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OFC 304: Barca vs Camacho PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woo Kidd (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
6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Woo Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kidd's half guard.
Martinez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kidd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kidd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez pushes Kidd up against the cage in a clinch.
Kidd manages to break the clinch.
Kidd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martinez eats them both and turns towards Kidd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kidd scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kidd misses with an uppercut.
Martinez tries to counter with a takedown but Kidd is quick to defend against it.
Kidd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez is looking for a counter combo.
Kidd misses with a two punch combination.
Martinez is looking for a counter combo.
Kidd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Kidd, which made it look bad.
Kidd throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kidd manages to circle out of the way.
Kidd throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
A lazy left from Kidd finds it's target.
Martinez scores with a takedown into Kidd's guard.
Kidd manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Martinez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kidd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kidd.
Kidd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Martinez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kidd tries to avoid it but Martinez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kidd to the ground. Kidd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kidd.
Kidd digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
Kidd cracks Martinez's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Martinez slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Kidd can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Woo Kidd!
Woo Kidd thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nino Niederreiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uri Haber (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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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nino Niederreiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uri Haber!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haber looks to land a right hand but Niederreiter moved out of range.
Niederreiter 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.
Haber misses with a looping right.
Niederreiter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niederreiter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Niederreiter tries to clinch up.
Haber misses with a looping left.
Niederreiter wants to clinch.
Haber misses with a straight right.
Haber scores with a body shot.
Niederreiter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niederreiter looks to land a right hand but Haber moved out of range.
Haber throws a body shot but no joy.
Niederreiter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Haber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niederreiter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Niederreiter lands with a right to the head.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niederreiter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haber is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Niederreiter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Haber can't find room to land a body shot as Niederreiter controls the action.
Niederreiter is fighting off a takedown attempt but Haber is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Niederreiter to the mat. Niederreiter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niederreiter pulls Haber in to control the position.
Haber stopping the sweep attempt from Niederreiter.
Haber throws an elbow that misses. Niederreiter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haber's guard. Nice move by Niederreiter!
Niederreiter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Niederreiter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haber's head.
Niederreiter with a nice head shot there.
Niederreiter cracks Haber with a solid left hand.
Haber is trying to keep Niederreiter in close.
Niederreiter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Niederreiter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Niederreiter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter won't allow Haber to sweep him here.
Niederreiter is in close to Haber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Niederreiter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haber trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haber is on top in guard.
Haber landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Niederreiter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haber wants to control from the top but Niederreiter keeps moving.
Niederreiter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haber is one step ahead there.
Niederreiter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber trying to control but Niederreiter is working from the bottom.
Haber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Niederreiter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Niederreiter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haber tries to strike from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Niederreiter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Haber holds on and takes a little breather.
Niederreiter trying to control but Haber is working from the bottom.
Haber lands some strikes from the bottom.
Niederreiter throwing strikes but missing.
Haber wants to sweep here but Niederreiter controlling him for the moment.
Niederreiter wants to control from the top but Haber keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Niederreiter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haber looking to control.
Haber has momentary wrist control but Niederreiter slips an elbow through the middle.
Haber trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Niederreiter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Niederreiter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haber looking to control.
Niederreiter trying to control but Haber is working from the bottom.
Niederreiter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Niederreiter working some strikes from top position.
Niederreiter works over Haber with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter working some strikes from top position.
Haber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Niederreiter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Niederreiter wants to control from the top but Haber keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Niederreiter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niederreiter drives through and clinches with Haber against the cage.
Haber throws a head punch that misses.
Haber tries to work over Niederreiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haber throws a punch but it's blocked by Niederreiter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haber.
Niederreiter misses with some punches.
Niederreiter pushes Haber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haber has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
A hook to the body from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niederreiter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Habers head.
Haber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Niederreiter backwards.
Niederreiter lands with a left to the head.
Niederreiter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haber swings wildly with an uppercut but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Haber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niederreiter misses with the head strike.
Haber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haber can't find room to land a body shot as Niederreiter controls the action.
Haber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber.
Niederreiter prevents a body shot from Haber.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber.
Haber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haber swings wildly with an uppercut but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haber looking for a takedown.
Haber lands a left hand.
Haber has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haber throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niederreiters head.
Haber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter scores with a shot to the side of Haber's head.
It looks like Uri Haber has been cut.
Niederreiter swings wildly with an uppercut but Haber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter missing with knees to the body.
