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FSF 9: Strong Man PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Ortaga (ranked 7415 p4p, 775 weight class) and Sebago Bogdanovich (ranked 8990 p4p, 849 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alvaro Ortaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sebago Bogdanovich!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortaga lands a jab to the head.
Ortaga shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bogdanovich's guard.
Bogdanovich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortaga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bogdanovich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortaga is one step ahead there.
Ortaga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bogdanovich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortaga postures up.
Ortaga has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogdanovich keeping moving, preventing Ortaga from controlling successfully.
Ortaga postures up.
Ortaga content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortaga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortaga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bogdanovich keeping moving, preventing Ortaga from controlling successfully.
Ortaga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bogdanovich is keeping the position for now.
Ortaga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bogdanovich has eaten all the pies!
Bogdanovich looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ortaga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bogdanovich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ortaga scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ortaga scoring with punches and elbows.
Ortaga is putting a hurting on Bogdanovich here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bogdanovich taking a bit of punishment here - Ortaga scoring with strikes.
Ortaga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bogdanovich keeps working.
Bogdanovich tries to buck Ortaga off but Ortaga is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga controls the position.
Bogdanovich is looking for a sweep.
Bogdanovich is trying to escape the position but Ortaga is controlling the position.
Ortaga seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bogdanovich for as long as he can get away with.
Ortaga will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bogdanovich wants to get back to his feet.
Ortaga decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bogdanovich gets caught flat footed, as Ortaga shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bogdanovich has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ortaga off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro Ortaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortaga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bogdanovich sprawls well initially but Ortaga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ortaga wants to pass to mount but Bogdanovich is defending the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortaga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ortaga lands with a punch from half guard.
Ortaga tries to pass to full mount but Bogdanovich defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Ortaga dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ortaga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ortaga gets the takedown into side control.
Bogdanovich bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ortaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogdanovich can do to turn this around?
Ortaga fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bogdanovich to the ground. Ortaga is now in Bogdanovich's guard.
Bogdanovich kicks Ortaga off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortaga manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bogdanovich on his heels. He'll look to pass Bogdanovich's guard now, I'm sure.
Bogdanovich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bogdanovich has momentary wrist control but Ortaga slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortaga postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ortaga scoring with some ground and pound.
Bogdanovich lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bogdanovich is breathing heavily.
Bogdanovich wants to control from the top but Ortaga keeps moving.
Ortaga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bogdanovich on the ground.
Ortaga wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ortaga's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ortaga has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bogdanovich off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortaga. Bogdanovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortaga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ortaga lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortaga landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bogdanovich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortaga scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ortaga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bogdanovich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga winds up and cracks Bogdanovich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortaga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ortaga is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bogdanovich!
Ortaga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Bogdanovich that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ortaga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortaga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ortaga lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogdanovich tries to hold on but Ortaga pushes him away.
BOOM! Ortaga connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ortaga has control of Bogdanovich's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bogdanovich regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bogdanovich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Ortaga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortaga lands a heavy elbow.
Bogdanovich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bogdanovich is rocked!
Ortaga lands a big shot to the head and Bogdanovich winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alvaro Ortaga!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tragic Visions (ranked 7743 p4p, 353 weight class) and Jese Rodriguez (ranked 6246 p4p, 315 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tragic Visions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jese Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visions ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Visions throws out a powerful jab.
Visions leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Visions looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Visions lands the left hand.
Visions looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rodriguez won't allow Visions to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Visions is working for a kimura but Rodriguez is defending it quite comfortably.
Rodriguez wants to control but Visions is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Visions.
Visions is looking for a kimura but Rodriguez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Visions to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez actively working from the bottom here.
Rodriguez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Visions. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Visions looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Visions connects with a nice short shot to Rodriguez's temple.
Rodriguez trying to control but Visions postures up.
Visions is pressing down on Rodriguez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodriguez is holding on for now.
Visions wants to take a breather but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Visions is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visions wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodriguez keeps working.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
Visions is working for a submission of some sort.
Visions working the head and body with strikes.
Visions looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Visions missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visions thows a huge punch but Rodriguez dodges it nicely.
Rodriguez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rodriguez tries to get to full guard but Visions has control of the leg.
Visions thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Visions thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodriguez's head.
Visions is trying for a kimura here. Rodriguez looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Visions wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tragic Visions!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ester Maverick (ranked 7512 p4p, 778 weight class) and Troy Manning (ranked 2974 p4p, 433 weight class). Troy Manning has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ester Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Troy Manning!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maverick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manning misses the shot to the body.
