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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jade Amoroso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amoroso comes to the cage accompanied by Doh Wah Diddy - Fun Factory. 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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173 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jade Amoroso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Walker!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Amoroso!
Walker working away.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Walker working away.
Walker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tries to stand but Amoroso is controlling his head.
Amoroso prevents Walker from moving into mount.
Amoroso is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Walker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Amoroso's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Amoroso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Walker throws a head kick but Amoroso moves out of range.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amoroso.
Amoroso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a leg kick.
Walker wants to clinch up but Amoroso keeps it at a distance.
Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Amoroso keeps the fight on the outside.
Amoroso drops down looking for a counter takedown but Walker sprawls and moves away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Walker.
Walker should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Amoroso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walker tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Amoroso is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Amoroso, who protects the arm well.
Amoroso is looking for a sweep.
Amoroso manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Walker prevents Amoroso from improving his position.
Amoroso is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walker is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amoroso controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amoroso drives through with a takedown into Walker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Walker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Amoroso fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Walker sprawls well initially but Amoroso persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Amoroso looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Amoroso seems to be looking for submissions.
Walker is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Amoroso manages to pass to mount!
Amoroso is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Walker to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Walker shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amoroso looking to isolate an arm here. Walker doesn't see it coming and as Amoroso extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Amoroso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jade Amoroso!
A victorious Jade Amoroso 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 Marko Olujic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marko Olujic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle scores with a hook to the body. Olujic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bickle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Olujic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bickle to score with a decent uppercut.
Bickle jabs Olujic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Olujic fails with the takedown
and Bickle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Olujic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Olujic is breathing heavily.
Bickle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olujic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Olujic looks up at the clock. Bad move! Bickle lands a right hand from hell, dropping Olujic. Bickle pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Bickle!
In his post fight interview, Travis Bickle gave a big smile as he said 'i'm gonna clean these streets'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Adriano Silva.
Alex Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Adriano Silva is trying to defend but Alex Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Alex Silva prevents Adriano Silva from improving his position.
Adriano Silva won't allow Alex Silva to pass to mount.
Alex Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Adriano Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alex Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alex Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alex Silva throws an elbow that misses. Adriano Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alex Silva's guard. Nice move by Adriano Silva!
Alex Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adriano Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alex Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alex Silva is on top in guard.
Alex Silva trying to control but Adriano Silva is working from the bottom.
Alex Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alex Silva is still trying to improve position.
Alex Silva preventing the sweep.
Alex Silva pushing down on Adriano Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alex Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Adriano Silva!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adriano Silva wants to hold on but Alex Silva pushes him away.
Alex Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alex Silva wants to control the pace but Adriano Silva is squirming around nicely.
Alex Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Adriano Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alex Silva on the ground.
Adriano Silva taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alex Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Adriano Silva holds on to Alex Silva around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Alex Silva content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adriano Silva is looking to improve his position but Alex Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Adriano Silva tries to lock up and control but Alex Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alex Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Alex Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Adriano Silva is on top in guard.
Alex Silva is trying to control the position but Adriano Silva postures up.
Alex Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Alex Silva, not yet.
Alex Silva is trying to keep Adriano Silva in close.
Adriano Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Adriano Silva is looking to advance position but Alex Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Alex Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alex Silva trying to control but Adriano Silva is having none of it.
Alex Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Adriano Silva wants to control but Alex Silva is having none of it.
My spies in Jitz MMA inform me that Alex Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alex Silva wants to take his opponent's back but Adriano Silva doesn't allow it.
Alex Silva can't control as he wanted to and Adriano Silva manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Alex Silva trying to pass the guard but Adriano Silva defending well.
Alex Silva wants to control but Adriano Silva is keeping him busy.
Alex Silva drops an elbow to the side of Adriano Silva's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alex Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alex Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Adriano Silva lands with a right hand.
Alex Silva shoots for a takedown but Adriano Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alex Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adriano Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Good exchange - Adriano Silva coming out on top.
Alex Silva looks for a takedown but Adriano Silva sprawls well.
Adriano Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Alex Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adriano Silva misses with a straight right.
Adriano Silva throws a jab when Alex Silva was well out of range.
