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DFC Mayhem 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hannibal Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rose avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Rose definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez being controlled against the cage.
Rose avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Sanchez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez looks winded!
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Carlos Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Rose.
It looks like Carlos Sanchez has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose sends Sanchez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rose is motioning to the referee to let Sanchez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sanchez is rocked!
Rose is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Sanchez flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Sanchez is out cold! Rose holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hannibal Rose!
During a confident post fight interview, Hannibal Rose thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel De Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Reealopubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reealopubo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Chop Suey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Reealopubo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reealopubo is looking to clinch.
De Oliveira lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Reealopubo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reealopubo blocks a head kick by De Oliveira.
Reealopubo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Oliveira.
De Oliveira tries a low kick but Reealopubo avoids it.
Reealopubo is looking to clinch.
De Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
De Oliveira takes the fight into the clinch.
Reealopubo misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reealopubo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reealopubo misses with a punch on the inside.
Reealopubo misses with a punch on the inside.
De Oliveira tries to pull guard but Reealopubo holds him up against the cage and eventually De Oliveira drops back down to his feet.
Reealopubo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Oliveira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Reealopubo has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Oliveira.
De Oliveira has had enough of the clinch but Reealopubo keeps him there for the moment.
Reealopubo misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reealopubo tries to clinch there but De Oliveira circles away.
De Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
De Oliveira blocking some punches.
De Oliveira tries to circle away but Reealopubo has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Oliveira.
Reealopubo has a couple of punches blocked by De Oliveira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reealopubo.
De Oliveira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reealopubo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel De Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reealopubo has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Reealopubo.
Reealopubo keeps control of De Oliveira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Oliveira manages to pull guard.
Reealopubo got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Oliveira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reealopubo has managed to get both his arms back between De Oliveira's legs - danger averted.
Reealopubo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Oliveira wants to get back to his feet but Reealopubo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reealopubo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of De Oliveira is proving hard to escape from.
De Oliveira looking for a sweep. Not yet De Oliveira, not yet.
Reealopubo stands up and waves to De Oliveira to follow him.
Reealopubo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reealopubo.
Reealopubo swings wildly with an uppercut but De Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reealopubo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Reealopubo has him pressed against the cage.
Reealopubo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Oliveira jumps guard.
De Oliveira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
De Oliveira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reealopubo trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Oliveira's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo prevents De Oliveira from getting back to his feet.
Reealopubo stands up and waves to De Oliveira to follow him.
Reealopubo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reealopubo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Oliveira tries to pull guard but Reealopubo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
De Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reealopubo tries to clinch but De Oliveira moves out of range.
De Oliveira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
De Oliveira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reealopubo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Oliveira somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
Reealopubo takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Reealopubo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reealopubo forces De Oliveira back against the cage and clinches.
Reealopubo misses with some punches.
Reealopubo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reealopubo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Oliveira.
Reealopubo gets through De Oliveira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Reealopubo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reealopubo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reealopubo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Oliveira seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reealopubo can turn it around.
Reealopubo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reealopubo misses with a punch on the inside.
Reealopubo misses with a punch on the inside.
De Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Reealopubo has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Oliveira tries for a takedown but Reealopubo manages to get underhooks.
De Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reealopubo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel De Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reealopubo.
De Oliveira blocking some punches.
De Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reealopubo has closed the distance and engaged De Oliveira in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reealopubo fails to land.
De Oliveira pulls Reealopubo into guard.
De Oliveira has a closed guard, preventing Reealopubo from standing up.
De Oliveira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reealopubo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reealopubo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Oliveira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Oliveira tries to get out of the position.
De Oliveira wants to stand and escape but Reealopubo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Reealopubo has closed the distance and engaged De Oliveira in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reealopubo fails to land.
De Oliveira blocks an uppercut.
Reealopubo has a couple of punches blocked by De Oliveira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reealopubo.
Reealopubo lands a shoulder strike.
De Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Reealopubo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reealopubo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Oliveira.
A short uppercut from Reealopubo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reealopubo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Oliveira backwards.
De Oliveira tries to throw a body punch but Reealopubo avoids it by throwing De Oliveira back against the cage.
Reealopubo lands a shoulder strike.
Reealopubo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on De Oliveira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Oliveira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reealopubo's brow.
