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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Von Cloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Newbold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Von Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Newbold!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newbold takes a swing at Cloud's ribcage but misses.
Newbold shoots in for a double leg but Cloud sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Newbold is defended easily by Cloud.
Cloud is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cloud keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Von Cloud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Newbold.
Cloud leaves Newbold with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Newbold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cloud defends it nicely.
Newbold gets tackled into the cage by Cloud. Cloud maintains the clinch.
Newbold looking for a takedown.
Cloud lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newbold is working for takedown but Cloud is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Cloud.
Cloud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cloud gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Newbold.
Newbold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud lands an elbow inside that Newbold shrugs off.
Newbold tries to score a body lock takedown but Cloud shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cloud is pressed up against the cage. Newbold has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cloud down to the mat. Cloud avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cloud tries a head kick but it misses.
Newbold is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cloud with a body shot.
Cloud throws a head kick that misses.
Cloud moves into the clinch.
Cloud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cloud lands an elbow that stopped Newbold in his tracks for a moment.
Cloud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cloud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Newbold tries to counter it with a takedown but Cloud pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Newbold fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cloud to the ground. Newbold is now in Cloud's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newbold won't allow Cloud to get back to his feet.
Cloud knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Newbold on the ground.
Newbold postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Newbold lands a couple of digs.
Newbold stops Cloud from standing up.
Newbold lands a couple of digs.
Newbold stands up over Cloud, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Newbold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Newbold keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cloud's head.
Cloud on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cloud tries to get out of the position.
Newbold connects with a couple of short punches.
Newbold works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cloud is looking for a sweep. Newbold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Newbold winds up and cracks Cloud with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Newbold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cloud wants to get back to full guard but Newbold has passed into side control.
Cloud takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Newbold is chipping away with strikes.
Cloud is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Newbold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cloud is breathing heavily.
Cloud is not content to let Newbold control the position.
Newbold lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newbold lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cloud down.
Newbold connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cloud some visible discomfort.
Cloud is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Newbold tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newbold has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Check out the look on Newbold's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Newbold cracks Cloud with a big right hand but Cloud just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Newbold connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cloud some visible discomfort.
Newbold lands a nice forearm strike.
Cloud takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Newbold thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cloud takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Newbold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cloud keeps working.
Newbold working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newbold working the body and head with strikes.
Newbold working the head with strikes.
Newbold cracks Cloud with a big elbow.
Cloud is looking to get back to his feet here but Newbold is keeping cool and he's managed to take Cloud's back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newbold is landing with strikes from the back.
Cloud is taking damage to the body and head.
Newbold connects with a big shot to the side of Cloud's head.
Cloud is trying to get back to his feet but Newbold has full control of the position and if anything, Cloud has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Newbold lands a shot to the body.
Newbold softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Cloud is rocked!
Newbold connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Cloud to escape the position.
Oh Cloud is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newbold throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Cloud!
Cloud takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Newbold tightening his grip on Cloud, looking for the choke.
Cloud tries to escape but Newbold has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Newbold dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Newbold drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cloud seems to have got his legs back now.
Newbold lands a couple of elbows.
Newbold works over Cloud with some ground and pound from guard.
Adam Newbold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Newbold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Newbold stands up over Cloud, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Newbold trying to control the position from guard on top but Cloud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cloud looking to hit a scissor sweep but Newbold is one step ahead there.
Newbold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Newbold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Newbold lands a couple of digs.
Newbold chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newbold postures up and lands a big shot to Cloud's brow.
Cloud is rocked!
Newbold postures up and lands a big shot to Cloud's brow.
Oh Cloud is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newbold slips nicely into half guard.
Newbold slips a nice elbow through Cloud's hands, connecting with Cloud's forehead.
Newbold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud wants to improve his position but Newbold is controlling well.
Cloud seems to have got his legs back now.
Cloud is trying to stand.
Cloud trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Cloud on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Newbold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Newbold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cloud is trying to stand.
Newbold landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Newbold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Newbold lands a big elbow - Cloud is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Newbold!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Newbold!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry comes to the cage accompanied by down for my niggas. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Luiz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry rushes Luiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luiz has a couple of punches blocked by Henry .
Luiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luiz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Luiz is leaning against Henry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Our sources have told us that Henry has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Luiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Luiz tries to work over Henry 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Luiz won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Henry .
Luiz digs a right hand underneath Henry 's ribcage. Henry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry working Luiz over with knees to the body.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry prevents Luiz from breaking the clinch.
Luiz lands a right hand.
Luiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Henry .
