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GK 135 - Dall vs Lee PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Unknown (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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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Unknown!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unknown misses with a low kick.
Snitch with a hook.
Unknown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Snitch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snitch shoots in and gets a takedown into Unknown's guard.
Unknown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Snitch is controlling him.
Unknown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Snitch controls the pace.
Snitch works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Unknown tries to roll over but Snitch keeps him under control.
Unknown is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Snitch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Snitch has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Unknown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Snitch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Unknown scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Snitch darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Snitch slows the pace down in half guard.
Unknown is trying to stand up here but Snitch is controlling him well.
Snitch content to control rather than advance.
Unknown pushes Snitch off but Snitch dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknown wants to get back to his feet.
Snitch is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Unknown's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Unknown defending well as Snitch loads up on a big left hand.
Unknown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snitch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Unknown misses with a wild body shot.
Unknown lands a high kick!
Snitch closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Unknown's guard.
Snitch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Snitch passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snitch prevents Unknown from standing back up.
Snitch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unknown pushes Snitch off looking to stand but Snitch dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snitch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donk. Snitch catches Unknown right on the button with a cross.
Snitch moves out of range as Unknown throws a body kick.
The Unknown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snitch drives through and clinches with Unknown against the cage.
Snitch is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Unknown can't fight it off and eventually Snitch manages to take the fight to the floor. Unknown looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Snitch prevents Unknown from getting back to his feet.
Snitch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snitch prevents Unknown from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snitch tries a low kick but Unknown avoids it.
Snitch clinches up with Unknown and pushes him back against the cage.
Unknown swings wildly with an uppercut but Snitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unknown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snitch's elbow.
Snitch tightens his grip and picks Unknown up, before dumping him to the ground. Unknown manages to land in guard.
Unknown is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Snitch dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unknown looks to move to half guard but instead Snitch has passed into mount! Damn!
Snitch won't let Unknown get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Snitch controlling the pace for now.
Jon Snitch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Unknown for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Unknown tries to reverse the position but Snitch maintains control.
Snitch controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You get the feeling that Unknown really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snitch dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Unknown throws a leg kick
and Snitch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Snitch gets the takedown into side control.
Unknown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Snitch has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Snitch controlling the position from side mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Snitch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown is pushing Snitch's head away, looking to escape. Snitch manages to hold on to the position though.
Snitch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unknown can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Unknown's face as Snitch controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Snitch throws a series of punches but Unknown avoids them all with ease.
Unknown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Snitch clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Snitch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Snitch.
Unknown cracks Snitch with a nice body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Snitch.
Snitch's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Unknown swings wildly with an uppercut but Snitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unknown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snitch is defending well for now.
The Unknown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Snitch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unknown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Unknown tries to land knees in the clinch but Snitch avoids the damage to the body.
Unknown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snitch is defending well for now.
Unknown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Unknown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snitch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Unknown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Unknown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snitch.
Snitch lands a takedown into guard.
Snitch prevents Unknown from getting back to his feet.
Snitch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Snitch.
Snitch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Unknown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snitch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Snitch lands an overhand right.
Unknown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snitch.
Snitch moves into the clinch.
Unknown can't find room to land a body shot as Snitch controls the action.
Unknown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Unknown can't find room to land a body shot as Snitch controls the action.
Unknown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snitch avoids the head kick by Unknown.
Snitch darts in and clinches Unknown up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unknown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Unknown is looking for a takedown.
Unknown trying to control the position but instead, Snitch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Unknown into the cage.
Unknown throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snitch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snitch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snitch!
Jon Snitch thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lin Shui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Paniccia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lin Shui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piero Paniccia!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Shui.
Paniccia gets tackled into the cage by Shui. Shui maintains the clinch.
Paniccia misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paniccia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paniccia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shui's elbow.
Shui lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Piero Paniccia has been cut.
Paniccia is trying to pull guard but Shui has him pressed against the cage.
