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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Franchise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Combo King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franchise's entrance music is Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Franchise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Combo King!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands a high kick!
A leg kick checked by King.
Oooooh!!! King has knocked Franchise down with a huge combo! King steps away and waves a wobbly Franchise back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Franchise is rocked!
Franchise jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Franchise has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Club FC in the buildup to the fight.
Franchise misses the jab.
Franchise throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franchise managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Franchise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Franchise.
King prevents Franchise from breaking the clinch.
Franchise is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Franchise scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franchise manages to break the clinch.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franchise.
King has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Franchise is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A head kick misses from King.
Stevie Franchise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franchise throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Franchise lands a jab.
Franchise looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to clinch up.
Franchise pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces King back to the cage. Franchise follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
King lands a head kick. Franchise smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Franchise misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Franchise is really struggling to find his range with his punches. King's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Franchise counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A low kick from Franchise misses
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Franchise is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franchise blocks a head kick by King.
Franchise seems to have got his legs back now.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franchise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franchise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Franchise backs off King throws a huge counter combo but Franchise manages to avoid it all.
King moves away from the strike by Franchise.
King throws out a counter right but Franchise avoids it with no problem.
Franchise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franchise throws out the jab.
A combination from King does no damage.
Franchise swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franchise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws a head kick but Franchise moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Franchise misses the target.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Franchise lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franchise slowing the pace effectively.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
King digs a right hand into Franchise's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Franchise's gas tank.
King lands with a left to the head.
Franchise being controlled against the cage.
Franchise breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Franchise.
Franchise cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
King moves out of range as Franchise strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franchise walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. King checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Franchise throws a quick inside leg kick.
Franchise walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King misses with a head kick.
Franchise misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Franchise just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Franchise misses its intended target.
Franchise takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Franchise misses.
Franchise throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Franchise misses its intended target.
King cracks Franchise with a right hand to the side of the head.
Franchise looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Franchise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Franchise.
King throws a counter combo.
A head kick by King misses
and Franchise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franchise stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from King.
Franchise fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Franchise scores with a punch to the head.
King avoids a kick to the body.
Franchise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Franchise misses with a wild body shot.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franchise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Franchise.
King is rocked!
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
King tries to clinch there but Franchise circles away.
Franchise seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Franchise scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stevie Franchise will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Franchise connects with the punch.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Franchise finish him?
Look low, kick high! Franchise uses the oldest trick in the book to send King tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Franchise is absolutely delighted - when King wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stevie Franchise!
Stevie Franchise really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clint Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Total Domination. Eduardo Alvarez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eduardo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Alvarez.
Alvarez rushes Cartwright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cartwright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cartwright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cartwright working aggressively here.
Alvarez is trying to maintain a safe position but Cartwright gets an underhook and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Cartwright lands a right hand.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Cartwright blocks it.
Cartwright digs a right hand into Alvarez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alvarez's gas tank.
Alvarez tries to stall but Cartwright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Cartwright.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Alvarez.
Cartwright avoiding damage.
A short left from Cartwright.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cartwright.
Alvarez effectively controlling the action here.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
Cartwright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cartwright tries to stall but Alvarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartwright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez tries to stall but Cartwright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Cartwright working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cartwright.
A shot in the inside from Cartwright.
Alvarez has hold of one of Cartwright's legs. Cartwright is fighting the takedown attempt but Alvarez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cartwright scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartwright.
Cartwright pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cartwright lands a shoulder strike.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Cartwright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the cage.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
Cartwright is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cartwright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cartwright scores with a hook to the body.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Cartwright.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alvarez.
Alvarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Cartwright fails to land.
Cartwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright misses with a body punch.
Cartwright is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cartwright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cartwright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Cartwright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the cage.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cartwright prevents it.
Alvarez has Cartwright pushed against the cage.
Cartwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright looking to slow down the pace here.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Cartwright.
Alvarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cartwright gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clint Cartwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Alvarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Alvarez to work.
Nice body punch from Cartwright.
Cartwright throws a head punch that misses.
Cartwright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez is looking to take this one to the mat.
A left hand lands to the body for Cartwright.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cartwright.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Cartwright.
Cartwright misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez is struggling to control the position.
Cartwright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cartwright works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Cartwright dominated that 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.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez lands with a right hand.
Cartwright pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Cartwright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartwright lands a shoulder strike.
Cartwright misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Cartwright lands a shot to the body.
Cartwright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Cartwright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Cartwright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Cartwright controls the action.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Alvarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvarez.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Cartwright lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cartwright stalling.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Cartwright.
A right hook to the body lands for Cartwright.
Alvarez wants to take the fight to the mat but Cartwright manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright is working Alvarez over against the cage.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Cartwright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
Cartwright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cartwright leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright working aggressively here.
Cartwright lands a nice uppercut.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
Cartwright tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Cartwright back against the cage.
Cartwright lands a shoulder strike.
Cartwright misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cartwright kicks Alvarez off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartwright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Cartwright trying to stall but Alvarez improves his position.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Cartwright.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Good body shot from Cartwright.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Cartwright works on Alvarez's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Cartwright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the cage.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Cartwright blocks it.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clint Cartwright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cartwright.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Cartwright throws knees to the body.
Cartwright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cartwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cartwright.
Cartwright stalls.
Cartwright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
Cartwright lands a nice uppercut.
Cartwright digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cartwright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cartwright taking a breather.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Cartwright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.
Cartwright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright scores with a shoulder strike.
Cartwright lands with a right to the head.