Niederreiter swings wildly with an uppercut but Haber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber looking for a takedown.
Niederreiter trying to land knees to the body.
Haber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber.
Haber misses with a punch on the inside.
Haber tries to throw a body punch but Niederreiter avoids it by throwing Haber back against the cage.
Niederreiter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haber throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Haber as the two fighters clinch.
Haber lands with a short shot to the head.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber throws a punch but it's blocked by Niederreiter.
A short body shot lands from Haber as the two fighters clinch.
Haber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haber has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
Haber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haber lands with a right to the head.
Haber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haber working aggressively here.
Niederreiter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haber backwards.
Niederreiter blocking some punches.
Haber misses with a punch on the inside.
Haber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Niederreiter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niederreiter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber working aggressively here.
Haber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Niederreiter or not.
Haber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haber misses with some punches.
Niederreiter misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Niederreiter fails to land.
Haber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Haber.
Haber lands a hook that snaps the head of Niederreiter backwards.
Niederreiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Haber.
Niederreiter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nino Niederreiter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Niederreiter pushes Haber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Niederreiter fails to land.
Haber misses with a punch on the inside.
Niederreiter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haber looking for a takedown.
Nino Niederreiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uri Haber.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niederreiter.
Haber swings wildly with an uppercut but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nino Niederreiter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uri Haber's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Haber throws a shot from downtown. Niederreiter moves away and avoids it.
Uri Haber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niederreiter darts in and clinches Haber up against the cage.
A short right from Haber.
Haber scores with a shoulder strike.
Niederreiter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haber backwards.
Haber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haber.
Niederreiter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haber avoids it.
Haber misses with some punches.
Haber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niederreiter's elbow.
Niederreiter can't find room to land a body shot as Haber controls the action.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niederreiter's elbow.
Niederreiter scores with a shoulder strike.
Niederreiter missing with knees to the body.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Niederreiter fails to land.
Niederreiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haber has clasped his hands together around Niederreiter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Niederreiter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Niederreiter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Haber looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Niederreiter wants to control but Haber postures up.
Haber is working Niederreiter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Haber lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haber scoring with punches and elbows.
Haber is working Niederreiter over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Niederreiter keeps working.
Niederreiter is trying to control Haber's posture but Haber avoids it.
Niederreiter tries to improve position but can't.
Haber lands some shots froms side control.
Haber working the head with strikes.
Niederreiter is not content to let Haber control the position.
My spies in AK Beasties inform me that Haber has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Niederreiter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Haber is keen to just control but Niederreiter is a slippery customer.
Niederreiter manages to get to full guard.
Niederreiter has Haber pulled in close to control his posture.
Nino Niederreiter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Niederreiter trying to keep a closed guard but Haber is proving a slippery customer.
Haber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Niederreiter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Haber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haber stands up over Niederreiter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haber trying to control the position from guard on top but Niederreiter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haber throws a big right hand that misses.
Niederreiter pulls Haber in close to his closed guard and prevents Haber from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Niederreiter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Haber, into his guard.
Niederreiter stays in close to Haber's body and controls the position.
Haber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Niederreiter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Haber doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Haber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Niederreiter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nino Niederreiter!
A victorious Nino Niederreiter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki has chosen KAANCEPTS as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aoki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aoki misses with a straight left.
Steel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aoki is defending against the submission attempts here by Steel.
Aoki pushes Steel off looking to stand but Steel dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel is looking to advance position but Aoki won't allow it.
Aoki is trying to maintain the position but Steel is very close to passing his half guard.
Steel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel prevents Aoki from improving his position.
Aoki kicks Steel off and gets back to his feet.
Aoki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aoki avoids it really well and circles away.
Steel throws a right hand that misses
and Aoki counters with a right hand to the body.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aoki.
A telegraphed right hand from Aoki misses the target.
Aoki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Aoki misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steel lands a body shot.
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Steel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aoki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steel is trying to work for a kimura but Aoki is defending well.
Aoki has one foot on Steel's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
Steel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Aoki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steel looking to pass the guard.
Steel stops Aoki from standing up.
Steel slips nicely into half guard.
Steel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aoki defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Steel wants to work for an arm triangle but Aoki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aoki wants to get back to his feet.
Aoki is staying active underneath Steel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Steel controlling the action here.
Aoki trying to control here.
Steel wants to pass to mount but Aoki is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Loki Aoki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aoki misses the jab.
Loki Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki blocks a jab.
