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Stomp-a-thon 48 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Bullwinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor has chosen The Foggy Dew as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Bullwinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullwinkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bullwinkle tries to close the distance and clinch but McGregor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Bullwinkle backs off McGregor throws a huge counter combo but Bullwinkle manages to avoid it all.
Bullwinkle clinches up against the cage.
Bullwinkle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bullwinkle looking to throw knees to the head but McGregor is blocking nicely.
Bullwinkle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bullwinkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGregor.
Bullwinkle tries to land a knee to the head but McGregor blocks with his arms.
McGregor tries to stall but Bullwinkle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGregor takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullwinkle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bullwinkle connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGregor's face.
Bullwinkle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bullwinkle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bullwinkle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGregor wants to stall.
Bullwinkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGregor.
Bullwinkle working aggressively here.
Bullwinkle misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from McGregor.
Bullwinkle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGregor dodges an elbow strike from Bullwinkle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor slowing the pace effectively.
McGregor working hard to break the clinch.
McGregor takes a shot to the head.
Bullwinkle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McGregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullwinkle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bullwinkle scores with a knee to the head.
Bullwinkle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGregor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bullwinkle looking to throw knees to the head but McGregor is blocking nicely.
Bullwinkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGregor.
Bullwinkle prevents a takedown attempt there.
McGregor is trying to pull guard but Bullwinkle has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullwinkle misses with a knee to the head.
Bullwinkle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGregor is trying to break free.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bullwinkle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bullwinkle obliges.
Bullwinkle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGregor looks winded!
Bullwinkle misses with a knee strike.
Bullwinkle looking to throw knees to the head but McGregor is blocking nicely.
Bullwinkle misses with an elbow over the top.
Bullwinkle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bullwinkle.
Bullwinkle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bullwinkle scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bullwinkle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bullwinkle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bullwinkle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bullwinkle.
Bullwinkle lands a knee to the head.
Bullwinkle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGregor is trying to pull guard but Bullwinkle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rocky Bullwinkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor McGregor.
Bullwinkle lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Bullwinkle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bullwinkle forces McGregor back against the cage and clinches.
Bullwinkle misses with an elbow strike.
Bullwinkle landing knees to the head.
Bullwinkle with a knee to the head.
McGregor is rocked!
Bullwinkle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Bullwinkle finish him?
Bullwinkle jerks McGregor's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! McGregor drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Bullwinkle goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Bullwinkle because McGregor was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Rocky Bullwinkle!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shakib Mahmahdulla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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269 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shakib Mahmahdulla!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmahdulla stuffs the takedown attempt from Graves. Graves gets slowly back to his feet.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahmahdulla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mahmahdulla.
Graves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mahmahdulla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahmahdulla explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mahmahdulla thows a body kick. Graves tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Graves shoots in and drives through. Mahmahdulla sprawls well.
A nice side step and Mahmahdulla releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mahmahdulla fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Graves, pushing him back against the cage.
Mahmahdulla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mahmahdulla manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graves.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Mahmahdulla throws a combination. Graves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmahdulla connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahmahdulla cracks Graves with an open hand slap.
Graves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mahmahdulla as he avoids it easily.
Mahmahdulla's coach down at Feed'em To The Lions was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mahmahdulla's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Graves looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mahmahdulla is fending him off so far but Graves persists. Nope, Mahmahdulla circles away and we're back to standing.
Mahmahdulla throws a combination. Graves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mahmahdulla stalks Graves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Graves's face. Graves staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Mahmahdulla.
Mahmahdulla clinches up with Graves and pushes him back against the cage.
Mahmahdulla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahmahdulla takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shakib Mahmahdulla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahmahdulla cracks a nice hook into Graves's ribs.
Mahmahdulla feints a jab promting Graves to slip. Mahmahdulla then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Graves slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mahmahdulla. Graves shrugs it off though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mahmahdulla - that will leave a mark!
Mahmahdulla has Graves up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mahmahdulla as Graves tries to tie him up.
Mahmahdulla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mahmahdulla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahmahdulla lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Graves backs up against the cage.
Mahmahdulla lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mahmahdulla lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mahmahdulla has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmahdulla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mahmahdulla as he avoids it easily.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahmahdulla was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mahmahdulla cracks a nice hook into Graves's ribs.
