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DFC 47: Johnson Vs Picker PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Gastelum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derrick Browne is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derrick Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Gastelum!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gastelum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Browne.
Browne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gastelum is out of range.
Gastelum lands a slapping body shot.
Browne has his takedown stuffed
and Gastelum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelvin Gastelum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gastelum takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gastelum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Browne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gastelum looks to land a combination but Browne avoids it well.
Jab by Gastelum.
It looks like Derrick Browne has been cut.
Browne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gastelum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gastelum blocks a head kick by Browne.
Gastelum throws a counter combo.
A jab-cross combination lands for Gastelum and sends Browne crashing to the mat! Gastelum follows him down to the mat - Browne regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Browne is rocked!
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!
Gastelum is controlling the pace.
Oh Browne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Browne is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Gastelum.
Browne is looking to escape.
Gastelum working Browne over with strikes.
Browne is trying to stand up here but Gastelum is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gastelum's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like Gastelum 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.
Gastelum stops Browne from getting back to his feet.
Browne seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gastelum throws a wild body kick that Browne sees coming a mile off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Browne.
Gastelum unleashes a big counter combination but Browne bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Browne drops his hands momentarily and Gastelum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Gastelum.
Browne lands an overhand right.
Gastelum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Browne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Browne shoots in but no luck this time.
Browne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gastelum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Browne is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gastelum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Browne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gastelum has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
The crowd cheers as Gastelum lands an impressive looking overhand right. Browne doesn't seem phased though.
Browne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gastelum feints a jab promting Browne to slip. Gastelum then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Browne slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Gastelum's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Browne falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Gastelum!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BlowJob Pennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rand Randomaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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156 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BlowJob Pennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rand Randomaire!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randomaire walks into a straight right hand from Pennis.
Pennis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Randomaire tries to clinch
and Pennis counters with a left and a right that stings Randomaire.
Randomaire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pennis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Randomaire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Randomaire tries for a takedown but Pennis circles away easily
and Pennis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Randomaire is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Randomaire closes the distance and pushes Pennis back into the cage.
Pennis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Randomaire uses from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pennis looking for a sweep. Not yet Pennis, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennis is looking for a triangle but Randomaire pushes his legs off easily.
Randomaire wants to control from the top but Pennis keeps moving.
Randomaire is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pennis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pennis controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Randomaire wants to control from the top but Pennis keeps moving.
Randomaire wants to get up but he can't break Pennis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Randomaire stopping the sweep attempt from Pennis.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pennis managing to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Randomaire with a poor takedown
and Pennis counters with a nice uppercut.
BlowJob Pennis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rand Randomaire.
Randomaire throws a lazy head kick
and Pennis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Randomaire with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pennis counters with a nice uppercut.
Randomaire looks winded!
Pennis lands a glancing blow to the side of Randomaire's head.
Pennis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Randomaire is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennis scores with a body shot.
Randomaire is still on wobbly legs! Can Pennis finish him?
Randomaire is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Pennis doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Randomaire crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Randomaire's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BlowJob Pennis!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Siggy Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Shepherd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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114 lbs
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136 lbs
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Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siggy Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan lands a right hook to the body.
Duncan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shepherd's coach down at Arvins Bootcamp was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shepherd's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Duncan throws a jab but it's blocked by Shepherd.
Duncan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shepherd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duncan.
Duncan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shepherd tries to avoid it but Duncan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shepherd to the ground. Shepherd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big right from Shepherd misses.
Shepherd walks into a left hand.
Duncan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shepherd.
Duncan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shepherd sprawls and moves away.
Duncan cracks Shepherd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shepherd misses with a looping left.
A big left from Duncan misses.
Shepherd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duncan is out of range.
Duncan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shepherd manages to circle out of the way.
Shepherd throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shepherd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shepherd misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shepherd. Duncan does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Shepherd looks to move away, Duncan throws a big counter combo but Shepherd just gets out of the way.
Shepherd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shepherd throws a sloppy head kick
letting Duncan counter with a right hand.
Duncan connects with a nice looking jab.
Duncan moves away from the strike by Shepherd.
A combination from Duncan does no damage.
Shepherd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duncan looks to land a right hand but Shepherd moved out of range.
