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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wasabi Leon (ranked 24175 p4p, 779 weight class) and Luke Dibala (ranked 8690 p4p, 733 weight class). Dibala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome to the Jungle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wasabi Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Dibala!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Leon.
Leon closes the distance but Dibala moves to the side
and Dibala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Wasabi Leon has been cut.
Dibala avoids the head kick by Leon.
Leon misses with a takedown attempt
and Dibala counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Leon badly! He tries to strike back but Dibala puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Leon out cold! Oh man, Leon will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luke Dibala!
Luke Dibala took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soma Feiter (ranked 4975 p4p, 168 weight class) and Jeff Diaz (ranked 3431 p4p, 118 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soma Feiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Feiter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Feiter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Feiter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feiter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz pushes a forearm under Feiter's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Feiter is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Diaz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uesugi Kenshin (ranked 4719 p4p, 432 weight class) and Walter Lang (ranked 8702 p4p, 568 weight class). Lang has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Walter Lang told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uesugi Kenshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Lang!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang throws a jab when Kenshin was well out of range.
Kenshin walks into a jab.
It looks like Uesugi Kenshin has been cut.
Kenshin defending well as Lang loads up on a big left hand.
Lang has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kenshin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kenshin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenshin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
Kenshin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Performance Center in the buildup to the fight.
Lang slips a jab from Kenshin.
Kenshin slips under a jab from Lang.
Lang dips to his left and cracks Kenshin with an uppercut!
Kenshin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenshin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Uesugi Kenshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenshin misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Lang slips a jab from Kenshin.
Kenshin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenshin manages to avoid it.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenshin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Walter Lang has been cut.
A big right from Kenshin misses.
Lang missing with a left hand there. Kenshin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kenshin cracks Lang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lang scores with a decent looking hook.
Kenshin is rocked!
Kenshin walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Lang swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Walter Lang!
Walter Lang made sure to mention his sponsor, Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sun Ming (ranked 4796 p4p, 239 weight class) and Brandon Lucien (ranked 8716 p4p, 336 weight class). Lucien has chosen Can't Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers as his entrance music. The key to victory for Sun Ming has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sun Ming!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Lucien!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Ming scores with a four punch combination!
Ming throws a series of punches but Lucien moves out of range.
Ming lands a jab to the head.
Sun Ming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ming connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lucien dodges the punch combination from Ming.
Ming fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ming takes a swing at Lucien's ribcage but misses.
Ming misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucien moves into the clinch.
Ming lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lucien creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming misses with a punch to the body.
Lucien lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ming can't find room to land a body shot as Lucien controls the action.
Ming lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ming misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucien throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lucien blocking some punches.
Lucien lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ming dodges an elbow strike from Lucien.
Ming doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucien blocks a body shot from Ming.
Ming misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lucien landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lucien working Ming over with knees to the body.
Lucien lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ming lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lucien.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucien creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ming tries to throw a body punch but Lucien avoids it by throwing Ming back against the cage.
Lucien throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ming blocks an elbow strike from Lucien.
Lucien throws an elbow but it misses.
Ming misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ming blocks an elbow strike.
Lucien trying to land knees to the body.
Lucien misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ming.
Lucien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ming tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ming misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucien tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ming tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ming avoids the elbow strike from Lucien, against the cage.
Ming stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucien misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ming.
Lucien throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucien pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lucien throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hook to the body lands for Ming.
Ming tries to stall but Lucien uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Ming.
Lucien tries to land knees in the clinch but Ming avoids the damage to the body.
Lucien throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lucien creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ming doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ming working aggressively here.
Lucien gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lucien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ming fails to land.
Ming misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ming avoids a wild elbow strike from Lucien.
Ming lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucien backwards.
Ming avoiding damage as Lucien throws knees to the body.
Ming blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ming tries to throw a body punch but Lucien avoids it by throwing Ming back against the cage.
Lucien prevents a body shot from Ming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ming blocks an elbow strike from Lucien.
Ming avoiding 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!
Lucien looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lucien tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ming avoids it.
