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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Brixton (ranked 2852 p4p, 408 weight class) and Ricardo Dalisay (ranked 7411 p4p, 764 weight class). Brixton comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Boy - Machine Gun Kelly feat. Waka Flocka. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ricardo Dalisay was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Brixton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Dalisay!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brixton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dalisay manages to avoid it.
Brixton moves out of range of the strikes.
Brixton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalisay.
Brixton wants to clinch.
Brixton pushes Dalisay up against the cage in a clinch.
Dalisay is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brixton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brixton slips a jab from Dalisay.
Brixton forces Dalisay back against the cage and clinches.
Brixton struggles to land a body shot inside as Dalisay controls his hands.
Dalisay pulls guard.
Brixton is looking to stand up but Dalisay won't let him.
We've been hearing good reports from Brixton's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brixton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brixton throws a big right hand that misses.
Dalisay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brixton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dalisay, up you get!
Brixton misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Brixton misses its intended target.
A jab from Brixton misses.
Dalisay misses with a straight left.
Brixton misses with a straight right.
Dalisay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dalisay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brixton.
Tommy Brixton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brixton scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dalisay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brixton throws a jab when Dalisay was well out of range.
Brixton moves out of range as Dalisay strikes.
Dalisay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brixton throws an off balance right hand
and Brixton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brixton tries a head kick but it misses.
Brixton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brixton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dalisay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dalisay throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dalisay avoids the body shot from Brixton.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dalisay! But no joy.
Brixton cracks Dalisay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brixton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brixton connects with a right hand. Dalisay shakes it off.
Dalisay lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalisay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brixton misses with a looping right.
Brixton connects with a looping right hand.
Brixton throws a lazy uppercut
and Dalisay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Brixton.
A head kick by Brixton misses
and Dalisay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brixton thuds his right hand into Dalisay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dalisay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brixton.
It seemed like Dalisay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brixton looks to land a left hand but Dalisay moved out of range nicely.
Brixton misses with a body kick.
Brixton drives through and clinches with Dalisay against the cage.
Dalisay misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalisay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brixton prevents a body shot from Dalisay.
Dalisay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dalisay swings wildly with an uppercut but Brixton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brixton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brixton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brixton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brixton.
Brixton blocking some punches.
Dalisay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brixton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dalisay tries to throw a body punch but Brixton avoids it by throwing Dalisay back against the cage.
Dalisay takes a shot to the head.
Brixton throws a head punch that misses.
Brixton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brixton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brixton scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Brixton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slow jab from Dalisay misses its intended target.
Brixton lands a nice looking body shot.
Dalisay misses with a hook. Brixton ducked under it nicely.
Brixton throws a sloppy head kick
and Dalisay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dalisay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dalisay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Dalisay's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brixton wants to clinch but Dalisay slips to the side
and Dalisay counters with a nice uppercut.
Brixton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brixton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dalisay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brixton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brixton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalisay can do to turn this around?
Dalisay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brixton pinned against the cage. Brixton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brixton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dalisay moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton throws a head kick that misses
and Dalisay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brixton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brixton swings for the body but Dalisay moves out of range.
Brixton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dalisay counters with a stiff right hand.
Dalisay tries for a takedown but Brixton circles away easily
and Brixton counters with a one-two to the body.
Brixton throws a body punch but Dalisay moves out of range.
Brixton looks to land a left hand but Dalisay moved out of range nicely.
Brixton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dalisay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brixton moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Brixton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dalisay 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.
Brixton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Dalisay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brixton doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalisay circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixton cracks a nice hook into Dalisay's ribs.
Tommy Brixton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brixton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalisay avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalisay feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brixtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brixton misses with a wild body shot.
Brixton scores with a decent looking hook.
Brixton misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Brixton.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dalisay! But no joy.
Brixton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dalisay scores with the left hand. Brixton knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalisay thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Brixton.
Dalisay ducks under a wild hook from Brixton.
Brixton gets a clinch.
Brixton cracks Dalisay with a nice body shot.
Dalisay throws a punch but it's blocked by Brixton.
