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IFC XXVI (New Blood Final) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Crew (ranked 5347 p4p, 557 weight class) and Hank Jones (ranked 5123 p4p, 542 weight class). Hank Jones acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Crew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crew moves into the clinch successfully.
Crew fails to pull guard.
Crew tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Crew.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
We've been hearing reports that Crew has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crew as Jones tries to tie him up.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crew lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Crew not doing much here.
Crew tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crew takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Crew is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones trying to hold on to Crew's head to control him but Crew postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crew looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Crew works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crew wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crew content just to control the position here.
Jones has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Crew gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crew controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crew with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Jones wants to hold on but Crew pushes him away.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Crew's attempts to control the action.
Jones is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Crew has taken his back.
Jones showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to escape the position.
Jones fending off the submission attempt from Crew.
Jones trying to control the hands but Crew breaks the grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crew is cranking Jones's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Jones! He's tightened the choke and Jones is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Terry Crew!
Terry Crew thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampai Lawang (ranked 3743 p4p, 86 weight class) and Sirimongkol Niyotrong (ranked 5484 p4p, 118 weight class). Sirimongkol Niyotrong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rampai Lawang's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rampai Lawang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sirimongkol Niyotrong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawang digs a good body shot into Niyotrong's ribs.
Niyotrong lands a head kick. Lawang smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lawang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawang tries to close the distance and clinch but Niyotrong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawang tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niyotrong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawang lands with a cross.
Lawang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rampai Lawang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niyotrong cracks the inside of Lawang's front leg.
Niyotrong punishes Lawang's body with a nice straight punch.
Lawang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Niyotrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawang sets himself, and Niyotrong steps forward looking for the clinch! Lawang avoids it this time.
Lawang clinches up with Niyotrong and pushes him back against the cage.
Lawang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lawang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lawang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niyotrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Niyotrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawang manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Niyotrong throws a series of punches but Lawang moves out of range.
Lawang lands a jab-cross combination.
Lawang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niyotrong.
Niyotrong rushes Lawang and presses him up against the cage.
Lawang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niyotrong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lawang.
A bone on bone clash there as Lawang blocks the leg kick.
Lawang tries to clinch but Niyotrong is having none of it.
Niyotrong is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lawang forces Niyotrong back against the cage and clinches.
Niyotrong tries a body shot but Lawang blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Niyotrong.
Lawang landing knees to the head.
Niyotrong misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niyotrong landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Niyotrong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Niyotrong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niyotrong can't find room to land a body shot as Lawang controls the action.
Lawang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Niyotrong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lawang is trying to push Niyotrong away but Niyotrong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lawang misses with a knee strike.
Lawang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niyotrong is defending well for now.
Niyotrong tries to throw a body punch but Lawang avoids it by throwing Niyotrong back against the cage.
Lawang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niyotrong has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Niyotrong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niyotrong moves into range and clinches up with Lawang.
Niyotrong crunches a lovely knee into Lawang's ribcage.
Lawang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Niyotrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Niyotrong.
Lawang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong forces Lawang back against the cage and clinches.
Niyotrong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lawang tries to circle away but Niyotrong has him pinned against the cage.
Lawang has had enough of the clinch but Niyotrong keeps him there for the moment.
Lawang misses with a knee to the head.
Lawang avoids the elbow strike from Niyotrong, against the cage.
Lawang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niyotrong.
Niyotrong throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawang.
Knees to the body from Lawang.
Lawang prevents a body shot from Niyotrong.
Lawang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lawang misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Lawang tries a knee to the head but Niyotrong blocks it.
Niyotrong misses with an elbow over the top.
Lawang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawang closes the distance and clinches.
Lawang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niyotrong is defending well for now.
Niyotrong lands a shot to the body.
Niyotrong tries to work over Lawang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niyotrong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lawang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Niyotrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lawang or not.
Lawang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niyotrong is defending well for now.
Niyotrong working Lawang over with knees to the body.
Lawang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Niyotrong is working Lawang over against the cage.
Niyotrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sirimongkol Niyotrong will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lawang misses with the combination.
Niyotrong moves into range and clinches up with Lawang.
Niyotrong lands with a light punch inside.
Niyotrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawang misses with a knee strike.
Lawang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawang wants to clinch up but Niyotrong keeps it at a distance.
Lawang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawang slips under a jab.
Lawang moves out of range of the body kick.
Niyotrong avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Lawang misses
and Niyotrong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Niyotrong throws a low kick but Lawang moves out of range easily.