Ming avoiding damage as Lucien throws knees to the body.
Ming is leaning against Lucien and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ming taking a breather.
Lucien misses with an elbow strike.
Lucien trying to land knees to the body.
Lucien is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ming is defending well for now.
Lucien tries to land knees in the clinch but Ming avoids the damage to the body.
Ming blocks an elbow strike.
Ming takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lucien creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lucien missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Ming.
Ming throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucien.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Lucien will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ming lands with a shot to the body.
Lucien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ming.
Ming throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucien tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lucien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ming.
Lucien tries to counter with a clinch but Ming shakes him off and moves away.
Lucien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ming.
Lucien tries to counter with a clinch but Ming shakes him off and moves away.
Ming just misses with a punch to the body.
Ming sets himself, and Lucien steps forward looking for the clinch! Ming avoids it this time.
Ming lands a glancing blow to the side of Lucien's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ming misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ming. Lucien does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Ming, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lucien tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming throws a wild body kick that Lucien sees coming a mile off.
Lucien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ming.
Lucien steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ming.
Lucien dodges the punch combination from Ming.
Lucien tries to counter with a clinch but Ming shakes him off and moves away.
Lucien avoids the body shot from Ming.
Lucien tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ming's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ming duly obliges.
A combination from Ming does no damage.
Lucien wants to counter with a clinch but Ming pushes him away.
Lucien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ming throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucien.
Ming throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lucien stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming throws a hook to the side of Lucien's head but Lucien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lucien wants to counter with a clinch but Ming pushes him away.
Sun Ming is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ming looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ming sets himself, and Lucien steps forward looking for the clinch! Ming avoids it this time.
Ming scores with a one two! Lucien had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ming just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucien tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ming just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucien slips under a jab.
Ming lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucien circles away quickly and effectively.
Lucien tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ming misses with a body shot.
Ming with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ming throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming throws a right hand that Lucien ducks under and follows up with a left that Lucien also avoids with ease.
Lucien is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ming swings for the body but Lucien moves out of range.
Ming misses the jab.
Ming sets himself, and Lucien steps forward looking for the clinch! Ming avoids it this time.
Lucien checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lucien wants to counter with a clinch but Ming pushes him away.
Sun Ming is winning the standup battle so far.
Ming misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ming's corner calls for a 1-2. Ming obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ming misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ming misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ming swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ming swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lucien tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucien manages to avoid it.
Lucien walks into a jab.
Ming misses with a looping right.
Lucien is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lucien showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ming.
Ming misses with a body shot.
Ming throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ming scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ming scores with the left hand. Lucien knows he should have avoided that one.
Ming swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ming sets himself, and Lucien steps forward looking for the clinch! Ming avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Ming dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ming. Lucien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ming connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lucien's hands.
Ming dives in and grabs Lucien's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lucien pushes down on Ming's head and hops out.
Lucien takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ming is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucien can do to turn this around?
Ming swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ming throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ming misses with a combination
and Lucien counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucien pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ming makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lucien displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ming up against the cage.
Ming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucien creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lucien creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lucien unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ming lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lucien lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lucien scores with a knee to the head.
Ming avoiding damage as Lucien throws knees to the body.
Ming tries a body shot but Lucien blocks it.
Ming blocks an elbow strike.
Brandon Lucien seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ming struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucien controls his hands.
Ming is trying to maintain a safe position but Lucien gets an underhook and turns Ming into the cage.
Ming blocks an elbow strike from Lucien.
Ming doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ming avoids the elbow strike from Lucien, against the cage.
Lucien throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucien blocks an uppercut.
Ming lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucien backwards.
Lucien comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Lucien.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ming dodges an elbow strike from Lucien.
Lucien lands a knee to the body.
Lucien throws an elbow that misses.
Ming managing to block the knees to the body from Lucien.
Ming misses with a punch to the body.
Lucien pushes off an throws an elbow but Ming leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lucien obliges.
Lucien using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ming has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lucien unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lucien using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ming has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ming avoiding damage as Lucien throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lucien.
