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Gladiators 67 Johnny v Wipe PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 2953 p4p, 336 weight class) and Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 3414 p4p, 383 weight class). Tong Po has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Ishimura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Po doesn't seem phased though.
Ishimura connects with a looping right hand.
Po swings widly with a right hand
and Ishimura counters with a thumping low kick.
Po uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ishimura.
Ishimura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ishimura lands a really nice looking cross but Po seems unphased.
Po misses with a left hand
and Ishimura makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Po really felt that one!
Po lands a lovely overhand right.
Po throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po misses with an uppercut. Ishimura saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ishimura! But no joy.
Po looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishimura is just out of range.
Po uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ishimura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po misses the body punch
and Ishimura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ishimura loads up on a big right hand but Po slips the punch.
Po lands a lovely overhand right.
Ishimura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Po misses.
Po tries to clinch there but Ishimura circles away.
Po stuns Ishimura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Po moves into the clinch.
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ishimura backwards.
Ishimura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
Ishimura looks winded!
Po keeps control of Ishimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ishimura working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
Ishimura breaks the clinch.
Ishimura misses with a straight right.
Ishimura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Po.
Po lands a big right hand that sends Ishimura crashing to the mat! Po stays standing though and waves Ishimura back to his feet!
Ishimura is rocked!
Po connects with an inside leg kick.
Ishimura is still on wobbly legs! Can Po finish him?
Ishimura might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big left from Po misses.
Ishimura seems to have recovered his senses.
Po throws an overhand right that lands on Ishimura's shoulder, as Ishimura tries to avoid the shot.
Ishimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishimura throws out a counter right but Po avoids it with no problem.
Po connects with the punch.
Po throws a lazy uppercut
and Ishimura counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishimura doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ishimura throws an overhand right that lands on Po's shoulder, as Po tries to avoid the shot.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishimura.
Po moves out of range of the strikes.
Po uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishimura throws a body punch but Po moves out of range.
A jab from Po misses.
An inside leg kick from Ishimura misses.
Po takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Po feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ishimura sprawling to the canvas! Ishimura rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Po finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Po misses.
Po walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ishimura drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Po swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ishimura's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tong Po!
Tong Po seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kigo Torres (ranked 2740 p4p, 320 weight class) and Gabriel Menezes (ranked 3632 p4p, 407 weight class). Torres's entrance music is Unforgiven. A fine choice. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kigo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres misses with a body punch
and Menezes moves into the clinch.
Torres is trying to push Menezes away but Menezes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torres is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Menezes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Menezes tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Menezes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Menezes scores with a hook to the body. Torres takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torres definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Menezes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres drops Menezes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Menezes looks back up at him and smiles so Torres waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Gabriel Menezes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menezes closes the distance but Torres moves to the side
and Torres counters with an outside leg kick.
Menezes switches off momentarily and Torres cracks him with a monster right hand! Menezes topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Torres dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Torres!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kigo Torres!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kigo Torres thanked Riners Clothing $50 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Gadelha (ranked 2610 p4p, 130 weight class) and Rod Stiffington Jr (ranked 2968 p4p, 145 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Gadelha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rod Stiffington Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadelha tries to sprawl but Stiffington Jr drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stiffington Jr is trying to improve position by moving to mount. Gadelha has hold of his neck though and manages to move into guard! All of a sudden, Stiffington Jr is in a lot of trouble! Gadelha is straining to finish and he's done it! Stiffington Jr taps out! Amazing!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Claudio Gadelha!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ahearn (ranked 2003 p4p, 242 weight class) and Misak Petrosyan (ranked 3152 p4p, 353 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Misak Petrosyan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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262 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Ahearn!
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, Misak Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn misses with a wild body shot.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Ahearn is having none of it.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut.
Ahearn takes a swing at Petrosyan's ribcage but misses.
James Ahearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahearn lands with a shot to the body.
Ahearn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrosyan has time to react.
A low kick from Petrosyan is predictable there
and Ahearn counters with a right hand to the body.
Ahearn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ahearn just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrosyan misses with a double jab.
Ahearn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Petrosyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahearn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petrosyan digs a good hook to Ahearn's body.
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!
Petrosyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ahearn throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrosyan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
Petrosyan throws a lazy right hand but Ahearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up
and Ahearn counters with a straight right hand.
Petrosyan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ahearn misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrosyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahearn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws a body punch but Ahearn moves out of range.
Petrosyan has Ahearn up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrosyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahearn drops Petrosyan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Petrosyan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrosyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Ahearn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn lands with a light punch inside.