Alex Silva with the counter takedown but Adriano Silva avoids it easily.
Alex Silva ducks under a wild hook from Adriano Silva.
Alex Silva fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adriano Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Alex Silva's head.
Alex Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Alex Silva advances to mount.
Alex Silva controlling his opponent.
Alex Silva unloading with bombs!
Alex Silva works his way to his opponent's back.
Adriano Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Adriano Silva showing good submission defense here.
Alex Silva working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Adriano Silva is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Alex Silva has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Adriano Silva taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex Silva!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Balfour Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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138 lbs
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142 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Balfour Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malik Jones!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darrow takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Darrow misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Darrow.
Darrow avoids a kick to the body.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darrow throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Darrow's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones trying to control but Darrow is working from the bottom.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Darrow looking to control.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Darrow is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Shark Tank MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Darrow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Darrow wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darrow is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Darrow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darrow is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Darrow is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darrow throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darrow misses the jab.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Darrow is out of range.
Darrow digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Balfour Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Darrow saw it coming and moves away.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with an uppercut.
Jones lands a jab to Darrow's midsection.
Jones drives through and clinches with Darrow against the cage.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jones manages to end up in side control.
Darrow manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
Darrow wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Darrow wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones trying to control the action but Darrow is working from the bottom.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like Jones might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Darrow trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Darrow's temple.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.
Darrow pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Good exchange - Darrow coming out on top.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darrow tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darrow on the side of the head.
Darrow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow misses with an uppercut.
Darrow looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darrow sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Darrow avoids it this time.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malik Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
A nice combination there by Darrow.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darrow.
Jones looks to land a combination but Darrow avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darrow.
Darrow throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones flicks out a counter leg kick but Darrow steps away.
Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Darrow tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Darrow throws a body kick that misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darrow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow.
Darrow misses with an uppercut
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Darrow back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Darrow is rocked!
Darrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Darrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jones! Darrow is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malik Jones!
Malik Jones decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Wightman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think James might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Love the Cocaine. Wightman has chosen BFMV-You want a battle(here's a war) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Wightman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wightman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wightman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
James throws out a loose jab but Wightman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wightman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
James is trying to stand.
Wightman trying to pass the guard but James defending well.
Wightman stops James from getting back to his feet.
My spies in LOD:NYC Striking Academy inform me that Wightman has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wightman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wightman throwing shots but James is blocking nicely.
Wightman trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wightman on the ground.
Wightman throwing shots but James is blocking nicely.
James is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Killer Instinct ☠ that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wants to get back to his feet.
Wightman wants to pass to mount but James is defending the position.
Wightman prevents James from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wightman is nestled in close to James, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wightman is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
Wightman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
James wants to get back to his feet.
James on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if James tries to get out of the position.
Ground and pound from Wightman.
Wightman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
James wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wightman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wightman is trying to control. James wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wightman trying to mount his opponent but James defends it.
Wightman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wightman controlling the action here.
James is looking to escape.
Wightman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
James pushes Wightman off looking to stand but Wightman dives back in and keeps control.
Wightman lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wightman wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
Wightman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wightman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks James with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wightman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wightman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
Wightman thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
Wightman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
James regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wightman.
Wightman forces his way into half guard.
Wightman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wightman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wightman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wightman connects with a nice short shot to James's temple.
Wightman working James over with strikes.
James is looking to escape.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wightman throwing shots but James is blocking nicely.
Wightman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wightman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wightman content to control rather than advance.
Wightman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Wightman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wightman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. James manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
James manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wightman blocks an elbow strike.
Wightman misses with a punch on the inside.
Wightman managing to block the knees to the body from James.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, James just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wightman's brow.
Wightman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wightman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wightman can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James stops a takedown attempt from Wightman.
James gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Wightman scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wightman.
James pushes off an throws an elbow but Wightman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wightman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Wightman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rick James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Wightman.
James tries to clinch up but Wightman circles away and keeps his distance.
James stuffs the takedown attempt from Wightman. Wightman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman misses with a takedown
and James counters by moving into the clinch.
James throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
James throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Wightman on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, James just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wightman's brow.
Wightman tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Wightman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by James after a bit of a struggle.
Wightman tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Wightman back against the cage.
Wightman has James pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. James manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wightman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nice body punch from Wightman - that landed with a thud.
James misses with an elbow strike.
James creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wightman's defenses.
Wightman avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wightman.
James creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
James throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wightman throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Wightman lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Wightman.
A short right from Wightman on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wightman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
Nice body punch from James - that landed with a thud.
Wightman misses with a short punch on the inside.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
James prevents the takedown attempt.
Wightman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wightman is trying to pull guard but James turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
James throws an elbow that misses.
Wightman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by James after a bit of a struggle.
James looks to throw an elbow but misses.
James gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wightman misses with the head strike.
James misses with an elbow strike.
Wightman swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wightman backwards.
Rick James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wightman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
James lands an elbow that stopped Wightman in his tracks for a moment.
Wightman scores with a hook to the body.
James missing with knees to the body.
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James tries a body shot but Wightman blocks it.
Wightman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wightman avoids the elbow strike from James, against the cage.
Wightman lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wightman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by James after a bit of a struggle.
Still in the clinch, Wightman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wightman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. James fights it off and pushes away nicely.
James clinches up with Wightman and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wightman takes an elbow to the temple.
Wightman blocks an uppercut.
Wightman takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James working aggressively here.
Wightman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wightman is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wightman misses with a hook from the clinch.
James looks to throw an elbow but misses.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James wants to clinch.
James is looking to clinch.
Wightman pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
James lands an elbow inside that Wightman shrugs off.
Wightman throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Wightman goes for a takedown in the clinch but James prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wightman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
James breaks from the clinch.
James displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wightman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wightman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wightman shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James darts in and clinches Wightman up against the cage.
Wightman drags the fight down to the ground.
Wightman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
James has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wightman is proving hard to escape from.
Wightman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wightman is still trying to improve position.
Wightman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wightman is stalling here. James is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wightman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and James has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wightman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wightman trying to control here.
Wightman manages to get to full guard.
Wightman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wightman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wightman throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wightman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wightman is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wightman lands a couple of digs.
Wightman wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James wants to stand but Wightman is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wightman throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Wightman wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Wightman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wightman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wightman prevents James from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wightman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James tries to clinch up
and Wightman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wightman.
Wightman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James is looking to stand up but Wightman isn't so interested in that idea.
Wightman throws a big right hand that misses.
James uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wightman drives through with a takedown into James's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wightman with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wightman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wightman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wightman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Wightman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wightman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Wightman!
Blake Wightman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J.J. Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Grey. 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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240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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216 lbs
30 - 10 - 2 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Balkan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, J.J. Grey!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey misses with the combination.
Grey has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Balkan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Grey throws a body shot but no joy.
Balkan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balkan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grey moves out of range of the body kick.
Grey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body punch from Balkan.
Balkan lands a big head kick that sends Grey tumbling to the mat! Balkan takes a step backwards and waves Grey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like J.J. Grey has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey blocks a leg kick.
Grey misses with an uppercut.
As Grey tries to get set, Balkan tries to push him back and clinch up but Grey manages to avoid the attempt.
Balkan tries to clinch but Grey moves out of range.
A jab from Balkan misses.
Donk. Grey catches Balkan right on the button with a cross.
Balkan throws a half hearted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grey.
Balkan lands a nice shot that snaps Grey's head back.
Balkan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Balkan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boris Balkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balkan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Balkan cracks Grey with a hook to the temple - Grey is on wobbly legs here! Balkan swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Grey falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Balkan wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Boris Balkan!
Boris Balkan retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shovel Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight's entrance music is X Gon' Give It To Ya. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shovel Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Knight misses.
Knight chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knight avoids the head kick by Lowe.
Lowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lowe slips under a jab.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lowe throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
A big right from Knight misses.
Lowe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knight has time to react.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Lowe.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Lowe throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
As Lowe tries to get set, Knight tries to push him back and clinch up but Lowe manages to avoid the attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Lowe moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
A jab from Knight does it's job there.