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Luiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Luiz in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Fernando Luiz has been cut.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Luiz blocks with his arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry .
Luiz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Henry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Luiz can turn it around.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luiz misses with a body punch.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Luiz blocks with his arms.
Luiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Luiz's ribcage.
Henry lands an elbow inside.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Luiz is leaning against Henry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luiz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry 's elbow.
Luiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Luiz fails to land.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henry prevents a body shot from Luiz.
Luiz lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luiz.
Knees to the body from Henry .
Luiz blocks a body shot from Henry .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Luiz misses with some punches.
Luiz takes an elbow to the temple.
Luiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Henry controls his hands.
Luiz tries to work over Henry 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry blocks a body shot from Luiz.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Luiz misses with a punch to the body.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Luiz's defenses.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luiz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Luiz avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Luiz blocks an uppercut.
Luiz lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Luiz is blocking 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!
Luiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luiz misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henry .
Henry tries for a takedown but Luiz circles away easily
and Luiz counters with a one-two to the body.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Luiz pushes him off.
Luiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry walks into a jab.
Henry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luiz is fending him off so far but Henry persists. Nope, Luiz circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henry is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Henry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Luiz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luiz lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Henry falls backwards - clearly groggy! Luiz dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Luiz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lim Yun Gyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes into the arena with Fugees - Ready or not blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lim Yun Gyu enters the cage!
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lim Yun Gyu!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Yun Gyu scores with a four punch combination!
White bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yun Gyu dodges the ground and pound from White.
Yun Gyu parries the strikes from White easily there. White is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yun Gyu to escape.
Yun Gyu is letting White control him for a moment.
Yun Gyu defending against the ground and pound.
Yun Gyu taking a bit of punishment here - White scoring with strikes.
White in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
White taking a breather here.
White lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
White scores with punches from side control.
Yun Gyu parries the strikes from White easily there. White is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yun Gyu to escape.
White throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
White scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yun Gyu to see if he's OK.
White 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.
Yun Gyu is letting White control him for a moment.
White working the ground and pound but Yun Gyu is defending the strikes.
White slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throwing shots but missing, from side control.
White in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yun Gyu for as long as he can get away with.
We've been hearing that White has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Yun Gyu prevents White from moving into mount.
White creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yun Gyu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Yun Gyu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of White.
White is chipping away with strikes.
White moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sloppy strikes there by White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is staying tight to Yun Gyu's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Yun Gyu wants to get back to his feet but White drags him back down.
White throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Yun Gyu works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
White seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
White darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
White with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yun Gyu has hold of White's hands but White slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yun Gyu is looking to escape.
Yun Gyu is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nice strikes from White there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
White thows a huge punch but Yun Gyu dodges it nicely.
Yun Gyu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from White.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yun Gyu can do to turn this around?
White works over Yun Gyu with some ground and pound from guard.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White throwing strikes from guard but Yun Gyu blocks nicely.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yun Gyu is breathing heavily.
White sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yun Gyu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White scoring with punches and elbows.
White scores with a couple of short elbows.
White is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
White working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Yun Gyu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yun Gyu can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
White in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Yun Gyu looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! White turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris White!
A very excited looking Chris White 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Behring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Dirt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Behring!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behring dives in and grabs Dirt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dirt pushes down on Behring's head and hops out.
Dirt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dirt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Behring avoids the elbow strike from Dirt, against the cage.
Dirt turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dirt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Behring is not content to let Dirt control the position.
Behring is trying to improve his position.
Dirt is trying to get an arm triangle but Behring is defending well.
Behring prevents Dirt from moving into mount.
Dirt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Behring knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dirt throws a strike aimed at the side of Behring's head but Behring avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirt trying to control the action but Behring is working from the bottom.
Dirt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Behring has escaped the position, nice work there.
Behring tries to buck Dirt off but Dirt is having none of it.
Dirt wants to control but Behring is keeping him busy.
Dirt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Behring is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dirt is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Behring is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Behring is looking for a sweep.
Behring wants to control but Dirt postures up.
Dirt is looking to take a break and control but Behring is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Behring is trying to get back to half guard.
Behring is not content to let Dirt control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behring tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dirt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dirt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dirt wants to control but Behring is keeping him busy.
Behring tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dirt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dirt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Behring is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dirt tries to move to full mount but Behring actually manages to regain half guard.
Behring looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Behring actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Behring trying to control from the bottom.
Dirt is looking for a kimura here.
Dirt wants to free his trapped foot but Behring is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dirt is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dirt is trying to work for a kimura but Behring is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dirt dominated that 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.
Dirt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Behring!
Dirt moves into full mount!
