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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JB Brubaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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36
146 lbs
19 - 16 - 0 |
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164 cm
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145 lbs
13 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JB Brubaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe McClane!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClane throws an off balance right hand
letting Brubaker counter with a right hand.
Brubaker throws a sloppy head kick and McClane moves out of range easily.
McClane throws a front kick aimed at Brubaker's knee but Brubaker avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Brubaker misses the target.
Brubaker throws a sloppy head kick and McClane moves out of range easily.
McClane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brubaker throws a counter high kick but McClane was just alert enough to avoid it.
McClane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brubaker.
Brubaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McClane was well out of range. Poor timing from Brubaker.
McClane gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brubaker counters with an outside leg kick.
Brubaker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McClane throws the left hand but Brubaker avoids the punch easily.
Brubaker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McClane lands a leg kick that knocks Brubaker off balance momentarily.
Brubaker misses with a leg kick
and McClane counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brubaker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brubaker throws a low kick but McClane moves out of range easily.
McClane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McClane misses with the body kick
and Brubaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McClane looks to throw the jab but Brubaker is out of range.
Brubaker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brubaker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McClane's head backwards.
Brubaker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McClane's head.
McClane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brubaker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brubaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brubaker walks into a stiff left hand from McClane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Brubaker misses
and McClane counters with an outside leg kick.
McClane throws a head kick but Brubaker moves out of range.
Brubaker lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brubaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McClane misses with a jab to the body
and Brubaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McClane throws a leg kick
and Brubaker counters with a low kick, right behind McClane 's knee.
Brubaker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McClane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brubaker.
McClane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brubaker throwing a counter right hand but McClane manages to avoid it.
McClane throws a nice looking combination but Brubaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brubaker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McClane lands a high kick!
Brubaker takes one to the side of the head.
Brubaker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McClane.
Brubaker scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker connects with a solid leg kick.
McClane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McClane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McClane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brubaker throws a front kick aimed at McClane's knee but McClane avoids it well.
Brubaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Brubaker misses the target.
Brubaker just misses with a punch to the body.
McClane throws a body shot but no joy.
Brubaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McClane was well out of range. Poor timing from Brubaker.
McClane misses with a kick to the body.
Brubaker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McClane punishes Brubaker's body with a nice straight punch.
Brubaker throws a wild body kick that McClane sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brubaker. That's going to slow McClane down.
McClane looks to land a left hand but Brubaker moved out of range nicely.
Brubaker blocks a head kick by McClane.
Brubaker misses with a hook.
Brubaker throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McClane misses with a leg kick.
McClane throws a lazy uppercut
and Brubaker counters with a big head kick but McClane shrugs it off.
McClane is rocked!
Brubaker throws a nice inside leg kick.
McClane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from McClane.
McClane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brubaker finds it's way round the side to connect with McClane's head.
McClane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JB Brubaker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brubaker throws a head kick that misses.
McClane is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Brubaker misses with a shot to the body
enabling McClane to counter with a crisp jab.
McClane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brubaker throws a left and a right that both miss
and McClane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brubaker just misses with a punch to the body.
McClane steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Brubaker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McClane throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Brubaker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McClane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brubaker manages to avoid it.
Brubaker slips under a jab from McClane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brubaker tries to land a front kick but McClane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donk. Brubaker catches McClane right on the button with a cross.
Brubaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McClane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker lands a jab to the head.
Brubaker lands a leg kick that knocks McClane off balance momentarily.
Brubaker catches McClane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McClane might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brubaker has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice defenses there by Brubaker.
McClane looks for the body kick but Brubaker saw that one coming.
A head kick by McClane misses
and Brubaker counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from McClane tenderised Brubaker's leg. Brubaker is trying to keep his angry face on.
McClane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McClane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brubaker.
Brubaker dips to his left and cracks McClane with an uppercut!
Brubaker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McClane in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McClane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McClane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brubaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Brubaker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McClane.
McClane staying out of range there.
McClane slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from McClane misses.
McClane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McClane missing with a left hand there. Brubaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McClane throws a lazy head kick
and Brubaker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brubaker scores with a jab. McClane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McClane throws a nice head kick!
Joe McClane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McClane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker blocks a low kick nicely.
McClane with a nice cross.
Brubaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McClane was well out of range. Poor timing from Brubaker.
McClane throws a head kick that misses.
