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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bartek Gor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Corne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Netherlands Antilles National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bartek Gor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bartek Gor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Corne!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Corne darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gor is trying to get back to full guard.
Gor trying to control here.
Gor tries to get to full guard but Corne has control of the leg.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Corne working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corne controlling the action here.
Gor is trying to get back to full guard.
Gor trying to control but Corne postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Corne has managed to get both his arms back between Gor's legs - danger averted.
Corne controls from within his opponent's guard.
Corne forces his way into half guard.
Corne controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gor.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Corne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corne's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Corne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gor looking for a guillotine here but Corne defends easily.
Gor has his foot on Corne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Corne works his way back into a safe position though.
Gor keeping full guard, as Corne tries to pass.
Corne postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Corne passes Gor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gor trying to control here.
Gor is looking for a sweep. Corne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gor actively working from the bottom here.
Gor misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Corne perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Corne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Corne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gor trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Louis Corne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Corne is aware though and is defending well.
Gor seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Corne stays in close to Gor's body and controls the position.
Corne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corne wants to pass the guard but Gor is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gor looking for a guillotine here but Corne defends easily.
Corne slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gor is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Corne rolls with it to try and escape but Gor cranks on the arm and Corne is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bartek Gor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabor Duba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duba has chosen Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dance no.5 as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
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216 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Hare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabor Duba!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hare breaks the clinch.
Duba clinches up with Hare and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Duba.
Duba prevents Hare from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Duba.
Hare tries to land knees in the clinch but Duba avoids the damage to the body.
Hare fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duba tries to bum rush Hare with a series of wild strikes but Hare uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hare tests Duba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hare misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duba tries to clinch up.
Duba throws a nice looking combination but Hare bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hare swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hare cracks Duba with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Duba looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hare finish him?
Duba is rocked!
Duba throws a big shot that misses.
Duba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duba moves in looking to clinch but Hare pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hare throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Duba crashing down! Duba tries to stagger back to his feet but Hare just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Duba asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Hare!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenik Krejza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenik Krejza is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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259 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jenik Krejza!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krejza bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jones looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Krejza kicks Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Krejza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Krejza.
Krejza is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Krejza is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Krejza working Jones over with strikes.
Krejza controlling the pace.
Krejza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krejza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krejza is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Krejza is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jones is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jenik Krejza!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beeboy Batongbakal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beeboy Batongbakal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Batongbakal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Batongbakal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Batongbakal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
Batongbakal working the head and body with strikes.
Batongbakal working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batongbakal staying calm.
Batongbakal cracks Brown with a big right hand but Brown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batongbakal working away.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Batongbakal working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batongbakal controls the position from side control.
Batongbakal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Batongbakal landing strikes.
Batongbakal scoring with punches and elbows.
Batongbakal controls the position from side control.
Batongbakal is chipping away with strikes.
Batongbakal lands a nice forearm strike.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for a sweep but Batongbakal has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Batongbakal raining down shots from the mount!
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Batongbakal controlling the position easily from mount.
Batongbakal scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.
It looks like Brandon Brown has been cut.
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Batongbakal lands a heavy elbow.
Batongbakal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batongbakal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brown hang on?
Brown is rocked!
Brandon Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brandon Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Beeboy Batongbakal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milton Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Franchise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franchise has chosen Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music. Milton Cooper has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milton Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Franchise!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper moves into the clinch.
Franchise taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cooper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a knee to the head.
Cooper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Franchise avoiding damage as Cooper throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper avoiding damage.
Cooper controlling the action here for a moment.
Cooper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franchise missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cooper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cooper for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Milton Cooper.
No joy there for Franchise, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franchise throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A combination from Franchise does no damage.
Franchise swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooper counters by moving into the clinch.
Cooper with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Cooper.
Cooper just leaning against Franchise, taking a breather.
Franchise is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooper gets an underhook and turns Franchise into the cage.
Franchise is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franchise's efforts to push away.
Cooper just leaning against Franchise, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper stalling in the clinch.
Cooper stalling.
Cooper is pushing Franchise up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Milton Cooper.
Franchise throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franchise throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
Cooper wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Franchise throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Franchise jabs Cooper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooper has Franchise up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a knee to the head.
Cooper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cooper stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franchise pressing his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Cooper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Franchise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franchise tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper stalling.
Cooper pressing his opponent against the cage.
Franchise has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cooper seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Franchise can turn it around.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Milton Cooper.
Franchise rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cooper has Franchise pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franchise takes a knee right on the jaw!
Milton Cooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cooper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cooper leaning against his opponent.
Franchise is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooper is defending well for now.
Cooper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchise is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooper gets an underhook and turns Franchise into the cage.
Franchise displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooper up against the cage.
