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MMMA 41 Bestarsson vs Sigit PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Al Haddad (ranked 5256 p4p, 467 weight class) and Jack Hanma (ranked 5243 p4p, 466 weight class). Hanma has chosen Sadie - Burst Zero as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Haddad misses with an uppercut. Hanma saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Hanma.
Hanma has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Al Haddad is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Al Haddad throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanma.
We've been told by Al Haddad's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Al Haddad misses with a double jab
and Hanma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elias Al Haddad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
Al Haddad slips under a jab from Hanma.
Al Haddad misses with an uppercut. Hanma saw that one coming.
Al Haddad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanma.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Al Haddad is out of range.
A jab from Al Haddad misses.
Al Haddad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.
It looked like Al Haddad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hanma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Haddad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Haddad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanma tests Al Haddad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Al Haddads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hanma throws a shot from downtown. Al Haddad moves away and avoids it.
Al Haddad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Al Haddad misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Al Haddad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Haddad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanma, as that shot connected.
Al Haddad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Al Haddad throws a series of punches but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma lands with a hook. Al Haddad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hanma throws a looping overhand right but Al Haddad ducks down to avoid it.
Al Haddad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Al Haddad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.
Al Haddad is looking to counter punch.
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!
Al Haddad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanma.
Al Haddad cracks Hanma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Al Haddad misses with a wild combination.
Hanma is looking to clinch.
Al Haddad moves out of range as Hanma strikes.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Haddad is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Al Haddad misses with a double jab.
A cross from Hanma lands.
Al Haddad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Al Haddad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hanma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Haddad.
Hanma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanma there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hanma throws a looping overhand right but Al Haddad ducks down to avoid it.
Al Haddad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Al Haddad misses with a looping left.
Hanma feints the counter takedown.
Hanma slips a jab from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanma.
Al Haddad throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hanma to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Haddad scores with a nice strike.
Hanma slips a straight right by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad scores with a shot to the body.
Hanma lands with a hook. Al Haddad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hanma has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Al Haddad lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Hanma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Haddad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hanma tries to throw a body punch but Al Haddad avoids it by throwing Hanma back against the cage.
A short right from Hanma on the inside.
Al Haddad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanma lands with a light punch inside.
Hanma scores with a shot to the side of Al Haddad's head.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Al Haddad, pushing him back against the cage.
Al Haddad is trying to force a seperation but Hanma has the dominant position.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hanma.
A short left from Hanma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Haddad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Haddad.
Hanma lands a shot to the body.
Al Haddad lands a damaging elbow.
Al Haddad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Hanma.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanma.
Hanma has a couple of punches blocked by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad looking to stall.
Al Haddad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma lands with a light punch inside.
Al Haddad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma is working Al Haddad over against the cage.
Al Haddad stalling the fight.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Haddad controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma.
Hanma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hanma dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Al Haddad throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanma.
Hanma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Al Haddad misses with a looping left.
Al Haddad throws a one two combo.
Elias Al Haddad is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Hanma misses its intended target.
Al Haddad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hanma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Al Haddad moved out of range nicely.
Al Haddad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanma shoots in and drives through. Al Haddad sprawls well.
Hanma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Haddad.
Hanma walks into a stiff left hand from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Hanma misses its intended target.
Al Haddad lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Haddad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanma defending well as Al Haddad loads up on a big left hand.
Al Haddad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Al Haddad's guard.
Hanma trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Haddad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Al Haddad trying to keep a closed guard but Hanma is proving a slippery customer.
Hanma sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hanma stops Al Haddad from standing up.
Al Haddad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanma passes Al Haddad's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Haddad keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanma.
Al Haddad wants to get back to full guard.
Hanma controlling the pace.
Al Haddad is trying to stand back up but Hanma is controlling him
Hanma is looking to take a break and control but Al Haddad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hanma working the head and body with strikes.
Hanma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Al Haddad won't allow Hanma to pass to mount.
Hanma slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries to pass the half guard into mount. Al Haddad knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Al Haddad manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Al Haddad misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Haddad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Haddad lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hanma pushes Al Haddad up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Al Haddad backwards.
Al Haddad lands a shoulder strike.
Hanma scores with a shoulder strike.
Al Haddad misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Haddad.
The referee is keeping an eye on Al Haddad - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Haddad has a couple of punches blocked by Hanma.
Nice body punch from Hanma.
Hanma scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Haddad connects with the punch.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanma fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Al Haddad sprawls well initially but Hanma persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Al Haddad has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hanma is on him like a limpet, forcing Al Haddad back against the cage.
Hanma tries to work over Al Haddad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Hanma on the inside.
Al Haddad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanma up against the cage.
Jack Hanma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Al Haddad dominated that second round.
That's time! Al Haddad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Al Haddad swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanma.
Al Haddad lands a lovely overhand right.
Al Haddad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanma.
Hanma lands with a hook. Al Haddad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hanma tries to clinch but Al Haddad moves out of range.
Al Haddad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hanma throws a shot from downtown. Al Haddad moves away and avoids it.
Al Haddad closes the distance and pushes Hanma back into the cage.
Hanma scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Haddad prevents a body shot from Hanma.
Al Haddad stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Haddad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Haddad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hanma is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Hanma - that landed with a thud.