Lowe scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knight jabs Lowe right on the nose. Lowe blinks but takes it well.
Knight moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lowe is rocked!
Lowe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lowe is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Knight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lowe on the side of the head.
Lowe throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight connects with an inside leg kick.
Lowe seems to have recovered his senses.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lowe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a right hand that Lowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Lowe also avoids with ease.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight blocks the body kick.
Lowe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lowe!
Lowe lands an overhand right.
Lowe avoids the body shot from Knight.
Lowe tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Lowe.
Knight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knight chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lowe misses with a series of wild punches.
Knight throws a body punch but Lowe moves out of range.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight staying out of range there.
Lowe misses with a head kick.
Knight moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lowe throws a head kick that Knight semi-blocks.
Lowe feints a jab promting Knight to slip. Lowe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Knight slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lowe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knight in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Knight blocks a head kick by Lowe.
Knight wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lowe scores with a leg kick.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knight takes a swing at Lowe's ribcage but misses.
Knight tries to score with a low kick but Lowe moves his leg out of the way.
Lowe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knight. That's going to slow Lowe down.
Knight lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Knight.
It looks like Mike Lowe has been cut.
Lowe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowe checks the leg kick.
Lowe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick from Lowe lands but Knight takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight stalks Lowe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lowe's face. Lowe staggers backwards, shaken.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight backing away here, and Lowe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lowe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight counters with a left to the body.
Lowe loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Knight throwing a counter right hand but Lowe manages to avoid it.
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 Shovel Knight will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Knight misses.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lowe.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
It seemed like Lowe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knight plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lowe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knight forces Lowe back against the cage and clinches.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Lowe controls the action.
Knight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight blocking some punches.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Lowe misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Knight misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Lowe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lowe throws out a powerful jab.
Lowe lands a glancing blow to the side of Knight's head.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Lowe misses with a looping left.
Knight misses with the combination.
Lowe throws a wild body kick that Knight sees coming a mile off.
Knight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knight throws a leg kick but Lowe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lowe, right into the meat.
Knight stuns Lowe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lowe checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Knight coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lowe blocks an uppercut.
Knight avoiding damage.
Knight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lowe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Lowe.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lowe can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Lowe.
Lowe working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Knight.
Lowe is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight lands a body punch.
Lowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Lowe working aggressively here.
Lowe digs a right hand into Knight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knight's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lowe can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Lowe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knight slowing the pace effectively.
Lowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowe is working Knight over against the cage.
Knight trying to control the position but instead, Lowe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knight into the cage.
Lowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Lowe back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Lowe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Lowe misses.
Knight throwing a counter right hand but Lowe manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lowe misses the target.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Lowe slips the punch.
Lowe follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lowe.
Lowe misses with a body shot.
Lowe throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowe.
Knight walks into a left hand.
Knight is rocked!
Lowe ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Knight's jaw. Knight's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Lowe does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Lowe!
Our winner, Mike Lowe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loke Westlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Loke Westlund!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nada moves away.
Westlund is looking to slow Nada down with leg kicks.
Nada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Westlund moves away.
Westlund throws out a counter right but Nada avoids it with no problem.
Nada fails with a takedown attempt.
Westlund connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nada cracks Westlund with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Westlund misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Nada tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Westlund thumps Nada with a low kick.
Nada misses the jab.
Westlund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nada takes a swing at Westlund's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nada connects with a right hand. Westlund shakes it off.
Westlund scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Westlund there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westlund slips a straight right by Nada.
A telegraphed right hand from Nada misses the target.
Nada avoids the body shot from Westlund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nada takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Westlund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nada.
A little jabbing left from Westlund on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Westlund.
Westlund avoids the body shot from Nada.
Nada has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Westlund takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Westlund throws a leg kick which misses Nada's front leg but catches the back leg as Nada tries to avoid it.
Nada looks to throw the jab but Westlund is out of range.
Westlund drives through and clinches with Nada against the cage.
