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RFC 20: Immaculate Destruction PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brett Blackheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nithion Leafshard (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brett Blackheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nithion Leafshard!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackheart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blackheart misses with a head kick.
Blackheart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leafshard counters with a shoot takedown. Blackheart fights it but they end up in guard.
Leafshard trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackheart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackheart is looking to stand up but Leafshard isn't so interested in that idea.
Blackheart being controlled here, momentarily.
Leafshard drops back looking for a leg! Blackheart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blackheart manages to kick Leafshard off! Leafshard jumps back into Blackheart's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leafshard has gone for a leg lock! Blackheart slips out almost immediately though and dives into Leafshard's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackheart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leafshard trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leafshard is pulling down on Blackheart's head to control his posture.
Leafshard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leafshard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blackheart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackheart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leafshard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Leafshard trying to keep a closed guard but Blackheart is proving a slippery customer.
Blackheart has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blackheart is posturing up here but Leafshard has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Blackheart tries to roll out but it's too tight and Blackheart has to tap! Slick submission there by Leafshard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nithion Leafshard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Shelby 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abraham Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby lands with a nice body punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lincoln scores with a leg kick.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lincoln was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Lincoln fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shelby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shelby lands a jab to Lincoln's midsection.
Lincoln takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shelby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lincoln takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shelby connects with a body shot that sends Lincoln's belly button to the back.
Shelby digs a good body shot into Lincoln's ribs.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Shelby is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lincoln rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby misses the shot to the body.
Lincoln connects with a high kick.
Shelby pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lincoln back to the cage. Shelby follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Lincoln is looking for a counter combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Shelby as he connects with a hook.
Shelby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Lincoln's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shelby lands a slapping body shot.
Shelby tries to bum rush Lincoln with a series of wild strikes but Lincoln uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shelby throws a body punch but Lincoln moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shelby. That did some damage!
Shelby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lincoln counters with an outside leg kick.
Shelby lands a nice shot to the body.
Tommy Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincoln feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shelby's calf.
Shelby misses with a looping right.
Lincoln feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shelby throws a jab when Lincoln was well out of range.
Lincoln ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincoln moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
Lincoln fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shelby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shelby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lincoln. That's going to slow Shelby down.
No joy there for Shelby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lincoln lands with a kick to the temple. Shelby shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Shelby.
Lincoln showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shelby.
Shelby lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shelby throws a right and a left that Lincoln avoids nicely.
Shelby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lincoln counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shelby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shelby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shelby misses with a few strikes there.
Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shelby.
Lincoln half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shelby throws a body punch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincoln misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Shelby misses with a two punch combination.
Lincoln fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shelby just manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
Lincoln really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shelby throws out a loose jab but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln slips under a jab.
Lincoln seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shelby avoids the head kick by Lincoln.
Shelby let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lincoln cracks the inside of Shelby's front leg.
Shelby throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Lincoln tried to counter with a leg kick but Shelby avoided it.
Lincoln slips a straight right by Shelby.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
Lincoln seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lincoln looks to land a left hand but Shelby moved out of range nicely.
Lincoln displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shelby throws out the jab.
Lincoln clinches up with Shelby and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lincoln takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shelby tries to circle away but Lincoln has him pinned against the cage.
Lincoln breaks the clinch.
Lincoln feints and then cracks Shelby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shelby down.
Shelby throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Shelby.
Lincoln throws a front kick that sends Shelby stumbling back into the cage.
Lincoln uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shelby.
A cross from Shelby lands.
Shelby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lincoln moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
Lincoln fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shelby just manages to avoid it.
Lincoln fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Shelby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lincoln throws a lazy right hand but Shelby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shelby manages to avoid it.
Lincoln dodges the punch combination from Shelby.
Shelby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lincoln on the side of the head.
Shelby misses with a wild combination.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lincoln.
Shelby misses the jab.
Lincoln looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Lincoln was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big left from Lincoln misses.
Lincoln lands with a kick to the temple. Shelby shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shelby misses with a hook
and Lincoln makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lincoln throws a hook but Shelby avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Shelby dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shelby blocks a head kick by Lincoln.