Dirt working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dirt has control of Behring's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Behring regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Behring really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Behring prevents Dirt from taking his back.
Dirt wants to control the pace but Behring is squirming around nicely.
Behring is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirt wants to control the pace but Behring is squirming around nicely.
Dirt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Behring is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dirt wants to finish this one by submission but Behring is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dirt.
Behring tries to reverse the position but Dirt maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dirt trying to control but Behring is having none of it.
Behring is working to get back to half guard.
Behring keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirt working for a guillotine from mount but Behring is in no mood to give up.
Dirt wants to take Behring's back here but Behring is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Dirt looking to control but Behring is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dirt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Behring is working to get back to half guard.
Behring gets back to half guard.
Behring is pressing down on Dirt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Behring trying to keep a closed guard but Dirt is proving a slippery customer.
Behring looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dirt tries to free his leg and advance position but Behring is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirt wants to control from the top but Behring keeps moving.
Dirt looking to pass the guard.
Behring is trying to keep Dirt in close.
Behring working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dirt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dirt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Behring has his feet on Dirt's thighs here. He's pushed Dirt off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Dirt screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ian Behring!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Squiggy Squirrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Deep Ocean - Island drumming. Ricky Monroe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Squiggy Squirrelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Squirrelly.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Squirrelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Squirrelly throws a hook to the side of Monroe's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Squirrelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Monroe is just out of range.
Squirrelly misses with a looping right.
Monroe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Squirrelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
It looked like Squirrelly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Squirrelly scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Monroe.
Squirrelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Squirrelly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Black Label in the buildup to the fight.
Squirrelly lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squirrelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monroe was well out of range. Poor timing from Squirrelly.
Squirrelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
Squirrelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Squirrelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Squirrelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Monroe tries for a takedown but Squirrelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Squiggy Squirrelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Squirrelly works Monroe's body with a nice hook.
Squirrelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. Squirrelly moves away and avoids it.
Monroe thuds his right hand into Squirrelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Monroe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Squirrelly is looking to wear down Monroe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Squirrelly misses with a body shot.
Squirrelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Squirrelly.
Squirrelly throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
We've been informed that Monroe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Squirrelly misses the shot to the body.
Squirrelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe tries a head kick but it misses.
Squirrelly misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Squirrelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
Squirrelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Squirrelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Squirrelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Squirrelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monroe.
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Squirrelly.
Nice defenses there by Squirrelly.
Squirrelly tried to counter with a leg kick but Monroe avoided it.
Monroe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Monroe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Squirrelly moves away from the strike by Monroe.
Monroe misses with an uppercut
and Squirrelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Squirrelly misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Squirrelly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Squirrelly.
Monroe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Monroe moves out of range as Squirrelly strikes.
Squirrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Squirrelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Squirrelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Squirrelly scores with a jab.
Squirrelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Squirrelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Monroe misses with an uppercut
and Squirrelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monroe is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Squirrelly misses the target.
Squirrelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monroe at a distance.
Monroe misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Squirrelly.
A low kick from Squirrelly misses
and Monroe counters with a three punch combo that has Squirrelly backing up. Squirrelly nods at Monroe to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Squirrelly.
Monroe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Squiggy Squirrelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Squirrelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Monroe is out of range.
Squirrelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Squirrelly misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe avoids the body shot from Squirrelly.
A little jabbing left from Monroe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Monroe avoids the body shot from Squirrelly.
Squirrelly lands with a good body shot.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Squirrelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
Monroe avoids the body shot from Squirrelly.
The fighters circle momentarily. Squirrelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monroe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Squirrelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monroe. That did some damage!
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squirrelly manages to avoid it.
A jab from Squirrelly misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squiggy Squirrelly 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.
Squirrelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monroe.
Monroe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Squirrelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Monroe is just out of range.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Monroe closes the distance and pushes Squirrelly back into the cage.
Monroe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Squirrelly stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Squirrelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Monroe moves out of range of the leg kick from Squirrelly.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Squirrelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Squirrelly misses the shot to the body.
Squirrelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Squirrelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Monroe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
Monroe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Monroe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monroe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monroe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Squirrelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monroe was well out of range. Poor timing from Squirrelly.
Squirrelly blocks a head kick by Monroe.
Squirrelly throws a head kick that misses.
Squirrelly misses with a low kick.
Squirrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Squirrelly looks to land a left hand but Monroe moved out of range nicely.
Monroe misses with a jab to the body
and Squirrelly counters with a straight right hand.
Squirrelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
Squirrelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monroe can do to turn this around?