Cartwright scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cartwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cartwright lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cartwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez being controlled against the cage.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Cartwright.
Cartwright lands a shot to the body.
Cartwright pushes Alvarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cartwright lands with a short shot to the head.
Cartwright tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cartwright lands a nice uppercut.
Alvarez is looking to control Cartwright's arms but Cartwright gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarez has his back to the cage.
Cartwright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cartwright.
A shot in the inside from Cartwright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Cartwright dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartwright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartwright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez gets a double leg takedown into Cartwright's guard.
Cartwright manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cartwright wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cartwright circles away.
Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez gets caught flat footed, as Cartwright shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Clint Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright landing some decent shots from guard.
Cartwright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Cartwright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Cartwright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez has momentary wrist control but Cartwright slips an elbow through the middle.
Cartwright stands up over Alvarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
Alvarez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cartwright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cartwright stands up over Alvarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cartwright's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cartwright landing some decent shots from guard.
Cartwright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cartwright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez is rocked!
Cartwright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez is still in real trouble! Can Cartwright finish him?
Alvarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Cartwright lands a couple of digs.
Cartwright is in close to Alvarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Cartwright sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez gets full guard.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cartwright works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Eduardo Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cartwright looking to pass the guard.
Cartwright with a nice head shot there.
Cartwright lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cartwright doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cartwright manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clint Cartwright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Cartwright controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alvarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cartwright is aware though and is defending well.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Cartwright is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cartwright postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Cartwright not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Cartwright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cartwright, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Cartwright!
A relieved looking Clint Cartwright 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jonathon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Vini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathias Vini 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Jonathon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mathias Vini!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jonathon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vini drives through and clinches with Jonathon against the cage.
The referee calls for Vini to work.
Jonathon prevents a body shot from Vini.
Vini struggles to land a body shot inside as Jonathon controls his hands.
Jonathon prevents a body shot from Vini.
Jonathon has Vini pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vini manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jonathon tries for a takedown but Vini manages to get underhooks.
Vini misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vini misses with a punch on the inside.
Vini working aggressively here.
Vini gets underhooks to prevent Jonathon's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jonathon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vini misses with an elbow over the top.
Jonathon blocks an uppercut.
Vini throws a punch but it's blocked by Jonathon.
Vini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vini prevents the takedown attempt.
Vini misses with some punches.
Jonathon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jonathon tries to score a body lock takedown but Vini shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vini throws a punch but it's blocked by Jonathon.
Vini tries a knee to the head but Jonathon blocks it.
Jonathon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vini fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vini tries to close the distance and clinch but Jonathon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vini moves into the clinch.
Vini misses with a knee to the head.
Jonathon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vini gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jonathon is defending well for now.
Jonathon jumps guard but Vini stands there with Jonathon around his waist. Jonathon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vini can't find room to land a body shot as Jonathon controls the action.
Vini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vini misses with a punch to the body.
Jonathon tries to pull guard but Vini forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jonathon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vini trying to stall but Jonathon improves his position.
Jonathon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vini gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jonathon tightens his grip and picks Vini up, before dumping him to the ground. Vini manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonathon pushes down on Vini's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vini slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jonathon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jonathon stands up over Vini, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vini has Jonathon pulled in close to control his posture.
Jonathon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jonathon throwing strikes but missing.
Vini wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jonathon throws a big right hand that misses.
Vini keeping moving, preventing Jonathon from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jonathon is looking to work some ground and pound but Vini has wrist control.
Jonathon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jonathon trying to control the position from guard on top but Vini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vini fails to land with a series of punches.
Vini tries to clinch
so Jonathon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vini scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vini wants to clinch up but Jonathon keeps it at a distance.
Vini takes the fight into the clinch.
Vini trying to land knees to the body.
Jonathon tries to pull guard but Vini won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathias Vini 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.
Vini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vini tries to clinch up
and Jonathon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vini!
Jonathon with the ground and pound but Vini regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jonathon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jonathon wants to pass the guard but Vini is defending well.
Jonathon wants to control but Vini is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonathon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jonathon winds up and cracks Vini with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vini is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vini trying to control but Jonathon postures up.
Jonathon thows a huge punch but Vini dodges it nicely.
Vini has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jonathon is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jonathon connects with a nice short shot to Vini's temple.
Vini is looking to escape.
Jonathon is trying to control. Vini wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jonathon prevents Vini from standing back up.
Vini trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Jonathon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jonathon controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Vini is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Vini and Jonathon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jonathon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jonathon grinds an elbow into Vini's temple.
Jonathon prevents Vini from escaping the position.
Jonathon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vini is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jonathon cracks Vini with a big right hand but Vini just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vini takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vini tries to buck Jonathon off but Jonathon is having none of it.
Vini takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jonathon scoring with punches and elbows.
Jonathon is working Vini over with some ground and pound from side control.
Vini wants to control but Jonathon postures up.
Jonathon is looking to take a break and control but Vini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vini tries to escape but Jonathon is in control.
Jonathon is trying to get an arm triangle but Vini is defending well.
Vini is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vini is not content to let Jonathon control the position.
Vini isn't going anywhere.
Vini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jonathon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Check out the look on Jonathon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jonathon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jonathon misses with a takedown attempt - Vini sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It seemed like Vini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vini tries to close the distance and clinch but Jonathon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vini clinches up against the cage.
Vini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jonathon is trying to pull guard but Vini turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vini wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jonathon has him pressed against the cage.
Jonathon has Vini pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vini manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jonathon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vini misses with a punch on the inside.
Vini creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vini.
