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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Birch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carly Sarmiento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarmiento has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julius Birch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carly Sarmiento!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarmiento works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Julius Birch has been cut.
Sarmiento takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sarmiento moves forwards but Birch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sarmiento is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Birch.
Sarmiento is rocked!
Carly Sarmiento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Birch engages and cracks Sarmiento with a massive lead left hook - Sarmiento tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Birch is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julius Birch!
Julius Birch decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Carly Sarmiento stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanford Fanning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelos Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Audiomachine - Earth Shaker kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Angelos Stamatis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sanford Fanning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelos Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis misses with a hook
and Fanning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stamatis looks to throw the jab but Fanning is out of range.
Fanning has been working on his boxing with his coaches at O'Brannigans MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Fanning ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Stamatis misses its intended target.
Fanning misses with a double jab.
Stamatis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fanning's waist but Fanning gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stamatis off to one side.
Fanning gets a clinch.
Fanning avoids a wild elbow strike from Stamatis.
Fanning working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Angelos Stamatis has been cut.
Fanning lands a body shot.
Fanning scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stamatis struggles to land a body shot inside as Fanning controls his hands.
Stamatis throws an elbow but it misses.
Fanning stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fanning lands a shoulder strike.
Stamatis is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fanning blocks an elbow strike.
Stamatis is still on wobbly legs! Can Fanning finish him?
Fanning gets through Stamatis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fanning unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Stamatis! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fanning is unloading with more strikes now! Stamatis drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sanford Fanning!
A very excited looking Sanford Fanning made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Panado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panado's entrance music is Lorde - Team . A fine choice. Webb has chosen Kid Rock - Born Free as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Panado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Webb!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb throws a right hand that Panado ducks under and follows up with a left that Panado also avoids with ease.
Panado fails with the takedown
and Webb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panado shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Webb but Webb pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Webb is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Panado with a body shot.
Panado looking to score a takedown here. Webb is defending well but Panado drives through and ends up in Webb's guard.
Panado looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Webb can do anything to dispel that myth.
Panado works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Panado tries to pass to full mount but Webb defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webb tries to roll over but Panado keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webb desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Panado wants to pass to mount but Webb is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb tries to roll over but Panado keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Webb manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Panado slips nicely into half guard.
Webb is positioning himself well to prevent Panado advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panado moves nicely into side control.
Panado tries to move into full mount but can't pass Webb's legs.
Panado is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Webb looks calm but he's in trouble here. Panado gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Webb is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Panado lets go of the hold and Webb can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ernesto Panado!
Our winner, Ernesto Panado, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fafnir Amdahl (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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fafnir Amdahl!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Amdahl tries to counter it with a takedown but Luther pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Luther displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amdahl.
Amdahl looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luther keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Luther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fafnir Amdahl.
Nice takedown defense from Luther. No joy for Amdahl on that attempt.
Luther shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Amdahl eats them both and turns towards Luther to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
John Luther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luther throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amdahl feints the counter takedown.
Luther misses with a double jab.
Luther loads up on a big right hand but Amdahl slips the punch.
Amdahl moves away from the strike by Luther.
Amdahl moves out of range of the strikes.
Amdahl is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amdahl gets a takedown into half guard.
Amdahl looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Amdahl is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Luther doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Amdahl.
Amdahl is working for a kimura but Luther is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amdahl looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Luther is not content to let Amdahl control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amdahl decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Luther thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amdahl feints the counter takedown.
Luther leaves Amdahl with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Amdahl with that takedown attempt.
Luther lands with a hook. Amdahl tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amdahl is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Amdahl slips a jab and a cross from Luther.
Luther fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Luther throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amdahl shoots in for a double leg but Luther sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Amdahl shoots in but Luther avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Luther misses with the combination.
Luther displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amdahl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luther throws a big shot that misses.
Luther misses with a lunging right hand
and Amdahl counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Amdahl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Luther dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Luther keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luther falls off balance throwing a combination
and Amdahl counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Luther manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Amdahl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luther.