Squirrelly lands a nice hook to Monroe's body. Monroe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly digs a good body shot into Monroe's ribs.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Squirrelly.
Squirrelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squirrelly throws a good cross that connects.
Squirrelly throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Squirrelly's shoulder, as Squirrelly tries to avoid the shot.
Squirrelly throws a shot from downtown. Monroe moves away and avoids it.
Monroe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Squirrelly's head.
Squirrelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Squirrelly staying out of range there.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Squirrelly misses with a wild body shot.
Squiggy Squirrelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Squirrelly cracks Monroe with a good jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Squirrelly. That snapped Monroe's head back.
Squirrelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Squirrelly.
Monroe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly jabs at Monroe's body.
Squirrelly misses with a head kick.
Squirrelly misses with a low kick.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown but Squirrelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Squirrelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Squirrelly tried to counter with a leg kick but Monroe avoided it.
Monroe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Squirrelly tries to avoid it but Monroe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Squirrelly to the ground. Squirrelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Squirrelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monroe.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Squirrelly moves away.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squirrelly manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Squirrelly.
Squirrelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Squirrelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Monroe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Squirrelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Squirrelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Squirrelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Monroe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Squirrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
Squirrelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Squirrelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Monroe misses with an uppercut. Squirrelly saw that one coming.
Squirrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Squirrelly lands a slapping body shot.
Squirrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monroe manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Monroe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monroe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Monroe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the liver by Squirrelly. Beautiful body shot.
Squirrelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Squirrelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Squirrelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squiggy Squirrelly dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Monroe throws a body shot but no joy.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown but Squirrelly shows good takedown defense.
Squirrelly lands with a nice body punch.
Squirrelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
As Monroe backs away, Squirrelly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Squirrelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Monroe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Squirrelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Squirrelly scores with a nice strike.
Squirrelly throws a good cross that connects.
Squirrelly misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Squirrelly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monroe doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Squirrelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe defending well as Squirrelly loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Squirrelly tenderised Monroe's leg. Monroe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Squirrelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Squirrelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monroe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Squirrelly slips a jab and a cross from Monroe.
Monroe walks into a left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Monroe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Squirrelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
Squirrelly throws a leg kick but Monroe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Monroe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Squirrelly misses with a wild body shot.
Squirrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monroe manages to avoid it.
Squirrelly jabs Monroe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Squirrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Squirrelly misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe throws a fast counter high kick but Squirrelly manages to duck under it in time.
Monroe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Squirrelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Monroe's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Squirrelly.
Squirrelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monroe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monroe misses with a hook.
Squirrelly swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. Squirrelly moves away and avoids it.
Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Squirrelly.
Squirrelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Monroe's head backwards.
Squirrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Squirrelly throws a sloppy head kick and Monroe moves out of range easily.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch but Squirrelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Squirrelly throws a shot to the body.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Squirrelly misses the target.
Squirrelly misses with a body shot.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe looks to throw the jab but Squirrelly is out of range.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Squiggy Squirrelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Squirrelly lands a nice hook to Monroe's body. Monroe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Squirrelly.
Squirrelly throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Monroe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monroe misses with a hook. Squirrelly ducked under it nicely.
Squirrelly works the jab nicely.
Ricky Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Squirrelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monroe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Squirrelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Squirrelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe tries for a takedown but Squirrelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Squirrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Squirrelly misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Squirrelly lands with a right hand.
Squirrelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Squirrelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Squirrelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Monroe has time to react.
Monroe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Monroe prevents a body shot from Squirrelly.
Squirrelly is trying to break free.
Monroe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Squirrelly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Squiggy Squirrelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Monroe.
Squirrelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monroe backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Squiggy Squirrelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Squirrelly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Squiggy Squirrelly!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne ft Drake - Right above it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jackson Munoz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tim Thomas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas pushes Munoz up against the cage in a clinch.
Munoz trying to land knees to the body.
Munoz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Munoz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas dodges an elbow strike from Munoz.
Munoz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Munoz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Munoz throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Munoz throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Munoz.
Thomas is rocked!
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Munoz under the eye.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Munoz.
Munoz throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Munoz throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Munoz.
Munoz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Munoz throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Munoz avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Munoz lands an overhand right.
We've been told by Thomas's head coaches at The Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Munoz is able to avoid easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas throws a solid leg kick but Munoz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thomas.
Munoz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas throws a low kick but Munoz moves out of range easily.
Munoz scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munoz manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Munoz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munoz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Munoz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munoz circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Munoz.
