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dassler gets full guard.
Collier trying to control the position from guard on top but Dassler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dassler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Collier defends it easily.
Collier stands up over Dassler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collier works over Dassler with some ground and pound from guard.
Dassler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Collier is aware though and is defending well.
Collier landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dassler working for submissions but it's allowed Collier to get to half guard.
Collier wants to control but Dassler is keeping him busy.
Collier is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Collier looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dassler actively working from the bottom here.
Collier is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dassler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Collier dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dassler throws a looping overhand right but Collier ducks down to avoid it.
Collier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Collier throws a leg kick
and Dassler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Collier's guard.
Dassler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dassler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Collier looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dassler drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Collier dives on top into guard.
Dassler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Collier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Collier escapes and throws Dassler's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Collier tries for a kimura but Dassler is defending well.
Collier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dassler can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Collier's best efforts.
Collier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dassler is just riding it out for now. Collier eventually gives up the hold.
Dassler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Collier scores with a couple of nice shots.
Collier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dassler keeps working.
Collier scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Collier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Collier scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Collier working Dassler over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dassler is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Collier is tapping! Great win for Dassler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Adi Dassler!
A very excited looking Adi Dassler rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Mighty Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home. Quinn has chosen Mighty Quinn as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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207 lbs
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206 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Mighty Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quinn misses with the combination.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Simpson is just out of range.
Quinn scores with a shot to the body.
Simpson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Simpson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Quinn stalks Simpson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Simpson's face. Simpson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Bart Simpson has been cut.
Simpson throws out a loose jab but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quinn lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn weaves into range and cracks Simpson right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Simpson goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Quinn is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Mighty Quinn!
The Mighty Quinn managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MayheM sportswear, into his post fight interview.
Bart Simpson spoke after the fight, saying 'Sub ya later!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and St Pre James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, St Pre James!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
James walks into a left hand.
It looks like St Pre James has been cut.
Cooke lands with a kick to the ribs.
James slips a straight right by Cooke.
James tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Cooke misses.
James with the counter takedown but Cooke avoids it easily.
James wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cooke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thunder MMA in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
James tries to clinch but Cooke is having none of it.
James misses the shot to the body.
Cooke misses the body punch
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooke wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
James has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James shoots in looking for a takedown but Cooke manages to keep the fight standing, pushing James's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cooke drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks James right on the button. James goes down! Cooke follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Cooke gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bestar Andreasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bomb Bombs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreasson comes to the cage accompanied by Simply the Best - Tina Turner. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bestar Andreasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bomb Bombs!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombs slips a straight right by Andreasson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andreasson.
Bombs misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Bombs finds it's target.
It looks like Bestar Andreasson has been cut.
Andreasson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Andreasson duly obliges.
Andreasson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Andreasson misses.
Andreasson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bombs let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bombs closes the distance and clinches.
Bombs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andreasson lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Andreasson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bombs blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bombs.
Andreasson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andreasson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bombs throws out a counter right but Andreasson avoids it with no problem.
Bestar Andreasson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bombs moves out of range of the strikes.
Bombs slips under a jab.
Bombs throws a lazy right hand but Andreasson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreasson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bombs counters with a stiff right hand.
Andreasson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bombs should have avoided that one.
Andreasson moves forwards but Bombs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bombs throws a head kick but Andreasson moves out of range.
Andreasson is looking to counter punch.
Bombs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andreasson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andreasson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andreasson misses with the combination.
Andreasson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bombs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bombs! But no joy.
Andreasson blocks a jab.
Bombs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andreasson stalls.
Bombs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andreasson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bombs's elbow.
A short right from Andreasson on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bombs.
Andreasson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Bombs on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bombs.
Andreasson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andreasson throws a head punch that misses.
Bombs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bombs working aggressively here.
Andreasson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bombs.
Bombs swings wildly with an uppercut but Andreasson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andreasson blocks a body shot from Bombs.
Bombs misses with a punch to the body.