Reealopubo lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Oliveira backwards.
Reealopubo has a couple of punches blocked by De Oliveira.
Joe Reealopubo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Oliveira looking to stall.
Reealopubo swings wildly with an uppercut but De Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reealopubo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Oliveira.
Reealopubo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from De Oliveira misses the target.
Reealopubo tries to close the distance and clinch but De Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and De Oliveira tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reealopubo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo drives through and clinches with De Oliveira against the cage.
De Oliveira wants to get back to striking at distance but Reealopubo won't allow it.
Reealopubo swings wildly with an uppercut but De Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Oliveira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reealopubo after a bit of a struggle.
Reealopubo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Oliveira.
Reealopubo misses with a punch on the inside.
De Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gabriel De Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reealopubo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Oliveira sets himself, and Reealopubo steps forward looking for the clinch! De Oliveira avoids it this time.
Reealopubo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Oliveira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reealopubo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reealopubo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Oliveira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Reealopubo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
De Oliveira has a takedown stuffed.
Reealopubo has managed to clinch.
De Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reealopubo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reealopubo lands an uppercut.
De Oliveira takes a shot to the head.
Reealopubo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Oliveira jumps guard.
Reealopubo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De Oliveira, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Reealopubo pushes De Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Reealopubo on the inside.
Reealopubo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Oliveira backwards.
Reealopubo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Oliveira.
Reealopubo misses with a punch on the inside.
De Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Reealopubo has double underhooks.
De Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reealopubo misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reealopubo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reealopubo misses with some punches.
Reealopubo lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Reealopubo.
De Oliveira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reealopubo is defending well.
De Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reealopubo pushes De Oliveira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Oliveira jumps guard but Reealopubo stands there with De Oliveira around his waist. De Oliveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel De Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reealopubo gets underhooks to prevent De Oliveira's takedown attempt.
Reealopubo lands with a light punch inside.
De Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reealopubo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
De Oliveira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reealopubo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Oliveira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reealopubo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reealopubo tries to clinch but De Oliveira is having none of it.
Reealopubo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Reealopubo.
De Oliveira wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reealopubo clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reealopubo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Oliveira takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo throws a head punch that misses.
De Oliveira is looking for a takedown.
De Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Reealopubo is controlling him.
De Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reealopubo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reealopubo.
Reealopubo misses with the head strike.
A short right from Reealopubo on the inside.
Reealopubo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Oliveira blocking some punches.
Reealopubo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reealopubo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reealopubo swings wildly with an uppercut but De Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Oliveira.
De Oliveira breaks the clinch.
Reealopubo is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo tries to clinch but De Oliveira moves out of range.
De Oliveira clinches up with Reealopubo and pushes him back against the cage.
De Oliveira blocking some punches.
Reealopubo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Oliveira.
Reealopubo has a couple of punches blocked by De Oliveira.
Reealopubo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reealopubo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Reealopubo fails to land.
Reealopubo working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Oliveira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reealopubo uses from the top position.
Joe Reealopubo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Oliveira is working an open guard so Reealopubo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Reealopubo is looking to clinch but De Oliveira is avoiding it.
Reealopubo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Oliveira, pushing him back against the cage.
Gabriel De Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reealopubo misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Reealopubo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reealopubo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Reealopubo!
A very excited looking Joe Reealopubo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Mahrous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Diaz (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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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Mahrous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragnar Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahrous shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
No luck for Mahrous with that takedown attempt.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Mahrous's belly button to the back.
Mahrous shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Mahrous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Mahrous off the cage and back into range.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mahrous shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Mahrous looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Mahrous down.
Mahrous shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diaz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mahrous trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
Mahrous looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mahrous thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mahrous taking a break here but Diaz is having none of it and regains half guard.
Diaz controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahrous prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz keeping control of the position.
Mahrous is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Mahrous is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahrous wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mahrous thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Mahrous sits in half guard.
Diaz keeping hold of Mahrous's head, controlling as best he can.
Mahrous wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Mahrous is stalling here. Diaz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mahrous seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Diaz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mahrous keeps working.
Mahrous sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mahrous blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Diaz is thwarting Mahrous's attempts to control the position.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz is thwarting Mahrous's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz tests Mahrous's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz jabs Mahrous to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mahrous fails with the takedown.