Paniccia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paniccia struggles to land a body shot inside as Shui controls his hands.
Shui blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Shui.
Shui breaks the clinch.
Shui closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shui is looking to take a break and control but Paniccia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shui landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shui happy to just control the position for now.
Shui scoring with punches and elbows.
Paniccia tries to improve position but can't.
Paniccia takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Shui just content to control the position.
Paniccia tries to buck Shui off but Shui is having none of it.
Shui is looking to take a break and control but Paniccia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shui is chipping away with strikes.
Shui connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Paniccia some visible discomfort.
Shui takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Paniccia to pass into mount.
Paniccia is bucking up trying to escape but Shui cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniccia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shui landing strikes from the mount.
Shui prevents Paniccia from getting the reversal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shui with shots to the head and body - Paniccia looks very uncomfortable down there.
Paniccia gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paniccia has hold of Shui's hands but Shui slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shui wants to control but Paniccia is keeping him busy.
Paniccia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shui advances to half guard.
Shui is nestled in close to Paniccia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Paniccia taking some punishment here, with Shui in his half guard.
Paniccia punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Shui.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paniccia trying to control but Shui postures up.
Shui looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shui has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shui lands a big shot there that rocks Paniccia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shui is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Paniccia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shui fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Paniccia is rocked!
Shui raining down shots from the mount!
Paniccia is still in real trouble! Can Shui finish him?
Shui raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paniccia regains half guard.
Shui 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.
Shui works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniccia taking a bit of punishment here - Shui scoring with strikes.
Shui working the body and head with strikes.
Shui scoring with punches from side control.
Paniccia is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Shui is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Shui dominating with strikes here.
Shui postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Paniccia badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Shui around the waist but Shui pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Shui is the winner by TKO! Shui jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lin Shui!
After the fight, Lin Shui was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hatfield McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeni Elkemenchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCoy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dueling Banjos. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hatfield McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evgeni Elkemenchi!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy throws a leg kick which misses Elkemenchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Elkemenchi tries to avoid it.
Elkemenchi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Elkemenchi shoots for a double leg takedown but McCoy sprawls well. He's pushed Elkemenchi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McCoy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Elkemenchi takes a step back to recover.
McCoy misses with a leg kick
and Elkemenchi counters with a shoot takedown. McCoy fights it but they end up in guard.
McCoy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Elkemenchi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Elkemenchi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McCoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Elkemenchi on the ground.
McCoy is trying to improve his position.
Elkemenchi working away.
McCoy is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Elkemenchi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCoy struggling a bit here.
Elkemenchi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Elkemenchi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McCoy is trying to improve his position.
McCoy wants to control but Elkemenchi postures up.
Elkemenchi working the head and body with strikes.
McCoy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McCoy is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi working away.
Elkemenchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCoy keeps working.
Elkemenchi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McCoy is rocked!
Elkemenchi scores with punches from side control.
Oh McCoy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elkemenchi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Elkemenchi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
A big shot lands for Elkemenchi! That's hurt McCoy! Will he recover? Elkemenchi fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgeni Elkemenchi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kadeus Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Malingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kadeus Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Malingo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Nice jab there from Malingo.
Malingo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rex is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Malingo misses with a jab to the body
and Rex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Eddie Malingo has been cut.
Malingo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rex bucks up and tries to throw Malingo off but instead Malingo has got his back!
Malingo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Rex covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Malingo is cranking Rex's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Rex! He's tightened the choke and Rex is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eddie Malingo!
Eddie Malingo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elric Wolfsbruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfsbruder has chosen Cradel to the grave as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Elric Wolfsbruder!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfsbruder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wolfsbruder to score with a decent uppercut.
Rage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Wolfsbruder.
Rage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wolfsbruder has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rage is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wolfsbruder defends it nicely.
Wolfsbruder stuffs the takedown.
Wolfsbruder throws out a counter right but Rage avoids it with no problem.
Wolfsbruder misses with a body shot.