Andreasson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Andreasson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bombs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andreasson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bombs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bombs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andreasson. Andreasson obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreasson misses with a double jab.
Bombs moves into range and clinches up with Andreasson.
Bombs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bombs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bombs misses with some punches.
Bombs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bombs misses with a body punch.
Andreasson taking a breather.
Bombs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andreasson blocking some punches.
Andreasson working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Andreasson.
Andreasson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Andreasson misses with some punches.
Andreasson blocking some punches.
Bombs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andreasson backwards.
Andreasson wants to stall.
Andreasson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreasson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bombs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andreasson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bombs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Andreasson.
Bombs struggles to land a body shot inside as Andreasson controls his hands.
Andreasson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bombs is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Bombs.
A short left from Bombs.
Andreasson misses with some punches.
Andreasson digs a right hand into Bombs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bombs's gas tank.
Bombs looks winded!
Bombs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andreasson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Bombs fails to land.
Bombs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andreasson.
Bombs has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Andreasson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bombs can turn it around.
Andreasson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bombs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andreasson misses with some punches.
Bombs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bestar Andreasson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bestar Andreasson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Andreasson throws a shot to the body.
Andreasson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bombs.
Andreasson moves into the clinch.
Bombs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andreasson backwards.
Bombs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andreasson's efforts to push away.
Bombs struggles to land a body shot inside as Andreasson controls his hands.
Andreasson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bombs can do to turn this around?
Andreasson misses with a punch on the inside.
Andreasson misses with some punches.
Andreasson blocks an uppercut.
Bombs pushes Andreasson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Andreasson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bombs looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andreasson.
Andreasson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andreasson.
Bombs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andreasson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bombs misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreasson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bombs digs a right hand into Andreasson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andreasson's gas tank.
Andreasson prevents a body shot from Bombs.
Bombs misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Andreasson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bombs misses with some punches.
Andreasson digs a right hand into Bombs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bombs's gas tank.
Bombs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andreasson backwards.
Bombs lands a hook that snaps the head of Andreasson backwards.
Andreasson lands a nice uppercut.
Andreasson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bombs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andreasson misses with a punch to the body.
Bomb Bombs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Andreasson fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Andreasson.
Bombs is breathing heavily.
Andreasson lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreasson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andreasson.
Andreasson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andreasson slowing the pace effectively.
Bombs tries a body shot but Andreasson blocks it.
Andreasson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bombs blocking some punches.
Andreasson manages to break the clinch.
Bombs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Andreasson lands a jab to the nose.
Andreasson clobbers Bombs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andreasson darts in and clinches Bombs up against the cage.
Bombs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andreasson lands a nice uppercut.
Andreasson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombs tries to throw a body punch but Andreasson avoids it by throwing Bombs back against the cage.
Bombs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andreasson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andreasson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bombs backwards.
A short right from Andreasson.
Andreasson manages to break the clinch.
Andreasson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bombs.
Andreasson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bombs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bombs clinches with his opponent.
Bombs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bombs tries to throw a body punch but Andreasson avoids it by throwing Bombs back against the cage.
Andreasson misses with the head strike.
Andreasson blocks an uppercut.
Andreasson misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bombs lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bombs.
Bombs being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bombs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreasson can't find room to land a body shot as Bombs controls the action.
Andreasson is pushing Bombs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bombs lands a right hand.
Bombs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bombs tries to throw a body punch but Andreasson avoids it by throwing Bombs back against the cage.
Bombs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andreasson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bombs backwards.
Andreasson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bombs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andreassons head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bombs tries to throw a body punch but Andreasson avoids it by throwing Bombs back against the cage.
Andreasson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bombs's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bombs.
Bombs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bombs blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bestar Andreasson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bestar Andreasson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Andreasson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bombs has closed the distance and engaged Andreasson in a clinch.
Andreasson has a couple of punches blocked by Bombs.
Andreasson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bombs tries to throw a body punch but Andreasson avoids it by throwing Bombs back against the cage.