McClane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brubaker throws a quick counter kick to the body but McClane avoids it.
McClane misses with a body shot
and Brubaker counters with a low kick, right behind McClane 's knee.
Good standup being displayed there by McClane as he connects with a hook.
Brubaker throws a quick inside leg kick.
JB Brubaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Brubaker misses with a body kick.
McClane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brubaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brubaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McClane takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McClane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McClane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McClane misses with a body shot.
McClane dodges the punch combination from Brubaker.
McClane cracks Brubaker with an open hand slap.
Brubaker thumps McClane with a low kick.
McClane throws a body punch but Brubaker moves out of range.
Brubaker is looking to counter with head kicks.
Brubaker cracks McClane with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that JB Brubaker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from McClane misses
and Brubaker counters with an inside leg kick.
McClane sizes up Brubaker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brubaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Brubaker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McClane throws a body shot but no joy.
Brubaker half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brubaker connects with a good right hand that stumbles McClane. McClane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheers as Brubaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. McClane doesn't seem phased though.
McClane blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brubaker checks the leg kick nicely there.
McClane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McClane is still on wobbly legs! Can Brubaker finish him?
A decent looking cross lands there for Brubaker.
A big left from Brubaker misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McClane looks to land a body kick but Brubaker moved away.
Brubaker thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker digs a good hook to McClane's body.
Brubaker lands a nice leg kick that just misses McClane's sensitive parts.
Brubaker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McClane.
Brubaker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McClane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McClane misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Brubaker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brubaker misses with a head kick.
Brubaker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brubaker throws a low kick but McClane moves out of range easily.
McClane seems to have recovered his senses.
McClane thows a leg kick but Brubaker checks it
and McClane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McClane moves out of range as Brubaker throws a body kick.
McClane lands a glancing blow to the side of Brubaker's head.
McClane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McClane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe McClane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brubaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McClane.
McClane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brubaker.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McClane scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from McClane is predictable there
and Brubaker counters with a two punch combo.
Brubaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brubaker avoids the head kick by McClane.
McClane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brubaker's head backwards.
Brubaker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brubaker is rocked!
and McClane counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Brubaker! He's just covering up as McClane starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe McClane!
A victorious Joe McClane thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wedge Xiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caius Cosades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosades comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Reign of the Septims kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Caius Cosades has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
38 - 27 - 4 |
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159 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
38 - 27 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Wedge Xiii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cosades thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cosades bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xiii's head.
Cosades slips under a jab from Xiii.
Xiii connects with an inside leg kick.
Xiii checks a low kick from Cosades.
Xiii moves away from the strike by Cosades.
A right-left combo lands from Cosades.
Xiii swings for the body but Cosades moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades tries to land a front kick but Xiii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xiii drops his hands momentarily and Cosades takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xiii looks to throw the jab but Cosades is out of range.
Cosades needs to keep his hands up - Xiii had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cosades throws a low kick but Xiii avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades misses with a double jab.
Xiii moves out of range as Cosades throws a body kick.
Xiii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Xiii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cosades moves away.
Xiii connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Xiii punishes Cosades's body with a nice straight punch.
Wedge Xiii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xiii.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiii.
Cosades cracks Xiii with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Cosades.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiii misses the target.
Xiii misses with an uppercut.
Cosades on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Xiii scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cosades tries to bench press Xiii off him but Xiii keeps the position.
Cosades regains half guard.
Xiii winds up and cracks Cosades with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cosades looking for submissions off his back.
Cosades has hold of Xiii's hands but Xiii slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Xiii controlling the action here.
Cosades is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiii seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Xiii seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cosades for as long as he can get away with.
Xiii moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cosades.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cosades manages to get back to half guard.
Xiii stalling away here and it's allowed Cosades to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cosades escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Xiii gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Xiii sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cosades keeping full guard, as Xiii tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wedge Xiii dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cosades on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xiii. Xiii obviously looking to wear him down.
Cosades wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Xiii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cosades's waist but Cosades gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Xiii off to one side.
Xiii lands a really nice looking cross but Cosades seems unphased.
Xiii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Cosades.
Xiii misses with a kick to the body
and Xiii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xiii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cosades. That's going to slow Xiii down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiii throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cosades counter with a right hand.
Cosades throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Cosades.
Xiii shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cosades is trying to defend but Xiii finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiii prevents Cosades from improving his position.
