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OFC 323: Barca vs Mangrove PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Comanche Todd (ranked 3227 p4p, 430 weight class) and John Luther (ranked 3308 p4p, 440 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Comanche Todd has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Comanche Todd seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 41 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Comanche Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Luther!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch but Todd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luther has taken the fight to the clinch.
Todd throws a punch but it's blocked by Luther.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luther.
Todd can't find room to land a body shot as Luther controls the action.
Todd pushes Luther back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luther tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luther's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Todd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Luther working aggressively here.
Todd has a couple of punches blocked by Luther.
Todd misses with a body punch.
Todd misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Luther fails to land.
Luther misses with a punch on the inside.
Luther swings wildly with an uppercut but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luther is looking for a takedown.
Luther breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Todd circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Todd tests Luther's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Todd throws a sloppy head kick and Luther moves out of range easily.
Luther moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther tries to clinch but Todd moves out of range.
Luther misses with the combination.
Luther clinches up against the cage.
Luther makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Todd misses with the head strike.
Luther scores with a hook to the body.
Luther lands a nice uppercut.
Luther misses with some punches.
Luther tries a body shot but Todd blocks it.
Luther lands a hook that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Todd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luther lands a hook to the side of the head.
Todd scores with a shot to the side of Luther's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luther scores with a nice hook to the head.
Todd throws a punch but it's blocked by Luther.
Todd stops a takedown attempt from Luther.
Todd misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Luther.
Luther tries a body shot but Todd blocks it.
Todd throws a head punch that misses.
Todd misses with the head strike.
Todd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Todd swings wildly with an uppercut but Luther uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Luther fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Todd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luther.
Luther blocking some punches.
Todd blocking some punches.
Todd is fighting off a takedown attempt but Luther is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Todd to the mat. Todd regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Luther wants to control from the top but Todd keeps moving.
Todd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Todd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Luther defends well.
Todd working for a triangle but Luther defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Todd is staying active underneath Luther, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Todd has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Luther escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Luther!
Luther tries for a kimura but Todd is defending well.
Luther is trying to get an arm triangle but Todd is defending well.
Todd is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Luther's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Todd is refusing to be controlled, as Luther sits in half guard.
Todd actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Todd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Todd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luther pulls his head out easily.
Todd is looking for a sweep. Luther is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Luther wants to pass to mount but Todd is defending the position.
Luther wants to control but Todd is keeping him busy.
Luther moves into full mount! Todd won't be happy about that!
Todd can't escape the position.
Luther looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Luther forces the positional change into back control.
Luther doesn't have the hooks in and Todd manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Luther will probably get the nod.
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.
A head kick misses from Todd.
Luther on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luther closes the distance and clinches.
Todd blocks an uppercut.
Todd gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Luther.
Luther lands a right hand that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luther.
Luther blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luther breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Todd.
Luther moves into the clinch.
Todd takes a shot to the head.
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!
Luther breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Todd misses with a straight left.
Luther plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Todd.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch up but Todd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luther clinches up with Todd and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Todd.
Luther breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luther tries to clinch up.
Luther wants to clinch up but Todd keeps it at a distance.
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd keeps the fight on the outside.
Luther drops Todd with a right and a left! Luther comes rushing in but Todd regains his composure and manages to keep Luther in guard.
Todd is rocked!
It looks like Comanche Todd has been cut.
Luther advances to half guard.
Oh Todd is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luther is trying to control the action in half guard but Todd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Luther is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Todd is looking to improve his position.
Todd looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luther is trying to work for a kimura but Todd is defending well.
Luther has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luther 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.
Luther is breathing heavily.
Todd regains full guard. Nicely done.
Todd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Todd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
John Luther has got the better of the ground game so far.
Todd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luther works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Luther is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Todd has managed to free his arm - good work.
Luther is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Todd!
Todd seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd is in all sorts of trouble here.
Luther moves to the back.
Todd tries to break free.
Luther tries to get the hooks in deep but Todd pushed the leg off.
Todd is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Luther gets his way!
Todd can't escape the position.
Luther is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Todd defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Todd tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd is working hard here to advance position.
Todd fending off the submission attempt from Luther.
I really don't envy Todd right now.
Todd is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Luther gets his way!
Todd is really stuck here.
Luther is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Todd is defending well though. Luther let's go of the attempt for now.
Luther working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd breaks Luther's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Todd preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Todd working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luther's head.
Todd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Luther has momentary wrist control but Todd slips an elbow through the middle.
Todd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luther's head.
Luther working a defensive guard here.
Todd stands up over Luther, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Luther lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Todd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Luther showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Comanche Todd's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luther was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Luther wants to clinch up but Todd keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Todd.
Luther has closed the distance and engaged Todd in a clinch.
Luther breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luther is looking to clinch but Todd is avoiding it.
Jab from Todd.
Luther has closed the distance and engaged Todd in a clinch.
Todd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Todd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luther is trying to break free.
Luther blocks an uppercut.
Todd lands an uppercut.
Luther misses with the head strike.
Luther is trying to push Todd away but Todd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luther throws a head punch that misses.
Todd throws a punch but it's blocked by Luther.
Todd misses with a body punch.
Todd misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther blocking some punches.
Luther breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Todd throws a head kick but Luther moves out of range.
Comanche Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Todd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luther in his tracks.
Todd throws a series of punches but Luther avoids them all with ease.
Todd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luther works Todd's body with a nice hook.
Luther has managed to clinch.
John Luther seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Luther doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luther blocks an uppercut.
Luther takes a shot to the head.
Todd lands a body shot.
Luther takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Todd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luther scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luther pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Todd misses.
Luther tries to clinch but Todd is having none of it.
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!
Luther thows a left - swing and a miss!
Todd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Todd, as that shot connected.
Todd misses with a hook. Luther ducked under it nicely.
Luther takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luther.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luther. Todd does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Todd was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Todd lands a nice hook to Luther's body. Luther takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luther fails with an attempt to clinch.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Comanche Todd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Todd throws a sloppy head kick and Luther moves out of range easily.
Luther was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Luther on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch but Todd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Todd tries a head kick but it misses.
Todd keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Todd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luther gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther tries to work over Todd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Todd.
A body shot lands from Luther.
Todd misses with the head strike.
Todd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Comanche Todd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luther working aggressively here.
Todd misses with a punch on the inside.
Luther cracks Todd with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luther.
Luther stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luther escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luther fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luther forces Todd back against the cage and clinches.