Brixton misses with some punches.
Brixton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dalisay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brixton throws a right hand that misses
and Dalisay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brixton throws a hook but Dalisay blocks it.
Brixton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dalisay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Brixton misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brixton. Dalisay shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Dalisay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brixton misses with a combination
and Dalisay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brixton misses the shot to the body.
Dalisay scores with a jab.
Dalisay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brixton swings for the body but Dalisay moves out of range.
Dalisay walks into a straight right hand from Brixton.
Dalisay tries to move into range but Brixton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brixton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dalisay.
Dalisay misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Brixton.
Brixton scores with a nice body kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Brixton dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Brixton doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalisay circles away.
Dalisay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dalisay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brixton scores with a nice right hand.
Brixton with a jab.
Dalisay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brixton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dalisay counters with a nice body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brixton.
Dalisay moves forwards but Brixton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brixton misses the body punch
and Dalisay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brixton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brixton clinches.
Dalisay working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Brixton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dalisay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalisay is trying to break the clinch but Brixton is controlling him.
Brixton tries to stall but Dalisay uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tommy Brixton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brixton lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brixton.
A head punch on the inside from Dalisay fails to land.
Brixton throws a punch but it's blocked by Dalisay.
A shot in the inside from Brixton.
Brixton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brixton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalisay ducks under a wild hook from Brixton.
Brixton scores with a head kick.
Brixton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brixton lands a head shot.
Brixton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalisay. Brixton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ricardo Dalisay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dalisay's calf.
Dalisay takes a swing at Brixton's ribcage but misses.
Dalisay misses with a hook. Brixton ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brixton misses with a body kick.
Dalisay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brixton connects with a high kick.
Brixton scores with the left hand. Dalisay knows he should have avoided that one.
Brixton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dalisay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dalisay takes one to the chin there.
Brixton tries to clinch but Dalisay is having none of it.
Brixton clinches.
Dalisay keeps control of Brixton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brixton lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalisay fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brixton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dalisay is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Brixton.
Dalisay is still on wobbly legs! Can Brixton finish him?
Brixton lands a big right hand that drops Dalisay! The killer instinct kicks in and Brixton finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Brixton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Brixton!
Our winner, Tommy Brixton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matteus Oxadus (ranked 3331 p4p, 464 weight class) and Michael Bennet (ranked 3252 p4p, 456 weight class). Matteus Oxadus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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207 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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209 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matteus Oxadus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Oxadus scores with a leg kick.
Matteus Oxadus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet throws a sloppy head kick and Oxadus moves out of range easily.
Bennet looks to land a left hand but Oxadus moved out of range nicely.
Bennet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oxadus. Oxadus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Matteus Oxadus has been cut.
Oxadus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oxadus is looking to slow Bennet down with leg kicks.
Bennet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oxadus.
Bennet on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bennet misses with a jab to the body
and Oxadus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Oxadus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bennet momentarily.
Oxadus cracks the inside of Bennet's front leg.
Bennet connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oxadus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Michael Bennet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oxadus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oxadus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bennet finds it's way round the side to connect with Oxadus's head.
Bennet feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Oxadus sprawling to the canvas! Oxadus rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bennet finish him?!
Oxadus is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oxadus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bennet counters with a huge right that knocks Oxadus out cold! Bennet is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Bennet!
Michael Bennet 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 1894 p4p, 234 weight class) and General Kurtz (ranked 4189 p4p, 474 weight class). Duggan comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, General Kurtz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duggan connects with a single shot there.
Duggan throws a looping overhand right but Kurtz ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Duggan.
It appears Duggan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kurtz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duggan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kurtz backwards.
Kurtz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duggan lands a right hand.
Duggan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurtz.
Kurtz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duggan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kurtz backwards.
Duggan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Duggan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kurtz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan is struggling to control the position.
Kurtz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurtz lands a left hand.
Duggan prevents a body shot from Kurtz.
Kurtz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duggan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duggan is working Kurtz over against the cage.
Kurtz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duggan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kurtz scores with a hook to the body.