Mahrous misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mahrous shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Mahrous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mahrous is defended easily by Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz with a hook.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahrous throws out the jab.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mahrous has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Abdul Mahrous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahrous shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mahrous throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Mahrous's body.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Mahrous fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mahrous rather than just go for the knockout.
Mahrous misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Mahrous was not able to check.
Mahrous closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Ragnar Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mahrous under the eye.
Mahrous shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahrous misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Mahrous 's knee.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahrous takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Mahrous is rocked!
Diaz circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mahrous to the canvas! Mahrous doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Diaz keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Diaz!
Ragnar Diaz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Abdul Mahrous stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll bounce back, I've came through plenty in life.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Menendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menendez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. White Devil Rise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Menendez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones rushes Menendez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Menendez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Menendez tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Menendez up against the cage.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Menendez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Matthew Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Menendez.
Good body shot from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Menendez is rocked!
It looks like Manny Menendez has been cut.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Menendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Menendez looks winded!
Jones fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Menendez out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Matthew Jones!
A very excited looking Matthew Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Lee V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nairo Velasquez Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackie Lee V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nairo Velasquez Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee V keeps the fight on the outside.
Velasquez Quintana misses with a head kick.
Velasquez Quintana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee V paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee V throws a poor cross that misses
and Velasquez Quintana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velasquez Quintana tries to clinch there but Lee V circles away.
Velasquez Quintana is looking to score with low kicks.
Velasquez Quintana slips under a jab from Lee V.
Lee V blocks a jab.
Lee V appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lee V definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Velasquez Quintana wants to clinch up but Lee V keeps it at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee V.
Velasquez Quintana swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Lee V.
Lee V moves out of range as Velasquez Quintana strikes.
Velasquez Quintana tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee V swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez Quintana throws a nice looking combination but Lee V bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee V moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Velasquez Quintana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez Quintana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Velasquez Quintana throws a lazy right hand but Lee V sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Velasquez Quintana throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee V.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Velasquez Quintana misses.
Lee V with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee V darts in and clinches Velasquez Quintana up against the cage.
Lee V lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velasquez Quintana backwards.
Lee V lands a shoulder strike.
Velasquez Quintana is trying to break the clinch but Lee V has him pressed against the cage.
Velasquez Quintana throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee V.
Lee V lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee V lands with a left to the head.
Lee V blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Velasquez Quintana fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee V.
Lee V lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee V has a couple of punches blocked by Velasquez Quintana.
Lee V lands a hook that snaps the head of Velasquez Quintana backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez Quintana prevents a body shot from Lee V.
Lee V scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee V lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee V throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velasquez Quintanas head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee V lands a shot to the body.
Lee V digs a right hand underneath Velasquez Quintana's ribcage. Velasquez Quintana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Velasquez Quintana swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee V uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee V lands a left hand that snaps the head of Velasquez Quintana backwards.
A short uppercut from Lee V.
Velasquez Quintana wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee V won't allow it.
Lee V working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Velasquez Quintana is rocked!
Lee V lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Velasquez Quintana to his knees! Lee V keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackie Lee V!
A very excited looking Jackie Lee V made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Von Lotusflower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koh Ibu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koh Ibu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Von Lotusflower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koh Ibu!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibu. Lotusflower does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! Ibu slams his shin into Lotusflower's torso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ibu.
Lotusflower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ibu.
Ibu moves out of range as Lotusflower strikes.
Lotusflower misses with a hook
and Ibu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lotusflower misses with a looping left.
Lotusflower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibu moves away.
Ibu lands a slapping body shot.
Ibu punishes Lotusflower's body with a nice straight punch.
Lotusflower is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ibu.
A countering left hand to the body from Ibu misses.
Ibu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Lotusflower has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ibu.
Ibu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lotusflower was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibu.
Ibu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lotusflower seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Ibu tenderised Lotusflower's leg. Lotusflower is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ibu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lotusflower.
Ibu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ibu throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Lotusflower wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ibu lands with a cross.
Ibu throws out a powerful jab.
Ibu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibu lands with a nice body punch.
Lotusflower misses with a looping left.
