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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Everidge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassios Ginga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Everidge comes to the cage accompanied by No Problem - Chance the Rapper. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwight Everidge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cassios Ginga!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Everidge scores with the left hand. Ginga knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Cassios Ginga has been cut.
Ginga throws a leg kick which misses Everidge's front leg but catches the back leg as Everidge tries to avoid it.
Everidge gets tackled into the cage by Ginga. Ginga maintains the clinch.
Ginga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Everidges head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Everidge.
Everidge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ginga digs a right hand underneath Everidge's ribcage. Everidge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Everidge takes a shot to the head.
Everidge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ginga lands with a left to the head.
Ginga lands with a light punch inside.
Ginga is working Everidge over against the cage.
Everidge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ginga digs a right hand underneath Everidge's ribcage. Everidge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Everidge is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Everidge has a couple of punches blocked by Ginga.
Ginga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ginga.
Ginga scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ginga.
Ginga pushes Everidge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ginga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ginga lands a hook that snaps the head of Everidge backwards.
A short uppercut from Ginga.
Ginga lands an uppercut.
Ginga lands a nice shot to the body.
Ginga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Everidge backwards.
Ginga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ginga lands a hook that snaps the head of Everidge backwards.
A short right from Ginga on the inside.
Everidge can't find room to land a body shot as Ginga controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ginga.
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!
Everidge misses with the head strike.
Ginga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Ginga - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ginga.
Ginga lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ginga.
A right hook to the body lands for Ginga.
Ginga lands with a light punch inside.
Ginga lands a left hand.
Ginga presses Everidge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ginga lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ginga.
Ginga lands a nice uppercut.
Ginga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ginga lands a nice uppercut.
Ginga presses Everidge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ginga lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Ginga - that landed with a thud.
Ginga scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Ginga.
A nice left hand lands by Ginga.
Ginga lands a body punch.
A short right from Ginga on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ginga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Everidge.
Ginga lands with a left to the head.
Ginga prevents a body shot from Everidge.
Everidge takes a shot to the head.
Ginga works on Everidge's body with a couple of short punches.
Ginga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Ginga.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ginga.
Ginga is leaning against Everidge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ginga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ginga pushes Everidge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ginga lands a body shot.
Ginga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ginga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ginga.
Ginga lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Everidge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ginga lands with a right to the head.
Everidge is rocked!
Ginga drops Everidge onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Everidge is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Everidge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ginga unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Everidge! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ginga is unloading with more strikes now! Everidge drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cassios Ginga!
A victorious Cassios Ginga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Dwight Everidge stepped up to the mic, saying 'Played my cards well but I wasnt able to get the W tonight. Its okay, though. Hats off to my opponent he's amazing but I'll be back. Trust me.'.
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#R1#
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL2#
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Alvarez.
Alvarez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alvarez wants a takedown.
Alvarez jumps guard but Williams stands there with Alvarez around his waist. Alvarez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcio Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
Alvarez is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
Williams misses with the head strike.
#TD#
Alvarez gets control of Williams's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alvarez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Alvarez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SU2#
Williams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T1#
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alvarez.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez has Williams pressed against the cage.
Alvarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Williams jabs at Alvarez's body.#T2#
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.#CL#
Alvarez gets a clinch.
Alvarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Williams tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez missing with knees to the body.
#T3#
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
#TD#
Alvarez pulls Williams into guard.
#T4#
Williams wants to stand but Alvarez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alvarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SU2#
Williams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alvarez, up you get!
Williams throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Alvarez has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Alvarez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Williams wanted to stand there but Alvarez had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D'Wayne Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Williams misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing. #CL2#
Williams darts in and clinches Alvarez up against the cage.
Williams tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Alvarez improves position.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcio Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
D'Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams misses with a hook.#T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Alvarez throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alvarez tries to clinch up.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#CL#
Alvarez pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez stalling against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD#
Alvarez pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alvarez is proving hard to escape from. #T2#
Alvarez seems keen to control Williams's posture.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alvarez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB#
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarez's legs - danger averted.
Williams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alvarez's guard.#T3##SU2#
Williams stands and steps away. Alvarez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Williams misses.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a looping left.
A big right from Williams misses.
