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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holton Hamburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El The Cartel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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189 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holton Hamburger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, El The Cartel! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Cartel. The Cartel slaps away a takedown attempt from Hamburger, before circling back to the center of the mat. The Cartel looks like he wants to counter punch here. Hamburger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hamburger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Cartel throws out the jab. The Cartel misses with a looping right. We've been hearing reports that Hamburger has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Hamburger tries to clinch up. The Cartel connects with the punch. Hamburger fails with a takedown attempt. Horrible takedown attempt by Hamburger or perhaps it was just good defense by The Cartel, which made it look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holton Hamburger. That's going to take a lot out of him. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamburger. The Cartel lands a jab to the nose. Hamburger shoots for a double leg takedown but The Cartel sprawls well. He's pushed Hamburger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Hamburger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Hamburger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Cartel paws at him with a jab and circles away. The Cartel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Hamburger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice takedown defense from The Cartel. No joy for Hamburger on that attempt. Hamburger is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hamburger wants to clinch up but The Cartel keeps it at a distance. Hamburger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily letting The Cartel counter with a right hand. A lazy left from The Cartel finds it's target. Hamburger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Cartel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. The Cartel has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hamburger is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Hamburger tries to score a body lock takedown but The Cartel shows good agility there to stay on his feet. The Cartel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. The Cartel breaks the clinch.
Hamburger fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The Cartel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. The Cartel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamburger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. The Cartel wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hamburger seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hamburger is trying to control. The Cartel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Hamburger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Cartel is looking to escape. Hamburger wants to work for an arm triangle but The Cartel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Cartel is defending against the submission attempts here by Hamburger.
Hamburger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Cartel told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet. Hamburger prevents The Cartel from standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Cartel can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hamburger seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. The Cartel is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Holton Hamburger! Holton Hamburger decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Powers has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Powers! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Carvalho! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck with that takedown attempt from Powers. Powers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Powers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Carvalho counters with a stiff right hand. Powers dives in for a single leg takedown but Carvalho sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Powers. That's going to take a lot out of him. A slow jab from Carvalho misses its intended target. Carvalho misses the shot to the body. Carvalho fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Powers with that takedown attempt. Carvalho lands a nice shot that snaps Powers's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Carvalho scores with a sloppy right hand. Powers should have avoided that one. Nice uppercut there from Carvalho. Powers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carvalho throws out a counter right but Powers avoids it with no problem. Powers fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Powers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powers slips a straight right by Carvalho. Powers went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Powers closes the distance and pushes Carvalho back into the cage. Carvalho misses with a punch on the inside.
Carvalho tries to throw a body punch but Powers avoids it by throwing Carvalho back against the cage. Carvalho throws a head punch that misses. Carvalho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carvalho misses with some punches.
Carvalho throws a punch but it's blocked by Powers. A head punch on the inside from Carvalho fails to land. Carvalho misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Carvalho fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carvalho misses with the head strike.
Powers breaks the clinch.
Powers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Powers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. It seemed like Carvalho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Carvalho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center. Carvalho throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Powers dives in for a single leg takedown but Carvalho sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. A little jabbing left from Carvalho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Nice cross by Powers. Powers shoots in but no luck this time. Carvalho checks a low kick from Powers. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Powers dives in for a single leg takedown but Carvalho sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Carvalho lands a really nice looking cross but Powers seems unphased.
Carvalho misses with a body shot.
