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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cecil Peters (ranked 23380 p4p, 682 weight class) and TJ Barakus (ranked 23768 p4p, 701 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cecil Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Barakus!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Barakus.
Peters throws a lazy right hand but Barakus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peters misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Barakus.
Peters shoots for a takedown but Barakus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peters shoots and misses
and Barakus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peters tries for a takedown but Barakus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barakus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Peters is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cecil Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peters takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oooooh!!! Barakus has knocked Peters down with a huge combo! Barakus steps away and waves a wobbly Peters back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Peters is rocked!
It looks like Cecil Peters has been cut.
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!
Barakus pounces like a tiger and cracks Peters with a vicious hook! Peters is down but not out! Barakus follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). TJ Barakus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kristoph Gavin (ranked 24553 p4p, 749 weight class) and Rod Marchand (ranked 23480 p4p, 732 weight class). Marchand has chosen Daisy as his entrance music. Rod Marchand is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristoph Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rod Marchand!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchand swats away the attempt to clinch by Gavin.
Despite the aggression on Marchand's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marchand on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gavin closes the distance and clinches.
Gavin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marchand works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Marchand stands up and waves to Gavin to follow him.
Marchand blocks a head kick by Gavin.
Marchand avoids the head kick by Gavin.
Marchand shoots in for a takedown but Gavin shows good takedown defense.
Gavin misses with a head kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gavin enables Marchand to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gavin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marchand 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.
Gavin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchand trying to control the position from guard on top but Gavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marchand tries to free his leg and advance position but Gavin is retaining full guard.
Marchand slips nicely into half guard.
Marchand with the ground and pound but Gavin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Marchand throwing strikes from guard but Gavin blocks nicely.
Gavin trying to control the position.
Gavin can't keep his opponent in guard - Marchand advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin is defending against the submission attempts here by Marchand.
Gavin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marchand is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marchand looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marchand is looking for submissions but instead, Gavin has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchand postures up in Gavin's guard and throws a big left but Gavin blocks it.
Marchand looking to pass the guard.
Marchand loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marchand advances to half guard.
Marchand not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marchand missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gavin is breathing heavily.
Marchand frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Marchand lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marchand is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gavin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gavin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marchand tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gavin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gavin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Marchand.
Marchand raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Marchand dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marchand shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Marchand drops an elbow to the side of Gavin's head.
Marchand is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gavin has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marchand thows a huge punch but Gavin dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marchand wants to control but Gavin is keeping him busy.
Marchand seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Gavin has recovered full guard.
Marchand makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchand 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.
Marchand throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gavin keeping moving, preventing Marchand from controlling successfully.
Marchand stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gavin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marchand not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gavin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marchand on the ground.
Marchand looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marchand trying to control the position from guard on top but Gavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marchand is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gavin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gavin has escaped and now he's on top!
Gavin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gavin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marchand escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gavin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchand pulls Gavin in to control the position.
Marchand looking to control.
Gavin wants to control from the top but Marchand keeps moving.
Marchand is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gavin is posturing up here but Marchand has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Gavin tries to roll out but it's too tight and Gavin has to tap! Slick submission there by Marchand!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rod Marchand!
Rod Marchand bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 7347 p4p, 558 weight class) and Timothy Rex (ranked 23333 p4p, 642 weight class). Nate Diaz had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Timothy Rex is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Rex!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rex lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Knees to the body from Rex.
Rex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Rex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rex scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Rex.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rex lands a left hand.
Rex lands a left hand.
Rex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Rex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rex is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Rex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rex lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Rex gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Rex.
Rex lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A shot in the inside from Rex.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Rex holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Rex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rex lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rex.
Rex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rex lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rex lands with a right to the head.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rex.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Rex.
Rex lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Rex.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Rex lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
A short right from Rex.
Rex digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rex is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
Rex lands a body shot.
A short right from Rex.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
Rex lands an uppercut.
