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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Zimmerman (ranked 2067 p4p, 280 weight class) and Kane Artman (ranked 21191 p4p, 744 weight class). Kane Artman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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225 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Zimmerman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kane Artman! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zimmerman throws a leg kick but Artman moved away. Artman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zimmerman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Zimmerman has his takedown stuffed and Artman counters with a straight right hand. Artman lands a head shot. Artman throws a sloppy head kick and Zimmerman moves out of range easily. Zimmerman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Zimmerman scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Artman. Zimmerman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Zimmerman throws a lazy right hand but Artman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Zimmerman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Artman.
Artman moves out of range of the body kick. Artman throws a counter combo. Artman looks to land a body kick but Zimmerman moved away. Artman tries to land a body kick and Zimmerman counters with a straight punch to the midsection. 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! Zimmerman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Artman's head backwards. Good work by Zimmerman as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Artman misses with a kick to the body.
Zimmerman avoids the head kick by Artman.
Artman throws the kick towards the body but Zimmerman avoids it. Zimmerman motions for Artman to come forward. Zimmerman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Artman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Zimmerman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Artman pushes Zimmerman away with a front kick. Zimmerman misses with a low kick as Artman jumps back. Zimmerman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Artman throws a jab when Zimmerman was well out of range. Zimmerman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zimmerman moves out of range of the body kick. Artman misses with a looping left. Zimmerman misses with a kick to the body.
Artman raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Artman moves into range and clinches up with Zimmerman.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zimmerman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Zimmerman just misses with a punch to the body.
Zimmerman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zimmerman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Artman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zimmerman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Artman. A looping hook to the body misses from Zimmerman. Artman does a little dance to reset his feet. Artman throws a push kick but Zimmerman slaps the foot to one side. Artman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zimmerman punishes Artman's body with a nice straight punch. Kane Artman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Artman blocks a low kick nicely. Zimmerman works Artman's body with a nice hook. Artman looks winded! Artman misses with a body shot.
Zimmerman throws a head kick that misses. Zimmerman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Artman.
Zimmerman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Zimmerman is looking to wear down Artman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. A solid leg kick lands there for Artman.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zimmerman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Artman's sensitive parts. Artman looks to throw the jab but Zimmerman is out of range. Zimmerman throwing a counter right hand but Artman manages to avoid it. Zimmerman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Artman. Zimmerman thumps Artman with a low kick. Zimmerman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Artman checks a low kick from Zimmerman. Zimmerman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Artman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Artman throws an off balance right hand
and Zimmerman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Zimmerman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Artman tried to score with a low kick but Zimmerman checks it. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Artman. Zimmerman shrugs it off though. Artman stuns Zimmerman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Some bone on bone action there as Zimmerman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Zimmerman misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zimmerman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Artman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimmerman moves away. Zimmerman scores with a leg kick.
Zimmerman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Artman. That one must have hurt. Artman gets a clinch. Zimmerman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zimmerman breaks the clinch.
Artman tries to clinch but Zimmerman is having none of it. Artman throws a nice outside leg kick. Zimmerman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Zimmerman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Zimmerman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Artman missing with a left hand there. Zimmerman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Zimmerman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Zimmerman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Artman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Zimmerman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. 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 Frankie Zimmerman will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zimmerman moves out of range as Artman throws a body kick.
Artman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Zimmerman with a nice cross. Zimmerman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Artman defending well as Zimmerman loads up on a big left hand. Artman swings for the body but Zimmerman moves out of range.
Zimmerman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Artman. Artman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zimmerman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Artman misses with a body kick. Zimmerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Artman is just out of range. Artman thows a left - swing and a miss! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zimmerman tries to land a front kick but Artman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Artman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Zimmerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artman throws a big counter head kick but Zimmerman avoids it with no problem. A cross from Artman lands. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zimmerman lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round. Artman misses with a low kick.
Zimmerman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Artman misses with a body shot.
Zimmerman tries to counter by clinching up but Artman breaks away and moves out of range. Zimmerman with a jab. Artman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Artman's corner calls for a 1-2. Artman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Zimmerman slips a jab from Artman. Frankie Zimmerman is winning the standup battle so far. Artman checks the leg kick. Both fighters circling a little - Zimmerman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Artman throws a nice outside leg kick. Zimmerman connects with an inside leg kick. Artman lands a front kick. Zimmerman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Zimmerman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Artman momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Artman thows a leg kick but Zimmerman checks it and Zimmerman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zimmerman as Artman tries to tie him up. Zimmerman breaks from the clinch.
Zimmerman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Artman on the side of the head. Zimmerman misses the shot to the body. Zimmerman moves out of range as Artman throws a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Artman. Artman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Artman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Artman moves into the clinch. Artman struggles to land a body shot inside as Zimmerman controls his hands.
I was talking to Zimmerman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Zimmerman breaks the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Artman - that will leave a mark!
Zimmerman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A swing and a miss from Artman.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zimmerman slips under a jab. Zimmerman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Artman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zimmerman's hands. Artman avoids the body shot from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Artman lands with a straight right. Zimmerman didn't see that one coming. Artman tries a low kick but Zimmerman avoids it. Zimmerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Artman. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Zimmerman connects with a right hand. Artman shakes it off. Artman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Artman. As Artman backs away, Zimmerman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Artman throws a lazy body kick and Zimmerman counters with a nice uppercut. Zimmerman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zimmerman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Zimmerman looks to throw the jab but Artman is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Artman throws a lazy body kick and Zimmerman counters with a nice uppercut. Zimmerman misses with a body kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Artman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zimmerman.