Steel throws a right hand that Aoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoki also avoids with ease.
Steel cracks Aoki with an open hand slap.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Aoki moved out of range nicely.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loki Aoki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aoki.
Aoki connects with a looping right hand.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Aoki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aoki to the ground. Steel is now in Aoki's guard.
Aoki scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki looks to land a combination. Steel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like James Steel has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loki Aoki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aoki dips to his left and cracks Steel with an uppercut!
Steel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aoki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aoki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Steel is trying to get an arm triangle but Aoki is defending well.
Steel trying to control the action but Aoki is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel controls the position from side control.
Aoki is pushing Steel's head away, looking to escape. Steel manages to hold on to the position though.
Steel wants to control but Aoki is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aoki is pushing Steel's head away, looking to escape. Steel manages to hold on to the position though.
Steel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aoki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steel is looking to stall here but Aoki recovers full guard.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
Aoki is trying to control the position but Steel postures up.
James Steel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aoki's guard.
Aoki tries to kick Steel off but Steel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loki Aoki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Steel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A lazy left from Steel finds it's target.
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel misses with a hook.
Aoki throws a lazy body kick
and Steel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Steel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steel is looking for a kimura here.
Aoki pushes Steel off looking to stand but Steel dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aoki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aoki manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Steel keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aoki walks away with a smile on his face. Steel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aoki's coach down at Fight Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aoki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Aoki fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Steel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aoki.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aoki.
Steel takes a swing at Aoki's ribcage but misses.
Steel lands with a hook. Aoki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
James Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aoki throws a counter combo.
Aoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
Aoki lands a left and a right that send Steel crashing to the mat, dazed. Aoki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 telegraphed right hand from Aoki misses the target.
Steel drives through with a takedown into Aoki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aoki pushes Steel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Aoki misses with a kick to the body.
Steel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aoki counters with a crisp right hand that drops Steel! Aoki lets Steel back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Aoki lands a big uppercut and Steel crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Steel looks OK. Aoki waves Steel back to his feet!
Steel is rocked!
Aoki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steel at a distance.
Oh Steel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aoki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Aoki. Beautiful body shot.
Aoki steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Steel is out on his feet! Aoki sets himself and nearly takes Steel's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Loki Aoki!
Loki Aoki took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eagle Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Lion - Here Comes The King!. Karamyenyan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bonecrusher - Saw Theme Remix kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
209 lbs
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216 lbs
16 - 20 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eagle Loveladdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahan Karamyenyan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamyenyan misses with a hook. Loveladdy ducked under it nicely.
Karamyenyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Loveladdy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Loveladdy staying out of range there.
Karamyenyan misses with a jab to the body
and Loveladdy counters with a series of strikes. Karamyenyan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Loveladdy tries to keep at a distance but Karamyenyan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Loveladdy presses Karamyenyan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Loveladdy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loveladdy pushes Karamyenyan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamyenyan throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loveladdy.
Karamyenyan throws an elbow that misses.
Loveladdy 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.
Loveladdy gets through Karamyenyan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Loveladdy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loveladdy breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan throws a leg kick
and Loveladdy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karamyenyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Loveladdy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Loveladdy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Eagle Loveladdy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loveladdy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karamyenyan throws out the jab.
Loveladdy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Karamyenyan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karamyenyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karamyenyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karamyenyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loveladdy tries to throw a body punch but Karamyenyan avoids it by throwing Loveladdy back against the cage.
Karamyenyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loveladdy lands with a short shot to the head.
Karamyenyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Eagle Loveladdy has been cut.
Loveladdy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loveladdy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karamyenyan tries a body shot but Loveladdy blocks it.
Loveladdy blocks the elbow strike.
Loveladdy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loveladdy lands with a right to the head.
Loveladdy dodges an elbow strike from Karamyenyan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamyenyan throws an elbow but misses.
Loveladdy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Loveladdy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karamyenyan's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karamyenyan looks to land a body kick but Loveladdy moved away.
Karamyenyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Loveladdy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karamyenyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karamyenyan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Loveladdy will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy avoids the head kick by Karamyenyan.
Loveladdy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crunch! Karamyenyan slams his shin into Loveladdy's torso.
Karamyenyan tries to clinch but Loveladdy is having none of it.
Loveladdy is looking for a counter combo.
Karamyenyan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Karamyenyan is predictable there
and Loveladdy counters with a low kick, right behind Karamyenyan 's knee.