Diaz jumps guard but Rex stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rex working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rex walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rex closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Rex working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Rex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Rex.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Rex won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Rex - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Rex.
Rex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Rex has him pressed against the cage.
Rex lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rex lands with a right to the head.
Rex landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Rex dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rex gets a clinch.
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Rex.
Nice body punch from Rex - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rex.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
A short right from Rex.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Rex lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Rex.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rex.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex lands a body shot.
A short left from Rex.
Rex stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
Rex landing knees to the head.
Timothy Rex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Rex won't allow it.
Rex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Rex lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rex.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Rex.
Rex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rex working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rex.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rex pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rex pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A short left from Rex.
Rex working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rex makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Rex.
Rex working Diaz over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Rex lands a nice shot to the body.
Rex softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rex.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rex lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz is rocked!
Rex lands an elbow inside.
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!
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rex works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex lands a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rex obliges.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Rex forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rex lands a nice elbow.
Rex lands a damaging elbow.
Rex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Rex - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Rex.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rex lands a knee to the head.
Rex lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Rex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Rex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rex clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Rex lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rex lands a right hand.
Rex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rex.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Rex has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Rex.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex scores a nice knee to the body.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rex lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rex.
Rex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rex lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Rex lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
Rex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Knees to the body from Rex.
Rex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rex.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Rex landing knees to the head.
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Rex softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rex scores with a hook to the body.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rex.
Rex lands a nice uppercut.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Rex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Rex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rex lands a knee to the head.
Rex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rex landing knees to the body.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Timothy Rex is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Rex.
Rex lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Rex lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rex lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nate Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Rex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rex 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 24:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Rex!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed ONeill (ranked 3415 p4p, 389 weight class) and Yen Askren (ranked 3295 p4p, 378 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Askren's choice of entrance music: Hello from the Askren Side. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yen Askren!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeill loads up on a big right hand but Askren slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Askren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Askren scores with a shot to the body.
ONeill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from ONeill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Askren misses with a wild body shot.
ONeill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Askren tests ONeill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
ONeill throws a looping overhand right but Askren ducks down to avoid it.
Askren lands a body shot.
ONeill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Askren misses.
ONeill throws a hook but Askren blocks it.
ONeill slips a straight right by Askren.
A big right from Askren misses.
ONeill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Askren.
Askren's jab looks to have found its range, popping ONeill under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling ONeill to score with a decent uppercut.
Askren ducks under a wild hook from ONeill.
Askren cracks ONeill with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Askren has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning ONeill to stand back up!
ONeill is rocked!
It looks like Ed ONeill has been cut.
ONeill switches off momentarily and Askren cracks him with a monster right hand! ONeill topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Askren dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Askren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yen Askren!
Yen Askren very nearly forgot to thank Freebok (85% Laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josey Wales (ranked 4469 p4p, 528 weight class) and Ben Wallace (ranked 3477 p4p, 436 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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josey Wales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wales misses with a straight right.
Wallace looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for Wallace.
Wales connects with a jab.
Wales throws a shot from downtown. Wallace moves away and avoids it.
Wallace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wales misses the jab.
Wallace lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wales fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wallace on the side of the head.
Josey Wales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wales throws a shot from downtown. Wallace moves away and avoids it.
Wales throws an off balance right hand
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallace throws a combination that misses
and Wales counters with a straight right hand.
Wallace slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Wallace.
Wales slips a jab from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace thuds a left hand into Wales's body.
Wales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wales gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wallace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wales misses with a left hand
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Wales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wales.
Wallace lands a nice hook to Wales's body. Wales takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wallace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wales. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace swings for the body but Wales moves out of range.
Wales was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wales throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace throws out a counter right but Wales avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wales lands a nice shot that snaps Wallace's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wales shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wales is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wallace.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wallace! But no joy.
Wales misses with a shot to the body
and Wallace counters with a big uppercut that knocks Wales off his feet! Wallace dives into side control looking to finish!
