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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Mankowski (ranked 25004 p4p, 635 weight class) and Brian Jensen (ranked 9013 p4p, 584 weight class). Mankowski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is KSHMR - He's A Pirate Remix. Maciej Mankowski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Maciej Mankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mankowski finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Jensen's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Mankowski falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Jensen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danton Robinson (ranked 9130 p4p, 727 weight class) and Kamil Dabrowski (ranked 9227 p4p, 730 weight class). Dabrowski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ZBUKU ft. PTP - Potrzebuję tego. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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253 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danton Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Dabrowski!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson misses with a looping right.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dabrowski.
Robinson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dabrowski shoots in for a double leg but Robinson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dabrowski looks for a takedown but Robinson sprawls well.
Dabrowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Robinson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Danton Robinson has been cut.
Dabrowski digs a good body shot into Robinson's ribs.
Robinson misses the jab.
Dabrowski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Robinson did well to prevent Dabrowski getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dabrowski stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Robinson to get to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Dabrowski shoots in and drives through. Robinson sprawls well.
Danton Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Dabrowski.
Dabrowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Robinson to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Kamil Dabrowski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Dabrowski moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Robinson.
Dabrowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson with a jab.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson connects with a jab.
Robinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dabrowski looks winded!
Robinson lands a big uppercut and Dabrowski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dabrowski looks OK. Robinson waves Dabrowski back to his feet!
Dabrowski is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson throws an uppercut from hell that sends Dabrowski clean off his feet! He's out cold! Robinson stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danton Robinson!
During a confident post fight interview, Danton Robinson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Brent (ranked 6512 p4p, 693 weight class) and Johnson Slevin (ranked 7022 p4p, 713 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Brent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnson Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slevin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Johnson Slevin has been cut.
Slevin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brent was covering up waiting for the punch and Slevin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Slevin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Slevin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Slevin wants to pass the guard but Brent is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brent looking for a sweep. Not yet Brent, not yet.
Slevin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin wants to control from the top but Brent keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Slevin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brent takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brent keeps working.
Brent tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slevin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Slevin is looking to take a break and control but Brent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slevin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Brent's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ground and pound from Slevin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brent is letting Slevin control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin is looking to take a break and control but Brent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slevin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brent connects with a body shot that sends Slevin's belly button to the back.
Brent keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brent swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slevin looks winded!
Brent lands with a straight right. Slevin didn't see that one coming.
David Brent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brent with a hook.
Brent comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Brent. Those never looked like landing.
Brent has managed to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slevin takes a shot to the head.
Brent scores with a shot to the side of Slevin's head.
Still in the clinch, Brent scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Brent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnson Slevin's cut.
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.
Brent circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slevin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brent pinned against the cage. Brent gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brent swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slevin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Johnson Slevin's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slevin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slevin is breathing heavily.
Brent connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slevin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brent circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Brent misses its target.
Johnson Slevin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slevin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
David Brent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnson Slevin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brent throws a series of strikes that have Slevin backpedaling.
Brent cracks Slevin with a right hand to the side of the head.
The cut above Johnson Slevin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brent connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slevin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slevin is rocked!
The fighters circle momentarily. Brent darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Slevin is still on wobbly legs! Can Brent finish him?
Johnson Slevin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Brent sends Slevin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brent is motioning to the referee to let Slevin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slevin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brent cracks Slevin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Slevin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Brent finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnson Slevin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Brent!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leprechaun Davis (ranked 4997 p4p, 427 weight class) and Alexis Sanchez (ranked 9335 p4p, 570 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leprechaun Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexis Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis scores with a hook.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Davis.
We've been told by Davis's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Davis lunges at Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanchez's hand.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Davis lands a jab to the nose.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Danga de danga de dang - Davis scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Alexis Sanchez has been cut.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Sanchez is rocked!
Davis drops Sanchez with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Sanchez! Davis dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leprechaun Davis!