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wolfsbruder counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Rage misses
and Wolfsbruder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rage tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder throws a hook but Rage blocks it.
Wolfsbruder cracks Rage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wolfsbruder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rage was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder avoids a kick to the body.
Wolfsbruder tries to keep at a distance but Rage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wolfsbruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Rage.
Wolfsbruder breaks the clinch.
Rage has closed the distance and engaged Wolfsbruder in a clinch.
Wolfsbruder tries to pull guard but Rage holds him up against the cage and eventually Wolfsbruder drops back down to his feet.
Wolfsbruder pulls guard effortlessly.
Wolfsbruder is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wolfsbruder works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rage's legs.
Wolfsbruder lands a nice forearm strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolfsbruder cracks Rage with a big elbow.
Rage is not content to let Wolfsbruder control the position.
Wolfsbruder moves into full mount!
Rage is bucking up trying to escape but Wolfsbruder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wolfsbruder working Rage over with strikes here.
Wolfsbruder scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rage is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Wolfsbruder! Rage is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Elric Wolfsbruder!
A relieved looking Elric Wolfsbruder 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Schilling has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schilling throws a shot from downtown. Houston moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Houston misses.
Nice uppercut there from Schilling.
Houston misses with a lunging right hand
and Schilling counters with a thumping low kick.
Houston misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Houston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Houston's corner calls for a 1-2. Houston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Houston throws a sloppy head kick and Schilling moves out of range easily.
Schilling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schilling looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schilling avoids the head kick by Houston.
Houston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schilling.
Houston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Houston misses with a combination
and Schilling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schilling throws the left hand but Houston avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schilling.
Schilling now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Houston finds it's target.
Schilling avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've been informed that Schilling 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.
Max Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houston lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick from Houston lands but Schilling takes it in his stride.
Schilling finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houston. Schilling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Houston cracks Schilling with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schilling on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schilling drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Houston blocks a jab.
Houston throws a chopping leg kick but Schilling manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Houston throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schilling dodges the punch combination from Houston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling moves out of range as Houston strikes.
Houston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schilling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Houston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Houston slips a jab from Schilling.
A head kick misses from Schilling.
Houston misses with a body shot.
Schilling misses with a low kick.
Houston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schilling momentarily.
Houston throws a lazy head kick
and Houston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Houston throws a jab but it's blocked by Schilling.
Houston keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schilling tries a head kick but it misses.
Houston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houston misses with a straight right.
Houston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Houston scores with a leg kick.
Houston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Houston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Houston misses with a head kick.
Houston tests Schilling's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Houston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Houston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Houston blocks a low kick nicely.
Houston throws a jab but it's blocked by Schilling.
Schilling throws a leg kick
and Houston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Houston digs a good body shot into Schilling's ribs.
Houston scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schilling connects with the punch.
Schilling has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Houston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schilling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Houston.
Houston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schilling.
Houston throws a hook but Schilling blocks it.
Schilling wants to land a leg kick but Houston is out of range.
A jab lands there for Houston.
Houston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Houston.
Houston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as Houston blocks the low kick.
Houston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schilling momentarily.
The fighters circling - Houston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Houston throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Houston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schilling blocks a head kick by Houston.
Houston throws an off balance right hand
and Schilling counters with a stiff right hand.
Houston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schilling throws a head kick but Houston moves out of range.
Max Houston is winning the standup battle so far.
Schilling misses with a hook. Houston ducked under it nicely.
Houston throws a counter high kick but Schilling was just alert enough to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Schilling might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Houston has got the better of the exchanges.
Schilling misses with a head kick.
Schilling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Houston scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Houston.
Schilling takes a swing at Houston's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston thuds his shin into the meat of Schilling's side.
Houston throws a jab when Schilling was well out of range.
Schilling connects with an inside leg kick.
Houston checks the leg kick.
Houston throws a big counter combination but Schilling scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Schilling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Houston.