Luther throws an overhand right that lands on Amdahl's shoulder, as Amdahl tries to avoid the shot.
John Luther is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amdahl misses with a takedown attempt
and Luther counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luther will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Luther does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Luther slips under a jab.
Luther lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Amdahl is rocked!
Luther comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amdahl is still on wobbly legs! Can Luther finish him?
Amdahl is breathing heavily.
Luther finds Amdahl's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Amdahl flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Luther lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Amdahl will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Luther!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martino's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DMX - Intro (One Two) . Swanson has chosen The Devil You Know as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Martino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Swanson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Swanson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Swanson feints and then cracks Martino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martino down.
Swanson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martino misses with an uppercut
and Swanson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martino misses with a right hand
and Swanson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martino's knee momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Swanson.
Martino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Swanson digs a good hook to Martino's body.
Swanson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Martino was covering up waiting for the punch and Swanson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
Swanson cracks Martino with a solid left hand.
Swanson landing with the ground and pound.
Martino can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Swanson controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Swanson landing some decent shots from guard.
Swanson is in close to Martino's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Swanson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Swanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swanson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Martino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swanson on the ground.
Swanson postures up and lands a big shot to Martino's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Swanson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Swanson works over Martino with some ground and pound from guard.
Swanson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Swanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Swanson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Swanson pushes down on Martino's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Swanson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Martino!
Martino taking shots to the head.
Swanson content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Martino hang on?
Swanson working Martino over with strikes here.
Swanson controlling his opponent.
Swanson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Swanson throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Martino has his hands clasped together but Swanson breaks the hold and Martino is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Swanson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Swanson!
In his post fight interview, John Swanson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rokicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryer Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokicki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Survivor - Eye of the Tiger. Michael has chosen OTHERWISE - Coming For The Throne as his entrance music. Bryer Michael is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Rokicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer Michael!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Michael checks a leg kick.
Michael takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Rokicki.
Michael misses with a low kick.
Rokicki scores with a leg kick.
Michael looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rokicki misses with a wild body shot.
Michael misses with a low kick.
Piotr Rokicki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rokicki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rokicki clinches with his opponent.
Rokicki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Michael blocks an uppercut.
Rokicki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Michael up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rokicki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rokicki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Michael misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Michael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michael avoids a wild elbow strike from Rokicki.
Rokicki tries to throw a body punch but Michael avoids it by throwing Rokicki back against the cage.
Rokicki lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Bryer Michael has been cut.
Michael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rokicki connects with a solid leg kick.
Rokicki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rokicki.
Rokicki moves out of range of the body kick.
Rokicki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michael throws out the jab.
A low kick from Michael is predictable there
and Michael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michael misses with a low kick.
Michael lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michael fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A leg kick checked by Rokicki.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rokicki.
Michael throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rokicki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rokicki throws a leg kick but Michael sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rokicki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael misses with a low kick.
Michael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Michael lands.
Rokicki rushes Michael and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rokicki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rokicki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michael presses Rokicki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Michael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michael misses with some punches.
Michael scores with a hook to the body.
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rokicki.
Rokicki effectively controlling the action here.
Rokicki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michael throws a punch but it's blocked by Rokicki.
Michael lands with a short shot to the head.
Rokicki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michael's elbow.
Michael misses with a body punch.
Michael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Michael lands a body shot.
Rokicki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rokicki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michael is defending well for now.
Michael is trying to maintain a safe position but Rokicki gets an underhook and turns Michael into the cage.
Michael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rokicki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Michael fails to land.
Michael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rokicki's elbow.
Rokicki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Michael backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rokicki misses with a punch to the body.
Rokicki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michael tries to work over Rokicki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rokicki blocks a body shot from Michael.
Rokicki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rokicki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
Rokicki lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Rokicki.
Rokicki pushes off an throws an elbow but Michael leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
Rokicki has a couple of punches blocked by Michael.