Shepherd throws a leg kick but Duncan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shepherd missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan working over Shepherd with some ground and pound. Shepherd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shepherd trying to control from the bottom.
Duncan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Duncan blocks the strikes from Shepherd.
Shepherd is looking to escape.
Duncan wants to pass to mount but Shepherd is defending the position.
Shepherd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Duncan.
Shepherd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duncan is working away from the top position though.
Duncan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shepherd defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is trying to work for a kimura but Shepherd is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Duncan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Duncan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Duncan working over Shepherd with some ground and pound. Shepherd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Duncan seems to be working for a kimura but Shepherd defends the submission attempt.
Shepherd trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duncan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shepherd keeps working.
Ground and pound from Duncan.
Duncan working the head and body with strikes.
Duncan thows a huge punch but Shepherd dodges it nicely.
Shepherd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Duncan.
Duncan throwing shots but Shepherd is blocking nicely.
Duncan slips a nice elbow through Shepherd's hands, connecting with Shepherd's forehead.
Shepherd is rocked!
Duncan lands strikes from half guard.
Shepherd is still in real trouble! Can Duncan finish him?
Shepherd has hold of Duncan's hands but Duncan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Duncan is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Shepherd is hurt! He's hurt bad - Duncan fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Shepherd from any more punishment! Congratulations to Duncan! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siggy Duncan!
As Siggy Duncan got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I feel blessed to be here right now!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Paul McCann was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul McCann!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson darts in looking for a takedown but McCann gets double underhooks and turns Williamson into the cage.
McCann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williamson dives in for a single leg takedown but McCann sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Williamson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williamson moves out of range as McCann strikes.
Williamson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McCann avoids it really well and circles away.
McCann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williamson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williamson.
Williamson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCann's waist but McCann gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williamson off to one side.
Williamson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann lands a body shot.
Williamson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCann finds it's way round the side to connect with Williamson's head.
Nice sprawl there from McCann as Williamson shoots in.
Williamson misses with a takedown
and McCann counters with a crisp right that sends Williamson to the canvas! McCann follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul McCann!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Wan Soo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bottura might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Face The Pain. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wan Soo's choice of entrance music: Rise of the Northstar - Welcame. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Wan Soo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wan Soo motions for Bottura to come forward. Wan Soo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wan Soo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wan Soo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bottura finds it's way round the side to connect with Wan Soo's head.
Bottura throws a right hand that Wan Soo ducks under and follows up with a left that Wan Soo also avoids with ease.
Bottura looks to land a combination but Wan Soo avoids it well.
Wan Soo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bottura throws a shot from downtown. Wan Soo moves away and avoids it.
Wan Soo throws a low kick but Bottura avoids it.
Wan Soo clinches with his opponent.
Wan Soo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bottura backwards.
Bottura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bottura is trying to pull guard but Wan Soo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bottura is trying to push Wan Soo away but Wan Soo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wan Soo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bottura is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wan Soo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Bottura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bottura jumps guard and drags Wan Soo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wan Soo controlling from the top position.
Wan Soo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bottura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bottura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wan Soo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wan Soo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wan Soo postures up and lands a big shot to Bottura's brow.
Wan Soo is stalling in the full guard.
Wan Soo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bottura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bottura is trying to control the position but Wan Soo postures up.
Wan Soo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Archon Dojo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Wan Soo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bottura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bottura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo trying to control but Bottura is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bottura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wan Soo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wan Soo moves out of range of the strikes.
Wan Soo lands a nice hook to Bottura's body. Bottura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wan Soo wants to clinch up but Bottura keeps it at a distance.
Wan Soo instigates a clinch.
Bottura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wan Soo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bottura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bottura throwing a counter right hand but Wan Soo manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo rushes Bottura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wan Soo pushes Bottura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bottura is trying to pull guard but Wan Soo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wan Soo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wan Soo trying to land knees to the body.
Bottura jumps guard but Wan Soo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
I was talking to Bottura's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bottura wants to break free but Wan Soo has control.
Bottura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wan Soo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bottura blocks a body shot from Wan Soo.
Bottura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bottura is trying to pull guard but Wan Soo has him pressed against the cage.
Bottura is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wan Soo to keep the fight standing.
Bottura is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wan Soo to keep the fight standing.