Mathias Vini seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jonathon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vini is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jonathon avoiding damage as Vini throws knees to the body.
Vini tries to circle away but Jonathon has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vini.
Vini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jonathon wants a takedown but no success here.
Jonathon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vini is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jonathon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Vini to the mat. Vini regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jonathon postures up in Vini's guard and throws a big left but Vini blocks it.
Vini wants to sweep here but Jonathon controlling him for the moment.
Vini has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jonathon is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Vini misses with a punch to the body.
Vini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vini is looking to clinch.
Mathias Vini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jonathon feinted with a counter takedown.
Mathias Vini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonathon lands with an uppercut that bounces Vini off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Vini misses the target.
Jonathon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon keeps the fight on the outside.
Jonathon swats away the attempt to clinch by Vini.
Vini is looking to clinch.
Jonathon tries to counter with a takedown but Vini is quick to defend against it.
Jonathon moves out of range as Vini strikes.
Vini moves into the clinch.
Jonathon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jonathon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vini loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jonathon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jonathon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vini drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Vini seems to have locked his on tight now - Jonathon screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Vini, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mathias Vini!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurtis Couturier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couturier comes into the arena with Forever Angel blaring out of the sound system. 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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186 lbs
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33
180 lbs
27 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 4, fighting out of New York, Kurtis Couturier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Shintaro Nomo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomo just misses with a punch to the body.
Couturier looks to land a body kick but Nomo moved away.
Nomo tries to keep at a distance but Couturier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nomo breaks from the clinch.
Nomo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurtis Couturier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nomo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nomo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nomo postures up in Couturier's guard and throws a big left but Couturier blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couturier pulls Nomo in close to prevent any damage.
Nomo wants to control from the top but Couturier keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couturier pulls Nomo in close to his closed guard and prevents Nomo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nomo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier has Nomo pulled in close to control his posture.
Couturier keeping moving, preventing Nomo from controlling successfully.
Couturier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Couturier trying to keep a closed guard but Nomo is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Couturier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Couturier moves into range and clinches up with Nomo.
Couturier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Couturier scores with a shot to the side of Nomo's head.
Couturier has a couple of punches blocked by Nomo.
Nomo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nomo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nomo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Couturier misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nomo tries to throw a body punch but Couturier avoids it by throwing Nomo back against the cage.
Couturier works on Nomo's body with a couple of short punches.
Nomo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Couturier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nomo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nomo controlling from the top position.
Couturier is adopting a defensive guard.
Nomo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like Nomo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couturier working a defensive guard here.
Nomo stays in close to Couturier's body and controls the position.
Couturier is trying to control the position but Nomo postures up.
Nomo trying to control the position from guard on top but Couturier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nomo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nomo misses the jab.
Nomo shoots in looking for a takedown. Couturier tries to sprawl out of it but Nomo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Couturier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch but Nomo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nomo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Couturier swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nomo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Couturier is looking to counter punch.
Couturier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Decent striking displayed by Nomo there.
Couturier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Couturier takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couturier.
Nomo lands with a cross.
Nomo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Couturier has closed the distance and engaged Nomo in a clinch.
Couturier misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nomo.
Nomo is leaning against Couturier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Couturier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Nomo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Couturier is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kurtis Couturier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shintaro Nomo.
Nomo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nomo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couturier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couturier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shintaro Nomo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Couturier misses with a two punch combination.
Nomo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Couturier tries to move into range but Nomo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nomo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick from Couturier misses.
Nomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couturier manages to avoid it.
Couturier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couturier connects with a leg kick. Nomo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Couturier with a hook.
Kurtis Couturier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couturier throws a jab but it's blocked by Nomo.
Couturier throws a poor cross that misses
and Nomo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nomo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Nomo tries to get set, Couturier tries to push him back and clinch up but Nomo manages to avoid the attempt.
Couturier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
Nomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couturier.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch but Nomo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nomo looks to throw the jab but Couturier is out of range.
Couturier fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo staying out of range there.
Nomo tries to bum rush Couturier with a series of wild strikes but Couturier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Couturier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Couturier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couturier doesn't manage to clinch there - Nomo circles away.
Nomo swings for the body but Couturier moves out of range.
Couturier seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Couturier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Couturier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nomo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nomo misses with a hook. Couturier ducked under it nicely.
Nomo misses with an uppercut.
Couturier fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Nomo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nomo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nomo tests Couturier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nomo scores with a sloppy right hand. Couturier should have avoided that one.
Nomo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Couturier pinned against the cage. Couturier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Couturier defending well as Nomo loads up on a big left hand.
Couturier misses with a combination
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Couturier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Couturier.
Couturier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couturier wants to clinch.
Nomo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Couturier to score with a decent uppercut.
Nomo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Couturier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nomo counters with a good low kick that Couturier was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo defending well as Couturier loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Nomo.
Shintaro Nomo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nomo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nomo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Couturier.
Couturier tries to clinch but Nomo moves away
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Couturier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Couturier misses with a few strikes there.
Nomo feints the counter takedown.
Nomo scores with the left hand. Couturier knows he should have avoided that one.
Nomo gets tackled into the cage by Couturier. Couturier maintains the clinch.
Couturier blocks an elbow strike from Nomo.
Nomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couturier slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couturier tries to clinch but Nomo is having none of it.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Couturier.
Couturier tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nomo manages to circle out of the way.
Couturier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couturier looks to score with a jab to the body but Nomo is just out of range.
Kurtis Couturier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Couturier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nomo takes one to the side of the head.
Couturier tries to clinch but Nomo moves out of range.