Wedge Xiii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cosades looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cosades wants to improve his position but Xiii is controlling well.
Xiii not doing much here.
Cosades is staying active underneath Xiii, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cosades looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cosades looking for submissions off his back.
Xiii is trying to control. Cosades wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Xiii thows a huge punch but Cosades dodges it nicely.
Cosades is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Xiii pulls his head out easily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Xiii perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades blocks a jab.
Xiii gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xiii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cosades.
Cosades lands a leg kick that knocks Xiii off balance momentarily.
Xiii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiii throws a body shot but no joy.
Cosades throws a front kick aimed at Xiii's knee but Xiii avoids it well.
Xiii has a takedown stuffed.
Cosades throws out a counter right but Xiii avoids it with no problem.
Cosades blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Xiii misses.
Cosades throws a low kick but Xiii avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades checks a leg kick.
Cosades buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xiii throws a body punch but Cosades moves out of range.
Xiii tests Cosades's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiii connects with a looping right hand.
Xiii ducks under a wild hook from Cosades.
Xiii moves out of range of the leg kick from Cosades.
Sloppy strikes from Cosades. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cosades takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xiii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cosades misses with an uppercut. Xiii saw that one coming.
Xiii misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wedge Xiii will probably get the nod.
That's time! Xiii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Xiii scores with a sloppy right hand. Cosades should have avoided that one.
Cosades pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xiii is out of range and Cosades settles back down.
Xiii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cosades has time to react.
Wedge Xiii is winning the standup battle so far.
Cosades chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiii can pounce on him.
Cosades steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiii.
Xiii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cosades gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cosades scores with a leg kick.
Cosades steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiii.
Cosades now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiii scores with a decent looking hook.
Cosades misses with a hook.
Cosades attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xiii moves out of range as Cosades throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiii manages to avoid it.
Jab by Xiii.
Xiii cracks Cosades with an open hand slap.
Xiii slips under a jab.
Xiii swings for the body but Cosades moves out of range.
Cosades follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cosades lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xiii swings for the body but Cosades moves out of range.
Xiii scores with a shot to the body.
Cosades misses with a straight left.
Xiii throws the left hand but Cosades avoids the punch easily.
Cosades is looking to chop away at Xiii's legs.
Cosades tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xiii is able to avoid easily.
Cosades lands a nice looking body shot.
Caius Cosades has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades scores with a nice right hand.
Xiii throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cosades on the side of the head.
Wedge Xiii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cosades looks to land a left hand but Xiii moved out of range nicely.
Cosades misses with a jab to the body
and Xiii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xiii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cosades avoids it really well and circles away.
Xiii tries to work over Cosades's front leg with a kick but Cosades checks it.
Cosades let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Xiii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cosades can do to turn this around?
Cosades avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xiii moves out of range as Cosades strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Xiii crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cosades - the referee stops the clock and Xiii gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cosades. Xiii manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cosades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades throws a body kick that misses.
Cosades slips under a jab.
Cosades lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cosades is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiii.
Xiii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cosades.
Xiii lands with an uppercut that bounces Cosades off the cage and back into range.
Xiii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cosades misses with a looping right.
Xiii shoots in for a takedown but Cosades shows good takedown defense.
Cosades raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cosades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Cosades. That snapped Xiii's head back.
Cosades ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades throws a jab when Xiii was well out of range.
Cosades connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiii as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Cosades as Xiii shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wedge Xiii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cosades wants to land a leg kick but Xiii is out of range.
Cosades throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xiii misses with a wild body shot.
Cosades finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Xiii lands with a kick to the temple. Cosades shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Xiii moves out of range of the body kick.
Cosades bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cosades was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cosades misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wedge Xiii.
Well Xiii has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wedge Xiii!
Wedge Xiii 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piston Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aribert Heim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piston Horiguchi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Piston Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horiguchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Horiguchi is looking for a counter combo.
A slow jab from Heim misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Horiguchi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heim blocks a low kick nicely.
Horiguchi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Heim finds it's way round the side to connect with Horiguchi's head.
Horiguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heim let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heim cracks a nice hook into Horiguchi's ribs.
Heim scores with a shot to the body.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Heim misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Horiguchi misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horiguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Heim's shoulder, as Heim tries to avoid the shot.
Heim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horiguchi.
Heim 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.
Heim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heim misses with a left hand
and Horiguchi counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heim.