Munoz slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Munoz lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Munoz finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas darts in and clinches Munoz up against the cage.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munoz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas backing away here, and Munoz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Munoz throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Munoz throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Munoz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Munoz. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to bum rush Munoz with a series of wild strikes but Munoz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munoz checks a low kick from Thomas.
Munoz walks into a jab.
Munoz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Munoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas throws a low kick but Munoz avoids it.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Munoz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Munoz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Munoz is just out of range.
Oooooh!!! Munoz has knocked Thomas down with a huge combo! Munoz steps away and waves a wobbly Thomas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Munoz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Munoz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Munoz! Thomas is backing up but he can't get away as Munoz lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Thomas and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jackson Munoz!
Our winner, Jackson Munoz, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickens comes to the cage accompanied by I Want it All. Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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29
185 lbs
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185 lbs
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Dickens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to get back to full guard.
Dickens misses with a head shot. Hamidovich Saitiev uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've been hearing good reports from Dickens's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dickens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamidovich Saitiev has wrist control.
Hamidovich Saitiev has momentary wrist control but Dickens slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamidovich Saitiev trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to stand up but Dickens is controlling him.
Dickens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamidovich Saitiev has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev looking for a sweep. Not yet Hamidovich Saitiev, not yet.
Dickens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dickens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dickens 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.
Dickens chips away with some ground and pound.
Dickens working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dickens preventing the sweep.
Dickens throws a big elbow that misses.
Dickens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hamidovich Saitiev's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hamidovich Saitiev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hamidovich Saitiev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickens is one step ahead there.
Dickens advances to half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev taking some punishment here, with Dickens in his half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dickens.
Dickens slips a nice elbow through Hamidovich Saitiev's hands, connecting with Hamidovich Saitiev's forehead.
Hamidovich Saitiev keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to get to full guard but Dickens has control of the leg.
Dickens trying to control from half guard but Hamidovich Saitiev is working away.
Dickens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dickens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking for a sweep. Dickens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to escape.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to get to full guard but Dickens has control of the leg.
Hamidovich Saitiev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dickens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to stand.
Dickens lands strikes from half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dickens.
Hamidovich Saitiev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dickens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dickens trying to control the action but Hamidovich Saitiev is working from the bottom.
Dickens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dickens scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dickens lands with a punch from half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev is rocked!
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to improve his position.
Dickens drops an elbow to the side of Hamidovich Saitiev's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hamidovich Saitiev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dickens drops an elbow to the side of Hamidovich Saitiev's head.
Hamidovich Saitiev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dickens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dickens chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamidovich Saitiev 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.
Hamidovich Saitiev working for a triangle but Dickens defends it easily.
Dickens prevents Hamidovich Saitiev from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dickens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dickens is working Hamidovich Saitiev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hamidovich Saitiev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickens is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Dickens dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dickens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hamidovich Saitiev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dickens working the body and head with strikes.
Dickens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamidovich Saitiev can do to turn this around?
Dickens working the head with strikes.
Hamidovich Saitiev can't do much from the bottom here.
Dickens throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dickens working the head and body with strikes.
An elbow from Dickens crashes against the mat.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dickens in side control, throwing shots but Hamidovich Saitiev defends.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to improve position but can't.
We've been informed that Hamidovich Saitiev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dickens connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hamidovich Saitiev some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens grinds an elbow into Hamidovich Saitiev's temple.
Hamidovich Saitiev is still in real trouble! Can Dickens finish him?
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to reverse the position.
Dickens landing strikes.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to reverse the position.
Dickens cracks Hamidovich Saitiev with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dickens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dickens throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dickens misses with the ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dickens.
Dickens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamidovich Saitiev keeps working.
Hamidovich Saitiev seems to have recovered his senses.
Hamidovich Saitiev is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dickens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens scores with punches from side control.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking for a sweep.
Dickens throws an elbow but Hamidovich Saitiev slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dickens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dickens prevents Hamidovich Saitiev from escaping the position.
Dickens throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dickens lands a nice forearm strike.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dickens misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickens working the head with strikes.
Hamidovich Saitiev is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dickens asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dickens works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dickens has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to control but Dickens postures up.
Dickens looks up at the clock and then as Hamidovich Saitiev takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dickens smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dickens wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dickens working the head with strikes.
Hamidovich Saitiev pushes Dickens away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dickens gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dickens working the body and head with strikes.
Dickens sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hamidovich Saitiev is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dickens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamidovich Saitiev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dickens off and has taken his back!
Hamidovich Saitiev missing with strikes from the back.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Hamidovich Saitiev is punishing Dickens with some ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev is punishing Dickens with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dickens controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Dickens tries to roll but Hamidovich Saitiev sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens wants to control his opponent's hands but Hamidovich Saitiev gets his hands free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Can Dickens hold on?! Hamidovich Saitiev is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Hamidovich Saitiev keeps control of the position as Dickens tries to break free.
