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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rio Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland De Roncevaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Roncevaux has chosen Menousis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rio Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Roland De Roncevaux !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj throws a series of strikes that have De Roncevaux backpedaling.
It looks like Roland De Roncevaux has been cut.
Yaj moves out of range of the strikes.
Yaj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yaj appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Yaj misses.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but De Roncevaux ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaj misses the target.
De Roncevaux misses with a double jab.
Yaj dips to his left and cracks De Roncevaux with an uppercut!
Yaj lands a jab to De Roncevaux 's midsection.
De Roncevaux displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Rio Yaj has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Roncevaux misses with a low kick as Yaj jumps back.
Yaj misses with a takedown
enabling De Roncevaux to counter with a crisp jab.
De Roncevaux keeps Yaj at a distance using the push kick.
Yaj throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from De Roncevaux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a body shot
and De Roncevaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yaj dips to his left and cracks De Roncevaux with an uppercut!
Rio Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De Roncevaux throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Yaj works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yaj throws an overhand right that lands on De Roncevaux 's shoulder, as De Roncevaux tries to avoid the shot.
De Roncevaux digs a good hook to Yaj's body.
De Roncevaux lands with a good body shot.
Yaj is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Roncevaux . That's going to slow Yaj down.
Yaj tries to clinch there but De Roncevaux circles away.
Yaj lands with a shot to the body.
De Roncevaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yaj moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj cracks De Roncevaux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yaj throws a lazy uppercut
and De Roncevaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yaj throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Roncevaux .
Yaj looks to clinch
and De Roncevaux counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Roncevaux feints and then cracks Yaj's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yaj down.
The crowd cheers as Yaj lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Roncevaux doesn't seem phased though.
De Roncevaux throws a head kick that misses.
De Roncevaux slips a straight right by Yaj.
Yaj shoots in but no luck this time.
Yaj throws a combination that misses
and De Roncevaux counters with a straight right hand.
De Roncevaux misses with a right hand
and Yaj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yaj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Roncevaux takes a swing at Yaj's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Roncevaux jabs at Yaj's body.
De Roncevaux lands a glancing blow to the side of Yaj's head.
De Roncevaux lands a right hook to the body.
De Roncevaux thuds a left hand into Yaj's body.
Yaj chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Roncevaux can pounce on him.
De Roncevaux lands with a shot to the body.
Roland De Roncevaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by De Roncevaux - just one landing.
Yaj misses with a double jab
and De Roncevaux counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Roncevaux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
De Roncevaux lands with an overhand left.
De Roncevaux drops Yaj with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Yaj! De Roncevaux dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roland De Roncevaux !
Roland De Roncevaux tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Wright (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
1 - 6 - 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
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine Wright!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Wright finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Wright has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bell is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jermaine Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
Wright is looking to chop away at Bell's legs.
Bell looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bell throws an off balance right hand
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Bell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bell feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wright throws a leg kick but Bell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wright just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBell.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bell throws a leg kick but Wright checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Bell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Wright.
Wright tests Bell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright feints and then cracks Bell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bell down.
Bell takes one to the chin there.
Nice uppercut lands for Wright. That snapped Bell's head back.
Bell's corner calls for a 1-2. Bell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws the left hand but Bell avoids the punch easily.
Bell slips a jab from Wright.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head.
Good shot there by Wright.
Bell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wright.
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wright.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Wright finds it's way through Bell's defenses.
A clash of legs there as Bell blocks the low kick.
Bell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wright is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Oooooh!!! Wright has knocked Bell down with a huge combo! Wright steps away and waves a wobbly Bell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Wright throws a leg kick but Bell checks it.
It looked like Bell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot lands for Wright.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Bell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Bell misses with a hook
and Wright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Bell's head.
Bell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright tests Bell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wright lands a big head kick that sends Bell tumbling to the mat! Wright takes a step backwards and waves Bell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bell is rocked!
Bell walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Wright! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jermaine Wright!
An out of breath Jermaine Wright thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpa Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Kuschelbär comes into the arena with Erasure - Always blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alpa Chino!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Kuschelbär takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a body shot.
Von Kuschelbär thows a leg kick but Chino checks it
and Chino counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed right hand from Chino misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Von Kuschelbär on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Von Kuschelbär shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Chino to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Kuschelbär uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chino.
Von Kuschelbär has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Von Kuschelbär takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Von Kuschelbär attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kuschelbär throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chino counters with a low kick, right behind Von Kuschelbär 's knee.
Chino throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Von Kuschelbär misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a hook.
Chino slips under a jab from Von Kuschelbär.
Chino throws a counter combo.
Von Kuschelbär blocks the body kick.
Chino slips under a jab from Von Kuschelbär.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chino! But no joy.