Horiguchi misses with a two punch combination.
Piston Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heim scores with a hook.
We've been told by Horiguchi's head coaches at The Cooker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice defenses there by Heim.
Heim slips a straight right by Horiguchi.
Heim moves out of range of the leg kick from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the head.
Heim darts in trying to clinch
and Horiguchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heim clinches.
Heim lands a right hand.
Heim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heim lands a hook that snaps the head of Horiguchi backwards.
Horiguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horiguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horiguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Heim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Heim.
Horiguchi tries to throw a body punch but Heim avoids it by throwing Horiguchi back against the cage.
Horiguchi lands a shoulder strike.
Horiguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Horiguchi prevents the takedown attempt.
Heim misses with the head strike.
Heim takes a shot to the head.
Horiguchi is pushing Heim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heim tightens his grip and picks Horiguchi up, before dumping him to the ground. Horiguchi manages to land in guard.
Heim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Horiguchi is keeping the position for now.
Heim scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim throws a big right hand that misses.
Heim throws a big right hand that misses.
Horiguchi keeping full guard, as Heim tries to pass.
Heim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heim tries to free his leg and advance position but Horiguchi is retaining full guard.
Heim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Heim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Heim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Horiguchi keeping full guard, as Heim tries to pass.
Heim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Horiguchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim throwing strikes from guard but Horiguchi blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Horiguchi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heim is one step ahead there.
Horiguchi looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Heim throwing strikes but missing.
Heim postures up.
Horiguchi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heim throws an elbow that misses. Horiguchi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heim's guard. Nice move by Horiguchi!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aribert Heim will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horiguchi throws a front kick aimed at Heim's knee but Heim avoids it well.
Heim takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Horiguchi is looking to counter punch.
Horiguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Horiguchi throws a right hand that misses
and Heim counters with a nice uppercut.
Horiguchi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horiguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heim uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Horiguchi has time to react.
Heim wants to clinch.
Aribert Heim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heim moves away from the strike by Horiguchi.
Heim lands a really nice looking cross but Horiguchi seems unphased.
Heim moves away from the strike by Horiguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heim.
Horiguchi misses with a head kick.
Heim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
Horiguchi moves in looking to clinch but Heim pushes him off.
Horiguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heim was well out of range. Poor timing from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi looks to land a left hand but Heim moved out of range nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horiguchi, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horiguchi, right into the meat.
Heim throws out a leg kick but Horiguchi moves out of range and Heim only half commits.
Heim scores with a jab to the body.
Heim lands with an uppercut that bounces Horiguchi off the cage and back into range.
Heim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horiguchi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heim.
Heim staying out of range there.
Heim throws out a counter right but Horiguchi avoids it with no problem.
Horiguchi throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heim misses with a left hand
and Horiguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horiguchi cracks the inside of Heim's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Heim cracks Horiguchi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Heim misses with a straight right.
Heim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horiguchi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Heim.
Heim throws an overhand right that lands on Horiguchi's shoulder, as Horiguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Heim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Heim appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Heim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heim lands a lovely overhand right.
Heim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Horiguchi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heim thinking.
Heim works Horiguchi's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heim.
Horiguchi misses with a body punch
and Heim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Horiguchi looks to land a left hand but Heim moved out of range nicely.
Heim scores with a nice right hand.
Horiguchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Heim.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heim.
Heim is looking to clinch.
Horiguchi tried to score with a low kick but Heim checks it.
Heim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses with a lunging right hand
and Heim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Horiguchi throws a nice looking combination but Heim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heim throws out a counter right but Horiguchi avoids it with no problem.
Heim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Horiguchi misses.
Heim with the counter takedown but Horiguchi avoids it easily.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Piston Horiguchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Heim moved away.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but Heim moves out of range.
Horiguchi throws a solid leg kick but Heim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Horiguchi.
Heim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Heim.
Heim jabs Horiguchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Heim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heim has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but Heim is having none of it.
Horiguchi looks to throw the jab but Heim is out of range.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horiguchi fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Heim cracks Horiguchi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Heim misses with a looping left.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Heim.
Nice cross by Heim.
Heim lands an overhand right.
Heim lands with a shot to the body.
Heim dips to his left and cracks Horiguchi with an uppercut!
Horiguchi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Heim's head.