Artman throws a right hand that misses
and Zimmerman counters with a nice uppercut. Artman throws a leg kick and Zimmerman counters with a slapping leg kick. Artman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zimmerman dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Artman is breathing heavily. Zimmerman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Artman is rocked! Zimmerman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Artman is still on wobbly legs! Can Zimmerman finish him? Zimmerman looks to land a body kick but Artman moved away. Zimmerman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Zimmerman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Artman seems to have recovered his senses. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Zimmerman lands with a nice body punch. Zimmerman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zimmerman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Zimmerman dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
BOOM! Zimmerman lands a beautiful left hook that drops Artman. Artman tries to recover but Zimmerman is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Artman lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Zimmerman! Frankie Zimmerman 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Sepultra (ranked 2346 p4p, 287 weight class) and Waylon Mercy (ranked 3334 p4p, 385 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Sepultra! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mercy misses with a double jab.
Mercy looks to land a right hand but Sepultra moved out of range. Mercy misses with a hook. Sepultra ducked under it nicely. Sepultra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mercy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mercy throws a hook but Sepultra blocks it. Sepultra throwing a counter right hand but Mercy manages to avoid it. Sepultra drops Mercy with a beautiful combination! Mercy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sepultra is looking for the KO!
It looks like Waylon Mercy has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mercy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Sepultra on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sepultra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercy. Waylon Mercy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sepultra moves away from the strike by Mercy. Sepultra pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mercy is out of range and Sepultra settles back down. Mercy misses with a looping right. Mercy throws a leg kick but Sepultra sees it coming and checks it nicely. Mercy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sepultra.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mercy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sepultra. Mercy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sepultra. Sepultra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Mercy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Mercy misses with a hook. Sepultra with a body punch. A glancing blow. Sepultra walks into a left hand.
It looks like Damien Sepultra has been cut. Mercy throws a shot from downtown. Sepultra moves away and avoids it. Mercy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sepultra checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. As Mercy backs away, Sepultra returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Sepultra delivers a nice body kick. Sepultra staying out of range there. Sepultra lands a really nice looking cross but Mercy seems unphased.
Mercy misses the jab. It appears Sepultra was looking to counter with a kick there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sepultra slips under a jab from Mercy. Sepultra moves out of range as Mercy strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Mercy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mercy misses with a looping left. Mercy slips under a jab from Sepultra. Mercy misses with a right hand and Sepultra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mercy throws a quick inside leg kick. Mercy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. It seemed like Mercy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Mercy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sepultra. Sepultra swings widly with a right hand
letting Mercy counter with a right hand. Mercy misses with an uppercut. Sepultra saw that one coming. Sepultra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercy. It looked like Sepultra was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Mercy misses with a low kick. Nice straight punches there by Mercy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mercy. Sepultra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sepultra is looking to counter punch. Sepultra avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sepultra fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mercy just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mercy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mercy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sepultra misses the jab. Sepultra looks to land a body kick but Mercy moved away. Danga de danga de dang - Mercy scores with a four punch combination! Mercy connects with a solid leg kick. Mercy throws a quick inside leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Mercy. Mercy misses with a wild body shot. It looked like Sepultra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Mercy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mercy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Mercy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sepultra's hands. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sepultra avoids a kick to the body.
Sepultra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sepultra checks the leg kick. Sepultra blocks a jab. A jab from Mercy does it's job there. Mercy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Sepultra thows a left - swing and a miss! Mercy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A nice inside leg kick there by Sepultra. That's going to slow Mercy down. Mercy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Mercy misses with a left hand and Sepultra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sepultra misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Nice defenses there by Sepultra. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mercy misses with a low kick.
Mercy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sepultra at a distance.
Mercy moves out of range of the strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Sepultra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mercy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sepultra. Mercy throws a poor cross that misses
and Sepultra counters with a leg kick. Mercy throws a leg kick but Sepultra sees it coming and moves out of range. Mercy scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Mercy tries to land a leg kick but Sepultra saw it coming and moves away.
Mercy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Mercy scores with a shot to the body.
Mercy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sepultra misses with a wild body shot. Mercy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sepultra in his tracks. Mercy checks the leg kick. Mercy pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Mercy throws a push kick but Sepultra slaps the foot to one side. Mercy throws out a loose jab but Sepultra uses good head movement to avoid it. Mercy has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mercy tries to land a leg kick but Sepultra saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mercy cracks Sepultra with a right hand to the side of the head. Sepultra lands a really nice looking cross but Mercy seems unphased.
Mercy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sepultra. Sepultra circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A telegraphed right hand from Mercy misses the target. Sepultra takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mercy throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Sepultra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercy sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sepultra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Sepultra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercy. Mercy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sepultra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Sepultra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sepultra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Sepultra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mercy looks to land a left hand but Sepultra moved out of range nicely. Mercy takes a swing at Sepultra's ribcage but misses. Mercy throws the kick towards the body but Sepultra avoids it. Sepultra swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Mercy throws a leg kick letting Sepultra counter with a right hand. Mercy misses with a hook
and Sepultra counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Sepultra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Sepultra pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Mercy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Mercy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sepultra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Mercy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sepultra is out of range and Mercy settles back down. As Mercy looks to move away, Sepultra throws a big counter combo but Mercy just gets out of the way. Mercy misses with a looping right. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sepultra might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Sepultra throws a front kick aimed at Mercy's knee but Mercy avoids it well. Mercy misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sepultra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Waylon Mercy seems to be getting the better of the standup. Sepultra throws out a loose jab but Mercy uses good head movement to avoid it. Mercy throws a right and a left that both miss. Mercy with a jab. Mercy scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Mercy. Some wild striking there from Mercy.