Westlund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nada misses with a punch to the body.
Nada working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nada.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westlund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Westlund misses with a punch on the inside.
Nada blocks an uppercut.
Nada has a couple of punches blocked by Westlund.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westlund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westlund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westlund throws a punch but it's blocked by Nada.
Nada prevents a body shot from Westlund.
Nada has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Westlund is trying to keep an underhook but Nada manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nada throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Westlund to regain full guard.
Westlund pulls Nada in to control the position.
Nada wants to pass the guard but Westlund is keeping the position.
Nada throws a strike but Westlund rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Westlund's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nada is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nada 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nada is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Westlund is keeping the position for now.
Nada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Westlund swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nada wants to control from the top but Westlund keeps moving.
Westlund keeping full guard, as Nada tries to pass.
Nada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Westlund works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nada looking to sit in guard and control but Westlund gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nada wants to sweep but no luck.
Westlund is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nada is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Westlund regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nada.
Nada looking to pass the guard.
Westlund can't keep his opponent in guard - Nada advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Loke Westlund will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Westlund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nada has time to react.
Westlund tries a head kick but it misses.
Nada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Westlund.
Westlund ducks under a wild hook from Nada.
Westlund tries a quick counter leg kick but Nada is wise to it.
Westlund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nada throws out the jab.
Westlund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nada.
A big left from Westlund misses.
Nada half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nada throws a jab but it's blocked by Westlund.
Frank Nada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nada tries for a takedown but Westlund sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nada misses with a looping left.
Nada is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nada scores with a nice strike.
Nada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Westlund.
Westlund cracks Nada with a good jab.
Nada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nada throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlund lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nada's sensitive parts.
Nada dives in and grabs Westlund's left leg, looking for a takedown. Westlund pushes down on Nada's head and hops out.
Westlund lands a nice shot to the body.
Westlund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Nada as he checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Westlund.
Westlund misses with an uppercut. Nada saw that one coming.
Westlund misses with an uppercut.
Nada closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nada lands with a shot to the body.
Westlund lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Westlund.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nada. Westlund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Westlund fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nada is out of range.
Nada misses with a body shot
and Westlund counters with an inside leg kick.
Nada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westlund tries to clinch up.
Westlund with a hook.
Nada moves out of range of the leg kick from Westlund.
Nice defenses there by Nada.
Nada just misses with a punch to the body.
Westlund takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nada checks a leg kick nicely.
Westlund slips a straight right by Nada.
Westlund connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Nada.
Westlund takes a swing at Nada's ribcage but misses.
Nada tries for a takedown but Westlund circles away easily
enabling Westlund to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Nada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nada tries to move into range but Westlund moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Loke Westlund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Westlund was well out of range. Poor timing from Nada.
A swing and a miss from Nada.
Nada throws a sloppy body shot
and Westlund counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westlund misses the shot to the body.
Westlund looks to score with a jab to the body but Nada is just out of range.
Nada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Westlund throws a poor cross that misses
and Nada counters with a nice body kick.
Westlund lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Westlund.
Westlund gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nada.
Westlund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nada fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Westlund lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Westlund digs a good hook to Nada's body.
A jab from Nada misses.
Nada looks to score with a jab to the body but Westlund is just out of range.
Nada throws a hook but Westlund blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Nada. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Nada looks to land a left hand but Westlund moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nada misses with a straight right.
Westlund dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nada looks to land a left hand but Westlund moved out of range nicely.
Nada connects with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nada.
Loke Westlund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nada throws a jab when Westlund was well out of range.
Westlund bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nada's head backwards.
Westlund scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Westlund.
Westlund appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nada lands with an uppercut that bounces Westlund off the cage and back into range.
Westlund has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Westlund uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nada.
Nada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nada scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westlund lands with a hook. Nada tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Westlund fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Westlund throws a leg kick
so Nada counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nada wants to pass the guard but Westlund is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Loke Westlund will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Westlund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nada misses with a hook. Westlund ducked under it nicely.
Nada looks to land a body kick but Westlund moved away.