Lawang went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rampai Lawang is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niyotrong tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawang can't break the clinch.
Niyotrong misses with a body punch.
Niyotrong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Niyotrong misses with the head strike.
Niyotrong has a couple of punches blocked by Lawang.
Lawang managing to block the knees to the body from Niyotrong.
Lawang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lawang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Niyotrong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Niyotrong presses Lawang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lawang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Niyotrong gets through Lawang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niyotrong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Niyotrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawang controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lawang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Niyotrong lands an elbow inside.
Lawang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niyotrong.
Lawang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawang looks for the body kick but Niyotrong saw that one coming.
Rampai Lawang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niyotrong clinches up with Lawang and pushes him back against the cage.
Niyotrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Niyotrong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Niyotrong avoiding damage as Lawang throws knees to the body.
Lawang with a knee to the head.
Lawang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Niyotrong has him pressed against the cage.
Niyotrong tries to throw a body punch but Lawang avoids it by throwing Niyotrong back against the cage.
Lawang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawang tries to clinch but Niyotrong moves away
and Niyotrong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lawang wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong blocks a head kick by Lawang.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lawang.
Niyotrong takes the fight into the clinch.
Lawang lands with a short shot to the head.
Lawang misses with a knee to the head.
Lawang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lawang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Niyotrong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lawang is trying to break the clinch but Niyotrong is controlling him.
Niyotrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niyotrong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lawang tries to break free but Niyotrong pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niyotrong.
Niyotrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawang uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawang lands a nice knee to the body.
Niyotrong lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Lawang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niyotrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niyotrong misses with a body punch.
Niyotrong avoiding damage as Lawang throws knees to the body.
Lawang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lawang takes a shot to the head.
Niyotrong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niyotrong lands an elbow that stopped Lawang in his tracks for a moment.
Niyotrong tries a body shot but Lawang blocks it.
Lawang can't break the clinch.
Niyotrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niyotrong can't find room to land a body shot as Lawang controls the action.
Lawang avoiding damage as Niyotrong throws knees to the body.
Niyotrong misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sirimongkol Niyotrong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lawang lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Niyotrong backs up against the cage.
Niyotrong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lawang is fending him off so far but Niyotrong persists. Nope, Lawang circles away and we're back to standing.
Niyotrong cracks the inside of Lawang's front leg.
Lawang closes the distance and clinches.
Lawang breaks the clinch.
Good work by Lawang as he checks the leg kick.
Lawang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawang tries to clinch but Niyotrong is having none of it.
Lawang tries to clinch up.
Lawang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Niyotrong's head.
Niyotrong clinches up with Lawang and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niyotrong lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawang backwards.
Lawang blocks a body shot from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niyotrong scores with a shoulder strike.
Niyotrong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Niyotrong digs a right hand into Lawang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawang's gas tank.
Niyotrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lawang or not.
Niyotrong lands a left hand.
Niyotrong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawang's efforts to push away.
Niyotrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niyotrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawang working hard to break the clinch.
Lawang tries a knee to the head but Niyotrong blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawang.
Lawang breaks from the clinch.
Lawang gets a clinch.
Niyotrong avoiding damage as Lawang throws knees to the body.
Lawang blocks a body shot from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lawang blocking some punches.
Lawang wants to break free but Niyotrong has control.
Niyotrong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Niyotrong tries to work over Lawang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lawang dodges an elbow strike from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong can't find room to land a body shot as Lawang controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niyotrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawang blocks a body shot from Niyotrong.
Still in the clinch, Niyotrong scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Niyotrong.
Lawang blocking some punches.
Niyotrong misses with an elbow strike.
Niyotrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niyotrong tries a body shot but Lawang blocks it.
Niyotrong has a couple of punches blocked by Lawang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawang throws a right hand that Niyotrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Niyotrong also avoids with ease.
Lawang misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Niyotrong. Those never looked like landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lawang.
Niyotrong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Niyotrong cracks Lawang with a nice body shot.
Lawang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Niyotrong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lawang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niyotrong takes the fight into the clinch.
Lawang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Niyotrong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawang avoids it.
Niyotrong has Lawang pressed against the cage, preventing Lawang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong 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.
Niyotrong misses with an elbow strike.
Lawang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niyotrong throws a solid leg kick but Lawang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Niyotrong.
A lazy body kick from Lawang
and Niyotrong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawang ducks under a wild hook from Niyotrong.
Lawang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Niyotrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawang's sensitive parts.
Niyotrong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niyotrong throws an overhand right that lands on Lawang's shoulder, as Lawang tries to avoid the shot.
