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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Spud (ranked 3163 p4p, 311 weight class) and Takumi Sagaki (ranked 2252 p4p, 243 weight class). Sagaki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crazy Nights - Loudness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Spud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Takumi Sagaki!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sagaki is defended easily by Spud.
Sagaki slips under a jab from Spud.
Sagaki misses with a wild combination.
Spud throwing a counter right hand but Sagaki manages to avoid it.
Sagaki slips under a jab.
Sagaki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Spud closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sagaki's efforts to push away.
Spud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Spud. That snapped Sagaki's head back.
It looks like Takumi Sagaki has been cut.
Spud misses with a hook. Sagaki ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spud as he avoids it easily.
Spud slips a straight right by Sagaki.
Sagaki throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Sagaki misses
and Sagaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sagaki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
William Spud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takumi Sagaki.
Sagaki misses with a body punch
and Spud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spud stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sagaki is rocked!
Sagaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spud counters with a nice right hand that sends Sagaki toppling to the canvas! Sagaki scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Spud finish him?!
Sagaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Spud finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spud lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Sagaki falls backwards - clearly groggy! Spud dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Spud!
William Spud is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matvei Krilov (ranked 3367 p4p, 321 weight class) and Egyptian Embalmer (ranked 1640 p4p, 174 weight class). Embalmer has chosen Katy Perry - Dark Horse ft. Juicy J as his entrance music. Egyptian Embalmer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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158 lbs
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167 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matvei Krilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Egyptian Embalmer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Embalmer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krilov defends it nicely.
Krilov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krilov lands a jab to Embalmer's midsection.
Krilov throws an overhand right that lands on Embalmer's shoulder, as Embalmer tries to avoid the shot.
Embalmer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Krilov's guard.
Krilov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Embalmer.
Embalmer wants to control from the top but Krilov keeps moving.
Krilov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Embalmer controls the pace.
Krilov keeping full guard, as Embalmer tries to pass.
Embalmer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Embalmer controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krilov wants to get back to his feet but Embalmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Embalmer chips away with some ground and pound.
Krilov trying to control the position.
Embalmer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Embalmer is pushing down on Krilov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Krilov is fighting to maintain full guard but Embalmer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Embalmer content to control rather than advance.
Krilov won't allow Embalmer to pass to mount.
Embalmer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krilov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Embalmer.
Embalmer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Krilov's coaches at Ferocious Beast have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Embalmer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Embalmer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Krilov is looking for a sweep. Embalmer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Embalmer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Embalmer is looking to advance position but Krilov won't allow it.
Embalmer maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Krilov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Embalmer has cracked it and Krilov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Embalmer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Egyptian Embalmer!
Egyptian Embalmer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ace of Spades Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jo Cena (ranked 25391 p4p, 781 weight class) and Johnnny Begood (ranked 4370 p4p, 467 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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253 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jo Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnnny Begood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begood lands a jab to Cena's midsection.
Cena tries to clinch up.
Begood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Begood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cena gets a clinch.
Begood scores with a hook to the body.
Cena gets through Begood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Begood slowing the pace effectively.
Cena is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Begood is keeping busy.
Begood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cena backwards.
Cena wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Begood tries to work over Cena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cena throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Begood.
Cena throws a punch but it's blocked by Begood.
Begood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cena displaying some good clinch control by pressing Begood up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cena misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Begood.
Cena misses with a punch to the body.
Begood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cena is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Begood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Begood misses with a body punch.
Begood tries to work over Cena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Begood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Jo Cena has been cut.
Begood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cena looking to slow down the pace here.
Begood misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Begood.
Begood stalling in the clinch.
Begood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cena can't find room to land a body shot as Begood controls the action.
Cena is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Begood is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Begood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Begood prevents Cena from breaking the clinch.
Cena lands a left hand that snaps the head of Begood backwards.
Begood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cena misses with a punch on the inside.
Begood has Cena pressed against the cage, preventing Cena from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cena manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cena working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Begood scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begood scores with a shot to the side of Cena's head.
Begood tries to work over Cena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Begood.
Cena has a couple of punches blocked by Begood.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cena.
Begood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Begood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Begood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Begood scores with a shoulder strike.
Cena leaning his opponent against the cage.