Westlund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Westlund cracks Nada with an open hand slap.
Westlund fails in his attempt to clinch.
Westlund tries to move into range but Nada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nada throws out a loose jab but Westlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nada just misses with a punch to the body.
Nada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nada connects with a body shot.
Westlund connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westlund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Westlund lands a big head kick that sends Nada tumbling to the mat! Westlund takes a step backwards and waves Nada back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nada is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westlund cracks Nada on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Nada falls backwards against the cage. Westlund follows up with more strikes that drop Nada to his knees. Westlund keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Nada! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loke Westlund!
A relieved looking Loke Westlund 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Zombie Nation. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Ashton!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Baker blocks the leg kick.
Ashton looks to land a left hand but Baker moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Ashton there.
Baker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ashton misses with a wild body shot.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baker slips under a jab.
Baker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baker avoids a kick to the body.
Ashton works the jab nicely.
Baker throws a body punch but Ashton moves out of range.
Ashton swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Ashton throws a push kick but Baker slaps the foot to one side.
Baker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ashton.
Ashton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baker.
Ashton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Ashton.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashton loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Ashton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton lands a head shot.
Ashton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baker tries to clinch but Ashton is having none of it.
Baker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ashton.
As Ashton tries to get set, Baker tries to push him back and clinch up but Ashton manages to avoid the attempt.
Ashton misses with the combination.
Baker ducks right into an uppercut from Ashton.
Ashton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baker defending well as Ashton loads up on a big left hand.
Humphrey Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ashton.
Baker moves into the clinch.
Ashton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Baker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Baker presses Ashton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ashton can't get the takedown.
Baker lands a left hand.
Baker scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
Ashton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ashton wants to get back to striking at distance but Baker won't allow it.
Baker misses with the head strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ashton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Baker scores with a shoulder strike.
Baker is working Ashton over against the cage.
Baker lands an uppercut.
Ashton tries to break free but Baker pushes him back against the cage.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Ashton.
Ashton goes for a takedown attempt but Baker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Humphrey Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Ashton.
Baker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ashton, pushing him back against the cage.
Ashton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ashton prevents a body shot from Baker.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ashton tries for a takedown but Baker manages to get underhooks.
Ashton wants to break free but Baker has control.
Ashton can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ashton blocks an uppercut.
Baker lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Baker lands with a short shot to the head.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker presses Ashton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ashton working hard to break the clinch.
Ashton looking for a takedown.
Ashton wants to break free but Baker has control.
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ashton wants to get back to striking at distance but Baker won't allow it.
Ashton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baker slips under a jab from Ashton.
Ashton throws a head kick that misses.
Baker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ashton looks winded!
Ashton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ashton misses with a hook. Baker ducked under it nicely.
As Ashton tries to get set, Baker tries to push him back and clinch up but Ashton manages to avoid the attempt.
Baker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ashton misses with a right hand
and Baker counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baker.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker gets underhooks to prevent Ashton's takedown attempt.
Ashton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker lands a hook that snaps the head of Ashton backwards.
Ashton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ashton is working for takedown but Baker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Baker scores with a hook to the body.
I was talking to Baker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ashton backwards.
Baker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ashton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Baker regains guard.
Baker pushes Ashton off and gets back to his feet.
Ashton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ashton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baker with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Baker does it's job there.
Baker avoids the body shot from Ashton.
Ashton throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker cracks the inside of Ashton's front leg.
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ashton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baker moves out of range as Ashton strikes.
Ashton missing with a left hand there. Baker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ashton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baker, right into the meat.
Baker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ashton's head.
Ashton throws a right hand that misses
and Baker counters with a stiff right hand.
Baker scores with a head kick. Ashton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ashton is rocked!
Baker lands a nice looking body shot.
Ashton is still on wobbly legs! Can Baker finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashton misses with a leg kick
and Baker moves into the clinch.
Baker lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baker.
Ashton is breathing heavily.
Ashton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ashton! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Baker is unloading with more strikes now! Ashton drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Humphrey Baker!
Humphrey Baker retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Humphrey Baker thanked Machine Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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