Hanma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad throws a hook but Hanma avoids it easily.
Al Haddad defending well as Hanma loads up on a big left hand.
Al Haddad misses with a hook
and Hanma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Al Haddad does no damage.
Hanma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Al Haddad fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanma throws a jab when Al Haddad was well out of range.
Al Haddad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanma throws out a counter right but Al Haddad avoids it with no problem.
Al Haddad moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Haddad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hanma manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Al Haddad on his heels. He'll look to pass Al Haddad's guard now, I'm sure.
Hanma is looking to work some ground and pound but Al Haddad has wrist control.
Al Haddad keeping moving, preventing Hanma from controlling successfully.
Al Haddad keeping full guard, as Hanma tries to pass.
Al Haddad controls Hanma momentarily but Hanma frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Haddad throws a hook to the side of Hanma's head but Hanma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanma misses with a hook. Al Haddad ducked under it nicely.
Al Haddad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Al Haddad misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Al Haddad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanma throws a lazy right hand but Al Haddad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Haddad throws a big counter combination but Hanma scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hanma defending well as Al Haddad loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Hanma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Al Haddad misses with an uppercut.
Hanma shoots in but Al Haddad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Al Haddad misses with an uppercut.
Al Haddad blocks a jab.
Al Haddad needs to keep his hands up - Hanma had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hanma throws a big shot that misses.
Hanma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Haddad.
Hanma throws out a counter right but Al Haddad avoids it with no problem.
Hanma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab lands there for Hanma.
Al Haddad misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Haddad cracks Hanma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Al Haddad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Haddad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Al Haddad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Al Haddad tries to move into range but Hanma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma scores with a jab to the head.
Al Haddad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Al Haddad throws out a loose jab but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Haddad misses with an uppercut
and Hanma counters by clinching up.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Hanma.
Hanma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Al Haddad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma lands a nice uppercut.
Al Haddad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Hanma - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma.
Hanma lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Haddad breaks from the clinch.
Al Haddad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanma circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Al Haddad.
Hanma catches Al Haddad with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hanma tries to move into range but Al Haddad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hanma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Al Haddad staying out of range there.
Hanma throws a lazy right hand but Al Haddad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma tries to clinch up but Al Haddad circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hanma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hanma has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hanma!
Jack Hanma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raiymbek Batyr (ranked 3292 p4p, 165 weight class) and Pozar Pozar (ranked 3592 p4p, 181 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pozar's choice of entrance music: z Buta Wjeżdzam. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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134 lbs
19 - 19 - 0 |
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142 lbs
26 - 37 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raiymbek Batyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 37 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pozar Pozar!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batyr misses the shot to the body.
Batyr feints a jab promting Pozar to slip. Batyr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pozar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Pozar Pozar has been cut.
A punch combination from Pozar misses.
Pozar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Batyr throws a head punch that misses.
Batyr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pozar is defending well for now.
Batyr gets through Pozar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Batyr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Batyr has clasped his hands together around Pozar's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batyr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Batyr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pozar parries the strikes from Batyr easily there. Batyr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pozar to escape.
Batyr creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pozar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pozar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Batyr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pozar to see if he's OK.
Pozar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Batyr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pozar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batyr decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pozar to his feet.
Batyr lands a left and a right that send Pozar crashing to the mat, dazed. Batyr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pozar is rocked!
Batyr grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Pozar takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Batyr cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raiymbek Batyr!
Raiymbek Batyr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Pozar Pozar was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks my sponsors and all my fans!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rock Machine (ranked 2956 p4p, 310 weight class) and Ronnie McDonald (ranked 3163 p4p, 336 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Machine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hell Yeah. McDonald has chosen Get Busy Living as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald moves into the clinch.
Machine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machine breaks from the clinch.
McDonald moves into the clinch.
Machine being controlled against the cage.
Machine has dropped down and is working for a takedown. McDonald is trying to keep an underhook but Machine manages to get the takedown into half guard.
McDonald manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Machine takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
Machine moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
McDonald clinches with his opponent.
McDonald turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and McDonald manages to end up in side control.
Machine tries to improve position but can't.
McDonald is looking to take a break and control but Machine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Machine is looking for a sweep.
McDonald is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Machine tries to bench press McDonald off him but McDonald keeps the position.
Machine holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Machine is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDonald is staying tight to Machine's torso, preventing him from escaping.
McDonald wants to control but Machine is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald in side control, just content to control the action for now.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machine keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald shoots in but no luck this time.
Machine throws a counter high kick but McDonald was just alert enough to avoid it.
McDonald connects with a crisp jab.
Machine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McDonald looks to land a combination but Machine avoids it well.
Machine throws a series of punches but McDonald avoids them all with ease.
We've been told by Machine's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Machine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
As McDonald tries to get set, Machine tries to push him back and clinch up but McDonald manages to avoid the attempt.
McDonald takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McDonald throws an overhand right that lands on Machine's shoulder, as Machine tries to avoid the shot.
Machine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Machine darts in and clinches McDonald up against the cage.
McDonald slows down the pace here.
McDonald takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machine goes for a takedown attempt but McDonald pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machine.
Machine 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.