Schilling looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling takes a kick to the side of the head.
Houston misses with a straight left.
Houston tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Schilling was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Houston lands a head kick. Schilling smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Schilling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Houston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schilling can do to turn this around?
Schilling throws a hook to the side of Houston's head but Houston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Houston avoids the body shot from Schilling.
The fighters circling - Schilling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Houston throws an overhand right that lands on Schilling's shoulder, as Schilling tries to avoid the shot.
Houston slips a jab from Schilling.
Houston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schilling appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Houston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Houston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Houston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Houston, right into the meat.
Houston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schilling has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Houston misses the target.
Schilling looks to throw the jab but Houston is out of range.
Schilling on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Houston. Houston obviously looking to wear him down.
Houston feints and then cracks Schilling's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schilling down.
Houston lunges at Schilling with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schilling's hand.
Houston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schilling lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Houston at a distance.
Houston throws a sloppy head kick and Schilling moves out of range easily.
Houston throws a jab when Schilling was well out of range.
Schilling tries to land a leg kick but Houston saw it coming and moves away.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schilling moves away.
Schilling doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Houston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Houston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Houston lands a lovely overhand right.
Schilling avoids the head kick by Houston.
Houston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schilling blocks a head kick by Houston.
Houston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schilling closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schilling throws an overhand right that lands on Houston's shoulder, as Houston tries to avoid the shot.
Houston half committed to a counter leg kick.
Schilling throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Houston on the side of the head.
Houston lands a head kick. Schilling smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Houston blocks a head kick by Schilling.
A head kick misses from Houston.
Houston throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schilling takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Schilling 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schilling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Schilling releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Schilling's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Houston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houston backing away here, and Schilling unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Houston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schilling.
Houston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schilling.
Houston takes a swing at Schilling's ribcage but misses.
Houston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schilling circles away quickly and effectively.
Schilling throws a front kick aimed at Houston's knee but Houston avoids it well.
Houston checks the leg kick.
Houston throws a sloppy head kick and Schilling moves out of range easily.
Houston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schilling throws out a counter right but Houston avoids it with no problem.
Schilling throws an overhand right that lands on Houston's shoulder, as Houston tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Houston dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Houston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schilling's calf.
Houston misses with a kick to the body.
Schilling throws out a counter right but Houston avoids it with no problem.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Schilling checks a leg kick.
Houston throws a hook but Schilling avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Houston.
Houston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schilling misses with a low kick.
Schilling avoids the head kick by Houston.
Schilling throws a right and a left that Houston avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston works Schilling's body with a nice hook.
Houston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schilling takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Houston throws a wild body kick that Schilling sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Schilling eats them both and turns towards Houston to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Houston sizes up Schilling with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Houston just misses with a punch to the body.
Houston lands a head shot.
Schilling checks a leg kick nicely.
Houston loads up on a big right hand but Schilling slips the punch.
Houston slips a jab from Schilling.
Schilling has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Houston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Houston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Houston throws an off balance right hand
and Schilling counters with a nice uppercut.
Schilling with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Houston to score with a decent uppercut.
Houston throws a sloppy head kick and Schilling moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Schilling on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schilling lands a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Houston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schilling.
Schilling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Houston needs to keep his hands up - Schilling had a free shot at his head there.
Houston misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Houston.
Schilling swings for the body but Houston moves out of range.
Schilling lands with an overhand left.
Schilling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Houston manages to avoid it.
It looked like Houston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schilling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Houston misses with a two punch combination.
Schilling throws a sloppy head kick and Houston moves out of range easily.
Houston throws a quick counter head kick but Schilling was just out of range.
Schilling misses with a body kick.
Schilling throws a sloppy head kick and Houston moves out of range easily.
It looked like Houston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Houston throws an overhand right that lands on Schilling's shoulder, as Schilling tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston misses with a hook.
Houston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Schilling closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schilling takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schilling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schilling's jab looks to have found its range, popping Houston under the eye.