Kurtz works on Duggan's body with a couple of short punches.
Kurtz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duggan's elbow.
Duggan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kurtz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurtz throws a head punch that misses.
Duggan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Duggan.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Duggan can't get the takedown.
Kurtz tries for a takedown but Duggan manages to get underhooks.
Jim Duggan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of General Kurtz.
Duggan is struggling to control the position.
Kurtz stops a takedown attempt from Duggan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurtz pushes Duggan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duggan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kurtz.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kurtz blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Duggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Kurtz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kurtz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duggan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kurtz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kurtz lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kurtz.
Duggan lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurtz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kurtz.
Kurtz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Duggan regains guard.
Kurtz trying to control the position from guard on top but Duggan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Duggan controls Kurtz momentarily but Kurtz frees himself.
Duggan has control of Kurtz's left arm, preventing Kurtz from doing any damage.
Kurtz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Duggan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kurtz has managed to get both his arms back between Duggan's legs - danger averted.
Duggan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kurtz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duggan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duggan trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duggan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kurtz working a defensive guard here.
Kurtz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kurtz working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duggan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but General Kurtz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kurtz takes one to the side of the head.
Duggan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duggan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duggan misses with a kick to the body.
Duggan misses with a body shot.
Kurtz throws out a counter right but Duggan avoids it with no problem.
Kurtz misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Duggan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice cross by Kurtz.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Kurtz.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kurtz checks a leg kick.
Kurtz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Duggan.
Kurtz throws a leg kick
and Duggan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duggan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kurtz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kurtz scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duggan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurtz misses with a leg kick
and Duggan counters with a takedown into side control.
Kurtz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Duggan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kurtz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Duggan scores with punches from side control.
Kurtz is looking to regain half guard here but Duggan keeps moving and retains side control.
Duggan scoring with punches from side control.
Kurtz is looking to reverse the position.
Kurtz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Duggan is working Kurtz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Duggan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Duggan staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Duggan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kurtz is not content to let Duggan control the position.
Duggan landing a few strikes.
Duggan working the strikes but Kurtz uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Duggan stalling away here and it's allowed Kurtz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kurtz 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duggan throws a big elbow that misses.
Kurtz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kurtz controls Duggan momentarily but Duggan frees himself.
Duggan throws an elbow that misses. Kurtz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Duggan's guard. Nice move by Kurtz!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duggan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kurtz is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duggan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Duggan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Duggan wants to pass the guard but Kurtz is defending well.
Kurtz moves into full guard.
Duggan trying to control but Kurtz is working from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Duggan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kurtz throws a hook to the side of Duggan's head but Duggan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurtz throws the left hand but Duggan avoids the punch easily.
Duggan cracks Kurtz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duggan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kurtz's guard.
Duggan content to stall in guard here.
Duggan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Duggan lands a couple of elbows.
Jim Duggan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Duggan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duggan looking to sit in guard and control but Kurtz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duggan pulls Kurtz in close to his closed guard and prevents Kurtz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kurtz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Duggan is controlling Kurtz's posture.
Kurtz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kurtz is fighting to break Duggan's control of his arms but Duggan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Duggan controls Kurtz momentarily but Kurtz frees himself.
Kurtz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Kurtz does it's job there.
Kurtz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kurtz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duggan's sensitive parts.
Duggan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurtz throws a lazy uppercut
and Duggan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duggan throws a good cross that connects.
Duggan fails with a takedown attempt.
Duggan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kurtz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Kurtz tries to land a leg kick but Duggan saw it coming and moves away.
Kurtz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duggan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kurtz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duggan.
Kurtz swings widly with a right hand
and Duggan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jim Duggan is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Kurtz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Duggan misses its target.
Kurtz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kurtz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurtz takes a swing at Duggan's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Duggan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kurtz connects with the punch.
Duggan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurtz doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for Duggan. That snapped Kurtz's head back.
Duggan throws a body shot but no joy.
Duggan is looking to wear down Kurtz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Duggan lands a head shot.
Duggan with a hook.
Kurtz misses with a looping left.
Duggan delivers a nice body kick.