Lincoln throws a chopping leg kick but Shelby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tommy Shelby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shelby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lincoln can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lincoln.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby throws a right hand that Lincoln ducks under and follows up with a left that Lincoln also avoids with ease.
Lincoln pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shelby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shelby misses the body punch
and Lincoln counters with a series of strikes. Shelby will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lincoln dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shelby. That did some damage!
Shelby gets tackled into the cage by Lincoln. Lincoln maintains the clinch.
Lincoln swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shelby tries to break free but Lincoln pushes him back against the cage.
Shelby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lincoln has him pressed against the cage.
Shelby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
Lincoln throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shelby can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lincoln.
Shelby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Shelby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Lincoln throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shelby.
Lincoln avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shelby misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Lincoln misses the target.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Shelby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lincoln misses with a hook.
A combination from Shelby does no damage.
Shelby lands a body shot.
Shelby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tommy Shelby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lincoln slips a straight right by Shelby.
Lincoln looks to land a left hand but Shelby moved out of range nicely.
Shelby scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut. Shelby saw that one coming.
Shelby looks to throw the jab but Lincoln is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Lincoln clinches up against the cage.
Shelby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shelby has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lincoln seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shelby can turn it around.
Shelby is trying to force a seperation but Lincoln has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lincoln creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lincoln lands a damaging elbow.
Lincoln misses with a knee strike.
Shelby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lincoln's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shelby looks to land a combination but Lincoln avoids it well.
Shelby is breathing heavily.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lincoln's corner calls for a 1-2. Lincoln obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby avoids the body shot from Lincoln.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Lincoln tenderised Shelby's leg. Shelby is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Lincoln's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lincoln throws a leg kick which misses Shelby's front leg but catches the back leg as Shelby tries to avoid it.
Lincoln closes the distance and clinches.
Lincoln lands an elbow that stopped Shelby in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Lincoln.
Lincoln connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shelby's face.
Lincoln has Shelby pressed against the cage, preventing Shelby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lincoln's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lincoln.
Lincoln tries to land knees in the clinch but Shelby avoids the damage to the body.
Shelby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shelby tries to break the clinch but Lincoln is controlling the position.
Shelby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lincoln will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shelby up against the cage.
Shelby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Lincoln.
Shelby is looking to break free of the clinch but Lincoln has double underhooks.
Lincoln throws a punch but it's blocked by Shelby.
Lincoln misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln has Shelby pressed against the cage, preventing Shelby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shelby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lincoln can't find room to land a body shot as Shelby controls the action.
Shelby letting Lincoln take a breather here.
Shelby managing to block the knees to the body from Lincoln.
Lincoln creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shelby's defenses.
Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Lincoln lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shelby.
Lincoln tries to clinch but Shelby is having none of it.
Shelby is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shelby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shelby swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Lincoln's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Lincoln dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut.
Lincoln looks to score with a jab to the body but Shelby is just out of range.
Shelby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lincoln throws a quick counter head kick but Shelby was just out of range.
Shelby throws a jab when Lincoln was well out of range.
A head kick from Lincoln lands but Shelby takes it in his stride.
Lincoln throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shelby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shelby blocks a head kick by Lincoln.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Lincoln throws a push kick but Shelby slaps the foot to one side.
Lincoln is looking to chop away at Shelby's legs.
A big left from Shelby misses.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Shelby does no damage.
Shelby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lincoln.
A swing and a miss from Shelby.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Shelby misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shelby's sensitive parts.
Lincoln dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shelby. That did some damage!
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lincoln thumps Shelby with a low kick.
Shelby throws out a loose jab but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lincoln. Shelby shrugs it off though.
Shelby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shelby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
Shelby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shelby connects with a body shot that sends Lincoln's belly button to the back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lincoln. Shelby shrugs it off though.
Shelby throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelby misses with a two punch combination.
Lincoln will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lincoln throws an overhand right that lands on Shelby's shoulder, as Shelby tries to avoid the shot.