Petrosyan is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahearn finish him?
Ahearn dips a shoulder and cracks Petrosyan with a mighty uppercut! Petrosyan falls back against the cage and Ahearn unloads with a barrage of strikes! Petrosyan is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ahearn screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Ahearn!
A very excited looking James Ahearn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Muller (ranked 1299 p4p, 148 weight class) and Arjan Bhullar (ranked 2288 p4p, 274 weight class). Bhullar has chosen Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolfgang Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arjan Bhullar!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller misses the shot to the body.
Bhullar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bhullar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muller swings for the body but Bhullar moves out of range.
Bhullar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muller.
Muller looks to land a combination but Bhullar avoids it well.
We've been told by Muller's head coaches at The Studio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Muller throws a sloppy head kick and Bhullar moves out of range easily.
Bhullar feints the counter takedown.
Muller throws a poor cross that misses
and Bhullar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bhullar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bhullar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bhullar throws a big elbow that misses.
Bhullar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bhullar throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
Bhullar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bhullar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bhullar throwing strikes but missing.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Muller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bhullar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bhullar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bhullar! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bhullar.
Bhullar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muller misses with a head kick.
Bhullar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bhullar's coach down at True North Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bhullar's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The fighters circling - Muller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bhullar throws out a counter right but Muller avoids it with no problem.
Muller slips under a jab.
Bhullar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bhullar ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Bhullar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bhullar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar slips under a jab from Muller.
Wolfgang Muller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhullar. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Muller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bhullar was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller.
Muller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bhullar lands with a right hand.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Bhullar.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Muller!
It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
Muller misses with a leg kick
and Bhullar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Muller's guard.
Bhullar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bhullar throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
Muller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bhullar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bhullar 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.
Bhullar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bhullar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bhullar trying to control but Muller is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Muller throws a lazy right hand but Bhullar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Bhullar misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Muller takes a swing at Bhullar's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller. Bhullar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller throws an off balance right hand
and Bhullar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Muller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bhullar moves away.
Muller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bhullar.
A little jabbing left from Bhullar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Muller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller throws a body punch but Bhullar moves out of range.
Bhullar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muller misses with an uppercut.
Muller throws a lazy head kick
and Bhullar counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice cross by Bhullar.
Arjan Bhullar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
Muller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bhullar.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bhullar.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Bhullar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Muller with a body shot.
Bhullar lands with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bhullar is defended easily by Muller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bhullar misses.
Bhullar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bhullar misses the shot to the body.
Muller was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Muller misses the body punch
and Bhullar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muller throws out a loose jab but Bhullar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bhullar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bhullar drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bhullar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Muller's head.
Bhullar landing some decent shots from guard.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bhullar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bhullar postures up and lands a big shot to Muller's brow.
Muller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bhullar.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bhullar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Muller keeping moving, preventing Bhullar from controlling successfully.
Muller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bhullar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bhullar throws a big right hand that misses.
Muller keeping moving, preventing Bhullar from controlling successfully.
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.
Bhullar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Muller keeping moving, preventing Bhullar from controlling successfully.
Muller is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Muller throws a sloppy head kick and Bhullar moves out of range easily.
Bhullar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bhullar scores with a sloppy right hand. Muller should have avoided that one.
A jab from Bhullar misses.
Muller is looking to wear down Bhullar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.
Bhullar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller. Bhullar does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bhullar shoots in but Muller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bhullar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muller tries to avoid it but Bhullar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muller to the ground. Muller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab from Bhullar.
Muller misses the body punch
and Bhullar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bhullar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller looks to land a right hand but Bhullar moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bhullar on the side of the head.
Muller misses with a right hand
and Bhullar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bhullar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Muller with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bhullar.
It seemed like Bhullar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bhullar.
Muller takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
Bhullar lands with a straight right. Muller didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Muller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bhullar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Muller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bhullar.
Muller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wolfgang Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bhullar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bhullar lands a couple of digs.
Muller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bhullar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bhullar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Muller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bhullar.
Arjan Bhullar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bhullar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bhullar is in close to Muller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Arjan Bhullar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bhullar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Bhullar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bhullar lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar connects with a nice looking jab.
Muller throws a body punch but Bhullar moves out of range.
Bhullar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bhullar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Muller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muller misses with a shot to the body
and Bhullar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Muller's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bhullar is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arjan Bhullar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bhullar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjan Bhullar!
Arjan Bhullar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Galvao (ranked 1847 p4p, 253 weight class) and Maurice Jenkins (ranked 3366 p4p, 418 weight class). Galvao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kodaline - All I Want. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Galvao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maurice Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Galvao throwing strikes but Jenkins manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Galvao struggling a bit here.