Powers is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carvalho darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Powers keeps the fight on the outside. Powers appears to be looking for a big counter. Carvalho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. A shot to the liver by Carvalho. Beautiful body shot. Powers shoots in looking for a takedown. Carvalho tries to sprawl out of it but Powers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carvalho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. It seemed like Carvalho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. A big left from Carvalho misses. Carvalho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Good standup being displayed there by Carvalho as he connects with a hook. No luck with that takedown attempt from Powers. Carvalho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powers was well out of range. Poor timing from Carvalho. Powers fails with the takedown letting Carvalho counter with a right hand. Powers is breathing heavily. Powers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carvalho defends it nicely. Carvalho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Powers with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Carvalho clobbers Powers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Johnny Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Powers fails with the takedown. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Powers tries to clinch but Carvalho moves out of range. Powers closes the distance and clinches. Powers is working for takedown but Carvalho is calmly controlling the position for now. Carvalho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Powers manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Carvalho dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Powers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Powers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Powers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carvalho. Nice sprawl there from Carvalho as Powers shoots in. Carvalho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Powers doesn't manage to clinch there - Carvalho circles away.
Powers tries for a takedown but Carvalho circles away easily and Carvalho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Carvalho dodges the punch combination from Powers.
A countering left hand to the body from Carvalho misses. Carvalho catches Powers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Powers closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carvalho did well to prevent Powers getting side control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The fighters are battling for position here. Carvalho manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Powers has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Carvalho to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Powers is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Carvalho pulls down on the head and he's put Powers to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rafael Carvalho! Our winner, Rafael Carvalho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Champ Westbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Champ Westbrook! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Trump! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Trump swings for the body but Westbrook moves out of range.
Westbrook wants to clinch up but Trump keeps it at a distance. Jab, jab by Trump - just one landing. A jab from Trump finds it's way through Westbrook's defenses. Trump lands a right hook to the body.
Westbrook misses with a leg kick and Trump counters by moving into the clinch. Trump digs a right hand into Westbrook's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Westbrook's gas tank. A nice right hand lands inside from Trump. Westbrook comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Trump pushes Westbrook back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Trump presses Westbrook against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Westbrook tries to land knees in the clinch but Trump avoids the damage to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Trump stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Westbrook has had enough of the clinch but Trump keeps him there for the moment. Westbrook throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Westbrook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Trump tries to throw a body punch but Westbrook avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage. Trump scores with a shot to the side of Westbrook's head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trump. Trump lands with a short shot to the head. Trump throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Westbrooks head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards. A nice left hand lands by Trump.
Trump cracks Westbrook with a nice body shot. Westbrook is breathing heavily. Trump is leaning against Westbrook and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Trump lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Westbrook. Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Nice body punch from Trump - that landed with a thud.
Westbrook takes a shot to the head. Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Trump scores with a shot to the side of Westbrook's head. Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trump creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Westbrook swings wildly with an uppercut but Trump uses good head movement to avoid it. Trump gets through Westbrook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Trump effectively controlling the action here. Westbrook is trying to break free. Trump stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Trump. Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Trump lands a hook to the side of the head. Trump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Trump avoiding damage as Westbrook throws knees to the body.
Westbrook looking for a takedown. Westbrook looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Trump stalling the fight.
Westbrook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Trump drops Westbrook with a left right combo! Trump follows him down to the ground into side control.
Westbrook is rocked!
It looks like Champ Westbrook has been cut. Trump sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Westbrook is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Oh Westbrook is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Westbrook prevents Trump from improving position. Westbrook seems to have got his legs back now. Trump working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Trump sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Westbrook is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Trump wants to control but Westbrook is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Westbrook prevents Trump from improving position. Trump wants to control but Westbrook is keeping him busy. Trump working the strikes but Westbrook uses the opportunity to regain half guard. Westbrook trying to control but Trump postures up.
Trump is stalling here. Westbrook is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Trump seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Westbrook has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Westbrook misses with the ground and pound. Trump can't do much from the bottom here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Westbrook decides to stand up, so the ref orders Trump to his feet. Westbrook tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trump manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Westbrook tries to clinch but Trump is having none of it. Nice jab there from Trump. Trump takes the fight into the clinch. Trump lands with a short head shot on the inside. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Trump cracks Westbrook with a nice body shot. Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle. Trump pushes Westbrook back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Westbrook tries to break free but Trump pushes him back against the cage. Trump lands on the inside with an uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump dominated that round. The cut man is working on Champ Westbrook's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Trump lands a jab-cross combination. Trump lands a nice looking body shot.