D'Wayne Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez is looking to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch.#CL#
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T4#
Williams lands an uppercut.#TD#
Alvarez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.
Alvarez is controlling Williams's posture.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Alvarez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Williams is fighting to break Alvarez's control of his arms but Alvarez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Williams wanted to stand there but Alvarez had control of the position.
Alvarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez has a closed guard, preventing Williams from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D'Wayne Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvarez off the cage and back into range.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Alvarez tries to clinch up
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams misses the jab.
Alvarez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez is looking to control Williams's arms but Williams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarez has his back to the cage.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Alvarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Alvarez takes the fight into the clinch.
D'Wayne Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Williams presses Alvarez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez tries for a takedown. No joy.
#TD#
Alvarez pulls guard successfully.
#SUB#
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Alvarez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T2#
Alvarez pulls Williams in to control the position.
Alvarez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Williams wants to stand but Alvarez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Alvarez tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams misses with a left hand #CL#
and Alvarez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alvarez.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alvarez fails to pull guard.
D'Wayne Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcio Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Alvarez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
#TD#
Alvarez jumps into guard, dragging Williams to the mat.
Alvarez is adopting a defensive guard.#T4#
Williams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is fighting to break Alvarez's control of his arms but Alvarez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alvarez is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
D'Wayne Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... D'Wayne Williams!
A victorious D'Wayne Williams 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Tromp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Moment for Life. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Tromp!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tromp shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tromp tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aldo defends well and Tromp ends up having to push Aldo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tromp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Tromp.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Tromp circles away.
Aldo rushes Tromp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Tromp blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo tries a body shot but Tromp blocks it.
Tromp wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldo won't allow it.
Tromp is trying to break the clinch but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Aldo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tromp manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tromp fails to land with a series of punches.
Tromp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aldo as he avoids it easily.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Tromp pushes him off.
Aldo moves into the clinch.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tromp blocking some punches.
Aldo prevents Tromp from breaking the clinch.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tromp.
Tromp prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Tromp takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Aldo on the inside.
Tromp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tromp is trying to break the clinch but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with the head strike.
Tromp blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Tromp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tromp or perhaps it was just good defense by Aldo, which made it look bad.
Tromp closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Tromp pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tromp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo misses with some punches.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tromp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Tromp circles away and keeps his distance.
Tromp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tromp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Tromp is trying to force a seperation but Aldo has the dominant position.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tromp looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Tromp blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Tromp has had enough of the clinch but Aldo keeps him there for the moment.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Tromp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tromp is looking to break free of the clinch but Aldo has double underhooks.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo prevents Tromp from breaking the clinch.
Tromp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tromp controls his hands.
Aldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Tromp backwards.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tromp.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aldo.
A frustrated look appears on Tromp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tromp has had enough of the clinch but Aldo keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tromp.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tromp.
Tromp is trying to push Aldo away but Aldo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Tromp circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo clinches with his opponent.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tromp's elbow.
Tromp blocks an uppercut.
Jose Aldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tromp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tromp.
Tromp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aldo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tromp somewhat.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Tromp.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Tromp circles away and keeps his distance.
Tromp swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Aldo.
Tromp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tromp manages to break the clinch.
Tromp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo drives through and clinches with Tromp against the cage.
Tromp successfully pulls guard.
Aldo wants to stand but Tromp has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aldo tries to clinch but Tromp is having none of it.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tromp tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aldo defends well and Tromp ends up having to push Aldo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tromp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tromp fails with a takedown attempt.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tromp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo clinches.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Tromp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tromp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aldo lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Aldo.
Aldo working aggressively here.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Tromp.
Aldo tries a body shot but Tromp blocks it.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Tromp.
Tromp breaks the clinch.
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tromp keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Tromp with that takedown attempt.
Tromp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tromp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Aldo as Tromp shoots in.
Aldo tries to clinch but Tromp moves out of range.
As Aldo backs off Tromp throws a huge counter combo but Aldo manages to avoid it all.
Gunnar Tromp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tromp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aldo swivels and escapes.
Tromp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
Tromp is breathing heavily.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aldo tries to clinch but Tromp is having none of it.
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!