Loveladdy defending well as Karamyenyan loads up on a big left hand.
Karamyenyan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Loveladdy counters with a nice leg kick.
Karamyenyan fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan clinches up with Loveladdy and pushes him back against the cage.
Loveladdy blocks the elbow strike.
Karamyenyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Loveladdy misses with a punch to the body.
Karamyenyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Loveladdy misses with a punch to the body.
Karamyenyan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karamyenyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loveladdy's elbow.
Loveladdy blocks an uppercut.
Loveladdy tries a body shot but Karamyenyan blocks it.
Karamyenyan throws an elbow but it misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Loveladdy.
A short body shot lands from Loveladdy as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Loveladdy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Loveladdy obliges.
Karamyenyan looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loveladdy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 Eagle Loveladdy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eagle Loveladdy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karamyenyan misses with a takedown attempt
and Loveladdy counters with a nice body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karamyenyan.
Loveladdy tried to counter with a leg kick but Karamyenyan avoided it.
Karamyenyan throws a body kick that misses
and Loveladdy counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Vahan Karamyenyan has been cut.
Karamyenyan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vahan Karamyenyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Karamyenyan.
Loveladdy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karamyenyan misses with a double jab
and Loveladdy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karamyenyan is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamyenyan with a poor takedown
and Loveladdy counters with a leg kick.
Eagle Loveladdy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vahan Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan looks to land a body kick but Loveladdy moved away.
A low kick from Karamyenyan misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Karamyenyan thows a leg kick but Loveladdy checks it
and Loveladdy moves into the clinch.
Loveladdy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karamyenyan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Karamyenyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Karamyenyan has a takedown stuffed.
Loveladdy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Karamyenyan.
As Karamyenyan looks to move away, Loveladdy throws a big counter combo but Karamyenyan just gets out of the way.
Karamyenyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Loveladdy counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan throws a lazy body kick
and Loveladdy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karamyenyan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Loveladdy counters with a low kick, right behind Karamyenyan 's knee.
Karamyenyan misses with an uppercut
and Loveladdy counters with a nice right hand that sends Karamyenyan toppling to the canvas! Karamyenyan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Loveladdy finish him?!
Karamyenyan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loveladdy moves out of range as Karamyenyan throws a body kick.
Karamyenyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Loveladdy finish him?
Vahan Karamyenyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Karamyenyan.
Loveladdy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karamyenyan can do to turn this around?
Loveladdy swats away the attempt to clinch by Karamyenyan.
Loveladdy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Karamyenyan misses with a leg kick
and Loveladdy scores with a counter punch that sends Karamyenyan to the canvas! Loveladdy smells blood - he's punishing Karamyenyan with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Karamyenyan has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eagle Loveladdy!
During a confident post fight interview, Eagle Loveladdy 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Angelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Angelov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
178 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
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35
187 lbs
17 - 15 - 1 |
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Angelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lopez lands a lovely overhand right.
Angelov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lopez.
Angelov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Angelov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Frank Lopez has been cut.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Angelov avoids it with no problem.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Angelov slips the punch.
Angelov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses
and Angelov counters with an inside leg kick.
Angelov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Frank Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov blocks a low kick nicely.
Lopez connects with the punch.
Angelov lands a head kick. Lopez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Angelov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lopez just manages to avoid it.
Angelov is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Jab by Lopez.
A bone on bone clash there as Angelov blocks the leg kick.
Angelov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Angelov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lopez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopez tried to score with a low kick but Angelov checks it.
Angelov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Angelov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Angelov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Angelov checks a low kick from Lopez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez tests Angelov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Angelov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lopez is able to avoid easily.
Lopez throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Angelov manages to avoid it.
Angelov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Angelov throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Angelov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez lands the left hand.
Lopez throws a shot to the body.
Angelov instigates a clinch.
Angelov lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to push Angelov away but Angelov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Angelov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lopez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Angelov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lopez's face.
Lopez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lopez tries to land knees in the clinch but Angelov avoids the damage to the body.
Lopez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Lopez avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Angelov.
Angelov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Angelov throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
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 Peter Angelov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Lopez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frank Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Angelov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lopez walks into a stiff left hand from Angelov.
Angelov is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez flicks out a counter leg kick but Angelov steps away.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Angelov's knee but Angelov avoids it well.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Angelov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Angelov lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Angelov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peter Angelov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Angelov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez throws a low kick, looking for Angelov's leg but Angelov calmly moves out of range.