Westbrook gets tackled into the cage by Trump. Trump maintains the clinch. A left hand lands to the body for Trump.
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Trump has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Trump works on Westbrook's body with a couple of short punches. Trump lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Trump lands with a short head shot on the inside. Westbrook wants to break free but Trump has control.
Trump lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Westbrook. A short right from Trump on the inside. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice right hand lands inside from Trump. A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Trump lands a hook to the side of the head. Trump lands a shoulder strike. Trump lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Westbrook takes a shot to the head. Trump lands a right hand that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards. A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Trump digs a right hand underneath Westbrook's ribcage. Westbrook let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good body shot from Trump.
A body shot lands from Trump.
Trump stalls. Trump just leaning against Westbrook, taking a breather. Trump lands a left hand.
Trump throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Westbrooks head. Nice body punch from Trump. Trump lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Trump digs a right hand into Westbrook's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Westbrook's gas tank. A short body shot lands from Trump as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Trump.
Trump lands a right hand that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards. A short uppercut from Trump. Trump lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short right from Trump. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A body shot lands from Trump.
Donald Trump seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Trump pressing his opponent against the cage. Westbrook looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Westbrook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trump has him pressed against the cage. Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Westbrook has had enough of the clinch but Trump keeps him there for the moment. Trump lands with a short head shot on the inside. Trump lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Trump works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Trump. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Trump lands a right hand that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from Trump. Trump lands with a light punch inside. Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Trump pushes Westbrook against the cage. Trump is working some dirty boxing. Trump pushes off with a quick right hook! Westbrook goes down! Westbrook tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Trump moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Trump! Donald Trump took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Grab em by the pussy'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike MIles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dantes DeKorveia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dantes DeKorveia struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mike MIles had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike MIles! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dantes DeKorveia! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! MIles moves forwards but DeKorveia connects with a nice, crisp jab. MIles dodges the punch combination from DeKorveia.
MIles slips under a jab. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! DeKorveia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from MIles - the referee stops the clock and DeKorveia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says MIles. DeKorveia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. DeKorveia takes a swing at MIles's ribcage but misses. DeKorveia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DeKorveia scores with a body shot.
DeKorveia throws a body shot but no joy. MIles attempts a counter takedown but DeKorveia avoids it well and moves away. MIles closes this distance looking for a takedown but DeKorveia circles away. As MIles backs off DeKorveia throws a huge counter combo but MIles manages to avoid it all. Some wild striking there from DeKorveia.
MIles appears to be looking for a counter takedown. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. DeKorveia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MIles. MIles rushes DeKorveia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. MIles gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, DeKorveia regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. DeKorveia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst MIles is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. MIles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. MIles stops DeKorveia from standing up. MIles drops back looking for a leg! DeKorveia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and DeKorveia manages to kick MIles off! MIles jumps back into DeKorveia's guard. MIles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and MIles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. MIles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. DeKorveia wants to stand and escape but MIles is having none of it. MIles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. MIles wants to control from the top but DeKorveia keeps moving. MIles stops DeKorveia from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. MIles decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. MIles lands with a kick to the ribs.
DeKorveia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. MIles looking to control the position here, rather than advance. MIles prevents DeKorveia from getting back to his feet. MIles is pushing down on DeKorveia's leg trying to pass to half guard. DeKorveia is fighting to maintain full guard but MIles has managed to sneak the leg through. DeKorveia wants to get back to his feet.
DeKorveia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MIles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round. MIles is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. MIles in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. DeKorveia tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from MIles!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike MIles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradford Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David James! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradford Forbes! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Forbes scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head. A looping hook to the body misses from James. Forbes does a little dance to reset his feet. James tries to clinch but Forbes is having none of it. The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though. James throws a right hand that Forbes ducks under and follows up with a left that Forbes also avoids with ease. James tries to clinch up but Forbes circles away and keeps his distance. James gets in close and instigates a clinch. Forbes lands a left hand.