A left lands for Mahmahdulla.
Mahmahdulla throws a series of strikes that have Graves backpedaling.
Danga de danga de dang - Mahmahdulla scores with a four punch combination!
Mahmahdulla scores with a jab to the body.
Graves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mahmahdulla lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Graves shoots in but no luck this time.
A left lands for Mahmahdulla.
Graves looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mahmahdulla scores with a head kick. Graves tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mahmahdulla is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mahmahdulla pushes Graves away with a front kick.
Graves takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Graves has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mahmahdulla.
Graves takes a swing at Mahmahdulla's ribcage but misses.
Mahmahdulla has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mahmahdulla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves fails with the takedown
enabling Mahmahdulla to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahmahdulla lands a nice looking body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mahmahdulla.
Graves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahmahdulla feints a jab promting Graves to slip. Mahmahdulla then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Graves slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mahmahdulla lands with a slapping head kick.
Mahmahdulla takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mahmahdulla scores with a spinning back kick!
Graves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body kick there by Mahmahdulla.
Mahmahdulla goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mahmahdulla misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Mahmahdulla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mahmahdulla is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Graves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmahdulla scores with a nice strike.
Graves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mahmahdulla closes the distance and clinches.
Mahmahdulla breaks from the clinch.
Mahmahdulla instigates a clinch.
Mahmahdulla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Graves. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mahmahdulla has closed the distance and engaged Graves in a clinch.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Mahmahdulla finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Graves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Graves shoots in but Mahmahdulla avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mahmahdulla throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shakib Mahmahdulla dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mahmahdulla displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mahmahdulla connects with a looping right hand.
Graves is rocked!
Graves gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Mahmahdulla gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shakib Mahmahdulla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between GhostfacE KillaH (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, GhostfacE KillaH!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwnstantoulakis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like GhostfacE KillaH has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Kwnstantoulakis as he connects with a hook.
Kwnstantoulakis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and KillaH counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kwnstantoulakis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
KillaH has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Purpose Training Center™ in the buildup to the fight.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with a hook. KillaH ducked under it nicely.
KillaH ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
KillaH gets a clinch.
KillaH escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with a left hand
and KillaH counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwnstantoulakis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
KillaH scores with a hook to the body. Kwnstantoulakis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
KillaH uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kwnstantoulakis.
Kwnstantoulakis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but KillaH was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwnstantoulakis.
KillaH was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kwnstantoulakis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
KillaH seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
KillaH swings and misses with a hook to the body.
KillaH moves out of range as Kwnstantoulakis strikes.
KillaH moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
GhostfacE KillaH's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillaH clinches up against the cage.
KillaH breaks the clinch.
KillaH fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kwnstantoulakis, pushing him back against the cage.
KillaH presses Kwnstantoulakis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
KillaH pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
KillaH lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kwnstantoulakis circles away quickly and effectively.
KillaH uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kwnstantoulakis.
KillaH takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with an uppercut. KillaH saw that one coming.
Kwnstantoulakis throws out a loose jab but KillaH uses good head movement to avoid it.
KillaH tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwnstantoulakis was well out of range. Poor timing from KillaH.
Kwnstantoulakis throws out a loose jab but KillaH uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwnstantoulakis. KillaH does a little dance to reset his feet.
KillaH has closed the distance and engaged Kwnstantoulakis in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwnstantoulakis.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with the head strike.
KillaH lands a body shot.
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!
KillaH manages to break the clinch.
KillaH has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from KillaH there as he acknowledges the shot.
GhostfacE KillaH's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kwnstantoulakis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
KillaH clinches.
KillaH blocks a punch to the side of the head.
KillaH's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
KillaH fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
KillaH throws a right and a left that Kwnstantoulakis avoids nicely.
Kwnstantoulakis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like KillaH was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kwnstantoulakis.
Nice combo by Kwnstantoulakis! Oh, that's hurt him - KillaH falls to the canvas and Kwnstantoulakis follows him into side control.
Jeez, GhostfacE KillaH's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at GhostfacE KillaH's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis!
Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Wheelock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deontay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wheelock comes to the cage accompanied by The Gambler. Kevin Wheelock has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Wheelock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deontay Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Wheelock misses
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Wheelock does it's job there.
Decent striking displayed by Wheelock there.
Wheelock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wheelock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
Wheelock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wheelock looks to land a body kick but Hunter moved away.
