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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Long!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long moves in looking to clinch but Tran pushes him off.
Tran shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Long manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tran is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tran wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Tran tries to free his leg and advance position but Long is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tran scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tran drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Long dives on top into guard.
Tran working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Long doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Long manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tran is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran distracts Long with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Long trying to keep a closed guard but Tran is proving a slippery customer.
Tran wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Tran lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tran wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Tran makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tran working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Long's head.
Tran connects with a couple of short punches.
Tran lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tran wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Tran content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran wants to pass the guard but Long is keeping the position.
Tran makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Long keeping moving, preventing Tran from controlling successfully.
Tran forces his way into half guard.
Tran 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.
Tran trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom.
Tran moves nicely into side control.
Tran working the ground and pound.
Tran working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tran is working Long over with some ground and pound from side control.
Long is rocked!
Tran crunches a massive hammerfist down on Long - he's out! Tran Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Robert Tran!
After the fight, Robert Tran was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lord Jeffery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Vandari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Jeffery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Klaus Vandari!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeffery throws a jab when Vandari was well out of range.
Jeffery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vandari.
Jeffery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vandari.
Jeffery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vandari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jeffery misses with a body kick.
Jeffery lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffery throws a lazy right hand but Vandari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jeffery keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vandari throws an overhand right that lands on Jeffery's shoulder, as Jeffery tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jeffery stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vandari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jeffery lands a really nice looking cross but Vandari seems unphased.
Jeffery works Vandari's body with a nice hook.
Vandari misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Vandari.
Vandari ducks under a wild hook from Jeffery.
Jeffery thuds his right hand into Vandari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jeffery fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vandari on the side of the head.
Vandari is looking to clinch but Jeffery is avoiding it.
Jeffery looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeffery ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vandari takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Vandari tries to counter it with a takedown but Jeffery pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vandari misses with a straight right.
Jeffery fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jeffery throws a looping overhand right but Vandari ducks down to avoid it.
And Vandari tries to counter it with a takedown but Jeffery pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jeffery throws a lazy right hand but Vandari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jeffery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vandari.
Jab by Jeffery.
Vandari tries to close the distance and clinch but Jeffery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vandari staying out of range there.
Jeffery misses with a hook
and Vandari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Jeffery catches Vandari right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffery misses with a right hand
and Jeffery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vandari moves out of range as Jeffery strikes.
Vandari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jeffery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vandari moves away.
A jab from Vandari finds it's way through Jeffery's defenses.
Jeffery throws a combination that misses
and Vandari counters with a nice double leg into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Vandari working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Vandari landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vandari not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vandari throws a big right hand that misses.
Vandari makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jeffery holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandari trying to control but Jeffery is working from the bottom.
Vandari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jeffery is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vandari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jeffery's guard.
Jeffery preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jeffery on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandari passes to side control.
Jeffery on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jeffery tries to get out of the position.
Vandari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jeffery struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lord Jeffery will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jeffery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jeffery.
Jeffery is looking to land body kicks.
Jeffery misses with an uppercut. Vandari saw that one coming.
Jeffery throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vandari counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vandari works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jeffery is controlling Vandari's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vandari in particular looking to stall.
Vandari is trying to work for a kimura but Jeffery is defending well.
Vandari looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vandari wants to take a breather but Jeffery is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Vandari there.
Vandari moves nicely into side control.
Vandari staying calm.
Klaus Vandari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jeffery prevents Vandari from moving into mount.
Jeffery is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jeffery controls the position for a moment.
Jeffery taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jeffery knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vandari on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandari has hold of Jeffery's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jeffery seems comfortable defending it but Vandari has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jeffery is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jeffery is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Vandari couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Klaus Vandari!
Klaus Vandari tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Lord Jeffery stepped up to the mic, saying 'Never lose sight of your goal!! a lost can only slow me down but never stop me.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Usikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chris Weidman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chris Weidman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Weidman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Usikov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usikov drives through and clinches with Weidman against the cage.
Usikov tries a body shot but Weidman blocks it.
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weidman blocks it with crossed arms.
Usikov scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chris Weidman has been cut.
Usikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Usikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Weidman looking for a takedown.
Usikov digs a right hand underneath Weidman's ribcage. Weidman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weidman is breathing heavily.
Usikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Weidman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Usikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Usikov is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Usikov just leaning against Weidman, taking a breather.
Usikov has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Weidman goes down! Usikov pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usikov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Weidman's legs.
Weidman defending against the ground and pound.
Usikov stands up and beckons Weidman to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Usikov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Weidman's face.
Usikov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Weidman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Usikov lands a knee to the head.
Chris Weidman's cut is getting worse.
A knee to the head by Usikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usikov has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Weidman goes down! Usikov dives on top of him - Weidman manages to get guard.
Weidman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Usikov throws a big elbow that misses.
Usikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Usikov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Weidman, up you get!
Usikov moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Usikov.
Usikov lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Weidman goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Usikov in side control.
Oh Weidman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chris Weidman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Usikov trying to control the action but Weidman is working from the bottom.
Usikov controls the position.
Weidman seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usikov decides to stand back up. Usikov steps back and let's Weidman get back to his feet.
Usikov closes the distance and clinches.
Usikov taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Usikov obliges.
Usikov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Weidman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Usikov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Usikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Usikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Weidman backwards.
Jeez, Chris Weidman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Weidman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Usikov with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usikov lands a nice uppercut.
Weidman takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Weidman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Usikov!