Couturier ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Couturier walks into a left hand.
Couturier tries to move into range but Nomo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Couturier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Couturier misses with a hook. Nomo ducked under it nicely.
Couturier tries to clinch but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo lands a right hook to the body.
Nomo blocks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Nomo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Couturier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
Couturier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Couturier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nomo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nomo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nomo looks to throw the jab but Couturier is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shintaro Nomo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nomo misses with an uppercut.
Couturier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Couturier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Couturier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Couturier slips under a jab.
Couturier staying out of range there.
Couturier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nomo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Couturier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Couturier managing to block the knees to the body from Nomo.
Nomo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Couturier.
Couturier looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Couturier.
Couturier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Couturier avoids the elbow strike from Nomo, against the cage.
Couturier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couturier lands with a left to the head.
Couturier swings wildly with an uppercut but Nomo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo is trying to break the clinch but Couturier is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier throws a head punch that misses.
Nomo prevents a body shot from Couturier.
Couturier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurtis Couturier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Nomo.
Nomo is trying to force a seperation but Couturier has the dominant position.
Couturier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Couturier misses with some punches.
Nomo throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Nomo.
Couturier misses with the head strike.
Nomo blocking some punches.
Couturier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nomo's elbow.
Nomo breaks the clinch.
Nomo cracks Couturier with a good jab.
Nomo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nomo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nomo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Couturier defends it well.
Nomo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Couturier at a distance.
Couturier moves forwards but Nomo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nomo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Couturier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couturier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nomo.
Couturier throws a body shot but no joy.
Nomo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Couturier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nomo.
Nomo looks to score with a jab to the body but Couturier is just out of range.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch but Nomo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nomo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nomo wants to clinch up but Couturier keeps it at a distance.
Nomo shoots in looking for a takedown. Couturier tries to sprawl out of it but Nomo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Couturier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Couturier.
Nomo throws out a counter right but Couturier avoids it with no problem.
Couturier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nomo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nomo misses the jab.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Couturier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couturier just misses with a punch to the body.
Couturier lands with a cross.
Couturier tries to clinch up.
Couturier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nomo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couturier drives through and clinches with Nomo against the cage.
Couturier misses with a body punch.
Couturier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Couturier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shintaro Nomo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nomo manages to break the clinch.
Couturier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Couturier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nomo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couturier moves away.
Couturier takes one to the chin there.
Couturier gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Couturier as the two fighters clinch.
Couturier lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couturier blocks an uppercut.
Nomo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kurtis Couturier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shintaro Nomo.
Couturier gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nomo.
Couturier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nomo slowing the pace effectively.
Nomo pulls guard effortlessly.
Nomo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Couturier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Couturier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Couturier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Couturier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Couturier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nomo keeping moving, preventing Couturier from controlling successfully.
Kurtis Couturier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couturier throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kurtis Couturier.
I think Nomo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hari has chosen King Drum as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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48
315 lbs
55 - 23 - 0 |
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32
283 lbs
17 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
55 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernesto Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harold Hari!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hari misses with a knee to the head.
Oliveira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hari.
Oliveira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hari blocking some punches.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hari blocks a body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Hari controls his hands.
Hari jumps into guard, dragging Oliveira to the mat.
Oliveira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Hari.
Hari thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Oliveira throws a big elbow that misses.
Hari trying to strike off his back.
Oliveira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Hari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Oliveira content to stall in guard here.
Hari throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hari lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Hari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hari trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hari throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Oliveira stays in close to Hari's body and controls the position.
Hari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Oliveira crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hari - the referee stops the clock and Oliveira gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hari. Oliveira manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hari moves into range and clinches up with Oliveira.
Oliveira swings wildly with an uppercut but Hari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hari lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Ernesto Oliveira has been cut.
Hari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hari throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Oliveira as the two fighters clinch.
Hari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hari lands a knee to the head.
Hari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hari has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Oliveira goes down! Hari dives on top of him - Oliveira manages to get guard.
Oliveira is rocked!
Hari is looking to work some ground and pound but Oliveira has wrist control.
Oh Oliveira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliveira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oliveira controlling Hari's posture.
Hari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliveira trying to control the position here.
Oliveira seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oliveira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oliveira is pulling down on Hari's head to control his posture.
Hari is looking to work some ground and pound but Oliveira has wrist control.
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.
Hari throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Oliveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliveira is pulling down on Hari's head. It's preventing any offense from Hari, at least for the moment.
Hari throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oliveira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hari throwing strikes but missing.
Hari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been informed that Hari has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliveira has his hands on Hari's head, controlling the position.
Hari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oliveira has control of Hari's left arm, preventing Hari from doing any damage.
Oliveira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oliveira pulls Hari in close to prevent any damage.
Hari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Hari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Oliveira's cut.
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.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ernesto Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hari tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hari.
Hari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Hari controls the action.
Hari lands a left hand.
Oliveira misses with some punches.
Oliveira blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hari.
Oliveira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliveira tries to work over Hari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hari prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a punch but it's blocked by Hari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hari throws an elbow but misses.
Hari pulls Oliveira into guard.
Oliveira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hari throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hari throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Oliveira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hari will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hari lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Oliveira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oliveira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliveira is pulling down on Hari's head to control his posture.
Hari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oliveira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hari throws a big right hand that misses.
Hari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oliveira is pulling down on Hari's head. It's preventing any offense from Hari, at least for the moment.
Hari throwing strikes but missing.
Hari is fighting to break Oliveira's control of his arms but Oliveira is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira pulls Hari in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliveira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hari.
Oliveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliveira is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliveira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hari.
Hari lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ernesto Oliveira's cut is getting worse.
Oliveira managing to control the position.
Hari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hari's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ernesto Oliveira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ernesto Oliveira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harold Hari!
An out of breath Harold Hari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boitsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griffin Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitry Boitsov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Griffin Heath's chin.
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32
215 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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212 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Griffin Heath!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boitsov scores with a hook.
Heath scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boitsov blocks a head kick by Heath.
Boitsov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heath as he jumps to the side.
Heath tries a head kick but it misses.
Heath with a jab.
Heath throws a hook but Boitsov blocks it.
Heath takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boitsov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heath stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Heath wants it to stay on the feet.
Heath fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boitsov on the side of the head.
Heath cracks Boitsov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Heath has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Boitsov to stand back up!
Boitsov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boitsov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oh Boitsov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heath misses with a head kick.
Heath cracks Boitsov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Heath has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Boitsov to stand back up!
Boitsov misses with the combination.
Heath is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Boitsov sprawling to the canvas! Boitsov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Heath finish him?!
A combination from Heath does no damage.
Boitsov seems to have got his legs back now.
Heath fails to land with a series of punches.
Heath throws out a loose jab but Boitsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Boitsov.
Heath tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boitsov is able to avoid easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heath misses with a looping left.
Boitsov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A slow jab from Heath misses its intended target.
Boitsov ducks under a wild hook from Heath.
A telegraphed right hand from Heath misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Boitsov misses its target.
Heath throws out a powerful jab.
Heath tries to bum rush Boitsov with a series of wild strikes but Boitsov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boitsov feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boitsov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boitsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boitsov throws out a loose jab but Heath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heath scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Heath throws a hook but Boitsov blocks it.
Boitsov tries to counter with a takedown but Heath is quick to defend against it.
Heath lands a big head kick that sends Boitsov tumbling to the mat! Heath takes a step backwards and waves Boitsov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Heath lands a big uppercut and Boitsov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Boitsov looks OK. Heath waves Boitsov back to his feet!
Heath turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Heath! Boitsov is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Griffin Heath!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bomb Bombs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk has chosen north korea's national anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bong Ki Duk enters the cage!
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29
245 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
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40
260 lbs
34 - 29 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bomb Bombs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk misses with a hook to the body
and Bombs counters with a nice uppercut.
Bombs fails to land with a series of punches.
Bombs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses
and Bombs counters with a straight right hand.
Ki Duk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bombs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ki Duk just misses with a punch to the body.
Ki Duk lands a slapping body shot.
Bombs misses with a two punch combination.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that Bombs semi-blocks.
It looks like Bomb Bombs has been cut.
Bombs misses with a double jab.
Ki Duk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jab, jab by Bombs - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ki Duk moves out of range as Bombs strikes.
Bombs slips a jab from Ki Duk.
Bombs misses with a few strikes there.
Ki Duk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ki Duk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bombs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Ki Duk.
Bombs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ki Duk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombs misses with a hook.
Bombs checks a low kick from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bombs circles away quickly and effectively.
Bombs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bombs throws a head kick but Ki Duk moves out of range.
Ki Duk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bombs throws a counter high kick but Ki Duk was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ki Duk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bombs counters with a three punch combo that has Ki Duk backing up. Ki Duk nods at Bombs to acknowledge the strikes.
Ki Duk gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bombs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses
and Bombs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Bombs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ki Duk scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ki Duk tries to clinch
and Bombs counters with a stiff right hand.
Bombs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bombs looks to land a left hand but Ki Duk moved out of range nicely.
Bombs misses with a leg kick.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ki Duk misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Bombs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ki Duk.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk throws a sloppy body shot
and Bombs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Bombs blocks the low kick.
Ki Duk cracks Bombs with a good jab.
Bombs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Bombs moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ki Duk misses.
Bombs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ki Duk is looking to clinch.
Ki Duk throws a leg kick which misses Bombs's front leg but catches the back leg as Bombs tries to avoid it.
Ki Duk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bombs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ki Duk scores with a one two! Bombs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ki Duk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bombs throwing a counter right hand but Ki Duk manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombs keeps the fight on the outside.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bombs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bombs lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Bombs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ki Duk doesn't seem phased though.
Ki Duk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bombs throws a counter high kick but Ki Duk was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ki Duk has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses.
Bombs throws a big counter combination but Ki Duk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ki Duk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bombs under the eye.
Bombs misses with a looping left.
Ki Duk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bombs's calf.
Bombs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ki Duk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bombs moves away.
Ki Duk misses with a wild combination.
Ki Duk just misses with a punch to the body.
Ki Duk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab from Bombs.
Ki Duk avoids the body shot from Bombs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ki Duk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bombs.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bombs is able to avoid easily.
Ki Duk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bombs.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bombs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bombs moves into range and clinches up with Ki Duk.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.
Bombs working Ki Duk over with knees to the body.
Ki Duk looks winded!
Ki Duk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bombs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bombs lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ki Duk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bombs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bombs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bombs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bomb Bombs dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bombs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bombs drives through and clinches with Ki Duk against the cage.
Ki Duk is trying to stall.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Bombs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bombs landing knees to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bombs.
Bombs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bombs lands a left hand.
That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more.
Bombs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bombs lands with a left to the head.
Ki Duk tries to work over Bombs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bombs is leaning against Ki Duk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ki Duk is breathing heavily.
Bombs misses with a knee to the head.
Bombs missing with knees to the body.
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!
Bombs scores with a knee to the head.