Aldo tries to clinch but Tromp moves out of range.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tromp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tromp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tromp tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aldo defends well and Tromp ends up having to push Aldo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aldo is looking to counter the offense by Tromp and move into the clinch.
Aldo tries to clinch but Tromp is having none of it.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Tromp is avoiding it.
Tromp with the counter takedown but Aldo avoids it easily.
Tromp fails with a takedown attempt.
Tromp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tromp swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Tromp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Tromp pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tromp tries to counter by closing the distance.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tromp throws a counter combo.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Tromp keeps it at a distance.
Tromp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aldo defends it nicely.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Tromp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Tromp.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Tromp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo tries to clinch but Tromp is having none of it.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tromp drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aldo wriggles free and stands up.
Tromp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tromp fails with a takedown attempt.
Aldo is looking to counter the offense by Tromp and move into the clinch.
Tromp gets a double leg takedown into Aldo's guard.
Tromp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tromp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aldo is looking to stand up but Tromp isn't so interested in that idea.
Aldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tromp is in close to Aldo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aldo wants to stand up but Tromp is controlling him.
Tromp trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tromp looking to sit in guard and control but Aldo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aldo is looking to stand up but Tromp won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tromp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aldo wants to stand and escape but instead Tromp has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Aldo wants to stand and escape but Tromp is having none of it.
Jose Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tromp throws a big right hand that misses.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tromp on the ground.
Aldo wants to stand but Tromp is controlling the position.
Tromp with a nice head shot there.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tromp prevents Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Tromp drops back looking for a leg! Aldo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aldo manages to kick Tromp off! Tromp jumps back into Aldo's guard.
Aldo wants to stand up but Tromp is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tromp shoots for a double leg takedown but Aldo sprawls well. He's pushed Tromp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tromp shoots for a takedown but Aldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tromp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tromp keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and Tromp counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Tromp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aldo 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!
In his post fight interview, Jose Aldo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent DeFarina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rage Parade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Parade's choice of entrance music: I KILL Cause I'm Hungry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent DeFarina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rage Parade!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeFarina throws a leg kick but Parade sees it coming and moves out of range.
DeFarina misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Parade.
Parade moves into the clinch.
DeFarina misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Parade.
DeFarina misses with some punches.
Parade stalling against the cage.
I was talking to DeFarina's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parade is pushing DeFarina up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Parade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
DeFarina struggles to land a body shot inside as Parade controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Parade.
DeFarina misses with an elbow over the top.
Parade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parade is stalling here.
Parade being controlled against the cage.
Parade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeFarinas head.
DeFarina misses with a punch to the body.
Parade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parade moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Parade.
It looks like Vincent DeFarina has been cut.
DeFarina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeFarina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parade lands a nice hook to DeFarina's body. DeFarina takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DeFarina lands a nice looking body shot.
DeFarina tries to land a front kick but Parade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeFarina throws a body shot but no joy.
DeFarina throws a body shot but no joy.
DeFarina tries to bum rush Parade with a series of wild strikes but Parade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parade clinches up against the cage.
Parade has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. DeFarina seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Parade can turn it around.
DeFarina slows down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
DeFarina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Parade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeFarinas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeFarina.
Parade leaning against his opponent.
Parade stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parade.
Parade has DeFarina pushed against the cage.
Parade slows down the pace here.
DeFarina tries to throw a body punch but Parade avoids it by throwing DeFarina back against the cage.
DeFarina tries to throw a body punch but Parade avoids it by throwing DeFarina back against the cage.
A short right from Parade on the inside.
DeFarina misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeFarina throws a punch but it's blocked by Parade.
DeFarina scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parade dodges an elbow strike from DeFarina.
DeFarina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeFarina keeps the fight on the outside.
DeFarina wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
DeFarina swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parade counters with a nice uppercut.
Parade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeFarina fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
DeFarina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parade.
DeFarina misses with the body kick
and Parade counters with a nice uppercut.
Parade misses with a lunging right hand
and DeFarina counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeFarina throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parade counters with a nice uppercut.
DeFarina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parade lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
DeFarina looks to clinch
letting Parade counter with a right hand.
DeFarina misses with a jab to the body
and Parade counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rage Parade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent DeFarina's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parade lands with an uppercut that bounces DeFarina off the cage and back into range.