Ibu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ibu staying out of range there.
A big left from Lotusflower misses.
Ibu lands with a nice body punch.
Lotusflower doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lotusflower closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ibu scores with a leg kick.
Lotusflower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibu manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotusflower takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lotusflower is rocked!
Ibu cracks Lotusflower with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lotusflower tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ibu pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lotusflower is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koh Ibu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Soloman Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Chan (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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26
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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24
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soloman Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer throws a hook to the side of Chan's head but Chan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chan duly obliges.
It looks like Soloman Palmer has been cut.
Palmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chan misses with a series of wild punches.
Palmer misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Chan to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Palmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chan misses with a two punch combination.
Chan throws a series of punches but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chan defends well and Palmer ends up having to push Chan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmer.
Palmer throws a jab when Chan was well out of range.
Chan lands a jab to Palmer's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer drops his hands momentarily and Chan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Palmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan avoids the body shot from Palmer.
A big left from Chan misses.
Chan leaves Palmer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palmer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soloman Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan misses with an uppercut.
Chan scores with a shot to the body.
Chan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palmer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Palmer moves out of range as Chan strikes.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chan.
Chan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Chan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackie Chan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palmer drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palmer stays in close to Chan's body and controls the position.
Chan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Chan has wrist control.
Chan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palmer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palmer throwing strikes from guard but Chan blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Chan looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chan staying out of range there.
Palmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chan.
A little jabbing left from Chan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Chan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chan! But no joy.
Palmer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Palmer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Palmer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Palmer is working Chan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Palmer cracks Chan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Palmer tries to score with some ground and pound. Chan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Palmer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to score with some ground and pound. Chan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Palmer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chan some visible discomfort.
Chan dodges the ground and pound from Palmer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Palmer throws a strike aimed at the side of Chan's head but Chan avoids it well.
Palmer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Palmer trying to control the action but Chan is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Palmer.
Palmer working the ground and pound.
Palmer in side control lands a decent elbow.
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 Soloman Palmer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Soloman Palmer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Palmer throws a jab when Chan was well out of range.
Jackie Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmer goes for a double leg but Chan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chan continues to drive forward.
Chan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Palmer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Palmer thows a huge punch but Chan dodges it nicely.
Palmer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Palmer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palmer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Palmer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer moves nicely into side control.
Palmer throws a strike aimed at the side of Chan's head but Chan avoids it well.
Palmer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Palmer is looking to take a break and control but Chan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chan is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Palmer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Palmer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Palmer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Palmer crashes against the mat.
Chan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Palmer.
Palmer 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.
Chan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Palmer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Palmer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Palmer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chan parries the strikes from Palmer easily there. Palmer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chan to escape.
Palmer in side control, throwing shots but Chan defends.
Chan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Palmer.
Palmer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Chan defending against the ground and pound.
Palmer scoring with punches from side control.
Palmer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Palmer throws a strike aimed at the side of Chan's head but Chan avoids it well.
Palmer scores with a couple of short elbows.
Palmer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Soloman Palmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palmer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Palmer.
Chan dodges the ground and pound from Palmer.
Palmer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ground and pound from Palmer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Palmer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Palmer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Palmer throws a strike aimed at the side of Chan's head but Chan avoids it well.
Palmer controlling the position.
Chan taking a bit of punishment here - Palmer scoring with strikes.
Palmer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Palmer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer looks up at the clock and then as Chan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Palmer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Palmer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Palmer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Palmer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Palmer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Palmer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chan to see if he's OK.
Chan parries the strikes from Palmer easily there. Palmer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chan to escape.
Palmer trying to control the position but Chan is working away.
Palmer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palmer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chan some visible discomfort.
Palmer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chan is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soloman Palmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Soloman Palmer's cut.
That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Chan throws a counter combo.
Palmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palmer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Palmer misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Chan enables Palmer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Palmer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Palmer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palmer throwing strikes but missing.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer throws a big right hand that misses.
Palmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Chan has wrist control.
Chan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palmer trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Palmer throwing strikes but missing.
Chan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Palmer throws out a loose jab but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan moves out of range as Palmer strikes.
Jackie Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Chan blocks a jab.
Chan defending well as Palmer loads up on a big left hand.
Jackie Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palmer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chan avoids it really well and circles away.