Ming lands a shot to the body.
Ming on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lucien with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lucien gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lucien tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ming avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucien misses with an elbow over the top.
Ming tries to throw a body punch but Lucien avoids it by throwing Ming back against the cage.
Ming lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucien backwards.
Lucien throws an elbow that misses.
Lucien pushes off an throws an elbow but Ming leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ming digs a right hand into Lucien's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lucien's gas tank.
Lucien using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ming has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lucien just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ming's brow.
Lucien misses with an elbow strike.
Lucien throws an elbow that misses.
Ming on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ming blocks an elbow strike.
Ming struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucien controls his hands.
Lucien throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lucien throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ming digs a right hand underneath Lucien's ribcage. Lucien let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lucien pushes off an throws an elbow but Ming leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucien throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lucien utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lucien pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ming tries to work over Lucien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ming blocks the elbow strike.
Ming on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ming misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ming has a couple of punches blocked by Lucien.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lucien just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ming's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ming tries a body shot but Lucien blocks it.
Lucien avoiding damage.
Ming dodges an elbow strike from Lucien.
Lucien lands an elbow inside that Ming shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lucien just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ming's brow.
Ming avoids the elbow strike from Lucien, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Lucien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lucien 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Millennial (ranked 9157 p4p, 220 weight class) and Great White (ranked 9189 p4p, 221 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darth Millennial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Great White!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White has Millennial up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Millennial tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
White lands a right hand.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stalling in the clinch from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millennial tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White is stalling here.
Millennial wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
Millennial has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
White scores with a hook to the body.
Millennial is breathing heavily.
White pulls guard successfully.
Millennial has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
White controlling the position.
Millennial looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
White lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White stands up from Millennial's guard - White perhaps looking for a knockout.
White moves into range and clinches up with Millennial.
White taking a breather.
White lands with a left to the head.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from White.
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!
The referee calls for White to work.
White stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands an uppercut.
White drops Millennial onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Millennial is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Millennial backwards.
Millennial is rocked!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
White stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Great White.
White has closed the distance and engaged Millennial in a clinch.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Millennial up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in 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!
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is stalling here.
White taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
White receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Great White.
White drives through and clinches with Millennial against the cage.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from White.
White gets through Millennial's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from White.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White lands an uppercut.
White slowing the pace effectively.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee calls for White to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great White dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
White instigates a clinch.
White lands with a right to the head.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
White slows down the pace here.
A short left from White.
It looks like Darth Millennial has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Millennial doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Millennial is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
Millennial seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White leaning against his opponent.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from White.
A body shot lands from White.
Millennial takes a shot to the head.
Millennial takes a shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on White - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White drops Millennial with a big knee straight up the middle! Millennial is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
White forces Millennial back against the cage and clinches.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White manages to break the clinch.
Millennial tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.
White clinches.
White taking a breather.
White lands with a right to the head.
White taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
White pushes Millennial back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Millennial missing with knees to the body.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Millennial backwards.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a big right hand that drops Millennial! The killer instinct kicks in and White finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Great White!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Frasier (ranked 4827 p4p, 159 weight class) and Linkin Kincade (ranked 8057 p4p, 209 weight class). Jamal Frasier has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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307 lbs
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297 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamal Frasier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linkin Kincade!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincade tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Frasier defends well and Kincade ends up having to push Frasier into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Frasier closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kincade's guard.
Frasier controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kincade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frasier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Frasier working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kincade trying to control the position.
Frasier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kincade, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincade drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kincade scoring with punches and elbows.
Frasier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Frasier tries to get out of the position.
Frasier sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincade working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Frasier's thigh. Frasier counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Frasier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kincade throws an elbow that misses. Frasier uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kincade's guard. Nice move by Frasier!
Frasier controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kincade looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kincade keeping full guard, as Frasier tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincade has his foot on Frasier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Frasier works his way back into a safe position though.
Frasier slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Frasier stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Frasier looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kincade is looking to stand back up but Frasier counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kincade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kincade is controlling Frasier's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kincade is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Frasier scoring with strikes but Kincade is staying in there.
