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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devante Sterling James (ranked 7469 p4p, 457 weight class) and Leto Camille (ranked 9047 p4p, 501 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Leto Camille was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devante Sterling James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leto Camille!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling James takes a swing at Camille's ribcage but misses.
Sterling James shoots in but Camille avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sterling James takes one to the chin there.
Donk. Camille catches Sterling James right on the button with a cross.
Sterling James moves out of range as Camille throws a body kick.
Camille lands with a good body shot.
Sterling James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Camille tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sterling James's elbow.
Sterling James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Camille changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Camille lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Camille lands with an uppercut that bounces Sterling James off the cage and back into range.
Leto Camille seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sterling James pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camille connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sterling James throws a series of punches but Camille avoids them all with ease.
Sterling James closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Camille quickly recovers to half guard.
Camille wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camille tries to get to full guard but Sterling James has control of the leg.
Camille really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sterling James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Camille wants to control but Sterling James is keeping busy.
Camille is trying to get back to full guard.
Camille wants to control but Sterling James is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sterling James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sterling James works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sterling James controlling his opponent.
Camille is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Camille that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sterling James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Camille tries to lock up and control but Sterling James gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sterling James looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Camille is working to get back to half guard.
Camille tries to hold on but Sterling James pushes him away.
Sterling James stands up from mount. Strange move.
Camille misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sterling James.
Sterling James shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Camille's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camille is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sterling James stands and steps away. Camille gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling James dives in and scores a takedown into Camille's guard.
Camille wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sterling James manages to pass to side control.
Sterling James content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sterling James passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camille is working to get back to half guard.
Sterling James controlling the pace for now.
Sterling James is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Camille can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sterling James looking to control and managing it successfully.
Camille is trying to reverse the position but instead Sterling James has taken his back - oops!
Sterling James is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camille is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devante Sterling James dominated that 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.
A punch combination from Camille misses.
Sterling James rushes Camille and presses him up against the cage.
Sterling James has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Camille uses from the top position.
Camille must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sterling James wants to sweep here but Camille controlling him for the moment.
Sterling James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Camille is aware though and is defending well.
Sterling James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Camille is fighting to break Sterling James's control of his arms but Sterling James is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sterling James has his foot on Camille's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Camille works his way back into a safe position though.
Sterling James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sterling James managing to control the position.
Camille wants to control from the top but Sterling James keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling James bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Camille's guard.
Sterling James content to stall in guard here.
Camille is working an open guard so Sterling James takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Leto Camille is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sterling James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Camille defends it nicely.
Sterling James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Camille lands a two punch combo.
Sterling James has taken the fight to the clinch.
Camille fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camille is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sterling James is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Camille to the mat. Camille regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Devante Sterling James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling James slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sterling James decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Camille connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sterling James. Sterling James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Camille cracks Sterling James with a good jab.
Camille lands a nice shot that snaps Sterling James's head back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Camille darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sterling James closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Camille quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sterling James is thwarting Camille's attempts to control the position.
Sterling James trying to pass the guard but Camille defending well.
Sterling James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camille is trying to maintain the position but Sterling James is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camille is trying to get back to full guard.
Sterling James looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Camille on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Camille is looking to improve his position.
Sterling James with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sterling James drops an elbow to the side of Camille's head.
Camille wants to sweep but Sterling James has passed to side control!
Sterling James scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camille is trying to improve his position.
Sterling James happy to just control the position for now.
Sterling James is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Camille has escaped the position, nice work there.
Camille seems a little lost for a moment, as Sterling James dominates the positioning.
Sterling James working away.
Sterling James moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sterling James has hold of Camille's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Camille seems comfortable defending it but Sterling James has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Camille is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Camille is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Sterling James couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Devante Sterling James!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Bouy (ranked 6726 p4p, 691 weight class) and Reyes Bucanerro (ranked 8167 p4p, 754 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Bouy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reyes Bucanerro!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouy closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Bouy.
Bouy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bouy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bouy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bucanerro, pushing him back against the cage.
Bouy taking a breather.
Bucanerro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bouy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bouy effectively controlling the action here.
Bouy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bucanerro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bouy tries to clinch but Bucanerro moves out of range.
Bucanerro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bouy moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucanerro controlling the action here for a moment.
Bouy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bouy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bouy is looking to clinch.
Bucanerro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bouy.
Bucanerro misses with a head kick.
Bucanerro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bouy swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouy clinches.
Bucanerro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bouy smiles and moves away.
Danny Bouy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reyes Bucanerro.
Nice defenses there by Bucanerro.
Bucanerro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bouy pinned against the cage. Bouy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bucanerro fails to land the takedown.
Bouy pushes Bucanerro up against the cage in a clinch.
Bouy has Bucanerro pressed against the cage.
Bouy breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bouy fails to land the takedown.
Bouy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bouy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bouy tries to clinch but Bucanerro moves out of range.
Bucanerro with the counter takedown but Bouy avoids it easily.
Bucanerro scores with a nice body kick.