Sloppy strikes from Machine. Those never looked like landing.
McDonald with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machine to score with a decent uppercut.
Machine gets caught flat footed, as McDonald shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Machine looking to control.
McDonald stands up over Machine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McDonald is stalling in the full guard.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie McDonald dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Machine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDonald takes the fight into the clinch.
McDonald slows down the pace here.
A short right from McDonald on the inside.
Machine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock Machine is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from McDonald.
Machine struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machine wants to break free but McDonald has control.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonald rushes Machine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machine blocks an uppercut.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
McDonald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Machine stalling in the clinch.
Ronnie McDonald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McDonald tries a body shot but Machine blocks it.
Machine taking a breather.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Machine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDonald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Machine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Machine managing to block the knees to the body from McDonald.
Machine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald clinches up with Machine and pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald slips under a jab from Machine.
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Machine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Machine moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Machine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Machine tries to score with a low kick but McDonald moves his leg out of the way.
McDonald with the counter takedown but Machine avoids it easily.
McDonald thumps Machine with a low kick.
Machine takes a kick to the side of the head.
Machine clinches.
McDonald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McDonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McDonald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McDonald is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Machine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine lands a damaging elbow.
Machine wants to get back to striking at distance but McDonald won't allow it.
McDonald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Machine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good work by Machine as he checks the leg kick.
McDonald's corner calls for a 1-2. McDonald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Machine tests McDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machine clobbers McDonald with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Machine is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McDonald forces Machine back against the cage and clinches.
Machine manages to break the clinch.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald tries to land a front kick but Machine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDonald drives through and clinches with Machine against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonald.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Machine up against the cage.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
Machine has closed the distance and engaged McDonald in a clinch.
Machine prevents the takedown attempt.
Rock Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie McDonald.
Machine manages to break the clinch.
McDonald pushes Machine up against the cage in a clinch.
Machine avoiding damage as McDonald throws knees to the body.
Machine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
McDonald clinches up against the cage.
McDonald gets underhooks to prevent Machine's takedown attempt.
Machine is trying to push McDonald away but McDonald has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McDonald 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.
Machine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald takes the fight into the clinch.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Machine or not.
Machine breaks from the clinch.
McDonald instigates a clinch.
Machine is trying to force a seperation but McDonald has the dominant position.
McDonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machines head.
McDonald is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDonald dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Machine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands a shot to the body.
Machine breaks from the clinch.
McDonald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machine.
Rock Machine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Machine lands a jab.
McDonald shoots in but Machine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Machine.
Machine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machine scores with a nice strike.
McDonald darts in and clinches Machine up against the cage.
Machine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonald plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Machine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Machine wants to control but McDonald is keeping him busy.
McDonald wants to control but Machine postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McDonald is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
McDonald is not content to let Machine control the position.
McDonald parries the strikes from Machine easily there. Machine is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McDonald to escape.
Machine is looking to take a break and control but McDonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDonald is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Machine are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McDonald struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald being controlled for a moment.
McDonald is trying to control Machine's posture but Machine avoids it.
Machine wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ronnie McDonald is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McDonald feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Machines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McDonald fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rock Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie McDonald.
Machine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonald circles away quickly and effectively.
Machine gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McDonald to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rock Machine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald won't allow Machine to sweep him here.
Machine being controlled here, momentarily.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Machine keeps moving.
Machine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McDonald can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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 Rock Machine.
I think McDonald has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie McDonald!
A victorious Ronnie McDonald thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clint Cartwright (ranked 4513 p4p, 225 weight class) and Timo Vesala (ranked 4712 p4p, 244 weight class). Cartwright kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Total Domination. Vesala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timo Vesala!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesala rushes Cartwright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vesala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vesala lands a nice shot to the body.
Vesala told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Vesala slowing the pace effectively.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
Cartwright misses with a body punch.
A short right from Vesala.
Cartwright tries to throw a body punch but Vesala avoids it by throwing Cartwright back against the cage.
Cartwright has a couple of punches blocked by Vesala.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
Cartwright is pressed up against the cage. Vesala has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cartwright down to the mat. Cartwright avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vesala closes the distance and clinches.
Cartwright misses with a body punch.
Vesala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vesala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vesala swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vesala tries to throw a body punch but Cartwright avoids it by throwing Vesala back against the cage.
Cartwright throws a head punch that misses.
Cartwright can't find room to land a body shot as Vesala controls the action.
Vesala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vesala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartwright tries a body shot but Vesala blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesala blocks an uppercut.
Cartwright misses with a punch on the inside.
Vesala wants to take the fight to the mat but Cartwright manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vesala avoiding damage as Cartwright throws knees to the body.
Cartwright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vesala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vesala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cartwright struggles to land a body shot inside as Vesala controls his hands.
Cartwright tries a body shot but Vesala blocks it.
Vesala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cartwright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vesala backwards.
Cartwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Vesala has Cartwright pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cartwright manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clint Cartwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Vesala.
Cartwright prevents the takedown attempt.
Vesala is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cartwright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cartwright putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vesala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cartwright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cartwright.
Vesala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cartwright trying to control the position but instead, Vesala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cartwright into the cage.
Vesala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vesala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cartwright's elbow.
Vesala throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Vesala.