Von Kuschelbär throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Von Kuschelbär can pounce on him.
Chino throws a shot to the body.
Von Kuschelbär misses the shot to the body.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a left hand
and Chino counters with a low kick, right behind Von Kuschelbär 's knee.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Von Kuschelbär.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Kuschelbär misses the target.
Von Kuschelbär backing away here, and Chino unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Von Kuschelbär pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a nice body kick.
Alpa Chino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Kuschelbär throws a lazy body kick
and Chino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Kuschelbär swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chino gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär looks for a takedown but Chino sprawls well.
Chino flicks out a counter leg kick but Von Kuschelbär steps away.
A low kick from Von Kuschelbär is predictable there
and Chino counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a hook. Chino ducked under it nicely.
Von Kuschelbär throws a nice head kick!
Von Kuschelbär misses with a straight right.
Chino now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a left hand
letting Chino counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Von Kuschelbär - just one landing.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body kick that misses
and Chino counters with a nice leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär with a hook.
Chino looks to land a left hand but Von Kuschelbär moved out of range nicely.
Chino blocks a leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Friedrich Von Kuschelbär. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Von Kuschelbär's sensitive parts.
Chino throws a head kick but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
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!
Chino moves out of range of the body kick from Von Kuschelbär.
Chino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a hook. Chino ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alpa Chino will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Kuschelbär.
Chino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Von Kuschelbär throws an off balance right hand
and Chino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Von Kuschelbär's knee momentarily.
Chino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body punch but Chino moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Von Kuschelbär misses
and Chino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chino's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kuschelbär drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chino wants to get back to his feet but Von Kuschelbär passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chino is refusing to be controlled, as Von Kuschelbär sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino wants to get back to his feet.
Chino has hold of Von Kuschelbär's hands but Von Kuschelbär slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Von Kuschelbär.
Chino wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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.
Chino wants to get back to his feet.
Chino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chino's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Kuschelbär missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chino is refusing to be controlled, as Von Kuschelbär sits in half guard.
Chino tries to kick Von Kuschelbär off but Von Kuschelbär keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Von Kuschelbär tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chino swivels and escapes.
Chino lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino blocks the body kick.
Von Kuschelbär looks to throw the jab but Chino is out of range.
Chino unleashes a big counter combination but Von Kuschelbär bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chino misses with a kick to the body
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a single leg into guard. Chino didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Von Kuschelbär accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chino keeping full guard, as Von Kuschelbär tries to pass.
Von Kuschelbär is looking to work some ground and pound but Chino has wrist control.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a couple of short punches.
Von Kuschelbär not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär looking to pass the guard.
Chino is looking to stand up but Von Kuschelbär isn't so interested in that idea.
Von Kuschelbär wants to pass the guard but Chino is keeping the position.
Chino wants to get back to his feet but Von Kuschelbär is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body punch but Chino moves out of range.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär is winning the standup battle so far.
Chino throws a jab when Von Kuschelbär was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär 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!
Von Kuschelbär lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Von Kuschelbär here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A jab from Von Kuschelbär misses.
A little jabbing left from Chino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body kick that misses.
Von Kuschelbär walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chino replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Von Kuschelbär blocks it well.
Chino getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Von Kuschelbär throws a leg kick
and Chino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Von Kuschelbär misses.
Chino misses with a low kick as Von Kuschelbär jumps back.
Chino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chino keeps Von Kuschelbär at a distance using the push kick.
Von Kuschelbär shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chino but Chino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Von Kuschelbär is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chino can do to turn this around?
Von Kuschelbär looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Von Kuschelbär fails with the takedown
and Chino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Von Kuschelbär's knee momentarily.
Chino blocks a low kick nicely.
Chino throws out a counter right but Von Kuschelbär avoids it with no problem.
Von Kuschelbär throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Von Kuschelbär or perhaps it was just good defense by Chino, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Friedrich Von Kuschelbär. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Kuschelbär throws a hook to the side of Chino's head but Chino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Kuschelbär uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chino has time to react.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Von Kuschelbär checks a leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a hook to the body. Chino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Von Kuschelbär finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chino moves out of range as Von Kuschelbär strikes.
Von Kuschelbär looks to score with a jab to the body but Chino is just out of range.
Chino throws out a counter right but Von Kuschelbär avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Kuschelbär.
Chino closes the distance and clinches.
Chino swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Kuschelbär uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chino tries to throw a body punch but Von Kuschelbär avoids it by throwing Chino back against the cage.
Chino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chino misses with a body punch.
Chino pushes Von Kuschelbär back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Von Kuschelbär lands an uppercut.
Von Kuschelbär drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chino throws a head punch that misses.
Von Kuschelbär is trying to drag Chino to the mat but Chino just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Von Kuschelbär goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Kuschelbär is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice uppercut.
