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ICON Fight NIGHT 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derrick King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derrick King has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Alberto Silva has been cut.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva avoids the head kick by King.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Derrick King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for King.
King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
Derrick King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Silva.
King scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva is rocked!
King drops Silva with a huge uppercut! Silva drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. King is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick King!
Derrick King decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Alberto Silva spoke after the fight, saying 'He did a great job by not letting da fight go down to the mat. Love u al my fans and sorry for letting u down.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Vidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saif Swaleh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vidal kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sweet Dreams . 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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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arturo Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saif Swaleh!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vidal pushes Swaleh up against the cage in a clinch.
Swaleh looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Vidal lands an elbow inside that Swaleh shrugs off.
Swaleh misses with the head strike.
Vidal lands an elbow that stopped Swaleh in his tracks for a moment.
Swaleh tries to score a body lock takedown but Vidal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Swaleh blocks an elbow strike.
Swaleh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vidal throws an elbow but misses.
Swaleh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vidal lands an elbow inside that Swaleh shrugs off.
Vidal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vidal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vidal throws an elbow but it misses.
Vidal lands an elbow that stopped Swaleh in his tracks for a moment.
Vidal lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swaleh takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vidal.
Vidal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vidal.
Vidal lands an elbow inside.
Vidal lands an elbow that stopped Swaleh in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Vidal.
Vidal throws an elbow but it misses.
Swaleh dodges an elbow strike from Vidal.
Vidal lands a nice elbow.
Swaleh avoids the elbow strike from Vidal, against the cage.
Vidal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vidal lands a nice elbow.
Vidal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vidal lands a damaging elbow.
Swaleh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vidal lands an elbow inside that Swaleh shrugs off.
Vidal lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swaleh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vidal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Swaleh avoids the elbow strike from Vidal, against the cage.
Vidal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Swaleh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vidal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidal lands an elbow inside.
Swaleh blocks an elbow strike from Vidal.
Swaleh dodges an elbow strike from Vidal.
Swaleh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vidal lands an elbow just above Swaleh 's eye.
Vidal throws an elbow but it misses.
Vidal misses with an elbow strike.
Vidal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Swaleh avoids the elbow strike from Vidal, against the cage.
Swaleh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Swaleh avoids the elbow strike from Vidal, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Vidal.
Swaleh is rocked!
Swaleh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Swaleh is still on wobbly legs! Can Vidal finish him?
Vidal lands an elbow inside that Swaleh shrugs off.
Vidal lands an elbow that stopped Swaleh in his tracks for a moment.
Swaleh is pressed against the cage. Vidal pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Swaleh! Two more big strikes from Vidal and Swaleh crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Arturo Vidal!
Arturo Vidal 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.
Saif Swaleh spoke after the fight, saying 'This guy is crazy, he fights like a champ. I tried to knock him down but he wasn't going down, and his face was licking blood but he was still infront of my face. This guy is a champ and he needs a tittle shot!!!! Sorry to all my fans!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sergeant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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140 lbs
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139 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Sergeant!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sergeant lands the left hand.
Diaz throws a lazy body kick
and Sergeant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Sergeant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sergeant is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sergeant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sergeant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looking to control.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sergeant is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sergeant swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Sergeant's head back.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sergeant drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diaz defends it well.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
A little jabbing left from Sergeant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sergeant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Sergeant just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sergeant.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sergeant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sergeant fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a leg kick.
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Sergeant.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Sergeant off balance momentarily.
Sergeant has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sergeant shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diaz!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.
Sergeant dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Sergeant feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sergeant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dan Sergeant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz lands a jab.
Sergeant with a poor takedown
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sergeant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sergeant's hands.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Sergeant moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Sergeant off balance momentarily.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sergeant.
Sergeant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
Antonio Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sergeant throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Sergeant ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Sergeant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sergeant's knee momentarily.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sergeant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sergeant darts in looking for a takedown but Diaz gets double underhooks and turns Sergeant into the cage.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sergeant with the counter takedown but Diaz avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Sergeant slips the punch.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Antonio Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Sergeant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Sergeant.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Sergeant's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sergeant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sergeant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Sergeant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Sergeant misses with an uppercut
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sergeant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sergeant is breathing heavily.
Sergeant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sergeant misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sergeant closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diaz wants to control but Sergeant postures up.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is not content to let Sergeant control the position.
Diaz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Diaz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sergeant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz wants to hold on but Sergeant pushes him away.
