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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Casey Ryback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Watch Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryback comes to the cage accompanied by Superstition - Stevie Wonder. 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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Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Ryback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Watch Out!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryback digs a good hook to Out's body.
Ryback lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryback lunges at Out with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Out's hand.
Out ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Ryback backs off Out throws a huge counter combo but Ryback manages to avoid it all.
Out doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryback circles away.
Ryback dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Out fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryback, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryback really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ryback misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryback.
I was talking to Ryback's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ryback gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Out regains guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Out keeping full guard, as Ryback tries to pass.
Out is trying to keep Ryback in close.
Ryback is pushing down on Out's leg trying to pass to half guard. Out is fighting to maintain full guard but Ryback has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ryback lands strikes from half guard.
Ryback sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Out defending well though.
Out is staying active underneath Ryback, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryback landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ryback is trying to work for a kimura but Out is defending well.
Out really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ryback. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Out wants to improve his position but Ryback is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Out trying to control but Ryback postures up.
Ryback passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Out!
Out is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Ryback locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Out is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Casey Ryback!
Casey Ryback took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Time Goes by, seems to fly, and before you know it things happen. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takondwa Chidike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver's entrance music is The Crusadar. A fine choice. Takondwa Chidike has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jackie Silver's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackie Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takondwa Chidike!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chidike misses with a two punch combination.
Silver uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Silver misses.
Silver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chidike appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silver misses with a looping right.
A combination from Chidike does no damage.
Chidike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
An attempted straight right counter from Silver misses the target.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chidike misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Chidike. Those never looked like landing.
Chidike misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Silver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chidike doesn't seem phased though.
Chidike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Silver throws a big counter combination but Chidike scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Chidike is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Chidike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Chidike was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chidike connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silver momentarily.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Chidike moved out of range.
Chidike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chidike swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silver stuns Chidike with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver scores with a nice right hand.
Silver works Chidike's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Chidike.
Silver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chidike swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver throws a body punch but Chidike moves out of range.
Silver lands an overhand right.
Chidike takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chidike has time to react.
Silver throws a jab when Chidike was well out of range.
Silver throws a hook but Chidike avoids it easily.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Chidike with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silver to score with a decent uppercut.
Silver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silver is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Chidike throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silver scores with a jab. Chidike acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chidike misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chidike lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silver backs up against the cage.
Good exchange - Chidike coming out on top.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Chidike was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chidike misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Silver.
Silver lands with a cross.
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silver lands a nice looking body shot.
Chidike misses with the combination.
Silver sizes up Chidike with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chidike walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chidike is rocked!
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chidike swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chidike thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands with a good body shot.
Chidike looks winded!
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Chidike is out of range.
Good exchange - Silver coming out on top.
Silver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chidike momentarily.
Chidike is still on wobbly legs! Can Silver finish him?
Silver lands a big right hand that sends Chidike crashing to the mat! Silver stays standing though and waves Chidike back to his feet!
Silver works Chidike's body with a nice hook.
Silver circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Chidike to the canvas! Chidike doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Silver keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackie Silver!
Jackie Silver spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturridge comes to the cage accompanied by Know That - By: Mos Def ft. Talib Kweli. Greene has chosen Oakland as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hunter Greene looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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220 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Greene!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturridge connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Greene momentarily.
Sturridge lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sturridge lands with an uppercut that bounces Greene off the cage and back into range.
A punch combination from Sturridge misses.
Greene wants to counter with a clinch but Sturridge pushes him away.
Sturridge lands with a cross.
Sturridge lands with a straight right. Greene didn't see that one coming.
Sturridge stuffs the takedown attempt from Greene. Greene gets slowly back to his feet.
Sturridge cracks Greene with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Greene tries to keep at a distance but Sturridge has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sturridge'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.
Sturridge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Greene controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturridge utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Sturridge has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Greene looks winded!
Sturridge decides to pull guard.
Sturridge pulls Greene in close to his closed guard and prevents Greene from doing any damage or advancing position.
Greene got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sturridge has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Greene has managed to get both his arms back between Sturridge's legs - danger averted.
Greene trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sturridge pulls Greene in close to prevent any damage.
Sturridge bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Greene's guard.
Sturridge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sturridge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge postures up in Greene's guard and throws a big left but Greene blocks it.
Sturridge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sturridge 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.
Sturridge scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sturridge forces his way into half guard.
Sturridge is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturridge is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Greene has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sturridge working Greene over with strikes.
Sturridge looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sturridge working Greene over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is trying to stand back up but Sturridge is controlling him
Nice strikes from Sturridge there.
Greene is looking to escape.