Horiguchi throws a lazy right hand but Heim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Heim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heim cracks Horiguchi with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Horiguchi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heim defending well as Horiguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Horiguchi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Heim blocks it.
Heim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horiguchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi with a nice cross.
Horiguchi gets caught flat footed, as Heim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Horiguchi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horiguchi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Horiguchi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Heim throwing strikes from guard but Horiguchi blocks nicely.
Heim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heim working some strikes from top position.
Heim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aribert Heim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim distracts Horiguchi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Heim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horiguchi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heim's guard.
Horiguchi is fighting to break Heim's control of his arms but Heim is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aribert Heim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heim keeping moving, preventing Horiguchi from controlling successfully.
Heim wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Horiguchi trying to control but Heim is working from the bottom.
Heim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Horiguchi is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi wants to control from the top but Heim keeps moving.
Heim has Horiguchi pulled in close to control his posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Piston Horiguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horiguchi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Horiguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Heim.
Heim tests Horiguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horiguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab lands there for Horiguchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim blocks a head kick by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi swings widly with a right hand
and Heim counters with a shoot takedown. Horiguchi fights it but they end up in guard.
Horiguchi pushes Heim off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi tries to clinch up.
Heim throws a right and a left that Horiguchi avoids nicely.
Horiguchi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Heim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Horiguchi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Heim misses the target.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heim's head backwards.
Heim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heim feints the counter takedown.
Horiguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Heim moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aribert Heim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heim 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aribert Heim!
Aribert Heim 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arto Blomsten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Blomsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blomsten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blomsten scores with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conte, right into the meat.
Blomsten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Conte lands a slapping body shot.
Conte throws a right hand that misses
and Blomsten counters with a thumping low kick.
A shot to the body from Conte misses
enabling Blomsten to counter with a crisp jab.
Conte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Conte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blomsten.
Blomsten is looking to land body kicks.
Conte thuds his shin into the meat of Blomsten's side.
A lazy left from Blomsten finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blomsten lands with a nice body punch.
Blomsten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Conte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Conte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blomsten throws a head kick but Conte moves out of range.
Blomsten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blomsten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Conte.
Conte checks a low kick from Blomsten.
Blomsten misses with a few strikes there.
Conte scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Blomsten misses.
Blomsten throws a leg kick but Conte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blomsten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blomsten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Conte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blomsten.
Conte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blomsten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Conte jabs Blomsten to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Blomsten misses its intended target.
Conte looks to land a left hand but Blomsten moved out of range nicely.
Blomsten throws a right hand that misses
and Conte counters with a series of strikes. Blomsten will be more careful next time no doubt.
Giorgio Conte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blomsten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conte moves away.
Conte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blomsten tries to land a front kick but Conte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blomsten backing away here, and Conte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Conte just misses with a punch to the body.
Blomsten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conte was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Conte misses with an uppercut
and Blomsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Blomsten wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conte is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blomsten rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Conte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Conte misses with a straight left.
Conte tries to score with a low kick but Blomsten moves his leg out of the way.
Blomsten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blomsten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Blomsten misses its target.
Conte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conte moves into the clinch successfully.
Conte missing with knees to the body.
Conte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conte.
Blomsten misses with some punches.
Conte misses with the head strike.
Blomsten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conte throws a punch but it's blocked by Blomsten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Conte can't find room to land a body shot as Blomsten controls the action.
Conte blocks an uppercut.
Blomsten working aggressively here.
Blomsten lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blomsten tries to work over Conte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blomsten prevents a body shot from Conte.
Conte tries a body shot but Blomsten blocks it.
Blomsten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blomsten misses with some punches.
Conte lands a shot to the body.
Blomsten blocks a body shot from Conte.
Blomsten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blomsten misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giorgio Conte will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conte. Blomsten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blomsten.
Conte tries to clinch but Blomsten is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Conte.
Blomsten blocks a low kick nicely.
Blomsten was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blomsten 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.
Blomsten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blomsten misses with a leg kick.
Blomsten keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Conte scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Conte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blomsten doesn't seem phased though.
Conte misses with a jab to the body
and Blomsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Conte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blomsten doesn't seem phased though.
Conte pushes Blomsten away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Conte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blomsten throws a body punch but Conte moves out of range.
Conte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blomsten moves away.
Blomsten misses with a hook
and Conte counters with an inside leg kick.
Conte throws a body shot but no joy.
Blomsten tests Conte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conte throws a sloppy head kick and Blomsten moves out of range easily.
