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DUEL#66 dAnconia vs A Bomb PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Leadpunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Leadpunch!
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, Daniel Kelly!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Leadpunch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leadpunch wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Leadpunch. Those never looked like landing.
Kelly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Daniel Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Leadpunch ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly throws out a powerful jab.
Kelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leadpunch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Leadpunch's belly button to the back.
Leadpunch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leadpunch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leadpunch closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Leadpunch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Leadpunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leadpunch working Kelly over with knees to the body.
Leadpunch lands with a light punch inside.
Leadpunch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Leadpunch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leadpunch.
Leadpunch gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Leadpunch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
Leadpunch lands an elbow inside that Kelly shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leadpunch.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leadpunch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leadpunch.
Leadpunch landing knees to the head.
Leadpunch lands a nice elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leadpunch - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leadpunch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leadpunch lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leadpunch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leadpunch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leadpunch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Leadpunch backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
Leadpunch looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Leadpunch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leadpunch backwards.
Leadpunch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly is leaning against Leadpunch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leadpunch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leadpunch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leadpunch prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leadpunch controlling the action here for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
Leadpunch is breathing heavily.
Leadpunch scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leadpunch blocks an uppercut.
Leadpunch stalling in the clinch but Kelly improves position.
Leadpunch blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Leadpunch taking a breather.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelly.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Leadpunch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leadpunch or not.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Leadpunch.
Leadpunch blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Kelly will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kelly drops Leadpunch with a beautiful combination! Leadpunch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kelly is looking for the KO!
Leadpunch is rocked!
Leadpunch gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kelly is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Leadpunch decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly lands the left hand.
Kelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Leadpunch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly cracks Leadpunch with a hook to the temple - Leadpunch is on wobbly legs here! Kelly swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Leadpunch falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kelly wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daniel Kelly!
A very excited looking Daniel Kelly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvo Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacare Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacare Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Silvo Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Silvera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silvera working away.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silvera gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Silvera shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Silvera throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silvera pulls his head out easily.
Silvera seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Silvera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silvera is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Silvera from standing up.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silvera defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Silvera has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends and breaks Silvera's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacare Gracie!
In his post fight interview, Jacare Gracie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Silvo Silvera spoke after the fight, saying 'This will just push me to work, to get better'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, enguinha pocoto. Alexandre Garcia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia punishes St Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pierre's waist but St Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcia off to one side.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Garcia circles away easily
and Garcia counters by clinching up.
Garcia successfully pulls guard.
St Pierre distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcia has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
St Pierre pushes down on Garcia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St Pierre wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garcia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
St Pierre content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but Garcia defending well.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Pierre passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Garcia!
Garcia 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.
St Pierre dominating with strikes here.
St Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garcia is in a horrible position here. St Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Garcia bigstyle! Two more strikes land for St Pierre and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George St Pierre!
A less than humble George St Pierre misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Alexandre Garcia was interviewed post fight and said 'tava sentindo dores'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajala Awe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ajala Awe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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Solid chin |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ajala Awe!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer throws a combination that misses
enabling Awe to counter with a crisp jab.
Hammer staying out of range there.
Awe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Awe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Awe.
Awe slips a jab and a cross from Hammer.
Awe throws a poor cross that misses
and Awe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ajala Awe has been cut.
Awe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer tries to clinch
letting Awe counter with a right hand.
Hammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Awe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hammer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Awe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hammer scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Hammer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Awe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Awe finds it's way round the side to connect with Hammer's head.
Awe lands with a nice body punch.
Awe lands a jab to Hammer's midsection.
Hammer misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Awe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Awe.
Hammer throws a sloppy body shot
and Awe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammer misses the body punch
and Awe counters with a right hand to the body.
Hammer misses the jab.
Hammer lands with an overhand left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hammer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Awe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Awe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Awe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hammer throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Awe to counter with a crisp jab.
Hammer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Awe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Awe.
Awe slips a jab from Hammer.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Awe is just out of range.
Awe throws a big shot that misses.
Hammer swings for the body but Awe moves out of range.
Awe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hammer is looking to wear down Awe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Awe defending well as Hammer loads up on a big left hand.
Hammer throws an off balance right hand
and Awe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hammer looks to land a combination but Awe avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Hammer misses
letting Awe counter with a right hand.
Awe lands a nice shot that snaps Hammer's head back.
Awe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hammer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
A jab from Awe finds it's way through Hammer's defenses.
Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Awe lands with a nice body punch.