Luther softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Todd misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Todd.
Luther lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luther throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Todd.
Luther manages to break the clinch.
Todd throws a hook but Luther avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd throws a hook to the side of Luther's head but Luther sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luther tries to clinch but Todd moves out of range.
Luther's jab looks to have found its range, popping Todd under the eye.
A punch combination from Todd misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luther looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Todd does it's job there.
Todd looks to land a body kick but Luther moved away.
Todd swinging wildly here.
Luther is looking for the big counter here.
Luther rushes Todd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
John Luther is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Luther tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Luther.
And that's the end of the fight!
Comanche Todd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Luther has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Luther!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shark Attack (ranked 1107 p4p, 166 weight class) and Momochi Hanzo (ranked 1269 p4p, 191 weight class). Shark Attack had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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177 lbs
24 - 23 - 0 |
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175 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shark Attack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Momochi Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attack throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hanzo was covering up waiting for the punch and Attack finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Attack distracts Hanzo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Attack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Attack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hanzo working a defensive guard here.
Hanzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanzo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Attack manages to get himself to full guard.
Hanzo prevents Attack from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo is looking to advance position but Attack has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hanzo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Attack landing punches.
Hanzo is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Hanzo is out cold - huge knockout for Attack!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shark Attack!
Shark Attack was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reuben Kincaid (ranked 762 p4p, 125 weight class) and Johann Kessler (ranked 1293 p4p, 193 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kincaid might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to REM - Orange Crush. Kessler has chosen Coal Chamber - Burgundy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reuben Kincaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kincaid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johann Kessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kincaid misses with a lunging right hand
and Kessler counters with a one-two to the body.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut
letting Kessler counter with a right hand.
Kessler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kincaid explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincaid shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kincaid ducks under a wild hook from Kessler.
Kessler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kessler lands with a good body shot.
Kessler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kincaid's sensitive parts.
Kessler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kincaid throws out the jab.
Kessler lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kessler lands in his opponent's guard.
Kessler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kincaid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kessler throws a big right hand that misses.
Kessler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kessler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kessler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kincaid keeping moving, preventing Kessler from controlling successfully.
Kincaid is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kessler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kessler throws an elbow that misses. Kincaid uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kessler's guard. Nice move by Kincaid!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kincaid trying to control but Kessler is working from the bottom.
Kincaid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kessler is keeping the position for now.
Kessler keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
Kincaid is really struggling to control Kessler but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kessler wants to sweep here but Kincaid controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kessler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kessler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kincaid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kincaid is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kessler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kessler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler is nestled in close to Kincaid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kessler slips a nice elbow through Kincaid's hands, connecting with Kincaid's forehead.
Kessler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kincaid defending well though.
Kessler wants to pass to mount but Kincaid is defending the position.
Kessler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kincaid's head.
Kessler prevents Kincaid from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kessler lands a nice short elbow.
Kincaid is looking to control Kessler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kincaid avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kincaid regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kessler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Kessler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kessler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Kincaid counters with a quick kick to the body but Kessler blocks it.
Kincaid avoids the head kick by Kessler.
Kincaid looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kincaid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kincaid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kessler.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kessler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kessler throws a body kick that misses
enabling Kincaid to counter with a crisp jab.
Kincaid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid struggles to land a body shot inside as Kessler controls his hands.
Kincaid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kessler is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Kessler.
Kincaid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessler.
Kincaid can't find room to land a body shot as Kessler controls the action.
Kincaid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kessler fails to land.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kincaid avoids it.
Kessler blocks a body shot from Kincaid.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kessler obliges.
Kincaid lands a body punch.
Kincaid landing knees to the body.
Kessler misses with a knee strike.
Kessler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kincaid misses with a punch to the body.
Kessler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kincaid lands a right hand.
Kessler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kincaid.
Kincaid tries to work over Kessler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kincaid lands a left hand.
Kessler wants to stall.
Kincaid prevents a body shot from Kessler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler tries a body shot but Kincaid blocks it.
Kessler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kincaid pushes Kessler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Kincaid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincaid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kincaid struggles to land a body shot inside as Kessler controls his hands.
Kessler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kessler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kincaid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kincaid scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Kessler.
It looks like Reuben Kincaid has been cut.
Kessler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kincaid blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Kessler.
Kincaid scores a nice knee to the body.
Kessler blocks a body shot from Kincaid.
Kessler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kincaid digs a right hand into Kessler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kessler's gas tank.
Kessler is breathing heavily.
Kincaid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kincaid.
Kincaid lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reuben Kincaid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kincaid presses Kessler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kincaid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kessler or not.
Kincaid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kincaid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kincaid is leaning against Kessler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kincaid lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kincaid.
Kincaid tries to throw a body punch but Kessler avoids it by throwing Kincaid back against the cage.
Kessler looking to throw knees to the head but Kincaid is blocking nicely.
Kincaid holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kessler is looking to control Kincaid's arms but Kincaid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kessler has his back to the cage.
Kincaid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kessler is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid lands a shot to the body.
Kincaid lands a knee to the head.
Kincaid avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kessler blocks a body shot from Kincaid.
Kincaid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Kincaid.
Kincaid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kessler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Kincaid was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kessler.
Kincaid with a hook.
Kessler tries to close the distance and clinch but Kincaid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Kessler looks to move away, Kincaid throws a big counter combo but Kessler just gets out of the way.
Nice body kick there by Kincaid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reuben Kincaid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reuben Kincaid's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kessler ducks straight into an uppercut from Kincaid and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Kessler manages to regain guard straight away.
Kessler is still in real trouble! Can Kincaid finish him?
Kincaid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kessler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kincaid trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kessler's guard.
Kessler seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid wants to control from the top but Kessler keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler pulls Kincaid in to control the position.
Kincaid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kessler can do to turn this around?
Kincaid sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kessler is looking to clinch.
Kincaid is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kessler fails with the takedown
enabling Kincaid to counter with a crisp jab.
Kessler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kessler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kincaid manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid tries to throw a body punch but Kessler avoids it by throwing Kincaid back against the cage.
Kessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kincaid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Kincaid misses with the head strike.
Kincaid lands a body shot.
Kessler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kincaid digs a right hand underneath Kessler's ribcage. Kessler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kincaid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kincaid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A shot in the inside from Kincaid.
Kincaid tries to throw a body punch but Kessler avoids it by throwing Kincaid back against the cage.