Shelby let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby looks to land a right hand but Lincoln moved out of range.
Shelby works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lincoln!
Shelby throws a combination that misses
and Lincoln counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from Lincoln lands but Shelby takes it in his stride.
Lincoln dips to his left and cracks Shelby with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Shelby.
Lincoln appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lincoln.
Shelby swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lincoln counters with a two punch combo.
Shelby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lincoln.
Shelby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shelby is rocked!
Lincoln fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shelby.
Shelby is still on wobbly legs! Can Lincoln finish him?
Lincoln lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lincoln throws a shot from downtown. Shelby moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lincoln.
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shelby seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed right hand from Shelby misses the target.
Lincoln lands with a kick to the temple. Shelby shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lincoln throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lincoln throws the left hand but Shelby avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a body shot but no joy.
Shelby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lincoln thumps Shelby with a low kick.
Shelby looks to land a right hand but Lincoln moved out of range.
Lincoln looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lincoln.
A head kick misses from Lincoln.
A head kick misses from Lincoln.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby misses with a shot to the body
and Lincoln counters with a nice leg kick.
Shelby lands a jab to the head.
Lincoln scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Lincoln.
Lincoln scoring well with a low kick there.
Shelby scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincoln defending well as Shelby loads up on a big left hand.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
Lincoln looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lincoln.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lincoln was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Lincoln throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincoln throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shelby loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Lincoln's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shelby walks into a jab.
Shelby connects with a body shot.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Lincoln is just out of range.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shelby misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Shelby.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincoln feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shelby's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lincoln. That's going to slow Shelby down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shelby's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Lincoln showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lincoln has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Lincoln!
A victorious Abraham Lincoln thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roar Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Cezar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roar Horse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roar Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Cezar!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Horse.
Cezar takes one on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Horse. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Horse.
Horse lands an overhand right.
Horse takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horse buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Cezar scores with a four punch combination!
BOOM! Horse lands a beautiful left hook that drops Cezar. Cezar tries to recover but Horse is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Cezar lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roar Horse!
In his post fight interview, Roar Horse started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Skvardsonn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skvardsonn has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Skvardsonn!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Skvardsonn misses
and Bronson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bronson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Skvardsonn cracks Bronson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Skvardsonn swinging wildly here.
Skvardsonn lands a two punch combo.
Bronson dodges the punch combination from Skvardsonn.
Skvardsonn misses with the combination.
Bronson lands a glancing blow to the side of Skvardsonn's head.
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!
Skvardsonn tries to bum rush Bronson with a series of wild strikes but Bronson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bronson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skvardsonn connects with a body shot.
Skvardsonn feints a jab promting Bronson to slip. Skvardsonn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bronson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bronson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Skvardsonn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bronson counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bronson lands a nice uppercut.
Skvardsonn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skvardsonn jumps guard but Bronson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bronson misses with some punches.
Skvardsonn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bronson to keep the fight standing.
Skvardsonn is trying to push Bronson away but Bronson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bronson is pushing Skvardsonn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Skvardsonn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skvardsonn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bronson is leaning against Skvardsonn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Skvardsonn working hard to break the clinch.
Skvardsonn is trying to break the clinch but Bronson has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skvardsonn is trying to break the clinch but Bronson has him pressed against the cage.
Bronson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bronson pushes Skvardsonn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bronson lands a shoulder strike.
Skvardsonn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bronson just stands there and leans against the cage.
DJ Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Skvardsonn.
Skvardsonn is working for takedown but Bronson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Skvardsonn tries to score a body lock takedown but Bronson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bronson lands a body shot.
Skvardsonn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Skvardsonn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bronson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Skvardsonn breaks the clinch.
Bronson throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skvardsonn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bronson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Skvardsonn.
Bronson lands a slapping body shot.
A nice combination there by Skvardsonn.
Skvardsonn looks winded!
Bronson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skvardsonn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skvardsonn misses with a wild combination.
Skvardsonn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skvardsonn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bronson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skvardsonn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bronson counters with a nice body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Skvardsonn. Those never looked like landing.