Cartwright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vesala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright tries to land knees in the clinch but Vesala avoids the damage to the body.
Cartwright lands a hook that snaps the head of Vesala backwards.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cartwright lands with a light punch inside.
Cartwright lands with a short shot to the head.
Cartwright lands a nice shot to the body.
Vesala stalling in the clinch.
Cartwright lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vesala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cartwright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Vesala - that landed with a thud.
Vesala misses with a punch on the inside.
Vesala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Vesala misses with a punch on the inside.
Cartwright takes a shot to the head.
Vesala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vesala lands a right hand.
Vesala prevents a body shot from Cartwright.
Cartwright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cartwright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Vesala.
Cartwright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vesala pushes Cartwright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vesala works on Cartwright's body with a couple of short punches.
Vesala working aggressively here.
Vesala works on Cartwright's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartwright misses with some punches.
Vesala trying to stall but Cartwright improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cartwright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vesala misses with the head strike.
Vesala being controlled against the cage.
Cartwright blocks a body shot from Vesala.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
Cartwright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright misses with a punch on the inside.
Vesala throws a head punch that misses.
Cartwright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vesala prevents a body shot from Cartwright.
Vesala will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cartwright up against the cage.
Cartwright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vesala has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cartwright regains guard immediately.
Vesala postures up in Cartwright's guard and throws a big left but Cartwright blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Vesala dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cartwright tries to keep at a distance but Vesala has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vesala swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vesala is looking to take this one to the mat.
Timo Vesala seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vesala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Vesala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vesala lands with a right to the head.
Vesala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cartwright lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vesala or not.
Cartwright lands with a short shot to the head.
Cartwright has a couple of punches blocked by Vesala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Cartwright - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Vesala.
A short uppercut from Cartwright.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vesala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cartwright is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Vesala fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright throws a punch but it's blocked by Vesala.
Vesala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cartwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cartwright digs a right hand underneath Vesala's ribcage. Vesala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cartwright misses with some punches.
Cartwright softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vesala throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Vesala lands an uppercut.
Vesala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vesala fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cartwright.
Vesala tries a body shot but Cartwright blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cartwright.
Cartwright using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cartwright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vesala throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright has a couple of punches blocked by Vesala.
Vesala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Cartwright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright pushes Vesala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vesala throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vesala.
Cartwright throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Vesala fails to land.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
Cartwright misses with a punch on the inside.
Vesala stalling in the clinch.
Vesala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cartwright is keeping busy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vesala trying to control the position but instead, Cartwright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vesala into the cage.
Cartwright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vesala tries to stall but Cartwright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vesala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vesala tries to stall but Cartwright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesala misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vesala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cartwright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vesala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vesala has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cartwright is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Cartwright fails to land.
Cartwright blocks a body shot from Vesala.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vesala avoiding damage as Cartwright throws knees to the body.
Cartwright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vesala backwards.
Vesala is looking to take this one to the mat.
Clint Cartwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Vesala.
Vesala swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Vesala.
Cartwright throws a punch but it's blocked by Vesala.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vesala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cartwright.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cartwright.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vesala.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cartwright.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartwright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vesala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vesala.
Cartwright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vesala tries to throw a body punch but Cartwright avoids it by throwing Vesala back against the cage.
Vesala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Vesala to work.
Cartwright pushes Vesala back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vesala blocking some punches.
Vesala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vesala avoids it.
Cartwright struggles to land a body shot inside as Vesala controls his hands.
Vesala lands a body shot.
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 Clint Cartwright will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vesala closes the distance and clinches.
Cartwright can't find room to land a body shot as Vesala controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Vesala.
Cartwright lands with a right to the head.
Vesala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vesala.
Vesala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright throws a punch but it's blocked by Vesala.
Cartwright throws a punch but it's blocked by Vesala.
Cartwright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vesalas head.
Vesala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vesala prevents a body shot from Cartwright.
Vesala scores with a shot to the side of Cartwright's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cartwright.
Cartwright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Vesala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cartwright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesala throws a head punch that misses.
Cartwright is pressed up against the cage. Vesala has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cartwright down to the mat. Cartwright avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cartwright has Vesala up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vesala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vesala managing to block the knees to the body from Cartwright.
Cartwright working aggressively here.
Cartwright misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Vesala.
Vesala drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cartwright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vesala backwards.
Vesala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Vesala fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cartwright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cartwright misses with a punch on the inside.
Vesala lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vesala misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Cartwright fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vesala.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cartwright takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vesala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
A shot in the inside from Vesala.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cartwright.
Vesala lands with a right to the head.
Vesala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cartwright on the inside.
Vesala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Vesala has hold of one of Cartwright's legs. Cartwright is fighting the takedown attempt but Vesala gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cartwright is keeping the position for now.
Vesala preventing the sweep.
Vesala trying to move into half guard but instead Cartwright has managed to sweep!
Vesala preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cartwright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vesala looking for a sweep. Not yet Vesala, not yet.
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vesala is looking for a triangle but Cartwright pushes his legs off easily.
Cartwright won't allow Vesala to sweep him here.
Cartwright chips away with some ground and pound.
Cartwright sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vesala's guard.