Schilling takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schilling stuns Houston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schilling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Houston seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Houston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schilling has time to react.
Houston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schilling throws out a counter right but Houston avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Houston misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schilling connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Houston momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houston throws a jab but it's blocked by Schilling.
Max Houston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schilling on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Schilling jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Houston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schilling's head backwards.
Schilling misses with a wild body shot.
Houston appears to be looking for a big counter.
Schilling closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Houston swings widly with a right hand
and Schilling counters with a left to the body.
Houston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Houston, as that shot connected.
Schilling lands a nice shot that snaps Houston's head back.
Joe Schilling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Houston throws a poor cross that misses
and Schilling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Houston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Houston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Houston!
Max Houston decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson has chosen Carolus Rex - Sabaton as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. David Tua could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kalle Karlsson's chin.
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25
235 lbs
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295 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson.
Tua thuds his right hand into Karlsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Kalle Karlsson has been cut.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karlsson moves away.
Karlsson swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Tua to counter with a crisp jab.
Tua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tua throws a right hand that misses
enabling Karlsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Karlsson slips under a jab.
Tua lands a brutal head kick. Karlsson looks out on his feet and Tua throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). David Tua !
A very excited looking David Tua 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 Dom Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speva Koso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dom Willis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Speva Koso!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willis.
Willis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willis. Koso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willis clinches up with Koso and pushes him back against the cage.
Koso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Willis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Willis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Willis can't find room to land a body shot as Koso controls the action.
Willis blocking some punches.
Willis struggles to land a body shot inside as Koso controls his hands.
Koso throws a punch but it's blocked by Willis.
Willis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koso.
Willis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koso's elbow.
Willis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Willis digs a right hand into Koso's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koso's gas tank.
Koso working aggressively here.
Koso lands a nice uppercut.
Koso blocks a body shot from Willis.
A right handed body shot lands from Willis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis lands with a right to the head.
Willis misses with a body punch.
Koso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Willis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koso has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Willis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Koso can turn it around.
Willis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Willis misses with a body punch.
Willis struggles to land a body shot inside as Koso controls his hands.
Koso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koso avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Willis.
Willis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Koso fails to land.
Willis lands a body punch.
Willis can't find room to land a body shot as Koso controls the action.
Willis struggles to land a body shot inside as Koso controls his hands.
Koso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Willis blocks an uppercut.
Koso working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Willis.
Willis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koso throws a punch but it's blocked by Willis.
Willis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Willis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis blocking some punches.
Koso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Willis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Willis decides to pull guard.
Willis is pulling down on Koso's head. It's preventing any offense from Koso, at least for the moment.
Koso throws a big right hand that misses.
Willis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Koso stopping the sweep attempt from Willis.
Koso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koso postures up in Willis's guard and throws a big left but Willis blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koso won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koso stopping the sweep attempt from Willis.
Koso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koso is looking to advance position but Willis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Koso sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nice strikes from Willis there.
Koso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Willis pulls his head out easily.
Koso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Willis pulls his head out easily.
Koso is refusing to be controlled, as Willis sits in half guard.
Koso gets back to full guard.
Willis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Willis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Willis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Willis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Koso has his foot on Willis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Willis works his way back into a safe position though.
Willis looking to pass the guard.
Willis wants to control from the top but Koso keeps moving.
Koso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Willis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Willis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Willis with a nice head shot there.
Willis landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Willis lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Willis dominated that round.
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.
Willis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Willis slips under a jab.
Willis needs to keep his hands up - Koso had a free shot at his head there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Willis.
Willis looks for the body kick but Koso saw that one coming.
Koso keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Willis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koso can do to turn this around?
Willis shoots for a double leg takedown but Koso sprawls well. He's pushed Willis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koso lands with an overhand left.
Decent striking displayed by Koso there.
Koso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koso misses with a kick to the body
and Willis counters with a single leg into guard. Koso didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Willis pushes down on Koso's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Willis trying to control from half guard but Koso is working away.