Sergeant tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sergeant cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sergeant controlling from the full mount.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sergeant on the ground.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Sergeant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sergeant can do to turn this around?
Sergeant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sergeant is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Diaz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Diaz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sergeant misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz tests Sergeant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sergeant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
Sergeant lands the left hand.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Sergeant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Sergeant.
Sergeant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Sergeant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sergeant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sergeant circles away quickly and effectively.
Sergeant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Diaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sergeant.
Sergeant tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sergeant, as that shot connected.
A solid body kick from Diaz.
Sergeant walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Dan Sergeant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sergeant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Sergeant backs away, Diaz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sergeant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sergeant.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Sergeant avoids them all with ease.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sergeant's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sergeant. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Sergeant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Sergeant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sergeant has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diaz.
Sergeant is trying to drag Diaz to the mat but Diaz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Sergeant.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sergeant or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sergeant momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sergeant moves away.
Sergeant swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sergeant thinking.
Sergeant throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dan Sergeant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Diaz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lamb God (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). God comes to the cage accompanied by Now you've got something to die for. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carlito Brigante was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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142 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamb God!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlito Brigante!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigante gets a clinch.
Brigante is fighting off a takedown attempt but God is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brigante to the mat. Brigante regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brigante has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. God is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Brigante tries to pull guard but God won't allow it.
God wants the takedown. Brigante is fighting it off but God persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brigante's guard against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brigante looking for a guillotine here but God defends easily.
God knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brigante on the ground.
Brigante working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. God doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. God manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brigante has his foot on God's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. God works his way back into a safe position though.
Brigante is looking for a triangle but God pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
God is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
God thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
God is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brigante looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
God thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brigante throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
God is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brigante throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
God is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
God drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and God jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
God drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and God jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
God looking to pass the guard.
God is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
God drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and God jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante is trying to control the position but God postures up.
Brigante is looking for a triangle but God pushes his legs off easily.
God drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and God jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brigante keeping full guard, as God tries to pass.
God thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brigante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
God drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brigante sprawls and moves away.
God ducks under a wild hook from Brigante.
God appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brigante misses with a body punch
and God counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by God.
Brigante kicks God off and gets to his feet.
Brigante throws out a loose jab but God uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brigante darts in and clinches God up against the cage.
God has hold of one of Brigante's legs. Brigante is fighting the takedown attempt but God gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
God drops back looking for a leg! Brigante is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brigante manages to kick God off! God jumps back into Brigante's guard.
God has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
God is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brigante looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Brigante dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
God moves out of range as Brigante strikes.
No luck for Brigante with that takedown attempt.
Brigante darts in looking for a takedown but God gets double underhooks and turns Brigante into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Brigante.
Brigante darts in and clinches God up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
God has picked Brigante up - he's going for a ride! God dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Brigante has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but God is on him like a limpet, forcing Brigante back against the cage.
Brigante drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
God wants to control from the top but Brigante keeps moving.
Brigante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
God is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante looking for a guillotine here but God defends easily.
Brigante can't keep his opponent in guard - God advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
God is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brigante moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
God looking to pass the guard.
God is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brigante has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but God can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
God thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brigante trying to keep a closed guard but God is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
God wants to control from the top but Brigante keeps moving.
God drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and God jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
God tries to free his leg and advance position but Brigante is retaining full guard.
God is working hard here to advance position.
God is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brigante is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
God tries to free his leg and advance position but Brigante is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brigante is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst God is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brigante throws a head kick but God moves out of range.
God tries to counter with a takedown but Brigante is quick to defend against it.
Brigante throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. God was covering up waiting for the punch and Brigante finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Carlito Brigante has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brigante is breathing heavily.
God has his foot on Brigante's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brigante works his way back into a safe position though.
Brigante stands up from guard. Let's bang!
God staying out of range there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brigante misses with a straight left.
God feinted with a counter takedown.
Brigante has closed the distance and engaged God in a clinch.
God works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Brigante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! God's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Brigante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brigante with a lazy takedown attempt
and God counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brigante wants to get back to full guard.
Brigante actively working from the bottom here.
God is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brigante doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time God.
God is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brigante doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time God.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
God is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brigante manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
God trying to control but Brigante is working from the bottom.
Brigante is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brigante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brigante is trying to control the position but God postures up.
God drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and God jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
God pushes down on Brigante's leg and manages to get into half guard.
