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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ebyn Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larson Picker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Under the Blood. Larson Picker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ebyn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larson Picker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall connects with a leg kick. Picker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Picker is trying to defend but Dall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Picker wants to get back to his feet.
Picker tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dall manages to move to mount!
Dall looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picker is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Picker has left one of his arms exposed and Dall doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Picker screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ebyn Dall!
A relieved looking Ebyn Dall thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gilas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember The Name - Fort Minor. Neil Gilas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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213 lbs
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201 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gilas's head.
Rutherford cracks Gilas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gilas scores with a jab to the body.
Rutherford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rutherford lands with a nice body kick.
Rutherford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gilas.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gilas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rutherford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gilas scrambles back to his feet.
Gilas feints and as Rutherford raises his hands in defense, Gilas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gilas's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutherford makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rutherford looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gilas looking for a sweep. Not yet Gilas, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rutherford scoring with some ground and pound.
Rutherford stopping the sweep attempt from Gilas.
Rutherford chips away with some ground and pound.
Rutherford preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gilas is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rutherford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gilas landing with the ground and pound.
Gilas trying to control but Rutherford is working from the bottom.
Gilas throwing strikes from guard but Rutherford blocks nicely.
Rutherford pulls Gilas in to control the position.
Gilas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rutherford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rutherford is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutherford has wrist control.
Gilas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilas throwing strikes but missing.
Gilas trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutherford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rutherford 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 four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gilas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gilas preventing the sweep.
Gilas trying to control but Rutherford is working from the bottom.
Rutherford is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rutherford is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gilas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rutherford's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rutherford's back!
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 Neil Gilas will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rutherford throws a big shot that misses.
Rutherford takes a swing at Gilas's ribcage but misses.
Rutherford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rutherford throws the kick towards the body but Gilas avoids it.
And Gilas counters with a quick kick to the body but Rutherford blocks it.
A cross from Rutherford lands.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut. Gilas saw that one coming.
Gilas feinted with a counter takedown.
Rutherford is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gilas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutherford.
Gilas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gilas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rutherford tries to avoid it but Gilas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rutherford to the ground. Rutherford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gilas or perhaps it was just good defense by Rutherford, which made it look bad.
Thomas Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas Rutherford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutherford looks to throw the jab but Gilas is out of range.
Gilas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rutherford avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Gilas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutherford is looking to land body kicks.
Gilas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rutherford throws an overhand right that lands on Gilas's shoulder, as Gilas tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body kick there by Rutherford.
Rutherford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Gilas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rutherford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas wants to stall.
Gilas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rutherford lands a left hand.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Gilas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gilas.
Gilas blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gilas looking to stall.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gilas backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gilas backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Gilas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Gilas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford scores with a shot to the side of Gilas's head.
Rutherford lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gilas.
Rutherford lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutherford being controlled against the cage.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gilas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rutherford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gilas wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford is pressed up against the cage. Gilas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rutherford down to the mat. Rutherford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rutherford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rutherford lands a left and a right that send Gilas crashing to the mat, dazed. Rutherford thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Neil Gilas has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutherford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas Rutherford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gilas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Rutherford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Neil Gilas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutherford lands a nice shot that snaps Gilas's head back.
Rutherford scores with a nice strike.
Rutherford throws a looping overhand right but Gilas ducks down to avoid it.
Gilas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gilas misses with an uppercut. Rutherford saw that one coming.
Rutherford lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rutherford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rutherford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gilas.
Gilas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rutherford was covering up waiting for the punch and Gilas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gilas working some strikes from top position.
Rutherford working a defensive guard here.
Gilas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas working some strikes from top position.
Rutherford pulls Gilas in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rutherford is on top in guard.
Gilas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gilas trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutherford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rutherford's head.
Rutherford pulls Gilas in close to prevent any damage.
Rutherford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gilas trying to control but Rutherford is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford looking for a sweep. Not yet Rutherford, not yet.
Gilas is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutherford has wrist control.
Rutherford looking for a sweep. Not yet Rutherford, not yet.
Gilas chips away with some ground and pound.
Rutherford is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gilas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rutherford lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rutherford trying to control but Gilas is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throwing strikes from guard but Gilas blocks nicely.