DeFarina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeFarina takes one on the chin but seems OK.
DeFarina is rocked!
DeFarina drops his hands for a split second and Parade immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into DeFarina face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Parade follows up with a right hand that knocks DeFarina into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rage Parade!
Rage Parade decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alastair Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Jaques Guesteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaques Guesteau is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ca Plane Pour Moi. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alastair Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Claude Jaques Guesteau!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Jaques Guesteau does no damage.
Dunn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD - Slaughterhouse in the buildup to the fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dunn.
Dunn working the head with strikes.
Dunn 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.
Dunn lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Dunn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jaques Guesteau tries to escape but Dunn is in control.
Jaques Guesteau is not content to let Dunn control the position.
Dunn lands an elbow.
Dunn prevents Jaques Guesteau from escaping the position.
Dunn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaques Guesteau wants to get back to his feet but Dunn drags him back down.
Dunn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jaques Guesteau to see if he's OK.
Dunn working the ground and pound.
Jaques Guesteau is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The strikes coming from Dunn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dunn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jaques Guesteau rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dunn's guard! Nice work there by Jaques Guesteau!
Dunn wants to improve his position but instead Jaques Guesteau has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunn controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dunn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn kicks Jaques Guesteau off and gets to his feet.
Dunn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Jaques Guesteau. No joy for Dunn on that attempt.
Dunn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jaques Guesteau defends it nicely.
Dunn fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alastair Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn misses with a takedown
and Jaques Guesteau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jean Claude Jaques Guesteau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaques Guesteau lands with an uppercut that bounces Dunn off the cage and back into range.
Dunn fails with the takedown.
Jaques Guesteau lands with a hook. Dunn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dunn looks for a takedown but Jaques Guesteau sprawls well.
Alastair Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunn tries for a takedown but Jaques Guesteau circles away easily
and Jaques Guesteau counters with a left and a right that stings Dunn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaques Guesteau pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dunn back to the cage. Jaques Guesteau follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dunn fails to land the takedown.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown but Jaques Guesteau shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dunn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jaques Guesteau counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jaques Guesteau counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Jaques Guesteau dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dunn tries for a takedown but Jaques Guesteau circles away easily
and Jaques Guesteau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dunn thinking.
Dunn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jaques Guesteau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dunn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jaques Guesteau defends it nicely.
Jaques Guesteau throws out a counter right but Dunn avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alastair Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jaques Guesteau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dunn with a poor takedown
and Jaques Guesteau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jaques Guesteau sprawls well. Jaques Guesteau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dunn gets slowly back to his feet.
Dunn tries for a takedown but Jaques Guesteau circles away easily
and Jaques Guesteau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaques Guesteau. Dunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaques Guesteau stuffs the takedown.
Dunn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jaques Guesteau throws a right and a left that Dunn avoids nicely.
Dunn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jaques Guesteau's guard.
Alastair Dunn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn prevents Jaques Guesteau from getting back to his feet.
Dunn throwing strikes from guard but Jaques Guesteau blocks nicely.
Jaques Guesteau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dunn lands a couple of digs.
Dunn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jaques Guesteau's head.
Jaques Guesteau is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dunn is controlling him.
Dunn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaques Guesteau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jaques Guesteau is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dunn with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaques Guesteau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dunn postures up in Jaques Guesteau's guard and throws a big left but Jaques Guesteau blocks it.
Dunn is in close to Jaques Guesteau's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dunn working some strikes from top position.
Dunn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dunn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jaques Guesteau is breathing heavily.
Dunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunn works over Jaques Guesteau with some ground and pound from guard.
Dunn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dunn scoring with some ground and pound.
Jaques Guesteau is rocked!
Dunn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jaques Guesteau is still in real trouble! Can Dunn finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dunn working the head and body with strikes.
Dunn scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Jaques Guesteau is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dunn can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alastair Dunn!
A victorious Alastair Dunn 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 Matt Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turk Turkleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Turk Turkleton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkleton darts in looking for a takedown but Williams gets double underhooks and turns Turkleton into the cage.
Williams throws a quick counter head kick but Turkleton was just out of range.
Turkleton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turkleton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Williams to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turkleton seems keen to control Williams's posture.
