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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Darmody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo comes to the cage accompanied by Pregador Luo - Já Posso Suportar. James Darmody told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustavo Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Darmody!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo connects with a body shot that sends Darmody's belly button to the back.
Darmody on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A left lands for Aldo.
Darmody scores with a hook.
Darmody misses with a double jab
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo connects with a solid leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Darmody there.
Darmody looks for the body kick but Aldo saw that one coming.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. Darmody looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Darmody.
James Darmody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo takes the fight into the clinch.
Aldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo scores with a shot to the side of Darmody's head.
Darmody is trying to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling him.
Darmody blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darmody blocks it with crossed arms.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darmody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Darmody controls the action.
Darmody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darmody jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Darmody, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo clinches up with Darmody and pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darmody is trying to force a seperation but Aldo has the dominant position.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Darmody avoids the damage to the body.
Aldo prevents Darmody from breaking the clinch.
Aldo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Darmody has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aldo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Darmody can turn it around.
Aldo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo has Darmody pushed against the cage.
Darmody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Aldo as the two fighters clinch.
Aldo has Darmody pressed against the cage, preventing Darmody from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darmody digs a right hand underneath Aldo's ribcage. Aldo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darmody wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.
Aldo prevents Darmody from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Aldo.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Darmody avoids the damage to the body.
Darmody is trying to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling him.
Darmody is trying to push Aldo away but Aldo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Darmody blocks it.
Aldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darmody wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Aldo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Darmody throws a poor cross that misses
and Aldo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Darmody.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darmody is rocked!
Darmody misses with a combination
and Aldo counters with a crisp right that sends Darmody to the canvas! Aldo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Aldo!
Gustavo Aldo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
James Darmody was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame God for this loss. He wasn't with me tonight, he usually is, but he must be mad at me or something, I dunno'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chip Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Caholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chocolate comes to the cage accompanied by Cookie Dance. Chip Chocolate has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chip Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Caholic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caholic misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Chocolate.
It looks like Al Caholic has been cut.
Caholic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chocolate throws out the jab.
Caholic raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chocolate has Caholic up against the cage in a clinch.
Chocolate is stalling here.
Caholic has Chocolate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chocolate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chocolate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caholic's elbow.
Caholic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chocolate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chocolate prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chip Chocolate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Caholic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chocolate prevents the takedown attempt.
Chocolate lands a takedown into guard.
Caholic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chocolate.
Caholic is pulling down on Chocolate's head. It's preventing any offense from Chocolate, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caholic wants to stand and escape but Chocolate is having none of it.
Caholic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chocolate doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chocolate manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Our spies down at at The Iron Palace inform us that Caholic has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Chocolate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Caholic looking for a guillotine here but Chocolate defends easily.
Chocolate controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Caholic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chocolate is aware though and is defending well.
Caholic looking to control but Chocolate passes into half guard.
Caholic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Caholic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chocolate.
Chocolate is looking to take a break and control but Caholic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chocolate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Caholic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chocolate.
Chocolate is trying to control the action in half guard but Caholic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Caholic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chocolate's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chocolate's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Caholic missing with strikes from the back.
What can Chocolate do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Caholic looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Chocolate is controlling Caholic 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Chocolate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caholic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chocolate won't allow Caholic to sweep him here.
Chocolate is working Caholic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chocolate trying to control the position from guard on top but Caholic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caholic has his foot on Chocolate's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chocolate works his way back into a safe position though.
Chocolate is pushing down on Caholic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Caholic is fighting to maintain full guard but Chocolate has managed to sneak the leg through.
Caholic tries to get to full guard but Chocolate has control of the leg.
Caholic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caholic looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Chocolate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Caholic's cut.
That's time! Chocolate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caholic throws a wild body kick that Chocolate sees coming a mile off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chocolate.
Chocolate catches Caholic napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Caholic to the canvas!
Caholic is rocked!
Caholic working a defensive guard here.
Caholic is still in real trouble! Can Chocolate finish him?
Chip Chocolate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chocolate loads up on a big left hand. Caholic felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Chocolate looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Caholic can't hide his disappointment, as Chocolate celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chip Chocolate!