An attempted straight right counter from Sepultra misses the target. Mercy closes the distance and lands a one-two. Sepultra throws a body kick that misses. Mercy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sepultra to score with a decent uppercut. Sepultra slips under a jab from Mercy. Mercy throws a body shot but no joy. Sepultra is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mercy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sepultra is out of range and Mercy settles back down. Sepultra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sepultra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mercy misses with a looping left. Mercy throws a shot from downtown. Sepultra moves away and avoids it. Sepultra lands a front kick. Mercy throws a hook but Sepultra blocks it. Sepultra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Sepultra thows a left - swing and a miss! Mercy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Mercy throws a shot to the body.
Mercy throws a low kick but Sepultra avoids it. Mercy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sepultra lands a leg kick that knocks Mercy off balance momentarily. Sepultra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Sepultra throws a push kick but Mercy slaps the foot to one side. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Sepultra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mercy throws a big shot that misses. Mercy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sepultra throws a hook to the side of Mercy's head but Mercy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A nice side step and Mercy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Sepultra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercy. Sepultra on the wrong end of a nice jab. Sepultra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Sepultra ducks under a wild hook from Mercy. Sepultra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Mercy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Mercy throws a leg kick and Sepultra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mercy slips a jab from Sepultra. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sepultra throws a series of punches but Mercy avoids them all with ease. Mercy misses with a wild body shot. Sepultra thows a left - swing and a miss! Mercy misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mercy thumps Sepultra with a low kick. Mercy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercy throws a nice outside leg kick. An inside leg kick lands from Mercy. Sepultra swings for the body but Mercy moves out of range.
Mercy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sepultra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Sepultra misses with a low kick as Mercy jumps back. Mercy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A good leg kick by Mercy. Sepultra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Sepultra throws a shot from downtown. Mercy moves away and avoids it. Sepultra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercy. Mercy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A little feinted left hand from Sepultra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Mercy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mercy throws a right and a left that both miss. Damien Sepultra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mercy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sepultra throws a hook but Mercy avoids it easily. Mercy misses with an uppercut. Sepultra saw that one coming. A low kick from Mercy is predictable there and Sepultra counters with a low kick, right behind Mercy 's knee. Mercy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. 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! Mercy swinging wildly here.
Sepultra throwing a counter right hand but Mercy manages to avoid it. Mercy slips under a jab. Mercy throws a leg kick which misses Sepultra's front leg but catches the back leg as Sepultra tries to avoid it. Mercy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Sepultra lands a leg kick that knocks Mercy off balance momentarily. Mercy checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Mercy misses and Sepultra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Some bone on bone action there as Mercy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sepultra scores with a kick to the body.
Sepultra throws a body shot but no joy. Sepultra lands with an overhand left. Sepultra misses with a kick to the body and Mercy counters with a nice uppercut. Mercy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Sepultra to counter with a crisp jab. Sepultra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercy manages to avoid it. Mercy misses with a hook. Waylon Mercy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Sepultra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Sepultra throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercy. Mercy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sepultra has time to react. Sepultra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercy.
Mercy throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sepultra misses the shot to the body. Mercy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mercy lands a leg kick that knocks Sepultra off balance momentarily. Sepultra tries to land a front kick but Mercy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Sepultra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Sepultra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sepultra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Sepultra misses the shot to the body. A chopping leg kick lands by Sepultra. Sepultra blocks a head kick by Mercy.
It looked like Sepultra was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mercy. Sepultra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sepultra walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mercy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mercy! But no joy. Mercy throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Waylon Mercy. Well Mercy 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waylon Mercy! Waylon Mercy gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dardan Douchebag (ranked 1673 p4p, 201 weight class) and Johnny Kilmister (ranked 5011 p4p, 480 weight class). Douchebag comes into the arena with Donkey blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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27
155 lbs
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25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dardan Douchebag! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Kilmister! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Douchebag pushes Kilmister up against the cage in a clinch. Douchebag has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kilmister is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Douchebag is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kilmister gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Douchebag has Kilmister pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kilmister manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dardan Douchebag. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kilmister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kilmister clinches up with Douchebag and pushes him back against the cage. Kilmister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douchebag is trying to drag Kilmister to the mat but Kilmister just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Kilmister wants to stall.
Kilmister stalling.
Kilmister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kilmister throws a wild body kick that Douchebag sees coming a mile off. Kilmister moves into the clinch successfully.
Kilmister gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Douchebag.
Douchebag has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kilmister after a bit of a struggle. Douchebag tightens his grip and picks Kilmister up, before dumping him to the ground. Kilmister manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Douchebag won't allow Kilmister to sweep him here. Douchebag working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Douchebag with a flurry of punches that miss. Douchebag is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Kilmister controls Douchebag momentarily but Douchebag frees himself. Kilmister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Douchebag. We've been hearing that Douchebag has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Kilmister keeping full guard, as Douchebag tries to pass. Douchebag lands a couple of decent looking shots. Douchebag trying to control but Kilmister is working from the bottom.
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. Kilmister bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Douchebag's guard.
Douchebag is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kilmister defends well. My spies in Death Valley Training Facility inform me that Kilmister has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilmister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Douchebag is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kilmister is aware though and is defending well. Kilmister stands up and waves to Douchebag to follow him. Dardan Douchebag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fighters circle momentarily. Douchebag darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Kilmister darts in and clinches Douchebag up against the cage. Douchebag tries for a takedown but Kilmister manages to get underhooks.
Kilmister is trying to force a seperation but Douchebag has the dominant position. Douchebag gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kilmister tries to get to full guard but Douchebag has control of the leg. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Douchebag lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kilmister is looking for a sweep. Douchebag is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Douchebag lands a nice short elbow. Douchebag missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Douchebag is trying to work for a kimura but Kilmister is defending well.
Kilmister is defending against the submission attempts here by Douchebag.
Kilmister is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Kilmister pushes Douchebag off looking to stand but Douchebag dives back in and keeps control.