Bouy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bucanerro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bouy avoids it really well and circles away.
As Bucanerro looks to move away, Bouy throws a big counter combo but Bucanerro just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bucanerro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bouy circles away.
Bucanerro stuffs the takedown attempt from Bouy. Bouy gets slowly back to his feet.
Bouy moves in looking to clinch but Bucanerro pushes him off.
Bucanerro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bouy.
Bouy tries to clinch but Bucanerro is having none of it.
Bouy tries to clinch but Bucanerro moves out of range.
Bouy darts in looking for a takedown but Bucanerro gets double underhooks and turns Bouy into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bouy tries to bum rush Bucanerro with a series of wild strikes but Bucanerro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bouy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bucanerro shoots in for a double leg but Bouy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Bouy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bucanerro blocks a head kick by Bouy.
Bouy throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bucanerro checks a leg kick.
Bouy tries to clinch up.
Bucanerro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bucanerro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bouy circles away.
Bouy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bouy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bucanerro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bucanerro keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Bouy. No joy for Bucanerro on that attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Bouy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danny Bouy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reyes Bucanerro.
Bucanerro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bouy circles away.
Bouy lands a nice looking body kick.
Bouy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bucanerro can do to turn this around?
Bucanerro is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucanerro doesn't manage to clinch there - Bouy circles away.
Bouy shoots in for a takedown but Bucanerro shows good takedown defense.
Bucanerro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bouy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bouy.
Bouy fails with the takedown.
Danny Bouy is winning the standup battle so far.
Bucanerro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bouy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bouy scores with a shot to the side of Bucanerro's head.
Bouy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bouy shoots in for a takedown but Bucanerro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bouy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bucanerro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bouy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bucanerro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bucanerro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bouy defends well and Bucanerro ends up having to push Bouy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bucanerro shoots in looking for a takedown. Bouy tries to sprawl out of it but Bucanerro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bouy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bouy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bucanerro, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bouy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bouy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bucanerro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bouy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bucanerro's head.
It looks like Reyes Bucanerro has been cut.
Bucanerro gets tackled into the cage by Bouy. Bouy maintains the clinch.
Bouy breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bucanerro.
Bucanerro swats away the attempt to clinch by Bouy.
Bucanerro wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bouy or perhaps it was just good defense by Bucanerro, which made it look bad.
Bucanerro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bouy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bouy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bucanerro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bucanerro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bouy lands a leg kick that knocks Bucanerro off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bucanerro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bouy landing knees to the head.
Bucanerro is rocked!
Bouy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bucanerro to his knees! Bouy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Bouy!
A very excited looking Danny Bouy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Rhodes (ranked 7194 p4p, 222 weight class) and Bryan Callen (ranked 6482 p4p, 210 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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289 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dusty Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Callen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Callen enables Rhodes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Callen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Callen is looking for a triangle but Rhodes pushes his legs off easily.
Callen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rhodes is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Callen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Rhodes is looking to defend but Callen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Rhodes! Callen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Rhodes taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bryan Callen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Hermano (ranked 3303 p4p, 284 weight class) and John McCoy (ranked 4150 p4p, 337 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piotr Hermano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John McCoy !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No luck for McCoy with that takedown attempt.
McCoy avoids the body shot from Hermano.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Hermano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hermano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hermano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCoy on the side of the head.
McCoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hermano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hermano.
Piotr Hermano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John McCoy .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano presses McCoy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hermano prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice left hand lands by Hermano.
Hermano lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCoy looks winded!
Hermano lands an uppercut.
Hermano scores with a hook to the body.
Hermano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCoy .
Hermano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
Hermano lands with a left to the head.
Hermano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hermano presses McCoy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hermano lands an uppercut.
Hermano gets through McCoy 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hermano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Hermano.
Hermano lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermano is leaning against McCoy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McCoy is trying to drag Hermano to the mat but Hermano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hermano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano lands a body punch.
McCoy can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hermano.
Hermano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hermano is trying to trip McCoy . He has hold of a leg but McCoy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hermano persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hermano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano passes into half guard.
Hermano sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hermano continues to stall.
McCoy wants to control but Hermano is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCoy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left and a right from Hermano both land. Nice combination.
McCoy throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Hermano 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.
McCoy drives through with a takedown into guard.
McCoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Hermano has wrist control.
McCoy preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hermano seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
McCoy preventing the sweep.
McCoy trying to control but Hermano is working from the bottom.
McCoy controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy wants to control from the top but Hermano keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Hermano counters by moving into the clinch.
Hermano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
Hermano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCoy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hermano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hermano lands an uppercut.
Hermano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Hermano.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hermano.
McCoy is rocked!
Hermano lands a body shot.
McCoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Hermano finish him?
Hermano pushes McCoy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hermano throws a big uppercut that drops McCoy ! More strikes from Hermano and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McCoy lies dazed against the cage as Hermano celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Hermano!
Piotr Hermano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Jin Ipa (ranked 1841 p4p, 210 weight class) and Kim Duk Koo (ranked 3199 p4p, 345 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Jin Ipa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Duk Koo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duk Koo thuds a left hand into Ipa's body.