Gilas wants to control but Rutherford passes easily into half guard.
Rutherford content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gilas keeping control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Rutherford.
I think Rutherford 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Rutherford!
Thomas Rutherford took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Rutherford's own Pedro'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whitey Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Whitey Ford!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Ford avoids the body shot from Pedro.
Pedro just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ford throws a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pedro.
Pedro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pedro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ford's calf.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pedro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pedro scores with a hook to the body. Ford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A bone on bone clash there as Ford blocks the leg kick.
Pedro works Ford's body with a nice hook.
Pedro lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford misses with a hook.
Pedro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Ford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pedro circles away quickly and effectively.
Pedro is looking to counter the offense by Ford and move into the clinch.
Pedro catches Ford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pedro. Pedro obviously looking to wear him down.
Ford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whitey Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford misses with a low kick.
Pedro seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pedro.
Pedro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pedro tests Ford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ford is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pedro.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Pedro finish him?
Ford bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Pedro comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Ford falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Ford was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Pedro!
Whitey Ford was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rio Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rio Yaj is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rio Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edward Stoker!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoker throws a jab but it's blocked by Yaj.
Stoker takes a swing at Yaj's ribcage but misses.
Yaj closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yaj working the ground and pound but Stoker is defending the strikes.
Stoker has one of Yaj's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Yaj landing a few strikes.
The strikes coming from Yaj are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Yaj misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker is looking for a sweep.
Yaj is working Stoker over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stoker tries to improve position but can't.
Yaj 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.
The strikes coming from Yaj are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stoker dodges the ground and pound from Yaj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj trying to control the action but Stoker is working from the bottom.
Yaj misses with the ground and pound.
Yaj throwing strikes but Stoker manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Yaj is not content to let Stoker control the position.
Yaj is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yaj is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stoker in particular looking to stall.
Yaj is looking to control Stoker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yaj avoid being mounted?
Yaj moves into full guard.
Yaj wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj keeping moving, preventing Stoker from controlling successfully.
Stoker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoker is fighting to break Yaj's control of his arms but Yaj is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stoker tries a head kick but it misses.
Yaj tries to counter with a takedown but Stoker is quick to defend against it.
Yaj fails to land with a series of punches.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
Stoker connects with a body shot that sends Yaj's belly button to the back.
Yaj misses with a two punch combination.
Stoker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yaj tries to bum rush Stoker with a series of wild strikes but Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker throws a series of punches but Yaj moves out of range.
Stoker lands with a right hand.
Yaj tries to clinch but Stoker is having none of it.
Yaj moves forwards but Stoker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Yaj walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj is looking to clinch.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. Yaj looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stoker throws a series of punches but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj rushes Stoker and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoker.
Yaj is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stoker stops a takedown attempt from Yaj.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yaj keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stoker's efforts to push away.
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj is trying to drag Stoker to the mat but Stoker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Stoker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yaj rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stoker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yaj misses with the combination.
Stoker stuffs the takedown.
Yaj feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stokers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Yaj throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stoker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yaj.
Rio Yaj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stoker misses with a body kick.
Yaj tries to counter with a takedown but Stoker is quick to defend against it.
Stoker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaj misses the target.
Stoker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yaj looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj tries for a takedown but Stoker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Yaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yaj takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Yaj.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yaj doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoker circles away.
Stoker throws a wild body kick that Yaj sees coming a mile off.
Yaj darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stoker avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stoker.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stoker, as that shot connected.
Yaj doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoker circles away.
Stoker with a jab.
Yaj throws a hook but Stoker avoids it easily.
Yaj throws out a loose jab but Stoker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Stoker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stoker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Stoker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stoker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yaj finds it's way round the side to connect with Stoker's head.
Stoker scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj misses with a hook. Stoker ducked under it nicely.
Yaj throws a jab but it's blocked by Stoker.
Yaj changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stoker tries to avoid it but Yaj manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stoker to the ground. Stoker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stoker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj throws a hook to the side of Stoker's head but Stoker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stoker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stoker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stoker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yaj misses with a two punch combination.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Stoker catches Yaj with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yaj looks to land a left hand but Stoker moved out of range nicely.
Stoker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edward Stoker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoker clobbers Yaj with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stoker catches Yaj with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the liver by Stoker. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaj misses the target.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yaj.