Kilmister wants to get back to full guard. Douchebag is just content to waste time from the top position. Kilmister takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Douchebag throws an elbow that misses. Kilmister uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Douchebag's guard. Nice move by Kilmister! Kilmister is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Kilmister throws a big elbow that misses. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilmister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Douchebag striking from his own guard. Douchebag looking for a sweep. Not yet Douchebag, not yet. Kilmister trying to control the position from guard on top but Douchebag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Kilmister landing some decent shots from guard. Douchebag trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Kilmister in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Douchebag utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Kilmister in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Kilmister will probably get the nod. That's time! Douchebag's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Douchebag closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kilmister to the mat! Kilmister manages to get full guard. Kilmister not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Douchebag throwing strikes from guard but Kilmister blocks nicely. Douchebag looking to sit in guard and control but Kilmister gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kilmister has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Kilmister throwing strikes from guard but Douchebag blocks nicely. Kilmister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Kilmister loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Douchebag looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kilmister is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there. Dardan Douchebag overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Kilmister throws a big right hand that misses. Douchebag controls Kilmister momentarily but Kilmister frees himself. Douchebag looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilmister is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Douchebag is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilmister throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Douchebag thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Douchebag might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Douchebag is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilmister stopping the sweep attempt from Douchebag. Kilmister stays in close to Douchebag's body and controls the position. Kilmister working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Kilmister preventing the sweep. Kilmister slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Kilmister takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Kilmister slips a jab from Douchebag. Kilmister rushes Douchebag and presses him up against the cage. Kilmister misses with some punches.
Kilmister misses with the head strike.
Douchebag drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Douchebag breaks from the clinch.
Douchebag instigates a clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Kilmister. Douchebag wants to stall.
Douchebag misses with the head strike.
Douchebag avoiding damage as Kilmister throws knees to the body.
Kilmister keeps control of Douchebag as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Kilmister misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Douchebag.
Douchebag changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kilmister fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Douchebag closes the distance and clinches up with Kilmister, looking for a takedown. Douchebag pushes Kilmister against the cage but Kilmister circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dardan Douchebag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Douchebag takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Douchebag shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kilmister sprawls well. Kilmister wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Douchebag gets slowly back to his feet. Kilmister throws a solid leg kick but Douchebag takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kilmister. Douchebag is looking for a counter combo. Douchebag is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Douchebag throws a big shot that misses. Dardan Douchebag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kilmister doesn't manage to clinch there - Douchebag circles away.
Douchebag shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kilmister eats them both and turns towards Douchebag to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Kilmister throws a series of strikes that have Douchebag backpedaling.
Douchebag shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Kilmister misses with a body shot.
Douchebag takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilmister throws a low kick but Douchebag moves out of range easily. Kilmister dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Douchebag. That did some damage! Douchebag moves into range and clinches up with Kilmister. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kilmister gets underhooks to prevent Douchebag's takedown attempt.
Douchebag breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Douchebag lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Kilmister swinging wildly here.
Douchebag bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Douchebag throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Kilmister misses with a low kick. Douchebag lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilmister circles away quickly and effectively. Kilmister shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Douchebag's guard. Douchebag keeping moving, preventing Kilmister from controlling successfully. Douchebag wants to sweep here but Kilmister controlling him for the moment. Douchebag trying to control the position.
Douchebag wants to sweep but no luck. Douchebag will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kilmister throws a big elbow that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Kilmister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Douchebag shoots in for a double leg but Kilmister sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Kilmister closes the distance and lands a one-two. Kilmister misses with a body kick. A clash of legs there as Douchebag blocks the low kick. Kilmister tries to clinch there but Douchebag circles away.
Douchebag fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Douchebag lands with a cross. Kilmister dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Douchebag. That did some damage! A big right from Douchebag misses. Douchebag shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kilmister as he jumps to the side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dardan Douchebag. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Douchebag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kilmister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Douchebag throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kilmister moves into the clinch successfully.
Douchebag avoiding damage.
Douchebag has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kilmister avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kilmister looks to throw an elbow but misses. Kilmister misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Douchebag.
Kilmister pulls guard effortlessly. Kilmister trying to control the position here. Kilmister has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Kilmister is trying to control the position but Douchebag postures up. Douchebag throws a big elbow that misses. Douchebag throws a big right hand that misses. Douchebag is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Douchebag throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kilmister works some decent striking defense from the bottom. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Douchebag accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Kilmister 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. Douchebag throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kilmister works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Douchebag scoring with punches to the head and body. Kilmister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Douchebag. Kilmister not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kilmister being controlled here, momentarily. Douchebag'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. Douchebag throwing strikes but missing. Douchebag landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Douchebag in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Douchebag controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Douchebag trying to control but Kilmister is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Kilmister is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Douchebag shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kilmister sprawls well. Kilmister wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Douchebag gets slowly back to his feet. Douchebag closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Douchebag is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kilmister is defending well. Douchebag has Kilmister pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kilmister manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kilmister tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douchebag's elbow. Nice elbow from Kilmister. Johnny Kilmister is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Douchebag pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kilmister scores with a kick to the body.
Kilmister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kilmister misses with a straight left. Douchebag closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kilmister did well to prevent Douchebag getting side control. Douchebag thows a huge punch but Kilmister dodges it nicely.