Hammer takes a swing at Awe's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a shot to the body
enabling Awe to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Awe circles away.
Awe cracks a nice hook into Hammer's ribs.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Awe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Awe slips a jab and a cross from Hammer.
A nice side step and Awe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Awe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Awe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
A slow jab from Awe misses its intended target.
Awe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
A punch lands to the side of Hammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hammer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Awe.
Hammer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hammer forces Awe back against the cage and clinches.
Hammer misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ajala Awe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ajala Awe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hammer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hammer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Awe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Awe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hammer doesn't seem phased though.
Ajala Awe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammer misses with a left hand
and Awe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Awe throws a nice looking combination but Hammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Awe misses the shot to the body.
Hammer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hammer throws a combination that misses
and Awe counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Awe closes the distance and clinches.
Hammer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hammer throws a head punch that misses.
Awe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Awe or not.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammer slowing the pace effectively.
Hammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Awe backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hammer fails to land.
Awe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammer wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Awe! But no joy.
Awe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Awe looks to land a combination but Hammer avoids it well.
Awe looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
Hammer moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammer misses with a body shot
and Awe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frank Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer throws a body punch but Awe moves out of range.
Awe throws out a counter right but Hammer avoids it with no problem.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Awe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammer looks to land a combination but Awe avoids it well.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Awe is just out of range.
Awe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Awe tries to keep at a distance but Hammer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hammer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Awe blocking some punches.
Awe blocking some punches.
Hammer throws a head punch that misses.
Awe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammer has Awe pressed against the cage, preventing Awe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Awe takes a shot to the head.
Hammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Awe controls his hands.
Hammer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammer misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Awe blocking some punches.
Hammer prevents Awe from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer prevents Awe from breaking the clinch.
Awe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hammer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Awe is breathing heavily.
Hammer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Hammer fails to land.
Awe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Awe taking a breather.
Hammer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Awe backwards.
Frank Hammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Awe breaks from the clinch.
Awe tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Awe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hammer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ajala Awe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
Hammer misses with some punches.
Awe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hammer keeps control of Awe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Awe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Awe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Awe. That snapped Hammer's head back.
Hammer scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Awe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Awe.
A big left from Awe misses.
A big left from Awe misses.
Hammer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Awe.
Awe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hammer throws an off balance right hand
and Awe counters with a straight right hand.
Hammer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Awe lands with an overhand left.
Hammer misses with a straight right.
Awe throws a body shot but no joy.
Hammer scores with a sloppy right hand. Awe should have avoided that one.
Awe misses with a body punch
and Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Awe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Awe.
Hammer swings for the body but Awe moves out of range.
As Hammer backs off Awe throws a huge counter combo but Hammer manages to avoid it all.
Hammer takes the fight into the clinch.
Hammer can't find room to land a body shot as Awe controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Hammer.
Awe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Awe.
Hammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Awes head.
Hammer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Awe is trying to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling him.
Hammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hammer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Awe backwards.
Hammer working aggressively here.
Hammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer lands with a right to the head.
Awe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hammer throws a head punch that misses.
Awe blocking some punches.
Our sources have told us that Hammer has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Awe blocks a body shot from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awe manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Awe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammer misses with a left hand
and Awe counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammer throws a body punch but Awe moves out of range.
Awe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Awe throws a body punch but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Awe.
Awe throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Awe.
Awe misses the shot to the body.
Hammer has closed the distance and engaged Awe in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hammer 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Frank Hammer!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Frank Hammer!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Frank Hammer!
Frank Hammer wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Frank Hammer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Pouncey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock has chosen Venom's Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelvin Pouncey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock throws a nice inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brock.
Brock throws a hook to the side of Pouncey's head but Pouncey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pouncey lands a head shot.
Pouncey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pouncey counters with a right hand to the body.
Pouncey throws a hook but Brock avoids it easily.
As Pouncey backs off Brock throws a huge counter combo but Pouncey manages to avoid it all.
Pouncey looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.
Brock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brock throws a looping overhand right but Pouncey ducks down to avoid it.
Brock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pouncey throws out the jab.
A jab from Brock does it's job there.
Some bone on bone action there as Pouncey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pouncey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brock misses with a lunging right hand
and Pouncey counters with a nice uppercut.
Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pouncey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brock.
Brock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pouncey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brock scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pouncey moves in looking to clinch but Brock pushes him off.
Pouncey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pouncey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pouncey throws out a loose jab but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brock to score with a decent uppercut.
Pouncey moves away from the strike by Brock.