Yaj is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stoker.
Stoker stuns Yaj with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stoker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stoker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stoker dips to his left and cracks Yaj with an uppercut!
Stoker slaps away a takedown attempt from Yaj, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yaj misses with a hook. Stoker ducked under it nicely.
Stoker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Stoker as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Yaj 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stoker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yaj 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.
Yaj takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stoker looks to land a body kick but Yaj moved away.
Yaj lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stoker circles away quickly and effectively.
Yaj misses the jab.
Yaj wants to clinch up but Stoker keeps it at a distance.
Stoker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Edward Stoker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stoker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stoker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yaj ducks right into an uppercut from Stoker.
Stoker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stoker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yaj doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick lands from Stoker.
Yaj closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yaj throwing shots but Stoker is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Stoker keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoker throws a low kick but Yaj avoids it.
Stoker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stoker misses with an uppercut. Yaj saw that one coming.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Yaj.
Stoker connects with the punch.
Stoker lands a body shot.
Yaj wants to clinch up but Stoker keeps it at a distance.
Yaj doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoker circles away.
Stoker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yaj.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Yaj shoots in looking for a takedown. Stoker tries to sprawl out of it but Yaj keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stoker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stoker lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker lands with a cross.
Stoker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stoker throws a head kick that Yaj semi-blocks.
Yaj takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stoker moves out of range of the strikes.
Yaj forces Stoker back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Stoker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stoker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoker blocks it with crossed arms.
Stoker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stoker tries a body shot but Yaj blocks it.
Knees to the body from Yaj.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Stoker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yaj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stoker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rio Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaj is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj is trying to drag Stoker to the mat but Stoker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yaj lands a damaging elbow.
Yaj is working for takedown but Stoker is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Yaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stoker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stoker pushes Yaj back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stoker scores with a shot to the side of Yaj's head.
Stoker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker cracks Yaj with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Stoker.
Stoker tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stoker scores with a shot to the side of Yaj's head.
Stoker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stoker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yaj's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stoker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yaj scrambles back to his feet.
Yaj moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yaj is rocked!
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stoker clobbers Yaj with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Yaj is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yaj throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stoker counters with a stiff right hand.
Yaj gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edward Stoker!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Stoker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpa Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryer Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Michael's choice of entrance music: OTHERWISE - Coming For The Throne . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alpa Chino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer Michael!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael misses with a body shot.
Michael throws a body kick that misses.
Chino lands a slapping body shot.
Michael misses with a body kick.
Chino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michael.
Chino thinks about countering with a body kick.
Michael thuds his shin into the meat of Chino's side.
Michael throws a leg kick but Chino moved away.
Chino looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Michael cracks Chino with a good jab.
Bryer Michael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael scoring well with a low kick there.
Chino staying out of range there.
Chino slips a jab from Michael.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino wants to clinch up but Michael keeps it at a distance.
Chino avoids the head kick by Michael.
Chino tried to counter with a leg kick but Michael avoided it.
Michael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michael throws a leg kick but Chino sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As Michael backs away, Chino returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Michael walks into a stiff left hand from Chino.
Michael misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chino tries to counter by clinching up but Michael breaks away and moves out of range.
Chino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Michael scores with a nice strike.
Michael fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael connects with a body shot that sends Chino's belly button to the back.
Michael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chino blocks a jab.
Michael tries a low kick but Chino avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael throws a jab but it's blocked by Chino.
Michael dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chino. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut lands for Michael. That snapped Chino's head back.
Michael uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chino has time to react.
Chino throws a body shot but no joy.
Michael now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Michael connects with a leg kick. Chino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Michael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael is looking to land body kicks.
Michael misses with a wild body shot.
Michael clobbers Chino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Michael thows a leg kick but Chino checks it
and Chino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michael scoring well with a low kick there.
Michael throws out a powerful jab.
Michael does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Michael lands with a kick to the temple. Chino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Michael rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chino counters with a good low kick that Michael was not able to check.
Michael throws a hook to the side of Chino's head but Chino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It appears Chino was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino blocks a leg kick.
Chino seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michael throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot by Chino.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chino lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michael.
Michael throws a leg kick but Chino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Michael throws a hook but Chino blocks it.