Vesala makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vesala.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesala is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
Cartwright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vesala is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vesala not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vesala has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cartwright has managed to get both his arms back between Vesala's legs - danger averted.
Cartwright is in close to Vesala's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Vesala has wrist control.
Cartwright landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cartwright is aware though and is defending well.
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 Clint Cartwright.
I think Cartwright 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Cartwright!
Our winner, Clint Cartwright, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love-Hate Powell (ranked 3677 p4p, 429 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 4003 p4p, 462 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ki Duk's choice of entrance music: north korea's national anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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41
255 lbs
22 - 20 - 0 |
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41
260 lbs
34 - 30 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Love-Hate Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk looks to land a body kick but Powell moved away.
Ki Duk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Powell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Powell throws a hook but Ki Duk avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Ki Duk. Those never looked like landing.
Ki Duk is looking to score with low kicks.
Ki Duk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Powell avoids the body shot from Ki Duk.
Powell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ki Duk's head backwards.
Some wild striking there from Powell.
Powell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ki Duk. Ki Duk obviously looking to wear him down.
Ki Duk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick from Ki Duk lands but Powell takes it in his stride.
Ki Duk misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ki Duk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powell was well out of range. Poor timing from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ki Duk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Powell avoids the body shot from Ki Duk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ki Duk defends it nicely.
Ki Duk has managed to clinch.
Powell is struggling to control the position.
Ki Duk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powell fails to pull guard.
Powell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ki Duk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Love-Hate Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Powell.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Powell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ki Duk swings for the body but Powell moves out of range.
Powell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Powell misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Ki Duk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ki Duk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Powell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Ki Duk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ki Duk moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell works the jab nicely.
Ki Duk misses with the combination.
Powell fails with a takedown attempt.
Ki Duk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Powell connects with a solid leg kick.
Ki Duk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powell feinted with a counter takedown.
Powell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Powell lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ki Duk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ki Duk wants to clinch.
Ki Duk misses with a head kick.
Ki Duk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ki Duk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Powell, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ki Duk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ki Duk tries to throw a body punch but Powell avoids it by throwing Ki Duk back against the cage.
Ki Duk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Powell tries to circle away but Ki Duk has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Ki Duk.
Powell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ki Duk trying to land knees to the body.
Ki Duk pushes Powell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Powell wants to break free but Ki Duk has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ki Duk.
Powell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ki Duk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch but Powell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.
Ki Duk lands a leg kick that knocks Powell off balance momentarily.
Ki Duk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four 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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Powell!
Powell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ki Duk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ki Duk was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
Ki Duk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ki Duk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powell closes the distance and pushes Ki Duk back into the cage.
Ki Duk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Powell avoids a wild elbow strike from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Powell is trying to trip Ki Duk. He has hold of a leg but Ki Duk is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Powell persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ki Duk uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell tries to keep at a distance but Ki Duk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ki Duk scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ki Duk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Powell misses with a wild body shot.
Ki Duk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ki Duk lands a head kick!
Ki Duk misses with a leg kick.
Powell feinted with a counter takedown.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ki Duk moves away.
Ki Duk clinches up against the cage.
Ki Duk can't find room to land a body shot as Powell controls the action.
Ki Duk stalling against the cage.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Duk stalling against the cage.
Powell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ki Duk throws a combination that misses
and Ki Duk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ki Duk throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell moves out of range as Ki Duk strikes.
Powell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ki Duk throws a series of punches but Powell moves out of range.
Ki Duk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Powell rather than just go for the knockout.
A clash of legs there as Ki Duk blocks the low kick.
Powell throws a body punch but Ki Duk moves out of range.
Ki Duk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bong Ki Duk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ki Duk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Powell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Powell misses with a left hand
and Ki Duk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ki Duk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powell counters with a left to the body.
Powell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Powell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Powell throws a wild body kick that Ki Duk sees coming a mile off.
Ki Duk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Ki Duk misses.
Ki Duk throws a body punch but Powell moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Powell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ki Duk moves away.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ki Duk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Powell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Ki Duk misses.
Ki Duk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ki Duk throws a right hand that Powell ducks under and follows up with a left that Powell also avoids with ease.
Powell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ki Duk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ki Duk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Powell avoids the head kick by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powell circles away quickly and effectively.
Powell scores with a hook.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses.
Powell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ki Duk.
Powell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ki Duk.
Powell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Powell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ki Duk is avoiding damage well.
Powell misses with the ground and pound.
Powell trying to control the action but Ki Duk is working from the bottom.
Ki Duk is trying to buck Powell off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell lands a nice forearm strike.
Ki Duk felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Powell happy to just control the position for now.
Powell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ki Duk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ki Duk trying to control from half guard but Powell is working away.
Powell wants to improve his position but Ki Duk is controlling well.
Powell is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ki Duk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ki Duk lands a leg kick that knocks Powell off balance momentarily.
Ki Duk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Powell takes a swing at Ki Duk's ribcage but misses.
Ki Duk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses.
Ki Duk throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.
Powell throws a push kick but Ki Duk slaps the foot to one side.
Ki Duk is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ki Duk throws a sloppy head kick and Powell moves out of range easily.
Ki Duk looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
Ki Duk throws a right hand that Powell ducks under and follows up with a left that Powell also avoids with ease.