Cooper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Franchise looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooper.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Milton Cooper.
Cooper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Franchise pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cooper back to the cage. Franchise follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Franchise misses with the combination.
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt.
Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franchise tries to stall but Cooper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cooper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Franchise stalling the fight.
Cooper misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Cooper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cooper slowing the pace effectively.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franchise tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
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 Milton Cooper will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Franchise misses with a body kick.
Cooper has Franchise up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper connects with a knee to the head.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franchise can do to turn this around?
Cooper leaning against his opponent.
Cooper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Franchise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franchise is trying to stall.
Franchise avoiding damage as Cooper throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper leaning his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Cooper.
Cooper stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Milton Cooper.
Franchise throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Franchise swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Franchise lands a slapping body shot.
Franchise pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooper is out of range and Franchise settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchise misses the shot to the body.
Cooper dodges the punch combination from Franchise.
Stevie Franchise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franchise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevie Franchise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franchise throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Franchise!
Franchise is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cooper rather than just go for the knockout.
Franchise throws a right hand that Cooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooper also avoids with ease.
Cooper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Franchise looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franchise throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooper on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franchise misses with a low kick as Cooper jumps back.
Franchise connects with a nice looking jab.
Cooper blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Franchise.
Franchise missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franchise misses with a body shot
and Cooper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cooper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Franchise takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cooper slows down the pace here.
Cooper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franchise is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Cooper.
Cooper stalling against the cage.
Cooper just leaning against Franchise, taking a breather.
Stevie Franchise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franchise has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stevie Franchise.
I think Cooper 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Cooper!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiremu comes to the cage accompanied by Billy Joel - The River of Dreams. 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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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiremu lands an overhand right.
Mathews misses with a jab to the body
enabling Wiremu to counter with a crisp jab.
Mathews takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wiremu checks a low kick from Mathews.
Mathews jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mathews pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wiremu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've been told by Wiremu's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wiremu throws a right and a left that Mathews avoids nicely.
Mathews throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wiremu was covering up waiting for the punch and Mathews finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mathews is looking to work some ground and pound but Wiremu has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathews throwing strikes but missing.
Mathews throwing strikes from guard but Wiremu blocks nicely.
Mathews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews trying to control but Wiremu is working from the bottom.
Mathews throws a strike but Wiremu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mathews looking to control but Wiremu passes into half guard.
Wiremu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wiremu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mathews tries to get to full guard but Wiremu has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu controlling the action here.
Wiremu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mathews on the ground.
Mathews moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mathews can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wiremu controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews looking to control.
Wiremu wants to control from the top but Mathews keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mathews can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wiremu defending well as Mathews loads up on a big left hand.
Mathews takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wiremu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wiremu cracks Mathews with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wiremu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mathews to stand back up!
Mathews is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiremu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wiremu is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Wiremu shuts the power down on Mathews. Lights out, game over! Wiremu is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aloysius Wiremu!
A victorious Aloysius Wiremu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poto Tupu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupu has chosen Youth Of The Nation as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poto Tupu!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupu throws the left hand but Jenkins avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tupu, as that shot connected.
It looks like Larry Jenkins has been cut.
Tupu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that Tupu avoids nicely.
Tupu loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins slips the punch.
Tupu throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Jenkins stumbling backwards into the cage! Jenkins bounces back off the cage towards Tupu, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Tupu lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Tupu celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Poto Tupu!
Poto Tupu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Kenway has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jose Correa's chin.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Correa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa misses with a wild combination.
Kenway is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Correa with a body shot.
Kenway throws a leg kick but Correa checks it.
Kenway darts in and clinches Correa up against the cage.
Correa stalling.
Kenway digs a right hand underneath Correa's ribcage. Correa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kenway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Correa backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Correa.
Kenway can't find room to land a body shot as Correa controls the action.
Kenway lands a nice shot to the body.
Kenway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Kenway.
Kenway misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Correa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenway misses with a body shot.
Correa feinted with a counter takedown.
Correa lands a right hook to the body.
Correa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Correa works to advance to full mount. Kenway defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've been hearing that Correa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa throws some wild stikes that Kenway manages to avoid easily.
Correa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kenway tries to hold on but Correa pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Correa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Correa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kenway tries to lock up and control but Correa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Correa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kenway is looking to get to half guard.
Kenway really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Correa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Correa throwing strikes here but Kenway is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kenway is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa looking to secure an arm triangle but Kenway defends it well.
Kenway is squirming around, avoiding Correa's attempts to control the action.
Correa lands a big elbow.
Kenway tries to hold on but Correa postures up.
Kenway holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Correa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kenway defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Correa.
Correa trying to control but Kenway is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kenway has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kenway taking shots to the head.