Skvardsonn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skvardsonn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skvardsonn misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Bronson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronson rushes Skvardsonn and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bronson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bronson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Skvardsonn is trying to break free.
Bronson slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Bronson - that landed with a thud.
Skvardsonn wants to break free but Bronson has control.
Skvardsonn is trying to force a seperation but Bronson has the dominant position.
Skvardsonn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skvardsonn tries to pull guard but Bronson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Skvardsonn has had enough of the clinch but Bronson keeps him there for the moment.
Skvardsonn can't break the clinch.
Skvardsonn is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Skvardsonn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Skvardsonn misses with a double jab
and Bronson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bronson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martin Skvardsonn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Skvardsonn misses the target.
Bronson lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Martin Skvardsonn has been cut.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skvardsonn throws a right and a left that Bronson avoids nicely.
Bronson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skvardsonn.
Skvardsonn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Skvardsonn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Bronson misses the target.
Skvardsonn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Bronson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Skvardsonn keeps the fight on the outside.
Skvardsonn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bronson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skvardsonn is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronson throws a jab when Skvardsonn was well out of range.
Skvardsonn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skvardsonn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin Skvardsonn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skvardsonn is breathing heavily.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Skvardsonn saw that one coming.
Skvardsonn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skvardsonn duly obliges.
Jab by Skvardsonn.
Skvardsonn lands a slapping body shot.
Skvardsonn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Jab, jab by Skvardsonn - just one landing.
Skvardsonn misses the shot to the body.
Skvardsonn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Skvardsonn does no damage.
Bronson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Skvardsonn.
Skvardsonn swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skvardsonn swings widly with a right hand
and Bronson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bronson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bronson misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skvardsonn lands a jab.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Skvardsonn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bronson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skvardsonn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Skvardsonn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bronson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bronson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skvardsonn on the side of the head.
Bronson connects with a right hand. Skvardsonn shakes it off.
Skvardsonn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bronson rather than just go for the knockout.
Bronson missing with a left hand there. Skvardsonn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bronson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bronson duly obliges.
Skvardsonn is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?
Bronson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Skvardsonn to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Skvardsonn looks to clinch but Bronson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Skvardsonn taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). DJ Bronson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Mata has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitor Mata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson pushes Mata up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mata is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mata backwards.
Mata is rocked!
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mata backwards.
Oh Mata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mata to his knees! Johnson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Johnson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hanaiakamalama Luahoomae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Markov (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanaiakamalama Luahoomae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Markov!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markov works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Markov.
Luahoomae attempts a counter takedown but Markov avoids it well and moves away.
Markov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luahoomae counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Luahoomae is trying to work for a kimura but Markov is defending well.
Markov tries to kick Luahoomae off but Luahoomae keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Luahoomae is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Markov!
Luahoomae throws some wild stikes that Markov manages to avoid easily.
Luahoomae throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Luahoomae avoids the attempt from Markov to control.
Luahoomae in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luahoomae with good strikes from the mount here!
Luahoomae raining down hammerfists from mount.
Markov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Luahoomae throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Markov because Luahoomae loaded up on that one.
Luahoomae throwing strikes here but Markov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov taking shots to the head.
It looks like Aleksey Markov has been cut.
Luahoomae working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Luahoomae looking to finish Markov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Markov!
Markov is rocked!
Luahoomae lands a big shot to the head and Markov winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hanaiakamalama Luahoomae!
Hanaiakamalama Luahoomae thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spraynard Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Reddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Where's My Chippy?. Reddish is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Biting Elbows - Bad Motherfucker. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spraynard Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Reddish!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger misses with a jab, cross combination.
That kick from Reddish tenderised Kruger's leg. Kruger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reddish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kruger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kruger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reddish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kruger misses with a two punch combination.
Garrett Reddish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger clinches up against the cage.
Kruger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reddish just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Reddish scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reddish working aggressively here.
Reddish lands a nice uppercut.
Kruger is trying to pull guard but Reddish turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kruger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reddish smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spraynard Kruger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reddish misses with a wild combination.
Kruger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kruger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reddish throws a head kick but Kruger moves out of range.