Wales is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wales is trying to escape the position but Wallace is controlling the position.
Wales is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee asks Wallace politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wallace prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wales tries to improve position but can't.
Wallace is looking to take a break and control but Wales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wales is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace staying calm.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wales is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wallace off and has taken his back!
Wallace is really stuck here.
Wales tries to get the hooks in deep but Wallace pushed the leg off.
Wallace showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is in bad spot here.
Wales throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Wales is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wallace is defending well though. Wales let's go of the attempt for now.
Wales tightening his grip on Wallace, looking for the choke.
Wallace tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Wallace will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Wales misses its intended target.
Wallace swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wallace scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wales in his tracks.
Wallace blocks a jab.
Wales looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wales on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wales.
Wallace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Wales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wales on the side of the head.
Wales misses with a looping left.
Ben Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wales throws a big shot that misses.
Wallace lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wallace slips a jab from Wales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wales throws a jab when Wallace was well out of range.
Wallace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wales counters with a stiff right hand.
Wallace lands with a nice combination. Wales backs away looking to recover.
Wallace throws a jab when Wales was well out of range.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
Wallace misses with a straight right.
Wallace walks into a left hand.
Wales misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wales eats them both and turns towards Wallace to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wales throws a lazy uppercut
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wales with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wallace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wales dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Wallace throws a body punch but Wales moves out of range.
Wales throws a right hand that misses
and Wallace counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Wales down! Wallace is looking to finish but Wales is intelligently defending himself.
Oh Wales is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wales is looking for a triangle here but Wallace uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wales tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wallace wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wales seems to have got his legs back now.
Wallace decides to stand back up. Wallace steps back and let's Wales get back to his feet.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace moves forwards but Wales connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wales is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wallace scores with a jab. Wales acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wales ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wales throws a jab when Wallace was well out of range.
Wallace scores with a jab. Wales acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wallace drops Wales with a big left hand and mounts him. Wales is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wales is squirming around, avoiding Wallace's attempts to control the action.
Wallace really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wales. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wallace avoids the attempt from Wales to control.
Wallace controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wales working to try and regain half guard.
Wallace trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wales is trying to reverse the position but instead Wallace has taken his back - oops!
You can see the frustration on Wales's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wallace has good solid back control here.
Wales is trying to get back to his feet but Wallace has full control of the position and if anything, Wales has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallace.
Wales throws a poor cross that misses
and Wales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wales misses with a left hand
and Wallace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wallace wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Wales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wales moves out of range as Wallace strikes.
Wales misses with a lunging right hand
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Wales goes down! Can Wallace finish him!?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Wales keeps moving.
Wallace slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace wants to take a breather but Wales is having none of it.
Wallace content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wallace is trying to control. Wales wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wales tries to get to full guard but Wallace has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wallace trying to control the action but Wales is working from the bottom.
Wales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wales.
Despite the aggression on Wallace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wales scores with a sloppy right hand. Wallace should have avoided that one.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
It looked like Wales wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wales misses with a lunging right hand
and Wallace counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wales throws a shot from downtown. Wallace moves away and avoids it.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Wales.
Josey Wales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wales throws a hook but Wallace avoids it easily.
Wallace jabs Wales to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wallace drops Wales with a left and a right! Oh, Wales is hurt - Wallace dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Josey Wales has been cut.
Wallace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here as Wallace stalls from top position.
Wales tries to escape but Wallace is in control.
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!
Wales looks to move to half guard but instead Wallace has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ben Wallace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wales is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Wallace pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wallace 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Wallace!
After the big win, Ben Wallace made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Vikai Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Klay Dee (ranked 2324 p4p, 238 weight class) and Alexander Suchy (ranked 23238 p4p, 543 weight class). Dee comes to the cage accompanied by Tyler, The Creator - Who Dat Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Klay Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Suchy!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suchy flicks out a counter leg kick but Dee steps away.