Kilmister wants to get back to his feet. Dardan Douchebag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Douchebag wants to work for an arm triangle but Kilmister is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kilmister slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Kilmister keeping full guard, as Douchebag tries to pass. Kilmister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Johnny Kilmister. I've got Kilmister winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edwards scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Kilmister! A relieved looking Johnny Kilmister thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahti Saarelainen (ranked 1773 p4p, 245 weight class) and Miles North (ranked 4274 p4p, 481 weight class). North has chosen Men at Work - Down Under as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
175 lbs
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169 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahti Saarelainen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles North! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! North misses with a left hand and Saarelainen counters with a lovely straight right hand! A good leg kick by Saarelainen. Saarelainen throws a leg kick which misses North's front leg but catches the back leg as North tries to avoid it. North takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Saarelainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from North. North takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saarelainen works North's body with a nice hook. Ahti Saarelainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. An inside leg kick lands from Saarelainen. Saarelainen throws a front kick that sends North stumbling back into the cage. North's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saarelainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! North scrambles back to his feet. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Saarelainen misses with a body shot.
Saarelainen checks a low kick from North. Saarelainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Saarelainen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Seppo's Massage Temple in the buildup to the fight. North thows a leg kick but Saarelainen checks it and Saarelainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. North walks into a straight right hand from Saarelainen. Excellent takedown into side control there by North. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Saarelainen tries to get back to half guard but can't. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Saarelainen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on North's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Saarelainen trying to hold on to North's head to control him but North postures up.
North is nestled in close to Saarelainen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Saarelainen is looking for a sweep. North is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Saarelainen is pressing down on North's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. North lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round. North postures up.
North got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saarelainen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, North has managed to get both his arms back between Saarelainen's legs - danger averted. Saarelainen wants to sweep here but North controlling him for the moment. North throws a strike but Saarelainen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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! Saarelainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of North's head. Saarelainen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Saarelainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saarelainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. North is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saarelainen is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Saarelainen drops back, looking for a kneebar! North looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. North looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from North! Saarelainen wants to control but North postures up. Saarelainen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Saarelainen is trying to maintain the position but North is very close to passing his half guard. Saarelainen looking for submissions off his back. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. North connects with a nice short shot to Saarelainen's temple. North has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. North looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saarelainen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Saarelainen is trying is best to control the position here. Saarelainen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. North lands a nice short elbow. North thows a huge punch but Saarelainen dodges it nicely.
Saarelainen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but North pulls his head out easily. North throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Saarelainen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Nice strikes from North there. North seems to be looking for submissions.
North missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. North winds up and cracks Saarelainen with a swinging punch to the side of the head. 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 Ahti Saarelainen will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saarelainen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt North. Saarelainen throws a body shot but no joy. North gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saarelainen tries to sprawl but North drives through with a takedown into half guard. Saarelainen tries to roll over but North keeps him under control. North has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. North is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Saarelainen regains half guard. Saarelainen looking for submissions off his back. North thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saarelainen's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. North throwing shots but Saarelainen is blocking nicely. Saarelainen trying to control here.
North wants to take a breather but Saarelainen is having none of it. Saarelainen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Saarelainen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, North has advanced to mount. Uh oh. North controlling his opponent. North is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Saarelainen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Saarelainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from North. North working the head and body with strikes. North blocks the strikes from Saarelainen.
Miles North has got the better of the ground game so far. North thows a huge punch but Saarelainen dodges it nicely.
Saarelainen wants to improve his position but North is controlling well.
Saarelainen has hold of North's hands but North slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. North wants to control but Saarelainen is keeping him busy. Saarelainen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saarelainen. North with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Saarelainen is looking for a triangle but North pushes his legs off easily.
North working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. North throwing strikes from guard but Saarelainen blocks nicely. Saarelainen wants to sweep but no luck. North postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. North is in close to Saarelainen's body, working some short punches and elbows. North avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
North working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. North trying to control the position from guard on top but Saarelainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. North not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Saarelainen has his foot on North's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. North works his way back into a safe position though. Saarelainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. North postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. North postures up.
Saarelainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. North keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saarelainen's head. North trying to control but Saarelainen is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles North showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Saarelainen misses with a body shot.
North fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. North tried to score with a low kick but Saarelainen checks it. North shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. North showed some decent athleticism there. North lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Saarelainen wants to get back to full guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Saarelainen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but North pulls his head out easily. Saarelainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. North is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round. North looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saarelainen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. North trying to control the action but Saarelainen is working from the bottom. North controlling the pace. Saarelainen is pressing down on North's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Saarelainen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. North is aware though and is defending well. Saarelainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far. North wants to control from the top but Saarelainen keeps moving. North looking to pass the guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saarelainen is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Saarelainen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Saarelainen lands a couple of elbows. Saarelainen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Saarelainen postures up and lands a big shot to North's brow. Saarelainen advances to half guard. Saarelainen prevents North from improving his position. Saarelainen 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.
North moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. North escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Saarelainen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Saarelainen stands up over North, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. North is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
North isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Saarelainen stacks North on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Saarelainen! North takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Saarelainen taking a break here but North is having none of it and regains half guard. Saarelainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Saarelainen trying to control from half guard but North is working away. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Saarelainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Saarelainen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Miles North. I think North has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Miles North! A very excited looking Miles North 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Trujillo (ranked 1226 p4p, 166 weight class) and Hamish Reid (ranked 1722 p4p, 236 weight class). Hamish Reid will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamish Reid! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trujillo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reid. Reid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Trujillo misses with a looping left. Reid throws a lazy right hand but Trujillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Trujillo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Trujillo misses with a wild body shot. Reid feints a counter leg kick. Reid throws a wild body kick that Trujillo sees coming a mile off. Reid misses with a low kick.
Trujillo attempts a counter takedown but Reid avoids it well and moves away. Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reid follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Reid lands with a straight right. Trujillo didn't see that one coming. Reid's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Reid's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Reid throws a body kick that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big left from Trujillo misses. Good standup being displayed there by Reid as he connects with a hook. Reid misses with a straight left. Reid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A nice leg kick lands there from Reid. Reid throws a series of strikes that have Trujillo backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trujillo avoids a kick to the body.
Trujillo throws a body shot but no joy. Reid just misses with a punch to the body.