An out of breath Chip Chocolate thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Al Caholic had this to say: 'Suck It'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henson Benderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touko Pouko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benderson comes into the arena with The Time is Now blaring out of the sound system. Touko Pouko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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148 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Touko Pouko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pouko scores with the left hand. Benderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Pouko - just one landing.
Pouko throws a body punch but Benderson moves out of range.
Pouko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pouko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benderson throws out a loose jab but Pouko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pouko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Benderson defends it well.
Pouko dodges the punch combination from Benderson.
Pouko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Benderson wants to control but Pouko postures up.
Pouko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pouko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Benderson is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Benderson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Benderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pouko taking a breather here.
Benderson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Pouko trying to control the position but Benderson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Benderson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Benderson is working to get back to half guard.
Benderson wants to hold on but Pouko pushes him away.
Benderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pouko content just to control the position here.
Pouko wants to control the pace but Benderson is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson tries to control Pouko's head but Pouko pushes him back down and moves quickly to lock up an arm here - he's swung around for an armbar! Will he get it??? Yes! Benderson is tapping out! Lovely Jiu Jitsu there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (armbar). Touko Pouko!
In defeat, Henson Benderson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Long Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Cuida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long Wang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Long Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Cuida!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cuida fails to land the takedown.
Wang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wang tries a body shot but Cuida blocks it.
Cuida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wang's face.
Wang is trying to break the clinch but Cuida is controlling him.
Cuida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuida with a knee to the head.
Cuida lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuida holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cuida lands an elbow that stopped Wang in his tracks for a moment.
Cuida dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cuida tries to land a knee to the head but Wang blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wang wants to take the fight to the mat but Cuida manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuida looking to throw knees to the head but Wang is blocking nicely.
Cuida lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls for Cuida to work.
Cuida with a knee to the head.
Cuida is struggling to control the position.
Wang misses with a body punch.
Cuida lands a nice elbow.
Wang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuida drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cuida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wang's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wang being controlled against the cage.
Wang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cuida throws a hook to the side of Wang's head but Wang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cuida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Cuida tries to get set, Wang tries to push him back and clinch up but Cuida manages to avoid the attempt.
Cuida blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Wang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cuida! But no joy.
Wang moves forwards but Cuida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cuida works over Wang's head and body with a nice combination.
Wang misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cuida rushes Wang and presses him up against the cage.
Wang taking a breather.
Wang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Cuida.
Cuida lands a shoulder strike.
Cuida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wang is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cuida is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wang to the mat. Wang regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wang working for a triangle but Cuida defends it easily.
Wang has momentary wrist control but Cuida slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cuida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cuida trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cuida is looking to advance position but Wang has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
A nice elbow there by Wang.
Cuida tries to hold on but Wang pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cuida manages to control the position for a moment.
Cuida is desperately trying to improve his position but Wang has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Cuida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cuida scores with a decent looking hook.
No luck for Cuida with that takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Cuida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cuida.
Wang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wang wants it to stay on the feet.
Wang has his takedown stuffed
and Cuida counters with a nice uppercut.
Cuida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wang clobbers Cuida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cuida.
Wang is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Long Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gray Cuida.
Cuida swings widly with a right hand
letting Wang counter with a right hand.
Wang moves out of range as Cuida strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throws a poor cross that misses
and Cuida counters with a stiff right hand.
Wang walks into a straight right hand from Cuida.
Cuida pushes Wang up against the cage in a clinch.
Cuida is trying to trip Wang. He has hold of a leg but Wang is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cuida persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cuida wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Wang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cuida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cuida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wang lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cuida wants to sweep here but Wang controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuida keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Cuida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cuida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wang is fighting to break Cuida's control of his arms but Cuida is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wang throwing strikes from guard but Cuida blocks nicely.
Cuida keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Long Wang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cuida 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.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Cuida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang stopping the sweep attempt from Cuida.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wang drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cuida explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Cuida looks to land a body kick but Wang moved away.
It looked like Wang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gray Cuida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cuida.
A cross from Cuida lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuida looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Wang just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuida sizes up Wang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cuida clinches up with Wang and pushes him back against the cage.
Cuida displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wang up against the cage.
Wang misses with an elbow strike.
Cuida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cuida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cuida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Cuida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Cuida cracks Wang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cuida is looking to clinch.