Dickens manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hamidovich Saitiev's guard. Nice work there by Dickens.
Dickens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamidovich Saitiev 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.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dickens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Dickens dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to sprawl but Dickens drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Oliver Dickens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dickens working the head and body with strikes.
Dickens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamidovich Saitiev defending well though.
Dickens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Dickens there.
Hamidovich Saitiev controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamidovich Saitiev keeps working.
Dickens working over Hamidovich Saitiev with some ground and pound. Hamidovich Saitiev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to stand up here but Dickens is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens slips a nice elbow through Hamidovich Saitiev's hands, connecting with Hamidovich Saitiev's forehead.
Dickens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hamidovich Saitiev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dickens slips a nice elbow through Hamidovich Saitiev's hands, connecting with Hamidovich Saitiev's forehead.
Dickens working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hamidovich Saitiev pushes Dickens off looking to stand but Dickens dives back in and keeps control.
Hamidovich Saitiev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Dickens there.
Dickens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hamidovich Saitiev manages to get to full guard.
Dickens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dickens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hamidovich Saitiev's head.
Dickens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hamidovich Saitiev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dickens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hamidovich Saitiev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dickens throws a strike but Hamidovich Saitiev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dickens is on top in guard.
Dickens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
Dickens won't allow Hamidovich Saitiev to sweep him here.
Dickens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dickens won't allow Hamidovich Saitiev to sweep him here.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to control the position but Dickens postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens stops Hamidovich Saitiev from standing up.
Dickens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dickens distracts Hamidovich Saitiev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dickens is working Hamidovich Saitiev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dickens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dickens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dickens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamidovich Saitiev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickens.
Hamidovich Saitiev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickens.
Hamidovich Saitiev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickens is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dickens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamidovich Saitiev 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dickens decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dickens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dickens slips a nice elbow through Hamidovich Saitiev's hands, connecting with Hamidovich Saitiev's forehead.
Dickens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliver Dickens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hamidovich Saitiev flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hamidovich Saitiev striking from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Dickens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dickens 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Dickens!
Oliver Dickens decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gus Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and L Manning Hines (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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151 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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gus Pappas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, L Manning Hines!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hines doesn't manage to clinch there - Pappas circles away.
Hines has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pappas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pappas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pappas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hines moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hines on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pappas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hines with the counter takedown but Pappas avoids it easily.
Hines dives in for a single leg takedown but Pappas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pappas misses with the body kick
and Hines counters with a shoot takedown. Pappas fights it but they end up in guard.
Hines stopping the sweep attempt from Pappas.
Pappas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hines manages to get himself to full 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!
Hines 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pappas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hines on the ground.
Hines throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pappas escapes and throws Hines's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Pappas content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hines tries to buck Pappas off but Pappas is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Hines's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pappas trying to control the action but Hines is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hines tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pappas working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pappas trying to control the action but Hines is working from the bottom.
Pappas stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pappas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pappas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hines misses with an uppercut.
Hines misses with a series of wild punches.
Hines fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pappas avoids it really well and circles away.
Pappas swinging wildly here.
Hines is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hines moves into the clinch successfully.
Pappas is trying to break free.
Pappas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hines's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hines moves in looking to clinch but Pappas pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pappas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hines.
Hines shoots in for a takedown but Pappas shows good takedown defense.
Gus Pappas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of L Manning Hines.
Pappas tries to clinch
and Hines counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hines.
Pappas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pappas misses with a body punch.
Hines breaks the clinch.
Hines dives in for a single leg takedown but Pappas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pappas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pappas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pappas tries a low kick but Hines avoids it.
Pappas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hines ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pappas slips under a jab from Hines.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Pappas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hines shoots in but Pappas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hines tests Pappas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pappas is looking to clinch but Hines is avoiding it.
Hines with the counter takedown but Pappas avoids it easily.
Pappas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hines showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pappas.
Pappas throws a leg kick
and Hines counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pappas!
Pappas can't do much from the bottom here.
Pappas stops Hines from passing to mount.
Pappas is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas wants to control but Hines postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Hines.
Hines is looking to take a break and control but Pappas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hines tries to advance to mount but Pappas denies him.
Hines cracks Pappas with a big right hand but Pappas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hines throws a strike aimed at the side of Pappas's head but Pappas avoids it well.
Pappas wants to control but Hines postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The strikes coming from Hines are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hines misses with the ground and pound.