Williams trying to control but Turkleton is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Turkleton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Turkleton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turkleton can't keep his opponent in guard - Williams advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
Turkleton trying to control here.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams is controlling the pace.
Williams tries to pass to full mount but Turkleton defends it.
Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkleton is trying to get back to full guard.
Turkleton is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turkleton defending well though.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Williams connects with a nice short shot to Turkleton's temple.
Turkleton looks winded!
Turkleton trying to control but Williams postures up.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Turkleton is working away.
Turkleton is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Turkleton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turkleton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turkleton wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Turkleton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Turkleton has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turkleton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turkleton is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Williams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turkleton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turkleton defending well though.
Turkleton is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turkleton avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turkleton tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turkleton but Turkleton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Turkleton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Turkleton has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Turkleton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Turkleton looking to stall.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Turkleton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkleton swinging wildly here.
Williams tries for a takedown but Turkleton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turkleton tries to sprawl but Williams drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Turkleton is breathing heavily.
Turkleton is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turkleton avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turkleton defending well though.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turkleton trying to control here.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Matt Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams works his foot free and advances to mount.
Turkleton is working to get back to half guard.
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Turkleton is trying to escape the mount.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turkleton can do to turn this around?
Williams cracks Turkleton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Turkleton is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams unloading with bombs!
Williams postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Turkleton looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turkleton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Williams looking to secure an arm triangle but Turkleton defends it well.
Williams is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
Williams softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Turkleton is out cold! Williams jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Williams!
Matt Williams retains his super heavyweight title!
Matt Williams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Idowu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarlac comes into the arena with "Black Honey" by Thrice blaring out of the sound system. Idowu has chosen My name is Prince as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Prince Idowu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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21
167 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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27
168 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Idowu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlac throws a predictable looking body shot
and Idowu counters with a three punch combo that has Tarlac backing up. Tarlac nods at Idowu to acknowledge the strikes.
Tarlac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Idowu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tarlac thumps Idowu with a low kick.
Tarlac misses with a straight left.
A jab from Tarlac misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Idowu 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.
No joy there for Idowu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarlac. Idowu does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Idowu misses with a takedown attempt - Tarlac sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tarlac is looking to counter with a body kick.
A slow jab from Idowu misses its intended target.
Idowu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac throws a right hand that misses
and Idowu counters with a stiff right hand.
Idowu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarlac is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Idowu is looking to take a break and control but Tarlac is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tarlac is trying to maintain the position but Idowu is very close to passing his half guard.
Tarlac is trying to get back to full guard.
Idowu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tarlac sees it coming and defends easily.
Idowu is taking a breather. Tarlac says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac trying to control but Idowu postures up.
Tarlac is trying is best to control the position here.
Idowu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Idowu slows the pace down in half guard.
Idowu is looking for a kimura but Tarlac is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Idowu to get the leverage.
Idowu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Idowu is keen to just control but Tarlac is a slippery customer.
Idowu is thwarting Tarlac's attempts to control the position.
Idowu drops an elbow to the side of Tarlac's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac kicks off Idowu and gets to his feet.
Tarlac throws a predictable looking body shot
and Idowu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Idowu fails with the takedown.
Idowu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tarlac to the ground. Idowu is now in Tarlac's guard.
Tarlac seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Idowu wants to control from the top but Tarlac keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idowu postures up in Tarlac's guard and throws a big left but Tarlac blocks it.
Idowu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tarlac has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Idowu throws a big right hand that misses.
Idowu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tarlac walks into a straight right hand from Idowu.
Tarlac misses with a lunging right hand
and Tarlac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarlac misses with an uppercut. Idowu saw that one coming.
Tarlac chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Idowu 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.
Idowu lands with a straight right. Tarlac didn't see that one coming.
Idowu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Prince Idowu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tarlac misses with an attempted mid kick.
Idowu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Idowu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tarlac circles away quickly and effectively.
Tarlac throws a body punch but Idowu moves out of range.
Idowu is looking for the big counter here.
Idowu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tarlac throws a body kick that misses.
Tarlac connects with a body shot.
Tarlac dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Idowu misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tarlac keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarlac cracks a nice hook into Idowu's ribs.