Kincaid struggles to land a body shot inside as Kessler controls his hands.
Kincaid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kincaid misses with a hook. Kessler ducked under it nicely.
Kessler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kincaid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kessler darts in and clinches Kincaid up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler lands a right hand.
Kincaid tries a body shot but Kessler blocks it.
Kincaid lands an uppercut that drops Kessler! Kincaid follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Kessler is trying to work for a sweep but Kincaid has mounted him!
Kincaid controlling his opponent.
Kessler wants to hold on but Kincaid pushes him away.
Kincaid looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kincaid wants to control the pace but Kessler is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid controlling the position easily from mount.
Kincaid looking to control but Kessler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kincaid misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reuben Kincaid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kincaid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reuben Kincaid!
Reuben Kincaid gave a mention to Aspire Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rainbow Hero (ranked 722 p4p, 88 weight class) and Matt Kroblur (ranked 680 p4p, 87 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by Пачка сигар. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
25 - 17 - 6 |
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33
196 lbs
18 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
25 - 17 - 6, fighting out of London, Rainbow Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Kroblur!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroblur tries to bum rush Hero with a series of wild strikes but Hero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hero throwing a counter right hand but Kroblur manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Kroblur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hero swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hero misses with a low kick.
Kroblur clobbers Hero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hero throws a hook to the side of Kroblur's head but Kroblur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hero misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hero lunges at Kroblur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kroblur's hand.
Hero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kroblur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kroblur works the jab nicely.
Hero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kroblur lands a high kick!
Hero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kroblur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hero half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero blocks a jab.
Rainbow Hero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kroblur gets tackled into the cage by Hero. Hero maintains the clinch.
Come on Hero - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kroblur breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hero.
Kroblur changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hero takes a swing at Kroblur's ribcage but misses.
Hero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hero misses with the combination.
Hero takes a swing at Kroblur's ribcage but misses.
Hero swings for the body but Kroblur moves out of range.
Hero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kroblur misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero throws out a loose jab but Kroblur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kroblur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Hero is predictable there
and Kroblur counters with a nice body shot.
Kroblur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kroblur changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero gets back to half guard.
Kroblur working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kroblur prevents Hero from improving his position.
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. Kroblur connects with a nice short shot to Hero's temple.
Hero gets back to full guard.
Kroblur stands up over Hero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur postures up in Hero's guard and throws a big left but Hero blocks it.
Kroblur stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kroblur's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hero is looking for a triangle but Kroblur pushes his legs off easily.
Kroblur with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kroblur 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.
Kroblur works over Hero with some ground and pound from guard.
Kroblur content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero is pulling down on Kroblur's head to control his posture.
Kroblur works over Hero with some ground and pound from guard.
Kroblur postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kroblur wants to control from the top but Hero keeps moving.
Hero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kroblur.
Hero wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kroblur controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kroblur trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kroblur dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kroblur swats away the attempt to clinch by Hero.
Rainbow Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Kroblur.
Kroblur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kroblur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hero finds it's way round the side to connect with Kroblur's head.
Hero throws a leg kick but Kroblur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Kroblur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hero looks to throw the jab but Kroblur is out of range.
Hero misses with a body kick.
A combination from Kroblur does no damage.
Hero pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kroblur back to the cage. Hero follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur keeps the fight on the outside.
Kroblur throws a counter combo.
Hero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hero lands an overhand right.
Kroblur works over Hero's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hero is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kroblur off and has taken his back!
Kroblur is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hero trying to control.
Hero controlling well, preventing Kroblur from escaping the position.
Hero is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kroblur tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Hero's hands.
Kroblur wants to escape the position.
Kroblur showing good submission defense here.
Hero gets his hands free as Kroblur looks to control.
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!
Hero looking for the RNC.
Kroblur looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kroblur tries to escape but Hero has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero is not going to allow Kroblur to sit and survive in this position.
Hero wants to control but Kroblur is keeping busy.
Hero looking for the choke but no joy.
Kroblur defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Kroblur is working Hero 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kroblur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kroblur postures up.
Kroblur lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kroblur is one step ahead there.
Kroblur slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kroblur tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kroblur has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hero is trying to improve his position.
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 Rainbow Hero will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kroblur counters with a stiff right hand.
Kroblur checks the leg kick.
Kroblur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hero.
Kroblur has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kroblur closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kroblur lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur throwing strikes but missing.
Hero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kroblur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kroblur won't allow Hero to sweep him here.
Kroblur is looking to pass into half guard but Hero pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hero is in guard.
Hero throws a big right hand that misses.
Kroblur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kroblur trying to keep a closed guard but Hero is proving a slippery customer.
Hero trying to control the position from guard on top but Kroblur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kroblur looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hero wants to pass the guard but Kroblur is keeping the position.
Hero wants to control from the top but Kroblur keeps moving.
Hero is pushing down on Kroblur's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kroblur is fighting to maintain full guard but Hero has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hero is pressing down on Kroblur's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kroblur is holding on for now.
Kroblur is looking for a sweep. Hero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kroblur doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hero.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hero is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kroblur is looking to improve his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kroblur takes one on the button.
Hero misses with an uppercut. Kroblur saw that one coming.
Kroblur is looking for the big counter here.
Kroblur misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero misses with a hook.
Matt Kroblur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kroblur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hero.
No joy there for Kroblur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hero thows a leg kick but Kroblur checks it
and Kroblur counters with a three punch combo that has Hero backing up. Hero nods at Kroblur to acknowledge the strikes.
Kroblur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hero tries to clinch up.
Hero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hero misses with a hook.
Kroblur appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matt Kroblur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hero lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Hero scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kroblur throws a nice looking combination but Hero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hero.
Hero lands with a straight right. Kroblur didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rainbow Hero.
I think Hero 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rainbow Hero!
A relieved looking Rainbow Hero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Lafayette (ranked 519 p4p, 81 weight class) and Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 205 p4p, 29 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vicente Lafayette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lafayette.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Makaki Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lafayette lands a nice shot that snaps Makaki Iii's head back.
Lafayette definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lafayette throws a lazy body kick
and Makaki Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lafayette slips under a jab from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette sets himself, and Makaki Iii steps forward looking for the clinch! Lafayette avoids it this time.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the body.
Makaki Iii clobbers Lafayette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lafayette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makaki Iii stuns Lafayette with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makaki Iii dips to his left and cracks Lafayette with an uppercut!
