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FFA: Wednesday Night Delight 5 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Disyphlan Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Qissi (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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218 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Disyphlan Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammed Qissi!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qissi shoots for a double leg takedown but Lovelair sprawls well. He's pushed Qissi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lovelair has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Qissi blocks it with crossed arms.
Qissi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lovelair uses from the top position.
Lovelair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Qissi controlling the position.
Lovelair has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Qissi 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qissi pulls Lovelair in close to prevent any damage.
Lovelair stopping the sweep attempt from Qissi.
Lovelair throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qissi is pulling down on Lovelair's head to control his posture.
Qissi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Qissi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lovelair's guard.
Qissi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lovelair is trying to maintain the position but Qissi is very close to passing his half guard.
Qissi controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair trying to control from the bottom.
Qissi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Qissi wants to free his trapped foot but Lovelair is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lovelair tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Qissi has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Qissi is landing with some decent strikes but Lovelair is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qissi controlling from the full mount.
Qissi swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mohammed Qissi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conan Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mantak Cebu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conan Cassidy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mantak Cebu!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cebu gets tackled into the cage by Cassidy. Cassidy maintains the clinch.
Cassidy leaning against his opponent.
Cebu avoids the elbow strike from Cassidy, against the cage.
Cebu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cebu wants to get back to striking at distance but Cassidy won't allow it.
Cassidy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cassidy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cebu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cassidy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy prevents Cebu from getting back to his feet.
Cassidy throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cebu controls Cassidy momentarily but Cassidy frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cebu wants to stand up but Cassidy is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cassidy lands with a right that hurts Cebu. Cebu looks to clinch but Cassidy throws a short knee that drops Cebu. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Conan Cassidy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Roshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julia Women (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roshi comes to the cage accompanied by Pullin' me back. Julia Women has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Master Roshi's chin.
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265 lbs
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230 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Master Roshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julia Women!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Women bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Women goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Roshi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Women's guard! Nice work there by Roshi!
Roshi drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Roshi seems to have locked his on tight now - Women screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Roshi, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Master Roshi!
Master Roshi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Big Smoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Smoke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Smoke sprawls well. He's pushed White Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
White Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Smoke tries to sprawl out of it but White Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smoke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smoke stuffs the takedown.
Big Smoke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter White Jr.
Smoke throws a good cross that connects.
Smoke lands with a nice body punch.
Smoke fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White Jr! But no joy.
Smoke punishes White Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoke thuds a left hand into White Jr's body.
Smoke lands a nice shot that snaps White Jr's head back.
Big Smoke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smoke lands a body shot.
Smoke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smoke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smoke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White Jr misses with a takedown
and Smoke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smoke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Walter White Jr has been cut.
Smoke lands a nice shot to the body.
White Jr looks winded!
Smoke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Big Smoke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White Jr shoots in and drives through. Smoke sprawls well.
Smoke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr with a poor takedown
and Smoke counters with a nice uppercut.
Smoke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smoke scores with a jab to the head.
Smoke drops White Jr with a beautiful combination! White Jr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smoke is looking for the KO!
White Jr is rocked!
Smoke drops White Jr with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but White Jr looks back up at him and smiles so Smoke waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
White Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Smoke finish him?
Smoke lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in White Jr - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Smoke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Smoke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martez Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atli Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martez Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martez Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atli Thor!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thor's coach down at Wreckshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thor dips to his left and cracks Lopez with an uppercut!
Thor cracks Lopez with a good jab.
Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thor throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Thor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thor misses with a series of wild punches.
Thor throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Lopez wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez slips a jab from Thor.
Thor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lopez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thor tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.
Thor with a hook.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez moves into the clinch.
Lopez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lopez digs a right hand underneath Thor's ribcage. Thor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thor throws a head punch that misses.
Thor lands a body punch.
Lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopez pressing his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has Thor pressed against the cage.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Thor.
Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lopez lands strikes from half guard.
Lopez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lopez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thor is refusing to be controlled, as Lopez sits in half guard.
Thor wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor tries to kick Lopez off but Lopez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lopez is trying to control. Thor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lopez trying to mount his opponent but Thor defends it.
Thor tries to get to full guard but Lopez has control of the leg.
Thor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopez.
Lopez stops Thor from getting back to his feet.
Lopez lands with a punch from half guard.
Lopez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lopez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thor is refusing to be controlled, as Lopez sits in half guard.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Thor dodges it nicely.
Lopez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lopez is keen to just control but Thor is a slippery customer.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Martez Lopez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lopez shoots in for a double leg but Thor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lopez clinches.
Thor controlling the action here for a moment.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thor working aggressively here.