Prince Idowu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarlac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarlac swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tarlac looks to throw the jab but Idowu is out of range.
Tarlac lands a nice hook to Idowu's body. Idowu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Idowu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tarlac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarlac is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Idowu looks to land a combination but Tarlac avoids it well.
Idowu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tarlac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tarlac, as that shot connected.
Idowu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tarlac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarlac stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tarlac scores with the left hand. Idowu knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Idowu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tarlac bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Idowu's head.
Idowu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tarlac.
Tarlac clobbers Idowu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Idowu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Idowu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tarlac. Tarlac obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idowu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tarlac defends it nicely.
Vladimir Tarlac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince Idowu.
Tarlac thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tarlac scores with a jab. Idowu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Idowu shoots in but Tarlac avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Idowu misses with a right hand
and Idowu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarlac tests Idowu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tarlac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idowu throws a hook but Tarlac avoids it easily.
Idowu shoots in for a takedown but Tarlac shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tarlac misses with a hook
and Idowu counters with a right hand to the body.
Idowu 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 Tarlac misses the target.
Tarlac thuds a left hand into Idowu's body.
Tarlac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Idowu is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters circling - Tarlac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Idowu misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Tarlac dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No luck for Idowu with that takedown attempt.
Tarlac throws a big counter combination but Idowu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tarlac.
Idowu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tarlac fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tarlac lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Idowu shoots in looking for a takedown. Tarlac tries to sprawl out of it but Idowu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tarlac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Idowu shoots in for a takedown but Tarlac shows good takedown defense.
Vladimir Tarlac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince Idowu.
Good shot there by Tarlac.
Tarlac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Idowu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tarlac defends well and Idowu ends up having to push Tarlac into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tarlac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarlac throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Idowu.
Tarlac thumps Idowu with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idowu lands a nice looking body shot.
Idowu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Idowu dives in and grabs Tarlac's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tarlac pushes down on Idowu's head and hops out.
Tarlac lands a jab to the 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!
Idowu scores with a nice right hand.
Idowu fails with a takedown attempt.
Tarlac connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Idowu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tarlac to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tarlac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Idowu with the counter takedown but Tarlac avoids it easily.
Idowu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Idowu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tarlac connects with a good right hand that stumbles Idowu. Idowu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vladimir Tarlac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Idowu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Idowu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Idowu trying to control the action but Tarlac is working from the bottom.
Tarlac wants to improve his position but Idowu is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idowu is looking to stall here but Tarlac recovers full guard.
Tarlac 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.
Idowu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tarlac swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Idowu throws a strike but Tarlac rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarlac trying to control the position from guard on top but Idowu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarlac slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tarlac knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Idowu on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Tarlac showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tarlac 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Tarlac!
A victorious Vladimir Tarlac thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Prince Idowu was interviewed post fight and said 'Not good.. fuckin' clinches.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Stand By Me-Florence + The Machine. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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29
217 lbs
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215 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Driver!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Driver lands a nice shot to the body.
Driver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Driver misses with a body punch.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Driver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James tries to clinch
enabling Driver to counter with a crisp jab.
Driver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Driver has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
James wants to clinch.
Driver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Driver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver misses with a hook.
Driver cracks James with an open hand slap.
James blocks a jab.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Driver circles away.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Driver lands a jab to James's midsection.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Driver throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Driver lands with a nice body punch.
James drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
Driver throws a combination. James tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Driver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Driver.
James is rocked!
Driver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Driver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Driver misses with a looping left.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Driver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Driver punishes James's body with a nice straight punch.
Driver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
James is breathing heavily.
Driver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Driver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Driver lands a body shot.
Driver digs a good hook to James's body.
Nice uppercut there from Driver.
Nice shot lands for Driver.
Driver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Driver gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! James is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Driver!
Ed Driver is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Ed Driver made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noam Nystrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royal Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC Thunderstruck. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Royal Pain was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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168 lbs
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166 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Noam Nystrom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nystrom takes the fight into the clinch.
Nystrom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pains head.
Nystrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Pain.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nystrom has him pressed against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pain 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.
Nystrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Pain controls his hands.
Nystrom lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Pain as the two fighters clinch.
Nystrom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pain lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nystrom.