In defeat, Alexis Sanchez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have only been training MMA for a few days- don't expect this to end my transition from Football superstar to MMA world champion!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lino Gregorio (ranked 4550 p4p, 400 weight class) and Hurricane Irma (ranked 7379 p4p, 517 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lino Gregorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hurricane Irma!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorio takes one to the side of the head.
A cross from Irma lands.
Irma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Irma lands a really nice looking cross but Gregorio seems unphased.
Irma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Irma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Irma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gregorio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gregorio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gregorio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Irma as he avoids it easily.
Gregorio shoots for a double leg takedown but Irma sprawls well. He's pushed Gregorio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Irma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregorio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gregorio dives in and grabs Irma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Irma pushes down on Gregorio's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lino Gregorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregorio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Irma circles away.
Irma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good exchange - Irma coming out on top.
Irma looks for the body kick but Gregorio saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irma scores with a sloppy right hand. Gregorio should have avoided that one.
Irma misses with a low kick.
Gregorio drops down looking for a counter takedown but Irma sprawls and moves away.
Gregorio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Irma connects with the punch.
Gregorio shoots for a takedown but Irma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Irma lands a right hook to the body.
Gregorio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gregorio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Irma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gregorio.
Irma lands a nice hook to Gregorio's body. Gregorio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irma lands a nice hook to Gregorio's body. Gregorio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gregorio takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gregorio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Irma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irma connects with a right hand. Gregorio shakes it off.
Irma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gregorio on the side of the head.
Irma misses with a body kick.
Gregorio dives in for a single leg takedown but Irma sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Irma lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Irma with a hook.
A cross from Irma lands.
Irma lands a right hook to the body.
Irma connects with a body shot.
Gregorio dives in for a single leg takedown but Irma sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Irma throws out a counter right but Gregorio avoids it with no problem.
Gregorio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Irma defends well and Gregorio ends up having to push Irma into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Irma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Irma lands a jab.
Irma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gregorio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Irma cracks Gregorio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gregorio has a takedown stuffed.
Gregorio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Irma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gregorio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gregorio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gregorio looks for the body kick but Irma saw that one coming.
Irma lands with a hook. Gregorio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Decent striking displayed by Irma there.
Irma scores with a hook.
Gregorio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Irma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irma catches Gregorio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Irma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gregorio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Irma lands an overhand right.
A cross from Irma lands.
A jab from Irma finds it's way through Gregorio's defenses.
Gregorio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gregorio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gregorio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Irma sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gregorio somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Irma! But no joy.
Gregorio dives in for a single leg takedown but Irma sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Irma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gregorio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Irma moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hurricane Irma dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Irma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gregorio under the eye.
Irma lands with a straight right. Gregorio didn't see that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gregorio might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Irma works Gregorio's body with a nice hook.
Irma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gregorio moves forwards but Irma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lino Gregorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irma scores with a nice head shot.
Gregorio shoots in but Irma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gregorio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregorio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregorio is looking to take a break and control but Irma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gregorio is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Irma will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Irma can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorio trying to control the position but Irma is working away.
Irma tries to bench press Gregorio off him but Gregorio keeps the position.
Irma is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Irma struggling a bit here.
Gregorio scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Irma to see if he's OK.
Irma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Irma wants to control but Gregorio postures up.
Irma tries to improve position but can't.
Gregorio cracks Irma with a big elbow.
We've been hearing good reports from Gregorio's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Irma taking a bit of punishment here - Gregorio scoring with strikes.
Gregorio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gregorio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Gregorio in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregorio content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Irma is not content to let Gregorio control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregorio controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irma can't do much from the bottom here.
Gregorio wants to control but Irma is keeping him busy.
Irma taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gregorio looks up at the clock and then as Irma takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gregorio smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gregorio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You can see the frustration on Irma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Irma is not content to let Gregorio control the position.
Lino Gregorio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Irma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irma is trying to work for a sweep but Gregorio has mounted him!
Irma keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Irma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gregorio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gregorio tries to control but Irma wriggling away.
Gregorio working the ground and pound effectively.
Gregorio lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gregorio landing shots from mount.