Begood's coach down at Play House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Begood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Begood scores with a shoulder strike.
Begood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Begood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cena - that landed with a thud.
Begood blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cena.
Begood dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Begood blocks a body shot from Cena.
Begood scores with a hook to the body.
Begood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Begood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Begood lands a nice shot to the body.
Begood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cena's elbow.
Cena is looking to control Begood's arms but Begood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cena has his back to the cage.
Cena letting Begood take a breather here.
Cena prevents a body shot from Begood.
Begood misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnny Begood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jo Cena's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Begood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cena.
Cena throws a looping overhand right but Begood ducks down to avoid it.
Begood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Begood. That snapped Cena's head back.
Begood takes the fight into the clinch.
Begood tries to work over Cena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Begood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cena lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Begood is trying to maintain a safe position but Cena gets an underhook and turns Begood into the cage.
Begood tries to work over Cena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Begood tries to throw a body punch but Cena avoids it by throwing Begood back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cena fails to land.
Begood blocks an uppercut.
Begood slowing the pace effectively.
Begood misses with a punch to the body.
Cena misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena misses with a punch on the inside.
Begood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cena is keeping busy.
Cena leaning his opponent against the cage.
Begood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cena misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Begood on the inside.
Cena misses with a punch to the body.
Begood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cena's elbow.
Cena swings wildly with an uppercut but Begood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Begood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cena has had enough of the clinch but Begood keeps him there for the moment.
Cena stalls.
Cena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cena wants to break free but Begood has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Begood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cena wants to break the clinch but can't.
Begood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cena or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cena creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cena scores with a nice hook to the head.
Begood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Begood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Begood blocks an uppercut.
Begood scores with a hook to the body.
Begood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cena backwards.
Begood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cenas head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Begood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Begood.
Begood can't find room to land a body shot as Cena controls the action.
Begood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Begood misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Begood.
A hook to the body from Begood.
Begood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Begood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cena up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Begood.
Cena misses with the head strike.
Begood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Begood lands an uppercut.
Cena is rocked!
Begood slowing the pace effectively.
Oh Cena is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Begood.
A short uppercut from Begood.
Cena has had enough of the clinch but Begood keeps him there for the moment.
Johnnny Begood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Begood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cena backwards.
Begood pushes Cena against the cage. Begood is working some dirty boxing. Begood pushes off with a quick right hook! Cena goes down! Cena tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Begood moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnnny Begood!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonie Bulle (ranked 4326 p4p, 527 weight class) and Frank Turturro (ranked 358 p4p, 58 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bulle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dutch. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonie Bulle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turturro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bulle clinches.
Turturro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Turturro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Turturro has his feet on Bulle's thighs here. He's pushed Bulle off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bulle screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Turturro! Frank Turturro retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Frank Turturro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gee Gee Allen (ranked 1230 p4p, 187 weight class) and Eusebio Zapata (ranked 1680 p4p, 255 weight class). 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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174 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gee Gee Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eusebio Zapata!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Zapata.
Zapata looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Zapata.
Allen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Zapata.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zapata.
Zapata throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen prevents a body shot from Zapata.
Zapata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zapata.
Zapata swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Zapata lands a right hand.
Zapata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zapata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Zapata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zapata misses with a hook
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zapata looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
Allen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zapata throws an off balance right hand
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zapata throws an off balance right hand
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zapata lands with a cross.
Jab, jab by Zapata - just one landing.
It looks like Gee Gee Allen has been cut.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zapata.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zapata throws a right hand that misses
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen throws a jab when Zapata was well out of range.
Zapata connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapata misses with a straight right.
Zapata misses with a lunging right hand
and Zapata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zapata darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zapata lands with a hook. Allen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Allen is rocked!
Zapata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Allen misses.
Zapata finds Allen's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Allen flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Zapata lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Allen will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eusebio Zapata!
A victorious Eusebio Zapata thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Grakkos (ranked 3449 p4p, 448 weight class) and Eugeniy Petrov (ranked 2309 p4p, 321 weight class). Eugeniy Petrov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonidas Grakkos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eugeniy Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grakkos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov misses with a takedown
and Grakkos counters with a nice body shot.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grakkos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Grakkos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov's coach down at King Of Pain was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Petrov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Grakkos moves out of range of the strikes.