Maverick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maverick misses with a takedown attempt - Manning sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maverick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Manning misses with a wild body shot.
Manning cracks Maverick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maverick with a jab.
Good exchange - Manning coming out on top.
Manning misses with a hook to the body
and Maverick counters with a crisp one two that drops Manning! Maverick thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Manning to his feet! Manning is in big trouble!
Manning is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maverick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Manning sprawls well. Manning wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maverick gets slowly back to his feet.
Manning swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manning is still on wobbly legs! Can Maverick finish him?
Maverick shoots in for a takedown but Manning shows good takedown defense.
Maverick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ester Maverick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maverick.
Manning seems to have recovered his senses.
Manning misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maverick counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maverick manages to avoid it.
Maverick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manning is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maverick rather than just go for the knockout.
Manning lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maverick at a distance.
Troy Manning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manning lands the left hand.
Maverick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manning connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maverick's hands.
Manning lands a right hook to the body.
Manning misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Manning.
Manning misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maverick.
Maverick looks to land a combination but Manning avoids it well.
Maverick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Manning has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Manning works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maverick drops his hands momentarily and Manning takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good exchange - Manning coming out on top.
Manning lands with a shot to the body.
Maverick gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Manning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maverick misses with a kick to the body.
Maverick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maverick swings widly with a right hand
and Maverick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manning misses with a wild body shot.
Manning slaps away a takedown attempt from Maverick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maverick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manning avoids it really well and circles away.
Manning stuns Maverick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maverick appears to be looking for a big counter.
Manning doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maverick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Manning connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maverick misses with a looping right.
Manning takes a swing at Maverick's ribcage but misses.
Maverick is looking to counter with a body kick.
Manning scores with the left hand. Maverick knows he should have avoided that one.
Manning is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice body kick from Maverick.
Troy Manning is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maverick drops his hands momentarily and Manning takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maverick misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning lands a nice hook to Maverick's body. Maverick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maverick fails to land the takedown.
Jab by Manning.
Maverick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maverick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maverick tries for a takedown but Manning sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maverick tries to move into range but Manning moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manning scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manning lands a nice shot to the body.
Manning is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Manning lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maverick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Manning dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maverick with a poor takedown
and Manning makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maverick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maverick just misses with a punch to the body.
Manning has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manning changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manning has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maverick.
Manning lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maverick backs up against the cage.
Maverick is rocked!
Manning lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Maverick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maverick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manning bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maverick's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maverick throws a body punch but Manning moves out of range.
Maverick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manning scores with a decent looking hook.
Maverick gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Manning counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maverick thinking.
Maverick misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick throws a series of punches but Manning moves out of range.
Maverick seems to have got his legs back now.
Maverick throws a poor cross that misses
and Manning counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manning throws a leg kick but Maverick moved away.
Manning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maverick loads up on a big right hand but Manning slips the punch.
Maverick swings widly with a right hand
and Manning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maverick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Manning lands a big right hand that sends Maverick crashing to the mat! Manning stays standing though and waves Maverick back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manning drops Maverick with a naaaaasty hook - Maverick is in real trouble here! Manning dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Manning!
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#R1#
Johns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Warren.
Johns falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD2#
and Warren counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Warren. #ES#
Johns kicks Warren off and gets to his feet.
Johns looks to land a combination but Warren avoids it well.
Warren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johns.#TD2#
Warren closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warren working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Warren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johns to see if he's OK.
Warren creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johns is trying to buck Warren off.
Warren connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johns some visible discomfort.
Warren in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warren working the ground and pound.
Warren lands a nice forearm strike.
Warren is looking to take a break and control but Johns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johns is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at 3Band MMA ($500/week) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Warren scores with punches from side control.
Johns on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johns tries to get out of the position.#T1#
Johns is pushing Warren's head away, looking to escape. Warren manages to hold on to the position though.
Warren tries to advance to mount but can't.
Warren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Warren working the ground and pound.#ES#
Johns sneaks out the side door and pushes Warren away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Johns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warren counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warren.
Johns misses with a body shot
and Warren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Warren shoots in looking for a takedown but Johns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Warren's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Warren misses with a body shot.
Johns throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD2#
and Warren counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johns!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warren cracks Johns with a big elbow.
Johns is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Warren asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Warren in side control lands a decent elbow. #T2#
Warren connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johns some visible discomfort.
Warren landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Johns is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johns wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Johns trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Warren working the ground and pound.
Warren grinds an elbow into Johns's temple.
Warren tries to advance to mount but can't.
Warren lands an elbow.
Warren is putting a hurting on Johns here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johns tries to escape but Warren is in control.