Kincade is in a horrible position here. Frasier smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've been informed that Kincade has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frasier content just to control the position here.
Frasier definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Frasier dominated 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.
Frasier shoots in looking for a takedown but Kincade manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Frasier's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kincade manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Frasier on his heels. He'll look to pass Frasier's guard now, I'm sure.
Kincade scoring with punches to the head and body.
It looks like Jamal Frasier has been cut.
Kincade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kincade is sitting in close to Frasier's body. Frasier has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kincade is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kincade is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Frasier.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jamal Frasier!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hen Nessy (ranked 7233 p4p, 684 weight class) and Caidan Cartwright (ranked 2357 p4p, 324 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hen Nessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caidan Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nessy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cartwright sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cartwright looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cartwright drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nessy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nessy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cartwright defends well.
Cartwright working some strikes from top position.
Cartwright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nessy is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nessy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nessy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cartwright defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cartwright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nessy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cartwright is aware though and is defending well.
Nessy wants to sweep but no luck.
Cartwright looking to pass the guard.
Cartwright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cartwright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cartwright trying to control but Nessy is working from the bottom.
Nessy has his foot on Cartwright's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cartwright works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright stands up and waves to Nessy to follow him.
Cartwright closes the distance and clinches.
Cartwright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nessy blocks an uppercut.
Nessy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nessy throws a head punch that misses.
Nessy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cartwright working aggressively here.
Nessy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Nessy - that landed with a thud.
Cartwright misses with a punch on the inside.
Nessy blocks an uppercut.
Cartwright misses with the head strike.
A short left from Cartwright.
Cartwright misses with the head strike.
Nessy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartwright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nessy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright tries to clinch up but Nessy circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nessy cracks Cartwright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Nessy misses.
Cartwright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nessy lands a jab to the head.
Nessy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cartwright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartwright has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cartwright throws a head punch that misses.
Nessy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartwright has a couple of punches blocked by Nessy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nessy.
Nessy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cartwright tries to stall but Nessy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nessy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cartwright takes a shot to the head.
Nessy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nessy scores with a shot to the side of Cartwright's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nessy breaks from the clinch.
Cartwright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nessy pinned against the cage. Nessy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartwright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Nessy moves out of range.
Nessy cracks Cartwright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cartwright moves in looking to clinch but Nessy pushes him off.
Cartwright tries to clinch up.
Nessy misses with a hook. Cartwright ducked under it nicely.
Cartwright closes the distance and clinches.
Cartwright lands with a left to the head.
Cartwright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cartwright scores with a shot to the side of Nessy's head.
Good body shot from Nessy.
Cartwright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nessy lands a nice uppercut.
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 Hen Nessy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartwright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartwright tries to clinch there but Nessy circles away.
Nessy swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartwright.
Cartwright is looking to clinch but Nessy is avoiding it.
Nessy misses with a hook. Cartwright ducked under it nicely.
Cartwright doesn't manage to clinch there - Nessy circles away.
Nessy connects with a body shot.
Nessy misses the shot to the body.
Cartwright clinches.
Cartwright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nessy can't find room to land a body shot as Cartwright controls the action.
Cartwright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cartwright misses with some punches.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartwright throws a punch but it's blocked by Nessy.
Cartwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nessy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nessy is trying to pull guard but Cartwright has him pressed against the cage.
Cartwright misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Nessy.
Nessy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Nessy.
Cartwright throws a punch but it's blocked by Nessy.
Nessy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cartwright smiles and moves away.
Nessy swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartwright.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch but Nessy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cartwright moves in looking to clinch but Nessy pushes him off.
Cartwright ducks under a wild hook from Nessy.
Nessy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nessy shoots in and bounces Cartwright off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nessy prevents Cartwright from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing that Nessy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nessy landing with the ground and pound.
Nessy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cartwright's head.
Nessy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet but Nessy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nessy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cartwright dives on top into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright tries to stand but Nessy is controlling from the bottom.
Cartwright is working Nessy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nessy has control of Cartwright's left arm, preventing Cartwright from doing any damage.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Nessy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright lands a couple of digs.
