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MR's Fight Ranch- S1 - E3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Narko Narkovic (ranked 4742 p4p, 610 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 5141 p4p, 638 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Narko Narkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov cracks Narkovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Orlov.
The crowd cheers as Orlov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Narkovic doesn't seem phased though.
Orlov cracks a nice hook into Narkovic's ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Narkovic is trying to force a seperation but Orlov has the dominant position.
Orlov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Narkovic can't break the clinch.
Orlov digs a right hand into Narkovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Narkovic's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orlov.
It looks like Narko Narkovic has been cut.
Narkovic tries to work over Orlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narkovic working hard to break the clinch.
Orlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orlov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Narkovic or not.
Narkovic is breathing heavily.
Orlov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Orlov.
Orlov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orlov.
Narkovic is rocked!
Orlov drops Narkovic onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Narkovic is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Narkovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov lands a shot to the body.
Orlov lands a hook that snaps the head of Narkovic backwards.
Orlov throws a big uppercut that drops Narkovic! More strikes from Orlov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Narkovic lies dazed against the ropes as Orlov celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Orlov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 4232 p4p, 555 weight class) and Bryan Barnett (ranked 5067 p4p, 634 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachenko lands a big uppercut and Barnett crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barnett looks OK. Gorbachenko waves Barnett back to his feet!
It looks like Bryan Barnett has been cut.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorbachenko walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Barnett drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gorbachenko swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Barnett's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anatoly Gorbachenko!
A very excited looking Anatoly Gorbachenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Carman (ranked 2873 p4p, 417 weight class) and Rickson Zimmerman (ranked 5238 p4p, 650 weight class). Zimmerman has chosen Cosmic Sand - 9h00 as his entrance music. Duane Carman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duane Carman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rickson Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimmerman moves away.
Zimmerman gets a takedown into half guard.
Carman tries to kick Zimmerman off but Zimmerman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Carman is looking to get back to is feet but Zimmerman passes into side control.
Zimmerman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zimmerman on the ground.
Carman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zimmerman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carman wants to get back to his feet but Zimmerman is dominant here and he's now got Carman's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carman is trying to defend against the choke here but Zimmerman has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Zimmerman Tightens the hold and Carman taps out furiously! Zimmerman displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rickson Zimmerman!
Rickson Zimmerman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis C K (ranked 1422 p4p, 205 weight class) and Matt Griffin (ranked 3607 p4p, 491 weight class). C K comes to the ring accompanied by Louis C.K. Stand-Up Monologue - SNL. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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202 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louis C K!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
C K with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
C K scores with a nice right hand.
Griffin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but C K bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin swings for the body but C K moves out of range.
A cross from C K lands.
Griffin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
C K scores with a body shot.
C K looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
C K connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griffin momentarily.
Griffin is rocked!
Griffin walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Griffin limp body while C K jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Louis C K!
Louis C K spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matvey Pavlov (ranked 4967 p4p, 455 weight class) and Timothy Rex (ranked 8062 p4p, 577 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matvey Pavlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Rex!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rex tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pavlov is in Rex's guard.
Rex is wriggling around but Pavlov manages to pass to half guard.
Pavlov not doing much here.
Pavlov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pavlov works his way into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rex reaches up around Pavlov's neck trying to control. But Pavlov takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Rex! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Rex is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Pavlov celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Matvey Pavlov!
Matvey Pavlov 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Syndal (ranked 4973 p4p, 457 weight class) and Jake Dillashaw (ranked 8699 p4p, 593 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maverick Syndal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Dillashaw!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndal is looking to clinch.
Dillashaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dillashaw misses with an uppercut.
Syndal forces Dillashaw back against the ropes and clinches.
Syndal lands a shoulder strike.
Syndal tries to stall but Dillashaw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dillashaw throws an elbow but it misses.
Syndal prevents Dillashaw from breaking the clinch.
Syndal prevents Dillashaw from breaking the clinch.
Syndal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Syndal ducks under a wild hook from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dillashaw! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syndal tries to clinch but Dillashaw moves out of range.
Dillashaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Syndal moves into the clinch.
Dillashaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Syndal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dillashaw takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Syndal blocks the elbow strike.
Dillashaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Syndal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillashaw looking to throw knees to the head but Syndal is blocking nicely.
Syndal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Syndal scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Jake Dillashaw has been cut.
Dillashaw is trying to break the clinch but Syndal is controlling him.
Syndal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dillashaw backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Syndal.
A shot in the inside from Syndal.
Dillashaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Syndal lands a left hand.
Dillashaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Syndal controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillashaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Syndal.
Syndal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dillashaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Syndal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Syndal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Syndal lands a nice uppercut.
Dillashaw is rocked!
Syndal breaks from the clinch.
Syndal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dillashaw misses the jab.
Syndal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dillashaw.
Syndal tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dillashaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Dillashaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Syndal keeps the fight on the outside.
Syndal throws a shot to the body.
Dillashaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Syndal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Syndal tries to counter by clinching up but Dillashaw breaks away and moves out of range.
Dillashaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Syndal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Syndal counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillashaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Syndal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Syndal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maverick Syndal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Dillashaw's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Syndal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dillashaw.