Hunter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wheelock just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wheelock swinging wildly here.
Hunter throws out a counter right but Wheelock avoids it with no problem.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wheelock.
Hunter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wheelock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter throws out a counter right but Wheelock avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheelock connects with a crisp jab.
Wheelock throws a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wheelock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wheelock lunges at Hunter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunter's hand.
Wheelock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Hunter.
A little jabbing left from Hunter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wheelock.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wheelock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunter is out of range.
Wheelock throws an off balance right hand
and Hunter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wheelock misses with a shot to the body
and Hunter counters with a huge left! Wheelock is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hunter isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Wheelock from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hunter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deontay Hunter!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manni Megakelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sylvester Ritter acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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300 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manni Megakelle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Ritter!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ritter fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Megakelle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ritter catches Megakelle napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Megakelle to the canvas!
It looks like Manni Megakelle has been cut.
Megakelle keeping moving, preventing Ritter from controlling successfully.
Ritter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ritter landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ritter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ritter stops Megakelle from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ritter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ritter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter lands a couple of digs.
Megakelle is rocked!
Ritter loads up on a big left hand. Megakelle felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ritter looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Megakelle can't hide his disappointment, as Ritter celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylvester Ritter!
Sylvester Ritter is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shun Sugawara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shun Sugawara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto lands a head shot.
Sugawara misses with a shot to the body
and Yamamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Yamamoto.
Sugawara is rocked!
Sugawara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Sugawara.
Sugawara is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yamamoto's half guard.
Sugawara is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto wants to control but Sugawara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yamamoto told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Yamamoto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yamamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yamamoto is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Sugawara from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugawara trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sugawara is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Yamamoto manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Yamamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sugawara backwards.
Sugawara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sugawara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sugawara wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Sugawara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sugawara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugawara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shun Sugawara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sugawara.
Yamamoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sugawara throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yamamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Sugawara has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sugawara misses with a takedown attempt
and Yamamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shun Sugawara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Sugawara is trying to pull guard but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Sugawara tries a body shot but Yamamoto blocks it.
Sugawara just leaning against Yamamoto, taking a breather.
Sugawara struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamamoto controls his hands.
Yamamoto tries to work over Sugawara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamoto misses with the head strike.
Yamamoto prevents a body shot from Sugawara.
Sugawara prevents a body shot from Yamamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yamamoto - that landed with a thud.
Sugawara blocks a body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto pushes Sugawara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Sugawara avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Yamamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto lands a body punch.
Yamamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Sugawara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Sugawara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sugawara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yamamoto up against the cage.
Sugawara seems to have got his legs back now.
Yamamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sugawara.
Yamamoto working aggressively here.
Yamamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamamoto is looking to control Sugawara's arms but Sugawara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamamoto has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Sugawara struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamamoto controls his hands.
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sugawara's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yamamoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sugawara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamamoto.
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!
Yamamoto lands a body punch.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Sugawara avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Sugawara is trying to stall.
Yamamoto lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Sugawara.
Yamamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Sugawara.
Yamamoto has Sugawara pressed against the cage, preventing Sugawara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kotetsu Yamamoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamamoto blocks the leg kick.
Yamamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sugawara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sugawara throws a solid leg kick but Yamamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sugawara.
Sugawara shoots and misses
and Yamamoto counters with a straight right hand.
Yamamoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sugawara at a distance.
Yamamoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Yamamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sugawara misses with a straight right.
Kotetsu Yamamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Yamamoto misses.
Sugawara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sugawara keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamamoto! But no joy.
Sugawara throws an off balance right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a crisp right that sends Sugawara to the canvas! Yamamoto follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kotetsu Yamamoto!
In his post fight interview, Kotetsu Yamamoto gave a big smile as he said 'We are NJPW!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Second Foot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Nunez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunez has chosen "Better Place" by Saint Asonia as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Danny Nunez enters the cage!
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210 lbs
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20
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Second Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Nunez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunez throws a hook but Foot blocks it.
Nunez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nunez looks to land a right hand but Foot moved out of range.
Foot lands with a hook. Nunez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Foot walks into a stiff left hand from Nunez.
Nunez works the jab nicely.
Nunez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danny Nunez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nunez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foot tries to clinch up.
Nunez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Foot throws a nice looking combination but Nunez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Nunez misses.