Angelov has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Lopez is leaning against Angelov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Angelov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Lopez tries to break free but Angelov pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch but Angelov keeps him there for the moment.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Angelov avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
I was talking to Angelov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A body shot lands from Angelov.
Lopez wants to break free but Angelov has control.
Lopez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Angelovs head.
Peter Angelov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Lopez's ribcage.
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!
Angelov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelov blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Lopez.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lopez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Angelov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Angelov counters with a right hand to the body.
Angelov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Angelov lands a nice shot to the body.
Angelov closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Lopez.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Angelov prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Lopez missing with knees to the body.
Angelov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez throws an elbow but it misses.
Angelov blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Angelov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
Lopez managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Lopez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Angelov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Lopez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopez throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Angelov's calf.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Angelov can pounce on him.
Lopez is looking to slow Angelov down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez throws a sloppy body shot
and Angelov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Angelov has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lopez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Angelov's brow.
Lopez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lopez working hard to break the clinch.
Lopez wants to break free but Angelov has control.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalling in the clinch from Angelov.
Lopez working hard to break the clinch.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez lands an elbow that stopped Angelov in his tracks for a moment.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angelov 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.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Angelov.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
Angelov scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopez throws a low kick but Angelov moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Angelov.
Angelov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Angelov ducks down to avoid it.
Angelov throws a counter high kick but Lopez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lopez, as that shot connected.
Lopez misses with a left hand
and Angelov counters with a two punch combo.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Angelov.
Angelov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lopez avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angelov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Angelov counters with a right hand to the body.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Angelov gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez stalling.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Angelov's head backwards.
Frank Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Angelov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez misses with a body punch
and Angelov counters with a right hand to the body.
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 Peter Angelov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Angelov, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Lopez!
An out of breath Frank Lopez 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 Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Justice (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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206 lbs
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Justice!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Justice.
Justice dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Justice pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Justice lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Justice looks winded!
A short left from Jones.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Justice avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Justice is rocked!
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Justice is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Justice blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Justice wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Justice is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tom Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Justice.
Justice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones gets through Justice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Justice's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Justice drops to his knees and Jones pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Jones!
Tom Jones tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Deadwood. Thomas Hawk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk throws a lazy right hand but Matthews sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Matthews misses with a wild body shot.
Hawk throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthews feints a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawk as he connects with a hook.
Hawk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hawk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Matthews is trying to defend but Hawk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Matthews is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matthews defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matthews knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Matthews preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throwing shots but Matthews is blocking nicely.
Hawk drops an elbow to the side of Matthews's head.
Ground and pound from Hawk.
Hawk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Matthews keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawk prevents Matthews from standing back up.
Hawk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawk lands a big elbow - Matthews is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Hawk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Hawk!
Thomas Hawk made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aksel Stenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenger has chosen Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face? as his entrance music. 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes throws a head kick that misses.
Grimes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stenger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grimes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stenger.
Grimes tries a head kick but it misses.
Stenger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grimes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stenger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stenger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grimes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stenger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brian Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes misses with a few strikes there.
Grimes tries a head kick but it misses.
Stenger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grimes with a body shot.
Grimes misses with the combination.
Stenger lands with a kick to the temple. Grimes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Stenger avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grimes.
Grimes swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Grimes.
Stenger throws a leg kick but Grimes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stenger scores with a jab to the head.
Grimes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grimes blocks a head kick by Stenger.
Grimes with a jab.
Grimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stenger counters with a body kick that stops Grimes in his tracks momentarily.
Stenger works Grimes's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Grimes.
Stenger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stenger misses with a hook
and Grimes counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Stenger avoids nicely.
Stenger tries to counter by closing the distance.
Stenger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grimes, pushing him back against the cage.
Stenger lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger tries to land knees in the clinch but Grimes avoids the damage to the body.
Stenger working aggressively here.
Grimes breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Stenger.
Stenger tries to score with a low kick but Grimes moves his leg out of the way.
Stenger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grimes avoids a kick to the body.
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Stenger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimes is looking to clinch.
Grimes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stenger.
Grimes 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.
Grimes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stenger.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Stenger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stenger's coach down at Dark Corner was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stenger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Stenger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stenger.
Stenger lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've been told by Grimes's head coaches at Jacks Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a sloppy head kick and Stenger moves out of range easily.
Grimes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Grimes misses with a head kick.