Michael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Michael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chino quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryer Michael 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.
Chino has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Michael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chino.
Chino moves out of range of the body kick from Michael.
Michael throws a body punch but Chino moves out of range.
Michael looks for the body kick but Chino saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Chino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Michael misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Chino misses the target.
Michael tries to score with a low kick but Chino moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael misses with a jab to the body
and Chino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michael.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael throws a leg kick
and Chino counters with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Chino.
Chino throwing a counter right hand but Michael manages to avoid it.
Chino tries to clinch up.
Chino avoids the head kick by Michael.
Chino tried to counter with a leg kick but Michael avoided it.
Michael scores with a sloppy right hand. Chino should have avoided that one.
Chino walks into a straight right hand from Michael.
Michael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chino moves away.
Chino is looking to counter the offense by Michael and move into the clinch.
Michael throws a body kick that misses.
Chino is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Michael.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michael. Chino does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Chino misses its target.
Michael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chino moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Michael.
Michael lands a high kick!
Chino 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.
Chino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michael.
Michael lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chino at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chino takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michael misses with a hook. Chino ducked under it nicely.
Michael rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chino counters with a nice uppercut.
Michael misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Chino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Michael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Michael looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bryer Michael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michael misses with an uppercut. Chino saw that one coming.
As Michael tries to get set, Chino tries to push him back and clinch up but Michael manages to avoid the attempt.
Michael misses the shot to the body.
Michael has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Michael misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael throws a jab when Chino was well out of range.
Michael will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Michael throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Michael throws the left hand but Chino avoids the punch easily.
Michael throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Chino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Both fighters circling a little - Michael finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chino's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Michael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chino was well out of range. Poor timing from Michael.
Michael throws a lazy right hand but Chino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryer Michael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Michael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chino manages to avoid it.
Chino seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chino moves out of range of the strikes.
Michael throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michael connects with a right hand. Chino shakes it off.
Michael lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Michael scores with a nice head shot.
Michael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chino.
Michael is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael misses with a left hand
and Chino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michael connects with a nice looking jab.
Michael lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Michael.
Michael scores with a jab to the head.
Chino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Michael misses with a head kick.
That kick from Michael tenderised Chino's leg. Chino is trying to keep his angry face on.
Michael thuds his shin into the meat of Chino's side.
A slow jab from Michael misses its intended target.
Michael feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chino's calf.
Chino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands a jab to Chino's midsection.
Michael lands with a straight right. Chino didn't see that one coming.
Michael uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chino has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michael misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michael throws a body punch but Chino moves out of range.
Michael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chino.
Michael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chino was well out of range. Poor timing from Michael.
Michael swings for the body but Chino moves out of range.
Michael moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chino counters with a straight right hand.
Chino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michael scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chino doesn't seem bothered though.
Michael throws a body punch but Chino moves out of range.
Alpa Chino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chino checks it well.
Chino appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bryer Michael is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Michael smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Michael feints and then cracks Chino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chino down.
Michael misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Chino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Michael swings for the body but Chino moves out of range.
Michael fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chino on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael jabs Chino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Michael scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chino doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Michael.
Chino is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Michael throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheers as Michael lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chino doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Michael. That's going to slow Chino down.
A head kick misses from Michael.
Chino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Michael just manages to avoid it.
Michael smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Michael connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chino momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryer Michael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Michael has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryer Michael!
A victorious Bryer Michael thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drei Silker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ester Maverick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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5 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drei Silker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ester Maverick!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Silker there.
Maverick defending well as Silker loads up on a big left hand.
Maverick fails with a takedown attempt.
Silker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maverick.
Maverick drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silker defends it well.
Maverick gets the takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Maverick are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Silker works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Silker gets back to full guard.
Maverick lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick is posturing up here but Silker has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Maverick tries to roll out but it's too tight and Maverick has to tap! Slick submission there by Silker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Drei Silker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Naksuttava Puimakone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Kong Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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7 - 3 - 0 |
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148 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naksuttava Puimakone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Li Kong Ho!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puimakone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puimakone throws a looping overhand right but Ho ducks down to avoid it.
Ho throws a head kick but Puimakone moves out of range.