Rokicki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Michael swings wildly with an uppercut but Rokicki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rokicki missing with knees to the body.
Michael throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rokicki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryer Michael's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Michael tries to clinch but Rokicki moves out of range.
Piotr Rokicki is winning the standup battle so far.
Rokicki throws a leg kick
and Michael counters with a nice uppercut.
Rokicki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michael walks into a straight right hand from Rokicki.
Rokicki tries to close the distance and clinch but Michael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michael attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Michael does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rokicki checks the leg kick.
Rokicki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rokicki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rokicki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rokicki rushes Michael and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokicki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michael's defenses.
Rokicki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rokicki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokicki throws the kick towards the body but Michael avoids it.
Michael feints a counter leg kick.
Rokicki circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael keeps the fight on the outside.
Michael throws a body kick that misses.
Rokicki lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick lands from Rokicki.
Michael ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rokicki moves forwards but Michael connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Piotr Rokicki has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Rokicki blocks the low kick.
Rokicki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michael looks to throw the jab but Rokicki is out of range.
Rokicki lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rokicki. That's going to slow Michael down.
Rokicki avoids the body shot from Michael.
Rokicki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rokicki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Michael - just one landing.
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!
Michael walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki tries to land a front kick but Michael steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Michael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rokicki was well out of range. Poor timing from Michael.
Rokicki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rokicki tries to move into range but Michael moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rokicki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michael can do to turn this around?
Rokicki scores with a sloppy right hand. Michael should have avoided that one.
Michael misses with an uppercut. Rokicki saw that one coming.
Rokicki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rokicki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Rokicki.
Rokicki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Michael's sensitive parts.
Michael waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rokicki.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rokicki.
Rokicki throws a leg kick
and Michael counters with a nice uppercut.
Michael throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rokicki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rokicki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Michael falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rokicki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michael's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Michael takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rokicki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michael.
Rokicki throws out a powerful jab.
Good shot there by Rokicki.
Michael scores with a nice body kick.
Rokicki lands with an uppercut that bounces Michael off the cage and back into range.
Michael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rokicki was well out of range. Poor timing from Michael.
Rokicki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rokicki checks a leg kick.
Michael throws a chopping leg kick but Rokicki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rokicki jabs at Michael's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rokicki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michael.
Rokicki looks to throw the jab but Michael is out of range.
Rokicki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rokicki throws a front kick aimed at Michael's knee but Michael avoids it well.
Rokicki checks a low kick from Michael.
An inside leg kick from Michael misses.
Rokicki lands a head shot.
Rokicki misses with a hook.
Michael let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Michael slips a straight right by Rokicki.
Some bone on bone action there as Rokicki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rokicki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Michael to score with a decent uppercut.
Rokicki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rokicki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michael throws a sloppy head kick and Rokicki moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rokicki dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Michael lands a lovely overhand right.
Rokicki scores with a punch to the head.
Michael checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rokicki lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Rokicki has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rokicki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rokicki throws a sloppy head kick
and Michael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michael is looking to land body kicks.
Rokicki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Michael throws a wild body kick that Rokicki sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Rokicki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Michael misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Rokicki misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokicki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Michael connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rokicki scrambles back to his feet.
Rokicki swings for the body but Michael moves out of range.
Rokicki misses with a low kick as Michael jumps back.
Rokicki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michael wants to land a leg kick but Rokicki is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokicki tries to clinch there but Michael circles away.
Rokicki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokicki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Michaels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Michael lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rokicki takes a step back to recover.
Michael tries to score with a low kick but Rokicki moves his leg out of the way.
Rokicki moves out of range of the body kick.
Rokicki cracks the inside of Michael's front leg.
Michael throws a solid leg kick but Rokicki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Michael.
Rokicki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rokicki scores with a spinning back kick!
Michael has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Michael ducks right into an uppercut from Rokicki.
A low kick from Rokicki is predictable there
and Michael counters with a nice uppercut.