Alexander Usikov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eigi Takagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dem Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takagi comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eigi Takagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dem Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takagi dives in and scores a takedown into Nutz's guard.
Takagi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Takagi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Takagi cracks Nutz with a big elbow.
Nutz being controlled for a moment.
Takagi lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takagi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nutz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Takagi landing a few strikes.
Takagi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nutz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Takagi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Takagi lands a nice forearm strike.
Takagi is chipping away with strikes.
Takagi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Nutz is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eigi Takagi!
A very excited looking Eigi Takagi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between West Drum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumble Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, West Drum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rumble Lee!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drum throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drum darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee is rocked!
Drum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Drum finish him?
Drum throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Drum. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Drum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Drum.
Lee tries to clinch there but Drum circles away.
Drum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drum fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drum sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Drum sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Drum connects with the punch.
Drum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
West Drum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumble Lee.
Drum throws a shot to the body.
Drum lands a big uppercut and Lee crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lee looks OK. Drum waves Lee back to his feet!
West Drum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee tries to get into range but Drum steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Lee! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Drum scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). West Drum!
An out of breath West Drum thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Rumble Lee had this to say: 'I really trained hard for this fight.. he just got lucky '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dantes DeKorveia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ellis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chad VanGaalen - Blonde Hash. Dantes DeKorveia struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timmy Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dantes DeKorveia!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
DeKorveia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ellis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ellis throws a lazy right hand but DeKorveia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ellis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeKorveia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeKorveia tries to bum rush Ellis with a series of wild strikes but Ellis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DeKorveia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeKorveia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellis.
Ellis misses with a hook. DeKorveia ducked under it nicely.
DeKorveia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from DeKorveia misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ellis misses the target.
Ellis looks to throw the jab but DeKorveia is out of range.
Ellis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ellis misses with a hook.
Ellis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DeKorveia, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeKorveia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ellis scores with a shot to the side of DeKorveia's head.
Ellis lands a nice shot to the body.
Ellis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
DeKorveia looks winded!
Ellis unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeKorveia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ellis obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ellis.
Ellis lands a good knee to the midsection. DeKorveia won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ellis obliges.
Ellis landing knees to the body.
Ellis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ellis scores a nice knee to the body.
Ellis connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dantes DeKorveia has been cut.
Ellis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DeKorveia is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Ellis as the two fighters clinch.
Ellis is pushing DeKorveia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ellis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ellis taking a breather.
DeKorveia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ellis lands a nice knee to the body.
Ellis connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeKorveia's face.
Ellis lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeKorveia backwards.
DeKorveia is still on wobbly legs! Can Ellis finish him?
Ellis lands with a left to the head.
Ellis unloads with a big right hand that wobbles DeKorveia! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ellis is unloading with more strikes now! DeKorveia drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timmy Ellis!
Our winner, Timmy Ellis, 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
155 lbs
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145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Williams!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Nurmagomedov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams is trying to break free.
Nurmagomedov lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Frank Williams has been cut.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nurmagomedov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Nurmagomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Nurmagomedov works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Nurmagomedov digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nurmagomedov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nurmagomedov down to the mat. Nurmagomedov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams looks winded!
Nurmagomedov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Williams dives in and grabs Nurmagomedov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nurmagomedov pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Nurmagomedov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nurmagomedov.
Williams is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov has managed to clinch.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch.
Nurmagomedov tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurmagomedov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Nurmagomedov - that landed with a thud.
Nurmagomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Nurmagomedov digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nurmagomedov lands a body punch.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Nurmagomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Nurmagomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Nurmagomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Nurmagomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Nurmagomedov lands with a right to the head.
Nurmagomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Nurmagomedov - that landed with a thud.
Nurmagomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Nurmagomedov.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Nurmagomedov finish him?
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nurmagomedov.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Nurmagomedov lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nurmagomedov is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nurmagomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nurmagomedov lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands with a left to the head.
Nurmagomedov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmagomedov is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nurmagomedov pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nurmagomedov digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nurmagomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurmagomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurmagomedov avoiding damage.
Nurmagomedov is stalling here.
Nurmagomedov pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams being controlled against the cage.
Williams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nurmagomedov after a bit of a struggle.
A short body shot lands from Nurmagomedov as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nurmagomedov moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nurmagomedov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jab by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov steps in with a hook that catches Williams right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nurmagomedov follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Williams looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
An out of breath Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asker Allakaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Sharp told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
177 lbs
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176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asker Allakaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Sharp. That snapped Allakaev's head back.
James Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allakaev doesn't seem bothered though.
Sharp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sharp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sharp scores with a body shot.
Sharp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Allakaev gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Allakaev tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Sharp is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Allakaev buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Allakaev!! Allakaev is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Sharp throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Sharp!
After the big win, James Sharp made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$185 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ceasar Memphis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ceasar Memphis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Memphis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Memphis moves away and avoids it.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Memphis.
Good standup being displayed there by Memphis as he connects with a hook.
Memphis has managed to clinch.
Memphis misses with the head strike.
Memphis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Memphis pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Memphis lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Memphis.
Still in the clinch, Memphis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Memphis lands an uppercut.
Memphis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Memphis digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Memphis lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Memphis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is rocked!
A short right from Memphis on the inside.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Memphis finish him?
Memphis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Memphis scores with a shoulder strike.
Memphis creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jones's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jones drops to his knees and Memphis pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ceasar Memphis!
Ceasar Memphis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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