Ho throws a body punch but Puimakone moves out of range.
Puimakone has been working on his boxing with his coaches at McDojo in the buildup to the fight.
Puimakone scores with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Puimakone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puimakone.
Puimakone takes one on the button.
Puimakone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ho.
Ho slips a straight right by Puimakone.
Puimakone 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho throws a shot from downtown. Puimakone moves away and avoids it.
Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puimakone.
Nice body punch from Puimakone.
Puimakone slips under a jab from Ho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho throws a sloppy head kick and Puimakone moves out of range easily.
Ho misses with a hook to the body
and Puimakone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ho's guard.
Ho is trying to control the position but Puimakone postures up.
Puimakone pushes down on Ho's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ho wants to control but Puimakone is keeping busy.
Ho keeping hold of Puimakone's head, controlling as best he can.
Puimakone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puimakone is working away from the top position though.
Puimakone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho trying to control here.
Puimakone trying to control the pace.
Puimakone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ho's head.
Puimakone with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ho is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puimakone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ho is looking for a sweep. Puimakone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ho works his way to full guard. Good work.
Puimakone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Puimakone is one step ahead there.
Puimakone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Puimakone throws a big right hand that misses.
Puimakone landing some decent shots from guard.
Puimakone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puimakone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ho pulls Puimakone in to control the position.
Puimakone cracks Ho with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ho is on top in guard.
Ho trying to control but Puimakone is working from the bottom.
Ho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Puimakone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ho trying to control the position from guard on top but Puimakone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naksuttava Puimakone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Puimakone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ho just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Puimakone there.
Puimakone scores with a nice strike.
Li Kong Ho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Ho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puimakone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Puimakone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho.
Ho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puimakone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puimakone to score with a decent uppercut.
Puimakone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ho pinned against the cage. Ho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ho raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puimakone throws a shot to the body.
Ho misses with a looping right.
Ho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puimakone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho.
Li Kong Ho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho misses with a wild body shot.
Ho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puimakone throwing a counter right hand but Ho manages to avoid it.
Ho moves forwards but Puimakone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ho connects with the punch.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Puimakone.
Puimakone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puimakone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puimakone swings widly with a right hand
and Ho counters with a stiff right hand.
Puimakone scores with a nice right hand.
Puimakone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puimakone with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puimakone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puimakone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho counters with a straight right hand.
Puimakone moves away from the strike by Ho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puimakone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Puimakone as he connects with a hook.
Puimakone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ho can do to turn this around?
Puimakone thuds a left hand into Ho's body.
Ho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puimakone.
Ho swings for the body but Puimakone moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Puimakone.
Ho throws a shot from downtown. Puimakone moves away and avoids it.
Puimakone staying out of range there.
Ho throws a body punch but Puimakone moves out of range.
Puimakone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ho misses with a hook.
Puimakone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho throws a looping overhand right but Puimakone ducks down to avoid it.
Ho walks into a jab.
Puimakone throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho scores with a jab to the body.
Puimakone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho cracks Puimakone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice cross by Puimakone.
Ho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Puimakone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Puimakone misses with an uppercut.
Ho misses with a low kick.
Puimakone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho.
Ho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puimakone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho.
Puimakone connects with the punch.
Ho throws a hook to the side of Puimakone's head but Puimakone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Puimakone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Puimakone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puimakone throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Puimakone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puimakone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Puimakone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Puimakone throws a lazy uppercut
and Ho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puimakone.
Ho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Puimakone is looking for a counter combo.
Ho throws a lazy head kick
and Puimakone counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Puimakone misses.
Ho tests Puimakone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puimakone swings for the body but Ho moves out of range.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puimakone.
Puimakone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puimakone lands a two punch combo.
Ho staying out of range there.
Ho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naksuttava Puimakone dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Ho misses its intended target.
Puimakone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho throws an overhand right that lands on Puimakone's shoulder, as Puimakone tries to avoid the shot.
Puimakone jabs at Ho's body.
Ho walks into a jab.
Ho misses the jab.
Puimakone tries to counter with a takedown but Ho is quick to defend against it.
Ho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puimakone swinging wildly here.
Puimakone throws a lazy right hand but Ho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho tries a head kick but it misses.