Koso is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis working the head and body with strikes.
Willis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Willis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Willis winds up and cracks Koso with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Willis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koso trying to control but Willis postures up.
Willis is looking to take a break and control but Koso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koso is not content to let Willis control the position.
Koso trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to pass to full mount but Koso defends it.
Koso trying to control here.
Koso actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Willis there.
Dom Willis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koso trying to hold on to Willis's head to control him but Willis postures up.
Koso tries to roll over but Willis keeps him under control.
Willis works his way into side control.
Willis has hold of Koso's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Koso seems comfortable defending it but Willis has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Koso is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Koso is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Willis couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dom Willis!
A very excited looking Dom Willis 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lolipo Slider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifton Von Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Day of Anger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lolipo Slider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Clifton Von Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Slider misses
and Von Lee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slider's guard.
Slider utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Von Lee with a nice head shot there.
Slider tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Von Lee being controlled here momentarily.
Von Lee stands up over Slider, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Von Lee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Von Lee controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider has control of Von Lee's left arm, preventing Von Lee from doing any damage.
Slider keeping moving, preventing Von Lee from controlling successfully.
Slider wants to sweep here but Von Lee controlling him for the moment.
Von Lee stops Slider from standing up.
Von Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Von Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Von Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Slider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Slider has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Von Lee is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Slider tries to land a knee to the head but Von Lee blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Slider misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slider backwards.
Von Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Von Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Lee is defending well for now.
Von Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Lee avoiding damage as Slider throws knees to the body.
Von Lee misses with the head strike.
Slider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Lee's elbow.
Von Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slider working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slider missing with knees to the body.
Von Lee avoiding damage as Slider throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Lee works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Slider preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slider wants to stand up but Von Lee is controlling him.
Von Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slider is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Von Lee won't allow Slider to get back to his feet.
Slider keeping full guard, as Von Lee tries to pass.
Von Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Slider has wrist control.
Von Lee is in close to Slider's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Von Lee cracks Slider with a solid left hand.
Von Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Von Lee stands up over Slider, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Von Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Slider controls Von Lee momentarily but Von Lee frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Von Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Von Lee cracks Slider with a solid left hand.
Von Lee trying to control but Slider is working from the bottom.
Von Lee prevents Slider from getting back to his feet.
Von Lee is in close to Slider's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Von Lee with a nice head shot there.
Slider managing to control the position.
Slider looking for a sweep. Not yet Slider, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Von Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Slider ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Von Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Slider misses the body punch
and Von Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Lee misses with an uppercut. Slider saw that one coming.
Von Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slider on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slider connects with a jab.
Von Lee takes a swing at Slider's ribcage but misses.
Slider scores with a leg kick.
Slider feints and then cracks Von Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Lee down.
Slider misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider throws a leg kick that is checked
and Von Lee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slider has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Von Lee has passed into side control.
Slider is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider looks to move to half guard but instead Von Lee has passed into mount! Damn!
Von Lee landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Von Lee.
Von Lee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Slider hang on?
Slider tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Von Lee cracks Slider with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Slider is squirming around, avoiding Von Lee's attempts to control the action.
Von Lee lands a couple of good shots and Slider has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Slider trying to get back to his feet but Von Lee is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee cracks Slider with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Slider from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Lee patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Slider trying to get back to his feet but Von Lee is in full control for now.
Von Lee controlling well, preventing Slider from escaping the position.
Von Lee is looking for a choke. Slider gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Slider manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Slider preventing the sweep.
Von Lee looking to control.
Von Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee keeping full guard, as Slider tries to pass.
Slider not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Von Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slider is one step ahead there.
Von Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Von Lee looking to control.
Von Lee controlling the position.
Slider wants to stand and escape but instead Von Lee has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Slider trying to keep a closed guard but Von Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Von Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Von Lee trying to control but Slider is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Von Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Slider lands a nice looking body shot.