Powell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Powell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ki Duk throws a sloppy head kick and Powell moves out of range easily.
Powell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A left lands for Ki Duk.
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!
Powell throws a leg kick but Ki Duk moved away.
Ki Duk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ki Duk.
Powell misses with a wild body shot.
Powell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ki Duk throws the left hand but Powell avoids the punch easily.
Ki Duk throws a combination that misses
and Powell counters with a solid body kick.
Powell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ki Duk's waist but Ki Duk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Powell off to one side.
Powell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ki Duk at a distance.
Ki Duk closes the distance and pushes Powell back into the cage.
Ki Duk tries to throw a body punch but Powell avoids it by throwing Ki Duk back against the cage.
Powell trying to control the position but instead, Ki Duk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Powell into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Powell.
Powell is trying to drag Ki Duk to the mat but Ki Duk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Powell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell pulls guard successfully.
Ki Duk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Powell is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ki Duk rolls with it to try and escape but Powell cranks on the arm and Ki Duk is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Love-Hate Powell!
Love-Hate Powell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Griffin Heath (ranked 1877 p4p, 280 weight class) and Gregory Campion (ranked 2654 p4p, 393 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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36
225 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Griffin Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Campion!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion swings for the body but Heath moves out of range.
Heath misses the jab.
Heath defending well as Campion loads up on a big left hand.
Heath cracks Campion with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Gregory Campion has been cut.
Heath takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Heath throws a right and a left that Campion avoids nicely.
Campion misses with a straight left.
A combination from Campion does no damage.
Campion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Campion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heath is looking to counter with a body kick.
Campion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heath.
Heath misses with a series of wild punches.
Campion now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Campion throws out a loose jab but Heath uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Heath is predictable there
and Campion counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Campion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion loads up on a big right hand but Heath slips the punch.
Campion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Heath misses the target.
Heath lands a left and a right that send Campion crashing to the mat, dazed. Heath thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Campion is rocked!
BOOM! Heath lands a beautiful left hook that drops Campion. Campion tries to recover but Heath is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Campion lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Griffin Heath!
The defeated Gregory Campion had this to say: 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better man today. Now I go back to training to make sure that I'm the better man tomorrow. Thanks to the fans for all of their support.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Harrass (ranked 1218 p4p, 64 weight class) and Rodrigo Machado (ranked 2067 p4p, 101 weight class). Harrass comes to the cage accompanied by Tomorrow. Machado has chosen Arcade Fire - Power Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rodrigo Machado is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Harrass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Machado!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Harrass misses.
Harrass misses with a hook.
Machado slips a straight right by Harrass.
Harrass closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Machado quickly recovers to half guard.
Machado won't allow Harrass to pass to mount.
Harrass takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Harrass throwing shots but Machado is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrass seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Machado does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harrass not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harrass in particular looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Harrass. Those never looked like landing.
Harrass shoots in for a double leg but Machado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrass misses the target.
Machado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrass can pounce on him.
Harrass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machado counters with a straight right hand.
Machado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harrass throws a right hand that Machado ducks under and follows up with a left that Machado also avoids with ease.
Machado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrass misses with a straight right.
Machado staying out of range there.
Harrass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrass shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machado as he avoids it easily.
Machado lands a jab to the head.
Harrass instigates a clinch.
Harrass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Harrass.
Harrass is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Machado gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Harrass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrass blocks an elbow strike.
Machado has Harrass pressed against the cage, preventing Harrass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harrass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machado moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrass walks into a stiff left hand from Machado.
Harrass shoots in and bounces Machado off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrass wants to control from the top but Machado keeps moving.
Machado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harrass throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harrass working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Machado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrass is one step ahead there.
Harrass might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harrass stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harrass controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harrass trying to control but Machado is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harrass loads up on a big right hand but Machado slips the punch.
Machado misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrass throws a low kick but Machado moves out of range easily.
Harrass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrass scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Machado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Harrass dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harrass takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harrass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machado can do to turn this around?
Machado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machado is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Machado gets tackled into the cage by Harrass. Harrass maintains the clinch.
Harrass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrass lands a right hand.
Harrass trying to control the position but instead, Machado has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harrass into the cage.
Machado gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machado lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harrass.
Harrass blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Machado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrass tries a body shot but Machado blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrass avoids a wild elbow strike from Machado.
Harrass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harrass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harrass lands a body punch in the clinch.
Machado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrass's efforts to push away.
Harrass lands a body punch.
Harrass blocks an elbow strike from Machado.
Harrass throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
Harrass misses with a body punch.
Harrass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Harrass tries for a takedown. No joy.
Machado scores with a shoulder strike.
Harrass avoids the elbow strike from Machado, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machado just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harrass's brow.
A short right from Harrass.
Machado is rocked!
Harrass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Machado is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrass finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrass changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Machado fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rodrigo Machado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrass gets a double leg takedown into Machado'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!
Machado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrass is one step ahead there.
Harrass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrass cracks Machado with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harrass accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harrass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrass 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.
Harrass throwing strikes from guard but Machado blocks nicely.
Harrass trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Machado is breathing heavily.
Harrass throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harrass seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harrass is working Machado over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harrass with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harrass accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harrass with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrass postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harrass gets to his feet and stands over Machado, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Machado felt that one! Harrass unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Machado from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Harrass!
