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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton comes into the arena with AC/DC - TNT blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaffney has a takedown stuffed.
Gaffney throws a series of punches but Patton moves out of range.
Patton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaffney tries for a takedown but Patton circles away easily
and Patton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gaffney 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.
Gaffney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaffney blocks a head kick by Patton.
Patton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gaffney steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Patton. That one must have hurt.
Gaffney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaffney.
Jack Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamish Gaffney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaffney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gaffney shoots in and bounces Patton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Patton is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gaffney presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gaffney lands a damaging elbow.
Patton looking to throw knees to the head but Gaffney is blocking nicely.
Gaffney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patton blocks it with crossed arms.
Patton blocks an elbow strike from Gaffney.
Patton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaffney shoots and misses
and Gaffney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaffney gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Patton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gaffney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Patton as he avoids it easily.
Patton wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney misses with a looping left.
Gaffney takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Patton wants to clinch.
Gaffney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaffney with a lazy takedown attempt
and Patton counters with a left and a right that stings Gaffney.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton moves into the clinch successfully.
Gaffney misses with a knee to the head.
Gaffney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Patton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gaffney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jack Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gaffney circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Patton tries to avoid it but Gaffney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Patton to the ground. Patton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patton throws a front kick aimed at Gaffney's knee but Gaffney avoids it well.
Patton scores with a hook to the body. Gaffney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Patton does no damage.
Patton lands a jab.
Gaffney misses with a looping right.
Patton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Patton tries to clinch up but Gaffney circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaffney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patton circles away.
Patton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaffney.
Patton lands a leg kick that knocks Gaffney off balance momentarily.
Patton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gaffney's head.
Patton avoids the head kick by Gaffney.
A combination from Gaffney does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney throws a lazy head kick
and Patton counters with a left and a right that stings Gaffney.
Gaffney is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaffney misses with a body shot
and Patton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gaffney thinking.
Gaffney is still on wobbly legs! Can Patton finish him?
Gaffney looks winded!
Patton drops Gaffney with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Gaffney! Patton dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Patton!
Our winner, Jack Patton, 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 Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy has chosen Coming home -Dirty money as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jason Hardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinya Aoki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy connects with a crisp jab.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Aoki misses its target.
Aoki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hardy sprawls well initially but Aoki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Aoki uses his free foot to push down on Hardy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hardy.
Hardy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy is looking to improve his position but Aoki isn't that keen on the idea.
Hardy wants to hold on but Aoki pushes him away.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aoki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardy's face.
Hardy is bucking up trying to escape but Aoki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy working to try and regain half guard.
Aoki trying to control but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy is desperately trying to improve his position but Aoki has a good base and remains in mount.
Aoki controlling the pace for now.
Aoki wants to control the pace but Hardy is squirming around nicely.
Hardy is looking to get to half guard.
Aoki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Aoki controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to hold on but Aoki pushes him away.
Aoki is working for a guillotine from mount but Hardy frees his head quite easily.
Aoki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hardy tries to hold on but Aoki postures up.
Aoki jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hardy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hardy and Aoki has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Aoki lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki scores with punches from side control.
Aoki in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hardy is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shinya Aoki !
An out of breath Shinya Aoki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Jason Hardy stepped up to the mic, saying 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefano Dufinbeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dufinbeger has chosen Steppin Stone as his entrance music. Stefano Dufinbeger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stefano Dufinbeger!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufinbeger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kothciushco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kothciushco pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dufinbeger back to the cage. Kothciushco follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kothciushco misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kothciushco, right into the meat.
Kothciushco misses with a low kick as Dufinbeger jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kothciushco looking to throw knees to the head but Dufinbeger is blocking nicely.
Kothciushco stalling the fight.
Dufinbeger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dufinbeger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kothciushco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dufinbeger backwards.
Kothciushco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kothciushco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufinbeger can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufinbeger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kothciushco.
A short right from Kothciushco.
Dufinbeger is trying to break free.
Dufinbeger wants to break free but Kothciushco has control.
Dufinbeger blocking some punches.
Kothciushco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dufinbeger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dufinbeger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kothciushco is looking to counter punch.
Kothciushco cracks Dufinbeger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dufinbeger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kothciushco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stefano Dufinbeger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kothciushco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dufinbeger misses.
Kothciushco wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dufinbeger lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Krzysztof Kothciushco has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufinbeger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dufinbeger swinging wildly here.
Dufinbeger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dufinbeger throws a body punch but Kothciushco moves out of range.
Kothciushco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kothciushco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kothciushco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dufinbeger tries to bum rush Kothciushco with a series of wild strikes but Kothciushco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kothciushco connects with an inside leg kick.