Brock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brock throws out a loose jab but Pouncey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pouncey walks into a jab.
Brock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pouncey is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters circling - Brock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brock misses with a lunging right hand
and Pouncey counters with a takedown into side control.
Pouncey working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock tries to buck Pouncey off but Pouncey is having none of it.
Pouncey in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brock is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pouncey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pouncey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock wants to get back to full guard.
Pouncey slips a nice elbow through Brock's hands, connecting with Brock's forehead.
Pouncey lands strikes from half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Pouncey's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Brock actively working from the bottom here.
Brock is looking to improve his position.
Brock actively working from the bottom here.
Pouncey is nestled in close to Brock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pouncey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock is defending against the submission attempts here by Pouncey.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pouncey seems to be working for a kimura but Brock defends the submission attempt.
Brock tries to roll over but Pouncey keeps him under control.
Pouncey is nestled in close to Brock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brock tries to get to full guard but Pouncey has control of the leg.
Brock regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey trying to control but Brock is working from the bottom.
Brock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brock wants to sweep but no luck.
Brock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brock is working for a submission of some sort.
Brock trying to advance position but Pouncey counters by regaining guard.
Pouncey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Pouncey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brock avoids the body shot from Pouncey.
Brock scores with the left hand. Pouncey knows he should have avoided that one.
Brock misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Brock misses its intended target.
Pouncey is looking to counter the offense by Brock and move into the clinch.
Pouncey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brock.
Pouncey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brock.
Brock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Pouncey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pouncey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brock can pounce on him.
Pouncey walks into a jab.
Brock scores with a hook.
Brock throws an overhand right that lands on Pouncey's shoulder, as Pouncey tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouncey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pouncey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brock.
Pouncey just misses with a punch to the body.
Brock throws out a counter right but Pouncey avoids it with no problem.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brock - that will leave a mark!
Brock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eddie Brock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncey moves into the clinch successfully.
Brock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pouncey's elbow.
Brock gets through Pouncey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Pouncey.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brock lands an uppercut.
Brock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pouncey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brock scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Pouncey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pouncey's efforts to push away.
Brock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brock lands with a left to the head.
Pouncey lands a takedown into guard.
Pouncey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brock is keeping the position for now.
Brock keeping moving, preventing Pouncey from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pouncey has managed to get both his arms back between Brock's legs - danger averted.
Brock is looking to sweep but instead, Pouncey has passed into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pouncey preventing the sweep.
Brock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pouncey is aware though and is defending well.
Kelvin Pouncey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pouncey with a nice head shot there.
Brock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pouncey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pouncey preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey cracks Brock with a solid left hand.
Brock has momentary wrist control but Pouncey slips an elbow through the middle.
Brock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pouncey's guard.
Brock throws a strike but Pouncey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pouncey is working Brock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pouncey defends well.
Pouncey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brock working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pouncey has passed into half guard!
Brock tries to roll over but Pouncey keeps him under control.
Pouncey is keen to just control but Brock is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock tries to roll over but Pouncey keeps him under control.
Brock keeps trying to improve his position.
Pouncey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pouncey slips a nice elbow through Brock's hands, connecting with Brock's forehead.
Pouncey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pouncey working the head and body with strikes.
Brock tries to get to full guard but Pouncey has control of the leg.
Brock on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pouncey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pouncey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brock is rocked!
Pouncey prevents Brock from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kelvin Pouncey will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brock throws out a loose jab but Pouncey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pouncey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brock defends well and Pouncey ends up having to push Brock into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Brock misses the target.
Brock misses with a series of wild punches.
Brock swings widly with a right hand
and Pouncey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brock connects with a nice looking jab.
Brock misses with an uppercut. Pouncey saw that one coming.
Pouncey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brock.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brock, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouncey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pouncey scores with a jab to the head.
Brock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pouncey.
Brock throws a big shot that misses.
Brock is looking to chop away at Pouncey's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncey takes a swing at Brock's ribcage but misses.
Pouncey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Brock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pouncey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Brock does no damage.
A slow jab from Brock misses its intended target.
Brock connects with a body shot.
Pouncey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brock misses with a leg kick
and Pouncey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brock is looking to improve his position.
Brock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brock.
Pouncey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pouncey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brock is looking to sweep but instead, Pouncey has passed into half guard.
Brock tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pouncey has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Brock is looking to improve his position but Pouncey isn't that keen on the idea.
Brock is still trying to improve position.
Brock bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock postures up.