Nystrom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Nystrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nystrom misses with the head strike.
Nystrom misses with an elbow strike.
Nystrom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pain or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nystrom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nystrom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Nystrom.
Nystrom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Nystrom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nystrom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Nystrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nystrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Royal Pain has been cut.
Nystrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pain.
Nystrom lands a body shot.
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Nystrom scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nystrom is pressed up against the cage. Pain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nystrom down to the mat. Nystrom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain clinches up against the cage.
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Pain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pain throws a head punch that misses.
Pain takes an elbow to the temple.
Nystrom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nystrom can't find room to land a body shot as Pain controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nystrom.
Nystrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pain takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nystrom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pain's brow.
Nystrom pushes Pain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nystrom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nystrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Pain.
Nystrom lands a left hand.
Nystrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nystrom lands with a left to the head.
Pain is rocked!
Nystrom lands an uppercut.
Pain is still on wobbly legs! Can Nystrom finish him?
Nystrom has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
Pain misses with a punch on the inside.
Nystrom lands an elbow just above Pain 's eye.
Nystrom lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Nystrom.
Pain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nystrom misses with the head strike.
Nystrom lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain blocking some punches.
Nystrom working aggressively here.
Pain is pressed against the cage. Nystrom pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Pain! Two more big strikes from Nystrom and Pain crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Noam Nystrom!
Noam Nystrom retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, Noam Nystrom took to the microphone: 'I told everyone I was gonna take this belt! and here I am! Who's next? Nate you hella quiet these days, homie....'.
Royal Pain spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit, there goes my chance to be like Mike.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaleva Vettenranta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thom Pace - Maybe. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaleva Vettenranta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Adams!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettenranta with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Adams counter with a right hand.
Vettenranta shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Adams napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Adams manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vettenranta's best efforts.
Adams wants to improve his position but Vettenranta is controlling well.
Adams gets back to full guard.
Adams looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vettenranta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adams's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adams is on top in guard.
Vettenranta trying to keep a closed guard but Adams is proving a slippery customer.
Adams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams is working Vettenranta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Adams controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vettenranta has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Adams has passed into side control.
Vettenranta is working to avoid the ground and pound but Adams connects with a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here as Adams stalls from top position.
Vettenranta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Adams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vettenranta is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg.
Adams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Adams seems content to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adams winds up and cracks Vettenranta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vettenranta is looking to control Adams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vettenranta avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Adams connects with a nice short shot to Vettenranta's temple.
Vettenranta has hold of Adams's hands but Adams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Adams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vettenranta moves into full guard.
Adams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vettenranta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adams has managed to get both his arms back between Vettenranta's legs - danger averted.
Adams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Adams with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vettenranta working for submissions but it's allowed Adams to get to half guard.
Adams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Adams not doing much here.
Vettenranta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adams is working away from the top position though.
Adams prevents Vettenranta from improving his position.
Adams controlling the pace.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Vettenranta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Adams seems content to control.
Vettenranta is trying to maintain the position but Adams is very close to passing his half guard.
Vettenranta taking some punishment here, with Adams in his half guard.
Adams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Adams is keen to just control but Vettenranta is a slippery customer.
Adams is nestled in close to Vettenranta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Vettenranta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Adams winds up and cracks Vettenranta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Adams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Adams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vettenranta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vettenranta misses with a right hand
and Adams counters with a straight right hand.
Adams throws the left hand but Vettenranta avoids the punch easily.
Adams has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vettenranta is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vettenranta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adams throws a hook but Vettenranta blocks it.
Vettenranta fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaleva Vettenranta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vettenranta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettenranta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vettenranta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vettenranta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vettenranta slips a jab from Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettenranta shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense.
Adams tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vettenranta misses with a takedown
and Adams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vettenranta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Adams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vettenranta momentarily.
It looks like Kaleva Vettenranta has been cut.
Adams misses the jab.
Vettenranta drops down looking for a counter takedown but Adams sprawls and moves away.
Vettenranta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adams is looking for the big counter here.
Vettenranta fails with the takedown
and Adams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
James Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vettenranta with a poor takedown
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Vettenranta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettenranta is holding his hands too far apart here. Adams throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Vettenranta is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Adams!
James Adams gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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