Foot has closed the distance and engaged Nunez in a clinch.
Nunez wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez manages to break the clinch.
Foot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Foot blocks a jab.
Foot cracks Nunez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nunez slips a straight right by Foot.
Foot is looking to clinch.
Foot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nunez's head.
Foot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nunez throws the left hand but Foot avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Foot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nunez has managed to clinch.
Foot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nunez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nunez scores with a shoulder strike.
Nunez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunez throws a jab but it's blocked by Foot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunez misses the jab.
Foot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nunez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foot throws out the jab.
Nunez scores with a jab.
Nunez throws a hook but Foot avoids it easily.
Nunez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Nunez.
Nunez misses with an uppercut. Foot saw that one coming.
Nunez misses with a looping left.
Foot is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nunez scores with a hook.
Nunez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Foot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nunez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foot works Nunez's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Foot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nunez.
Foot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nunez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nunez misses the shot to the body.
Foot throws a hook but Nunez avoids it easily.
Nunez throws a poor cross that misses
and Foot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Foot moves out of range of the strikes.
Foot lands a nice hook to Nunez's body. Nunez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Nunez.
Foot connects with a body shot.
Foot moves out of range of the strikes.
Foot throws an overhand right that lands on Nunez's shoulder, as Nunez tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nunez, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foot lands a glancing blow to the side of Nunez's head.
Nunez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Foot has Nunez up against the cage in a clinch.
Nunez manages to break the clinch.
Foot misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Nunez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Foot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Foot looks to throw the jab but Nunez is out of range.
Foot jabs Nunez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nunez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foot tries to clinch there but Nunez circles away.
Nunez throws out a counter right but Foot avoids it with no problem.
Foot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Foot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Nunez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Foot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nunez throws a big shot that misses.
Nunez misses with an uppercut. Foot saw that one coming.
Danny Nunez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nunez misses with a left hand
and Foot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nunez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Foot takes a swing at Nunez's ribcage but misses.
Nunez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nunez misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunez loads up on a big right hand but Foot slips the punch.
Foot lands a head shot.
Nunez is rocked!
Nunez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Foot under the eye.
Nunez lunges at Foot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Foot's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez blocks a jab.
Foot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Foot misses with a body shot.
Foot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nunez's hands.
Foot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nunez.
Nunez walks into a straight right hand from Foot.
Foot scores with a jab to the body.
Foot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunez manages to avoid it.
Nunez misses with a lunging right hand
and Foot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nunez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nunez's corner calls for a 1-2. Nunez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice jab there from Nunez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foot defending well as Nunez loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nunez misses its intended target.
Nunez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foot thuds his right hand into Nunez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nunez throws a combination that misses
and Foot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nunez throws a lazy uppercut
and Foot counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foot.
A short uppercut from Foot.
Nunez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nunez blocks an uppercut.
Nunez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foot has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Foot.
A short right from Foot.
A hook to the body from Foot.
Nunez is breathing heavily.
Foot working aggressively here.
Foot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot gets through Nunez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nunez lands a right hand.
Foot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foot lands with a right to the head.
Foot blocks an uppercut.
Foot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nunez backwards.
Foot gets through Nunez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foot.
Nunez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foot has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Foot.
Foot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Foot.
Foot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nunez backwards.
Nunez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Foot seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nunez can turn it around.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foot can't find room to land a body shot as Nunez controls the action.
I was talking to Foot's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Foot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nunez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nunez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nunez blocks a body shot from Foot.
Nunez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot swings wildly with an uppercut but Nunez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foot struggles to land a body shot inside as Nunez controls his hands.
Foot blocks an uppercut.
Nunez scores with a shoulder strike.
Foot pushes Nunez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nunezs head.
Nunez throws a punch but it's blocked by Foot.
Foot misses with the head strike.
Second Foot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Foot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nunez lands a shoulder strike.
Nunez misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nunez backwards.
Foot lands with a short shot to the head.
Nunez is still on wobbly legs! Can Foot finish him?
Nunez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foot tries to throw a body punch but Nunez avoids it by throwing Foot back against the cage.
Nunez seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Second Foot dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nunez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Foot finds it's way round the side to connect with Nunez's head.
Foot lands a big right hand that sends Nunez crashing to the mat! Foot stays standing though and waves Nunez back to his feet!
Foot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foot throws a body shot but no joy.