Pouncey is pulling down on Brock's head. It's preventing any offense from Brock, at least for the moment.
Brock postures up.
Pouncey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brock postures up in Pouncey's guard and throws a big left but Pouncey blocks it.
Pouncey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brock is on top in guard.
Pouncey looking for a sweep. Not yet Pouncey, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brock's guard.
Pouncey preventing the sweep.
Brock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Brock there.
Pouncey tries to roll over but Brock keeps him under control.
Pouncey is concentrating on defense, preventing Brock from advancing position.
Brock is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pouncey defends it well.
Brock throws a strike but Pouncey avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brock postures up in Pouncey's guard and throws a big left but Pouncey blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pouncey 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Twilight Guardians - Out of Our Hands. Russell Lynn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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39
197 lbs
36 - 24 - 0 |
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42
189 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antero Rokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russell Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lynn thuds a left hand into Rokka's body.
Lynn moves forwards but Rokka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
BOOM! Rokka lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lynn. Lynn tries to recover but Rokka is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lynn lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antero Rokka!
Antero Rokka tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoe Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galdra Kiddi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
30 - 20 - 0 |
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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
33 - 19 - 4, fighting out of New York, Galdra Kiddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoe Harris!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a straight right.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kiddi cracks Harris with a good jab.
Kiddi tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Galdra Kiddi has been cut.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiddi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiddi blocks an uppercut.
Kiddi blocks an uppercut.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiddi throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Kiddi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kiddi scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Zoe Harris has been cut.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Kiddi is controlling the position.
Kiddi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiddi's elbow.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiddi backwards.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Kiddi blocking some punches.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris pushes Kiddi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Kiddi.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiddi misses with a straight right.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris lands a right hook to the body.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiddi moves away.
Kiddi keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiddi. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiddi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kiddi, pushing him back against the cage.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Kiddi tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiddi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris is leaning against Kiddi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kiddi misses with some punches.
Kiddi tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Kiddi avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris digs a right hand into Kiddi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kiddi's gas tank.
Kiddi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris pushes Kiddi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiddi blocking some punches.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiddi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kiddi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kiddi is breathing heavily.
Kiddi throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Despite the aggression on Harris's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harris cracks the inside of Kiddi's front leg.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Kiddi is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Harris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kiddi rather than just go for the knockout.
Kiddi misses with a two punch combination.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Both fighters circling a little - Harris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Harris lands with a cross.
Kiddi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Kiddi is out of range.
Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kiddi is rocked!
Galdra Kiddi's cut is getting worse.
Zoe Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Harris has cracked Kiddi with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Harris lands another huge swinging hook and Kiddi tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Kiddi, before Harris can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zoe Harris!
After winning the bout, Zoe Harris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arjuna comes to the cage accompanied by Om. Casacci has chosen Serpente by SUBSONICA as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
192 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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34
198 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Casacci!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arjuna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arjuna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casacci looks to throw a body kick
and Arjuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Casacci misses with a leg kick.
Arjuna swings for the body but Casacci moves out of range.
Casacci blocks a jab.
Casacci feints and then cracks Arjuna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arjuna down.
Arjuna throws the left hand but Casacci avoids the punch easily.
Arjuna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arjuna takes a kick to the side of the head.
Arjuna looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arjuna scores with a sloppy right hand. Casacci should have avoided that one.
Casacci connects with a high kick.
Some wild striking there from Arjuna.
Casacci let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casacci throws a head kick that misses
and Casacci takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arjuna blocks a head kick by Casacci.
Arjuna throwing a counter right hand but Casacci manages to avoid it.
Casacci throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arjuna is looking to counter punch.
Casacci throws a head kick but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna stuns Casacci with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Casacci takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Arjuna. That snapped Casacci's head back.
Arjuna scores with a one two! Casacci had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Arjuna lands with a nice body punch.
Casacci throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arjuna lands with a cross.
Casacci is rocked!
Casacci throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arjuna. Casacci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casacci throws a head kick that misses.
Casacci goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arjuna lands a big head kick that sends Casacci tumbling to the mat! Arjuna takes a step backwards and waves Casacci back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Casacci is still on wobbly legs! Can Arjuna finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Arjuna. Those never looked like landing.
Casacci gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Arjuna points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Casacci wakes up just in time to hear Arjuna thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rama Arjuna!
A victorious Rama Arjuna thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller by Michael Jackson. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Boone!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Boone is just out of range.
Boone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie takes a swing at Boone's ribcage but misses.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Boone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boone lands a two punch combo.
Boone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boone checks it well.