Pappas is not content to let Hines control the position.
Pappas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hines's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pappas has hold of Hines's hands but Hines slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hines is keen to just control but Pappas is a slippery customer.
Hines seems to be working for a kimura but Pappas defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hines is looking for a kimura but Pappas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hines to get the leverage.
Pappas regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hines.
Hines trying to control but Pappas is working from the bottom.
Pappas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hines.
Hines throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hines scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hines slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hines.
Pappas is trying to control but can't.
Hines is just content to waste time from the top position. Pappas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hines lands a couple of elbows.
L Manning Hines has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pappas keeping moving, preventing Hines from controlling successfully.
Hines might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pappas haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hines advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
L Manning Hines showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Pappas blocks a leg kick.
Pappas cracks Hines with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Pappas misses the target.
Pappas is looking to land body kicks.
Hines with the counter takedown but Pappas avoids it easily.
Pappas throws a series of punches but Hines avoids them all with ease.
Pappas throws a leg kick but Hines sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hines misses with a takedown attempt - Pappas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hines takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gus Pappas is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Pappas. No joy for Hines on that attempt.
Pappas doesn't manage to clinch there - Hines circles away.
Hines drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pappas defends it well.
Pappas swings for the body but Hines moves out of range.
Pappas tries to land a body kick
and Hines decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pappas's guard.
Pappas wants to control but Hines passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas is trying to control but Hines passes into side control!
Pappas is trying to control Hines's posture but Hines avoids it.
Hines is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pappas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pappas tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pappas wants to get back to his feet but Hines is dominant here and he's now got Pappas's back!
Hines lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Hines misses with an elbow to the head.
Well, with Hines on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Pappas is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Hines scores with strikes from the back.
Hines is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Pappas up.
Hines looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Hines is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Pappas is trying to remain composed but Hines is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hines throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Pappas trying to control but not successfully.
Pappas looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hines.
Pappas covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Pappas is trying to stand back up.
Even with his hooks in, Hines manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hines has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hines has the hooks in. Pappas is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hines has Pappas flattened out and is raining down punches.
Hines looking to break Pappas's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pappas remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hines will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Hines is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pappas knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pappas for a finish.
Hines lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Pappas has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Hines.
Hines missing with strikes.
Hines missing with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
L Manning Hines comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hines has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... L Manning Hines!
After the fight, L Manning Hines was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnavut Sevket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itshak Rabinovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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32
192 lbs
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194 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnavut Sevket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Itshak Rabinovitch!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevket avoids the head kick by Rabinovitch.
Sevket scores with the left hand. Rabinovitch knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sevket. Rabinovitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rabinovitch throws a low kick but Sevket avoids it.
Rabinovitch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sevket on the side of the head.
It looks like Arnavut Sevket has been cut.
Nice body punch from Sevket.
Sevket wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arnavut Sevket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabinovitch lands with a kick to the temple. Sevket shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rabinovitch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rabinovitch throws a body kick that misses.
Rabinovitch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sevket lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rabinovitch counters with a solid body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch swings widly with a right hand
and Sevket counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rabinovitch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sevket thuds a left hand into Rabinovitch's body.
Sevket lands with a good body shot.
Sevket scores with a nice head shot.
Sevket fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabinovitch manages to avoid it.
Sevket throws a jab but it's blocked by Rabinovitch.
Sevket slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevket digs a good body shot into Rabinovitch's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sevket uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sevket avoids the head kick by Rabinovitch.
Nice defenses there by Rabinovitch.
Sevket throws an overhand right that lands on Rabinovitch's shoulder, as Rabinovitch tries to avoid the shot.
Sevket misses with a takedown
and Rabinovitch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sevket swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sevket is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sevket stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sevket moves out of range of the body kick.
Sevket misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sevket is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rabinovitch misses with a head kick.
Sevket scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sevket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sevket moves out of range as Rabinovitch throws a body kick.
Sevket ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sevket misses the shot to the body.
Sevket throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rabinovitch counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabinovitch lands an overhand right.
Sevket fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabinovitch manages to avoid it.
Sevket takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sevket throws a lazy right hand but Rabinovitch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Itshak Rabinovitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sevket throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabinovitch lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch throws a series of punches but Sevket avoids them all with ease.
Sevket fails to land with a series of punches.
Rabinovitch only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Donk. Rabinovitch catches Sevket right on the button with a cross.
Sevket throws a poor cross that misses
and Rabinovitch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Arnavut Sevket will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnavut Sevket'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.
Sevket swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rabinovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Sevket looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabinovitch is just out of range.
Rabinovitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rabinovitch throws a big shot that misses.
Sevket looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabinovitch is just out of range.
Sevket takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sevket looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabinovitch is just out of range.
Sevket fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabinovitch manages to avoid it.
Rabinovitch flicks out a counter leg kick but Sevket steps away.
Sevket takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sevket getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket slips a jab from Rabinovitch.
Sevket attempts a counter takedown but Rabinovitch avoids it well and moves away.
Rabinovitch scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sevket on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the body from Sevket misses
and Rabinovitch counters with an outside leg kick.
Sevket throws a body punch but Rabinovitch moves out of range.
Sevket fails to land with a series of punches.
Rabinovitch scores with a leg kick.
Sevket fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sevket is looking to wear down Rabinovitch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rabinovitch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sevket is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sevket misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rabinovitch.
Sevket throws a body punch but Rabinovitch moves out of range.
Rabinovitch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sevket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rabinovitch lands with a slapping head kick.
Sevket misses with a hook.
Rabinovitch throws out a counter right but Sevket avoids it with no problem.
Rabinovitch looks to land a right hand but Sevket moved out of range.
Rabinovitch thows a leg kick but Sevket checks it
and Sevket counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rabinovitch won't be happy with that.
Rabinovitch tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sevket presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sevket raining down shots from the mount!
Sevket throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket with good strikes from the mount here!
Sevket with the ground and pound from mount.
Sevket trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sevket lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sevket trying to control but Rabinovitch is having none of it.
Rabinovitch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rabinovitch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rabinovitch is in a horrible position here. Sevket smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sevket lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rabinovitch hang on?
Sevket dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevket lands a big shot there that rocks Rabinovitch but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabinovitch wants to get back to his feet.
Rabinovitch is looking to get to half guard.
Sevket avoids the attempt from Rabinovitch to control.
Sevket connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sevket with good strikes from the mount here!
Rabinovitch is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sevket 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.
Rabinovitch is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sevket won't let Rabinovitch get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sevket landing punches.
Rabinovitch can't escape the position.
The referee warns Rabinovitch that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnavut Sevket dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnavut Sevket's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sevket swings for the body but Rabinovitch moves out of range.
Sevket takes a swing at Rabinovitch's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Sevket.
Sevket lands a right hook to the body.
Rabinovitch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sevket lands with a straight right. Rabinovitch didn't see that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Sevket as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabinovitch walks into a left hand.
A low kick from Rabinovitch misses
and Sevket counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rabinovitch!
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!
Sevket scoring with punches from side control.
Sevket throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket cracks Rabinovitch with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rabinovitch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rabinovitch is rocked!
Rabinovitch tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Rabinovitch is still in real trouble! Can Sevket finish him?
Rabinovitch tries to lock up and control but Sevket gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rabinovitch seems to have recovered his senses.
Rabinovitch tries to reverse the position but Sevket maintains control.
Sevket in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rabinovitch working to try and regain half guard.
Rabinovitch tries to hold on but Sevket postures up.
Sevket landing shots from mount.
Rabinovitch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sevket trying to control but Rabinovitch is having none of it.
Sevket connects with a bit shot that sees Rabinovitch covering up! More strikes from Sevket and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sevket is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnavut Sevket!
Arnavut Sevket spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Peso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Peso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bill The Kid's chin.
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Peso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill The Kid!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Kid feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pesos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The Kid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Kid avoids the body shot from Peso.
Peso connects with a looping right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Peso as he connects with a hook.
The Kid slips under a jab from Peso.
The Kid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Kid lands a nice shot to the body.
The Kid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Peso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Kid.
The Kid lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnny Peso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peso jabs at The Kid's body.
The Kid misses the shot to the body.
Peso works over The Kid's head and body with a nice combination.
Peso ducks right into an uppercut from The Kid.
Peso misses with a wild body shot.
Peso takes one on the button.
Peso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Kid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peso misses with a body punch
enabling The Kid to counter with a crisp jab.
Peso throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Kid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Kid has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Kid manages to avoid it.
The Kid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peso cracks a nice hook into The Kid's ribs.
We've been hearing reports that Peso has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Peso misses with a body shot.
The Kid has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice straight punches there by The Kid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Kid.
Nice straight punches there by The Kid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Kid.
The Kid thuds a left hand into Peso's body.
Nice body punch from The Kid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Kid stuffs the takedown.
A shot to the body from Peso misses
and The Kid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Kid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Peso is rocked!
The Kid is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Peso flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Peso is out cold! The Kid holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill The Kid!
A very excited looking Bill The Kid rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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