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RFC 34: The Danger Zone PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Digby Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennart Lennartsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennartsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bruno Mars - Runaway Baby. Digby Smith had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Dangerous GnP
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Digby Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lennart Lennartsson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lennartsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith goes for a double leg but Lennartsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lennartsson continues to drive forward.
Digby Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smith scores with a one two! Lennartsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lennartsson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Lennartsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennartsson throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith defending well as Lennartsson loads up on a big left hand.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lennartsson lands a big right hand that sends Smith crashing to the mat! Lennartsson stays standing though and waves Smith back to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Digby Smith has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lennartsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Lennartsson moves away and avoids it.
Lennartsson throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Lennartsson counters with a right hand from hell and Smith is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lennart Lennartsson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Lennart Lennartsson thanked Sin City Allstars for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi Mavers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mavers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rolling Limp Bizkit. Levi Mavers has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levi Mavers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Infamous!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infamous looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Infamous chips away with some ground and pound.
Infamous makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Infamous stands up over Mavers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
It looks like Levi Mavers has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Infamous is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mavers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Infamous is aware though and is defending well.
Mavers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Infamous postures up and lands a big shot to Mavers's brow.
Infamous chips away with some ground and pound.
Infamous lands a couple of elbows.
Mavers is rocked!
Infamous postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Mavers covers up, he's hurt! Infamous keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Infamous and the ref steps in to end the fight! Infamous can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Infamous!
Scott Infamous 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Arshavir Nazaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teodors Ozolinsh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arshavir Nazaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
Nazaryan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nazaryan is defended easily by Ozolinsh.
A swing and a miss from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws a shot from downtown. Nazaryan moves away and avoids it.
Ozolinsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazaryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ozolinsh throws the left hand but Nazaryan avoids the punch easily.
Ozolinsh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nazaryan in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazaryan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ozolinsh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nazaryan is rocked!
Nazaryan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ozolinsh avoids it really well and circles away.
Ozolinsh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arshavir Nazaryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan jabs at Ozolinsh's body.
Ozolinsh throws a hook but Nazaryan blocks it.
Ozolinsh cracks Nazaryan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nazaryan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ozolinsh finish him?
Oh Nazaryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice takedown defense from Ozolinsh. No joy for Nazaryan on that attempt.
Nazaryan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ozolinsh counters with a huge right that knocks Nazaryan out cold! Ozolinsh is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teodors Ozolinsh!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Teodors Ozolinsh made sure he mentioned Vandal & Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Arshavir Nazaryan spoke after the fight, saying 'I made mistakes. I'll see him again.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walloping Willy Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Flower Of Scotland. Walloping Willy Wallace could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to DJ Bronson's chin.
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302 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walloping Willy Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bronson misses.
Bronson misses with an uppercut
and Wallace counters with a left to the body.
Bronson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Wallace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wallace explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wallace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Wallace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bronson blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wallace. That one must have hurt.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Wallace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bronson throws out a counter right but Wallace avoids it with no problem.
Walloping Willy Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bronson throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Bronson closes the distance and pushes Wallace back into the cage.
Wallace is pushing Bronson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Bronson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
Bronson lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Bronson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wallace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bronson is defending well for now.
Bronson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bronson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson has Wallace pushed against the cage.
Wallace misses with a knee strike.
Bronson working aggressively here.
Wallace taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bronson blocks an elbow strike from Wallace.
Bronson blocks the elbow strike.
Wallace tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson stalling against the cage.
Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bronson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bronson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Bronson to work.
A short uppercut from Bronson.
Bronson being controlled against the cage.
Wallace slowing the pace effectively.
Bronson cracks Wallace with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bronson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bronson misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson lands a right hand.
It looks like Walloping Willy Wallace has been cut.
Bronson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wallaces head.
Bronson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bronson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bronson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
Bronson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bronson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Bronson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walloping Willy Wallace's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bronson is looking to clinch.
Bronson misses with a hook.
Wallace thumps Bronson with a low kick.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Bronson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wallace throws the kick towards the body but Bronson avoids it.
Wallace sets himself, and Bronson steps forward looking for the clinch! Wallace avoids it this time.
Bronson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bronson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wallace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bronson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wallace thuds his shin into the meat of Bronson's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wallace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bronson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wallace throws a head kick but Bronson moves out of range.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
Bronson blocks a leg kick.