Bottura prevents a body shot from Wan Soo.
A short right from Wan Soo on the inside.
Bottura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bottura fails to pull guard.
Bottura tries to pull guard but Wan Soo won't allow it.
Wan Soo lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bottura jumps into guard, dragging Wan Soo to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wan Soo connects with a couple of short punches.
Bottura is trying to control the position but Wan Soo postures up.
Wan Soo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bottura is keeping the position for now.
Wan Soo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bottura's head.
Bottura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wan Soo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wan Soo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bottura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wan Soo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bottura has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wan Soo trying to control but Bottura is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Wan Soo dominated that round.
That's time! Bottura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wan Soo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bottura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wan Soo takes one to the chin there.
Wan Soo takes one on the button.
Wan Soo ducks under a wild hook from Bottura.
Bottura throws a right hand that Wan Soo ducks under and follows up with a left that Wan Soo also avoids with ease.
Wan Soo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wan Soo darts in and clinches Bottura up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wan Soo stalling in the clinch.
Wan Soo prevents Bottura from breaking the clinch.
Wan Soo stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wan Soo has a couple of punches blocked by Bottura.
Wan Soo tries a body shot but Bottura blocks it.
Bottura is trying to pull guard but Wan Soo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wan Soo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bottura.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bottura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wan Soo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wan Soo tries to throw a body punch but Bottura avoids it by throwing Wan Soo back against the cage.
Wan Soo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Botturas head.
Wan Soo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bottura jumps guard but Wan Soo stands there with Bottura around his waist. Bottura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Bottura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bottura tries to pull guard but Wan Soo won't allow it.
Bottura breaks from the clinch.
Bottura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bottura connects with a right hand. Wan Soo shakes it off.
Bottura misses with a looping left.
Caio Bottura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Wan Soo does it's job there.
Wan Soo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wan Soo doesn't manage to clinch there - Bottura circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Bottura misses the target.
Wan Soo lands with a good 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!
Wan Soo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bottura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wan Soo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wan Soo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Bottura misses its intended target.
Wan Soo throws a front kick that sends Bottura stumbling back into the cage.
Bottura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wan Soo gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wan Soo.
Bottura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bottura jumps guard but Wan Soo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Wan Soo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bottura has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wan Soo uses from the top position.
Wan Soo throwing strikes from guard but Bottura blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wan Soo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wan Soo stands up and waves to Bottura to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo looks to land a combination but Bottura avoids it well.
Bottura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bottura throwing a counter right hand but Wan Soo manages to avoid it.
Jab by Wan Soo.
Wan Soo defending well as Bottura loads up on a big left hand.
Bottura misses with a straight right.
Wan Soo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Wan Soo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bottura is trying to defend but Wan Soo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bottura is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wan Soo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wan Soo's back!
Bottura not allowing Wan Soo to control his hands.
Bottura tries to keep control of the position but Wan Soo is staying busy.
Bottura is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jon Wan Soo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bottura trying to control momentarily.
Wan Soo can't escape the position.
Bottura has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Wan Soo's body.
Wan Soo showing good submission defense here.
Bottura has the hooks in. Wan Soo is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Bottura passes his arm under Wan Soo's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Wan Soo taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caio Bottura!
A relieved looking Caio Bottura thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruiz Edinhio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomy Faspred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomy Faspred has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruiz Edinhio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomy Faspred!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edinhio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Faspred sprawls well. Faspred wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Edinhio gets slowly back to his feet.
Faspred tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edinhio swats away the attempt to clinch by Faspred.
We've been informed that Faspred has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Edinhio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Edinhio moves out of range of the body kick.
Faspred tries a head kick but it misses.
Faspred misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edinhio.
Edinhio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faspred is not content to let Edinhio control the position.
Faspred tries to get to full guard but Edinhio has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faspred is trying to stand back up but Edinhio is controlling him
Edinhio is looking to take a break and control but Faspred is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faspred misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Edinhio is looking for a kimura but Faspred is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Edinhio to get the leverage.
Edinhio is working for a submission of some sort.
Edinhio is trying to work for a kimura but Faspred is defending well.
Faspred moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Edinhio stops Faspred from standing up.
Edinhio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Edinhio seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Faspred for as long as he can get away with.