A big right from Dee misses.
Suchy feints a counter leg kick.
Dee lands with a good body shot.
Suchy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suchy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Suchy misses.
Dee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dee misses with an uppercut. Suchy saw that one coming.
Dee swats away the attempt to clinch by Suchy.
Klay Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee cracks Suchy with an open hand slap.
Dee lands the left hand.
Suchy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dee. That did some damage!
Suchy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Suchy ducks down to avoid it.
Dee swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Suchy.
Dee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suchy counters with a thumping low kick.
Suchy slips under a jab.
A jab from Dee finds it's way through Suchy's defenses.
Dee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Dee.
Dee throws out a loose jab but Suchy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dee looks to throw the jab but Suchy is out of range.
Suchy throws a body kick that misses.
Dee throws a hook but Suchy blocks it.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Suchy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Suchy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee cracks Suchy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suchy slips a straight right by Dee.
Dee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Suchy defending well as Dee loads up on a big left hand.
Dee takes a swing at Suchy's ribcage but misses.
Dee cracks Suchy with a good jab.
Suchy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dee lands a slapping body shot.
Dee lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Dee misses the target.
Dee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Suchy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Dee as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee scores with a nice right hand.
Dee lands a lovely overhand right.
Dee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab by Dee.
Dee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Dee misses.
Dee throws a shot from downtown. Suchy moves away and avoids it.
Suchy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Dee.
Suchy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dee throws an overhand right that lands on Suchy's shoulder, as Suchy tries to avoid the shot.
Suchy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Suchy tenderised Dee's leg. Dee is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suchy.
Suchy staying out of range there.
Dee lands a head shot.
Dee scores with a nice head shot.
Suchy tries to score with a low kick but Dee moves his leg out of the way.
Suchy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suchy connects with a leg kick. Dee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dee throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Suchy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suchy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Nice defenses there by Suchy.
Suchy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dee's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klay Dee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Suchy throws the kick towards the body but Dee avoids it.
Dee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Klay Dee is winning the standup battle so far.
Suchy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Suchy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dee throws a combination that misses
and Suchy counters with an outside leg kick.
Suchy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dee lands a body shot.
Dee misses the jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Suchy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dee has got the better of the exchanges.
Dee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dee throwing a counter right hand but Suchy manages to avoid it.
Suchy tests Dee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suchy can do to turn this around?
Dee missing with a left hand there. Suchy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suchy tries to counter with a clinch but Dee shakes him off and moves away.
Dee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suchy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dee misses with a hook. Suchy ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Dee misses.
Dee swings for the body but Suchy moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Suchy.
Suchy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dee misses with a straight left.
Dee misses with a straight right.
Suchy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dee.
Dee scores with a jab.
Suchy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suchy throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
Dee misses with an uppercut
and Suchy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dee's knee momentarily.
Dee misses with an uppercut. Suchy saw that one coming.
Dee misses with a looping right.
Suchy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee misses with a straight left.
Dee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dee scores with a jab. Suchy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dee takes a swing at Suchy's ribcage but misses.
Dee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dee throws a right hand that misses
and Suchy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suchy.
A swing and a miss from Dee.
Suchy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Suchy walks into a stiff left hand from Dee.
Dee looks to throw the jab but Suchy is out of range.
Dee missing with a left hand there. Suchy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dee scores with a jab.
Suchy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suchy defending well as Dee loads up on a big left hand.
Dee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suchy manages to avoid it.
Suchy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Dee misses.
Suchy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suchy tries a quick counter leg kick but Dee is wise to it.
Suchy pushes Dee away with a front kick.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suchy moves away.
Dee connects with a nice looking jab.
Dee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suchy. Suchy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Suchy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suchy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suchy.
Dee thuds a left hand into Suchy's body.
Suchy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suchy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suchy circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Dee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Suchy throws a sloppy head kick
and Dee counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Dee misses the target.