Correa trying to control but Kenway is having none of it.
BOOM! Correa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Correa punching from mount but Kenway doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Correa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kenway taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway wants to control but Correa is having none of it.
Correa scoring with strikes but Kenway is staying in there.
Correa looking to finish Kenway with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kenway!
Kenway blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correa looking to finish with strikes here!
Correa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Correa lands a couple of good shots and Kenway has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Correa lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Kenway trying to control the hands but Correa breaks the grip.
Correa misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Correa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Correa swings for the body but Kenway moves out of range.
Kenway just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway looks to throw the jab but Correa is out of range.
Kenway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Correa.
Kenway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Correa.
Kenway throws a front kick that sends Correa stumbling back into the cage.
Correa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kenway.
A little jabbing left from Kenway on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kenway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenway gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Correa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Correa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jose Correa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Correa pushing down on Kenway's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway is defending against the submission attempts here by Correa.
Correa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Correa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kenway's head.
Kenway is defending against the submission attempts here by Correa.
Correa slows the pace down in half guard.
Correa is pressing down on Kenway's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kenway is holding on for now.
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.
Correa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Correa seems to be working for a kimura but Kenway defends the submission attempt.
Correa wants to free his trapped foot but Kenway is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kenway trying to control but Correa postures up.
Kenway is staying active underneath Correa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kenway trying to hold on to Correa's head to control him but Correa postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa is working for a kimura but Kenway is defending it quite comfortably.
Kenway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Correa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Correa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Correa working Kenway over with strikes.
Correa is trying to control. Kenway wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Correa passes to full mount!
Correa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kenway is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa looking to ground and pound but Kenway is blocking nicely.
Kenway avoids a series of strikes thrown by Correa.
Correa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Correa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Poor strikes thrown by Correa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Correa lands with some strikes.
Kenway is squirming around, avoiding Correa's attempts to control the action.
Correa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kenway can do to turn this around?
Correa unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Correa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Correa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Correa.
Correa cracks Kenway with an open hand slap.
A jab from Correa finds it's way through Kenway's defenses.
Kenway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Correa. That did some damage!
Kenway will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kenway misses with a kick to the body.
Correa throws a looping overhand right but Kenway ducks down to avoid it.
Kenway catches Correa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kenway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Correa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa throws a good cross that connects.
Kenway drives through and clinches with Correa against the cage.
Correa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kenway avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenway can't find room to land a body shot as Correa controls the action.
Kenway is working Correa over against the cage.
Correa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy body kick from Kenway
and Correa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Correa is looking to work some ground and pound but Kenway has wrist control.
Correa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenway is keeping the position for now.
Kenway utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Correa distracts Kenway with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Correa postures up in Kenway's guard and throws a big left but Kenway blocks it.
Correa passes into half guard.
Correa is keen to just control but Kenway is a slippery customer.
Kenway trying to control but Correa postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Correa trying to control the action but Kenway is working from the bottom.
Correa moves nicely into side control.
Correa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Correa in side control, throwing shots but Kenway defends.
Correa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway is trying to control Correa's posture but Correa avoids it.
Edward Kenway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenway regains half guard, as Correa was trying to land strikes.
Correa is pressing down on Kenway's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kenway is holding on for now.
Correa looks to land a strike but Kenway avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Correa pushes down on Kenway's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Correa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jose Correa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Correa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa trying to control from half guard but Kenway is working away.
Correa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Correa wants to free his trapped foot but Kenway is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Correa wants to control but Kenway is keeping him busy.
Correa controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenway misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Correa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Correa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Correa!
Jose Correa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kerbouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Lafitte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Kerbouchard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henri Lafitte!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafitte takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Henri Lafitte has been cut.
Kerbouchard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lafitte throws a lazy uppercut
and Kerbouchard moves into the clinch.
Lafitte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kerbouchard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Lafitte.
Lafitte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerbouchard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kerbouchard missing with knees to the body.
Lafitte swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerbouchard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafitte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lafitte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Lafitte.
Lafitte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafitte misses with a straight right.
Lafitte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kerbouchard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kerbouchard.
Lafitte pushes Kerbouchard against the cage. Lafitte is working some dirty boxing. Lafitte pushes off with a quick right hook! Kerbouchard goes down! Kerbouchard tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lafitte moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henri Lafitte!
Henri Lafitte is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunner Hilton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunner Hilton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorn tries to clinch up
and Hilton counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dorn! Hilton lets Dorn back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Ivan Dorn has been cut.
Dorn tries to clinch up
and Hilton counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dorn! Hilton lets Dorn back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorn wants to clinch but Hilton slips to the side
and Hilton counters with a huge right that knocks Dorn out cold! Hilton is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunner Hilton!
Gunner Hilton is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Gunner Hilton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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