Forbes jumps into guard, dragging James to the mat.
Forbes told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet. Forbes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. James is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Forbes has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. James is looking to defend but Forbes has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for James! Forbes pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, James taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bradford Forbes! Bradford Forbes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bulgarian Kickboxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kickboxer comes to the cage accompanied by Paul Hertzog - The Eagle Lands. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bulgarian Kickboxer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pato works the jab nicely. Pato misses with a few strikes there.
Pato throws a good cross that connects.
Pato throws a sloppy body shot
and Kickboxer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Pato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Good shot there by Pato. Kickboxer scoring well with a low kick there.
Pato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Pato scores with a nice head shot. Kickboxer delivers a nice body kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Good exchange - Pato coming out on top.
Kickboxer is rocked! Pato lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kickboxer falls backwards - clearly groggy! Pato dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guillermo Pato! Guillermo Pato really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Light Coffeeshop logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xerxes Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xerxes Anderson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Jacks! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Jacks.
It looks like Xerxes Anderson has been cut. Anderson takes a swing at Jacks's ribcage but misses. Jacks throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem. Anderson looks to land a left hand but Jacks moved out of range nicely. Jacks scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson misses with a straight right. Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jacks to score with a decent uppercut. Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jacks momentarily.
Anderson with a poor takedown and Jacks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson is rocked! Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. 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! Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jacks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anderson! Jacks lets Anderson back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Anderson misses with a straight left. Anderson misses with a body punch
and Jacks counters with a big left hand that crumples Anderson! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Jacks! During a confident post fight interview, Brian Jacks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Goose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjan Bhullar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhullar has chosen Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Kyle Goose has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kyle Goose seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Goose ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arjan Bhullar! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bhullar misses with a body punch
and Goose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut. Goose throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Goose blocks a jab. A quick step to the side and Goose tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Bhullar misses with a combination
and Bhullar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A looping hook to the body misses from Bhullar. Goose does a little dance to reset his feet. Bhullar looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Bhullar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Bhullar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bhullar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Bhullar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goose 's head. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bhullar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Bhullar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bhullar distracts Goose with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Bhullar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Bhullar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Bhullar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Bhullar prevents Goose from getting back to his feet. Bhullar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Bhullar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Bhullar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Bhullar trying to control but Goose is working from the bottom. Bhullar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Goose looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Bhullar postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bhullar trying to control the position from guard on top but Goose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bhullar wants to pass the guard but Goose is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Bhullar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goose moves away. Goose is looking to counter punch. Bhullar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bhullar showed some decent athleticism there. Goose pushes Bhullar off and gets back to his feet. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bhullar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goose was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhullar. It looked like Goose wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. A swing and a miss from Bhullar. Goose is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Bhullar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goose moves away. Arjan Bhullar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Goose misses with a jab to the body
and Bhullar counters with a nice double leg into guard. Goose is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bhullar presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bhullar lands with a right to the head. The referee is keeping an eye on Goose - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Goose misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goose . Bhullar leaning his opponent against the cage. Goose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bhullar. Goose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Goose misses with a punch on the inside.
Bhullar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bhullar misses with a hook from the clinch. Goose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Goose misses with a hook from the clinch. Bhullar prevents a body shot from Goose . Bhullar blocks an uppercut.
Goose lands with a short shot to the head. Bhullar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Goose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bhullar backwards. Goose 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bhullar misses with a right hand letting Goose counter with a right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bhullar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Goose is trying to defend but Bhullar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Bhullar is trying to control the action in half guard but Goose is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Bhullar trying to control from Goose 's half guard. Goose has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Goose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. 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 Kyle Goose will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar'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.