Duggan drops Kurtz with a left and a right! Oh, Kurtz is hurt - Duggan dives into side control looking to finish!
Kurtz is rocked!
It looks like General Kurtz has been cut.
Duggan scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Kurtz is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Duggan can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Duggan!
Our winner, Jim Duggan, 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.
General Kurtz was interviewed post fight and said 'The horror, the horror.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradford Forbes (ranked 3309 p4p, 460 weight class) and Martin Holm (ranked 2783 p4p, 409 weight class). Martin Holm will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradford Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Holm!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes misses with a looping left.
Forbes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holm was well out of range. Poor timing from Forbes.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forbes. Holm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Forbes to score with a decent uppercut.
We've been told by Forbes's head coaches at B�jka that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Holm throws an overhand right that lands on Forbes's shoulder, as Forbes tries to avoid the shot.
Forbes looks to throw the jab but Holm is out of range.
Holm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forbes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes misses with a body shot
and Holm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forbes scores with a sloppy right hand. Holm should have avoided that one.
Forbes misses with a straight left.
Holm throws out a counter right but Forbes avoids it with no problem.
Martin Holm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forbes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Forbes throws a poor cross that misses
and Holm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Forbes misses with a hook to the body
and Holm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forbes throws a sloppy body shot
and Holm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Forbes misses with a straight right.
Holm throws out a counter right but Forbes avoids it with no problem.
Holm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Holm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Forbes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Holm ducks under a wild hook from Forbes.
Holm throws out a counter right but Forbes avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes misses with a right hand
enabling Holm to counter with a crisp jab.
Forbes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holm moves away.
Forbes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Forbes misses.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Forbes misses with a lunging right hand
and Holm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forbes misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Forbes throws a poor cross that misses
and Holm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Forbes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holm swivels and escapes.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Forbes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Holm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holm 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.
Forbes misses with a lunging right hand
and Holm counters with a straight right hand.
Forbes scores with a body shot.
Bradford Forbes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forbes lands a jab to Holm's midsection.
Holm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holm wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Holm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Forbes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holm is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Forbes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
A jab from Forbes misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Forbes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes swings widly with a right hand
and Holm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forbes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holm.
A little jabbing left from Holm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Forbes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Forbes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forbes misses with a hook to the body
and Holm counters with a right hand to the body.
Holm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Forbes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holm.
Holm throws an overhand right that lands on Forbes's shoulder, as Forbes tries to avoid the shot.
Forbes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Holm counter with a right hand.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Holm will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Forbes misses with a right hand
and Holm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Forbes misses with a hook
and Holm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forbes misses with an uppercut
and Holm counters with a nice uppercut.
Holm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Forbes.
Forbes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Forbes misses with a lunging right hand
and Forbes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forbes misses with a hook
and Holm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forbes misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Forbes misses with an uppercut
and Holm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Forbes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Forbes misses the target.
Holm takes one on the button.
Holm is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Forbes misses with a right hand
and Holm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forbes takes a swing at Holm's ribcage but misses.
Holm looks to throw the jab but Forbes is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holm avoids the body shot from Forbes.
A countering left hand to the body from Holm misses.
Forbes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Holm counter with a right hand.
Forbes misses the jab.
Forbes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holm moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Bradford Forbes has been cut.
Forbes swings widly with a right hand
and Holm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forbes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Forbes swings widly with a right hand
and Holm counters with a left to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Forbes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Holm.
Forbes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Forbes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Forbes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Holm scores with a counter punch that sends Forbes to the canvas! Holm smells blood - he's punishing Forbes with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Forbes has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Holm!
A very excited looking Martin Holm rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Vendarra (ranked 3644 p4p, 447 weight class) and Xerxes Anderson (ranked 2444 p4p, 319 weight class). Vendarra kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Avenged Sevenfold-Hail to the King Ragnar. Bob Vendarra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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22
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Vendarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xerxes Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Vendarra counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Vendarra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Vendarra slips under a jab.
Vendarra definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anderson throws a hook but Vendarra blocks it.
Vendarra appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Vendarra.