Von Kuschelbär's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Kuschelbär softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chino scores with a hook to the body.
Chino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Von Kuschelbär throws a punch but it's blocked by Chino.
Chino throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär breaks from the clinch.
Von Kuschelbär tries to land a front kick but Chino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a double jab
and Von Kuschelbär takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Von Kuschelbär has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Remember The Name - Fort Minor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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214 lbs
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213 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cornelius Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Gilas misses.
Carr with a hook.
Gilas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gilas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gilas shoots and misses
and Carr counters with a stiff right hand.
Carr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gilas's hands.
Gilas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Cornelius Carr has been cut.
Gilas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carr misses with a straight left.
Gilas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Carr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gilas lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carr lands a leg kick that knocks Gilas off balance momentarily.
Carr misses with a leg kick.
Gilas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr jabs Gilas right on the nose. Gilas blinks but takes it well.
Carr connects with the punch.
Carr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wild Card in the buildup to the fight.
Carr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gilas misses with a jab to the body
and Carr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gilas.
Nice jab there from Carr.
Carr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Neil Gilas has been cut.
Carr scores with a nice right hand.
Cornelius Carr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Carr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carr misses with a hook. Gilas ducked under it nicely.
Carr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gilas closes the distance and clinches up with Carr, looking for a takedown. Gilas pushes Carr against the cage but Carr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Gilas misses
and Carr counters with a nice uppercut.
Cornelius Carr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Carr.
Gilas looks to land a right hand but Carr moved out of range.
Carr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gilas back to the cage. Carr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gilas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carr thuds his right hand into Gilas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good standup being displayed there by Carr as he connects with a hook.
Gilas is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr lands a jab to the head.
Gilas is still on wobbly legs! Can Carr finish him?
Carr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gilas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carr thuds a left hand into Gilas's body.
Gilas seems to have recovered his senses.
Gilas throws an off balance right hand
and Carr counters with a crisp right that sends Gilas to the canvas! Carr follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelius Carr!
Cornelius Carr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ras Li Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Judah's choice of entrance music: Limb By Limb. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
205 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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24
215 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Li Judah!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aires lands a body shot.
Aires throws a good cross that connects.
Aires paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Judah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aires drops down looking for a counter takedown but Judah sprawls and moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aires.
We've been hearing reports that Aires has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Judah scoring well with a low kick there.
Aires scores with a kick to the body.
Judah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Ras Li Judah has been cut.
Aires ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Judah looks winded!
Aires scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aires jabs at Judah's body.
Judah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aires throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Judah on the side of the head.
Aires just misses with a punch to the body.
Aires jabs at Judah's body.
Aires scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Aires.
Aires with a jab.
Aires misses with a low kick as Judah jumps back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Judah. That's going to slow Aires down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aires darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aires explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aires - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Aires.
Judah is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires lands a big right hand that sends Judah crashing to the mat! Aires stays standing though and waves Judah back to his feet!
Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Aires finish him?
Aires throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aires.
Ras Li Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aires with a strong takedown there and he's ended up in side control.
Aires controlling the position.
Judah struggling a bit here.
Aires cracks Judah with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Judah is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Aires lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Judah down.
Aires lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aires lands a nice forearm strike.
Aires scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A lull in the action here as Aires stalls from top position.
Aires is putting a hurting on Judah here, landing some big shots from side control.
Judah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aires works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Judah's face as Aires controls the position.
Judah takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Aires working the ground and pound.
Aires lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Judah! Aires senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Judah out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bruno Aires!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruno Aires thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marv Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marv Miller struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!
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23
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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22
227 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera!
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, Marv Miller!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
Barrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Barrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Miller tries to counter it with a takedown but Barrera pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Barrera tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Barrera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Miller just manages to avoid it.
Barrera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barrera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrera is just out of range.
Barrera moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Nice defenses there by Barrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrera gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Barrera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Miller working his ground and pound in the gym.
Barrera lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Barrera from controlling successfully.
Barrera preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrera content to stall in guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miller can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barrera stands up from Miller's guard - Barrera perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrera misses the target.
Barrera misses with a leg kick
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Mario Barrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barrera connects with a crisp jab.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Barrera manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miller throws the left hand but Barrera avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera drops Miller with a beautiful combination! Miller stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barrera is looking for the KO!
Miller is rocked!
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Barrera finish him?
Barrera lands a head shot.
Barrera throws a big shot that misses.
Barrera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrera slips a jab from Miller.
Barrera sends Miller crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Barrera is motioning to the referee to let Miller up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrera ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Barrera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barrera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Miller throws a series of punches but Barrera moves out of range.
Miller 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a cross.
Miller misses with a hook
and Barrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barrera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.
Barrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barrera connects with the punch.