Puimakone connects with a body shot.
Ho misses with a kick to the body
and Puimakone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puimakone tests Ho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puimakone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ho is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puimakone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho.
Ho is still on wobbly legs! Can Puimakone finish him?
Nice shot by Puimakone.
Ho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ho walks straight into a right hand from Puimakone - that's dropped him! Puimakone jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Ho from any more punishment! Ho complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Naksuttava Puimakone!
Our winner, Naksuttava Puimakone, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Perry!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Perry throws a nice head kick!
Perry lands a leg kick that knocks Bell off balance momentarily.
Bell connects with a leg kick. Perry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perry throws a sloppy head kick
and Bell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Perry. That snapped Bell's head back.
Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bell throws a hook but Perry blocks it.
Bell looks to land a left hand but Perry moved out of range nicely.
Perry cracks the inside of Bell's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell throws a leg kick but Perry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perry avoids a kick to the body.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Perry throws a leg kick but Bell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perry catches Bell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perry throws a leg kick that misses.
Perry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bell, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Perry.
Perry misses with a punch on the inside.
Perry misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perry.
Perry working aggressively here.
Perry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perry tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
I was talking to Bell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bell stalling in the clinch but Perry improves position.
Perry lands with a short shot to the head.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Perry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Perry tries to land knees in the clinch but Bell avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bell's elbow.
Perry lands a nice uppercut.
Bell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bell breaks the clinch.
Perry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Perry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perry throws a nice looking combination but Bell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bell pushes Perry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Perry.
Bell is trying to break the clinch but Perry has him pressed against the cage.
Bell takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell pushes Perry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Perry misses with an elbow strike.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perry misses with a body punch.
Perry throws a head punch that misses.
Perry throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
Perry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Bell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perry misses with some punches.
Perry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perry can't find room to land a body shot as Bell controls the action.
Perry lands a hook that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Perry misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Perry.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Bell avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
Perry scores with a shot to the side of Bell's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Perry.
Bell blocks a body shot from Perry.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perry.
Perry lands a right hand.
Perry leaning against his opponent.
Perry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perry leaning his opponent against the cage.
Perry misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Perry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bell slips under a jab.
Bell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perry.
Perry misses with a hook.
Bell misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Bell coming out on top.
Perry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perry misses with an uppercut.
Bell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Perry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bell.
Perry throws out a powerful jab.
Perry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Perry. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry checks a leg kick nicely.
Perry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bell is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry drops Bell with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bell! Perry dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duane Perry!
In his post fight interview, Duane Perry gave a big smile as he said 'ROTFLMAO did you really think you could beat me? LOL hAhahahahah. STFU noob.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kroblur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Kroblur!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroblur shoots in for a takedown but Aires shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aires takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kroblur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aires.
Aires throws a front kick that sends Kroblur stumbling back into the cage.
Kroblur throws a chopping leg kick but Aires manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aires quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kroblur drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aires looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires trying to control the position.
Aires looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kroblur is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur is fighting to break Aires's control of his arms but Aires is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aires looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kroblur is one step ahead there.
Aires controls Kroblur momentarily but Kroblur frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aires throws out a powerful jab.
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.
Kroblur has Aires up against the cage in a clinch.
Aires presses Kroblur against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aires scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aires is pressed up against the cage. Kroblur has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aires down to the mat. Aires avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Aires. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aires.
Aires looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kroblur connects with a leg kick. Aires looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kroblur throws a jab when Aires was well out of range.
Kroblur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
Aires scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aires throws a poor cross that misses
and Kroblur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aires is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kroblur's half guard.
Aires trying to control from half guard but Kroblur is working away.
We've been hearing that Aires 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.
Aires not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kroblur has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aires is working away from the top position though.
Aires wants to control but Kroblur is keeping him busy.
Aires slips a nice elbow through Kroblur's hands, connecting with Kroblur's forehead.
Aires scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aires trying to control the action but Kroblur is working from the bottom.
Kroblur wants to improve his position but Aires is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kroblur manages to get to full guard.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
Kroblur is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aires defends well.
Aires content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires 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.
Kroblur misses with a body kick.