Stenger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grimes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Stenger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grimes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stenger lands with a straight right. Grimes didn't see that one coming.
Grimes throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stenger! But no joy.
A shot to the liver by Stenger. Beautiful body shot.
Stenger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grimes is breathing heavily.
Stenger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grimes avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Grimes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Grimes.
Stenger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stenger lands a jab.
Stenger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grimess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stenger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grimes thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stenger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stenger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stenger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stenger punishes Grimes's body with a nice straight punch.
Grimes lands the left hand.
A jab from Stenger does it's job there.
Grimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stenger counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stenger connects with a body shot that sends Grimes's belly button to the back.
Stenger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grimes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stenger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grimes moves away from the strike by Stenger.
Stenger throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stenger counters with a nice uppercut.
Stenger connects with a leg kick. Grimes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grimes.
Grimes misses with a double jab.
Stenger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grimes. Grimes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aksel Stenger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stenger scores with a kick to the body.
Grimes misses with a series of wild punches.
Stenger thinks about the counter body kick.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Stenger avoids nicely.
Stenger scores with a push kick.
Grimes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick from Stenger.
Nice body kick there by Stenger.
Grimes moves forwards but Stenger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stenger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stenger.
Stenger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grimes is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenger throws a jab when Grimes was well out of range.
Oh Grimes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stenger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grimes seems to have got his legs back now.
Grimes misses with a two punch combination.
Grimes tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stenger connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger misses with a two punch combination.
Grimes throws a big counter combination but Stenger scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grimes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stenger lands a big head kick that sends Grimes tumbling to the mat! Stenger takes a step backwards and waves Grimes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grimes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stenger throws a nice looking combination but Grimes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aksel Stenger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stenger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grimes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stenger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stenger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenger throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimes.
A leg kick checked by Grimes.
Grimes gets a clinch.
Grimes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grimes blocks an uppercut.
Stenger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimes is trying to break the clinch but Stenger has him pressed against the cage.
Grimes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stenger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grimes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenger throws a head kick that half lands.
Grimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stenger throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimes. Stenger does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Grimes backs off Stenger throws a huge counter combo but Grimes manages to avoid it all.
Stenger fakes the leg kick and cracks Grimes in the body.
Grimes throws a big shot that misses.
Grimes lands a glancing blow to the side of Stenger's head.
Grimes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
Stenger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Grimes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grimes throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenger raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stenger thuds his right hand into Grimes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Stenger moves out of range.
Stenger lands a big head kick that sends Grimes tumbling to the mat! Stenger takes a step backwards and waves Grimes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stenger throws a sloppy head kick and Grimes moves out of range easily.
Stenger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grimes throws a sloppy body shot
and Stenger scores with a counter punch that sends Grimes to the canvas! Stenger smells blood - he's punishing Grimes with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Grimes has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aksel Stenger!
An out of breath Aksel Stenger 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Flux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Flux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
42 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Comanche Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Flux!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd avoids the body shot from Flux.
Todd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Flux.
Some wild striking there from Todd.
Todd scores with a nice right hand.
Todd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Flux stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Todd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Todd duly obliges.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd scores with a hook to the body. Flux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Flux takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Todd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flux feints the counter takedown.
Todd lands a right hook to the body.
Todd digs a good body shot into Flux's ribs.
Flux avoids the body shot from Todd.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flux was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Flux has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Flux lands with a good body shot.
Todd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Flux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Todd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Flux counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todd tries to improve position but can't.
Todd takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Todd is looking for a sweep.
Flux tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Flux has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Flux postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Todd tries to bench press Flux off him but Flux keeps the position.
Todd is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Flux off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flux can't escape the position.
Flux is still trying to improve position.
Todd gets his hands free as Flux looks to control.
Todd scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Even with his hooks in, Todd manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Todd throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Flux!
Todd punishes Flux with strikes from the back mount.
Todd misses with a punch to the head.
Todd punches Flux on the ear.
Flux breaks Todd's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Todd has his foot on Flux's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flux works his way back into a safe position though.
Flux wants to control from the top but Todd keeps moving.
Flux slips nicely into half guard.
Todd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd won't allow Flux to pass to mount.
Flux looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Todd looking for submissions off his back.
Todd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flux pulls his head out easily.
Flux is trying to control the action in half guard but Todd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Flux works his way into full mount!
Todd slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Todd looking for subs from the bottom but Flux mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd working to try and regain half guard.