Nessy is trying to control the position but Cartwright postures up.
Cartwright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nessy's head.
Nessy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nessy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cartwright defends well.
Cartwright throwing strikes from guard but Nessy blocks nicely.
Cartwright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nessy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cartwright gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nessy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cartwright doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cartwright manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cartwright's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nessy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cartwright postures up and lands a big shot to Nessy's brow.
Cartwright lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nessy's guard.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Nessy keeps moving.
Cartwright slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Caidan Cartwright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cartwright is looking to clinch but Nessy is avoiding it.
Nessy keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartwright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nessy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nessy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nessy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nessy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nessy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caidan Cartwright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cartwright is looking to clinch.
Cartwright fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nessy, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Nessy.
Nessy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cartwright working aggressively here.
Nessy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cartwright fails to land.
Nessy lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cartwright fails to land.
Nessy misses with a punch to the body.
Nessy blocking some punches.
Cartwright lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nessy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nessy digs a right hand underneath Cartwright's ribcage. Cartwright let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cartwright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cartwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nessy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nessy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cartwright misses with a punch on the inside.
Nessy scores with a shot to the side of Cartwright's head.
Nessy scores with a shoulder strike.
Nessy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nessy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cartwright.
Cartwright misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nessy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cartwright is rocked!
Cartwright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cartwright is still on wobbly legs! Can Nessy finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nessy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nessy throws a big uppercut that drops Cartwright! More strikes from Nessy and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cartwright lies dazed against the cage as Nessy celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hen Nessy!
Our winner, Hen Nessy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titan Old (ranked 4315 p4p, 212 weight class) and Diego Gaspar (ranked 3409 p4p, 172 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 lbs
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Titan Old!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Gaspar!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaspar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Old counters with a nice leg kick.
Old definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gaspar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Old.
Old appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Old displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaspar throws out the jab.
Old darts in and clinches Gaspar up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Old misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaspar.
Gaspar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Gaspar.
Gaspar misses with an elbow over the top.
Old missing with knees to the body.
Gaspar stalling.
Old throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Gaspar as the two fighters clinch.
Gaspar lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaspar stalling.
Old looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gaspar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gaspar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gaspar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Old being controlled against the cage.
Gaspar blocking some punches.
Gaspar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gaspar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Old gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gaspar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Old is trying to control the action in half guard but Gaspar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar gets full guard.
Old trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gaspar trying to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaspar looking for a guillotine here but Old defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Old accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gaspar looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaspar, not yet.
Old trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaspar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at mickeyharts the greatest inform us that Gaspar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gaspar is trying to control the position but Old postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Old doesn't defend quickly enough and Gaspar has managed to lock this one up! Can Old escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gaspar on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Gaspar!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Noisewater (ranked 3560 p4p, 456 weight class) and Rene Schweidler (ranked 8441 p4p, 721 weight class). Kenneth Noisewater has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth Noisewater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rene Schweidler!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noisewater wants to clinch.
Noisewater moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenneth Noisewater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schweidler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Noisewater's head coaches at Iron Fist Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Noisewater tries to clinch up.
Schweidler 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.
Noisewater has managed to clinch.
Schweidler is looking to control Noisewater's arms but Noisewater gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schweidler has his back to the cage.
Schweidler tries to break free but Noisewater pushes him back against the cage.
Schweidler avoids a wild elbow strike from Noisewater.
Noisewater lands with a light punch inside.
Noisewater swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schweidler avoids a wild elbow strike from Noisewater.
Noisewater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schweidler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schweidler effectively controlling the action here.
Noisewater lands a left hand.
It looks like Rene Schweidler has been cut.
Noisewater is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schweidler is keeping busy.
Schweidler pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweidler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schweidler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schweidler looking to slow down the pace here.
Schweidler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schweidler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rene Schweidler.
Schweidler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noisewater has managed to clinch.
Noisewater misses with the head strike.
Schweidler taking a breather.
Schweidler can't find room to land a body shot as Noisewater controls the action.