Andreasson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bombs lands a right hand.
Andreasson misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Andreasson - that landed with a thud.
Bombs prevents a body shot from Andreasson.
Andreasson throws a head punch that misses.
Bombs lands with a left to the head.
Bombs misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bombs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andreasson throws a head punch that misses.
Andreasson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bombs tries to throw a body punch but Andreasson avoids it by throwing Bombs back against the cage.
Andreasson blocking some punches.
Bombs trying to control the position but instead, Andreasson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bombs into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombs tries a body shot but Andreasson blocks it.
Bombs prevents a body shot from Andreasson.
A short left from Andreasson.
Bombs misses with a body punch.
Bombs working aggressively here.
Andreasson lands a body shot.
Bombs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andreasson.
Bombs throws a head punch that misses.
Andreasson misses with a punch on the inside.
Andreasson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Bombs fails to land.
Bombs throws a head punch that misses.
Andreasson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andreasson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andreasson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Andreasson.
A shot in the inside from Andreasson.
Andreasson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bombs backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Andreasson on the inside.
Bombs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andreasson prevents a body shot from Bombs.
Andreasson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andreasson blocks an uppercut.
Andreasson misses with a punch on the inside.
Andreasson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bombs or not.
Andreasson prevents a body shot from Bombs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andreasson.
Andreasson taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andreasson.
Bombs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andreasson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bombs backwards.
Andreasson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bombs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bombs misses with the head strike.
Andreasson effectively controlling the action here.
Andreasson lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreasson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andreasson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bombs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andreasson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bombs backwards.
A short uppercut from Andreasson.
Andreasson misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Andreasson scores with a shot to the side of Bombs's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andreasson.
Andreasson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bomb Bombs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andreasson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bombs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bombs blocking some punches.
Andreasson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombs.
Bombs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andreasson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bestar Andreasson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A body shot lands from Bombs.
Bombs is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andreasson has a couple of punches blocked by Bombs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreasson scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bombs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bombs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bombs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bombs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bombs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andreasson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andreasson.
Andreasson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andreasson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andreasson misses with the head strike.
Bombs misses with a punch on the inside.
Bombs prevents a body shot from Andreasson.
Bombs misses with some punches.
Andreasson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bestar Andreasson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andreasson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bestar Andreasson!
In his post fight interview, Bestar Andreasson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Goudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Stenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Goudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrik Stenberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goudeau throws a series of punches but Stenberg avoids them all with ease.
Stenberg swings for the body but Goudeau moves out of range.
Goudeau shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Goudeau preventing the sweep.
Goudeau trying to control the position from guard on top but Stenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stenberg is looking for a triangle but Goudeau pushes his legs off easily.
Stenberg is trying to keep Goudeau in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goudeau trying to control the position from guard on top but Stenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stenberg keeping full guard, as Goudeau tries to pass.
Goudeau looking to sit in guard and control but Stenberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goudeau has his foot on Stenberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stenberg works his way back into a safe position though.
Goudeau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stenberg is stalling in the full guard.
Stenberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Goudeau looking for a sweep. Not yet Goudeau, not yet.
Stenberg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goudeau has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stenberg has managed to get both his arms back between Goudeau's legs - danger averted.
Stenberg is stalling in the full guard.
Goudeau throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goudeau has his foot on Stenberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stenberg works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stenberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goudeau's head.
Goudeau has an active guard here but Stenberg has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stenberg is thwarting Goudeau's attempts to control the position.
Goudeau is looking to improve his position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Stenberg working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stenberg performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Goudeau gets back to full guard.
Stenberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Stenberg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goudeau has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stenberg has managed to get both his arms back between Goudeau's legs - danger averted.
Stenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Goudeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goudeau is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goudeau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stenberg controls the pace.
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 Mark Goudeau will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stenberg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Goudeau sprawls well initially but Stenberg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stenberg looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stenberg is trying to control the action in half guard but Goudeau is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Goudeau tries to get to full guard but Stenberg has control of the leg.