Palmer just misses with a punch to the body.
Chan defending well as Palmer loads up on a big left hand.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Chan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palmer.
Palmer looks to land a right hand but Chan moved out of range.
Chan avoids the body shot from Palmer.
Donk. Palmer catches Chan right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a body punch but Chan moves out of range.
Chan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmer.
A slow jab from Palmer misses its intended target.
Palmer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Palmer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palmer throws a big elbow that misses.
Palmer stands up over Chan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Palmer stands and throws Chan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Palmer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Palmer landing a few strikes.
Palmer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Palmer throws an elbow but Chan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Palmer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Palmer throws a strike aimed at the side of Chan's head but Chan avoids it well.
Palmer working the ground and pound but Chan is defending the strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ground and pound from Palmer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Palmer working the ground and pound but Chan is defending the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan taking a bit of punishment here - Palmer scoring with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soloman Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Palmer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soloman Palmer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur The Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kotch Chicodemarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chicodemarco has chosen Sadie Hawkins as his entrance music. Artur The Axe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
270 lbs
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27
264 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur The Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kotch Chicodemarco!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Axe jabs Chicodemarco right on the nose. Chicodemarco blinks but takes it well.
Chicodemarco closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The Axe to the mat! The Axe manages to get full guard.
The Axe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chicodemarco.
The Axe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Chicodemarco has passed into side control.
Chicodemarco tries to score with some ground and pound. The Axe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chicodemarco is putting a hurting on The Axe here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chicodemarco controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Axe dodges the ground and pound from Chicodemarco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chicodemarco lands some shots froms side control.
The Axe taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chicodemarco has worked his way into a potential kimura here. The Axe is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Chicodemarco yanks on the arm and The Axe is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Chicodemarco.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kotch Chicodemarco!
A very excited looking Kotch Chicodemarco 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 Alexander Dippe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason ReConnor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Dippe looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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189 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Dippe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason ReConnor!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dippe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dippe connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jason ReConnor has been cut.
ReConnor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dippe walks away with a smile on his face. ReConnor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
ReConnor tries to keep at a distance but Dippe has taken the fight into the clinch.
ReConnor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short body shot lands from Dippe as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Dippe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
ReConnor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dippe to keep the fight standing.
Alexander Dippe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason ReConnor.
Dippe lands a nice knee to the body.
Dippe with a knee to the head.
Dippe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dippe landing knees to the head.
ReConnor looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ReConnor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dippe walks away with a smile on his face. ReConnor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dippe rushes ReConnor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dippe connects with a knee to the head.
Dippe with a knee to the head.
Dippe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
ReConnor is rocked!
Dippe has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles ReConnor - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Dippe, and another! ReConnor is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Alexander Dippe!
A very excited looking Alexander Dippe rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James McAvoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Cheryshev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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245 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James McAvoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Cheryshev!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheryshev with a jab.
It looks like James McAvoy has been cut.
Cheryshev digs a good body shot into McAvoy's ribs.
McAvoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cheryshev.
McAvoy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cheryshev finds it's way round the side to connect with McAvoy's head.
Good exchange - Cheryshev coming out on top.
A shot to the liver by McAvoy. Beautiful body shot.
McAvoy throws a hook to the side of Cheryshev's head but Cheryshev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McAvoy scores with a jab.
Cheryshev drops McAvoy with a beautiful combination! McAvoy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cheryshev is looking for the KO!
McAvoy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by McAvoy.
Oh McAvoy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cheryshev swings for the body but McAvoy moves out of range.
McAvoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McAvoy seems to have got his legs back now.
Cheryshev misses the jab.
McAvoy misses with a body shot.
Cheryshev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McAvoy misses with an uppercut.
Cheryshev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McAvoy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Yuri Cheryshev has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Cheryshev misses.
A swing and a miss from Cheryshev.
McAvoy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cheryshev to counter with a crisp jab.
James McAvoy's cut is getting worse.
McAvoy throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cheryshev counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheryshev misses the target.
Cheryshev cracks McAvoy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cheryshev has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McAvoy to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheryshev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McAvoy.
McAvoy looks up at the clock. Bad move! Cheryshev lands a right hand from hell, dropping McAvoy. Cheryshev pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Cheryshev!
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