Schweidler is trying to push Noisewater away but Noisewater has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Noisewater swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noisewater has Schweidler pressed against the cage, preventing Schweidler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from Schweidler.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Schweidler's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Noisewater.
Noisewater prevents Schweidler from breaking the clinch.
Noisewater swings wildly with an uppercut but Schweidler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schweidler wants to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Schweidler.
Noisewater throws an elbow but it misses.
Noisewater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Noisewater creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schweidler working hard to break the clinch.
Noisewater throws a head punch that misses.
Noisewater scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schweidler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Noisewater is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schweidler manages to break the clinch.
Schweidler misses with a hook. Noisewater ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noisewater momentarily.
Noisewater closes the distance and pushes Schweidler back into the cage.
Noisewater lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schweidler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Noisewater throws a punch but it's blocked by Schweidler.
Noisewater throws a punch but it's blocked by Schweidler.
Noisewater misses with a punch on the inside.
Noisewater swings wildly with an uppercut but Schweidler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schweidler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Noisewater throws a punch but it's blocked by Schweidler.
Schweidler wants to get back to striking at distance but Noisewater won't allow it.
Noisewater misses with a punch on the inside.
Noisewater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schweidler stalling.
Noisewater misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noisewater swings wildly with an uppercut but Schweidler uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Noisewater misses with the head strike.
Schweidler wants to stall.
Noisewater is trying to maintain a safe position but Schweidler gets an underhook and turns Noisewater into the cage.
Noisewater misses with the head strike.
Schweidler blocks an elbow strike.
Schweidler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schweidler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Noisewater up against the cage.
Schweidler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noisewater tries to clinch there but Schweidler circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noisewater moves into the clinch.
Noisewater misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noisewater throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schweidlers head.
Noisewater lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Noisewater struggles to land a body shot inside as Schweidler controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Noisewater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rene Schweidler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Noisewater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Schweidler's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Noisewater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schweidler can do to turn this around?
Noisewater clinches with his opponent.
Noisewater taking a breather.
Noisewater misses with a punch on the inside.
Schweidler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Schweidler blocking some punches.
Noisewater misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schweidler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Noisewater fails to land.
Noisewater swings wildly with an uppercut but Schweidler uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schweidler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schweidler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noisewater moves in looking to clinch but Schweidler pushes him off.
Noisewater tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Schweidler counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Noisewater has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rene Schweidler!
After the big win, Rene Schweidler made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Freebok (85% Laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raylan Steele (ranked 1642 p4p, 180 weight class) and Juan Corona (ranked 4332 p4p, 383 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Steele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Corona!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corona lunges at Steele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steele's hand.
Steele lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Corona backs up against the cage.
Corona throws a big shot that misses.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Corona misses the jab.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Corona.
Corona ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice combination there by Steele.
Corona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Steele's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Corona.
Corona works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corona drops his hands momentarily and Steele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steele swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Corona counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steele looks to land a combination. Corona sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Steele throws a combination that misses
and Corona counters by moving into the clinch.
Steele controlling the action here for a moment.
Corona is trying to push Steele away but Steele has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corona tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Steele breaks the clinch.
Corona steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Good standup being displayed there by Corona as he connects with a hook.
Steele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Corona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Corona there.
Steele is rocked!
Steele staying out of range there.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corona moves out of range of the strikes.
Corona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steele seems to have got his legs back now.
Corona scores with the left hand. Steele knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele clobbers Corona with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Corona.
A swing and a miss from Corona.
Steele defending well as Corona loads up on a big left hand.
Steele seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Steele moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Steele throws a left and a right that both miss
and Corona counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Corona misses.
Steele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Corona takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raylan Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corona blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Nice defenses there by Corona.
A left lands for Steele.
Steele lands a two punch combo.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona misses with a looping right.
Steele connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steele is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Steele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Corona counters with a straight right hand.
Corona lands the left hand.
Corona sends Steele crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Corona is motioning to the referee to let Steele up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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!
Corona throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Steele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steele.
Steele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Corona knocks out Steele with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Corona before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Corona picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Corona!
Juan Corona is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Juan Corona 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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