Phil Harrass was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Great (ranked 2072 p4p, 71 weight class) and Raven Harris (ranked 2311 p4p, 78 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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28
280 lbs
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38
289 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raven Harris!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Great misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris counters with a one-two to the body.
Great works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Great slips a jab from Harris.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Great cracks Harris with a good jab.
Great lands with a nice body punch.
Great moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Great steps in with a hook that catches Harris right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Great follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Harris looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyrus Great!
Our winner, Cyrus Great, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve The Smiling Assassin (ranked 872 p4p, 135 weight class) and Thomas Clawnes (ranked 1629 p4p, 246 weight class). Clawnes has chosen My name is MUD as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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223 lbs
26 - 22 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve The Smiling Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Clawnes!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clawnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clawnes tests The Smiling Assassin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clawnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clawnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Smiling Assassin manages to avoid it.
Clawnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Smiling Assassin was well out of range. Poor timing from Clawnes.
Clawnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Smiling Assassin moves away.
Clawnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clawnes throws a shot from downtown. The Smiling Assassin moves away and avoids it.
Clawnes throws a body punch but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range.
The Smiling Assassin looks to throw the jab but Clawnes is out of range.
Clawnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clawnes throws a nice head kick!
The Smiling Assassin clinches up with Clawnes and pushes him back against the cage.
The Smiling Assassin can't find room to land a body shot as Clawnes controls the action.
The Smiling Assassin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Smiling Assassin lands an elbow that stopped Clawnes in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Thomas Clawnes has been cut.
Clawnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clawnes blocks a body shot from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Smiling Assassin lands a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes keeping moving, preventing The Smiling Assassin from controlling successfully.
Clawnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Smiling Assassin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Smiling Assassin wants to control from the top but Clawnes keeps moving.
The Smiling Assassin is really struggling to control Clawnes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The Smiling Assassin throws a strike but Clawnes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Clawnes stopping the sweep attempt from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin keeping full guard, as Clawnes tries to pass.
The Smiling Assassin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin has Clawnes pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clawnes trying to control the position from guard on top but The Smiling Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clawnes throws a big elbow that misses.
The Smiling Assassin looking to control.
The Smiling Assassin keeping moving, preventing Clawnes from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The Smiling Assassin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clawnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Smiling Assassin is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Smiling Assassin avoids the body shot from Clawnes.
The Smiling Assassin sizes up Clawnes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Smiling Assassin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The Smiling Assassin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Smiling Assassin wants to clinch up but Clawnes keeps it at a distance.
Clawnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clawnes blocks a head kick by The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin throws a lazy right hand but Clawnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Clawnes as he connects with a hook.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a lunging right hand
and Clawnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Clawnes lands with a nice body punch.
Clawnes blocks a jab.
Clawnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a looping left.
The Smiling Assassin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clawnes lands with a cross.
The Smiling Assassin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clawnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Smiling Assassin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clawnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Smiling Assassin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clawnes was well out of range. Poor timing from The Smiling Assassin.
A little jabbing left from Clawnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Smiling Assassin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Smiling Assassin misses with an uppercut. Clawnes saw that one coming.
Clawnes throws the left hand but The Smiling Assassin avoids the punch easily.
The Smiling Assassin slips under a jab from Clawnes.
The Smiling Assassin lands with a nice body punch.
The Smiling Assassin lands a front kick.
The Smiling Assassin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Smiling Assassin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Smiling Assassin lands in his opponent's guard.
The Smiling Assassin is in close to Clawnes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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 Steve The Smiling Assassin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Clawnes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Smiling Assassin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clawnes.
The Smiling Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clawnes.
It looked like The Smiling Assassin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clawnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clawnes. The Smiling Assassin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Smiling Assassin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clawnes checks a leg kick.
Clawnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clawnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Smiling Assassin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clawnes scrambles back to his feet.
Clawnes tests The Smiling Assassin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Smiling Assassin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Smiling Assassin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clawnes has hold of The Smiling Assassin's hands but The Smiling Assassin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Steve The Smiling Assassin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clawnes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clawnes.
Clawnes seems keen to control The Smiling Assassin's posture.
Clawnes keeping moving, preventing The Smiling Assassin from controlling successfully.
The Smiling Assassin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Smiling Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Clawnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Clawnes is pulling down on The Smiling Assassin's head to control his posture.
The Smiling Assassin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The Smiling Assassin won't allow Clawnes to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Smiling Assassin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by The Smiling Assassin.
Clawnes throws a body punch but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range.
Thomas Clawnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Smiling Assassin throws a lazy right hand but Clawnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Smiling Assassin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Clawnes if he has to take too many more of those.
The Smiling Assassin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clawnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Smiling Assassin walks into a left hand.
The Smiling Assassin looks to throw a body kick
and Clawnes counters with a nice uppercut.
The Smiling Assassin scores with a nice right hand.
The Smiling Assassin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clawnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clawnes tries to bum rush The Smiling Assassin with a series of wild strikes but The Smiling Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Smiling Assassin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Smiling Assassin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clawnes counters with a nice uppercut.