Vendarra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vendarra lands an uppercut.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Vendarra.
Vendarra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Vendarra forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Anderson jumps guard but Vendarra stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson fails to pull guard.
Bob Vendarra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xerxes Anderson.
Vendarra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Vendarra forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vendarra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vendarra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Xerxes Anderson has been cut.
Vendarra lands a body punch.
Anderson looks winded!
Vendarra digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vendarra lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendarra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Vendarra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Vendarra.
Vendarra scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Vendarra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vendarra lands with a short shot to the head.
Vendarra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vendarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Vendarra.
Vendarra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Vendarra counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vendarra manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vendarra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vendarra scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vendarra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vendarra lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vendarra.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vendarra.
A good leg kick by Vendarra.
Vendarra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vendarra scores with a shoulder strike.
Vendarra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vendarra avoiding damage.
Vendarra digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Vendarra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Vendarra finish him?
Vendarra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vendarra drops Anderson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Anderson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Vendarra lands a nice shot to the body.
Vendarra unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Anderson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Vendarra is unloading with more strikes now! Anderson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Vendarra!
After winning the bout, Bob Vendarra thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holton Hamburger (ranked 2903 p4p, 376 weight class) and David James (ranked 5954 p4p, 635 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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193 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
5 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holton Hamburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, David James!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James takes the fight into the clinch.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Hamburger avoids the damage to the body.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Hamburger avoids the damage to the body.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James lands a left hand.
James is defending well against a takedown attempt.
James utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hamburger wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hamburger backwards.
James misses with a body punch.
James lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hamburger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamburger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but James gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holton Hamburger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamburger is breathing heavily.
James with a knee to the head.
It looks like Holton Hamburger has been cut.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by James.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
James with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamburger takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James drops Hamburger with a big knee straight up the middle! Hamburger is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hamburger is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
James moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Hamburger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James lands a nice knee to the body.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hamburger seems to have got his legs back now.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hamburger's face.
James working Hamburger over with knees to the body.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hamburger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James jerks Hamburger's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Hamburger drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! James goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from James because Hamburger was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). David James!
David James 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bulgarian Kickboxer (ranked 4290 p4p, 507 weight class) and Alexander Usikov (ranked 1853 p4p, 248 weight class). Kickboxer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Paul Hertzog - The Eagle Lands. Alexander Usikov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bulgarian Kickboxer's chin.
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28
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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28
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bulgarian Kickboxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Usikov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickboxer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Usikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Usikov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kickboxer tries to work over Usikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Usikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kickboxer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Usikov or not.
Usikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kickboxer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kickboxer tries to throw a body punch but Usikov avoids it by throwing Kickboxer back against the cage.
Kickboxer throws a head punch that misses.
Usikov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kickboxer's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Usikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kickboxer letting Usikov take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kickboxer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Usikov landing knees to the head.
Usikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kickboxer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Usikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Usikov.
Usikov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kickboxer's face.
Usikov landing knees to the head.
Usikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Kickboxer is breathing heavily.
Kickboxer taking a breather.
Usikov misses with a knee to the head.
Kickboxer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Usikov connects with a knee to the head.
Kickboxer is rocked!
Kickboxer can't find room to land a body shot as Usikov controls the action.
Usikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kickboxer looking to slow down the pace here.
Usikov stalling the fight.
Usikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kickboxer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kickboxer misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usikov landing knees to the head.
Oh Kickboxer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Usikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kickboxer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Usikov jerks Kickboxer's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Kickboxer drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Usikov goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Usikov because Kickboxer was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Alexander Usikov!
A victorious Alexander Usikov 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Negan Finnigan (ranked 3273 p4p, 332 weight class) and Chad Richards (ranked 2203 p4p, 243 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chad Richards enters the cage!
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Negan Finnigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Richards!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnigan moves away from the strike by Richards.
It looked like Finnigan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richards lands a jab.
Finnigan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finnigan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Finnigan moves out of range as Richards strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finnigan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Richards lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards pushes Finnigan up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Richards obliges.