Bronson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bronson misses with a straight right.
Bronson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bronson moves into range and clinches up with Wallace.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bronson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A left hand lands to the body for Bronson.
Bronson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wallace blocking some punches.
Bronson is pushing Wallace up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bronson lands a shoulder strike.
Wallace misses with an elbow over the top.
Bronson looking to slow down the pace here.
Bronson slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wallace throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wallace stalling in the clinch but Bronson improves position.
Bronson lands a right hand.
Wallace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bronson is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Wallace.
Bronson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wallace taking a breather.
Wallace leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wallace up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bronson.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by DJ Bronson.
No joy there for Bronson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bronson jabs at Wallace's body.
A clash of legs there as Bronson blocks the low kick.
Bronson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Wallace appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bronson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wallace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bronson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bronson misses with a left hand
and Wallace counters with a low kick, right behind Bronson 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Bronson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Walloping Willy Wallace's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bronson doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallace circles away.
A big left from Wallace misses.
Bronson throws out a powerful jab.
Walloping Willy Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallace takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wallace lands a head kick. Bronson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wallace misses with a leg kick
and Bronson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallace's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wallace duly obliges.
Wallace lands a really nice looking cross but Bronson seems unphased.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
Bronson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace wants to clinch.
Bronson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloppy strikes from Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
Wallace defending well as Bronson loads up on a big left hand.
Bronson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wallace.
Bronson connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Bronson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wallace with a body shot.
Bronson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallace went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bronson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wallace.
Nice body punch from Bronson.
Bronson wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Bronson scores with a jab to the head.
Bronson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wallace at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Bronson.
Bronson has managed to clinch.
Bronson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wallace trying to stall but Bronson improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wallace up against the cage.
Bronson tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Bronson.
Bronson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wallace unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Bronson fails to land.
Bronson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Bronson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bronson looking to slow down the pace here.
Wallace holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bronson as the two fighters clinch.
Bronson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wallace tries to work over Bronson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bronson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
Walloping Willy Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DJ Bronson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wallace working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Bronson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bronson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Bronson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chosu McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Marley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chosu McGrady!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McGrady drives through and clinches with Marley against the cage.
Marley tries for a takedown but McGrady manages to get underhooks.
McGrady drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McGrady avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McGrady successfully pulls guard.
Marley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marley is looking to work some ground and pound but McGrady has wrist control.
McGrady is looking to stand up but Marley isn't so interested in that idea.
Marley distracts McGrady with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrady wants to stand and escape but Marley is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marley distracts McGrady with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McGrady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley is in close to McGrady's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marley landing some decent shots from guard.
Marley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marley distracts McGrady with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marley distracts McGrady with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marley works over McGrady with some ground and pound from guard.
Marley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGrady's head.
Marley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marley scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marley won't allow McGrady to get back to his feet.
Marley 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.
Marley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marley working some strikes from top position.
Marley wants to control from the top but McGrady keeps moving.
Marley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley trying to control the position from guard on top but McGrady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGrady utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McGrady is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marley is in close to McGrady's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McGrady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marley throwing strikes from guard but McGrady blocks nicely.
Marley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGrady's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley trying to control but McGrady is working from the bottom.
Marley postures up and lands a big shot to McGrady's brow.
Marley trying to control the position from guard on top but McGrady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marley won't allow McGrady to get back to his feet.
Marley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marley scoring with some ground and pound.
Marley pushes down on McGrady's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marley seems to be looking for submissions.
McGrady is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Marley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGrady scores with a hook.
It looks like Bob Marley has been cut.
McGrady throws a jab when Marley was well out of range.
Marley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McGrady misses with a few strikes there.
McGrady drops Marley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Marley looks back up at him and smiles so McGrady waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Marley is rocked!
McGrady takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Marley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGrady scoops up Marley onto his shoulder and slams him to the mat! Oh, Marley is hurt! McGrady smells blood and finishes the fight with a barage of punches! A highlight reel finish there for McGrady!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Chosu McGrady!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rashid Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver has chosen Raining Blood as his entrance music. Jack Carver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rashid Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Carver!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver scores with a head kick. Magomedov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Carver misses with a body kick.
Magomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carver throws a hook to the side of Magomedov's head but Magomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jack Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Carver misses with a low kick.
Magomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carver.
Whack! Carver lands a heavy head kick that drops Magomedov. The ref tackles Carver to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Magomedov was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jack Carver!
Jack Carver 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Krishna Pariyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Messie (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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krishna Pariyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanley Messie!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pariyar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Messie circles away quickly and effectively.
Pariyar misses with a straight left.
Pariyar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pariyar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Messie.
Pariyar has a takedown stuffed.
Messie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Pariyar.
Messie lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Krishna Pariyar has been cut.
Pariyar throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Messie punishes Pariyar's body with a nice straight punch.
Messie lands an overhand right.
Messie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Messie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pariyar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at mickeyharts the greatest in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Messie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Messie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pariyar. Pariyar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pariyar takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Pariyar misses its intended target.
Messie throws a one two combo.
Pariyar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pariyar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Messie lands with a shot to the body.
Messie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Messie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Messie - that landed with a thud.
Pariyar is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Messie.
A left hand lands to the body for Messie.
Messie lands a hook that snaps the head of Pariyar backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Messie.
Krishna Pariyar's cut is getting worse.
Messie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Messie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pariyar's head.
Pariyar is rocked!
Messie clinches.
Oh Pariyar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Messie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pariyar seems to have got his legs back now.
Messie lands a shot to the body.
Pariyar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Messie digs a right hand into Pariyar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pariyar's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Messie.
Messie breaks from the clinch.
Messie has Pariyar up against the cage in a clinch.
Messie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Messie pushes Pariyar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Messie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Messie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pariyars head.
Krishna Pariyar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A left hand lands to the body for Messie.
Messie digs a right hand underneath Pariyar's ribcage. Pariyar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Messie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pariyar.
Messie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Messie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pariyars head.
A short body shot lands from Messie as the two fighters clinch.
Messie stalling in the clinch.
Messie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pariyar backwards.
Messie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pariyar or not.
Messie drops Pariyar onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pariyar is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jeez, Krishna Pariyar's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messie drops Pariyar onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pariyar is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Messie works on Pariyar's body with a couple of short punches.
Messie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Messie cracks Pariyar with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pariyar looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Messie finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Krishna Pariyar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stanley Messie!
Stanley Messie 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Derks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derks comes into the arena with The Reckless And The Brave blaring out of the sound system. Jack Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Derks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derks throws a leg kick
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Derks is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Derks stalling the fight.
Derks is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Derks finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
We've been hearing reports that Derks has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks slips a jab from Johnson.
Derks feinted with a counter takedown.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Derks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derks drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Derks.
Derks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Derks. Beautiful body shot.
Derks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Derks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Derks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
A slow jab from Derks misses its intended target.
Johnson slips under a jab from Derks.
Johnson clobbers Derks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Derks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Derks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Derks connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Derks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Derks scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Derks lands the left hand.
Derks scores with a body shot.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Derks.
Derks sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Derks avoids it this time.
Derks misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derks misses with a straight right.
Jack Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derks lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Derks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Derks avoids them all with ease.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A big left from Derks misses.
Derks throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derks half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Derks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Derks throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson stuns Derks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Derks throws out the jab.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Derks slips a straight right by Johnson.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Derks's head back.
Johnson cracks Derks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Derks is rocked!
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derks moves away.
Derks is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Derks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson wants to counter with a clinch but Derks pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Johnson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Derks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Derks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Derks at a distance.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Derks has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Derks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Derks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Johnson tries to buck Derks off but Derks is having none of it.
Derks throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson is trying to work for a sweep but Derks has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Derks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Derks throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Derks punching from mount but Johnson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Derks there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Derks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Derks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Derks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Derks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Derks lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Derks thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Derks misses with a head shot.
Derks throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Derks loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Derks there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Derks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Derks looking to finish with strikes here!
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Derks looking to finish with strikes here!
Derks looking to finish with strikes here!
Derks lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derks trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Derks misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Derks throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Derks throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.
Derks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Derks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Derks dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson feints a jab promting Derks to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Derks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Derks looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Derks looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Derks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Derks misses with a hook.
Derks looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson slips under a jab from Derks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson cracks Derks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson slips under a jab from Derks.