Lawang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lawang tries to land knees in the clinch but Niyotrong avoids the damage to the body.
Rampai Lawang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hand to the body from Niyotrong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sirimongkol Niyotrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Niyotrong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sirimongkol Niyotrong!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Davis (ranked 3849 p4p, 421 weight class) and Xing Pugberg (ranked 6702 p4p, 630 weight class). Davis comes into the arena with Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) blaring out of the sound system. Jonathan Davis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 Las Vegas, Jonathan Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xing Pugberg!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Davis.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
so Pugberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pugberg stands and throws Davis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pugberg works to advance to full mount. Davis defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Pugberg is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Davis is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xing Pugberg!
In defeat, Jonathan Davis stepped up to the mic, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Demento (ranked 3506 p4p, 77 weight class) and Boss Yonic (ranked 3976 p4p, 89 weight class). The key to victory for Damien Demento has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Demento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demento tries to clinch there but Yonic circles away.
Demento displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yonic.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demento was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
Demento is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yonic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yonic has a takedown stuffed.
Yonic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Demento feinted with a counter takedown.
Damien Demento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic.
Yonic goes for a double leg but Demento avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Demento continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yonic takes a little break here. Demento wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Demento keeps working.
Demento is trying to control Yonic's posture but Yonic avoids it.
Demento tries to bench press Yonic off him but Yonic keeps the position.
Yonic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yonic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yonic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Demento keeps working.
Demento definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yonic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two 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.
Yonic wants to control but Demento is keeping him busy.
Yonic tries for a kimura but Demento is defending well.
Yonic advances nicely into full mount.
Yonic thowing shots but they're missing.
Yonic is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Demento has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demento prevents Yonic from taking his back.
Yonic controlling from the full mount.
Demento wants to hold on but Yonic pushes him away.
Yonic wants to take Demento's back but he can't do it this time.
Yonic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yonic controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yonic thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Yonic trying to control but Demento is having none of it.
Demento is looking to get to half guard.
Yonic wants to take his opponent's back but Demento doesn't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Demento sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Demento is refusing to be controlled, as Yonic sits in half guard.
Yonic is taking a breather. Demento says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yonic misses with a takedown attempt - Demento sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Demento appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Demento as he jumps to the side.
Yonic shoots in but Demento avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Damien Demento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Demento as he jumps to the side.
Yonic misses with a takedown attempt - Demento sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demento closes the distance and clinches up with Yonic, looking for a takedown. Demento pushes Yonic against the cage but Yonic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yonic shoots and misses
and Demento counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Demento.
Yonic looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yonic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yonic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boss Yonic has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yonic is on top in guard.
Demento bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yonic's guard.
Demento working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yonic is trying to keep Demento in close.
Yonic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Demento engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yonic looking for a sweep. Not yet Yonic, not yet.
Yonic keeping moving, preventing Demento from controlling successfully.
Yonic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Demento has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demento with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yonic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Demento manages to get himself to full guard.
Yonic slips nicely into half guard.
Yonic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yonic is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Yonic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Demento keeping full guard, as Yonic tries to pass.
Yonic trying to control but Demento is working from the bottom.
Demento wants to sweep but no luck.
Yonic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yonic trying to control the position from guard on top but Demento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yonic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Demento avoids it really well and circles away.
Demento tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yonic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Demento somewhat.
Demento gets caught napping as Yonic dives in and scores a takedown. Demento manages to retain guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yonic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damien Demento will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yonic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Demento is out of range.
Demento moves out of range of the strikes.
Yonic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Demento pinned against the cage. Demento gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Demento forces Yonic back against the cage and clinches.
Yonic is trying to pull guard but Demento turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Demento has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yonic after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demento is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yonic is defending well.
Demento is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Damien Demento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic.
Demento tries for a takedown. No joy.
Demento is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Yonic can't fight it off and eventually Demento manages to take the fight to the floor. Yonic looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yonic pulls Demento in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic trying to control the position.
Yonic is pulling down on Demento's head. It's preventing any offense from Demento, at least for the moment.
Yonic is continuing to stall.
Demento trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demento pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yonic is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yonic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Demento defends it easily.
Yonic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yonic keeping full guard, as Demento tries to pass.
Demento working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yonic looking for a sweep. Not yet Yonic, not yet.
Yonic has Demento pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Demento is looking to work some ground and pound but Yonic has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yonic throws a head kick that misses.
Yonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Demento shoots in and drives through. Yonic sprawls well.
Yonic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Demento displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yonic.