Goudeau looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenberg is thwarting Goudeau's attempts to control the position.
Goudeau is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stenberg pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goudeau taking some punishment here, with Stenberg in his half guard.
Goudeau tries to get to full guard but Stenberg has control of the leg.
Stenberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goudeau with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Goudeau is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Zero Tolerance, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Stenberg seems to be looking for submissions.
Goudeau is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stenberg pulls his head out easily.
Goudeau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stenberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goudeau keeps working.
Stenberg wants to pass to mount but Goudeau is defending the position.
Fredrik Stenberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goudeau looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stenberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stenberg lands strikes from half guard.
Stenberg trying to control from half guard but Goudeau is working away.
Goudeau slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stenberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg preventing the sweep.
Goudeau looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stenberg passes into side control.
Stenberg working the ground and pound.
Goudeau struggling a bit here.
Stenberg wants to control but Goudeau is keeping him busy.
Goudeau is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stenberg in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg trying to control the position but Goudeau is working away.
Stenberg is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Goudeau will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Goudeau is trying to control Stenberg's posture but Stenberg avoids it.
Goudeau is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stenberg advances to full mount.
Stenberg breaks from Goudeau's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Stenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A cross from Goudeau lands.
Goudeau defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stenberg.
Stenberg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stenberg connects with a nice short shot to Goudeau's temple.
Goudeau looking for submissions off his back.
Goudeau has hold of Stenberg's hands but Stenberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Goudeau has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stenberg is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenberg is trying to control. Goudeau wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stenberg controlling the action here.
Goudeau looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Goudeau does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stenberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stenberg is keen to just control but Goudeau is a slippery customer.
Stenberg might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Goudeau haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Goudeau is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stenberg pulls his head out easily.
Goudeau actively working from the bottom here.
Goudeau is not content to let Stenberg control the position.
Stenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stenberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stenberg thows a huge punch but Goudeau dodges it nicely.
Stenberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stenberg seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Goudeau looking for submissions off his back.
Goudeau is looking for a sweep. Stenberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Goudeau throws a hook but Stenberg avoids it easily.
Goudeau connects with a jab.
Stenberg scores with a jab to the head.
Stenberg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Goudeau's guard.
Stenberg preventing the sweep.
Stenberg wants to control from the top but Goudeau keeps moving.
Goudeau looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goudeau keeping moving, preventing Stenberg from controlling successfully.
Stenberg postures up and lands a big shot to Goudeau's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goudeau keeping moving, preventing Stenberg from controlling successfully.
Stenberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Goudeau is retaining full guard.
Goudeau has his foot on Stenberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stenberg works his way back into a safe position though.
Stenberg postures up.
Stenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Goudeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stenberg stands up over Goudeau, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goudeau is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stenberg is aware though and is defending well.
Stenberg is in close to Goudeau's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stenberg postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Stenberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stenberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Stenberg!
A relieved looking Fredrik Stenberg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Kannemeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drako Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drako Bravo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roy Kannemeyer's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Kannemeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drako Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannemeyer dives in and grabs Bravo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bravo pushes down on Kannemeyer's head and hops out.
Bravo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kannemeyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravo.
Bravo moves out of range as Kannemeyer throws a body kick.
Kannemeyer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kannemeyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bravo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kannemeyer has his feet on Bravo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bravo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bravo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kannemeyer in his tracks.
Kannemeyer shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kannemeyer is looking to counter punch.
Bravo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kannemeyer eats them both and turns towards Bravo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bravo throws a combination that misses
so Kannemeyer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kannemeyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bravo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kannemeyer postures up.
Bravo looking for a guillotine here but Kannemeyer defends easily.
Kannemeyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Bravo has wrist control.
Kannemeyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kannemeyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kannemeyer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kannemeyer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bravo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kannemeyer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Kannemeyer from controlling successfully.