Kothciushco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dufinbeger as he avoids it easily.
Dufinbeger throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dufinbeger misses.
Dufinbeger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Dufinbeger. Those never looked like landing.
Kothciushco connects with a leg kick. Dufinbeger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice cross by Kothciushco.
Kothciushco walks into a straight right hand from Dufinbeger.
Dufinbeger tries to bum rush Kothciushco with a series of wild strikes but Kothciushco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dufinbeger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kothciushco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dufinbeger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dufinbeger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kothciushco is pushing Dufinbeger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kothciushco misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufinbeger tries to circle away but Kothciushco has him pinned against the cage.
Kothciushco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Kothciushco is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kothciushco with a knee to the head.
It looks like Stefano Dufinbeger has been cut.
Dufinbeger breaks from the clinch.
Dufinbeger tries for a takedown but Kothciushco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dufinbeger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dufinbeger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kothciushco counters with a crisp one two that drops Dufinbeger! Kothciushco thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dufinbeger to his feet! Dufinbeger is in big trouble!
Kothciushco lands a lovely overhand right.
Dufinbeger throws a combination. Kothciushco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dufinbeger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kothciushco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Krzysztof Kothciushco will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kothciushco cracks Dufinbeger with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dufinbeger looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kothciushco finish him?
Kothciushco connects with an inside leg kick.
Dufinbeger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kothciushco can pounce on him.
Kothciushco sends Dufinbeger crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kothciushco is motioning to the referee to let Dufinbeger up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dufinbeger is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kothciushco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dufinbeger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kothciushco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dufinbeger working hard to break the clinch.
Kothciushco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dufinbeger has had enough of the clinch but Kothciushco keeps him there for the moment.
Kothciushco lands an elbow just above Dufinbeger 's eye.
Dufinbeger is still on wobbly legs! Can Kothciushco finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Kothciushco fails to land.
Dufinbeger seems to have recovered his senses.
Kothciushco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kothciushco lands a big right hand that drops Dufinbeger! The killer instinct kicks in and Kothciushco finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kothciushco!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysztof Kothciushco!
An out of breath Krzysztof Kothciushco thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Cantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hopkins's choice of entrance music: Coming home -Dirty money. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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154 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Cantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantor lands a jab to the nose.
Cantor gets a double leg takedown into Hopkins's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cantor uses it to pass to side control.
Hopkins is not content to let Cantor control the position.
Cantor content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Cantor working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to buck Cantor off but Cantor is having none of it.
Cantor is putting a hurting on Hopkins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hopkins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cantor connects with a decent elbow.
Cantor in side control, throwing shots but Hopkins defends.
Hopkins gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cantor is trying to control. Hopkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cantor thows a huge punch but Hopkins dodges it nicely.
Cantor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hopkins!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins working to try and regain half guard.
Cantor looking to finish Hopkins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hopkins!
Cantor lands with some strikes.
Cantor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cantor scoring with strikes but Hopkins is staying in there.
Cantor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cantor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cantor looking to control but Hopkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cantor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hopkins is rocked!
Cantor lands a big shot to the head and Hopkins winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roger Cantor!
A relieved looking Roger Cantor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Sturtsil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delphino Atlantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atlantis has chosen Refused - New Noise as his entrance music. Delphino Atlantis 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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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deangelo Sturtsil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Delphino Atlantis!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atlantis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sturtsil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Atlantis swivels and escapes.
We've been hearing reports that Sturtsil has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Atlantis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sturtsil was covering up waiting for the punch and Atlantis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Atlantis postures up and lands a big shot to Sturtsil's brow.
Atlantis trying to control the position from guard on top but Sturtsil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atlantis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sturtsil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturtsil wants to sweep here but Atlantis controlling him for the moment.
Sturtsil being controlled here, momentarily.
Atlantis postures up and lands a big shot to Sturtsil's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturtsil looking for a sweep. Not yet Sturtsil, not yet.
Atlantis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sturtsil is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Atlantis is looking to stand up but Sturtsil won't let him.
Sturtsil looking for a guillotine here but Atlantis defends easily.
Sturtsil looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Atlantis postures up in Sturtsil's guard and throws a big left but Sturtsil blocks it.
Atlantis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sturtsil is keeping the position for now.
Sturtsil looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturtsil will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Atlantis trying to control the position from guard on top but Sturtsil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atlantis sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Sturtsil doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Atlantis paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Sturtsil - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Deangelo Sturtsil!
During a confident post fight interview, Deangelo Sturtsil thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Delphino Atlantis spoke after the fight, saying 'He slippery dolphinned me me, I need to see a doctor and a therapist in no particular order.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Edgar!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Jake Shields has been cut.