Sturridge is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sturridge looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sturridge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Greene taking some punishment here, with Sturridge in his half guard.
Sturridge working the head and body with strikes.
Sturridge looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Greene with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge with the ground and pound but Greene uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sturridge connects with a couple of short punches.
Sturridge keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Greene's head.
Sturridge works over Greene with some ground and pound from guard.
Sturridge is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturridge scoring with some ground and pound.
Sturridge scoring with some ground and pound.
Greene is rocked!
Sturridge loads up on a big left hand. Greene felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Sturridge looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Greene can't hide his disappointment, as Sturridge celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaiah Sturridge!
Isaiah Sturridge was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Hunter Greene spoke after the fight, saying 'i'll be back, God has a plan and tonight his plan was for my ass to get kicked. I'm going to pray and train like a Tibetan monk...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niel Cenabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whittaker comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones Can't Be Touched. Robert Whittaker 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Whittaker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Niel Cenabre!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker missing with a left hand there. Cenabre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whittaker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whittaker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cenabre blocks a head kick by Whittaker .
Cenabre blocks a head kick by Whittaker .
Cenabre tries to clinch but Whittaker moves out of range.
Whittaker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cenabre misses with a kick to the body.
Whittaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cenabre doesn't seem bothered though.
Cenabre throws a sloppy head kick and Whittaker moves out of range easily.
Whittaker throws a low kick, looking for Cenabre's leg but Cenabre calmly moves out of range.
Whittaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Whittaker thuds his right hand into Cenabre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Niel Cenabre has been cut.
Cenabre throws a push kick but Whittaker slaps the foot to one side.
Whittaker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whittaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Cenabre.
Cenabre tries to clinch up but Whittaker circles away and keeps his distance.
Cenabre misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cenabre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whittaker cracks a nice hook into Cenabre's ribs.
Whittaker misses with an uppercut
and Cenabre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Whittaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Cenabre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whittaker throws a head kick that misses.
Cenabre avoids the body shot from Whittaker .
Whittaker misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Whittaker . Beautiful body shot.
Cenabre throws a body kick that misses.
Cenabre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whittaker .
Cenabre blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whittaker , right into the meat.
Good exchange - Whittaker coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whittaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker throws a head kick that misses.
Cenabre has managed to clinch.
Whittaker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whittaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cenabre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whittaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whittaker wants to get back to striking at distance but Cenabre won't allow it.
Cenabre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whittaker 's efforts to push away.
Whittaker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cenabre is pushing Whittaker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Whittaker tries to break free but Cenabre pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cenabre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whittaker avoids it.
Whittaker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whittaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whittaker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cenabre throws a sloppy head kick and Whittaker moves out of range easily.
Whittaker throws a leg kick
and Cenabre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cenabre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cenabre lands with a slapping head kick.
Whittaker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cenabre.
Cenabre drives through and clinches with Whittaker against the cage.
Whittaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Whittaker 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cenabre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cenabre lands an elbow inside that Whittaker shrugs off.
Cenabre leaning against his opponent.
Whittaker can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker wants to get back to striking at distance but Cenabre won't allow it.
Whittaker tries to circle away but Cenabre has him pinned against the cage.
Whittaker has had enough of the clinch but Cenabre keeps him there for the moment.
Cenabre misses with a knee strike.
Cenabre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whittaker .
Cenabre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whittaker is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cenabre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whittaker blocks an elbow strike.
Whittaker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Whittaker can't break the clinch.
Cenabre has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Whittaker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cenabre can turn it around.
Whittaker tries to break free but Cenabre pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Whittaker working hard to break the clinch.
Whittaker tries to circle away but Cenabre has him pinned against the cage.
Cenabre throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Whittaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niel Cenabre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Whittaker misses with a hook. Cenabre ducked under it nicely.
Whittaker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cenabre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cenabre in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Whittaker scores with a nice body kick.
Cenabre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whittaker with a nice cross.
Cenabre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cenabre has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Whittaker .
Whittaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Whittaker .
Some wild striking there from Whittaker .
Whittaker misses with a few strikes there.
Cenabre looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Whittaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cenabre. That did some damage!
That kick from Whittaker tenderised Cenabre's leg. Cenabre is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whittaker lands with an overhand left.
Whittaker misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Whittaker .
Whittaker misses with an uppercut.
Whittaker throws a push kick but Cenabre slaps the foot to one side.
Whittaker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cenabre is breathing heavily.
Cenabre tries a low kick but Whittaker avoids it.
Whittaker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cenabre is out of range and Whittaker settles back down.
Whittaker digs a good body shot into Cenabre's ribs.
Whittaker takes a swing at Cenabre's ribcage but misses.
Whittaker drops Cenabre with a beautiful combination! Cenabre stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Whittaker is looking for the KO!
