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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marcelo D2 Claudia - Desabafo Deixa Eu Dizer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herbert Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Grant!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Burns slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grant is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant controls Burns momentarily but Burns frees himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grant can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant can't keep his opponent in guard - Burns advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Burns moves nicely into side control.
Burns in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Grant is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Herbert Burns!
During a confident post fight interview, Herbert Burns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Tire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Tire!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tire swinging wildly here.
Braga changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tire has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Braga with a poor takedown
and Tire counters with a three punch combo that has Braga backing up. Braga nods at Tire to acknowledge the strikes.
Tire fails to land with a series of punches.
Tire tries to clinch up.
Braga half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Braga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Braga counters with a quick kick to the body but Tire blocks it.
Tire throws a right and a left that Braga avoids nicely.
Tire throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga dodges the punch combination from Tire.
Braga attempts a counter takedown but Tire avoids it well and moves away.
Tire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tire swinging wildly here.
Braga half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tire shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Braga wants to get back to full guard.
Braga is positioning himself well to prevent Tire advancing to mount.
Braga is pressing down on Tire's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Braga is keeping the position for now.
Braga has his hands on Tire's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga keeping moving, preventing Tire from controlling successfully.
Braga wants to sweep here but Tire controlling him for the moment.
Braga trying to control the position here.
Braga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Braga tries to get out of the position.
Tire tries to free his leg and advance position but Braga is retaining full guard.
Braga is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Braga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tire gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tire must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Braga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tire's guard.
Braga's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga looking to pass the guard.
Braga passes Tire's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Braga tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tire knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Braga content to control rather than advance.
Braga is working for a kimura but Tire is defending it quite comfortably.
Braga wants to free his trapped foot but Tire is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Braga stops Tire from getting back to his feet.
Braga is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tire is looking to escape.
Still in half guard, Braga seems content to control.
Braga tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tire knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tire is trying to stand up here but Braga is controlling him well.
Braga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Braga seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Braga seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tire for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tire looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fat Tire dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Braga gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tire to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tire is fighting to break Braga's control of his arms but Braga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Leroy Braga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Braga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tire is one step ahead there.
Tire trying to control but Braga is working from the bottom.
Braga seems keen to control Tire's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Braga wants to pass the guard but Tire is defending well.
Braga content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tire looks like he's trying to stand up.
Braga is working for a kimura but Tire is defending it quite comfortably.
Braga moves nicely into side control.
Tire gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tire has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga controlling the position well here. Tire rolled but Braga kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Tire tries to escape the position.
Tire trying to get back to his feet but Braga is in full control for now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Braga continues to stall.
Braga working for a choke but Tire is defending well.
Tire won't enjoy being in this position. Braga looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Tire is tapping - it's over boys! Braga picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leroy Braga!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Hummel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnus Hummel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Hummel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henryk Tymonowicz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hummel fails to land with a series of punches.
Hummel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Henryk Tymonowicz has been cut.
Tymonowicz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Magnus Hummel has been cut.
Tymonowicz dodges the punch combination from Hummel.
Hummel dives in for a single leg takedown but Tymonowicz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hummel throws a nice looking combination but Tymonowicz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hummel shoots in and drives through. Tymonowicz sprawls well.
Hummel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tymonowicz.
Tymonowicz lands a front kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hummel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tymonowicz - the referee stops the clock and Hummel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tymonowicz. Hummel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hummel is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whack! Tymonowicz lands a heavy head kick that drops Hummel. The ref tackles Tymonowicz to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hummel was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Henryk Tymonowicz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Huang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Valk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huang comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - The Champ. Valk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Ain't Hiding kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Will Valk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Valk!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Huang.
Huang drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Huang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valk keeps working.
Huang is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Valk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Valk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Huang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Valk wants to get back to his feet.
Huang working the ground and pound from side control.
Huang misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Valk wants to get back to his feet.
Huang has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Valk stops Huang from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Huang controls the position.
Huang moves into full mount!
Huang wants to control the pace but Valk is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Huang tries to control but Valk wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huang controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Valk hang on?
Huang pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Huang tries to control but Valk wriggling away.
Valk is trying to escape the mount.
Huang looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Valk is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Huang!
In his post fight interview, Kevin Huang started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Derozan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefano Skubini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Derozan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stefano Skubini!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skubini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Derozan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skubini wants to clinch.
Skubini tries to clinch up.
Skubini is looking to clinch but Derozan is avoiding it.
Skubini lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Skubini.
Derozan misses with a wild body shot.
Skubini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Derozan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skubini tries to sprawl but Derozan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Derozan lands a nice short elbow.
Skubini tries to get to full guard but Derozan has control of the leg.
Skubini moves into full guard.
Derozan stays in close to Skubini's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derozan throwing strikes but missing.