Demento tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yonic defends well and Demento ends up having to push Yonic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yonic dives in for a single leg takedown but Demento sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Demento half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Demento fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yonic to the ground. Demento is now in Yonic's guard.
Yonic managing to control the position.
Demento wants to control from the top but Yonic keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is pulling down on Demento's head to control his posture.
Demento trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demento controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yonic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yonic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Demento loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Demento showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Demento has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Damien Demento!
Damien Demento took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Boss Yonic had this to say: 'Oh rats.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micky Kirby (ranked 2612 p4p, 305 weight class) and Fay Gott (ranked 2259 p4p, 273 weight class). Gott has chosen Dancing Queen as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Micky Kirby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fay Gott!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gott moves into the clinch.
Gott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Micky Kirby has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Gott.
Kirby can't get the takedown.
Kirby can't get the takedown.
Gott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Gott.
Gott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Gott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirbys head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gott controlling the action here for a moment.
Gott lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Gott on the inside.
A short right from Gott on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Gott as the two fighters clinch.
Gott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gott prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kirby is rocked!
Kirby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Gott on the inside.
Oh Kirby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gott.
Gott misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gott content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gott is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gott working aggressively here.
Gott swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gott lands a body punch.
Gott stalling in the clinch.
Gott prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kirby seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gott lands a body punch.
Gott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gott lands a hook that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gott lands a big right hand that drops Kirby! The killer instinct kicks in and Gott finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fay Gott!
Fay Gott is the new heavyweight champion!
Fay Gott tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawson (ranked 3161 p4p, 351 weight class) and Thierry Paulin (ranked 4178 p4p, 452 weight class). Dawson comes to the cage accompanied by Titanic theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawson tries to clinch but Paulin is having none of it.
Paulin throws a head kick that misses.
Paulin scoring well with a low kick there.
Dawson moves in looking to clinch but Paulin pushes him off.
Paulin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paulin throws a push kick but Dawson slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Dawson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dawson drives through and clinches with Paulin against the cage.
Paulin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paulin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paulin breaks the clinch.
Dawson tries to land a leg kick but Paulin saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson gets a clinch.
Dawson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Paulin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulin lands a right hand.
Dawson lands a nice elbow.
Dawson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulin breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulin tests Dawson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dawson throws a body shot but no joy.
Paulin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Dawson.
Dawson darts in and clinches Paulin up against the cage.
Dawson slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Dawson.
Dawson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulin blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paulin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Paulin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paulin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulin lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulin lands a big uppercut and Dawson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dawson looks OK. Paulin waves Dawson back to his feet!
Dawson is rocked!
Paulin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paulin.
Paulin sends Dawson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Paulin is motioning to the referee to let Dawson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Dawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
Paulin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dawson is breathing heavily.
Paulin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dawson misses with an elbow strike.
Our sources have told us that Dawson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dawson lands an elbow inside.
Dawson seems to have got his legs back now.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulin cracks Dawson with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thierry Paulin!
Thierry Paulin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between En Esch (ranked 2462 p4p, 60 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 2336 p4p, 55 weight class). Esch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, En Esch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Esch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nekele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Esch tries to clinch up but Nekele circles away and keeps his distance.
Nekele feints a counter leg kick.
Esch darts in trying to clinch
and Esch 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.
Esch instigates a clinch.
Nekele prevents a body shot from Esch.
Nekele blocks the elbow strike.
Nekele avoids the elbow strike from Esch, against the cage.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nekele avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nekele avoids it.
Nekele blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Esch fails to land.
I was talking to Esch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nekele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nekele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crunch! Nekele slams his shin into Esch's torso.
Nekele scores with a shot to the body.
Esch throws a leg kick but Nekele sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Esch avoids it with no problem.
Nekele cracks Esch with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch moves to clinch but Nekele breaks away
and Nekele counters with a stiff right hand.
Esch takes a kick to the side of the head.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nekele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nekele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Esch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nekele.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nekele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nekele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esch moves out of range of the body kick from Nekele.
Nekele swats away the attempt to clinch by Esch.
Esch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nekele lands with an uppercut that bounces Esch off the cage and back into range.
Nekele sizes up Esch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nekele swats away the attempt to clinch by Esch.
Esch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nekele steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Esch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Esch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch but Nekele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nekele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esch moves in looking to clinch but Nekele pushes him off.
Nekele appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esch wants to clinch.
Esch closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nekele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nekele is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Esch had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nekele.
Esch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nekele throws a fast counter high kick but Esch manages to duck under it in time.
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!