Michael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokicki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokicki moves out of range of the leg kick from Michael.
A big right from Michael misses.
Michael has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rokicki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Michael on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Michael checks a leg kick nicely.
Michael throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rokicki counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rokicki misses the target.
Michael connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rokicki. Rokicki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rokicki checks a low kick from Michael.
It looked like Rokicki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Michael.
Michael keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rokicki.
A jab from Rokicki finds it's way through Michael's defenses.
Rokicki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Michael swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rokicki.
Bryer Michael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Michael throws a quick inside leg kick.
Michael misses with a low kick.
Rokicki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Michael moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Michael attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rokicki.
Rokicki misses with a leg kick.
Michael lands a leg kick that knocks Rokicki off balance momentarily.
Rokicki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Michael on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Michael has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Michael there as he acknowledges the shot.
Michael is looking to chop away at Rokicki's legs.
Michael takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rokicki lands a head kick. Michael smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rokicki thuds his right hand into Michael's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Michael slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rokicki moves into range and clinches up with Michael.
Piotr Rokicki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michael can't find room to land a body shot as Rokicki controls the action.
Michael has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rokicki.
Rokicki being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rokicki.
A shot in the inside from Rokicki.
Rokicki blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Rokicki.
Michael takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michael lands with a short shot to the head.
Rokicki lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Michael.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Rokicki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rokicki 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Rokicki!
A very excited looking Piotr Rokicki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tacito Abrantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abrantes comes into the arena with Compay Segundo - Guantanamera blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tacito Abrantes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronan Chantry!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Chantry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chantry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abrantes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chantry counters with a stiff right hand.
Chantry drops his hands momentarily and Abrantes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chantry misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Chantry. That snapped Abrantes's head back.
Chantry looks to score with a jab to the body but Abrantes is just out of range.
Chantry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Ronan Chantry has been cut.
Abrantes throws a body punch but Chantry moves out of range.
Abrantes throws an overhand right that lands on Chantry's shoulder, as Chantry tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abrantes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chantry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Abrantes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chantry gets in close and tags Abrantes with a short punch that almost sends Abrantes to the mat! Oh Abrantes is in big trouble! He turns his back on Chantry, trying to create some distance but Chantry rushes him, striking wildly and Abrantes goes down! The referee tackles Chantry into the cage to end the fight! Chantry is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronan Chantry!
Ronan Chantry is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Ronan Chantry 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 Myron Klewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klewis comes into the arena with Black blaring out of the sound system. King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Saliva-Badass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Myron Klewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony King!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klewis tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King punishes Klewis's body with a nice straight punch.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Klewis shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Myron Klewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klewis tries to score a power double leg takedown but King sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Klewis somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myron Klewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klewis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Klewis is defended easily by King.
King moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King digs a right hand underneath Klewis's ribcage. Klewis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
Klewis is breathing heavily.
Klewis is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King gets through Klewis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
I was talking to Klewis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
King has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Klewis regains guard immediately.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Klewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Klewis looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
King trying to control but Klewis is working from the bottom.
King distracts Klewis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King stands up over Klewis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
King engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to control from the top but Klewis keeps moving.
King lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Klewis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Klewis keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Klewis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Klewis's head.
King looking to pass the guard.
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!
King scoring with some ground and pound.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Klewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klewis is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klewis is keeping the position for now.
Klewis working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King looking to pass the guard.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Klewis's brow.
Klewis is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
King cracks Klewis with a solid left hand.
Klewis looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klewis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Klewis's brow.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Klewis's brow.
Klewis keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Klewis is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
Klewis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Klewis's head.
King cracks Klewis with a solid left hand.
King passes Klewis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Klewis is not content to let King control the position.
King 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony King dominated that round.
That's time! Klewis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Klewis.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
King lands a high kick!
Klewis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Klewis is rocked!
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klewis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
King manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klewis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by King.