God is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Brigante still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Brigante has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
God is not content to let Brigante control the position.
God can't do much from the bottom here.
God is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante is looking to take a break and control but God is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brigante tries for a kimura but God is defending well.
God sneaks back into half guard.
God regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four 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.
God working a defensive guard here.
God looking for a guillotine here but Brigante defends easily.
God looking for a guillotine here but Brigante defends easily.
God has his foot on Brigante's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brigante works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlito Brigante.
Well Brigante 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlito Brigante!
A very excited looking Carlito Brigante made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Grigorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonardo Leite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leite fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grigorian stuffs the takedown attempt from Leite. Leite gets slowly back to his feet.
Leite shoots in for a double leg but Grigorian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Leite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grigorian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leite momentarily.
Leite shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grigorian sprawls well. Grigorian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leite gets slowly back to his feet.
Leite shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grigorian pinned against the cage. Grigorian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Leite or perhaps it was just good defense by Grigorian, which made it look bad.
Grigorian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grigorian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grigorian wants it to stay on the feet.
Leite has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leite.
Grigorian catches Leite with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leite darts in looking for a takedown but Grigorian gets double underhooks and turns Leite into the cage.
Grigorian is trying to counter with his kicks.
Grigorian connects with the punch.
Leite doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grigorian counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Leite is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grigorian lands a big head kick that sends Leite tumbling to the mat! Grigorian takes a step backwards and waves Leite back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Leite is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leite tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grigorian swivels and escapes.
Oh Leite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grigorian bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grigorian lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grigorian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grigorian pushes Leite away with a front kick.
Leite shoots for a double leg takedown but Grigorian sprawls well. He's pushed Leite's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grigorian feints a jab and as Leite dips his head, Grigorian unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Leite right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Leite falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Grigorian smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Adam Grigorian!
After winning the bout, Adam Grigorian thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walton Kunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Jazz Cartier - New Religion. Walton Kunz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walton Kunz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Kunz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kunz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kunz throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kunz under the eye.
Kunz misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kunz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kunz is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Carter working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter taking a breather here.
Check out the look on Carter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kunz trying his best to control but Carter has mounted him.
Carter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carter lands a big shot there that rocks Kunz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Carter with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Carter landing strikes from the mount and Kunz is in trouble!
Kunz is rocked!
Carter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kunz is still in real trouble! Can Carter finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kunz looks a forlorn figure.
Carter 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kunz is in a horrible position here. Carter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Carter cracks Kunz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carter cracks Kunz with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nik Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Takeshi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Japanese Player. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takumi Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nik Snow!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takeshi takes a swing at Snow's ribcage but misses.
Takeshi throws a lazy uppercut
and Snow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takeshi throws a right hand that misses
enabling Snow to counter with a crisp jab.
Snow lands a glancing blow to the side of Takeshi's head.
Takeshi missing with a left hand there. Snow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snow swings for the body but Takeshi moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Snow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Takeshi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A quick step to the side and Takeshi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snow has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Takeshi walks into a stiff left hand from Snow.
Snow with a jab.
Snow slips a jab and a cross from Takeshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Takeshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Snow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takeshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snow feints a counter leg kick.
Takeshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snow digs a good hook to Takeshi's body.
Snow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takeshi is out of range and Snow settles back down.
Takeshi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Takeshi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takeshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sloppy strikes from Snow. Those never looked like landing.
Snow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Takeshi misses its intended target.
It seemed like Snow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takeshi manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snow.
Snow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Snow scores with a punch to the head.
Takeshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Takeshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takeshi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takeshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takeshi throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi misses with an uppercut
and Snow counters with a nice uppercut.
Takeshi misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Snow.
Snow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takeshi in his tracks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Snow!
Takeshi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Snow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Takeshi scrambles back to his feet.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takeshi.
Snow scores with a leg kick.
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takeshi.
Takeshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Snow is looking to slow Takeshi down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow throws a lazy right hand but Takeshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snow moves out of range as Takeshi strikes.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takeshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Snow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takeshi.
Takeshi scores with a hook to the body. Snow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Takeshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Snow is just out of range.
Takeshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
Takeshi is looking for a counter combo.
Snow throws a lazy uppercut
and Takeshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takeshi throws an overhand right that lands on Snow's shoulder, as Snow tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Snow dominated that round.
That's time! Takeshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snow throws a body shot but no joy.
Takeshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snow.
Takeshi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snow's head.
Takeshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snow circles away quickly and effectively.