Richards lands a knee to the head.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Finnigan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finnigan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Richards.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Finnigan is blocking nicely.
Finnigan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richards misses with a looping right.
Finnigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finnigan throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Richards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richards misses with an uppercut. Finnigan saw that one coming.
Finnigan misses with a two punch combination.
Richards lands a jab.
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!
Richards thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Finnigan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards wants to clinch up but Finnigan keeps it at a distance.
Finnigan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards moves out of range as Finnigan strikes.
Finnigan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richards.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Finnigan.
A punch lands to the side of Finnigan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richards lands with an uppercut that bounces Finnigan off the cage and back into range.
Richards catches Finnigan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Finnigan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finnigan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finnigan moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Finnigan misses its target.
Richards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finnigan, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Finnigan or not.
Richards landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finnigan effectively controlling the action here.
Richards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Negan Finnigan has been cut.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Finnigan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finnigan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards misses with the combination.
Richards wants to clinch but Finnigan slips to the side
and Finnigan counters with a left to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Negan Finnigan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Richards misses with a combination
and Finnigan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Richards darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A cross from Richards lands.
Negan Finnigan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finnigan drops his hands momentarily and Richards takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Finnigan slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Finnigan throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chad Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finnigan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finnigan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richards throws a combination. Finnigan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Finnigan throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finnigan is looking to counter punch.
Finnigan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richards.
Nice jab there from Finnigan.
Richards feints a jab promting Finnigan to slip. Richards then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Finnigan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finnigan blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Richards finds it's way through Finnigan's defenses.
Richards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Finnigan counters with a straight right hand.
Richards has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Finnigan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Richards.
Richards wants to clinch.
Richards takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
Richards drives through and clinches with Finnigan against the cage.
Richards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Finnigan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Finnigan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finnigan backwards.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
Finnigan blocks an uppercut.
Finnigan wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan working hard to break the clinch.
Finnigan blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Finnigan.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Richards misses with a knee to the head.
Finnigan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Finnigan blocks a body shot from Richards.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Richards landing knees to the head.
Finnigan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards misses with the head strike.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Negan Finnigan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Finnigan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finnigan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Richards throws out a counter right but Finnigan avoids it with no problem.
Finnigan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Finnigan ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Finnigan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Richards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Richards as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnigan connects with a body shot.
Finnigan throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards throws a series of punches but Finnigan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnigan feints a jab promting Richards to slip. Finnigan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Richards slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Finnigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finnigan defending well as Richards loads up on a big left hand.
Richards looks to land a right hand but Finnigan moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Finnigan.
Richards swinging wildly here.
Finnigan slips a straight right by Richards.
Finnigan dodges the punch combination from Richards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richards walks into a stiff left hand from Finnigan.
A big right from Finnigan misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards has Finnigan up against the cage in a clinch.
Chad Richards seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Richards lands a right hand.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finnigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finnigan pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Finnigan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Finnigan prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards letting Finnigan take a breather here.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finnigan scores with a shoulder strike.
Finnigan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finnigan lands with a light punch inside.
Chad Richards 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.
Richards misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Richards just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finnigan's brow.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richards scores a nice knee to the body.
Finnigan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Finnigan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Negan Finnigan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards being controlled against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chad Richards.
Well Richards has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Richards!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleister Cadaver (ranked 2477 p4p, 296 weight class) and Sixten Sason (ranked 3995 p4p, 460 weight class). Sason has chosen Parkway Drive - Wild Eyes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
285 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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261 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleister Cadaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sixten Sason !
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cadaver moves away from the strike by Sason .
A combination from Cadaver does no damage.
Sason jabs at Cadaver's body.
Sason connects with a looping right hand.
Sason digs a good hook to Cadaver's body.
Sason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cadaver was well out of range. Poor timing from Sason .
Cadaver is looking to counter the offense by Sason and move into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sason is defended easily by Cadaver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cadaver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sason attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cadaver throws a big counter combination but Sason scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sason scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cadaver thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Sason .
Cadaver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sason scores with a decent looking hook.