Foot drops Nunez with a straight right hand, right on the button! Foot follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Second Foot!
During a confident post fight interview, Second Foot thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Higgs Boson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Chuckhaven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chuckhaven's choice of entrance music: whip it. Higgs Boson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Higgs Boson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Chuckhaven!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuckhaven lands a lovely overhand right.
Chuckhaven has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Boson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Chuckhaven throws a hook to the side of Boson's head but Boson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boson lands a nice shot to the body.
Chuckhaven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chuckhaven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boson throws a body punch but Chuckhaven moves out of range.
Chuckhaven throws a big shot that misses.
Boson connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Paul Chuckhaven has been cut.
Boson drops Chuckhaven with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Chuckhaven looks back up at him and smiles so Boson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Chuckhaven is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boson connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Chuckhaven out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Higgs Boson!
Higgs Boson retains his heavyweight title!
Higgs Boson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Paul Chuckhaven was interviewed post fight and said 'darn'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Antonio Laureana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly has chosen Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock as his entrance music. Francisco Antonio Laureana has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Antonio Laureana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laureana misses the jab.
Reilly gets caught flat footed, as Laureana shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reilly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laureana is one step ahead there.
Reilly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laureana manages to get himself to full guard.
Laureana wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laureana working for submissions but it's allowed Reilly to get to half guard.
Laureana is trying to control but Reilly passes into side control!
Laureana is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Zero Tolerance, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
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.
Laureana is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reilly's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Laureana trying to control but Reilly postures up.
Laureana is holding on to half guard well.
Laureana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laureana looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reilly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Laureana trying to control here.
Reilly prevents Laureana from improving his position.
Reilly wants to control but Laureana is keeping him busy.
Laureana is looking for a sweep. Reilly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Reilly has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Laureana is trying to maintain the position but Reilly is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Frank Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laureana misses with a left hand
and Reilly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laureana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Come on Reilly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reilly gets underhooks to prevent Laureana's takedown attempt.
Laureana is trying to pull guard but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laureana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Antonio Laureana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a light punch inside.
Reilly is struggling to control the position.
Laureana is trying to pull guard but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Laureana letting Reilly take a breather here.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Laureana tightens his grip and picks Reilly up, before dumping him to the ground. Reilly manages to land in 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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reilly wants to sweep here but Laureana controlling him for the moment.
Reilly has Laureana pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laureana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Reilly stuffs the takedown.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Laureana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laureana shoots for a double leg takedown but Reilly sprawls well. He's pushed Laureana's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reilly throws out a counter right but Laureana avoids it with no problem.
Francisco Antonio Laureana 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.
Laureana checks a low kick from Reilly.
Laureana with a poor takedown
and Reilly counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Antonio Laureana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reilly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laureana.
Reilly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly connects with a looping right hand.
Laureana shoots in and drives through. Reilly sprawls well.
Reilly appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laureana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reilly is fending him off so far but Laureana persists. Nope, Reilly circles away and we're back to standing.
Reilly misses with a looping right.
Reilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laureana's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Reilly.
Laureana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Reilly. No joy for Laureana on that attempt.
Laureana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laureana throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Reilly tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Laureana is in Reilly's guard.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Laureana from controlling successfully.
Laureana wants to pass the guard but Reilly is keeping the position.
Francisco Antonio Laureana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laureana trying to control but Reilly is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reilly is on top in guard.
Reilly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laureana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laureana is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reilly controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reilly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Laureana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laureana pulls Reilly in close to his closed guard and prevents Reilly from doing any damage or advancing position.
Reilly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laureana is keeping the position for now.
Laureana working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laureana wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reilly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laureana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laureana looks to land a right hand but Reilly moved out of range.
Laureana blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Laureana half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Reilly throws a head kick that Laureana semi-blocks.
Reilly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reilly throws a looping overhand right but Laureana ducks down to avoid it.
Frank Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laureana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Laureana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laureana shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reilly is trying to defend but Laureana finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly is trying to control but can't.
Laureana is looking to take a break and control but Reilly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laureana is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Reilly is looking to control Laureana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reilly avoid being mounted?
Laureana wants to take a breather but Reilly is having none of it.
Laureana is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Reilly!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reilly can't escape the position.
Laureana jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Reilly manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Laureana working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Reilly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reilly is trying to control Laureana's posture but Laureana avoids it.