Reddish closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Reddish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reddish.
Reddish misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Reddish.
Kruger is breathing heavily.
Reddish scores with a shoulder strike.
Reddish works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Reddish.
Reddish is leaning against Kruger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kruger prevents a body shot from Reddish.
Nice body punch from Reddish.
Reddish presses Kruger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reddish lands a left hand.
Reddish lands a left hand.
Reddish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Reddish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reddish.
Reddish lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reddish gets through Kruger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reddish slows down the pace here.
Reddish stops a takedown attempt from Kruger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddish lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kruger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Still in the clinch, Reddish scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reddish digs a right hand into Kruger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kruger's gas tank.
Reddish lands a shoulder strike.
Reddish lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Reddish.
Reddish is leaning against Kruger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reddish lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruger is rocked!
Good body shot from Reddish.
Reddish lands with a right to the head.
Oh Kruger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reddish works on Kruger's body with a couple of short punches.
Reddish unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kruger! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Reddish is unloading with more strikes now! Kruger drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garrett Reddish!
A very excited looking Garrett Reddish 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.
The defeated Spraynard Kruger had this to say: 'Where's my chippy?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manol Josifov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Josifov's choice of entrance music: Bone Thugs N Harmony - Foe Tha Love of Money. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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270 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Thompson !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manol Josifov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson darts in trying to clinch
and Josifov counters with an outside leg kick.
Josifov clobbers Thompson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Josifov pushes him off.
Josifov tests Thompson 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Josifov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Josifov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Josifov with a jab.
Thompson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Josifov.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Josifov just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Josifov.
Thompson fails to pull guard.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Josifov won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Thompson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Josifov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Josifov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Josifov is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Josifov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Thompson fails to pull guard.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Josifov to keep the fight standing.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Josifov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Josifov works on Thompson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Josifov.
Still in the clinch, Josifov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Josifov cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Josifov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Josifov lands a body punch.
Josifov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Josifov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Josifov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Josifov.
Josifov digs a right hand into Thompson 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson 's gas tank.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left hand lands to the body for Josifov.
Josifov lands with a left to the head.
Josifov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josifov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Josifov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Josifov.
Good body shot from Josifov.
Josifov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Josifov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson jumps guard but Josifov stands there with Thompson around his waist. Thompson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Josifov cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Josifov.
Thompson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Josifov scores with a shot to the side of Thompson 's head.
Josifov scores with a hook to the body.
Josifov works on Thompson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Josifov lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Josifov.
Josifov scores with a shot to the side of Thompson 's head.
Josifov pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Josifov lands a right hand.
A short left from Josifov.
Josifov lands with a light punch inside.
Josifov pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Josifov.
A body shot lands from Josifov.
Josifov pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Josifov lands with a right to the head.
Josifov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Josifov digs a right hand underneath Thompson 's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Josifov pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Josifov.
Thompson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Josifov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Josifov.
A nice left hand lands by Josifov.
Josifov creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Thompson 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Thompson drops to his knees and Josifov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manol Josifov!
Manol Josifov is the new heavyweight champion!
Manol Josifov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcellus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Masino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masino has chosen Il Padrino as his entrance music. Don Masino told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcellus Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Masino!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcellus Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masino cracks Clay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masino scores with the left hand. Clay knows he should have avoided that one.
Clay doesn't manage to clinch there - Masino circles away.
Masino is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from Clay misses.
Clay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masino.
Masino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clay doesn't seem bothered though.
Clay is looking to clinch but Masino is avoiding it.
Masino misses with a straight left.
Masino misses with an uppercut.
Clay lands a nice shot that snaps Masino's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masino throws a combination. Clay tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Clay ducks under a wild hook from Masino.
Clay tries to clinch up.
Masino looks to throw the jab but Clay is out of range.
Clay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Masino. Masino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've been told by Clay's head coaches at LOD: Purpose Training Center™ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clay drops his hands momentarily and Masino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Masino misses the target.
Clay is looking to counter the offense by Masino and move into the clinch.
Masino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Don Masino has been cut.
Masino misses with an uppercut.