Sason fails with the takedown.
As Sason tries to get set, Cadaver tries to push him back and clinch up but Sason manages to avoid the attempt.
Sason comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sason drops Cadaver with a right and a left! Sason comes rushing in but Cadaver regains his composure and manages to keep Sason in guard.
It looks like Aleister Cadaver has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sason 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cadaver is rocked!
Sason is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Cadaver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sason with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sason is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cadaver seems to have got his legs back now.
Cadaver is looking to stand up but Sason isn't so interested in that idea.
Sason is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sason arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Cadaver's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sixten Sason !
Sixten Sason seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stryker Payne (ranked 1239 p4p, 169 weight class) and Brian Jacks (ranked 2773 p4p, 361 weight class). Brian Jacks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stryker Payne's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stryker Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Jacks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Payne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jacks looks to throw the jab but Payne is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Payne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Payne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payne throwing a counter right hand but Jacks manages to avoid it.
Jacks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Payne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jacks lands a right hand.
Jacks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payne has had enough of the clinch but Jacks keeps him there for the moment.
Payne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jacks is trying to pull guard but Payne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne misses with a body punch.
Jacks lands a right hand.
Payne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacks lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacks tries a body shot but Payne blocks it.
Jacks misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacks lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne can't find room to land a body shot as Jacks controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Payne.
Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jacks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Payne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jacks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
Payne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacks.
As Jacks looks to move away, Payne throws a big counter combo but Jacks just gets out of the way.
Jacks throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne gets tackled into the cage by Jacks. Jacks maintains the clinch.
A short left from Payne.
Jacks blocks an uppercut.
Payne misses with some punches.
Payne has had enough of the clinch but Jacks keeps him there for the moment.
Payne breaks from the clinch.
Brian Jacks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne needs to keep his hands up - Jacks had a free shot at his head there.
Jacks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payne appears to be looking for a big counter.
Payne walks into a straight right hand from Jacks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Payne counters with a left and a right that stings Jacks.
Jacks lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Payne was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jacks scores with a jab.
Jacks lands with a shot to the body.
Jacks cracks a nice hook into Payne's ribs.
Jacks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jacks misses with an uppercut.
Payne throwing a counter right hand but Jacks manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacks scores with a jab to the head.
Jacks clinches up with Payne and pushes him back against the cage.
Payne tries a body shot but Jacks blocks it.
Jacks jumps into guard, dragging Payne to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jacks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jacks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Payne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Payne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jacks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Payne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Payne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jacks has an active guard here but Payne has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacks tries to get to full guard but Payne has control of the leg.
Jacks trying to hold on to Payne's head to control him but Payne postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jacks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jacks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Payne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Jacks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Payne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brian Jacks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Jacks finds it's target.
Jacks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Payne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacks cracks Payne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Payne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacks catches Payne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Payne walks into a jab.
Jacks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacks cracks Payne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jacks cracks Payne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jacks throws a shot to the body.
Jacks dips to his left and cracks Payne with an uppercut!
Payne blocks a jab.
Jacks punishes Payne's body with a nice straight punch.
Jacks connects with a single shot there.
Jacks jabs Payne right on the nose. Payne blinks but takes it well.
Jacks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Payne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Payne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacks throws out the jab.
Jacks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacks.
A little feinted left hand from Payne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacks misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Payne misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A left lands for Jacks.
Jacks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Payne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jacks scores with a shot to the body.
Payne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacks.
Payne throws a big counter combination but Jacks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Payne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jacks wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Payne avoids the body shot from Jacks.
Jacks works the jab nicely.
Jacks throws out a loose jab but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice straight punches there by Jacks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jacks.
Jacks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jacks thuds a left hand into Payne's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Jacks as he connects with a hook.
Jacks misses with a hook
and Payne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacks moves into the clinch.
Jacks jumps into guard, dragging Payne to the mat.
Jacks looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacks, not yet.
Jacks has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Payne doesn't defend quickly enough and Jacks has managed to lock this one up! Can Payne escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jacks on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brian Jacks!
Brian Jacks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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