Johns takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johns taking a bit of punishment here - Warren scoring with strikes.
Johns is pushing Warren's head away, looking to escape. Warren manages to hold on to the position though.#T3#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Warren is chipping away with strikes.
Warren cracks Johns with a big elbow.
Johns is trying to buck Warren off.
Warren landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Warren's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johns pushes Warren away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Warren gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Johns takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johns is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johns is pushing Warren's head away, looking to escape. Warren manages to hold on to the position though.
Warren in side control lands a decent elbow.
Warren in side control lands a decent elbow.
Warren grinds an elbow into Johns's temple.
Johns is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Warren is controlling him well.
Warren working the head with strikes.
Warren working the ground and pound.
Warren scoring with punches and elbows.
Warren scoring with punches and elbows.
Johns takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#ROC2#
Johns is rocked!
Check out the look on Warren's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Johns is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Johns is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Johns being controlled for a moment.
Warren lands a nice forearm strike.
Johns wants to get back to his feet but Warren drags him back down.
Warren scoring with punches and elbows.
Warren prevents Johns from escaping the position.
Warren working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johns is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Warren asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Warren grinds an elbow into Johns's temple.
Warren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johns to see if he's OK.
Johns is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johns wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warren cracks Johns with a big elbow.
Warren landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Johns wants to get back to his feet.
Warren is looking to take a break and control but Johns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Warren cracks Johns with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Warren immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Johns is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Warren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Warren!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bolek (ranked 3993 p4p, 384 weight class) and King Diamond (ranked 2494 p4p, 256 weight class). Bolek comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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156 lbs
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Bolek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, King Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diamond misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bolek misses the target.
Bolek looks to land a left hand but Diamond moved out of range nicely.
Diamond throws a sloppy head kick and Bolek moves out of range easily.
Diamond dodges the punch combination from Bolek.
Diamond throws a hook but Bolek blocks it.
Diamond throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bolek misses the target.
Bolek misses with a head kick.
Diamond throws a jab when Bolek was well out of range.
Bolek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diamond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diamond throws a jab but it's blocked by Bolek.
King Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamond wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diamond tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolek takes the fight into the clinch.
Diamond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolek.
Bolek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diamond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamond scores with a decent looking hook.
Diamond has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bolek is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Diamond lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolek looks to score with a jab to the body but Diamond is just out of range.
Diamond looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolek is just out of range.
Bolek is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bolek fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diamond. Bolek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diamond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bolek.
Diamond scores with a takedown into Bolek's guard.
Bolek working a defensive guard here.
Diamond is fighting to break Bolek's control of his arms but Bolek is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Diamond trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diamond is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Diamond might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Bolek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bolek wants to stand up but Diamond is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Diamond throws a body shot but no joy.
Diamond scores with a sloppy right hand. Bolek should have avoided that one.
A jab from Diamond misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bolek misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diamond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Billy Bolek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Bolek misses.
Diamond throws a sloppy head kick and Bolek moves out of range easily.
Bolek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.
Diamond throws a shot from downtown. Bolek moves away and avoids it.
Diamond loads up on a big right hand but Bolek slips the punch.
Bolek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diamond throws a head kick that misses.
Diamond doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bolek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like King Diamond has been cut.
Bolek fails to land with a series of punches.
Diamond is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diamond with a poor takedown
and Bolek counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Diamond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bolek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolek was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Diamond cracks Bolek with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good work by Bolek as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick from Bolek lands but Diamond takes it in his stride.
Diamond is rocked!
Bolek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond moves away.
Bolek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diamond.
Nice uppercut lands for Bolek. That snapped Diamond's head back.
Diamond is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolek finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diamond misses with a right hand
and Bolek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolek lands with a good body shot.
Diamond seems to have recovered his senses.
Diamond avoids the head kick by Bolek.
A cross from Diamond lands.
Diamond throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bolek counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolek is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bolek connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a series of wild punches.
Bolek slips a straight right by Diamond.
Bolek forces Diamond back against the cage and clinches.
Diamond tries to break free but Bolek pushes him back against the cage.
Diamond tries to pull guard but Bolek holds him up against the cage and eventually Diamond drops back down to his feet.
Billy Bolek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Diamond.
Bolek lands a shoulder strike.
Diamond misses with the head strike.
Bolek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Bolek counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diamond's hands.
Diamond throws out a loose jab but Bolek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diamond closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diamond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Bolek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on King Diamond's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bolek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diamond.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diamond shoots in and drives through. Bolek sprawls well.
Bolek avoids the head kick by Diamond.
Bolek wants to clinch up but Diamond keeps it at a distance.
Bolek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bolek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bolek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diamond connects with a jab.