Snow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takeshi throws a combination that misses
and Snow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Snow does no damage.
Nik Snow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takeshi counters with a nice body shot.
Snow misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow lands a head shot.
Snow lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Snow.
Snow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Takeshi takes a step back to recover.
Takeshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takeshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Takeshi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Snow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Snow moves away from the strike by Takeshi.
Snow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snow misses with a left hand
letting Takeshi counter with a right hand.
Snow lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Snow. That's going to slow Takeshi down.
Takeshi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takeshi there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takeshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Snow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takeshi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Snow on the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Takeshi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Snow is looking to clinch.
Snow loads up on a big right hand but Takeshi slips the punch.
Snow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takeshi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Takeshi ducks under a wild hook from Snow.
Takeshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snow.
Takeshi misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Takeshi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeshi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takeshi scores with the left hand. Snow knows he should have avoided that one.
Snow misses with a looping right.
Snow feints and then cracks Takeshi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takeshi down.
Takeshi lands with a nice body punch.
Snow tries to clinch but Takeshi is having none of it.
Snow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takeshi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takeshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snow was well out of range. Poor timing from Takeshi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takeshi.
Takeshi misses with a wild combination.
Takeshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Takeshi walks into a jab.
Snow misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Snow.
Takeshi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Snow to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Snow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Snow thuds a left hand into Takeshi's body.
Takeshi scores with the left hand. Snow knows he should have avoided that one.
Takeshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takeshi walks into a stiff left hand from Snow.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Snow. Takeshi shrugs it off though.
A cross from Snow lands.
Takeshi throws a right hand that Snow ducks under and follows up with a left that Snow also avoids with ease.
Takeshi cracks Snow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeshi misses with a left hand
and Snow counters with a stiff right hand.
Snow drops Takeshi with a beautiful combination! Takeshi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Snow is looking for the KO!
Takeshi is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow pounces like a tiger and cracks Takeshi with a vicious hook! Takeshi is down but not out! Snow follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nik Snow!
Takumi Takeshi was interviewed post fight and said 'nahhhh "#"$%$%#$|....AAAHHHHHHH.....#$%#$!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hop Sing Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Vermeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jiu Jitsu. Alexander Vermeer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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151 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hop Sing Jung!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Vermeer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung has Vermeer up against the cage in a clinch.
Vermeer digs a right hand into Jung's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jung's gas tank.
Jung fails to pull guard.
Jung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vermeer scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Hop Sing Jung has been cut.
Jung slips under a jab from Vermeer.
Vermeer throws a shot to the body.
Vermeer misses with a wild body shot.
Jung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vermeer misses with an uppercut.
Jung avoids the body shot from Vermeer.
Jung misses with a body shot.
Vermeer missing with a left hand there. Jung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vermeer works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer digs a good body shot into Jung's ribs.
Jung throws a lazy uppercut
and Vermeer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jung misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Jung misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vermeer! But no joy.
Jung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vermeer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vermeer scores with a shoulder strike.
Vermeer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jung turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jung manages to end up in side control.
Vermeer sneaks out the side door and pushes Jung away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermeer throws a big shot that misses.
Jung tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Vermeer to counter with a crisp jab.
Jung misses with a shot to the body
and Vermeer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung swings widly with a right hand
and Vermeer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vermeer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jung loads up on a big right hand but Vermeer slips the punch.
Vermeer misses with a wild body shot.
Jung changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vermeer jabs Jung to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jung swings widly with a right hand
and Vermeer counters by clinching up.
Jung is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vermeer to keep the fight standing.
Jung tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vermeer smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hop Sing Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vermeer tries to clinch up.
Vermeer closes the distance and pushes Jung back into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jung.
Vermeer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vermeer lands a right hand.
Vermeer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Jung is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Jung controls his hands.
Oh Jung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vermeer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jung.
Jung seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot in the inside from Vermeer.
Jung misses with some punches.
Jung looking for a takedown.
Vermeer gets through Jung's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vermeer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vermeer blocks an uppercut.
Vermeer lands an uppercut.
Vermeer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vermeer scores with a shot to the side of Jung's head.
Jung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vermeer digs a right hand into Jung's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jung's gas tank.
Jung breaks the clinch.
Vermeer misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander Vermeer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jung sprawling to the canvas! Jung rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vermeer finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeer lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Jung out cold! Jung is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Vermeer!
Alexander Vermeer is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Alexander Vermeer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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