Barrera drops Miller with a straight right hand, right on the button! Barrera follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Barrera!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nameless Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Kopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dan Balan Like. Nameless Fighter had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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29
151 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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28
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nameless Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Kopp!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopp blocks a jab.
Kopp drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fighter defends it well.
Fighter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fighter!
Kopp shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fighter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fighter misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Kopp connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fighter some visible discomfort.
Fighter defending against the ground and pound.
Kopp scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter wants to get back to his feet but Kopp drags him back down.
Fighter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kopp connects with a decent elbow.
Kopp cracks Fighter with a big right hand but Fighter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fighter wants to control but Kopp postures up.
Kopp cracks Fighter with a big elbow.
Kopp tries to score with some ground and pound. Fighter controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kopp scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kopp throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fighter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kopp on the ground.
Kopp working the ground and pound.
Kopp in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kopp grinds an elbow into Fighter's temple.
Fighter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kopp cracks Fighter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kopp working the ground and pound.
Fighter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Kopp are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Kopp.
Kopp lands an elbow.
Kopp in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kopp working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Kopp are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kopp working the ground and pound from side control.
Kopp working the head with strikes.
Kopp in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fighter is rocked!
Kopp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fighter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh Fighter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kopp in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kopp working the body and head with strikes.
Kopp in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Fighter looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kopp turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Kopp!
During a confident post fight interview, Steven Kopp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Nameless Fighter was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be back And I`ll win YOU MOTH****CKERS!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ching Ching (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Newcombe (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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22
158 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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27
150 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ching Ching!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Newcombe!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newcombe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Newcombe passes Ching's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ching is staying active underneath Newcombe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Newcombe is thwarting Ching's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newcombe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ching does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newcombe is working for a submission of some sort.
Ching manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcombe trying to control but Ching is working from the bottom.
Ching is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Newcombe is aware though and is defending well.
Newcombe working some strikes from top position.
Ching looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Newcombe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ching's head.
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.
Ching keeping moving, preventing Newcombe from controlling successfully.
Ching is controlling Newcombe's posture.
Newcombe trying to control but Ching is working from the bottom.
Newcombe is looking to work some ground and pound but Ching has wrist control.
Ching is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ching cracks Newcombe with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Ching catches Newcombe right on the button with a cross.
Newcombe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Newcombe gets a takedown into half guard.
Newcombe wants to pass the guard but Ching is defending well.
Ching slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Newcombe content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Ching has locked up a guillotine! Ching's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Newcombe is holding on here and Ching must be using up a lot of energy. Newcombe has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Ching gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ching Ching!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gar Goyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Uppertaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
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2 - 5 - 0 |
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245 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gar Goyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, The Uppertaker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Uppertaker misses the target.
Goyle throws a series of strikes that have Uppertaker backpedaling.
Goyle works over Uppertaker's head and body with a nice combination.
Goyle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Uppertaker throws a right and a left that Goyle avoids nicely.
Goyle is looking for a counter combo.
Uppertaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uppertaker throws a right hand that Goyle ducks under and follows up with a left that Goyle also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uppertaker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Goyle looks to land a combination but Uppertaker avoids it well.
Goyle looks to land a combination. Uppertaker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Goyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Uppertaker misses with a two punch combination.
Gar Goyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uppertaker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Goyle connects with the punch.
Goyle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Uppertaker back to the cage. Goyle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Uppertaker is rocked!
Goyle connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Uppertaker! He's out on his feet! Goyle rushes in and drops Uppertaker with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gar Goyle!
Gar Goyle got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Vogel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsuda Taro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsuda Taro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Vogel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matsuda Taro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogel fails to land the takedown.
Vogel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taro to the mat! Taro manages to get full guard.
Vogel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vogel trying to control the position from guard on top but Taro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vogel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vogel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taro is keeping the position for now.
Taro has his hands on Vogel's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vogel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vogel looking to sit in guard and control but Taro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vogel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vogel tries to get out of the position.
Let's hope that Taro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Taro stops Vogel from standing up.
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.
Taro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vogel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Taro dives into side control.
Vogel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vogel wants to get back to his feet but Taro is dominant here and he's now got Vogel's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogel trying to get back to his feet but Taro is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Taro's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vogel is trying to get back to his feet but Taro has full control of the position and if anything, Vogel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Vogel is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Kurt Vogel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vogel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Taro's guard.
Taro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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 Kurt Vogel will probably get the nod.
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.
Vogel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taro defends it nicely.
Vogel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taro throws a sloppy head kick and Vogel moves out of range easily.
Vogel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Taro.
Taro lands a big head kick that sends Vogel tumbling to the mat! Taro takes a step backwards and waves Vogel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vogel is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taro fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Vogel out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Matsuda Taro!
Matsuda Taro bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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