Lafayette lands with a straight right. Makaki Iii didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Makaki Iii sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Makaki Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lafayette misses with a jab to the body
and Makaki Iii counters with a low kick, right behind Lafayette 's knee.
Lafayette throws a hook to the side of Makaki Iii's head but Makaki Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lafayette misses the jab.
Lafayette jabs Makaki Iii right on the nose. Makaki Iii blinks but takes it well.
Lafayette throws a jab when Makaki Iii was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Makaki Iii there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette swings widly with a right hand
and Makaki Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lafayette throws a leg kick that is checked
and Makaki Iii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Makaki Iii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makaki Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lafayette.
An inside leg kick from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makaki Iii's calf.
Makaki Iii loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.
Lafayette quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lafayette scores with a nice head shot.
Makaki Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lafayette takes a swing at Makaki Iii's ribcage but misses.
Makaki Iii wants to clinch up but Lafayette keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Makaki Iii ducked under it nicely.
Makaki Iii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lafayette takes a swing at Makaki Iii's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lafayette checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette misses the jab.
Makaki Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Lafayette moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette looks to score with a jab to the body but Makaki Iii is just out of range.
Lafayette feints and then cracks Makaki Iii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makaki Iii down.
Lafayette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lafayette swats away the attempt to clinch by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii slips a straight right by Lafayette.
The fighters circling - Lafayette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Makaki Iii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lafayette misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Makaki Iii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Makaki Iii slips a jab from Lafayette.
Makaki Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lafayette moves out of range of the body kick.
Makaki Iii misses with a body kick.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Makaki Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Makaki Iii throws a jab when Lafayette was well out of range.
Lafayette on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lafayette blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lafayette misses the target.
Makaki Iii slips a jab from Lafayette.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii lands with a cross.
Makaki Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut.
Makaki Iii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lafayette digs a good body shot into Makaki Iii's ribs.
Lafayette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lafayette misses with a looping right.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Makaki Iii sees it coming and moves out of range.
Makaki Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Makaki Iii misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Lafayette tenderised Makaki Iii's leg. Makaki Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Makaki Iii misses with a shot to the body
and Lafayette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Makaki Iii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette throws a lazy right hand but Makaki Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makaki Iii tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut. Makaki Iii saw that one coming.
Makaki Iii looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Makaki Iii defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Makaki Iii appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lafayette misses with a looping right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Makaki Iii, as that shot connected.
Makaki Iii avoids the head kick by Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut. Makaki Iii saw that one coming.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
Lafayette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makaki Iii connects with a solid leg kick.
Makaki Iii slips a jab from Lafayette.
Makaki Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lafayette scoring well with a low kick there.
Lafayette misses with a shot to the body
and Makaki Iii counters with a leg kick.
Makaki Iii tries to clinch but Lafayette is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaki Iii manages to avoid it.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Lafayette is looking to counter punch.
Makaki Iii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Makaki Iii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Makaki Iii defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Makaki Iii throws out a counter right but Lafayette avoids it with no problem.
Lafayette is looking to slow Makaki Iii down with leg kicks.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Makaki Iii.
Vicente Lafayette is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafayette checks a leg kick nicely.
Makaki Iii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lafayette cracks Makaki Iii with a good jab.
Makaki Iii is looking to clinch.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makaki Iii moves out of range of the leg kick from Lafayette.
Makaki Iii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Makaki Iii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Makaki Iii scores with the left hand. Lafayette knows he should have avoided that one.
Lafayette scores with a jab.
Makaki Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette throws a wild body kick that Makaki Iii sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Makaki Iii does no damage.
Lafayette looks to throw the jab but Makaki Iii is out of range.
Lafayette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makaki Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Makaki Iii. That one must have hurt.
Makaki Iii clobbers Lafayette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick but Lafayette avoids it.
Lafayette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makaki Iii looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Makaki Iii misses with a looping left.
Makaki Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lafayette throws a hook to the side of Makaki Iii's head but Makaki Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makaki Iii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lafayette listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lafayette uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lafayette takes a swing at Makaki Iii's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lafayette.
Lafayette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette throws a hook but Makaki Iii blocks it.
A big left from Lafayette misses.
Makaki Iii was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jab, jab by Makaki Iii - just one landing.
Makaki Iii has Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafayette scores with a shot to the side of Makaki Iii's head.
Lafayette tries to pull guard but Makaki Iii won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Makaki Iii fails to land.
Lafayette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with some punches.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makaki Iii tries a body shot but Lafayette blocks it.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Makaki Iii.
Lafayette jumps guard but Makaki Iii turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Makaki Iii lands a body punch.
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but Makaki Iii has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Lafayette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makaki Iii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lafayette pulls Makaki Iii into guard.
Makaki Iii is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Makaki Iii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Makaki Iii manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Makaki Iii has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lafayette to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Makaki Iii is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lafayette pulls down on the head and he's put Makaki Iii to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vicente Lafayette!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vicente Lafayette waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Coleman (ranked 475 p4p, 69 weight class) and Alexi Laiho (ranked 585 p4p, 84 weight class). Coleman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Mother Earth - Not Quite Sonic. Laiho has chosen Cold Sweat/ Thin Lizzy as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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30
216 lbs
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225 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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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
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexi Laiho!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman connects with a body shot.
Coleman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laiho tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Coleman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laiho keeps the fight on the outside.
Laiho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coleman throws a solid leg kick but Laiho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coleman.
Coleman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn in the buildup to the fight.
Laiho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coleman's head backwards.
Laiho misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Laiho.
Laiho misses with a takedown attempt
and Coleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coleman feints and then cracks Laiho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laiho down.
Coleman misses with a looping left.
Laiho throws a jab when Coleman was well out of range.
Laiho clinches up with Coleman and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laiho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman prevents a body shot from Laiho.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coleman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laiho's brow.
Laiho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coleman.
Coleman tries to throw a body punch but Laiho avoids it by throwing Coleman back against the cage.
Laiho trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho breaks from the clinch.
Coleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laiho feints the counter takedown.
Laiho 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.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laiho moves away.
Coleman connects with a body shot that sends Laiho's belly button to the back.
Laiho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coleman. Coleman obviously looking to wear him down.
Alexi Laiho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman takes the fight into the clinch.
Laiho takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Laiho.
Laiho breaks the clinch.
Coleman feints and then cracks Laiho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laiho down.
Laiho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laiho misses with a series of wild punches.
Laiho ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Coleman lands a nice shot that snaps Laiho's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laiho throws a shot from downtown. Coleman moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coleman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laiho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laiho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho fails with a takedown attempt.