Bombs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bombs lands a good knee to the midsection. Ki Duk won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombs lands a nice knee to the body.
Bombs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bombs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Bombs.
A shot in the inside from Bombs.
Bombs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bombs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A right handed body shot lands from Bombs.
Bombs misses with a knee to the head.
Bombs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Bombs lands a left hand.
Bombs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bomb Bombs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bombs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bombs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bombs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ki Duk or not.
Bombs tries to land a knee to the head but Ki Duk blocks with his arms.
Bombs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bombs scores with a knee to the head.
Ki Duk is rocked!
Bong Ki Duk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bombs.
Ki Duk is still on wobbly legs! Can Bombs finish him?
Bombs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ki Duk blocks it with crossed arms.
Ki Duk seems to have recovered his senses.
Ki Duk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bombs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Ki Duk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bombs can't find room to land a body shot as Ki Duk controls the action.
Ki Duk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Bombs lands with a short shot to the head.
Bombs lands a left hand.
Bombs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ki Duk can do to turn this around?
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Bombs lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Bombs.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Bombs controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bombs.
Bombs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bombs landing knees to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bong Ki Duk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bomb Bombs!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine has chosen Hell Yeah as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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150 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Machine!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machine.
Crespo lands an overhand right.
Machine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crespo circles away quickly and effectively.
Crespo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crespo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crespo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machine raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Machine misses the jab.
Crespo blocks a jab.
Crespo closes the distance and clinches.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machine tries to circle away but Crespo has him pinned against the cage.
Machine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine is pushing Crespo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Machine misses with a punch on the inside.
Machine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crespo.
Machine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been informed that Machine 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.
Donk. Crespo catches Machine right on the button with a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crespo clinches up with Machine and pushes him back against the cage.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but Machine blocks with his arms.
Machine presses Crespo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crespo working aggressively here.
Machine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
Machine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Machine stalls.
Machine is trying to break the clinch but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crespo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crespo or not.
Our sources have told us that Crespo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Crespo.
Crespo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Machine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machine is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Machine keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
Machine trying to keep a closed guard but Crespo is proving a slippery customer.
Machine has momentary wrist control but Crespo slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine is looking to stand up but Crespo isn't so interested in that idea.
Crespo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crespo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crespo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crespo works over Machine with some ground and pound from guard.
Crespo wants to control from the top but Machine keeps moving.
Crespo wants to pass the guard but Machine is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crespo is working hard here to advance position.
Crespo trying to control the position from guard on top but Machine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Machine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crespo lands a couple of digs.
Crespo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Machine's head.
Crespo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Machine trying to keep a closed guard but Crespo is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crespo manages to get himself to full guard.
Machine is looking to work some ground and pound but Crespo has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Crespo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crespo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machine circles away quickly and effectively.
Machine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crespo's calf.
Machine tries to clinch up but Crespo circles away and keeps his distance.
Machine lands with a right hand.
Machine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crespo circles away quickly and effectively.
Crespo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crespo has Machine up against the cage in a clinch.
Machine wants to break free but Crespo has control.
Crespo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machine throws a nice looking combination but Crespo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machine looks to throw the jab but Crespo is out of range.
Crespo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silvio Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machine moves forwards but Crespo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Machine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crespo is fending him off so far but Machine persists. Nope, Crespo circles away and we're back to standing.
Crespo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machine can do to turn this around?
Machine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Machine there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Machine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Machine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machine avoids the head kick by Crespo.
A slow jab from Machine misses its intended target.
Machine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Crespo.
Machine misses with a double jab.
Machine fails with the takedown.
Silvio Crespo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Machine.
Machine avoids the body shot from Crespo.
Crespo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machine throws out a counter right but Crespo avoids it with no problem.
Machine takes the fight into the clinch.
Crespo lands a left hand.
Machine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machine is trying to pull guard but Crespo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Crespo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machine manages to pull guard.
Machine can't keep his opponent in guard - Crespo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machine tries to get to full guard but Crespo has control of the leg.
Crespo is thwarting Machine's attempts to control the position.
Crespo working the head and body with strikes.
Machine is looking for a sweep. Crespo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crespo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crespo is looking to take a break and control but Machine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Machine is pressing down on Crespo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo lands a couple of digs.
Crespo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crespo wants to control from the top but Machine keeps moving.
Machine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crespo passes Machine's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Crespo prevents Machine from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crespo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machine keeps working.
Crespo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Machine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crespo is working away from the top position though.
Crespo working over Machine with some ground and pound. Machine looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Crespo prevents Machine from improving his position.
Crespo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Crespo trying to control but Machine is having none of it.
Crespo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Machine is desperately trying to improve his position but Crespo has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Crespo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Machine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machine misses with the combination.
Machine is looking to clinch but Crespo is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machine.
Crespo stalks Machine and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Machine's face. Machine staggers backwards, shaken.
Machine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rock Machine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crespo misses with a body shot.
Crespo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machine moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crespo.
Machine wants to get back to striking at distance but Crespo won't allow it.
Crespo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machine goes for a takedown attempt but Crespo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crespo looks to land a left hand but Machine moved out of range nicely.
Machine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crespo finds it's way round the side to connect with Machine's head.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crespo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machine misses with a left hand
and Crespo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Machine misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Machine misses the target.
Silvio Crespo is winning the standup battle so far.
Crespo throws a nice looking combination but Machine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crespo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crespo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machine avoids the head kick by Crespo.
Crespo misses with an uppercut. Machine saw that one coming.
Crespo misses with a head kick.
Machine delivers a nice body kick.