Clay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Clay does it's job there.
Clay lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masino.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay tries to clinch there but Masino circles away.
Masino gets tackled into the cage by Clay. Clay maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Clay fails to land.
Masino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clay misses with a punch on the inside.
Masino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clay tries to work over Masino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clay.
Masino tries to work over Clay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masino prevents a body shot from Clay.
Clay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clay lands with a left to the head.
Clay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clay tries to work over Masino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Clay on the inside.
Masino struggles to land a body shot inside as Clay controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clay.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masino.
Masino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masino blocking some punches.
A short right from Clay on the inside.
Clay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clay can't find room to land a body shot as Masino controls the action.
Masino tries to throw a body punch but Clay avoids it by throwing Masino back against the cage.
Masino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masino blocks a body shot from Clay.
Clay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masino misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Masino fails to land.
Clay blocks an uppercut.
Clay blocking some punches.
Clay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Masino backwards.
Clay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay working aggressively here.
Clay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Clay fails to land.
Clay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clay lands with a right to the head.
Masino has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Clay seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Masino can turn it around.
Clay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masino prevents a body shot from Clay.
Clay lands with a left to the head.
Masino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clay misses with the head strike.
Clay swings wildly with an uppercut but Masino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clay lands a body shot.
Clay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Clay.
That has opened up Don Masino's cut even more.
Masino blocks an uppercut.
Masino can't find room to land a body shot as Clay controls the action.
Masino misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcellus Clay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Masino's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clay slips under a jab.
Clay moves into range and clinches up with Masino.
Clay tries to throw a body punch but Masino avoids it by throwing Clay back against the cage.
Masino misses with a body punch.
Masino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masino.
A nice left hand lands by Clay.
Clay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clay lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clay.
Clay lands a nice uppercut.
Masino is rocked!
Clay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masino is still on wobbly legs! Can Clay finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masino throws a punch but it's blocked by Clay.
Clay scores with a hook to the body.
Masino seems to have recovered his senses.
Masino is breathing heavily.
Masino lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Masino fails to land.
Clay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Clay.
Clay lands a hook that snaps the head of Masino backwards.
The cut above Don Masino's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clay has a couple of punches blocked by Masino.
Clay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masino misses with the head strike.
Masino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Clay.
Clay lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Masino to his knees! Clay keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcellus Clay!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcellus Clay thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Don Masino had this to say: 'I will kill your family...Mafia doesn't forget'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Algernon Cadwallader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drako Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cadwallader comes to the cage accompanied by Algernon Cadwallader - Spit Fountain. Bravo has chosen Jiu Jitsu by Eddie Bravo as his entrance music. Algernon Cadwallader could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Drako Bravo's chin.
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159 lbs
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150 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Algernon Cadwallader !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drako Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but Cadwallader shows good takedown defense.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bravo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cadwallader cracks Bravo with an open hand slap.
Cadwallader scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Cadwallader , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Cadwallader misses.
Bravo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cadwallader 's waist but Cadwallader gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bravo off to one side.
Bravo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bravo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bravo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt.
Algernon Cadwallader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drako Bravo.
Bravo shoots for a double leg takedown but Cadwallader sprawls well. He's pushed Bravo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cadwallader misses with a looping left.
Cadwallader digs a good body shot into Bravo's ribs.
Cadwallader slaps away a takedown attempt from Bravo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cadwallader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bravo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cadwallader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bravo manages to avoid it.
Cadwallader misses with a wild body shot.
Cadwallader misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadwallader lands a jab-cross combination.
Bravo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader works Bravo's body with a nice hook.
Cadwallader misses with a body shot.
Bravo shoots in looking for a takedown. Cadwallader tries to sprawl out of it but Bravo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cadwallader manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bravo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cadwallader lands with a cross.
Bravo shoots in and gets a takedown into Cadwallader 's guard.
Bravo looking to sit in guard and control but Cadwallader gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bravo looking for a triangle here. Cadwallader is fighting it but it looks tight! Bravo pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cadwallader is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Drako Bravo!
Drako Bravo is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Drako Bravo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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