Cuida cracks Wang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cuida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cuida slowing the pace effectively.
Wang can't get the takedown.
Cuida scores with a knee to the head.
Cuida gets underhooks to prevent Wang's takedown attempt.
Wang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang has had enough of the clinch but Cuida keeps him there for the moment.
Cuida prevents Wang from breaking the clinch.
Wang struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuida controls his hands.
Cuida stalling in the clinch.
Cuida just leaning against Wang, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang breaks from the clinch.
Wang throws a body shot but no joy.
Cuida lands with a hook. Wang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wang looks to land a right hand but Cuida moved out of range.
Cuida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cuida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wang.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuida scores with a hook.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cuida gets a clinch.
Cuida managing to block the knees to the body from Wang.
Long Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuida lands a knee to the head.
Wang misses with a punch on the inside.
Wang throws a head punch that misses.
Wang tries a knee to the head but Cuida blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wang misses with a body punch.
Cuida blocks a body shot from Wang.
Cuida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cuida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wang swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuida displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wang up against the cage.
Cuida scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Long Wang has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wang taking a breather.
Wang tries to throw a body punch but Cuida avoids it by throwing Wang back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cuida obliges.
Wang misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Cuida.
Cuida tightens his grip and picks Wang up, before dumping him to the ground. Wang manages to land in guard.
Wang keeping full guard, as Cuida tries to pass.
Cuida passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wang is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuida has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gray Cuida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cuida trying to control but Wang is having none of it.
Wang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Cuida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cuida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gray Cuida!
Gray Cuida bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Beat It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikael Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson wants to control but Borg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Borg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Borg throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Borg works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Borg tries to pass.
Borg throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Borg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Borg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Borg throws a big elbow that misses.
Borg stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.
Borg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson 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.
Borg trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Borg stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Jackson throws up his legs and catches Borg in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Borg tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Jackson! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mikael Jackson!
Mikael Jackson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sin City Allstars for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petro Poroshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Kanye West - Homecoming as his entrance music. Ray Roberts acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petro Poroshenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poroshenko avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Poroshenko feinted with a counter takedown.
Poroshenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roberts throws a hook but Poroshenko blocks it.
Poroshenko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Poroshenko slips a straight right by Roberts.
Poroshenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A lazy left from Roberts finds it's target.
It looks like Petro Poroshenko has been cut.
Roberts cracks Poroshenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poroshenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poroshenko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Roberts sprawls and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberts misses the target.
Roberts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Roberts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poroshenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poroshenko feints and as Roberts raises his hands in defense, Poroshenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Poroshenko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poroshenko throws a strike but Roberts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roberts trying to stand up but can't free himself from Poroshenko's guard.
Roberts preventing the sweep.
Poroshenko 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts stops Poroshenko from standing up.
Poroshenko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Roberts looking to pass the guard.
Poroshenko keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Poroshenko has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Roberts is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Roberts fails to land.
Roberts throws a head punch that misses.
Poroshenko fails to pull guard.
Roberts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roberts swings wildly with an uppercut but Poroshenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts misses with a looping left.
Roberts loads up on a big right hand but Poroshenko slips the punch.
Roberts misses with a combination
enabling Poroshenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poroshenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Poroshenko.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poroshenko won't allow Roberts to get back to his feet.
Poroshenko scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poroshenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roberts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Poroshenko.
Roberts wants to stand and escape but Poroshenko is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko postures up in Roberts's guard and throws a big left but Roberts blocks it.
Poroshenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Roberts wants to stand but Poroshenko is controlling the position.
Poroshenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet but Poroshenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Poroshenko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Roberts misses with a left hand
and Poroshenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poroshenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ray Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts throws a hook but Poroshenko avoids it easily.
Poroshenko slips under a jab from Roberts.
Poroshenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Roberts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch
and Poroshenko counters with a takedown into side control.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet.
Poroshenko grinds an elbow into Roberts's temple.
Poroshenko is chipping away with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poroshenko working the ground and pound.
Poroshenko working the body and head with strikes.
Poroshenko looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roberts is avoiding damage well.
Roberts is trying to get back to his feet.
Roberts throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Petro Poroshenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petro Poroshenko's cut.