Machine tries to clinch
and Crespo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Machine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
A left and a right from Crespo both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Machine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crespo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crespo scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine throws the left hand but Crespo avoids the punch easily.
Crespo clinches up with Machine and pushes him back against the cage.
Crespo lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Rock Machine has been cut.
Machine gets through Crespo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crespo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Machine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crespo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crespo misses with a knee to the head.
Crespo struggles to land a body shot inside as Machine controls his hands.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crespo.
Machine pulls Crespo into guard.
Crespo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Machine's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo trying to mount his opponent but Machine defends it.
Crespo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crespo is controlling the pace.
Machine works his way to full guard. Good work.
Machine controls Crespo momentarily but Crespo frees himself.
Silvio Crespo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crespo trying to control but Machine is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rock Machine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machine looking to control.
Machine is pulling down on Crespo's head to control his posture.
Silvio Crespo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Machine keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Machine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crespo avoids it really well and circles away.
Machine is looking to clinch but Crespo is avoiding it.
Crespo lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silvio Crespo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crespo 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silvio Crespo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Silvio Crespo waved his t-shirt featuring Bullet Proof System's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Aristoteles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve The Smiling Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aristoteles comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - I Disappear. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, The Aristoteles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve The Smiling Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aristoteles throws a combination. The Smiling Assassin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Smiling Assassin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Smiling Assassin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aristoteles defending against the ground and pound.
The Smiling Assassin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Aristoteles sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The Smiling Assassin lands a nice forearm strike.
The Smiling Assassin lands an elbow.
Aristoteles is trying to control The Smiling Assassin's posture but The Smiling Assassin avoids it.
The Smiling Assassin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Aristoteles is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Blackthorn Reborn that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
An elbow from The Smiling Assassin crashes against the mat.
The Smiling Assassin is looking to take a break and control but Aristoteles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Smiling Assassin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aristoteles is looking for a sweep.
The Smiling Assassin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aristoteles is avoiding damage well.
The Smiling Assassin trying to control the action but Aristoteles is working from the bottom.
Aristoteles holding on.
Aristoteles is trying to control The Smiling Assassin's posture but The Smiling Assassin avoids it.
The Smiling Assassin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aristoteles is trying to control The Smiling Assassin's posture but The Smiling Assassin avoids it.
The Smiling Assassin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Aristoteles struggling a bit here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The Smiling Assassin avoids a kick to the body.
Aristoteles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aristoteles. The Smiling Assassin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aristoteles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Smiling Assassin moves away.
The Smiling Assassin throws out a counter right but Aristoteles avoids it with no problem.
The Smiling Assassin ducks right into an uppercut from Aristoteles.
The Smiling Assassin cracks Aristoteles with an open hand slap.
Aristoteles misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Aristoteles misses the target.
It seemed like The Smiling Assassin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Aristoteles.
Aristoteles throws a poor cross that misses
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aristoteles's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aristoteles does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A lazy left from The Smiling Assassin finds it's target.
The Smiling Assassin just misses with a punch to the body.
Aristoteles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aristoteles walks into a jab.
Aristoteles loads up on a big right hand but The Smiling Assassin slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aristoteles. The Smiling Assassin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from The Smiling Assassin does it's job there.
Aristoteles moves into the clinch.
Aristoteles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Smiling Assassin throws an elbow that misses.
The Smiling Assassin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aristoteles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aristoteles throws a series of punches but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Smiling Assassin keeps Aristoteles at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aristoteles. The Smiling Assassin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aristoteles blocks a jab.
Aristoteles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Smiling Assassin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aristoteles lands with a shot to the body.
Aristoteles circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Smiling Assassin throws a low kick but Aristoteles moves out of range easily.
The Smiling Assassin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aristoteles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aristoteles throws a body punch but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range.
Aristoteles moves away from the strike by The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aristoteles lands a jab.
Aristoteles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from The Smiling Assassin does no damage.
The Smiling Assassin swings for the body but Aristoteles moves out of range.
The Smiling Assassin slips under a jab.
Aristoteles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aristoteles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like The Aristoteles has been cut.
The Smiling Assassin tries to land a leg kick but Aristoteles saw it coming and moves away.
The Smiling Assassin clinches with his opponent.
Aristoteles avoids a wild elbow strike from The Smiling Assassin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve The Smiling Assassin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Aristoteles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from The Smiling Assassin misses its intended target.
Aristoteles jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A slow jab from The Smiling Assassin misses its intended target.
The Smiling Assassin throws a good cross that connects.
The Smiling Assassin throws the left hand but Aristoteles avoids the punch easily.
Aristoteles misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aristoteles.
Nice body kick from The Smiling Assassin.
Aristoteles misses with a hook to the body
and The Smiling Assassin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Aristoteles blocks the low kick.
Aristoteles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Smiling Assassin lands a head kick. Aristoteles smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aristoteles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aristoteles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aristoteles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like The Smiling Assassin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aristoteles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Smiling Assassin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aristoteles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve The Smiling Assassin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristoteles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aristoteles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The Smiling Assassin duly obliges.
Aristoteles with a jab.
Aristoteles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aristoteles misses with a hook
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a nice uppercut.
The Smiling Assassin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Aristoteles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Smiling Assassin throws an off balance right hand
and Aristoteles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Smiling Assassin thinking.
The Smiling Assassin moves forwards but Aristoteles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Smiling Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aristoteles.
Aristoteles loads up on a big right hand but The Smiling Assassin slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Smiling Assassin looks to land a combination but Aristoteles avoids it well.
Aristoteles scores with a nice strike.
The Smiling Assassin with a nice cross.