Syndal tries to clinch but Dillashaw is having none of it.
Dillashaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Syndal ducks under a wild hook from Dillashaw.
Syndal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dillashaw wants to clinch up but Syndal keeps it at a distance.
Dillashaw misses with a wild body shot.
Dillashaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dillashaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jake Dillashaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillashaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Syndal counters with a big right hand! Oh Dillashaw is in trouble here! Syndal follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maverick Syndal!
Maverick Syndal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kijowski (ranked 3967 p4p, 386 weight class) and Kevin Love (ranked 4807 p4p, 445 weight class). Kijowski comes to the ring accompanied by Killuminati. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Kijowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Love!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kijowski.
Love missing with a left hand there. Kijowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kijowski cracks the inside of Love's front leg.
Kijowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Love has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kijowski.
Kijowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Kijowski quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kijowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Love's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kijowski under the eye.
Kijowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Love lands with an overhand left.
Kijowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kijowski slips a straight right by Love.
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!
Kijowski moves out of range as Love strikes.
And Kijowski counters with a quick kick to the body but Love blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and Kijowski counters with a low kick, right behind Love 's knee.
Kijowski misses with a body kick.
Kijowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kijowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Kijowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Love to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Kijowski.
Love rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kijowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kijowski delivers a nice body kick.
Love lands a lovely overhand right.
Love cracks Kijowski with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kijowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Love sizes up Kijowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kijowski pushes Love away with a front kick.
Love scores with a nice head shot.
Love throws the left hand but Kijowski avoids the punch easily.
Love moves out of range of the body kick from Kijowski.
Love's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Love paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Kijowski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kijowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kijowski is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Love dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Love throws a lazy right hand but Kijowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kijowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kijowski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Love jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kijowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kevin Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love misses with a hook
and Kijowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Love scores with a nice right hand.
Love has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Love looks to land a right hand but Kijowski moved out of range.
Love lands with a hook. Kijowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love connects with a jab.
Oh Kijowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Love throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kijowski seems to have got his legs back now.
A lazy left from Love finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kijowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kevin Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kijowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kijowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kijowski ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Kijowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kijowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Love takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Love works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kijowski throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Kijowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kijowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love works the jab nicely.
Kijowski throws a push kick but Love slaps the foot to one side.
Love connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Kijowski.
Kijowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Love finds it's way round the side to connect with Kijowski's head.
Love blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kijowski.
Love connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Love connects with a crisp jab.
Kijowski slips under a jab.
Kijowski scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kijowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kijowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kijowski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Love lands a glancing blow to the side of Kijowski's head.
Love thuds his right hand into Kijowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Kijowski moves away and avoids it.
Kijowski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Love avoids it.
Love drops Kijowski with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kijowski looks back up at him and smiles so Love waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Love might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love drops Kijowski with a naaaaasty hook - Kijowski is in real trouble here! Love dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Love!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dumba Diame Jr (ranked 4053 p4p, 394 weight class) and Joe Innocent (ranked 3620 p4p, 367 weight class). Joe Innocent is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dumba Diame Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Innocent!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Innocent shoots in and gets a takedown into Diame Jr's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diame Jr is on top in guard.
Diame Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Innocent's guard.
Diame Jr blocks the strikes from Innocent.
Innocent lands with a few short shots to the body.
Innocent flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Diame Jr blocks the strikes from Innocent.
Innocent missing with punches from the bottom.
Diame Jr blocks the strikes from Innocent.
Innocent makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Innocent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diame Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Innocent's guard.
Diame Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diame Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Innocent has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innocent tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Diame Jr trying to control from half guard but Innocent is working away.
Innocent tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Innocent really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diame Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Innocent is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Diame Jr jumps into side control!
Diame Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Innocent is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diame Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Innocent keeps working.
Diame Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innocent wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Innocent is looking to regain half guard here but Diame Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Innocent wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Diame Jr has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Innocent's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Innocent is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Diame Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dumba Diame Jr!
Dumba Diame Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marty Robbins (ranked 842 p4p, 130 weight class) and Phill Brooks (ranked 7867 p4p, 790 weight class). Robbins comes into the arena with Big Iron blaring out of the sound system. Brooks has chosen Cult Of Personailty as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marty Robbins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phill Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbins scores with a nice strike.
Brooks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brooks throws a counter combo.
Brooks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Robbins scores with a body shot.
Robbins lands a big right hand that sends Brooks crashing to the mat! Robbins stays standing though and waves Brooks back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks shoots in looking for a takedown. Robbins tries to sprawl out of it but Brooks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Robbins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robbins cracks Brooks with an open hand slap.
Brooks throws a nice looking combination but Robbins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Robbins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brooks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Robbins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brooks somewhat.
Marty Robbins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phill Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks swinging wildly here.
Crunch! Brooks slams his shin into Robbins's torso.
No joy there for Brooks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robbins cracks Brooks with a good jab.
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
Robbins is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Robbins shuts the power down on Brooks. Lights out, game over! Robbins is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marty Robbins!
Marty Robbins retains his welterweight title!
Marty Robbins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Phill Brooks stepped up to the mic, saying 'I Don't Know I Could Go Back To WWE Or Train Harder Than Ever Before And Win My Next Fight'.
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