Cenabre is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cenabre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whittaker . Whittaker obviously looking to wear him down.
Cenabre is still on wobbly legs! Can Whittaker finish him?
Robert Whittaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Whittaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whittaker connects with a right hand. Cenabre shakes it off.
Whittaker gets in close and tags Cenabre with a short punch that almost sends Cenabre to the mat! Oh Cenabre is in big trouble! He turns his back on Whittaker , trying to create some distance but Whittaker rushes him, striking wildly and Cenabre goes down! The referee tackles Whittaker into the cage to end the fight! Whittaker is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Whittaker !
A very excited looking Robert Whittaker 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 Gorkem Tuncer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Babakov (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 Sergei Babakov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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154 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorkem Tuncer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Babakov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babakov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tuncer tries to avoid it but Babakov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tuncer to the ground. Tuncer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tuncer tries to counter by clinching up but Babakov breaks away and moves out of range.
Babakov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuncer misses with a double jab.
Tuncer tries to clinch up.
Babakov moves into range and clinches up with Tuncer.
Babakov lands with a right to the head.
Babakov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tuncer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tuncer backwards.
Babakov scores with a hook to the body.
Babakov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babakov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuncer tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Tuncer back against the cage.
Babakov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tuncer is rocked!
Tuncer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oh Tuncer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuncer is looking to control Babakov's arms but Babakov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tuncer has his back to the cage.
Tuncer misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Babakov.
Babakov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Tuncer with a big uppercut! Tuncer tries to clinch up but Babakov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Tuncer to the mat! Tuncer covers up and Babakov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sergei Babakov!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cartel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Quando Quando Quando. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cartel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lopez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
Lopez is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lopez is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lopez struggling a bit here.
Lopez tries to improve position but can't.
Jones stands up.
Lopez has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Lopez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lopez thinking.
Mario Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cartel Lopez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Lopez with a poor takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez looks winded!
Jab by Jones.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
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!
Lopez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lopez shoots and misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones lunges at Lopez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopez's hand.
Lopez is rocked!
Lopez fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a crisp right that sends Lopez to the canvas! Jones follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Jones!
Mario Jones retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Mario Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nam Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nam Ho !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and Lancaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster cracks Ho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Ho .
Ho catches Lancaster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ho 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.
Ho throws a shot from downtown. Lancaster moves away and avoids it.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho .
Lancaster is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho .
Ho throws a hook to the side of Lancaster 's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ho throws a series of punches but Lancaster avoids them all with ease.
Lancaster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Ho .
Ho throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho lands a nice shot that snaps Lancaster 's head back.
Ho lands with an overhand left.
Ho misses with a straight left.
Ho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lancaster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster .
Lancaster has closed the distance and engaged Ho in a clinch.
Ho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ho blocking some punches.
Ho working aggressively here.
Ho blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ho 's efforts to push away.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ho lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ho .
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho has had enough of the clinch but Lancaster keeps him there for the moment.
Lancaster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
Ho gets through Lancaster 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster scores with a shot to the side of Ho 's head.
Lancaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
It looks like Nam Ho has been cut.
Ho misses with a body punch.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho .
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Lancaster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ho 's efforts to push away.
Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster 's elbow.
Lancaster pushes Ho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
Lancaster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
Ho pushes Lancaster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho 's elbow.
Lancaster lands a body punch.
Lancaster blocking some punches.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho 's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho .
Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster pushes Ho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ho lands an uppercut.
Ho is trying to stall.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lancaster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Ho misses.
Ho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster .
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Ho manages to avoid it.
Lancaster throws out a loose jab but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster digs a good hook to Ho 's body.
Ho throws a body punch but Lancaster moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Ho .
Lancaster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nam Ho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nam Ho 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lancaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho .
Lancaster moves away from the strike by Ho .
Ho 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lancaster under the eye.
Ho throws a body punch but Lancaster moves out of range.
Lancaster lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lancaster s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lancaster clinches up with Ho and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lancaster .
Lancaster lands a nice uppercut.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho .
Cedric Lancaster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Ho blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Lancaster .
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho misses with a body punch.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho tries to work over Lancaster 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Ho blocks it.
Nice body punch from Ho .
Lancaster lands with a left to the head.
Lancaster lands a right hand.
Lancaster lands a right hand.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster scores with a shot to the side of Ho 's head.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Lancaster as the two fighters clinch.
Lancaster lands with a right to the head.
Ho blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Lancaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Lancaster on the inside.
Ho is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land.
Ho is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land.
Lancaster lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ho to his knees! Lancaster keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Lancaster !
Cedric Lancaster retains his middleweight title!
Cedric Lancaster was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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