Edgar scores with a body shot.
Edgar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shields attempts a counter takedown but Edgar avoids it well and moves away.
Edgar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shields counters with a shoot takedown. Edgar fights it but they end up in guard.
Edgar is trying to control the position but Shields postures up.
Edgar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shields wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.
Shields throwing strikes from guard but Edgar blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shields doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shields manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shields keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edgar's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shields looking to pass the guard.
Edgar can't keep his opponent in guard - Shields advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shields is trying to control. Edgar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Edgar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shields pulls his head out easily.
Edgar won't allow Shields to pass to mount.
Shields lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've been hearing that Shields has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shields is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Edgar!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar wants to hold on but Shields pushes him away.
Edgar is squirming around, avoiding Shields's attempts to control the action.
Shields landing strikes, looking to finish!
Edgar's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Edgar has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Edgar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shields tries to control but Edgar wriggling away.
Edgar tries to lock up and control but Shields gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shields has control of Edgar's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Edgar regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Edgar working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Edgar tries to hold on but Shields postures up.
Edgar tries to reverse the position but Shields maintains control.
Edgar regains half guard.
Shields is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shields missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Edgar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shields defends it easily.
Shields stopping the sweep attempt from Edgar.
Edgar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Edgar has his foot on Shields's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shields works his way back into a safe position though.
Shields trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edgar looking for a guillotine here but Shields defends easily.
Shields pushes down on Edgar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Edgar connecting with a few gentle strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Shields dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Shields's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Edgar swings widly with a right hand
and Shields counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Edgar!
Edgar tries to escape but Shields is in control.
Shields is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Edgar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Edgar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shields 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.
Shields is keen to just control but Edgar is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar manages to get to full guard.
Edgar trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shields can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shields sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Edgar's guard.
Edgar wants to improve his position but Shields is controlling well.
Edgar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Edgar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shields manages to get himself to full guard.
Shields pulls Edgar in close to his closed guard and prevents Edgar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Edgar throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edgar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Edgar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shields has his foot on Edgar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Edgar works his way back into a safe position though.
Edgar trying to control but Shields is working from the bottom.
Edgar is looking to work some ground and pound but Shields has wrist control.
Edgar looking to pass the guard.
Edgar stands up over Shields, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Edgar tries to free his leg and advance position but Shields is retaining full guard.
Edgar stands up over Shields, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jake Shields overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shields manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Edgar has Shields in his guard.
Edgar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Edgar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Edgar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shields is aware though and is defending well.
Edgar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shields defends well.
Edgar tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edgar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edgar trying to strike off his back.
Edgar being controlled here, momentarily.
Edgar keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
Shields working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Edgar has his foot on Shields's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shields works his way back into a safe position though.
Edgar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shields defends well.
Shields thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edgar throws a couple of heel strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frankie Edgar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jake Shields's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shields avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shields on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Frankie Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar misses with an uppercut.
Edgar misses with an uppercut.
Edgar feints and then cracks Shields's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shields down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Edgar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edgar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edgar lands a really nice looking cross but Shields seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar is looking to slow Shields down with leg kicks.
Edgar throws a jab when Shields was well out of range.
Shields slips a jab and a cross from Edgar.
A low kick from Edgar is predictable there
and Shields counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shields drops back, looking for a kneebar! Edgar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Edgar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Edgar!
Shields tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Edgar goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shields rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Edgar's guard! Nice work there by Shields!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shields is one step ahead there.
Shields wants to pass the guard but Edgar is keeping the position.
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!
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Edgar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shields connects with a couple of short punches.
Edgar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Edgar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shields can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shields is pushing down on Edgar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Edgar is fighting to maintain full guard but Shields has managed to sneak the leg through.
Edgar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shields pulls his head out easily.
Shields is looking for a kimura but Edgar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shields to get the leverage.
Shields is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Edgar still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Edgar has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Edgar avoids the strikes from the bottom by Shields.
Shields manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Edgar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields is defending against the submission attempts here by Edgar.
Edgar prevents Shields from improving his position.
Edgar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Edgar is nestled in close to Shields, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edgar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shields's head.
Edgar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shields is looking for a sweep. Edgar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Edgar has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Shields defend it? Edgar steps over the head and cranks it - Shields is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Edgar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frankie Edgar!
A very excited looking Frankie Edgar 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 Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chelios's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In Waves. Chev Chelios has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
44 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chev Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chelios. Chelios obviously looking to wear him down.
El Toro fails with the takedown.
El Toro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chelios swinging wildly here.
El Toro throws a counter combo.
Chelios throws a hook but El Toro blocks it.
El Toro misses with a two punch combination.