Thor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lopez lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor breaks from the clinch.
Thor scores with a decent looking hook.
Thor scores with a kick to the body.
Thor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Thor moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Thor throws a front kick that sends Lopez stumbling back into the cage.
Thor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez feinted with a counter takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thor tries to break free but Lopez pushes him back against the cage.
Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Thor misses.
Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez moves out of range as Thor throws a body kick.
A jab from Thor misses.
Thor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thor slips a straight right by Lopez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Thor throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Thor with a jab.
Thor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Atli Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the cage.
Atli Thor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thor misses with a head kick.
Lopez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thor sprawls and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Lopez looking to score a takedown here. Thor is defending well but Lopez drives through and ends up in Thor's guard.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thor looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Thor blocks nicely.
Thor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thor wants to get back to his feet but Lopez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lopez slips nicely into half guard.
Martez Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thor wants to get back to his feet.
Thor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lopez scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lopez wants to control but Thor is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lopez in particular looking to stall.
Lopez is trying to control the action in half guard but Thor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thor taking some punishment here, with Lopez in his half guard.
Lopez is trying to control. Thor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lopez controlling the action here.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atli Thor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A lazy left from Thor finds it's target.
Lopez slips a jab from Thor.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Thor.
Lopez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thor avoids it really well and circles away.
Thor throws out a counter right but Lopez avoids it with no problem.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thor! But no joy.
Lopez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thor did well to prevent Lopez getting side control.
Lopez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lopez slips a nice elbow through Thor's hands, connecting with Thor's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez working over Thor with some ground and pound. Thor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lopez uses his free foot to push down on Thor's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thor.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thor is trying to escape the mount.
Lopez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thor?
Lopez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thor is in a horrible position here. Lopez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thor is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Lopez! Thor is hurt baaadly! Lopez is firing away with more strikes - Thor is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martez Lopez!
Martez Lopez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dougie Fairbanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnie Brasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dougie Fairbanks!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasco forces Fairbanks back against the cage and clinches.
Brasco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
Brasco scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Brasco.
Nice body punch from Fairbanks.
Brasco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brasco misses with a body punch.
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Brasco controls the action.
Brasco has a couple of punches blocked by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brasco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brasco misses with some punches.
Brasco throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
Brasco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
A short right from Brasco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brasco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairbanks's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks prevents a body shot from Brasco.
Fairbanks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fairbanks tries to throw a body punch but Brasco avoids it by throwing Fairbanks back against the cage.
Brasco lands with a left to the head.
Brasco effectively controlling the action here.
Fairbanks works on Brasco's body with a couple of short punches.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
Brasco blocks a body shot from Fairbanks.
Brasco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brasco lands with a right to the head.
Brasco misses with the head strike.
Brasco throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
Brasco lands a body punch.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Brasco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brasco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Brasco as the two fighters clinch.
Brasco lands a body shot.
Brasco lands a nice uppercut.
Fairbanks is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fairbanks is still on wobbly legs! Can Brasco finish him?
A short right from Brasco on the inside.
Brasco creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fairbanks's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fairbanks drops to his knees and Brasco pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Brasco!
Donnie Brasco thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Goku Awesome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Awesome's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stronger. Goku Awesome has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goku Awesome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solomon Slater!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Awesome.
Slater throws a shot from downtown. Awesome moves away and avoids it.
Awesome showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slater.
Slater throws the kick towards the body but Awesome avoids it.
Awesome appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Awesome tries for a takedown but Slater circles away easily
and Slater counters with a slapping leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Awesome.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goku Awesome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Awesome's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slater connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Awesome scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater 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.
Slater throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slater lands a big uppercut and Awesome crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Awesome looks OK. Slater waves Awesome back to his feet!
Awesome is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slater looks to land a combination but Awesome avoids it well.
Oh Awesome is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Awesome closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slater circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Slater.
Awesome is breathing heavily.
Awesome is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Slater doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Awesome crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Awesome's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Slater!
The defeated Goku Awesome had this to say: 'That was a great fight and though I lost, I learned so much and ill win next time
I would also like to thank RAGS of a RONIN (5206) clothing company for sponsoring me'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Steed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Von Ricther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lars Von Ricther has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buck Steed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Von Ricther!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ricther jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Von Ricther misses with a head kick.
It looked like Steed was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Von Ricther.
Steed has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla Iron Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Von Ricther throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Ricther closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Von Ricther.
It looks like Buck Steed has been cut.
Von Ricther misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steed is pushing Von Ricther up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Steed tries to stall but Von Ricther uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Von Ricther throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeds head.