Dee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suchy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Suchy throws a lazy right hand but Dee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dee misses the target.
Donk. Dee catches Suchy right on the button with a cross.
Dee swings widly with a right hand
and Suchy counters with a good, hard body kick but Dee shrugs it off.
Dee throws a hook but Suchy blocks it.
Dee misses with an uppercut.
Suchy throws a leg kick but Dee sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klay Dee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Suchy lands with a slapping head kick.
Dee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Suchy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Suchy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dee.
Suchy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suchy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suchy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Suchy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Dee misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suchy.
Dee lands with an uppercut that bounces Suchy off the cage and back into range.
Suchy slips a straight right by Dee.
Suchy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dee throws a right hand that misses
and Suchy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee thuds his right hand into Suchy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee loads up on a big right hand but Suchy slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suchy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dee. Suchy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dee missing with a left hand there. Suchy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suchy.
A jab from Dee finds it's way through Suchy's defenses.
A jab from Dee misses.
Suchy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suchy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dee throws a body shot but no joy.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Suchy moved out of range.
Suchy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Suchy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dee.
Dee with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suchy misses with a jab to the body
and Dee counters with a nice uppercut.
Dee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Suchy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suchy slips a jab from Dee.
Suchy tries to counter with a clinch but Dee shakes him off and moves away.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Suchy ducks down to avoid it.
Suchy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Suchy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dee.
Dee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexander Suchy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dee misses with a right hand
and Suchy counters with a nice body kick.
Suchy tried to score with a low kick but Dee checks it.
Suchy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dee throws out the jab.
Dee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suchy at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Dee blocks the leg kick.
Dee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suchy.
Dee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suchy.
Suchy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Suchy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dee thuds a left hand into Suchy's body.
Suchy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Klay Dee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dee lands with a straight right. Suchy didn't see that one coming.
Dee connects with a crisp jab.
Dee cracks Suchy with an open hand slap.
Dee throws a hook but Suchy blocks it.
It seemed like Suchy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Suchy stuns Dee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dee throws a jab but it's blocked by Suchy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suchy misses with a head kick.
Suchy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Suchy ducks down to avoid it.
Suchy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suchy ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Suchy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dee looks to land a left hand but Suchy moved out of range nicely.
Suchy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dee with a body shot.
A left lands for Dee.
An inside leg kick from Suchy misses.
Suchy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Dee connects with a right hand. Suchy shakes it off.
A slow jab from Dee misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klay Dee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klay Dee!
A less than humble Klay Dee misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hud Vash (ranked 1378 p4p, 146 weight class) and Ricardo Alvarez (ranked 1933 p4p, 201 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hud Vash!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alvarez takes one on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vash darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Vash circles away.
Vash stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vash wants it to stay on the feet.
Vash looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez drops his hands momentarily and Vash takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vash definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vash ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvarez tries to clinch up but Vash circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Vash circles away.
Hud Vash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez feints and as Vash raises his hands in defense, Alvarez changes levels and 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!
Vash controlling Alvarez's posture.
Vash is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alvarez defends well.
Vash is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Vash is keeping the position.
Alvarez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vash is pulling down on Alvarez's head to control his posture.
Vash working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alvarez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alvarez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alvarez 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.
Vash keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass.
Alvarez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alvarez 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Vash is keeping the position.
Alvarez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alvarez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vash has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vash's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez 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.
Vash controlling Alvarez's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez 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.
Vash pulls Alvarez in close to his closed guard and prevents Alvarez from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alvarez drops back looking for a leg! Vash is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vash manages to kick Alvarez off! Alvarez jumps back into Vash's guard.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez drops back looking for a leg! Vash is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vash manages to kick Alvarez off! Alvarez jumps back into Vash's guard.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Vash is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alvarez is fighting to break Vash's control of his arms but Vash is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vash keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass.