The Smiling Assassin throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Clawnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooh!!! Clawnes has knocked The Smiling Assassin down with a huge combo! Clawnes steps away and waves a wobbly The Smiling Assassin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The Smiling Assassin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clawnes cracks The Smiling Assassin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh The Smiling Assassin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clawnes throws the left hand but The Smiling Assassin avoids the punch easily.
The Smiling Assassin throws a combination. Clawnes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Smiling Assassin looks to score with a jab to the body but Clawnes is just out of range.
Clawnes misses with a straight right.
The Smiling Assassin seems to have got his legs back now.
The Smiling Assassin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clawnes was well out of range. Poor timing from The Smiling Assassin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Clawnes.
Clawnes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clawnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clawnes 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.
The Smiling Assassin dips to his left and cracks Clawnes with an uppercut!
Clawnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clawnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a few strikes there.
Clawnes swings for the body but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range.
Clawnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Smiling Assassin.
Clawnes lands a nice looking body shot.
The Smiling Assassin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Smiling Assassin throws a lazy uppercut
letting Clawnes counter with a right hand.
The Smiling Assassin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clawnes, pushing him back against the cage.
Clawnes blocks an elbow strike from The Smiling Assassin.
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 Steve The Smiling Assassin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Clawnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The Smiling Assassin instigates a clinch.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a punch to the body.
Clawnes misses with a punch on the inside.
The Smiling Assassin lands a damaging elbow.
Clawnes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Smiling Assassin is working Clawnes over against the cage.
Clawnes lands with a left to the head.
The Smiling Assassin throws an elbow but it misses.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clawnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clawnes breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clawnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Smiling Assassin was well out of range. Poor timing from Clawnes.
Clawnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Smiling Assassin feints and then cracks Clawnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clawnes down.
The Smiling Assassin scores with a jab. Clawnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Smiling Assassin scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Smiling Assassin. The Smiling Assassin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clawnes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Smiling Assassin is fending him off so far but Clawnes persists. Nope, The Smiling Assassin circles away and we're back to standing.
Clawnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Smiling Assassin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clawnes was well out of range. Poor timing from The Smiling Assassin.
It seemed like Clawnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clawnes stuffs the takedown attempt from The Smiling Assassin. The Smiling Assassin gets slowly back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Smiling Assassin, as that shot connected.
The Smiling Assassin slips a jab from Clawnes.
The Smiling Assassin attempts a counter takedown but Clawnes avoids it well and moves away.
The Smiling Assassin throws a right hand that Clawnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Clawnes also avoids with ease.
The Smiling Assassin thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Smiling Assassin scores with a punch to the head.
The Smiling Assassin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Smiling Assassin just misses with a punch to the body.
Clawnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clawnes missing with a left hand there. The Smiling Assassin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes throws a combination that misses
and The Smiling Assassin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Smiling Assassin is defended easily by Clawnes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clawnes looks to score with a jab to the body but The Smiling Assassin is just out of range.
The Smiling Assassin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clawnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Smiling Assassin somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve The Smiling Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Smiling Assassin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clawness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The Smiling Assassin dodges the punch combination from Clawnes.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a wild body shot.
The Smiling Assassin connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Smiling Assassin lands with a cross.
The Smiling Assassin moves out of range as Clawnes strikes.
The Smiling Assassin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The Smiling Assassin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from The Smiling Assassin misses.
Clawnes wants to counter the offense by The Smiling Assassin and move into the clinch position.
Thomas Clawnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Smiling Assassin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clawnes throws a body shot but no joy.
The Smiling Assassin takes one to the side of the head.
The Smiling Assassin moves into the clinch successfully.
Clawnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Smiling Assassin lands a body shot.
The Smiling Assassin moves into range and clinches up with Clawnes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clawnes has had enough of the clinch but The Smiling Assassin keeps him there for the moment.
The Smiling Assassin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Clawnes avoiding damage.
The Smiling Assassin can't find room to land a body shot as Clawnes controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin struggles to land a body shot inside as Clawnes controls his hands.
The Smiling Assassin throws an elbow but it misses.
Clawnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Smiling Assassin backwards.
Clawnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Clawnes avoids a wild elbow strike from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clawnes's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Clawnes fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Smiling Assassin.
Clawnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Smiling Assassin has him pressed against the cage.
The Smiling Assassin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clawnes backwards.
The Smiling Assassin lands with a right to the head.
The Smiling Assassin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clawnes backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for The Smiling Assassin.
Clawnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from The Smiling Assassin - that landed with a thud.
Steve The Smiling Assassin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Smiling Assassin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve The Smiling Assassin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Smiling Assassin, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve The Smiling Assassin!
Steve The Smiling Assassin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Bestarsson (ranked 109 p4p, 17 weight class) and The Sigit (ranked 632 p4p, 72 weight class). Sigit is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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163 lbs
27 - 16 - 2 |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Bestarsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, The Sigit!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bestarsson moves into the clinch.
Bestarsson scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bestarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sigit turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sigit manages to end up in side control.
Bestarsson is trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigit goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bestarsson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sigit's guard! Nice work there by Bestarsson!
Bestarsson wants to pass the guard but Sigit is keeping the position.
Sigit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sigit has his feet on Bestarsson's thighs here. He's pushed Bestarsson off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bestarsson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Sigit!
The Sigit is the new lightweight champion!
The Sigit was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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