Irma felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gregorio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Gregorio has hold of Irma's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Irma manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Irma tries to hold on but Gregorio pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lino Gregorio dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gregorio walks into a straight right hand from Irma.
Jab, jab by Irma - just one landing.
Irma lands a nice hook to Gregorio's body. Gregorio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irma connects with a nice looking jab.
Irma with a jab.
Gregorio has a takedown stuffed.
Hurricane Irma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Irma does it's job there.
Irma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gregorio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Irma as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Gregorio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gregorio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Irma is able to avoid easily.
Gregorio shoots in for a double leg but Irma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Irma finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irma throws out a powerful jab.
Gregorio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Irma gets caught napping as Gregorio dives in and scores a takedown. Irma manages to retain guard.
Irma wants to sweep but no luck.
Gregorio connects with a couple of short punches.
Gregorio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Irma trying to control the position here.
Gregorio passes Irma's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gregorio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irma keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Irma sees it coming and defends easily.
Irma is trying to stand back up but Gregorio is controlling him
Irma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gregorio trying to control the action but Irma is working from the bottom.
Irma is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gregorio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gregorio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gregorio is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregorio trying to control but Irma is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irma taking shots to the head.
Gregorio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Irma is looking to escape.
Irma regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gregorio connects with a nice short shot to Irma's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gregorio lands a nice short elbow.
Irma is looking to escape.
Gregorio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Irma is looking for a sweep. Gregorio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregorio wants to work for an arm triangle but Irma is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gregorio is looking for a kimura but Irma is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gregorio to get the leverage.
Gregorio passes the guard and advances to mount!
Irma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gregorio tries to control but Irma wriggling away.
Irma wants to hold on but Gregorio pushes him away.
Gregorio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Gregorio cracks Irma with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lino Gregorio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 3516 p4p, 403 weight class) and Tap Out (ranked 7463 p4p, 665 weight class). Tap Out is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tap Out!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves connects with a body shot that sends Out's belly button to the back.
Out fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Out throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves sends Out crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Graves is motioning to the referee to let Out up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Tap Out has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Out is defended easily by Graves.
Graves slaps away a takedown attempt from Out, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nick Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tap Out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Graves throws a pinpoint strike between Out's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Out crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Graves scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Graves!
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Graves thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Mclure (ranked 4169 p4p, 458 weight class) and Mikula Selyaninovich (ranked 4207 p4p, 462 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 London, Leonard Mclure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikula Selyaninovich!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclure dodges the punch combination from Selyaninovich.
We've been told by Mclure's head coaches at Quick Fingers BEST BANG FOR BUCK Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Selyaninovich throws a series of punches but Mclure avoids them all with ease.
Selyaninovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mclure counters with a nice uppercut.
Selyaninovich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Selyaninovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Selyaninovich misses with a shot to the body
and Mclure counters with a nice right hand that sends Selyaninovich toppling to the canvas! Selyaninovich scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mclure finish him?!
Selyaninovich is rocked!
It looks like Mikula Selyaninovich has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mclure closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Selyaninovich out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonard Mclure!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Okja Snowpiercer (ranked 2899 p4p, 140 weight class) and Cody Holloway (ranked 4339 p4p, 208 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Okja Snowpiercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Holloway!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snowpiercer with a poor takedown
and Holloway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snowpiercer shoots and misses
and Holloway counters with a stiff right hand.
Holloway scores with a sloppy right hand. Snowpiercer should have avoided that one.
Holloway lands a slapping body shot.
Holloway looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Snowpiercer with a poor takedown
letting Holloway counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Okja Snowpiercer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snowpiercer has his takedown stuffed
and Holloway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snowpiercer tries for a takedown but Holloway circles away easily
and Holloway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snowpiercer is breathing heavily.
Snowpiercer misses with a takedown attempt
and Holloway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snowpiercer is rocked!
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!
Snowpiercer misses with a takedown attempt
and Holloway counters with a big left hand that crumples Snowpiercer! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cody Holloway!
Cody Holloway 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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