Conte does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conte. Blomsten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blomsten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conte.
Conte misses with a two punch combination.
Conte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blomsten. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conte takes a swing at Blomsten's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Blomsten misses the target.
Blomsten throws an overhand right that lands on Conte's shoulder, as Conte tries to avoid the shot.
Blomsten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Giorgio Conte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blomsten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Conte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conte is looking to land body kicks.
Blomsten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conte is able to avoid easily.
Blomsten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Conte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Conte looks to land a body kick but Blomsten moved away.
Blomsten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conte manages to avoid it.
Conte works Blomsten's body with a nice hook.
Blomsten misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Blomsten as he connects with a hook.
Conte moves away from the strike by Blomsten.
Blomsten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conte swings widly with a right hand
and Blomsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blomsten tries to score with a low kick but Conte moves his leg out of the way.
Blomsten throws a hook to the side of Conte's head but Conte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conte lands with a shot to the body.
Blomsten misses with a body shot.
Conte cracks Blomsten with an open hand slap.
Blomsten connects with a right hand. Conte shakes it off.
Conte is rocked!
Conte gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Blomsten gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Conte 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 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arto Blomsten!
A relieved looking Arto Blomsten 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
43 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cinder Smaug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Doe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe misses with a kick to the body.
Smaug walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smaug lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick lands from Doe.
Doe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doe! But no joy.
A jab from Smaug finds it's way through Doe's defenses.
It looks like Joe Doe has been cut.
Smaug scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Smaug there.
Smaug steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Doe is out on his feet! Smaug sets himself and nearly takes Doe's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cinder Smaug!
Our winner, Cinder Smaug, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid comes to the cage accompanied by Total Recall. Matt Hunt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
39 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses the body punch
and Quaid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Matt Hunt has been cut.
Quaid misses with a wild body shot.
Quaid tries to move into range but Hunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Quaid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Quaid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt misses with the body kick
and Quaid counters with a beautiful punch that sends Hunt to the canvas!
Hunt is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quaid is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quaid is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Quaid won't allow Hunt to sweep him here.
Quaid 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.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quaid slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Quaid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Quaid trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quaid trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Quaid's legs.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Quaid moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Quaid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Matt Hunt's cut even more.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Quaid moves away and avoids it.
Quaid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matt Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quaid stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Quaid throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quaid.
A jab lands there for Hunt.
Quaid slips a straight right by Hunt.
A jab lands there for Quaid.
The cut above Matt Hunt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
It looked like Quaid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick
and Quaid counters with a beautiful punch that sends Hunt to the canvas!
Hunt is still in real trouble! Can Quaid finish him?
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quaid.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid gets to his feet and stands over Hunt, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hunt felt that one! Quaid unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hunt from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Quaid!
In his post fight interview, Douglas Quaid 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lexington Snape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Ludacris - Get Back. Snape is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DJ Tiësto - Carmina Burana: Remixed. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lexington Snape!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids the body shot from Snape.
Snape has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snape blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones presses Snape against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snape misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Snape 's knee.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Snape closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Snape's head.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Snape throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Jones lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snape misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Lexington Snape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snape looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Snape misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Snape has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Jones!
A very excited looking Jack Jones rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Holy War!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Flores on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
War throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flores with a nice cross.
It looks like Holy War has been cut.
War smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Flores has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wild Card in the buildup to the fight.
Flores displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as War throws out the jab.
Flores swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
War misses with a hook
letting Flores counter with a right hand.
Flores has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from War.
Flores cracks War with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Flores has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning War to stand back up!
War is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flores scores with a leg kick.
War throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from War misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by War.
Flores throws a jab when War was well out of range.
War finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
War throws a nice inside leg kick.
Flores keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by War.
Flores swings for the body but War moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from War misses the target.
War tests Flores's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flores throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
War with a body punch. A glancing blow.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flores manages to avoid it.
War lands a jab.
Flores uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from War.
Flores swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flores throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
War scores with a crisp jab that stopped Flores in his tracks.
Flores uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by War.
War looks to throw the jab but Flores is out of range.
War looks to throw the jab but Flores is out of range.
Flores staying out of range there.
War slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flores.
Flores appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Flores's jab looks to have found its range, popping War under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Flores.
Nice cross by War.
Flores bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flores scores with the left hand. War knows he should have avoided that one.