A big right from Johnson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derks closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Derks passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Derks throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Derks works his foot free and advances to mount.
Derks wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Derks unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derks with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Derks jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Derks keeps moving and retains side control.
Derks has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Derks unloading with bombs!
Derks scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derks scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Derks thowing shots but they're missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Derks.
Derks looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nate Derks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Derks controlling from mount.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Derks tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Derks is stalling here but it's allowed Johnson to get half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derks trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Derks thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Derks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Derks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Derks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Derks wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Derks clearly takes that round.
That's time! Derks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Derks moves out of range of the strikes.
Derks avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Derks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Derks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Derks catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Derks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Derks throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Derks throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Derks attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Derks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Derks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Derks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Derks slips a straight right by Johnson.
Derks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Derks drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Derks wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Derks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Derks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nice strikes from Derks there.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Derks.
Derks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Derks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derks trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Derks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is not content to let Derks control the position.
Nice strikes from Derks there.
Derks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Derks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Derks is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derks lands with a punch from half guard.
Derks works his way into side control.
Derks is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Derks had his way with Jack Johnson in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Derks.
Derks just misses with a punch to the body.
Derks lands with a good body shot.
Derks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Derks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Derks.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Derks.
Derks throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Derks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Derks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Derks throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson tests Derks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Derks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jack Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Derks throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Derks fails with the takedown.
Derks throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derks moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Derks attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Nate Derks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
It looks like Nate Derks has been cut.
Derks dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Derks misses with a looping left.
Nate Derks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derks misses with a wild combination.
Derks cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Derks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson throws a body punch but Derks moves out of range.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Derks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derks.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Derks appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Derks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Derks controlling the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is looking to control Derks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Derks in particular looking to stall.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Johnson.
I think Derks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Derks!
Nate Derks retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Nate Derks, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sajjad Gharibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reem comes to the cage accompanied by BAMF! - Bring back the pit. Ali Reem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sajjad Gharibi's chin.
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328 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sajjad Gharibi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem slips a jab and a cross from Gharibi.
Gharibi 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.
Gharibi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gharibi.
It looks like Ali Reem has been cut.
Gharibi throws out a loose jab but Reem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reem seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Reem closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gharibi quickly recovers to half guard.
Gharibi trying to control here.
Reem will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reem is taking a breather. Gharibi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Reem has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gharibi defend it? Reem steps over the head and cranks it - Gharibi is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Reem!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ali Reem!
An intense looking Ali Reem took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Last time he caught me off guard. This time I knew this won't happen again. I'm the better fighter and tonight I showed it to the world!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taichi Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amadeus Mozart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitano comes to the cage accompanied by Angel of Doom - Shiro Sagisu. Mozart has chosen Rock Me Amadeus as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taichi Kitano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amadeus Mozart!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mozart lands a really nice looking cross but Kitano seems unphased.
Mozart misses the jab.
Kitano misses with a looping left.
Kitano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kitano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kitano as the two fighters clinch.
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitano lands a body punch.
Kitano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mozart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kitano's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kitano cracks Mozart with a nice body shot.
Kitano pushes Mozart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kitano pushes Mozart back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kitano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kitano scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mozart blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano has a couple of punches blocked by Mozart.
Kitano swings wildly with an uppercut but Mozart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mozart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mozart.
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitano misses with a body punch.
Mozart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kitano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mozart throws a punch but it's blocked by Kitano.
Mozart tries to throw a body punch but Kitano avoids it by throwing Mozart back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kitano.
A head punch on the inside from Kitano fails to land.
Kitano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mozart.
Mozart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kitano.
Kitano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kitano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mozart digs a right hand into Kitano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kitano's gas tank.
Mozart takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano blocks a body shot from Mozart.
Kitano lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mozart fails to land.
Mozart scores with a shot to the side of Kitano's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mozart struggles to land a body shot inside as Kitano controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kitano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mozart misses with a punch to the body.
Mozart jumps into guard, dragging Kitano to the mat.
Mozart keeping moving, preventing Kitano from controlling successfully.
Mozart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kitano trying to control but Mozart is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mozart pushes a forearm under Kitano's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kitano is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amadeus Mozart!
Amadeus Mozart is the new middleweight champion!
Amadeus Mozart decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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