Coleman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laiho fails to land the takedown.
Coleman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Laiho manages to circle out of the way.
Greg Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexi Laiho.
Laiho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laiho throws a hook but Coleman blocks it.
Laiho closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Laiho lands in his opponent's guard.
Coleman controlling Laiho's posture.
Laiho is looking to work some ground and pound but Coleman has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho throwing strikes but missing.
Coleman is trying to control the position but Laiho postures up.
Coleman controlling Laiho's posture.
Laiho landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laiho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laiho throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Laiho drops back, looking for a kneebar! Coleman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Coleman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Coleman!
Laiho tries to bench press Coleman off him but Coleman keeps the position.
Coleman decides to stand back up.
Laiho fails with the takedown.
Coleman keeps the fight on the outside.
Coleman scores with a jab. Laiho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Laiho throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
Laiho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Laiho keeps it at a distance.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Laiho.
Coleman throws a body punch but Laiho moves out of range.
Laiho throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Greg Coleman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Coleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laiho lands a lovely overhand right.
Laiho misses with a hook. Coleman ducked under it nicely.
Laiho looks to throw the jab but Coleman is out of range.
Coleman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laiho blocks an uppercut.
Laiho working Coleman over with knees to the body.
Coleman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laiho.
Laiho is trying to break the clinch but Coleman has him pressed against the cage.
Coleman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laiho wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Coleman tries to work over Laiho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laiho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laiho is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Coleman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Laiho tries for a takedown but Coleman manages to get underhooks.
Greg Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexi Laiho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laiho trying to control the position but instead, Coleman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laiho into the cage.
Laiho manages to break the clinch.
Coleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laiho lands with a shot to the body.
Laiho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A cross from Laiho lands.
Laiho throws a right hand that Coleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Coleman also avoids with ease.
Laiho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laiho looks to score with a jab to the body but Coleman is just out of range.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laiho moves away.
Laiho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coleman.
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laiho lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman. Laiho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laiho feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laiho looks to land a right hand but Coleman moved out of range.
Coleman drives through and clinches with Laiho against the cage.
Coleman tries to work over Laiho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laiho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Laiho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laiho dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.
Laiho looking to slow down the pace here.
Laiho blocking some punches.
Coleman wants to stall.
Laiho looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Laiho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coleman trying to stall but Laiho improves his position.
Laiho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laiho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coleman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Laiho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Laiho pulls Coleman into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho looking for a sweep. Not yet Laiho, not yet.
Laiho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coleman defends it easily.
Laiho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laiho seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Coleman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Laiho is proving hard to escape from.
Laiho seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
Coleman won't allow Laiho to sweep him here.
Coleman postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Coleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laiho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Coleman.
Coleman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Coleman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laiho clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Laiho.
Laiho lands a hook that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Laiho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laiho blocking some punches.
Coleman dodges an elbow strike from Laiho.
Coleman lands a shot to the body.
Laiho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coleman gets tackled into the cage by Laiho. Laiho maintains the clinch.
Coleman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laiho throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laiho.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coleman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Laiho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Coleman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laiho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coleman lands a nice elbow.
Laiho decides to pull guard.
Coleman content to stall in guard here.
Laiho working for a triangle but Coleman defends it easily.
Laiho working a defensive guard but Coleman passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Laiho is looking for a sweep. Coleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy.
Coleman passes to side control.
Laiho struggling a bit here.
Alexi Laiho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laiho is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two 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.
Coleman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Laiho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laiho is trying to control Coleman's posture but Coleman avoids it.
Coleman controlling from side mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Laiho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Laiho.
Laiho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coleman momentarily.
Laiho darts in looking for a takedown but Coleman gets double underhooks and turns Laiho into the cage.
Coleman stuffs the takedown attempt from Laiho. Laiho gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman is looking to counter the offense by Laiho and move into the clinch.
Greg Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexi Laiho.
Laiho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laiho clinches up against the cage.
Coleman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laiho looking for a takedown.
Coleman lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Coleman.
Coleman lands with a short shot to the head.
Coleman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laiho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coleman is working Laiho over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman lands with a light punch inside.
Laiho is rocked!
Nice body punch from Coleman.
Laiho is still on wobbly legs! Can Coleman finish him?
Laiho takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coleman creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Laiho with a big uppercut! Laiho tries to clinch up but Coleman pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Laiho to the mat! Laiho covers up and Coleman unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Greg Coleman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Greg Coleman waved his t-shirt featuring Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buck Futter (ranked 181 p4p, 8 weight class) and Koko Pinea (ranked 259 p4p, 13 weight class). Futter's entrance music is Get it on. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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134 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Futter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koko Pinea!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Futter checks the leg kick.
Futter misses with an uppercut. Pinea saw that one coming.
Pinea throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Futter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Futter.
Futter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pinea is keeping the position for now.
Futter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pinea can't keep his opponent in guard - Futter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Futter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pinea holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've been hearing that Futter has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pinea controlling the position for now.
Futter slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea is looking for a sweep. Futter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pinea is refusing to be controlled, as Futter sits in half guard.
Pinea is positioning himself well to prevent Futter advancing to mount.
Futter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pinea has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pinea keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Futter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pinea is not content to let Futter control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pinea is looking to improve his position.
Pinea regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Futter.
Pinea wants to sweep here but Futter controlling him for the moment.
Futter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Futter postures up in Pinea's guard and throws a big left but Pinea blocks it.
Futter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinea swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pinea is pulling down on Futter's head. It's preventing any offense from Futter, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A low kick from Pinea is predictable there
and Futter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Futter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Futter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinea swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Futter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Futter with a nice head shot there.
Pinea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pinea keeping moving, preventing Futter from controlling successfully.
Pinea controls Futter momentarily but Futter frees himself.
Pinea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Futter with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futter throws an elbow that misses. Pinea uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Futter's guard. Nice move by Pinea!
Futter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Futter keeping moving, preventing Pinea from controlling successfully.
Futter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pinea looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Futter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Futter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pinea throws a leg kick
and Futter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pinea's guard.
Futter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Futter distracts Pinea with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Futter trying to control but Pinea is working from the bottom.
Futter working some strikes from top position.
Pinea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Futter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Futter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pinea trying to keep a closed guard but Futter is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinea looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Futter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pinea is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pinea has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea wants to control from the top but Futter keeps moving.