Derozan wants to pass the guard but Skubini is keeping the position.
Derozan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Derozan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Derozan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Skubini had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Derozan defends it easily.
Derozan distracts Skubini with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Derozan postures up.
Skubini wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derozan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Derozan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Skubini on the ground.
Derozan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Derozan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Derozan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Skubini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Derozan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derozan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Skubini's head.
Skubini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Derozan controlling from the top position.
Skubini tries to strike from the bottom.
Derozan is in close to Skubini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Derozan stays in close to Skubini's body and controls the position.
Skubini wants to sweep but no luck.
Derozan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Derozan is in close to Skubini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Skubini is looking for a triangle but Derozan pushes his legs off easily.
Derozan wants to pass the guard but Skubini is keeping the position.
Skubini is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Derozan working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Derozan advances position into side control!
Skubini gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Derozan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Skubini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Derozan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skubini is looking to land body kicks.
Skubini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Derozan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Derozan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Skubini is working to avoid the ground and pound but Derozan connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Skubini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Derozan working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derozan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jimmy Derozan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skubini is trying to control Derozan's posture but Derozan avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derozan controlling the position from side mount.
Skubini is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Derozan working the ground and pound.
Derozan taking a breather here.
Derozan working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Skubini is looking for a sweep.
Derozan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Skubini is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Skubini is being controlled here.
Derozan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Derozan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skubini can do to turn this around?
Derozan working the body and head with strikes.
Derozan slows the pace down.
Derozan looks up at the clock and then as Skubini takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Derozan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Derozan is putting a hurting on Skubini here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Skubini's face as Derozan controls the position.
Derozan working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derozan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Skubini is rocked!
Derozan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Skubini down.
Skubini is still in real trouble! Can Derozan finish him?
Derozan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Derozan in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Skubini looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Derozan turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Derozan!
In his post fight interview, Jimmy Derozan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professional Tussling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tussling comes into the arena with REAL AMERICAN, HOOOO YEAH BROTHER blaring out of the sound system. Hickson has chosen Rappin And Finessin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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206 lbs
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195 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Professional Tussling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Hickson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tussling lands a jab to the nose.
Tussling connects with a crisp jab.
Professional Tussling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tussling lands a body shot.
Tussling throws a lazy right hand but Hickson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hickson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tussling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hickson throws a head kick but Tussling moves out of range.
Hickson slips under a jab from Tussling.
Hickson shoots in looking for a takedown but Tussling manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hickson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hickson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tussling swivels and escapes.
Tussling works the jab nicely.
It looks like James Hickson has been cut.
A combination from Tussling does no damage.
Tussling scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tussling controls the position from side control.
Hickson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tussling. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tussling working the head with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tussling in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tussling cracks Hickson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tussling cracks Hickson with a big elbow.
Hickson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tussling is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hickson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Tussling lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tussling wants to control but Hickson is keeping him busy.
Tussling working the head and body with strikes.
Tussling is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hickson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tussling landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tussling connects with a decent elbow.
Hickson is rocked!
Tussling is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hickson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tussling wants to control but Hickson is keeping him busy.
Tussling is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hickson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tussling working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tussling lands an elbow.
Tussling in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hickson is still in real trouble! Can Tussling finish him?
Hickson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tussling scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Hickson is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Tussling can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Professional Tussling!
Professional Tussling 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaden Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Paine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve comes into the arena with Perfect-Ed Sheeran blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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18
140 lbs
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25
145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaden Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Paine!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paine at a distance.
Steve misses with a two punch combination.
Paine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paine swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Steve misses.
Paine takes one to the chin there.
Paine misses the jab.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve lands with a good body shot.
Steve lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paine at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve lands with a cross.
Paine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Paine misses.
Paine misses with a looping right.
Paine loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve throws the left hand but Paine avoids the punch easily.
Paine scores with a nice right hand.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
Steve connects with a body shot that sends Paine's belly button to the back.
Steve scores with a jab to the body.
Steve definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Paine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steve connects with a body shot that sends Paine's belly button to the back.
Paine misses with an uppercut
and Steve counters with a right hand to the body.
Paine darts in and clinches Steve up against the cage.
Paine prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paine.
A head punch on the inside from Paine fails to land.
Paine tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paine misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paine misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Steve.
A right hook to the body lands for Paine.
Paine scores with a shoulder strike.
Paine throws a head punch that misses.
Paine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
A body shot lands from Steve.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Paine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paine has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Paine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paine blocks an uppercut.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Paine working aggressively here.
Paine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paine working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paine swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paine misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Steve.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paine swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Paine.
Paine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Paine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Paine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Paine.
Paine throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Paine controls his hands.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve tries to work over Paine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paine throws a head punch that misses.