A combination from Bhullar does no damage. Goose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bhullar. An attempted straight right counter from Goose misses the target. Goose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Bhullar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goose ducks under a wild hook from Bhullar. A looping hook to the body misses from Bhullar. Goose does a little dance to reset his feet. Bhullar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Goose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Goose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. We've been told by Goose 's head coaches at Hellfire Antechamber that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Goose throws a big shot that misses. Bhullar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Goose rather than just go for the knockout. Goose misses with a wild body shot. Goose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bhullar. Bhullar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Bhullar looks to land a left hand but Goose moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Goose ducks under a wild hook from Bhullar. Bhullar clobbers Goose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Kyle Goose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bhullar connects with a body shot that sends Goose 's belly button to the back. Bhullar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Goose throws a hook to the side of Bhullar's head but Bhullar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bhullar throws the left hand but Goose avoids the punch easily. Goose has closed the distance and engaged Bhullar in a clinch.
Goose misses with a short punch on the inside. Bhullar blocking some punches.
Bhullar pushes Goose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bhullar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Bhullar can't find room to land a body shot as Goose controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bhullar is looking to take this one to the mat. Goose misses with some punches.
Goose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bhullar avoiding damage.
Goose misses with a short punch on the inside. Goose trying to control the position but instead, Bhullar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Goose into the cage. Goose stalling.
Bhullar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Goose gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Bhullar looking to stall.
Goose working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short left from Goose . Bhullar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bhullar tries to work over Goose 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bhullar trying to control the position but instead, Goose has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bhullar into the cage. Goose tries to work over Bhullar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goose . Bhullar tries to work over Goose 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Goose misses with a punch on the inside.
Bhullar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bhullar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Goose pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kyle Goose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjan Bhullar. Bhullar fails miserably with a takedown attempt. A looping hook to the body misses from Bhullar. Goose does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bhullar misses with a body punch
and Goose counters with a lovely straight right hand! Goose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bhullar looks to score with a jab to the body but Goose is just out of range. Bhullar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Bhullar takes a swing at Goose 's ribcage but misses. A big right from Bhullar misses. Goose throwing a counter right hand but Bhullar manages to avoid it. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bhullar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Bhullar loads up on a big right hand but Goose slips the punch. Goose swings for the body but Bhullar moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arjan Bhullar will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bhullar jabs Goose to the body, keeping him at a distance. A looping hook to the body misses from Bhullar. Goose does a little dance to reset his feet. Goose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Goose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bhullar sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bhullar misses with a straight right. Bhullar looks for a takedown but Goose sprawls well. Bhullar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bhullar thinking. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bhullar misses the body punch and Goose counters with a lovely straight right hand! Bhullar throws a body shot but no joy. Bhullar slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bhullar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goose sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Goose misses with a straight right. Bhullar dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Goose misses with a looping right. Bhullar misses the jab. Bhullar misses with a body shot
and Bhullar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Bhullar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goose looks to throw the jab but Bhullar is out of range. Bhullar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goose moves away. A big left from Bhullar misses. Bhullar misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Goose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bhullar on the side of the head. Bhullar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goose manages to avoid it. Goose throws a body shot but no joy. Bhullar fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Goose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kyle Goose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjan Bhullar. Bhullar throws a sloppy body shot
and Goose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bhullar misses with a body shot
and Goose counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Goose tries to clinch up but Bhullar circles away and keeps his distance. Goose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Bhullar misses with a straight left. Goose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bhullar.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bhullar throws a body punch but Goose moves out of range. It looked like Goose wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. A shot to the body from Bhullar misses enabling Goose to counter with a crisp jab. A jab lands there for Bhullar. Arjan Bhullar seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bhullar shoots in looking for a takedown but Goose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bhullar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Bhullar misses with a left hand and Goose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Goose slips a straight right by Bhullar. Bhullar misses the body punch and Goose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Goose throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bhullar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Bhullar misses and Goose scores with a counter punch that sends Bhullar to the canvas! Goose smells blood - he's punishing Bhullar with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bhullar has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Goose ! An out of breath Kyle Goose 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Zulu Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haislan Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zulu Zulu! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haislan Garcia! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garcia throws a hook but Zulu avoids it easily. Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Zulu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Zulu slips under a jab from Garcia. The fight moves into the clinch position. Zulu working Garcia over with knees to the body. Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Zulu. A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia. Zulu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms. Garcia effectively controlling the action here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garcia is pushing Zulu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Zulu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
It looks like Haislan Garcia has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garcia misses with the head strike.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia pressing his opponent against the cage. Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head. Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now. Garcia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zulu up against the cage. Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Zulu.