Good work by Aristoteles as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aristoteles clinches up with The Smiling Assassin and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Aristoteles.
The Smiling Assassin misses with an elbow over the top.
The Smiling Assassin swings wildly with an uppercut but Aristoteles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aristoteles tries a body shot but The Smiling Assassin blocks it.
The Smiling Assassin scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Smiling Assassin.
Aristoteles can't find room to land a body shot as The Smiling Assassin controls the action.
The Smiling Assassin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from The Smiling Assassin as the two fighters clinch.
The Smiling Assassin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aristoteles.
The Smiling Assassin struggles to land a body shot inside as Aristoteles controls his hands.
The Smiling Assassin lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Smiling Assassin prevents a body shot from Aristoteles.
Aristoteles tries a body shot but The Smiling Assassin blocks it.
The Smiling Assassin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Smiling Assassin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Smiling Assassin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aristoteles backwards.
Aristoteles working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Aristoteles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The Smiling Assassin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The Smiling Assassin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The Smiling Assassin landing strikes.
The Smiling Assassin tries to score with some ground and pound. Aristoteles controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The Smiling Assassin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The Smiling Assassin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
You can see the frustration on Aristoteles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aristoteles avoids any damage from the ground and pound of The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin landing strikes.
The Smiling Assassin working away.
The Smiling Assassin working the ground and pound but Aristoteles is defending the strikes.
The Smiling Assassin is putting a hurting on Aristoteles here, landing some big shots from side control.
Check out the look on The Smiling Assassin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The Smiling Assassin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aristoteles is avoiding damage well.
Aristoteles regains half guard there - taking advantage of The Smiling Assassin's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a head shot. Aristoteles uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve The Smiling Assassin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Aristoteles's cut.
That's time! Aristoteles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The Smiling Assassin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aristoteles throwing a counter right hand but The Smiling Assassin manages to avoid it.
The Aristoteles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aristoteles throws a looping overhand right but The Smiling Assassin ducks down to avoid it.
Aristoteles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Smiling Assassin. That did some damage!
The Smiling Assassin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aristoteles defends well and The Smiling Assassin ends up having to push Aristoteles into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The Smiling Assassin drives through and clinches with Aristoteles against the cage.
Aristoteles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aristoteles blocking some punches.
Steve The Smiling Assassin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Smiling Assassin has a couple of punches blocked by Aristoteles.
Aristoteles takes an elbow to the temple.
The Smiling Assassin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aristoteles misses with a body punch.
The Smiling Assassin scores with a shot to the side of Aristoteles's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a punch to the body.
Aristoteles throws a head punch that misses.
The Smiling Assassin is trying to drag Aristoteles to the mat but Aristoteles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Smiling Assassin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Smiling Assassin lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin misses with the head strike.
Aristoteles can't break the clinch.
Aristoteles misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Smiling Assassin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Smiling Assassin lands a left hand.
Aristoteles blocks an elbow strike.
The Smiling Assassin tries a body shot but Aristoteles blocks it.
The Smiling Assassin tries to throw a body punch but Aristoteles avoids it by throwing The Smiling Assassin back against the cage.
Aristoteles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aristoteles misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Aristoteles fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Smiling Assassin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aristoteles's brow.
Aristoteles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aristoteles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aristoteles.
The Smiling Assassin throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Smiling Assassin.
Aristoteles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aristoteles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Smiling Assassin's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aristoteles scores with a shot to the side of The Smiling Assassin's head.
The Smiling Assassin lands with a short shot to the head.
The Smiling Assassin lands an elbow just above Aristoteles 's eye.
The Smiling Assassin is leaning against Aristoteles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Smiling Assassin lands an uppercut.
Aristoteles is rocked!
The Smiling Assassin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Aristoteles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from The Smiling Assassin.
Aristoteles is pressed against the cage. The Smiling Assassin pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Aristoteles! Two more big strikes from The Smiling Assassin and Aristoteles crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Steve The Smiling Assassin!
A very excited looking Steve The Smiling Assassin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ McGobblecock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Legstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Lance Legstrong. Legstrong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lance Legstrong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with BJ McGobblecock, Jr.'s chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, BJ McGobblecock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Legstrong!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGobblecock, Jr. jabs at Legstrong's body.
McGobblecock, Jr. defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Legstrong.
Legstrong gets a clinch.
Legstrong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Legstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Legstrong jumps guard and drags McGobblecock, Jr. to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Legstrong is trying to keep McGobblecock, Jr. in close.
Legstrong looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McGobblecock, Jr. puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McGobblecock, Jr. perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Legstrong wants to control but McGobblecock, Jr. passes into side.
Legstrong tries to improve position but can't.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
McGobblecock, Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McGobblecock, Jr. decides to stand up, so the ref orders Legstrong to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. looks to throw the jab but Legstrong is out of range.
Nice shot lands for McGobblecock, Jr..
Legstrong blocks a jab.
Legstrong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a knee strike.
McGobblecock, Jr. has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Legstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but McGobblecock, Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Legstrong 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.
Legstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legstrong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGobblecock, Jr. prevents the takedown attempt.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Legstrong tries a body shot but McGobblecock, Jr. blocks it.
McGobblecock, Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legstrong gets control of McGobblecock, Jr.'s arms and successfully pulls guard. Legstrong will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McGobblecock, Jr. would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McGobblecock, Jr. not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
Legstrong is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but McGobblecock, Jr. frees his head nicely. Oh but Legstrong has switched to an armbar! McGobblecock, Jr. is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Lance Legstrong!
After the fight, Lance Legstrong 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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