Von Ricther drops Steed onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Steed is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Steed is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steed is stalling here.
Oh Steed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Ricther manages to break the clinch.
Steed seems to have got his legs back now.
Von Ricther waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steed.
Von Ricther wants to clinch but Steed slips to the side
and Steed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steed drops his hands momentarily and Von Ricther needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Steed just on the top of the head. Steed drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Steed - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lars Von Ricther!
During a confident post fight interview, Lars Von Ricther 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Vigorio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhuy Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vigorio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhuy Hong!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
Hong slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hong tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Hong blocks a jab.
Hong lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonzalez.
Hong rushes Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Our sources have told us that Gonzalez has been working on his elbows in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but Gonzalez blocks with his arms.
The referee calls for Gonzalez to work.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalez slowing the pace effectively.
Hong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hong looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez - that landed with a thud.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gonzalez walks away with a smile on his face. Hong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hong lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Gonzalez - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Vigorio Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gonzalez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hong.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Hong.
Hong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hong takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hong pulls guard effortlessly.
Gonzalez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzalez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hong working for a triangle but Gonzalez defends it easily.
Gonzalez is stalling in the full guard.
Gonzalez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gonzalez. That one must have hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the nose.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Hong slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Hong blocks a leg kick.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hong is out of range.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Hong moved away.
Hong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Hong loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hong will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vigorio Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vigorio Gonzalez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vigorio Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez tried to score with a low kick but Hong checks it.
Hong tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gonzalez rather than just go for the knockout.
Hong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hong tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Hong swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Hong moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong lands a right hook to the body.
Hong scores with a nice strike.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez works the jab nicely.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hong.
Hong tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Hong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gonzalez darts in and clinches Hong up against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzalez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzalez digs a right hand underneath Hong's ribcage. Hong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Hong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzalez.
Hong tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Hong back against the cage.
Gonzalez controlling the action here for a moment.
Hong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzalez just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gonzalez as the two fighters clinch.
Gonzalez pushes Hong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Hong trying to land knees to the body.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong working aggressively here.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Hong.
Gonzalez is leaning against Hong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzalez pushes Hong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Vigorio Gonzalez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hong lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Hong's head.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hong blocks a low kick nicely.
Hong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Hong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gonzalez.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez jabs Hong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gonzalez jabs at Hong's body.
Gonzalez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Hong.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hongs head.
Hong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzalez is keeping busy.
Hong tries a knee to the head but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Hong with a knee to the head.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hong lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vigorio Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vigorio Gonzalez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hong.
Hong moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Nice body punch from Hong.
Vigorio Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Gonzalez. That snapped Hong's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonzalez.
Hong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Gonzalez misses
and Hong counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gonzalez - that will leave a mark!
Gonzalez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hong under the eye.
Hong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzalez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonzalez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gonzalez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hong wants to counter with a clinch but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez works Hong's body with a nice hook.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
Gonzalez misses with a leg kick.
Hong looks to land a combination. Gonzalez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Hong should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Hong wants to counter with a clinch but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Hong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hong missing with knees to the body.
Hong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzalez's face.
Hong missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Come on Gonzalez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Hong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The referee calls for Gonzalez to work.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hong.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hong tries a knee to the head but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hong up against the cage.
Hong with a knee to the head.
Zhuy Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hong tries a knee to the head but Gonzalez blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
Hong misses with a knee strike.
Gonzalez pushes Hong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong lands a good knee to the midsection. Gonzalez won't want to take too many of those.
Hong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head.
Vigorio Gonzalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Hong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez cracks Hong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzalez sets himself, and Hong steps forward looking for the clinch! Gonzalez avoids it this time.
Hong wants to clinch.
As Hong backs away, Gonzalez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gonzalez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hong at a distance.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vigorio Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vigorio Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmore James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Wehmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barney Wehmer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elmore James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Wehmer!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wehmer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. James was covering up waiting for the punch and Wehmer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wehmer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wehmer wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from James'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.
Wehmer stands and throws James's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wehmer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wehmer trying to control the position but James is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wehmer is trying to get an arm triangle but James is defending well.
Wehmer throws a strike aimed at the side of James's head but James avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wehmer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wehmer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wehmer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but James is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wehmer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. James knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wehmer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. James knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wehmer taking a breather here.
James wants to get back to his feet.
An elbow from Wehmer crashes against the mat.
Wehmer is working to tighten his grip on James's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. James has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Wehmer is really squeezing tight and eventually James passes out! Wehmer breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Barney Wehmer!
Barney Wehmer 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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