Paine working aggressively here.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine misses with the head strike.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Paine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve.
Paine has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Paine misses with some punches.
Steve tries a body shot but Paine blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paine.
Paine swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaden Steve dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steve connects with a single shot there.
Steve connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paine momentarily.
We've been informed that Paine has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Paine misses.
Steve was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steve is looking to wear down Paine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steve lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Paine.
Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paine swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Paine scores with the left hand. Steve knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steve takes one to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steve missing with a left hand there. Paine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Paine misses.
Paine walks into a stiff left hand from Steve.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Paine is out of range.
Steve scores with a body shot.
Paine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paine.
Steve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve lands a head shot.
Steve slips a jab from Paine.
Steve misses with the combination.
Steve bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steve scores with the left hand. Paine knows he should have avoided that one.
Steve closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Paine misses the target.
Steve lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine tries to move into range but Steve moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paine is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Paine is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
Steve misses with a looping left.
Paine seems to have recovered his senses.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Paine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steve lands with a nice combination. Paine backs away looking to recover.
Paine slips a straight right by Steve.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steve.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paine.
Paine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Steve misses.
Jaden Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paine moves away.
Steve connects with a nice looking jab.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine scores with a nice strike.
Paine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paine misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
Paine misses with an uppercut.
Steve gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paine.
Paine scores with the left hand. Steve knows he should have avoided that one.
Paine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paine scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Steve misses.
Paine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paine avoids the body shot from Steve.
Paine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paine can do to turn this around?
Oooooh!!! Paine has knocked Steve down with a huge combo! Paine steps away and waves a wobbly Steve back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Steve is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine steps in with a hook that catches Steve right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Paine follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Steve looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Paine!
Jaden Steve spoke after the fight, saying 'I Want to kiss you slowly!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jin Jutsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Perfect-Ed Sheeran. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
145 lbs
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18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jin Jutsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Steve!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jutsu dives in and grabs Steve's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steve pushes down on Jutsu's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Steve as Jutsu shoots in.
Steve fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jutsu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jutsu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steve scores with a nice head shot.
Jutsu shoots and misses
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Jutsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jutsu fails with a takedown attempt.
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Steve scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jutsu doesn't seem bothered though.
Steve has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Steve scores with a jab. Jutsu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Steve. No joy for Jutsu on that attempt.
Jutsu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steve lands an overhand right.
Jutsu with a poor takedown
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Jutsu tries a head kick but it misses.
Steve fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jutsu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donk. Steve catches Jutsu right on the button with a cross.
Jutsu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Jutsu misses
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jutsu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steve, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve swinging wildly here.
Jutsu feinted with a counter takedown.
Jutsu goes for a double leg but Steve avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steve continues to drive forward.
Steve smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steve scores with a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steve, as that shot connected.
Steve jabs at Jutsu's body.
Jutsu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steve tries to avoid it but Jutsu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steve to the ground. Steve escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jutsu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jutsu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jutsu with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
George Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jutsu throws a half hearted mid kick.
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!
Jutsu shoots in looking for a takedown but Steve manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jutsu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steve fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jutsu on the side of the head.
Jutsu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve lands a hook that stumbles Jutsu back into the cage. Steve follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Jutsu to the canvas! Steve pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Jutsu has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). George Steve!
George Steve decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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25
211 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marco Rojas!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rojas lands an overhand right.
Rojas scores with a hook to the body. Butler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rojas lands with a shot to the body.
Rojas connects with a nice looking jab.
Butler shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rojas's guard.
Butler wants to control from the top but Rojas keeps moving.
Butler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've been hearing that Butler has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Butler scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler postures up in Rojas's guard and throws a big left but Rojas blocks it.
Butler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Butler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rojas's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Butler is stalling in the full guard.
Butler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rojas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rojas can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Butler passes Rojas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butler is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rojas!
Butler controlling the pace for now.
Butler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rojas?
Butler with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Marco Rojas has been cut.
Butler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Butler throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Rojas has his hands clasped together but Butler breaks the hold and Rojas is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Butler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Butler!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Shuman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo San Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Shuman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo San Diego!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shuman misses with a left hand
and San Diego counters with a left to the body.
Sloppy strikes from San Diego. Those never looked like landing.
San Diego lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shuman misses with a takedown attempt - San Diego sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shuman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab from San Diego.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shuman shoots in looking for a takedown but San Diego manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shuman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
San Diego stuffs the takedown.
Shuman has been working on his balance at 3Band MMA ($500/week), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by San Diego.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Shuman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shuman shoots and misses
and San Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
San Diego cracks Shuman on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Shuman falls backwards against the cage. San Diego follows up with more strikes that drop Shuman to his knees. San Diego keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Shuman! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo San Diego!
Angelo San Diego is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Angelo San Diego thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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