Faspred striking off his back but it's not causing Edinhio any problems.
Faspred keeping moving, preventing Edinhio from controlling successfully.
Edinhio wants to pass the guard but Faspred is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Edinhio misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faspred tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edinhio looks to throw the jab but Faspred is out of range.
Faspred scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from Faspred finds it's target.
Edinhio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faspred tries to avoid it but Edinhio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faspred to the ground. Faspred escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Faspred connects with a high kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Edinhio or perhaps it was just good defense by Faspred, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruiz Edinhio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edinhio blocks the body kick.
Edinhio misses with a hook. Faspred ducked under it nicely.
Edinhio avoids the head kick by Faspred.
Edinhio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Faspred pinned against the cage. Faspred gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Faspred tries to score with a low kick but Edinhio moves his leg out of the way.
Edinhio shoots for a double leg takedown but Faspred sprawls well. He's pushed Edinhio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And Faspred tries to counter it with a takedown but Edinhio pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faspred slips under a jab.
Faspred throws a leg kick but Edinhio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Faspred. No joy for Edinhio on that attempt.
Faspred throws a push kick but Edinhio slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Edinhio misses.
Faspred lands a head kick. Edinhio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edinhio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Faspred but Faspred pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Faspred motions for Edinhio to come forward. Faspred throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edinhio looks to land a left hand but Faspred moved out of range nicely.
Edinhio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Faspred. Faspred circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faspred misses with a series of wild punches.
Edinhio dives in for a single leg takedown but Faspred sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Faspred throws a wild body kick that Edinhio sees coming a mile off.
Edinhio tries to counter with a takedown but Faspred is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomy Faspred dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Edinhio checks a leg kick.
Edinhio misses the jab.
Faspred tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Edinhio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edinhio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Faspred avoids the body shot from Edinhio.
Faspred rushes Edinhio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Faspred stalling the fight.
Faspred pushes off an throws an elbow but Edinhio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faspred lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ruiz Edinhio has been cut.
Edinhio tries to pull guard but Faspred holds him up against the cage and eventually Edinhio drops back down to his feet.
Edinhio avoids a wild elbow strike from Faspred.
Edinhio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Faspred pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edinhio looks to score with a jab to the body but Faspred is just out of range.
Faspred tries to clinch but Edinhio moves out of range.
Edinhio blocks a head kick by Faspred.
Edinhio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruiz Edinhio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faspred throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edinhio shoots in but no luck this time.
Faspred tries a low kick but Edinhio avoids it.
Edinhio shoots in but Faspred avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Faspred darts in and clinches Edinhio up against the cage.
Edinhio tries to pull guard but Faspred won't allow it.
Edinhio is trying to pull guard but Faspred turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Faspred breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edinhio darts in looking for a takedown but Faspred gets double underhooks and turns Edinhio into the cage.
Edinhio has a takedown stuffed.
Faspred slaps away a takedown attempt from Edinhio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Faspred with the counter takedown but Edinhio avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edinhio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Faspred counters with a shoot takedown. Edinhio fights it but they end up in guard.
Faspred wants to stand but Edinhio has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Faspred avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Faspred looking to pass the guard.
Edinhio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Faspred cracks Edinhio with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faspred is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edinhio working a defensive guard here.
Faspred has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Faspred is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Edinhio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Faspred lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edinhio's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Faspred.
Edinhio tries to counter with a takedown but Faspred is quick to defend against it.
Edinhio closes the distance and clinches up with Faspred, looking for a takedown. Edinhio pushes Faspred against the cage but Faspred circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tomy Faspred seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edinhio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Faspred's waist but Faspred gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edinhio off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faspred ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Faspred takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Edinhio or perhaps it was just good defense by Faspred, which made it look bad.
Edinhio moves out of range as Faspred throws a body kick.
Edinhio fails with a takedown attempt.
Edinhio shoots in looking for a takedown. Faspred tries to sprawl out of it but Edinhio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Faspred manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Edinhio shoots in but no luck this time.
Faspred changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faspred scores with a head kick. Edinhio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Edinhio looks to score with a jab to the body but Faspred is just out of range.
Edinhio checks a leg kick.
Faspred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomy Faspred showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruiz Edinhio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Faspred misses with a body kick.