War chopping away at his opponent's legs.
War takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Flores pushes War away with a front kick.
War throws a jab when Flores was well out of range.
Flores keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from War.
War throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by War.
Flores tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but War was well out of range. Poor timing from Flores.
Flores lands a big right hand that sends War crashing to the mat! Flores stays standing though and waves War back to his feet!
War is still on wobbly legs! Can Flores finish him?
That has opened up Holy War's cut even more.
Are you kidding me?! Flores ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent War clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafael Flores!
Rafael Flores decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Garcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sepultura - Roots Boody Roots kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
243 lbs
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256 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Garcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Beck!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck swings widly with a right hand
and Garcon counters with an inside leg kick.
Beck tries to score with a low kick but Garcon moves his leg out of the way.
Beck connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Beck misses the target.
Garcon misses with a low kick as Beck jumps back.
Garcon misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Beck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Beck.
Beck throws a hook but Garcon blocks it.
Beck throws a nice head kick!
Garcon cracks the inside of Beck's front leg.
Garcon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beck.
Beck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garcon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garcon misses with a right hand
and Beck counters with a straight right hand.
Beck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcon is looking to counter with a body kick.
Beck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beck tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck scores with a nice right hand.
Crunch! Beck slams his shin into Garcon's torso.
Beck throws a body punch but Garcon moves out of range.
Beck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garcon is out of range.
Beck 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.
Beck goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Beck pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garcon is out of range and Beck settles back down.
Beck steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Garcon. That one must have hurt.
Garcon connects with an inside leg kick.
Beck tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcon is able to avoid easily.
Beck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body punch from Garcon.
Beck slips under a jab from Garcon.
Beck looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Beck blocks a low kick nicely.
Garcon tried to score with a low kick but Beck checks it.
A head kick misses from Beck.
Garcon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcon. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hans Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcon's hands.
Beck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beck swings widly with a right hand
and Garcon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Beck looks winded!
Garcon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beck is out of range.
Beck thinks about the counter body kick.
Garcon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garcon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beck just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Beck moves out of range of the body kick from Garcon.
Beck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beck swings widly with a right hand
and Garcon counters with a nice body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcon.
Beck misses with a hook
and Garcon counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Hans Beck has been cut.
Beck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcon.
Beck throws an off balance right hand
and Garcon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcon.
Garcon can't find room to land a body shot as Beck controls the action.
Garcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcon has Beck pressed against the cage, preventing Beck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcon swings wildly with an uppercut but Beck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beck blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Garcon.
Garcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garcon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beck throws a sloppy head kick and Garcon moves out of range easily.
Garcon jabs Beck right on the nose. Beck blinks but takes it well.
Garcon moves away from the strike by Beck.
Beck throws a hook but Garcon avoids it easily.
Beck 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.
Beck lands a high kick!
Beck tries a head kick but it misses.
Beck thows a leg kick but Garcon checks it
and Garcon moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garcon is working Beck over against the cage.
Beck is trying to break the clinch but Garcon is controlling him.
Garcon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcon lands an uppercut.
Garcon lands a right hand.
Garcon tries to work over Beck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Garcon - that landed with a thud.
Garcon swings wildly with an uppercut but Beck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcon tries to work over Beck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beck is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcon has double underhooks.
Garcon lands with a right to the head.
That has opened up Hans Beck's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Garcon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Beck's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcon lands a big right hand that sends Beck crashing to the mat! Garcon stays standing though and waves Beck back to his feet!
Beck is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Garcon throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Beck is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jean Paul Garcon!
After winning the bout, Jean Paul Garcon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alex De Souza. Fakiiri has chosen Arch Enemy - You Will Know My Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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161 lbs
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156 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Souza misses with a left hand
and Fakiiri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fakiiri moves out of range as De Souza throws a body kick.
De Souza wants to land a leg kick but Fakiiri is out of range.
Good exchange - Fakiiri coming out on top.
Fakiiri scores with a nice head shot.
De Souza misses with a body shot
and Fakiiri counters with a nice body shot.
De Souza is looking to chop away at Fakiiri's legs.
A cross from Fakiiri lands.
Fakiiri throws a head kick but De Souza moves out of range.
Fakiiri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fakiiri 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.
Fakiiri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Souza.
Fakiiri loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
De Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut. De Souza saw that one coming.
Fakiiri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - De Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good work by Fakiiri as he checks the leg kick.