Gracie dives in and grabs Boone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boone pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie lands a glancing blow to the side of Boone's head.
A nice combination there by Gracie.
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!
The fighters circling - Boone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Boone moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Boone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Robert Boone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Boone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boone is out of range.
Boone tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Boone checks it
and Boone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie slips a jab from Boone.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little jabbing left from Boone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Boone jumps back.
Boone avoids the body shot from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab from Boone.
Boone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
John Wayne Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie shoots in but Boone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie is looking to wear down Boone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie motions for Boone to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boone throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boone misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Boone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Boone missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boone misses with an uppercut.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Boone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boone.
Boone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boone scores with a shot to the body.
Boone just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Boone saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie moves out of range as Boone strikes.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Boone misses with a hook.
Gracie feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boone.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Boone sees coming a mile off.
A leg kick checked by Boone.
Boone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Boone.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Boone will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boone's head backwards.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boone was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Boone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses
and Boone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boone throws a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a hook but Boone avoids it easily.
As Gracie backs off Boone throws a huge counter combo but Gracie manages to avoid it all.
Nice defenses there by Boone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Boone.
Boone has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Boone is trying to force a seperation but Gracie has the dominant position.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boone tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.
Boone misses with some punches.
Boone prevents a body shot from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Boone controlling the action here for a moment.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Boone.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boone throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Boone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie is working for takedown but Boone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Boone.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boone.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Boone.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boone throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
A short right from Boone.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boone avoids the elbow strike from Gracie, against the cage.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boone backwards.
Boone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Boone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boone backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boone trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Boone lands a shoulder strike.
Boone throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Boone backwards.
Boone prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wayne Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boone has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne Gracie dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Boone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Boone blocks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Boone misses.
Boone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boone is out of range.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Boone misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Boone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick by Gracie misses
letting Boone counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie defending well as Boone loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boone throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Boone punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Boone checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie throws a front kick that sends Boone stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Boone. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wayne Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boone lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Boone down.
Boone takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robert Boone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boone looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boone misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boone thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boone avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boone on the side of the head.
A left and a right from Boone both land. Nice combination.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boone! But no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gracie, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boone under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boone. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Boone saw that one coming.
Boone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
As Gracie backs off Boone throws a huge counter combo but Gracie manages to avoid it all.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Boone throws a counter combo.
Gracie slips a straight right by Boone.
Boone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Boone sprawls well.
Boone throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Wayne Gracie.
I think Gracie 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for John Wayne Gracie!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for John Wayne Gracie!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for John Wayne Gracie!
John Wayne Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious John Wayne Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco dAnconia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calm Like A Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dAnconia comes to the cage accompanied by Revolution. 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Francisco dAnconia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calm Like A Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dAnconia scoring well with a low kick there.
dAnconia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
dAnconia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
dAnconia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from dAnconia misses
and A Bomb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Francisco dAnconia has been cut.
dAnconia scores with a hook.
A Bomb checks a leg kick nicely.
Francisco dAnconia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dAnconia throws a body kick that misses.
A Bomb counters with a body kick.
A Bomb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
dAnconia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and A Bomb counters with a three punch combo that has dAnconia backing up. dAnconia nods at A Bomb to acknowledge the strikes.
dAnconia shoots for a double leg takedown but A Bomb sprawls well. He's pushed dAnconia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A Bomb throws a low kick but it's checked well by dAnconia.
A Bomb throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
dAnconia lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia jabs A Bomb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
dAnconia misses with a straight left.
A Bomb moves out of range of the strikes.
dAnconia throws a leg kick that is checked
and A Bomb counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been informed that A Bomb has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Good shot there by dAnconia.
A Bomb lands a nice shot to the body.
dAnconia misses with a right hand
and A Bomb counters with a crisp right hand that drops dAnconia! A Bomb lets dAnconia back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A Bomb throws a hook but dAnconia avoids it easily.
dAnconia cracks the inside of A Bomb's front leg.
dAnconia cracks A Bomb with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from dAnconia.
A Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A Bomb lands a big head kick that sends dAnconia tumbling to the mat! A Bomb takes a step backwards and waves dAnconia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
dAnconia is rocked!
dAnconia looks to throw a body kick
and A Bomb counters with a monster head kick that knocks dAnconia out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Calm Like A Bomb!
Calm Like A Bomb is the new heavyweight champion!
Calm Like A Bomb thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Francisco dAnconia spoke after the fight, saying 'Who is John Galt?'.
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