Nekele connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naiki Nekele dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Esch wants to clinch but Nekele slips to the side
and Nekele counters with a body kick that stops Esch in his tracks momentarily.
Esch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Esch wants to clinch.
Esch darts in trying to clinch
and Nekele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esch fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Esch has time to react.
Nekele connects with a solid leg kick.
Esch moves in looking to clinch but Nekele pushes him off.
Esch wants to clinch but Nekele slips to the side
and Nekele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch but Nekele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nekele has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Esch walks into a jab.
A jab from Nekele does it's job there.
Esch doesn't manage to clinch there - Nekele circles away.
It seemed like Nekele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Esch instigates a clinch.
Esch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nekele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nekele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nekele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nekele avoids it.
Nekele avoiding damage as Esch throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Nekele - that landed with a thud.
Esch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nekele lands with a light punch inside.
Esch takes a shot to the head.
Nekele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nekele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nekele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nekele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Esch is rocked!
Esch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nekele is defending well for now.
Oh Esch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nekele has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nekele is working Esch over against the cage.
Esch seems to have got his legs back now.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esch trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nekele.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nekele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Esch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nekele. That one must have hurt.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch but Nekele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nekele! But no joy.
Nekele connects with a leg kick. Esch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nekele.
Esch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esch throws a low kick but Nekele avoids it.
Nekele throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nekele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nekele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Esch wants to clinch but Nekele slips to the side
and Nekele finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esch lands with a straight right. Nekele didn't see that one coming.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nekele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nekele plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Esch swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Esch face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Naiki Nekele!
Naiki Nekele bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, En Esch stepped up to the mic, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crack Head (ranked 2049 p4p, 52 weight class) and Brock Sampson (ranked 2500 p4p, 61 weight class). Brock Sampson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crack Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Sampson.
Sampson throws a combination. Head tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Head swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sampson cracks Head with a right hand to the side of the head.
Head is rocked!
Sampson lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Head out cold! Head is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brock Sampson!
After the fight, Brock Sampson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Lee Roth (ranked 1476 p4p, 41 weight class) and Klaus Chugman (ranked 1698 p4p, 44 weight class). Wolfgang Lee Roth has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wolfgang Lee Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chugman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee Roth was covering up waiting for the punch and Chugman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chugman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lee Roth is looking for a triangle but Chugman pushes his legs off easily.
Chugman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chugman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lee Roth can't keep his opponent in guard - Chugman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee Roth is looking for a sweep. Chugman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee Roth looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee Roth is defending against the submission attempts here by Chugman.
Lee Roth has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Chugman escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Chugman!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman working away.
Chugman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee Roth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lee Roth prevents Chugman from improving position.
Chugman is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee Roth is defending well.
Lee Roth gets back to half guard.
Chugman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee Roth keeps working.
Lee Roth gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee Roth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chugman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chugman passes Lee Roth's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chugman wants to free his trapped foot but Lee Roth is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee Roth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chugman is trying to work for a kimura but Lee Roth is defending well.
Chugman not doing much here.
Lee Roth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chugman pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to pass the guard but Lee Roth is defending well.
Chugman in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lee Roth tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Chugman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Klaus Chugman!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Klaus Chugman made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 314 p4p, 14 weight class) and Steve Butabi (ranked 838 p4p, 25 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Butabi's choice of entrance music: I'm so bad (baby I don't care). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Steve Butabi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Butabi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butabi slips a jab and a cross from Choo.
Choo connects with the punch.
It looks like Steve Butabi has been cut.
Choo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Butabi drops Choo with a beautiful combination! Choo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Butabi is looking for the KO!
It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.
Butabi misses with a body shot.
Butabi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butabi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choo.
Butabi throws out a loose jab but Choo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butabi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Choo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Butabi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Butabi breaks from the clinch.
Choo tries to bum rush Butabi with a series of wild strikes but Butabi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Choo fails to land with a series of punches.
Choo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Butabi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Choo!
Choo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo wants to control but Butabi is keeping busy.
Choo looking for submissions off his back.
Choo looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Butabi pushes past his half guard into mount!
Choo is working to get back to half guard.
Choo is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butabi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Choo regains half guard.
Choo is trying to maintain the position but Butabi is very close to passing his half guard.
Choo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Butabi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Choo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Choo gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butabi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Butabi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Choo is looking to cinch up a triangle. Butabi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Choo's body to avoid the submission. Choo has instead reached around Butabi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Choo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mew Choo!
Mew Choo retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mew Choo thanked IniTech Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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