Bolek moves into the clinch.
Bolek lands a body punch.
Bolek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolek manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diamond misses with a combination
enabling Bolek to counter with a crisp jab.
Diamond needs to keep his hands up - Bolek had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diamond swings widly with a right hand
and Bolek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolek tries to clinch up but Diamond circles away and keeps his distance.
Diamond swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolek scores with a hook to the body. Diamond takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diamond scores with a shot to the body.
Bolek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Bolek as Diamond shoots in.
It looked like Bolek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diamond misses with a body shot
and Bolek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diamond is breathing heavily.
Diamond misses with a wild body shot.
Bolek is looking to counter punch.
Diamond has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bolek scores with a shot to the body.
Bolek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diamond.
Diamond blocks a head kick by Bolek.
A swing and a miss from Diamond.
Diamond throws a head kick that misses
and Bolek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diamond lands a jab.
Bolek lands with a hook. Diamond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bolek checks a low kick from Diamond.
Bolek is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bolek lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bolek forces Diamond back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Bolek.
Bolek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolek controlling the action here for a moment.
Bolek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diamond blocks an uppercut.
Bolek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diamond.
Billy Bolek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Diamond.
Diamond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bolek backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolek prevents the takedown attempt.
Diamond prevents a body shot from Bolek.
Bolek breaks from the clinch.
Diamond shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bolek defends it nicely.
Bolek throws a nice head kick!
Diamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Bolek.
Diamond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diamond changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bolek moves away from the strike by Diamond.
Bolek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diamond was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolek.
Diamond swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a looping overhand right but Bolek ducks down to avoid it.
Diamond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bolek wants to clinch up but Diamond keeps it at a distance.
Bolek closes the distance and clinches.
Bolek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bolek throws a head kick but Diamond moves out of range.
Billy Bolek is winning the standup battle so far.
Bolek scores with the left hand. Diamond knows he should have avoided that one.
That has opened up King Diamond's cut even more.
Bolek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolek avoids the head kick by Diamond.
Bolek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diamond at a distance.
Bolek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diamond is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diamond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bolek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diamond misses the body punch
and Bolek counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Bolek. Beautiful body shot.
Diamond lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bolek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolek defending well as Diamond loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bolek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King Diamond's cut.
That's time! Bolek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bolek drives through and clinches with Diamond against the cage.
Bolek's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bolek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Bolek's head coaches at FIERCE {{$500/wk}} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bolek lands a glancing blow to the side of Diamond's head.
Bolek is looking to clinch.
Diamond tries to keep at a distance but Bolek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diamond letting Bolek take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond gets through Bolek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diamond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diamond fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bolek.
Diamond has a couple of punches blocked by Bolek.
Diamond misses with a body punch.
Diamond is trying to pull guard but Bolek has him pressed against the cage.
Diamond tries to pull guard but Bolek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Billy Bolek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Diamond.
Diamond trying to land knees to the body.
Bolek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolek closes the distance and pushes Diamond back into the cage.
Bolek slows down the pace here.
Bolek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolek breaks from the clinch.
Diamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolek slips under a jab from Diamond.
Diamond throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bolek to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bolek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bolek struggles to land a body shot inside as Diamond controls his hands.
Diamond tries to pull guard but Bolek holds him up against the cage and eventually Diamond drops back down to his feet.
Diamond trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bolek.
Bolek is struggling to control the position.
Bolek lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Bolek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bolek.
Diamond ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diamond no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Diamond working for a triangle but Bolek defends it easily.
Bolek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diamond can do to turn this around?
Bolek stopping the sweep attempt from Diamond.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diamond is on top in guard.
Bolek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bolek tries to get out of the position.
Diamond trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a big right hand that misses.
Bolek trying to control the position.
Bolek has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Diamond is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Billy Bolek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bolek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bolek is stalling here.
Diamond takes a shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolek breaks from the clinch.
Diamond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolek was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Bolek moves in looking to clinch but Diamond pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bolek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bolek, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bolek!
An intense looking Billy Bolek took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Good ole Billy is back!!! '.
King Diamond spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to all the fans, I'll be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Turner (ranked 1673 p4p, 77 weight class) and Pablo Silva (ranked 13039 p4p, 466 weight class). Turner comes to the cage accompanied by Next Episode by Dr. Dre. Silva has chosen Amazing by Kanye West ft. Young Jeezy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Turner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Turner, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Turner against the cage but Turner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Turner quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva winds up and cracks Turner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turner is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Turner is working hard here to advance position.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turner manages to get to full guard.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turner's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Turner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turner slips nicely into half guard.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Turner passes to full mount!