Futter controlling Pinea's posture.
Futter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pinea gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Futter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pinea is one step ahead there.
That's two 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.
Futter working for a triangle but Pinea defends it easily.
Futter wants to sweep here but Pinea controlling him for the moment.
Pinea looking to sit in guard and control but Futter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Futter postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pinea's head.
Futter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pinea is looking for a sweep.
Futter in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pinea is looking to regain half guard here but Futter keeps moving and retains side control.
Futter trying to control the action but Pinea is working from the bottom.
Buck Futter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Futter landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futter remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Pinea is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Futter is chipping away with strikes.
Pinea tries to buck Futter off but Futter is having none of it.
Futter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pinea is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Futter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pinea some visible discomfort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Futter wants to control but Pinea is keeping him busy.
Futter is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Futter dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Futter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pinea swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Futter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pinea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koko Pinea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Futter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Futter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinea.
Futter dives in and scores a takedown into Pinea's guard.
Futter landing some decent shots from guard.
Futter chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futter trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Futter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Futter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Futter throwing strikes from guard but Pinea blocks nicely.
Pinea keeping moving, preventing Futter from controlling successfully.
Futter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Futter postures up in Pinea's guard and throws a big left but Pinea blocks it.
Futter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pinea has control of Futter's left arm, preventing Futter from doing any damage.
Pinea keeping moving, preventing Futter from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Futter throwing strikes but missing.
Futter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pinea is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Futter shoots in looking for a takedown but Pinea manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Futter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pinea steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Futter.
Futter shoots in and drives through. Pinea sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Futter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pinea!
A lazy body kick from Pinea
and Futter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Futter.
Pinea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pinea is still trying to improve position.
Futter 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.
Futter wants to control from the top but Pinea keeps moving.
Futter throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter lands a couple of digs.
Pinea is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pinea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Futter.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Futter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Futter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Futter trying to control but Pinea is working from the bottom.
Futter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Futter throws a big elbow that misses.
Futter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pinea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinea trying to control the position.
Futter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pinea controls Futter momentarily but Futter frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pinea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Futter.
Futter passes Pinea's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Futter is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Futter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pinea keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Futter clearly takes that round.
That's time! Futter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from Pinea. No joy for Futter on that attempt.
Pinea steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Futter.
Pinea keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pinea connects with an inside leg kick.
Pinea is looking to land body kicks.
Pinea misses with a looping left.
Futter shoots in and drives through. Pinea sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Futter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futter slips under a jab from Pinea.
Pinea gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Futter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Futter looking to pass the guard.
Pinea wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter lands a couple of digs.
Pinea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Futter looking to sit in guard and control but Pinea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Futter keeping moving, preventing Pinea from controlling successfully.
Futter has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pinea is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Futter.
Futter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Futter is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinea trying to control from Futter's half guard. Futter has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Futter keeping full guard, as Pinea tries to pass.
Futter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pinea manages to get himself to full guard.
Futter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Futter looking to sit in guard and control but Pinea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pinea trying to control but Futter is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter working for a triangle but Pinea defends it easily.
Futter working for a triangle but Pinea defends it easily.
Pinea controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Futter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinea can do to turn this around?
Futter keeping moving, preventing Pinea from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Futter controls Pinea momentarily but Pinea frees himself.
Futter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Futter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pinea is aware though and is defending well.
Pinea being controlled here momentarily.
Pinea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Futter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Futter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Buck Futter will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pinea moves away from the strike by Futter.
Futter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinea tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pinea moves into the clinch successfully.
Futter tries to pull guard but Pinea won't allow it.
Futter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pinea to keep the fight standing.
Pinea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinea misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Pinea fails to land.
Pinea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Futter blocks it with crossed arms.
Pinea misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter jumps guard and drags Pinea to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pinea trying to control but Futter is working from the bottom.
Futter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pinea defends it easily.
Futter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pinea throws an elbow that misses. Futter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pinea's guard. Nice move by Futter!
Futter preventing the sweep.
Koko Pinea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buck Futter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pinea is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Futter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea controls Futter momentarily but Futter frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pinea holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Futter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Futter throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pinea stuffs the takedown attempt from Futter. Futter gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Futter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Futter gets tackled into the cage by Pinea. Pinea maintains the clinch.
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.
Pinea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Futter manages to pull guard.
Pinea content to stall in guard here.
Futter trying to control the position.
Futter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Futter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pinea doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pinea manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Futter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Futter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Futter!
Buck Futter retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Buck Futter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hawk (ranked 130 p4p, 18 weight class) and Maui Wowie (ranked 793 p4p, 105 weight class). Hawk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Deadwood. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wowie's choice of entrance music: Dont bogart that joint. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maui Wowie!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk scores with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Wowie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Wowie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thomas Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk tests Wowie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wowie counters with a series of strikes. Hawk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hawk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wowie unleashes a big counter combination but Hawk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawk. Wowie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wowie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hawk.
Wowie throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
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!
Hawk with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a left hand
and Wowie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawk thuds his right hand into Wowie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Wowie moved away.
Wowie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wowie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawk counters with a solid body kick.
Wowie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wowie moves forwards but Hawk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hawk blocks a head kick by Wowie.
Wowie ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Wowie throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
Wowie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wowie wants it to stay on the feet.
Wowie lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wowie throws a wild body kick that Hawk sees coming a mile off.
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!
Wowie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.
Wowie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hawk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hawk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Maui Wowie has been cut.
Wowie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hawk's waist but Hawk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wowie off to one side.
Wowie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawk circles away.
Hawk closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Wowie! Hawk dives in looking to finish! Wowie is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Hawk!
Thomas Hawk retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Thomas Hawk waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grin Ribber (ranked 51 p4p, 3 weight class) and Gurney Halleck (ranked 277 p4p, 27 weight class). Ribber comes to the cage accompanied by Ay Ay Ay. Halleck is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Simple Minds - Changeling. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grin Ribber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gurney Halleck!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Halleck throws a lazy right hand but Ribber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halleck clinches up against the cage.
Halleck breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halleck.
Ribber is looking to counter punch.
Ribber shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Halleck's guard.
Halleck keeping full guard, as Ribber tries to pass.
Ribber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ribber scoring with some ground and pound.
Ribber trying to control the position from guard on top but Halleck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halleck scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ribber ducks under a wild hook from Halleck.
Ribber moves out of range as Halleck throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Halleck.
Halleck looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribber is just out of range.