Von Lee cracks Slider with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slider forces Von Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Slider misses with a knee strike.
Von Lee works on Slider's body with a couple of short punches.
Von Lee manages to break the clinch.
Von Lee checks a low kick from Slider.
Von Lee cracks a nice hook into Slider's ribs.
Slider looks to throw the jab but Von Lee is out of range.
Slider looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slider.
Von Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Von Lee throws a right hand that Slider ducks under and follows up with a left that Slider also avoids with ease.
Von Lee checks a leg kick.
Von Lee with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slider sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slider misses with a shot to the body
and Von Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slider tries to clinch up.
Von Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Von Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slider is looking to clinch but Von Lee is avoiding it.
Von Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slider connects with a jab.
Slider throws a low kick, looking for Von Lee's leg but Von Lee calmly moves out of range.
Slider misses with a right hand
and Von Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Slider cracks Von Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slider. Von Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Lee thuds his right hand into Slider's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clifton Von Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Slider.
Slider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Lee has closed the distance and engaged Slider in a clinch.
Von Lee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Slider gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Slider lands with a light punch inside.
Von Lee is stalling here.
Von Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Von Lee avoiding damage as Slider throws knees to the body.
Von Lee misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Von Lee fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Slider.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Lee lands with a left to the head.
Von Lee pushes Slider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Lee avoids the elbow strike from Slider, against the cage.
Von Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sliders head.
Slider misses with a body punch.
Von Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Slider misses with a knee strike.
Von Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Von Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Slider.
Von Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Slider seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Von Lee can turn it around.
Slider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slider lands an elbow just above Von Lee 's eye.
Von Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Von Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Slider tries a body shot but Von Lee blocks it.
Slider lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Slider.
Slider lands an elbow inside that Von Lee shrugs off.
Slider lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Slider.
Slider trying to land knees to the body.
Von Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slider misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Von Lee.
Von Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Von Lee presses Slider against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Von Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slider lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Von Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Lee.
Von Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slider is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Von Lee.
Lolipo Slider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clifton Von Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Von Lee 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clifton Von Lee!
A very excited looking Clifton Von Lee 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 Ebyn Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Under the Blood. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ebyn Dall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dall.
Dall tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Dall does it's job there.
Dall throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Dall stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dall.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee motions for Dall to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lee sprawls and moves away.
Ebyn Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Dall looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dall with a body shot.
Lee throws a right hand that Dall ducks under and follows up with a left that Dall also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dall scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lee throws a low kick but Dall moves out of range easily.
Dall looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dall looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brandon Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a push kick but Dall slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick by Dall misses
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Dall.
Dall misses with a lunging right hand
and Dall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Dall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dall misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dall rather than just go for the knockout.
Dall scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Dall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dall looking to pass the guard.
Dall pushing down on Lee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.
Dall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.
Dall is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dall is working for a guillotine from mount but Lee frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dall fails to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee blocking the ground and pound.
Dall wants to take Lee's back but he can't do it this time.
Dall misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dall is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lee has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lee!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebyn Dall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Dall lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dall counters with a takedown into side control.
Ebyn Dall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dall works to advance to full mount. Lee defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dall thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lee blocking the ground and pound.
Lee trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dall 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.
Dall wants to take his opponent's back but Lee doesn't allow it.
Dall throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dall throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall working for a submission but Lee is keeping him at bay.
Dall is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lee has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lee!
Dall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dall is working for a submission of some sort.
Lee won't allow Dall to pass to mount.
Lee felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to stand.
Dall thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Lee pushes Dall off looking to stand but Dall dives back in and keeps control.
Dall is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.
Dall has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dall moves to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall looking for the choke from the back.
Dall is looking for the choke from the back position but Lee is controlling his hands well.
Lee prevents Dall from getting a body triangle.
Dall is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Lee with him. Lee is trying to defend but Dall has an arm under the chin now! Lee grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ebyn Dall!
Ebyn Dall retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Ebyn Dall thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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