Aires shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aires throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kroblur is pressing down on Aires's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aires looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kroblur is trying to control the position but Aires postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kroblur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires trying to control the position from guard on top but Kroblur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kroblur looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Aires lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aires is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aires wants to control from the top but Kroblur keeps moving.
Aires throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Kroblur is looking for a triangle but Aires pushes his legs off easily.
Aires chips away with some ground and pound.
Aires landing some decent shots from guard.
Kroblur is trying to keep Aires in close.
Kroblur had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aires defends it easily.
Aires missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kroblur 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Aires is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aires is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kroblur can do to turn this around?
Aires postures up and lands a big shot to Kroblur's brow.
Aires postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aires controls from within his opponent's guard.
Aires lands a couple of digs.
Kroblur is pulling down on Aires's head to control his posture.
Aires trying to control the position from guard on top but Kroblur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aires lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
Aires postures up.
Aires throws an elbow that misses. Kroblur uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aires's guard. Nice move by Kroblur!
Aires has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kroblur has passed into side control.
Aires is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aires makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aires.
Aires is trying to control the position but Kroblur postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Aires connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aires works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aires keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kroblur.
Aires keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruno Aires is winning the standup battle so far.
Kroblur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kroblur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kroblur gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Aires counters with a good low kick that Kroblur was not able to check.
Aires tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kroblur was well out of range. Poor timing from Aires.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kroblur! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires scores with a sloppy right hand. Kroblur should have avoided that one.
Aires fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kroblur instigates a clinch.
Kroblur blocking some punches.
Aires lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aires lands an overhand right.
Kroblur connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aires lunges at Kroblur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kroblur's hand.
Kroblur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aires ducks under a wild hook from Kroblur.
A cross from Aires lands.
Kroblur throws out a leg kick but Aires moves out of range and Kroblur only half commits.
Aires swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kroblur fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Aires misses.
Kroblur dives in for a single leg takedown but Aires sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aires throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kroblur was covering up waiting for the punch and Aires finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aires throwing strikes from guard but Kroblur blocks nicely.
Aires wants to control from the top but Kroblur keeps moving.
Aires trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kroblur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aires trying to control but Kroblur is working from the bottom.
Kroblur wants to improve his position but instead Aires has moved into half guard.
Kroblur manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aires escapes and throws Kroblur's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Aires has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bruno Aires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aires lands a nice shot to the head.
Kroblur is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aires takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Aires putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur taking shots to the head.
Aires working the ground and pound effectively.
Aires avoids the attempt from Kroblur to control.
Kroblur takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aires tries to control but Kroblur wriggling away.
Kroblur taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aires dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Aires showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aires 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Aires!
Bruno Aires thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neculai Costel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Ng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ain't No Sunshine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neculai Costel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ng digs a good hook to Costel's body.
Charles Ng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Costel scores with a jab to the body.
Costel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ng throws a series of punches but Costel moves out of range.
Costel misses with a low kick.
Ng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costel.
Ng on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Costel. Costel obviously looking to wear him down.
Ng loads up on a big right hand but Costel slips the punch.
Costel half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Costel misses with a takedown attempt
and Ng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ng falls off balance throwing a combination
so Costel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ng is wriggling around but Costel manages to pass to half 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!
Ng wants to control but Costel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Costel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costel is trying to control the action in half guard but Ng is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Costel is looking to stall here but Ng recovers full guard.
Costel has gone for a leg lock! Ng slips out almost immediately though and dives into Costel's guard.
Costel has his foot on Ng's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ng works his way back into a safe position though.
Costel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Costel looking to control but Ng passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costel is looking to improve his position.
Costel trying to control from the bottom.
Ng trying to mount his opponent but Costel defends it.
Costel is looking for a sweep. Ng is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Costel trying to control but Ng postures up.
Costel is pressing down on Ng's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Costel working a defensive guard here.
Ng sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng looking to pass the guard.
Costel keeping moving, preventing Ng from controlling successfully.
Ng gets to his feet. Costel looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Costel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ng.
Ng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Costel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ng jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Costel is rocked!
Ng cracks Costel with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Ng!
Our winner, Charles Ng, 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.
Neculai Costel spoke after the fight, saying 'You win some, you lose some. I have to give it to Hess, he was sneakyer tonight.'.
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