Reid throws a head kick that misses. Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trujillo circles away quickly and effectively. Trujillo lands with a right hand. Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Reid tries to counter by closing the distance. Reid swings for the body but Trujillo moves out of range.
Reid misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely. Reid throws a hook to the side of Trujillo's head but Trujillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Reid misses with a hook. Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trujillo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Reid lands a front kick. Trujillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Reid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reid scores with a punch to the head. Reid takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses. Trujillo attempts a counter takedown but Reid avoids it well and moves away. Reid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Reid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Reid thumps Trujillo with a low kick. Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Reid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Trujillo avoids the body shot from Reid.
Trujillo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Reid throws a leg kick and Trujillo counters with a takedown into side control. Reid is looking for a sweep. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. You can see the frustration on Reid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Trujillo lands a nice forearm strike. Reid holds on to Trujillo's head and controls the position momentarily. Trujillo 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. Reid is looking to regain half guard here but Trujillo keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trujillo working the head and body with strikes. Trujillo throwing strikes but missing, from side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Reid tries to bench press Trujillo off him but Trujillo keeps the position. Trujillo trying to control the position but Reid is working away. Trujillo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Reid can't do much from the bottom here. Trujillo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Reid is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trujillo in side control lands a decent elbow. An elbow from Trujillo crashes against the mat.
Trujillo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reid sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Trujillo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Trujillo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reid sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Trujillo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Reid struggling a bit here. Reid is looking to reverse the position. Trujillo is putting a hurting on Reid here, landing some big shots from side control. Trujillo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Reid tries to improve position but can't. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish Reid dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reid.
Reid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Trujillo attempts a counter takedown but Reid avoids it well and moves away. Trujillo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Reid pushes Trujillo off looking to stand but Trujillo dives back in and keeps control.
Reid keeps control of the position for the meantime. Reid tries to get to full guard but Trujillo has control of the leg. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Trujillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Trujillo working Reid over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trujillo not doing much here.
Reid is not content to let Trujillo control the position. Trujillo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Reid controlling the position for now. Trujillo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Trujillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reid's head. Trujillo is thwarting Reid's attempts to control the position.
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. Trujillo not landing any meaningful shots this time. Reid is trying to stand back up but Trujillo is controlling him
Trujillo sitting and controlling from the half guard. Reid is trying to get back to full guard. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Reid moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Reid is pulling down on Trujillo's head. It's preventing any offense from Trujillo, at least for the moment. Trujillo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reid wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Trujillo is now in half guard. Reid is looking to control Trujillo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reid avoid being mounted? Reid is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Trujillo scores with a couple of nice shots. Trujillo stalling away here and it's allowed Reid to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Dominic Trujillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Reid is trying to control the position but Trujillo postures up. Reid is adopting a defensive guard. Trujillo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Trujillo throwing strikes but missing. Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Trujillo wants to pass the guard but Reid is keeping the position. Reid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Hamish Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Trujillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Reid follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Reid throws a low kick, looking for Trujillo's leg but Trujillo calmly moves out of range. Reid scoring well with a low kick there.
Reid throws a leg kick but Trujillo moved away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Trujillo dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Trujillo takes a body punch but keeps moving. Reid throws a body kick that misses and Trujillo counters with a nice double leg into guard. Trujillo distracts Reid with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Reid is pulling down on Trujillo's head. It's preventing any offense from Trujillo, at least for the moment. Trujillo wants to control from the top but Reid keeps moving. Reid is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Trujillo throws a big elbow that misses. Trujillo looking to pass the guard. Reid wants to control the position but Trujillo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reid is trying to stand up here but Trujillo is controlling him well. Trujillo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Reid wants to control but Trujillo is keeping busy.
Reid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Reid is controlling Trujillo's position as best he can from this difficult position. Reid is staying active underneath Trujillo, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Reid is looking for a sweep. Trujillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Reid keeping hold of Trujillo's head, controlling as best he can. Trujillo is trying to control. Reid wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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. Reid is controlling Trujillo's trapped leg to prevent Trujillo from advancing to side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Trujillo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reid. Reid obviously looking to wear him down.
Reid throws a quick inside leg kick. Reid stuffs the takedown. Reid clinches up against the cage. Trujillo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reid. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trujillo's brow. Trujillo scores with a shoulder strike. A short body shot lands from Trujillo as the two fighters clinch.
Reid throws an elbow but it misses.
Reid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reid misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trujillo misses with a hook from the clinch. Trujillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trujillo blocks an elbow strike. Trujillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trujillo. Trujillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards. Reid throws an elbow but it misses.
Trujillo lands with a short shot to the head. Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
Trujillo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Trujillo misses with a body punch.
Trujillo dodges an elbow strike from Reid.
Trujillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trujillo tries for a takedown but Reid manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Reid. Trujillo takes an elbow to the temple. Trujillo dodges an elbow strike from Reid.
Reid lands an elbow inside. Reid avoiding damage as Trujillo throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trujillo blocks a body shot from Reid. Trujillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Trujillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Trujillo blocks an elbow strike. Reid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Reid throws a punch but it's blocked by Trujillo. With the fighters up against the cage, Reid throws an elbow but misses. Trujillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo scores with an uppercut up the middle. Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
Reid lands a shoulder strike. Hamish Reid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Reid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trujillo pushes Reid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Trujillo lands with a left to the head. Reid lands a nice elbow from the clinch. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trujillo's brow. Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Hamish Reid. I think Reid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dominic Trujillo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odin Thorsen (ranked 2123 p4p, 241 weight class) and Seifer Almasy (ranked 1594 p4p, 178 weight class). Thorsen comes to the cage accompanied by Skalder og Legender. Almasy has chosen Slayer - South Of Heaven as his entrance music. 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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Thorsen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seifer Almasy! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thorsen closes the distance and pushes Almasy back into the cage. Thorsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Thorsen can't find room to land a body shot as Almasy controls the action.
Thorsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Almasy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almasy now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Thorsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almasy counters with a good, hard body kick but Thorsen shrugs it off. Thorsen lands with an overhand left. Thorsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Almasy misses with a hook
and Thorsen counters with a right hand to the body. Thorsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almasy! But no joy. Thorsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Almasy momentarily.
Almasy misses with a leg kick enabling Thorsen to counter with a crisp jab. Almasy misses the jab. Almasy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Almasy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Thorsen swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Almasy does a little dance to reset his feet. Almasy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Thorsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Thorsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Thorsen avoids the body shot from Almasy.
Thorsen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Thorsen throws a sloppy body shot
and Almasy counters with a left to the body. Almasy circles away from the clinch attempt and Almasy counters with a nice uppercut. Thorsen takes a swing at Almasy's ribcage but misses. Almasy avoids the body shot from Thorsen.
Thorsen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thorsen is breathing heavily. Thorsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Thorsen throws a big shot that misses. Almasy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thorsen with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thorsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almasy.
Thorsen is looking to wear down Almasy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Almasy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thorsen counters with a right hand to the body. Thorsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorsen misses with a hook. Almasy ducked under it nicely. Good standup being displayed there by Thorsen as he connects with a hook. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Almasy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Almasy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Thorsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Almasy swings for the body but Thorsen moves out of range.
Thorsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Almasy. Thorsen moves out of range of the body kick from Almasy.
Thorsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thorsen swings widly with a right hand
and Almasy counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Thorsen throws an off balance right hand
and Almasy counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Odin Thorsen has been cut. Thorsen misses with a body shot.
Almasy scores with the left hand. Thorsen knows he should have avoided that one. Almasy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Thorsen staying out of range there. Thorsen looks up at the clock. Bad move! Almasy lands a right hand from hell, dropping Thorsen. Almasy pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seifer Almasy! A relieved looking Seifer Almasy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcellus Clay (ranked 1692 p4p, 185 weight class) and Expendable Crewman V (ranked 1664 p4p, 181 weight class). Crewman V is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Warrior song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcellus Clay! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Expendable Crewman V! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Crewman V does it's job there. Good leg kick by Clay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Crewman V misses and Clay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Crewman V goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Clay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Crewman V moves out of range of the leg kick from Clay. Clay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crewman V throws a leg kick and Clay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut. Crewman V scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from Clay finds it's target. Crewman V dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clay. That did some damage! This has been an exciting period of action! Crewman V throws the left hand but Clay avoids the punch easily. Crewman V misses with a body shot.
Clay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Crewman V uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clay.
Clay lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Clay moves out of range of the body kick from Crewman V.
Clay was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. A swing and a miss from Crewman V. As Crewman V looks to move away, Clay throws a big counter combo but Crewman V just gets out of the way. Crewman V takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clay scores with a decent looking hook. Clay throws a combination that misses enabling Crewman V to counter with a crisp jab. Clay throws a body shot but no joy. Clay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Clay cracks Crewman V on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Crewman V falls backwards against the cage. Clay follows up with more strikes that drop Crewman V to his knees. Clay keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Crewman V! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcellus Clay! An out of breath and clearly excited Marcellus Clay thanked Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tangaroa Ngata (ranked 2100 p4p, 283 weight class) and Marcus Browne (ranked 1142 p4p, 155 weight class). Ngata comes to the cage accompanied by Soundcritters - Haka War Chant. Marcus Browne will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tangaroa Ngata! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Browne! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ngata fails in his attempt to clinch. The fighters circling - Browne throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ngata throwing a counter right hand but Browne manages to avoid it. Ngata fails in his attempt to clinch. Ngata lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Ngata takes the fight into the clinch. Ngata scores with a shot to the side of Browne's head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Browne. Ngata breaks the clinch.
Browne throws a jab but it's blocked by Ngata. Ngata is looking to clinch. Browne with the counter takedown but Ngata avoids it easily. Ngata forces Browne back against the cage and clinches. Still in the clinch, Browne scores with a nice short uppercut. Browne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ngata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ngata lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action! Browne swings wildly with an uppercut but Ngata uses good head movement to avoid it. Ngata has a couple of punches blocked by Browne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ngata. Ngata struggles to land a body shot inside as Browne controls his hands.
Ngata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Browne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ngata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Browne tries to keep at a distance but Ngata has taken the fight into the clinch. Browne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Browne blocking some punches.
Ngata misses with a short punch on the inside. Ngata misses with a punch to the body.
Browne blocks an uppercut.
Ngata lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Browne backwards. Browne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Browne prevents a body shot from Ngata. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ngata. Browne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ngata backwards. Browne struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngata controls his hands.
Browne scores with a shoulder strike. Browne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Browne pushes Ngata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Ngata working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ngata breaks from the clinch.
Browne moves into range and connects with a jab. Ngata closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Ngata. Browne scores with an uppercut up the middle. Browne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ngata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. The fight moves into the clinch position. Ngata throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Browne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Browne. Ngata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ngata blocking some punches.
Browne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Ngata blocking some punches.
Ngata misses with the head strike.
Browne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ngata backwards. Ngata breaks from the clinch.
Tangaroa Ngata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Browne misses with a wild body shot. Ngata avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ngata was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Ngata gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ngata lands a body shot in the clinch.
Browne misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Browne. Browne tries a body shot but Ngata blocks it.
Browne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Browne prevents a body shot from Ngata. Ngata looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Ngata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Browne scores with a shoulder strike. Ngata throws a punch but it's blocked by Browne. A head punch blocked on the inside by Browne. Ngata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ngata tries to work over Browne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Browne tries to throw a body punch but Ngata avoids it by throwing Browne back against the cage. Ngata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Browne misses with the head strike.