Fakiiri throws a push kick but De Souza slaps the foot to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fakiiri checks a leg kick.
Fakiiri throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Fakiiri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fakiiri thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Fakiiri misses with a shot to the body
and De Souza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fakiiri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fakiiri flicks out a counter leg kick but De Souza steps away.
Fakiiri thumps De Souza with a low kick.
Fakiiri thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Fakiiri moves to clinch but De Souza breaks away
and De Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Fakiiri misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from De Souza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fakiiri fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Souza is out of range.
De Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fakiiri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fakiiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fakiiri lands a head shot.
Fakiiri connects with an inside leg kick.
Fakiiri throws a poor cross that misses
and De Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Souza throws a big shot that misses.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick that misses.
Fakiiri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Souza's head backwards.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fakiiri misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range.
De Souza quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fakiiri avoids the body shot from De Souza.
De Souza misses with a body punch
and De Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Souza walks into a stiff left hand from Fakiiri.
De Souza moves out of range as Fakiiri throws a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri thows a leg kick but De Souza checks it
and De Souza counters with a nice leg kick.
Fakiiri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fakiiri slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fakiiri, as that shot connected.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick
and De Souza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fakiiri tries to work over De Souza's front leg with a kick but De Souza checks it.
Fakiiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
De Souza does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but De Souza moves out of range.
Fakiiri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fakiiri digs a good hook to De Souza's body.
De Souza is looking to chop away at Fakiiri's legs.
De Souza misses the shot to the body.
Fakiiri lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fakiiri misses with a leg kick
and De Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fakiiri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Fakiiri.
De Souza digs a right hand underneath Fakiiri's ribcage. Fakiiri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri working aggressively here.
Fakiiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fakiiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Fakiiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Fakiiri dominated that round.
That's time! De Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fakiiri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri slips a jab from De Souza.
De Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fakiiri catches De Souza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fakiiri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Souza needs to keep his hands up - Fakiiri had a free shot at his head there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fakiiri, right into the meat.
Fakiiri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Souza swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Souza connects with a right hand. Fakiiri shakes it off.
Fakiiri scoring well with a low kick there.
De Souza throws a hook but Fakiiri blocks it.
Fakiiri lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza swings for the body but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Fakiiri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri avoids a kick to the body.
De Souza misses the shot to the body.
Fakiiri connects with a right hand. De Souza shakes it off.
Fakiiri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fakiiri moves out of range of the strikes.
Fakiiri closes the distance but De Souza moves to the side
and De Souza counters with a nice body shot.
De Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fakiiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by De Souza - just one landing.
De Souza misses with a leg kick.
Fakiiri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fakiiri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fakiiri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fakiiri connects with a crisp jab.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Souza keeps Fakiiri at a distance using the push kick.
Fakiiri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fakiiri takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fakiiri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fakiiri is breathing heavily.
Fakiiri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fakiiri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Souza.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fakiiri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fakiiri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Souza swings for the body but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Fakiiri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with a lunging right hand
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
De Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri connects with a body shot.
De Souza on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fakiiri scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by De Souza.
De Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fakiiri can pounce on him.
Fakiiri tries a low kick but De Souza avoids it.
De Souza lands a nice looking body shot.
De Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fakiiri.
De Souza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Souza lands with an uppercut that bounces Fakiiri off the cage and back into range.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Souza. That's going to slow Fakiiri down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fakiiri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fakiiri loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza connects with a single shot there.
Fakiiri is rocked!
De Souza throws a jab when Fakiiri was well out of range.
Fakiiri is still on wobbly legs! Can De Souza finish him?
Fakiiri 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.
Nice uppercut there from De Souza.
Fakiiri throws an off balance right hand
and De Souza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fakiiri thinking.
De Souza lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fakiiri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fakiiri motions for De Souza to come forward. Fakiiri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fakiiri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Souza.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice cross by Fakiiri.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
De Souza lands a body shot.
Fakiiri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Souza has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Souza throws a big shot that misses.
Fakiiri misses with a low kick.
Fakiiri throws a right hand that misses
and De Souza counters with a head kick that drops Fakiiri to the mat! Fakiiri scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fakiiri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fakiiri misses with a body punch
and De Souza counters with a crisp right that sends Fakiiri to the canvas! De Souza follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexsandro De Souza!
Alexsandro De Souza retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Alexsandro De Souza made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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