Halleck takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been hearing reports that Ribber has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ribber throws a big shot that misses.
Ribber tests Halleck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ribber's corner calls for a 1-2. Ribber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Halleck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribber.
Ribber tried to counter with a leg kick but Halleck avoided it.
Halleck's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ribber connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halleck scrambles back to his feet.
Halleck throws a push kick but Ribber slaps the foot to one side.
Ribber connects with a solid leg kick.
Halleck takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halleck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab from Halleck.
Halleck lands a nice shot that snaps Ribber's head back.
Ribber lands with an uppercut that bounces Halleck off the cage and back into range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ribber.
A big left from Halleck misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck punishes Ribber's body with a nice straight punch.
Ribber slips a straight right by Halleck.
Ribber throws a looping overhand right but Halleck ducks down to avoid it.
Ribber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ribber moves out of range as Halleck strikes.
Halleck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribber.
Halleck blocks the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Ribber.
A good leg kick by Ribber.
Halleck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ribber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ribber looks to land a right hand but Halleck moved out of range.
Halleck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ribber counters with a good low kick that Halleck was not able to check.
Ribber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halleck on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Halleck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ribber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halleck.
Ribber catches Halleck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halleck blocks a head kick by Ribber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck moves out of range of the body kick.
Halleck appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Ribber.
Halleck takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ribber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Ribber.
Halleck is rocked!
A slow jab from Ribber misses its intended target.
Ribber is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ribber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A cross from Ribber lands.
Ribber throws a leg kick which misses Halleck's front leg but catches the back leg as Halleck tries to avoid it.
Halleck looks to land a right hand but Ribber moved out of range.
Halleck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ribber connects with a single shot there.
Halleck is still on wobbly legs! Can Ribber finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribber needs to keep his hands up - Halleck had a free shot at his head there.
Halleck seems to have recovered his senses.
Halleck misses with a straight left.
Halleck throws an overhand right that lands on Ribber's shoulder, as Ribber tries to avoid the shot.
Ribber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both fighters circling a little - Ribber finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Donk. Ribber catches Halleck right on the button with a cross.
Ribber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halleck scores with a hook.
Ribber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halleck.
Ribber thuds his shin into the meat of Halleck's side.
Ribber lands with a nice body kick.
Ribber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ribber throws a body shot but no joy.
Ribber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halleck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halleck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halleck throws a body shot but no joy.
Ribber throws a body shot but no joy.
Ribber thuds his right hand into Halleck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halleck throws a jab but it's blocked by Ribber.
Ribber looks to land a body kick but Halleck moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Halleck as he connects with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ribber.
Ribber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halleck.
It seemed like Halleck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grin Ribber dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Halleck walks into a straight right hand from Ribber.
Ribber scores with a jab to the body.
Halleck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halleck tries to move into range but Ribber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ribber scores with a nice head shot.
A cross from Ribber lands.
Ribber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ribber connects with a leg kick. Halleck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ribber scores with a leg kick.
Ribber looks to land a body kick but Halleck moved away.
Halleck misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Halleck as he connects with a hook.
Ribber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halleck fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Halleck backs away, Ribber returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Halleck throws an overhand right that lands on Ribber's shoulder, as Ribber tries to avoid the shot.
Halleck throws an overhand right that lands on Ribber's shoulder, as Ribber tries to avoid the shot.
Ribber drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ribber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halleck keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber throws a strike aimed at the side of Halleck's head but Halleck avoids it well.
Ribber trying to control the action but Halleck is working from the bottom.
Ribber misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Ribber.
Ribber 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Halleck parries the strikes from Ribber easily there. Ribber is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Halleck to escape.
Ribber sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Halleck is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ribber wants to take a breather but Halleck manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ribber.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribber stands up over Halleck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Halleck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ribber is one step ahead there.
Ribber trying to control the position from guard on top but Halleck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribber with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck keeping full guard, as Ribber tries to pass.
Ribber lands a couple of elbows.
Ribber postures up in Halleck's guard and throws a big left but Halleck blocks it.
Ribber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ribber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ribber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ribber trying to control the position from guard on top but Halleck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ribber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halleck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ribber moves out of range of the strikes.
Ribber lands a body shot.
A jab from Ribber does it's job there.
Ribber scores with a sloppy right hand. Halleck should have avoided that one.
Halleck tries to move into range but Ribber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ribber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halleck's sensitive parts.
Halleck's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ribber darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Halleck throws a body punch but Ribber moves out of range.
Halleck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Halleck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ribber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halleck throws out the jab.
Ribber slips under a jab from Halleck.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halleck. Ribber shrugs it off though.
Halleck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halleck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grin Ribber is winning the standup battle so far.
Halleck lands the left hand.
Halleck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Halleck wants it to stay on the feet.
Halleck throws the left hand but Ribber avoids the punch easily.
Halleck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribber.
Ribber slips a jab from Halleck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grin Ribber dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ribber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribber takes one to the chin there.
Halleck avoids the body shot from Ribber.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribber. Halleck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribber slips under a jab from Halleck.
Ribber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halleck can do to turn this around?
Ribber throws a big shot that misses.
Halleck misses with a right hand
and Ribber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Halleck thinking.
Ribber lands a front kick.
Ribber thumps Halleck with a low kick.
Halleck throws a lazy right hand but Ribber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ribber attempts a counter takedown but Halleck avoids it well and moves away.
Ribber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ribber ducks under a wild hook from Halleck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribber slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ribber, as that shot connected.
Halleck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ribber under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halleck misses with a hook
enabling Ribber to counter with a crisp jab.
Ribber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halleck swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ribber moves away from the strike by Halleck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber defending well as Halleck loads up on a big left hand.
Halleck tries to clinch up
and Ribber counters with a straight right hand.
Halleck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ribber counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ribber.
Ribber connects with a couple of short punches.
Grin Ribber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ribber throwing strikes but missing.
Ribber throws a strike but Halleck rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Halleck sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ribber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ribber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Halleck defends it easily.
Halleck is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ribber trying to control the position.
Ribber wants to sweep here but Halleck controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck content to stall in guard here.
Ribber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halleck is aware though and is defending well.
Ribber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ribber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halleck is aware though and is defending well.
Ribber looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Halleck passes into side control.
Ribber is looking to regain half guard here but Halleck keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribber manages to work his way to half guard, despite Halleck's best efforts.
Ribber looking for submissions off his back.