Faspred fakes the leg kick and cracks Edinhio in the body.
Faspred tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Edinhio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edinhio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Faspred throws a head kick that misses.
Edinhio tries to counter with a takedown but Faspred is quick to defend against it.
Faspred misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edinhio avoids the head kick by Faspred.
Edinhio gets a double leg takedown into Faspred's guard.
Faspred wriggles free and stands up.
Faspred tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edinhio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faspred wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faspred ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edinhio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Faspred was covering up waiting for the punch and Edinhio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edinhio has gone for a leg lock! Faspred slips out almost immediately though and dives into Edinhio's guard.
Edinhio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Faspred defends well.
Faspred is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Edinhio has a closed guard, preventing Faspred from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edinhio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Faspred wants to control from the top but Edinhio keeps moving.
Faspred trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faspred wants to stand but Edinhio has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Faspred throwing strikes from guard but Edinhio blocks nicely.
Faspred working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Edinhio's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edinhio keeping moving, preventing Faspred from controlling successfully.
Faspred is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Edinhio is trying to keep Faspred in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Faspred.
No luck for Edinhio with that takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Faspred.
Edinhio changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Edinhio shoots in for a takedown but Faspred shows good takedown defense.
Faspred clinches.
Tomy Faspred is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edinhio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruiz Edinhio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faspred pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Edinhio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Faspred is defending well.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faspred just misses with a elbow thrown towards Edinhio's brow.
Ruiz Edinhio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edinhio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Faspred is defending well.
Faspred breaks the clinch.
Faspred scores with a nice strike.
Faspred clinches.
Faspred gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Faspred escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crunch! Faspred slams his shin into Edinhio's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edinhio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faspred misses with a head kick.
Faspred wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomy Faspred comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Faspred has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomy Faspred!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Old Fart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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29
195 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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27
198 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Old Fart!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into Fart's guard.
Fart is wriggling around but Anderson manages to pass to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fart can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fart has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fart tries to kick Anderson off but Anderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anderson controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to work for an arm triangle but Fart is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fart defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fart is trying to stand up here but Anderson is controlling him well.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fart is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Anderson!
John Anderson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyeis Michel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyeis Michel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michel shoots in looking for a takedown but Goat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Michel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Goat clinches up against the cage.
Goat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goat misses with a punch to the body.
Goat lands a nice uppercut.
Goat lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Goat.
A hook to the body from Goat.
Goat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michel prevents a body shot from Goat.
Goat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Goat.
Goat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michel's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Michel or not.
Goat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Goat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michels head.
Goat swings wildly with an uppercut but Michel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goat misses with a punch on the inside.
Goat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michel is trying to pull guard but Goat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Goat tries to throw a body punch but Michel avoids it by throwing Goat back against the cage.
Goat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michel fails to pull guard.
Billy Goat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyeis Michel.
Goat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goat digs a right hand underneath Michel's ribcage. Michel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Michel fails to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Goat on the inside.
Goat lands a nice uppercut.
Goat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Goat.
Goat cracks Michel with a nice body shot.
I was talking to Goat's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Michel tries to pull guard but Goat won't allow it.
Michel looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Goat.
Goat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Michel.
Goat tries a body shot but Michel blocks it.
Goat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat lands a shot to the body.
Goat tries to work over Michel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Michel.
Michel prevents a body shot from Goat.
Goat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michel backwards.
Goat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Goat.
Goat can't find room to land a body shot as Michel controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goat.
Michel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Goat to keep the fight standing.
Goat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat swings wildly with an uppercut but Michel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goat pushes Michel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goat lands a nice uppercut.
Goat lands a right hand.
Goat digs a right hand into Michel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Michel's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goat working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goat.
Goat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goat lands a right hand.
Goat working aggressively here.
Goat can't find room to land a body shot as Michel controls the action.
Goat lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Goat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Goat dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goat has managed to clinch.
Goat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michel's elbow.
Michel blocks an uppercut.
Goat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goat lands with a left to the head.
Billy Goat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goat.
Michel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Goat just stands there and leans against the cage.
Goat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michel can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goat.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goat.
Michel is rocked!
Goat lands a body punch.
Michel is still on wobbly legs! Can Goat finish him?