Grakkos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Grakkos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grakkos slips under a jab from Petrov.
A little feinted left hand from Grakkos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Grakkos counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grakkos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grakkos slaps away a takedown attempt from Petrov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Grakkos counter with a right hand.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Grakkos is out of range.
Grakkos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Grakkos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grakkos to the mat! Grakkos manages to get full guard.
Petrov wants to control from the top but Grakkos keeps moving.
Grakkos is looking to stand up but Petrov isn't so interested in that idea.
Petrov has gone for a leg lock! Grakkos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Petrov's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grakkos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Petrov has his feet on Grakkos's thighs here. He's pushed Grakkos off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Grakkos screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eugeniy Petrov!
Eugeniy Petrov got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 2862 p4p, 99 weight class) and Bruce Swayne (ranked 2874 p4p, 100 weight class). 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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290 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Swayne!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Case misses.
Swayne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Case tries to close the distance and clinch but Swayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Case tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Justin Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Case misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swayne.
Swayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Case.
Swayne throws out a counter right but Case avoids it with no problem.
Case misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body punch from Case.
Swayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Case rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swayne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Swayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Swayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Case.
Case has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gizmo's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swayne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Swayne avoids the body shot from Case.
Case is looking to wear down Swayne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Swayne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Case connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Swayne scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Bruce Swayne has been cut.
Swayne moves away from the strike by Case.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Case looks to land a combination but Swayne avoids it well.
Swayne blocks a jab.
Case swings widly with a right hand
and Swayne counters with a nice uppercut.
Case closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Case.
Swayne prevents a body shot from Case.
Case tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swayne's elbow.
Swayne lands a shoulder strike.
Case swings wildly with an uppercut but Swayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Case struggles to land a body shot inside as Swayne controls his hands.
Swayne prevents a body shot from Case.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case tries to throw a body punch but Swayne avoids it by throwing Case back against the cage.
Swayne blocking some punches.
Swayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Case lands a body shot in the clinch.
Swayne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Case swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Swayne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Case tries a body shot but Swayne blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Case.
A head punch on the inside from Swayne fails to land.
Case misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swayne lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swayne breaks the clinch.
Case throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swayne.
Nice defenses there by Case.
Swayne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Swayne misses.
Case tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Swayne manages to circle out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Case looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Case swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Case misses with a body shot.
Case slips under a jab.
Case on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Case lands with a cross.
Case tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swayne throws a lazy right hand but Case sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Case is looking to counter the offense by Swayne and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Swayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Case takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Swayne ducks right into an uppercut from Case.
Case closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Case tries a body shot but Swayne blocks it.
Swayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swayne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Case scores with a shoulder strike.
Case working aggressively here.
Swayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Case blocks an uppercut.
Case doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swayne blocks a body shot from Case.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Swayne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Case misses with a two punch combination.
Swayne misses with a looping left.
Case misses with an uppercut.
Case ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swayne moves away.
Swayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Case takes the fight into the clinch.
Case tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Swayne prevents a body shot from Case.
Case is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swayne can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case swings wildly with an uppercut but Swayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swayne.
Swayne swings wildly with an uppercut but Case uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Case tries a body shot but Swayne blocks it.
Case struggles to land a body shot inside as Swayne controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Case just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swayne's brow.
Case swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Case fails to land.
Case lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Swayne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Case.
Swayne pressing his opponent against the cage.
Case struggles to land a body shot inside as Swayne controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Justin Case has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Case lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Case blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Swayne blocks an uppercut.
Case throws a punch but it's blocked by Swayne.
Swayne lands a body punch.
Case tries to work over Swayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Swayne in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Swayne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Case lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Case.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case throws an elbow but it misses.
Swayne stalling.
Swayne stalling.
Still in the clinch, Case scores with a nice short uppercut.
Case lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Case.
Swayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Case lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Case has a couple of punches blocked by Swayne.
Case throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Swayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Case misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Case tries to throw a body punch but Swayne avoids it by throwing Case back against the cage.
Swayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Case.
Case tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Case scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swayne lands a right hand.
Swayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Case misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Swayne.