Flux lands with some strikes.
Flux scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Todd?
Todd sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Todd looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Flux pushes past his half guard into mount!
Flux landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flux working Todd over with strikes here.
Todd is rocked!
Flux lands a big shot to the head and Todd winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dante Flux!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barca comes to the cage accompanied by Carthage. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca throws out a loose jab but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Barca.
Camacho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barca avoids the body shot from Camacho.
Barca throws a hook but Camacho avoids it easily.
Camacho has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
Barca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Camacho cracks Barca with a good jab.
Camacho misses with a body shot.
Camacho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barca momentarily.
Camacho takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barca.
Camacho lands a nice hook to Barca's body. Barca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camacho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Camacho there.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Barca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Camacho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barca jabs at Camacho's body.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barca manages to avoid it.
Camacho staying out of range there.
Camacho fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Barca as he connects with a hook.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca missing with a left hand there. Camacho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barca gets a double leg takedown into Camacho's guard.
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!
Camacho looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barca puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camacho is refusing to be controlled, as Barca sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barca is working away from the top position though.
Barca throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Camacho to regain full guard.
Camacho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barca's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barca is looking to work some ground and pound but Camacho has wrist control.
Barca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Camacho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barca is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Camacho controls Barca momentarily but Barca frees himself.
Barca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca stays in close to Camacho's body and controls the position.
Barca looking to pass the guard.
Camacho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barca trying to control but Camacho is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barca misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barca shoots in for a takedown but Camacho shows good takedown defense.
Camacho throws a body shot but no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barca.
Hannibal Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho misses with an uppercut. Barca saw that one coming.
Barca misses with a hook
and Camacho counters with a right hand to the body.
Barca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barca looks to land a right hand but Camacho moved out of range.
Camacho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barca throws an off balance right hand
and Camacho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camacho lands a nice hook to Barca's body. Barca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Camacho looks to land a left hand but Barca moved out of range nicely.
Camacho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barca rather than just go for the knockout.
Barca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good standup being displayed there by Camacho as he connects with a hook.
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 Hannibal Barca 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.
Camacho swings for the body but Barca moves out of range.
Barca shoots in and gets a takedown into Camacho's guard.
Barca lands a couple of elbows.
Camacho looking for a sweep. Not yet Camacho, not yet.
Barca wants to control from the top but Camacho keeps moving.
Barca has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barca tries to free his leg and advance position but Camacho is retaining full guard.
Camacho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barca trying to control the position from guard on top but Camacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho wants to sweep but no luck.
Barca trying to control the position from guard on top but Camacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hannibal Barca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Camacho looking for a sweep. Not yet Camacho, not yet.
Barca is looking to work some ground and pound but Camacho has wrist control.
Camacho trying to keep a closed guard but Barca is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Camacho walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Barca misses the target.
Barca connects with a looping right hand.
Barca misses with a straight left.
Camacho wants to counter the offense by Barca and move into the clinch position.
Camacho takes a swing at Barca's ribcage but misses.
Camacho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camacho throws a hook but Barca avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca works the jab nicely.
Camacho throws a lazy body kick
and Barca decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Camacho's guard.
Camacho keeping moving, preventing Barca from controlling successfully.
Barca throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Camacho can't keep his opponent in guard - Barca advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barca.
Camacho trying to control but Barca postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barca looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barca throwing shots but Camacho is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho trying to control but Barca postures up.
Barca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Camacho manages to get to full guard.
Barca trying to control the position from guard on top but Camacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barca scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barca sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Camacho's guard.
Camacho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Camacho.
Barca is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca preventing the sweep.
Barca throwing strikes from guard but Camacho blocks nicely.
Camacho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barca wants to pass the guard but Camacho is keeping the position.
Barca lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barca throws a big right hand that misses.
Barca wants to pass the guard but Camacho is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barca dominated that second round.
That's time! Barca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barca manages to avoid it.
Barca drops down looking for a counter takedown but Camacho sprawls and moves away.
Barca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barca throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range.
Barca throws out a powerful jab.
Barca gets a takedown into half guard.
Camacho is staying active underneath Barca, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camacho can do to turn this around?
Camacho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Camacho is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Barca has latched onto it... Big trouble! Barca pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Camacho is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Barca!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hannibal Barca!
Hannibal Barca retains his lightweight title!
Hannibal Barca spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Hector Camacho was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck it's going to shit fast'.
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