Reilly sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laureana is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Reilly wants to control but Laureana is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Laureana wants to take a breather but Reilly is having none of it.
Reilly wants to get back to full guard.
Reilly gets full guard.
Reilly is trying to keep Laureana in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reilly is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laureana trying to keep a closed guard but Reilly is proving a slippery customer.
Laureana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laureana working for a triangle but Reilly defends it easily.
Reilly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laureana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Francisco Antonio Laureana did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Laureana dives in for a single leg takedown but Reilly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A swing and a miss from Laureana.
A little jabbing left from Reilly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reilly connects with a high kick.
It looks like Francisco Antonio Laureana has been cut.
Laureana looking to score a takedown here. Reilly is defending well but Laureana drives through and ends up in Reilly's guard.
Reilly lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Laureana keeping moving, preventing Reilly from controlling successfully.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laureana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laureana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reilly is one step ahead there.
Laureana keeping moving, preventing Reilly from controlling successfully.
Laureana wants to sweep here but Reilly controlling him for the moment.
Reilly wants to control from the top but Laureana keeps moving.
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.
Laureana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laureana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laureana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reilly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reilly postures up.
Laureana throws his legs up looking for a submission but Reilly uses it to pass to side control.
Laureana is not content to let Reilly control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laureana tries to improve position but can't.
Laureana prevents Reilly from moving into mount.
Laureana is trying to control Reilly's posture but Reilly avoids it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Laureana takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reilly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laureana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reilly! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laureana shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Antonio Laureana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reilly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reilly feints a counter leg kick.
Reilly lands a leg kick that knocks Laureana off balance momentarily.
Laureana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reilly swivels and escapes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laureana dives in for a single leg takedown but Reilly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice side step and Reilly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
No luck for Laureana with that takedown attempt.
Reilly doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Francisco Antonio Laureana's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A lazy left from Reilly finds it's target.
Reilly throws out a leg kick but Laureana moves out of range and Reilly only half commits.
Laureana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laureana lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laureana with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reilly counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laureana gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reilly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reilly stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Reilly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Laureana backwards.
Reilly is stalling here.
Laureana is trying to push Reilly away but Reilly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laureana backwards.
Reilly slows down the pace here.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laureana backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly stalls.
Reilly missing with knees to the body.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laureana avoids it.
Reilly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laureana's efforts to push away.
Laureana tries to break free but Reilly pushes him back against the cage.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Laureana's head.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Laureana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laureana tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reilly smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Antonio Laureana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Laureana.
Reilly feints a counter leg kick.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Laureana shoots in but no luck this time.
Laureana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reilly. Reilly obviously looking to wear him down.
Laureana shoots and misses
and Reilly counters by moving into the clinch.
Laureana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laureana goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reilly prevents it.
Reilly slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Reilly.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laureana backwards.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Laureana's head.
Good body shot from Reilly.
Reilly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Laureana's head.
Reilly stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Reilly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laureana can't get the takedown.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Francisco Antonio Laureana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laureana is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Reilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reilly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:49
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:49
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reilly!
Frank Reilly is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Reilly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fourth Foot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fourth Foot has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fourth Foot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Foot digs a good hook to Cooper's body.
Foot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.
A decent looking cross lands there for Foot.
Cooper is rocked!
Foot throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Cooper.
Cooper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Foot finds it's way round the side to connect with Cooper's head.
Cooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Foot finish him?
Cooper walks into a left hand.
Cooper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Foot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cooper defending well as Foot loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foot lands a head shot.
Fourth Foot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foot misses with a straight right.
Cooper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Foot on the side of the head.
Foot misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooper! But no joy.
Foot with a nice cross.
Cooper throws a series of strikes that have Foot backpedaling.
Cooper fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Foot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.
Foot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Foot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooper seems to have recovered his senses.
Foot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Foot connects with a right hand. Cooper shakes it off.
Foot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foot tests Cooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Foot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've been told by Foot's head coaches at Aliens Only Spa that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Foot misses with a straight left.
Cooper misses with a hook. Foot ducked under it nicely.
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!
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foot.
Cooper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Foot tries to move into range but Cooper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foot. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Cooper got wobbled bad by a big combination! Foot presses forward with punches and knees until Cooper stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Cooper closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fourth Foot!
Fourth Foot retains his lightweight title!
Fourth Foot took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MayheM sportswear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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