Kannemeyer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bravo is looking for a triangle but Kannemeyer pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannemeyer trying to control but Bravo is working from the bottom.
Bravo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bravo looks winded!
Bravo can't keep his opponent in guard - Kannemeyer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kannemeyer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kannemeyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Kannemeyer is going to stand back up.
Kannemeyer 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.
Bravo wants to improve his position but Kannemeyer is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bravo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bravo moves into full guard.
Kannemeyer wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Bravo is trying to control the position but Kannemeyer postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kannemeyer blocks a head kick by Bravo.
Kannemeyer blocks a head kick by Bravo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drako Bravo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kannemeyer swings for the body but Bravo moves out of range.
Kannemeyer misses with a double jab.
Bravo unleashes a big counter combination but Kannemeyer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bravo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kannemeyer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bravo just manages to avoid it.
Bravo misses with a double jab.
Bravo throws a body kick that misses
and Kannemeyer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kannemeyer.
Kannemeyer stands and throws Bravo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bravo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bravo prevents Kannemeyer from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bravo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kannemeyer's head.
Bravo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kannemeyer defends it well.
Bravo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kannemeyer to regain full guard.
Bravo is working Kannemeyer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kannemeyer keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Bravo won't allow Kannemeyer to get back to his feet.
Bravo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo passes Kannemeyer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bravo with the ground and pound but Kannemeyer uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kannemeyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kannemeyer is pulling down on Bravo's head. It's preventing any offense from Bravo, at least for the moment.
Kannemeyer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bravo controls the pace.
Bravo tries to free his leg and advance position but Kannemeyer is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kannemeyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kannemeyer holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bravo looks to land a body kick but Kannemeyer moved away.
Jab from Bravo.
Bravo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bravo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bravo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kannemeyer to keep the fight standing.
Kannemeyer avoids a wild elbow strike from Bravo.
Kannemeyer fails to pull guard.
Kannemeyer has hold of one of Bravo's legs. Bravo is fighting the takedown attempt but Kannemeyer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannemeyer slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bravo wants to control but Kannemeyer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kannemeyer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bravo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kannemeyer pulls his head out easily.
Kannemeyer working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bravo's thigh. Bravo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kannemeyer forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kannemeyer is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roy Kannemeyer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bravo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kannemeyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Kannemeyer won't allow it.
Bravo is trying to stall.
Bravo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kannemeyer gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kannemeyer trying to advance position but Bravo counters by regaining guard.
Kannemeyer throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kannemeyer works over Bravo with some ground and pound from guard.
Bravo is looking for a triangle but Kannemeyer pushes his legs off easily.
Roy Kannemeyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bravo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bravo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannemeyer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Kannemeyer from controlling successfully.
Kannemeyer working some strikes from top position.
Kannemeyer is in close to Bravo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kannemeyer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bravo's guard.
Kannemeyer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kannemeyer wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Bravo wants to control but Kannemeyer passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is in trouble now - Kannemeyer has advanced to mount!
Bravo is looking to get to half guard.
Kannemeyer with shots to the head and body - Bravo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bravo working to try and regain half guard.
Kannemeyer controlling from mount.
Kannemeyer avoids the attempt from Bravo to control.
Kannemeyer raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannemeyer controlling the position easily from mount.
Bravo is in a horrible position here. Kannemeyer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kannemeyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?
Kannemeyer lands a couple of good shots and Bravo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kannemeyer avoiding Bravo 's attempts to control his hands.
Kannemeyer is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kannemeyer gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kannemeyer gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kannemeyer apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Kannemeyer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bravo is fending him off so far but Kannemeyer persists. Nope, Bravo circles away and we're back to standing.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Kannemeyer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kannemeyer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bravo manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannemeyer shoots in for a takedown but Bravo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kannemeyer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kannemeyer is thwarting Bravo's attempts to control the position.
Kannemeyer trying to mount his opponent but Bravo defends it.
Kannemeyer working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kannemeyer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bravo missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Kannemeyer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kannemeyer 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Kannemeyer!
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