Michel blocks a body shot from Goat.
Michel seems to have recovered his senses.
Michel is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Goat.
Goat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michel backwards.
Goat lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Goat - that landed with a thud.
Goat misses with a punch to the body.
Goat lands with a short shot to the head.
Goat scores with a hook to the body.
Goat is leaning against Michel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Goat.
Goat tries to work over Michel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goat tries a body shot but Michel blocks it.
Goat misses with a body punch.
Michel jumps guard but Goat turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Goat is working Michel over against the cage.
Goat lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goat.
Michel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Goat to keep the fight standing.
Billy Goat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyeis Michel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Goat.
Goat struggles to land a body shot inside as Michel controls his hands.
Goat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Goat.
Goat struggles to land a body shot inside as Michel controls his hands.
Goat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goat gets through Michel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Michel or not.
Goat lands a shot to the body.
Goat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goat works on Michel's body with a couple of short punches.
Goat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goat.
Michel prevents a body shot from Goat.
A short right from Goat on the inside.
Goat misses with a body punch.
Goat lands a right hand.
Goat tries to work over Michel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goat pushes Michel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michel backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goat.
Goat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Michel or not.
Goat lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goat digs a right hand underneath Michel's ribcage. Michel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Goat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Goat gets through Michel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goat works on Michel's body with a couple of short punches.
Michel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goat is leaning against Michel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Goat lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goat.
Goat lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Goat dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Goat closes the distance and clinches.
Goat lands a body punch.
Michel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Goat tries to throw a body punch but Michel avoids it by throwing Goat back against the cage.
Goat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Goat.
Goat tries to throw a body punch but Michel avoids it by throwing Goat back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Goat.
Goat lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Goat as the two fighters clinch.
Goat digs a right hand into Michel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Michel's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goat can't find room to land a body shot as Michel controls the action.
Goat scores with a hook to the body.
Goat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goat can't find room to land a body shot as Michel controls the action.
Goat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel jumps guard but Goat stands there with Michel around his waist. Michel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goat lands with a short shot to the head.
Goat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michel's elbow.
A body shot lands from Goat.
Goat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michels head.
Goat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michels head.
Goat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goat works on Michel's body with a couple of short punches.
Goat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Goat lands a hook that snaps the head of Michel backwards.
Goat lands a body shot.
Billy Goat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat struggles to land a body shot inside as Michel controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Goat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Michel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Goat smiles and moves away.
Billy Goat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyeis Michel.
Nice sprawl there from Goat as Michel shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat rushes Michel and presses him up against the cage.
Michel looking to slow down the pace here.
Michel fails to pull guard.
Goat misses with a punch to the body.
Goat lands with a short shot to the head.
Michel tries to pull guard but Goat won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Goat.
Goat lands a big right hand that drops Michel! The killer instinct kicks in and Goat finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Goat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Goat!
An out of breath Billy Goat thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iosefa Umaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slaughter comes to the cage accompanied by SICCNESS. Umaga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Slaughter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosefa Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Umaga defends it nicely.
Umaga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Umaga slaps away a takedown attempt from Slaughter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Umaga.
Umaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slaughter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slaughter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Slaughter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Umaga scores with a jab to the body.
Umaga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Umaga finds it's way through Slaughter's defenses.
Slaughter 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slaughter.
Umaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Umaga lands with a good body shot.
Slaughter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Slaughter is breathing heavily.
Slaughter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Umaga. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circle, before Umaga throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Slaughter's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Umaga lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Iosefa Umaga!
Iosefa Umaga is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Iosefa Umaga made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larson Picker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larson Picker!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picker misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson throws a low kick but Picker avoids it.
Picker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Picker throws out a powerful jab.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Picker cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Picker tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Picker to the ground. Picker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Picker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Picker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
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!
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Larson Picker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Picker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Picker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Johnson slips a jab from Picker.
Picker throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Picker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Picker gets in close and tags Johnson with a short punch that almost sends Johnson to the mat! Oh Johnson is in big trouble! He turns his back on Picker, trying to create some distance but Picker rushes him, striking wildly and Johnson goes down! The referee tackles Picker into the cage to end the fight! Picker is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larson Picker!
Larson Picker is the new lightweight champion!
Larson Picker took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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