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Turner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Turner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Turner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Turner looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva can't escape the position.
Turner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva postures up.
Turner is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Turner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.
Turner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva postures up in Turner's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.
Turner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva is working Turner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Turner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva postures up in Turner's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.
Turner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva cracks Turner with a solid left hand.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Turner can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Turner tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turner lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva goes for a double leg but Turner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Turner continues to drive forward.
We've been told by Turner's head coaches at Hell's Furnace Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva tries for a takedown but Turner circles away easily
and Turner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Josh Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Silva.
Turner lands a couple of elbows.
Turner passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Turner trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Turner moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Turner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands with some strikes.
Turner cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
Turner with a couple of short strikes.
Turner raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Turner lands with some strikes.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Turner isn't that keen on the idea.
Turner cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Turner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Turner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Turner tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Turner dominating with strikes here.
Turner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Turner landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Silva is rocked!
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Turner has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turner pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Turner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turner manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Turner's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Turner's head.
Silva won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Turner's hands, connecting with Turner's forehead.
Turner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turner is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turner avoid being mounted?
Turner is positioning himself well to prevent Silva advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Turner dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Turner thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Turner moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Turner lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Turner raining down shots from the mount!
Turner scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Turner with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Turner is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Turner finish him?
It looks like Pablo Silva has been cut.
Turner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Turner raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Turner lands a big elbow - Silva is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Silva is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Josh Turner!
Josh Turner is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Josh Turner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Pablo Silva had this to say: 'I feel a little disappointed on the outcome of this fight. Today he is the better man and I congratulate him on the win. I promise to my fans I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samy Radjansky (ranked 2709 p4p, 282 weight class) and Brando Reigns (ranked 1536 p4p, 176 weight class). Radjansky comes to the cage accompanied by Suriname Music. Reigns has chosen Tragedy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Samy Radjansky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brando Reigns!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radjansky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reigns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Radjansky throws a lazy right hand but Reigns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Radjansky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reigns moves away.
Reigns thinks about the counter body kick.
Reigns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Radjansky throws a series of punches but Reigns moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reigns.
Radjansky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reigns.
A little feinted left hand from Radjansky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Radjansky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reigns counters with a stiff right hand.
Reigns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Radjansky. That did some damage!
Radjansky misses with a hook. Reigns ducked under it nicely.
Reigns only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Radjansky misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radjansky misses with a hook. Reigns ducked under it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reigns. Radjansky shrugs it off though.
Reigns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Radjansky went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Reigns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reigns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Radjansky.
Reigns lands a body shot.
Reigns looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut there from Radjansky.
Reigns slips a straight right by Radjansky.
Samy Radjansky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Reigns.
Radjansky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reigns counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Reigns slams his shin into Radjansky's torso.
Reigns misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Radjansky's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Samy Radjansky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Radjansky misses with a combination
and Reigns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Radjansky is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radjansky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Radjansky at a distance.
A jab from Radjansky misses.
Radjansky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reigns finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Radjansky throws a jab but it's blocked by Reigns.
Reigns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Radjansky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reigns moves away.
Reigns drops Radjansky with a left right combo! Reigns follows him down to the ground into side control.
Oh Radjansky is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reigns has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Radjansky!
Reigns tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reigns is continuing to stall.
Radjansky is trying to escape the mount but Reigns keeps good control and instead manages to take Radjansky's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Radjansky is defending well but eventually Reigns manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Radjansky has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brando Reigns!
Brando Reigns is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Brando Reigns thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liber Alderich (ranked 1920 p4p, 291 weight class) and Michael Carter Williams (ranked 665 p4p, 115 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alderich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember the name. The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams 's choice of entrance music: FREE THE MADNESS. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liber Alderich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter Williams !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderich pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Alderich.
Alderich tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Alderich tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Alderich back against the cage.
Alderich struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Alderich misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams tries a body shot but Alderich blocks it.
Alderich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alderich blocks a body shot from Williams .
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alderich throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams .
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alderich backwards.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Alderich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Alderich misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Alderich.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams with a hook.
It looks like Liber Alderich has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Alderich throws a head kick that misses.
Alderich misses the jab.
Williams is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alderich with a body shot.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Alderich has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alderich throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams darts in and clinches Alderich up against the cage.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alderich misses with a punch to the body.
Alderich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alderich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Williams .
Alderich is rocked!
Alderich takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Alderich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams has Alderich pressed against the cage. He pushes Alderich back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Williams throws a beautiful elbow that sends Alderich crashing to the floor! Williams piles on the pressure with more strikes! Alderich is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter Williams !
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Carter Williams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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