That's time! Poroshenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roberts cracks Poroshenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Roberts misses.
Roberts swinging wildly here.
Poroshenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Poroshenko seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Roberts misses with a lunging right hand
and Poroshenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberts misses with an uppercut
enabling Poroshenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Ray Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poroshenko ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
An attempted straight right counter from Poroshenko misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poroshenko scores with a takedown into Roberts's guard.
Poroshenko is working Roberts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roberts manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petro Poroshenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts misses with a left hand
and Poroshenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roberts throws a lazy uppercut
and Poroshenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Poroshenko stops Roberts from getting back to his feet.
Poroshenko working Roberts over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Poroshenko there.
Poroshenko lands a big elbow - Roberts is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Poroshenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petro Poroshenko!
Petro Poroshenko is the new heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eagle Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Rodrigo Germano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Lion - Here Comes The King!. Germano has chosen HIM - Don't Fear The Reaper as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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208 lbs
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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
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagle Loveladdy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rui Rodrigo Germano!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germano swings for the body but Loveladdy moves out of range.
Germano checks a low kick from Loveladdy.
A bone on bone clash there as Germano blocks the leg kick.
Loveladdy tries to land a front kick but Germano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Germano with the counter takedown but Loveladdy avoids it easily.
Germano throws an overhand right that lands on Loveladdy's shoulder, as Loveladdy tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Loveladdy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Germano cracks Loveladdy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Loveladdy throws a series of punches but Germano avoids them all with ease.
Germano feints the counter takedown.
Germano lands a nice hook to Loveladdy's body. Loveladdy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Germano missing with a left hand there. Loveladdy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Germano does it's job there.
Loveladdy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Germano has time to react.
Germano has his takedown stuffed
and Loveladdy counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Rui Rodrigo Germano has been cut.
Loveladdy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germano misses with a lunging right hand
and Loveladdy counters with a left and a right that stings Germano.
Loveladdy connects with a solid leg kick.
Loveladdy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Germano counters with a single leg into guard. Loveladdy didn't expect that.
Loveladdy pulls Germano in to control the position.
Germano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Germano working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Loveladdy pulls Germano in close to prevent any damage.
Loveladdy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Germano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Germano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Loveladdy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Germano is looking to work some ground and pound but Loveladdy has wrist control.
Germano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Loveladdy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Germano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Loveladdy's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Germano throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germano postures up and lands a big shot to Loveladdy's brow.
Loveladdy is rocked!
Loveladdy pulls Germano in close to his closed guard and prevents Germano from doing any damage or advancing position.
Loveladdy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Germano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Germano throwing strikes from guard but Loveladdy blocks nicely.
Loveladdy has control of Germano's left arm, preventing Germano from doing any damage.
Germano lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Loveladdy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Germano postures up.
Loveladdy seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Germano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Germano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Germano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Germano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Loveladdy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Germano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loveladdy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germano works over Loveladdy with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Germano postures up in Loveladdy's guard and throws a big left but Loveladdy blocks it.
Loveladdy is trying to keep Germano in close.
Loveladdy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Germano.
Germano with a nice head shot there.
Loveladdy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Loveladdy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Germano is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Germano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Germano being controlled here momentarily.
Germano looking to pass the guard.
Loveladdy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Germano.
Loveladdy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Loveladdy is trying to keep Germano in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germano with a nice head shot there.
Germano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Loveladdy controlling the position.
Germano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Loveladdy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Loveladdy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
No luck for Germano with that takedown attempt.
Loveladdy throws a big counter combination but Germano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Rodrigo Germano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rui Rodrigo Germano's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Germano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Germano misses with the combination.
Loveladdy throws a low kick, looking for Germano's leg but Germano calmly moves out of range.
Loveladdy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Germano.
Germano misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Germano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germano scores with a nice strike.
Germano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Loveladdy counters with a three punch combo that has Germano backing up. Germano nods at Loveladdy to acknowledge the strikes.
Germano lands a big shot that drops Loveladdy! Can he finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loveladdy wants to stand but Germano is controlling the position.
Germano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy controlling the position.
Germano arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Loveladdy's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rui Rodrigo Germano!
Rui Rodrigo Germano is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Rui Rodrigo Germano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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