Alvarez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alvarez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vash working for a triangle but Alvarez defends it easily.
Vash has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez drops back looking for a leg! Vash is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vash manages to kick Alvarez off! Alvarez jumps back into Vash's guard.
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 Hud Vash will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vash lands a lovely overhand right.
Vash scores with a nice head shot.
Vash throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a takedown into side control.
Vash is trying to control Alvarez's posture but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez tries for a kimura but Vash is defending well.
Vash can't do much from the bottom here.
Vash is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alvarez tries for a kimura but Vash is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez working away.
Alvarez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alvarez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vash wants to control but Alvarez postures up.
Vash tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alvarez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vash has one of Alvarez's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Alvarez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alvarez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alvarez swings around for an armbar but Vash sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vash doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vash manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Vash looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alvarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vash slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vash won't allow Alvarez to sweep him here.
Vash sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alvarez's guard.
Vash content to control rather than advance.
Alvarez tries to get to full guard but Vash has control of the leg.
Alvarez keeps trying to improve his position.
Vash sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alvarez tries to roll over but Vash keeps him under control.
Vash sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position.
Vash seems to be looking for submissions.
Alvarez tries to roll over but Vash keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vash looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vash misses with an uppercut.
Vash slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alvarez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by Vash. Beautiful body shot.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Vash pushes him off.
Alvarez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alvarez lands in his opponent's guard.
Vash has his hands on Alvarez's head, controlling the position.
Alvarez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vash wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alvarez drops back looking for a leg! Vash is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vash manages to kick Alvarez off! Alvarez jumps back into Vash's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vash working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alvarez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alvarez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alvarez being controlled here momentarily.
Alvarez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alvarez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vash managing to control the position.
Vash has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Alvarez drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Alvarez seems to have locked his on tight now - Vash screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Alvarez, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ricardo Alvarez!
Ricardo Alvarez is the new featherweight champion!
Ricardo Alvarez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lalama Amana (ranked 2745 p4p, 299 weight class) and Benz Bulver (ranked 974 p4p, 121 weight class). Bulver is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Little Eagle Soars. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lalama Amana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benz Bulver!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Bulver.
Amana misses with a right hand
and Bulver counters with a nice uppercut.
Bulver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amana manages to avoid it.
Amana cracks a nice hook into Bulver's ribs.
Bulver throws a low kick but Amana moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bulver!
Amana tries to clinch there but Bulver circles away.
Bulver misses with an uppercut.
Amana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bulver throws a sloppy head kick and Amana moves out of range easily.
Bulver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Amana momentarily.
Amana misses with a shot to the body
letting Bulver counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amana lands a nice looking body shot.
Bulver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Amana was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bulver.
Amana swings widly with a right hand
and Amana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amana moves out of range of the strikes.
Amana was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've been told by Amana's head coaches at White's ELITE Fitness Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Amana moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bulver is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bulver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Amana connects with a jab.
Amana slips a jab from Bulver.
A combination from Bulver does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amana blocks a jab.
Bulver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amana takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two 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!
Amana ducks right into an uppercut from Bulver.
Amana is rocked!
Amana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bulver.
Oh Amana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bulver.
Amana seems to have got his legs back now.
Amana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Amana.
It looked like Amana was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bulver.
Amana closes the distance and clinches.
Bulver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Amanas head.
Bulver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bulver throws a poor cross that misses
and Amana counters with a nice body shot.
Amana wants to clinch but Bulver slips to the side
and Bulver counters with a straight right hand.
Amana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bulver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Amana throws a lazy uppercut
and Bulver counters with a stiff right hand.
Amana slips a straight right by Bulver.
Amana throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bulver to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amana misses the shot to the body.
Amana throws a lazy uppercut
and Bulver counters with a crisp right that sends Amana to the canvas! Bulver follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benz Bulver! Benz Bulver retains his lightweight title!
Benz Bulver gave a mention to Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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