Chelios throws a leg kick but El Toro moved away.
El Toro wants to clinch.
El Toro 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from El Toro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios looks to score with a jab to the body but El Toro is just out of range.
Chelios stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chelios wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Chelios wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chev Chelios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio El Toro.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from El Toro is defended easily by Chelios.
Chelios cracks El Toro with an open hand slap.
It looks like Julio El Toro has been cut.
Chelios moves into the clinch.
Chelios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and El Toro avoids it.
Chelios slows down the pace here.
Chelios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but El Toro blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios works on El Toro's body with a couple of short punches.
Chelios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
El Toro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chelios backs up against the cage.
El Toro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chelios as he jumps to the side.
Chelios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Toro.
El Toro lands a head kick. Chelios smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chelios lands a right hook to the body.
El Toro fails with a takedown attempt.
Chelios connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios leaves El Toro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
El Toro dives in for a single leg takedown but Chelios sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chelios throws a head kick that half lands.
Julio El Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
El Toro is rocked!
El Toro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chelios but Chelios pushes him off and we're back to square one.
El Toro misses with a takedown attempt - Chelios sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
El Toro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
El Toro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chelios is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked El Toro off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios is hanging on to El Toro's back as he tries to escape.
Chelios tries to get the hooks in deep but El Toro pushed the leg off.
Chelios looking for the RNC.
Chelios tries to get the hooks in deep but El Toro pushed the leg off.
El Toro looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
El Toro trying to get back to his feet but Chelios is in full control for now.
Chelios trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chev Chelios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chelios misses with a lunging right hand
and El Toro counters with a stiff right hand.
Chelios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chelios wriggles free and stands up.
Chelios lands with a nice body punch.
El Toro swinging wildly here.
Chelios scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chelios fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chelios throws a nice looking combination but El Toro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from El Toro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chelios takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chelios scores with a nice hook to the head.
El Toro successfully pulls guard.
Chev Chelios overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chelios stops El Toro from standing up.
Chelios advances to half guard.
Chelios is thwarting El Toro's attempts to control the position.
Chelios decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Chelios closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chelios's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chelios is looking to wear down El Toro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chelios moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Chelios was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from El Toro.
Chelios misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro has a takedown stuffed.
El Toro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chelios moves into full guard.
Chelios wants to sweep here but El Toro controlling him for the moment.
Chelios is pulling down on El Toro's head. It's preventing any offense from El Toro, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios wants to stand and escape but El Toro is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chelios looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chelios tries to land a sweep but no joy.
El Toro looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Toro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chelios dives on top into guard.
Chelios avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chelios stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios lands a jab-cross combination.
Chelios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chelios scores with a head kick. El Toro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
El Toro is still on wobbly legs! Can Chelios finish him?
That has opened up Julio El Toro's cut even more.
Chelios throws a right and a left that El Toro avoids nicely.
El Toro seems to have recovered his senses.
Chelios misses with the combination.
Chev Chelios is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by El Toro or perhaps it was just good defense by Chelios, which made it look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chelios lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chev Chelios dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chelios misses with a body punch
and El Toro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chelios misses with a few strikes there.
El Toro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chelios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chev Chelios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El Toro moves out of range of the strikes.
El Toro gets a double leg takedown into Chelios's guard.
El Toro throws a strike but Chelios rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
El Toro is trying to keep Chelios in close.
Chelios wanted to stand there but El Toro had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro looking for subs off his back but Chelios has passed one foot through into half guard.
El Toro is looking to get back to full guard here but Chelios has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Chelios presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Chelios takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
El Toro is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chelios looking to control but El Toro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
El Toro is trying to escape the mount.
Chelios trying to control but he's not successful this time.
El Toro gets back to half guard.
Chelios missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
El Toro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
El Toro looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios tries to stand but can't do so whilst El Toro controls his leg.
Chelios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El Toro can do to turn this around?
Chelios not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chelios gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Chelios gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows El Toro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Julio El Toro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chelios wants to get back to his feet but El Toro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro won't allow Chelios to sweep him here.
El Toro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
El Toro chips away with some ground and pound.
El Toro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chev Chelios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chelios lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chelios gets to his feet - El Toro follows without any prompting.
El Toro throws a right hand that misses
enabling Chelios to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Toro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chelios moves away from the strike by El Toro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from El Toro misses.
Chelios swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chev Chelios.
Well Chelios 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chev Chelios!
An out of breath Chev Chelios thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Knope (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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257 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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250 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Knope!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
A little jabbing left from Knope on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santos grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Knope takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Santos cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Junior Dos Santos!
A very excited looking Junior Dos Santos 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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