Ribber is looking to improve his position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ribber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grin Ribber clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Ribber.
Ribber thumps Halleck with a low kick.
Ribber scores with a jab. Halleck acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Halleck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halleck moves into the clinch.
Ribber lands with a left to the head.
Halleck can't find room to land a body shot as Ribber controls the action.
Ribber gets through Halleck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ribber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribbers head.
Ribber pulls guard successfully.
Ribber being controlled here, momentarily.
Ribber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Halleck controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Halleck looking to pass the guard.
Ribber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ribber looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Halleck looking to sit in guard and control but Ribber gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ribber stopping the sweep attempt from Halleck.
Ribber looking to pass the guard.
Halleck controlling Ribber's posture.
Ribber trying to control the position from guard on top but Halleck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halleck trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck keeping moving, preventing Ribber from controlling successfully.
Ribber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Halleck looks to land a right hand but Ribber moved out of range.
A big right from Halleck misses.
Halleck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribber.
Halleck has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ribber.
Halleck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribber manages to avoid it.
Halleck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halleck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ribber moves out of range of the body kick from Halleck.
Halleck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribber.
Ribber lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halleck throws out the jab.
It looked like Ribber wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ribber.
Ribber scores with a sloppy right hand. Halleck should have avoided that one.
Ribber takes a swing at Halleck's ribcage but misses.
Ribber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halleck throws out the jab.
Ribber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halleck at a distance.
Ribber motions for Halleck to come forward. Ribber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ribber scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halleck scores with a jab.
Halleck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Halleck wants it to stay on the feet.
Halleck throws a poor cross that misses
and Ribber counters with an outside leg kick.
Halleck misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A lazy left from Ribber finds it's target.
Halleck throws out a leg kick but Ribber moves out of range and Halleck only half commits.
Ribber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halleck.
Ribber misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grin Ribber had his way with Gurney Halleck in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ribber lands with a slapping head kick.
Halleck throws the left hand but Ribber avoids the punch easily.
Halleck throws the left hand but Ribber avoids the punch easily.
Halleck throws a hook to the side of Ribber's head but Ribber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Ribber.
Ribber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halleck.
Ribber lands a jab.
Halleck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribber avoids the body shot from Halleck.
Halleck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ribber closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Halleck quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ribber thows a huge punch but Halleck dodges it nicely.
Ribber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ribber is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber with the ground and pound but Halleck uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ribber trying to control the position from guard on top but Halleck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribber postures up in Halleck's guard and throws a big left but Halleck blocks it.
Ribber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ribber throws a strike but Halleck rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ribber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ribber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Halleck can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gurney Halleck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ribber is working hard here to advance position.
Ribber looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Halleck preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ribber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribber looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ribber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halleck.
Ribber cracks Halleck with a good jab.
Halleck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halleck throws an overhand right that lands on Ribber's shoulder, as Ribber tries to avoid the shot.
Halleck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halleck takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Halleck scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ribber connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Halleck misses its intended target.
Ribber feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ribber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halleck.
Ribber appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ribber looks to throw the jab but Halleck is out of range.
Halleck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halleck misses with a low kick.
Halleck misses with a looping left.
Halleck scores with a jab to the head.
Ribber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot by Ribber.
Ribber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halleck throws out the jab.
Halleck throws out a loose jab but Ribber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribber is looking to slow Halleck down with leg kicks.
Halleck takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Halleck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ribber lands a really nice looking cross but Halleck seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grin Ribber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ribber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grin Ribber!
Grin Ribber retains his featherweight title!
Grin Ribber 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.
The defeated Gurney Halleck had this to say: 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 65 p4p, 15 weight class) and Alka Mangrove (ranked 296 p4p, 39 weight class). Barca comes to the cage accompanied by Carthage. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alka Mangrove!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangrove misses with a left hand
and Barca counters with a takedown into side control.
Mangrove tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barca wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barca scoring with punches from side control.
Barca controlling from side mount.
Barca lands a nice forearm strike.
Mangrove takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Barca scores with punches from side control.
Mangrove tries to improve position but can't.
Mangrove is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barca connects with a decent elbow.
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!
Mangrove taking a bit of punishment here - Barca scoring with strikes.
Barca working the body and head with strikes.
Barca cracks Mangrove with a big right hand but Mangrove just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mangrove taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mangrove is rocked!
Barca is trying to get an arm triangle but Mangrove is defending well.
Barca landing a few strikes.
Mangrove is still in real trouble! Can Barca finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove is trying to get back to half guard.
Mangrove seems to have recovered his senses.
Barca trying to control the position but Mangrove is working away.
Mangrove taking a bit of punishment here - Barca scoring with strikes.
Barca lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mangrove down.
Mangrove is trying to get back to half guard.
Mangrove looks to move to half guard but instead Barca has passed into mount! Damn!
Barca lands a nice shot to the head.
Mangrove is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca wants to control the pace but Mangrove is squirming around nicely.
Barca prevents Mangrove from getting the reversal.
Barca looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barca looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mangrove is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barca can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mangrove is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barca punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barca controlling his opponent.
Mangrove is in a horrible position here. Barca smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mangrove regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca wants to control but Mangrove is keeping him busy.
Mangrove wants to improve his position but Barca is controlling well.
Barca is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barca slips a nice elbow through Mangrove's hands, connecting with Mangrove's forehead.
Mangrove on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barca is nestled in close to Mangrove, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barca lands with a punch from half guard.
Barca trying to control from half guard but Mangrove is working away.
Barca is thwarting Mangrove's attempts to control the position.
Mangrove is looking for a sweep. Barca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barca is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mangrove is just riding it out for now. Barca eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barca pulls his head out easily.
Barca looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barca working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barca looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barca lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mangrove is looking to improve his position.
Barca looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barca dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barca misses with an uppercut.
Barca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mangrove throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mangrove throws a body punch but Barca moves out of range.
Mangrove is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barca lands with an overhand left.
Mangrove misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barca looks to score with a jab to the body but Mangrove is just out of range.
Barca misses the shot to the body.
Barca throws a combination that misses
and Mangrove counters with a takedown into side control.
Barca manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barca scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Barca winds up and cracks Mangrove with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mangrove is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barca scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barca seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barca landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barca passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca cracks Mangrove with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Barca immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Mangrove is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Barca!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Barca!
Hannibal Barca retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Hannibal Barca thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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