Case has a couple of punches blocked by Swayne.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Case just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swayne's brow.
Case cracks Swayne with a nice body shot.
Swayne avoids the elbow strike from Case, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Swayne's cut.
That's time! Case's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Swayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Case fails with an attempt to clinch.
Case ducks under a wild hook from Swayne.
Swayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Case.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swayne! But no joy.
Justin Case is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Swayne.
Swayne slips a jab and a cross from Case.
Swayne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Case tries to clinch there but Swayne circles away.
Case moves in looking to clinch but Swayne pushes him off.
Swayne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Case manages to avoid it.
Case darts in trying to clinch
and Swayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case lands with a right hand.
Case throws a series of punches but Swayne moves out of range.
Swayne is looking for the big counter here.
Case misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swayne.
A shot to the body from Case misses
and Swayne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Swayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Case. Swayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Case tries to clinch but Swayne is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Swayne. Those never looked like landing.
Swayne looks to throw the jab but Case is out of range.
Swayne lands a jab to Case's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Case defending well as Swayne loads up on a big left hand.
Case gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Swayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruce Swayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Case is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swayne moves away.
Swayne throws out a counter right but Case avoids it with no problem.
Case defending well as Swayne loads up on a big left hand.
Case avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Case avoids the body shot from Swayne.
Swayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Case.
Swayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Case.
Case moves into the clinch successfully.
Case working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case prevents a body shot from Swayne.
Swayne has a couple of punches blocked by Case.
Swayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Case misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Case fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Swayne tries to throw a body punch but Case avoids it by throwing Swayne back against the cage.
Case tries a body shot but Swayne blocks it.
Swayne tries to work over Case's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Case blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swayne prevents a body shot from Case.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Swayne fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Swayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Case 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Case!
A victorious Justin Case thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yodmuay Petpanpamnuang (ranked 3605 p4p, 172 weight class) and Android Thirteen (ranked 4132 p4p, 195 weight class). Petpanpamnuang comes to the cage accompanied by "Domesticated Animals", from Queens Of The Stone Age's new album Villains. Android Thirteen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yodmuay Petpanpamnuang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Android Thirteen!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petpanpamnuang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petpanpamnuang scores with a nice right hand.
Thirteen is rocked!
Thirteen leaves his chin hanging out and Petpanpamnuang seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Thirteen crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yodmuay Petpanpamnuang!
Yodmuay Petpanpamnuang decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominique Bell (ranked 405 p4p, 20 weight class) and Paulo Aguiar (ranked 2541 p4p, 123 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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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dominique Bell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paulo Aguiar!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguiar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bell quickly recovers to half guard.
Bell looking for submissions off his back.
Bell is trying to get back to full guard.
Aguiar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bell looking for submissions off his back.
Aguiar lands strikes from half guard.
Aguiar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bell looking for submissions off his back.
Bell gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aguiar is aware though and is defending well.
Aguiar landing with the ground and pound.
Aguiar with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguiar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguiar trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Bell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aguiar is aware though and is defending well.
Bell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bell working for a triangle but Aguiar defends it easily.
Bell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aguiar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bell has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Aguiar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aguiar has managed to get both his arms back between Bell's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguiar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aguiar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aguiar chips away with some ground and pound.
Bell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aguiar is aware though and is defending well.
Bell trying to control the position.
Bell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aguiar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aguiar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aguiar defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to sweep here but Aguiar controlling him for the moment.
Bell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguiar is working Bell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aguiar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aguiar defends it easily.
Aguiar is working Bell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to control the position.
Aguiar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aguiar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bell's head.
Aguiar is stalling in the full guard.
Aguiar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bell isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Aguiar stacks Bell on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Aguiar!
Bell tries to buck Aguiar off but Aguiar is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bell tries to roll over but Aguiar keeps him under control.
Bell wants to control but Aguiar is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Aguiar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aguiar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bell wants to improve his position but Aguiar is controlling well.
Bell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bell.
Bell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aguiar is aware though and is defending well.
Aguiar is posturing up here but Bell has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Aguiar tries to roll out but it's too tight and Aguiar has to tap! Slick submission there by Bell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dominique Bell!
Dominique Bell retains his bantamweight title!
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