Garcia's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Zulu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zulu misses with a knee to the head. Zulu scores with a knee to the head.
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zulu tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garcia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch. Garcia avoiding damage.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zulu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Zulu uses good head movement to avoid it. Zulu misses with a knee to the head. Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zulu moves to clinch but Garcia breaks away and Zulu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zulu looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Zulu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center. Zulu moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Garcia misses with a hook. A low kick from Zulu misses letting Garcia counter with a right hand. A nice inside leg kick there by Zulu. That's going to slow Garcia down. Zulu takes the fight into the clinch. Garcia is leaning against Zulu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Zulu throws a head punch that misses. Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
A short right from Garcia. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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! Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards. Zulu tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Zulu misses with a hook from the clinch. Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Zulu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage. Zulu lands a nice knee to the body. Garcia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zulu connects with a knee to the head.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Zulu unloads a knee to the mid-section. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zulu Zulu dominated that round. The cut man is working on Haislan Garcia'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.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Zulu. Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zulu avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Zulu takes a shot right to the bread basket. Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zulu moves away. Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A big left from Garcia misses. Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia. Zulu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zulu is looking to clinch. Zulu tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it. Zulu wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance. Zulu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zulu avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Garcia throws a body punch but Zulu moves out of range. Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zulu.
Zulu is looking to score with low kicks. Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup. Zulu wants to clinch but Garcia slips to the side and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Zulu counters with a head kick. Zulu tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it. Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here. Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Zulu's shoulder, as Zulu tries to avoid the shot. Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Zulu throws a big counter combination but Garcia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Garcia keeps the fight on the outside. Zulu tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance. Zulu tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Garcia misses. Zulu tries to clinch up and Zulu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Zulu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Zulu clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zulu tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia. Zulu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms. Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zulu backwards. Garcia misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zulu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zulu. Garcia pushes Zulu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Zulu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards. Zulu misses with a knee to the head. Garcia is trying to break free. Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Zulu.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Zulu backwards. Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Garcia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Zulu with a knee to the head.
Garcia working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zulu blocking some punches.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. This has been an exciting period of action! Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zulu misses with a knee to the head. Zulu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Garcia lands a nice uppercut. Garcia tries a body shot but Zulu blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land. Zulu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Zulu tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Haislan Garcia's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zulu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zulu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Zulu does a little dance to reset his feet. A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target. Zulu closes the distance looking to clinch and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Garcia backs away, Zulu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Garcia lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zulu tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Zulu tries to clinch up. Garcia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Zulu misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Zulu misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zulu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia. Zulu moves out of range of the strikes. Zulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zulu counters by moving into the clinch. Garcia is trying to push Zulu away but Zulu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Zulu Zulu has scored more points in the clinch so far. Zulu misses with a knee to the head. Zulu misses with the head strike.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia tries a body shot but Zulu blocks it.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Zulu avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage. Zulu throws a head punch that misses. Zulu prevents Garcia from breaking the clinch. Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Garcia tries to work over Zulu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garcia tries a body shot but Zulu blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zulu. A frustrated look appears on Garcia's face as he tries to break the clinch. Garcia looking to slow down the pace here. Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short body shot lands from Garcia as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
Zulu scores with an uppercut up the middle. Zulu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Zulu is controlling the position. Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action! Zulu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it. Zulu tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garcia throws a head punch that misses. Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Zulu.
Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zulu trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
Garcia lands a right hand. Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Zulu avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage. Zulu with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia. Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Zulu won't allow it.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards. Zulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it. A short right from Garcia on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zulu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Garcia looking to stall.