Jenkins wants to control but Galvao is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing good reports from Galvao's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Galvao can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
Jenkins lands a nice forearm strike.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jenkins working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Galvao misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Galvao manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jenkins wants to free his trapped foot but Galvao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jenkins tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao wants to improve his position but Jenkins is controlling well.
Galvao is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jenkins pulls his head out easily.
Jenkins is trying to control. Galvao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Galvao regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jenkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Galvao keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Galvao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins advances position into side control!
Galvao tries to buck Jenkins off but Jenkins is having none of it.
Galvao is not content to let Jenkins control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Galvao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Galvao tries to improve position but can't.
Galvao is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jenkins is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jenkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Galvao is working to get back to half guard.
Jenkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jenkins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jenkins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvao wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jenkins tightening his grip on Galvao, looking for the choke.
Galvao tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Galvao is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jenkins tries to control but Galvao wriggling away.
Jenkins lands a big shot there that rocks Galvao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Galvao is rocked!
Galvao slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Oh Galvao is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenkins stalling away here and it's allowed Galvao to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Galvao looking for a guillotine here but Jenkins defends easily.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Galvao is retaining full guard.
Galvao seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins advances position into side control!
Galvao is looking to reverse the position.
Jenkins trying to control the action but Galvao is working from the bottom.
Jenkins has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Galvao!
Jenkins with the ground and pound from mount.
Jenkins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Galvao is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Jenkins has taken his back.
Jenkins gets his hands free as Galvao looks to control.
Jenkins has managed to slip his arm under Galvao's chin. This could be all over... yep, Galvao is tapping out! Submission win for Jenkins.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Maurice Jenkins!
Maurice Jenkins made sure to mention his sponsor, Fatty's in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Deluxe (ranked 2265 p4p, 270 weight class) and Butt Wipe (ranked 731 p4p, 89 weight class). Deluxe comes to the cage accompanied by Intelligent Hoodlum - Arrest The President. Johnny Deluxe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Deluxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butt Wipe!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Deluxe.
Deluxe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Deluxe throws a combination. Wipe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Deluxe does no damage.
Despite the aggression on Wipe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnny Deluxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wipe throws a body punch but Deluxe moves out of range.
Deluxe is looking to clinch.
Deluxe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wipe moves out of range of the strikes.
Wipe wants to counter with a clinch but Deluxe pushes him away.
Wipe walks into a left hand.
Deluxe thuds a left hand into Wipe's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deluxe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wipe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wipe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deluxe.
Wipe lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Johnny Deluxe has been cut.
Wipe stuffs the takedown attempt from Deluxe. Deluxe gets slowly back to his feet.
Wipe wants to counter the offense by Deluxe and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deluxe dives in for a single leg takedown but Wipe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wipe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Deluxe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wipe managing to control the position.
Wipe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deluxe 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.
Deluxe throwing strikes but missing.
Wipe can't keep his opponent in guard - Deluxe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wipe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wipe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Deluxe.
Deluxe throwing shots but Wipe is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deluxe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wipe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Deluxe throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wipe to regain full guard.
Deluxe chips away with some ground and pound.
Deluxe trying to control but Wipe is working from the bottom.
Deluxe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wipe has momentary wrist control but Deluxe slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wipe trying to control the position.
Deluxe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wipe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Deluxe drops back looking for a leg! Wipe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wipe manages to kick Deluxe off! Deluxe jumps back into Wipe's guard.
Deluxe controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deluxe wants to control from the top but Wipe keeps moving.
Wipe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Deluxe manages to get himself to full guard.
Deluxe 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.
Deluxe is looking to sweep but instead, Wipe has passed into half guard.
Deluxe tries to get to full guard but Wipe has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wipe tries to stand and escape but Deluxe is controlling the position.
Deluxe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wipe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wipe tries to stand but Deluxe is controlling from the bottom.
Deluxe working for a triangle but Wipe defends it easily.
Wipe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Deluxe working for a triangle but Wipe defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Deluxe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Deluxe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Deluxe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wipe counters with a two punch combo.
Deluxe has his takedown stuffed
and Wipe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Deluxe with a poor takedown
and Wipe counters with a nice right hand that sends Deluxe toppling to the canvas! Deluxe scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wipe finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Deluxe finds it's way through Wipe's defenses.
Johnny Deluxe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wipe moves in close and cracks Deluxe with a massive right hand! Deluxe, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Wipe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butt Wipe!
Butt Wipe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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