Browne presses Ngata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Ngata lands a body punch. Ngata lands a hook that snaps the head of Browne backwards. Ngata lands on the inside with an uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Browne. Ngata misses with some punches.
Ngata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ngata doesn't manage to clinch there - Browne circles away.
A jab from Browne finds it's way through Ngata's defenses. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Browne gets tackled into the cage by Ngata. Ngata maintains the clinch. Browne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ngata backwards. Ngata presses Browne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Ngata throws a punch but it's blocked by Browne. Browne blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ngata.
Browne misses with a punch on the inside.
Ngata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ngata connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Ngata gets a clinch. Browne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Browne throws a combination that misses letting Ngata counter with a right hand. Ngata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Browne lands with a good body shot. Ngata is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Browne with the counter takedown but Ngata avoids it easily. Ngata jabs at Browne's body. 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 Tangaroa Ngata will probably get the nod. That's time! Ngata's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ngata is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Browne misses with a wild body shot. Browne misses with an uppercut. Ngata saw that one coming. Ngata wants to clinch. Ngata gets in close and instigates a clinch. Ngata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Browne misses with a looping left. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ngata avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ngata has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Ngata is looking to clinch. Ngata is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ngata misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ngata forces Browne back against the cage and clinches. Browne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ngata or not. Browne presses Ngata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Browne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Browne throws a head punch that misses. A head punch on the inside from Ngata fails to land. Ngata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Browne's elbow. Browne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ngata. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Browne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ngata backwards. Browne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Still in the clinch, Browne scores with a nice short uppercut. Browne lands with a right to the head. Nice body punch from Browne. Browne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Browne cracks Ngata with a nice body shot. Ngata throws a head punch that misses. Ngata tries a body shot but Browne blocks it.
Browne lands with a right to the head. A short uppercut from Browne.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Browne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Browne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ngata backwards.
Ngata is rocked! Browne scores with a nice hook to the head. Oh Ngata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ngata misses with a punch on the inside.
Browne creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ngata with a big uppercut! Ngata tries to clinch up but Browne pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ngata to the mat! Ngata covers up and Browne unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marcus Browne! Marcus Browne gave a mention to Aspire Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Rolla (ranked 1006 p4p, 139 weight class) and James Neil (ranked 1080 p4p, 147 weight class). Rolla's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hit 'Em Up. Neil has chosen Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider as his entrance music. 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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Rolla! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Neil! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jab from Neil. Neil missing with a left hand there. Rolla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Neil ducks under a wild hook from Rolla. Rolla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Neil. Neil throws a quick inside leg kick. Neil throws a jab when Rolla was well out of range. Rolla lands a nice hook to Neil's body. Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Neil throws a jab when Rolla was well out of range. Neil tries to move into range but Rolla moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Neil throws a looping overhand right but Rolla ducks down to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Neil. Rolla does a little dance to reset his feet. Neil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rolla's head backwards. Neil uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rolla has time to react. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neil.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rolla cracks Neil with a right hand to the side of the head. Rolla misses with a hook. Neil ducked under it nicely. Rolla lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rolla darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Rolla lands a nice hook to Neil's body. Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Neil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rolla counters with a right hand to the body. Neil throws a shot from downtown. Rolla moves away and avoids it. It looked like Rolla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Rolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rolla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neil. Neil throws a poor cross that misses
and Rolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Rolla shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Neil eats them both and turns towards Rolla to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Neil is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rolla looks to land a left hand but Neil moved out of range nicely. Neil with the counter takedown but Rolla avoids it easily. Rolla's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rolla duly obliges. Neil is still on wobbly legs! Can Rolla finish him? Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rolla sees it coming and avoids it easily. A quick step to the side and Rolla tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Neil seems to have recovered his senses. Neil blocks a jab. Neil misses with a takedown attempt - Rolla sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Good standup being displayed there by Rolla as he connects with a hook. Rolla throws a hook but Neil blocks it. Neil misses with a leg kick. Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Rolla. Neil moves forwards but Rolla connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rolla scores with a nice right hand.
Neil looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rolla is fending him off so far but Neil persists. Nope, Rolla circles away and we're back to standing. Ronnie Rolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Neil. Rolla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Nice defenses there by Rolla. Rolla throws a big counter combination but Neil scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Rolla sends Neil crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rolla is motioning to the referee to let Neil up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Rolla connects with a single shot there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Neil moves out of range as Rolla strikes. Rolla misses with a double jab.
A big right from Neil misses. Rolla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Rolla's shoulder, as Rolla tries to avoid the shot. Rolla swings for the body but Neil moves out of range.
Neil misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rolla has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rolla there as he acknowledges the shot. Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rolla misses with a body shot.
Neil misses with a hook. Rolla moves out of range of the strikes. Rolla loads up on a big right hand but Neil slips the punch. Rolla avoids the body shot from Neil.
Neil ducks under a wild hook from Rolla. Rolla throws a hook to the side of Neil's head but Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Neil ducks under a wild hook from Rolla. Neil with the counter takedown but Rolla avoids it easily. Neil scores with a hook to the body. Rolla takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Rolla is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Neil swings away with a leg kick that misses. Neil misses with a hook. Rolla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Rolla 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.
Neil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Neil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rolla but Rolla pushes him off and we're back to square one. A big right from Neil misses. Rolla avoids the body shot from Neil.
Rolla throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Neil looks to land a body kick but Rolla moved away. Rolla misses with a looping right. Neil connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Decent striking displayed by Rolla there. Rolla ducks under a wild hook from Neil. Rolla seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Neil scores with a decent looking hook. The fighters circle momentarily. Neil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rolla is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Neil drops Rolla with a straight right hand, right on the button! Neil follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Neil! James Neil looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Just hit my music and let's go.'.
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