Garcia lands with a right to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Garcia tries to circle away but Zulu has him pinned against the cage. Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Zulu working some nice short punches in the clinch. Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zulu drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Garcia is trying to force a seperation but Zulu has the dominant position. Zulu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Zulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Haislan Garcia's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy. Zulu lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target. The fight stays on the outside here - Zulu looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Zulu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia feints a counter leg kick. Zulu looks to clinch enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab. Zulu throws a combination that misses letting Garcia counter with a right hand. Zulu cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Garcia misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garcia throws a body shot but no joy. As Garcia tries to get set, Zulu tries to push him back and clinch up but Garcia manages to avoid the attempt. Zulu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Zulu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Zulu is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garcia takes a swing at Zulu's ribcage but misses. Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zulu.
Zulu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Garcia throws a jab when Zulu was well out of range. Garcia checks a low kick from Zulu. Garcia misses with a right hand and Zulu counters by moving into the clinch. Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut. Garcia throws a head punch that misses. Garcia trying to stall but Zulu improves his position.
Zulu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia leaning against his opponent.
Garcia is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
Zulu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Garcia breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zulu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut. An inside leg kick from Zulu misses. Zulu blocks a leg kick. Zulu tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance. Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia lands a jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zulu ducks under a wild hook from Garcia. Garcia swings for the body but Zulu moves out of range.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zulu wants to clinch. Garcia tests Zulu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zulu thows a leg kick but Garcia checks it and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zulu moves away. A big right from Garcia misses. Zulu tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Zulu throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Zulu does a little dance to reset his feet. Garcia scores with the left hand. Zulu knows he should have avoided that one. Zulu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away. Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Garcia is looking to score with low kicks. Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zulu.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zulu misses the shot to the body. Garcia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Zulu is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks. Zulu misses with a right hand letting Garcia counter with a right hand. Zulu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zulu scrambles back to his feet. This has been an exciting period of action! Zulu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Zulu's shoulder, as Zulu tries to avoid the shot. Zulu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zulu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia. Garcia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Zulu is just out of range. Zulu wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance. Zulu moves into the clinch. Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Haislan Garcia's cut. That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Zulu moves into range and clinches up with Garcia. Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Zulu blocks a jab. Zulu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Garcia misses with a straight left. Zulu takes a shot right to the bread basket. Zulu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Zulu is just out of range. Zulu has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Zulu tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Zulu's head but Zulu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Garcia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Zulu slips the punch. Zulu throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Garcia misses with an uppercut. Zulu saw that one coming. Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Garcia looks to land a right hand but Zulu moved out of range. Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Zulu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Zulu missing with knees to the body.
Zulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zulu lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those. Zulu landing knees to the body.
Garcia is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Zulu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zulu misses with the head strike.
Garcia has Zulu pushed against the cage. Zulu Zulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zulu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Zulu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zulu misses with a knee strike.
Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia. A bit of stalling here from Garcia.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Zulu has him pressed against the cage. Garcia stalling in the clinch.
Zulu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zulu lands an uppercut. Garcia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zulu takes a shot to the head. Garcia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Garcia lands a jab to the nose. Zulu clinches up against the cage. Garcia tries to circle away but Zulu has him pinned against the cage. Zulu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms. Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Zulu backwards. Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zulu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zulu.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Zulu with an uppercut! Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulu manages to avoid it. Zulu tries to grapple but his opponent circles enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab. Zulu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Garcia avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Zulu cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg. Zulu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Zulu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Garcia scores with a jab. Zulu moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Haislan Garcia. I think Garcia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 47:49 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:49 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia! Haislan Garcia is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Golden King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Baka Survivor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aoki Aoki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Golden King! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely. King stuffs the takedown. Golden King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Aoki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard. Aoki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Aoki is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! King is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aoki Aoki! Aoki Aoki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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