Oh Klewis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King rushes Klewis and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Klewis is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. King piles on the pressure and Klewis crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony King!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tony King made sure he mentioned BlackStar Athletics , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Myron Klewis was interviewed post fight and said 'I don't know what to say.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuo Mizaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Powell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 8 Mile. Kazuo Mizaki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimi Powell's chin.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuo Mizaki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powell.
Mizaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mizaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Kazuo Mizaki has been cut.
Powell looks to land a left hand but Mizaki moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Mizaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Powell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mizaki wants to stand up but Powell is controlling him.
Powell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mizaki wants to get back to his feet but Powell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is stalling in the full guard.
Mizaki is looking to stand back up but Powell counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mizaki.
Mizaki wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Powell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mizaki can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mizaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Kazuo Mizaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Powell tests Mizaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Powell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Powell throws out a powerful jab.
Powell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Kazuo Mizaki's cut even more.
Mizaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Mizaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mizaki manages to avoid it.
Mizaki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Powell.
Mizaki slips a jab and a cross from Powell.
Nice uppercut there from Powell.
Powell works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizaki walks into a jab.
The cut above Kazuo Mizaki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mizaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Powell effectively controlling the action here.
Mizaki wants to break free but Powell has control.
Powell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Powell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mizaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Powell to work.
Powell has Mizaki pressed against the cage.
Powell seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mizaki throws a head punch that misses.
Powell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mizaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mizaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Powell blocking some punches.
Powell blocks an uppercut.
Mizaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Powell.
A right hand to the body from Powell.
Powell lands a body punch.
Mizaki looks winded!
A short right from Powell.
Powell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mizaki can't fight it off and eventually Powell manages to take the fight to the floor. Mizaki looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mizaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell is working Mizaki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Powell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Powell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimi Powell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuo Mizaki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Powell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mizaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kazuo Mizaki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kazuo Mizaki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimi Powell!
Our winner, Jimi Powell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCracken is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rebels Song - Come out and Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geoffrey Barbossa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Barbossa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbossa.
Barbossa lands a nice shot that snaps McCracken's head back.
Barbossa with a hook.
A lazy left from Barbossa finds it's target.
Barbossa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McCracken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbossa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barbossa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbossa tests McCracken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCracken misses with a body shot
and Barbossa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCracken shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barbossa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCracken drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barbossa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barbossa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barbossa!
McCracken is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Barbossa is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
McCracken throwing hammer fists to the chest of Barbossa. What's that going to do exactly?
McCracken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCracken is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barbossa stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
McCracken takes a swing at Barbossa's ribcage but misses.
McCracken takes one to the side of the head.
McCracken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbossa throws a leg kick but McCracken checks it.
McCracken takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCracken drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbossa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McCracken.
Geoffrey Barbossa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCracken gets a takedown into half guard.
Barbossa has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but McCracken is on him like a limpet, forcing Barbossa back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbossa lands with a left to the head.
McCracken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCracken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Barbossa.
Barbossa scores with a hook to the body.
Barbossa pushes McCracken back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Barbossa.
Barbossa pushes McCracken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barbossa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barbossa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbossa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken jumps guard but Barbossa stands there with McCracken around his waist. McCracken gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barbossa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCracken or not.
McCracken looks winded!
Barbossa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barbossa lands with a left to the head.
Barbossa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbossa lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
Barbossa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbossa pushes McCracken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Barbossa.
McCracken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbossa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbossa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCrackens head.
Nice elbow from McCracken.
Barbossa digs a right hand underneath McCracken's ribcage. McCracken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barbossa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCracken or not.
Barbossa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCrackens head.
McCracken is rocked!
A short right from Barbossa on the inside.
McCracken is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbossa finish him?
Barbossa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCracken tries to stall but Barbossa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barbossa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbossa lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbossa lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops McCracken to his knees! Barbossa keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geoffrey Barbossa!
Geoffrey Barbossa retains his lightweight title!
Geoffrey Barbossa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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