Duk Koo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ipa misses with a takedown attempt
and Duk Koo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ipa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duk Koo counters with a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ipa or perhaps it was just good defense by Duk Koo, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Jin Ipa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ipa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ipa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Duk Koo scores with a hook to the body. Ipa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duk Koo stuns Ipa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duk Koo lands with a straight right. Ipa didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ipa shoots in looking for a takedown. Duk Koo tries to sprawl out of it but Ipa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duk Koo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donk. Duk Koo catches Ipa right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ipa has a takedown stuffed.
Ipa 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.
Ipa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Duk Koo defends well and Ipa ends up having to push Duk Koo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ipa gets a double leg takedown into Duk Koo's guard.
Duk Koo looking for a sweep. Not yet Duk Koo, not yet.
Duk Koo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ipa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ipa wants to pass the guard but Duk Koo is keeping the position.
Duk Koo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ipa throwing strikes from guard but Duk Koo blocks nicely.
Duk Koo pulls Ipa in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ipa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ipa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Duk Koo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ipa trying to control but Duk Koo is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ipa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Duk Koo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ipa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Duk Koo is avoiding damage well.
Ipa just content to control the position.
Check out the look on Ipa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Duk Koo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ipa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ipa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ipa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ipa working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duk Koo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ipa.
Ipa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Duk Koo tries to bench press Ipa off him but Ipa keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ipa tries to score with some ground and pound. Duk Koo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duk Koo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Duk Koo is looking to regain half guard here but Ipa keeps moving and retains side control.
Ipa moves into full mount!
Ipa looking to ground and pound but Duk Koo is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ipa landing punches.
Ipa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ipa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ipa breaks from Duk Koo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ipa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Duk Koo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Jin Ipa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Duk Koo gets caught flat footed, as Ipa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ipa postures up in Duk Koo's guard and throws a big left but Duk Koo blocks it.
Duk Koo keeping moving, preventing Ipa from controlling successfully.
Duk Koo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ipa wants to control from the top but Duk Koo keeps moving.
Ipa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duk Koo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ipa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Duk Koo can't keep his opponent in guard - Ipa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ipa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duk Koo can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ipa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ipa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Duk Koo has hold of Ipa's hands but Ipa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ipa is controlling the pace.
Ipa is trying to control the action in half guard but Duk Koo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ipa trying to control the pace.
Ipa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Ipa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Duk Koo has hold of Ipa's hands but Ipa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ipa 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.
Ipa trying to control the action but Duk Koo is working from the bottom.
Ipa works his way into side control.
Ipa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ipa lands a nice forearm strike.
Ipa tries to score with some ground and pound. Duk Koo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipa cracks Duk Koo with a big right hand but Duk Koo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ipa is working to tighten his grip on Duk Koo's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Duk Koo has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ipa is really squeezing tight and eventually Duk Koo passes out! Ipa breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jin Jin Ipa!
Jin Jin Ipa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Steward (ranked 1901 p4p, 255 weight class) and Pork Destroyer (ranked 2935 p4p, 375 weight class). Steward comes to the cage accompanied by CFO% - Worlds Apart. 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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208 lbs
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26
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Steward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pork Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steward has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big dawg in the buildup to the fight.
Destroyer misses with the combination.
Steward tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Destroyer manages to circle out of the way.
Steward misses with the combination.
Steward gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steward with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Pork Destroyer has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steward tries to work over Destroyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destroyer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Steward.
Steward trying to land knees to the body.
Steward is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Steward manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steward keeps control of Destroyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steward controlling the action here for a moment.
Steward misses with a knee to the head.
Destroyer is trying to break the clinch but Steward is controlling him.
Destroyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steward landing knees to the head.
Steward misses with a knee strike.
Steward scores with a hook to the body.
Steward tries to land knees in the clinch but Destroyer avoids the damage to the body.
Destroyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steward is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Destroyer is keeping busy.
Steward keeps control of Destroyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Steward has double underhooks.
Steward scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steward is working Destroyer over against the cage.
Destroyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Steward has double underhooks.
Destroyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steward lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steward is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Steward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Destroyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steward looking to throw knees to the head but Destroyer is blocking nicely.
Destroyer wants to get back to striking at distance but Steward won't allow it.
Steward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steward lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Destroyer gets underhooks to prevent Steward's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer fails to pull guard.
Steward tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steward wants a takedown but no success here.
Destroyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Steward.
Destroyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Steward has double underhooks.
Destroyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steward has him pressed against the cage.
Steward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Destroyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Steward wants to stall.
Steward scores with a shot to the side of Destroyer's head.
Destroyer is trying to break the clinch but Steward has him pressed against the cage.
Steward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Destroyer's efforts to push away.
Destroyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer managing to block the knees to the body from Steward.
Destroyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steward tries a knee to the head but Destroyer blocks it.
Steward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Destroyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Destroyer tries to break the clinch but Steward is controlling the position.
Destroyer breaks the clinch.
Steward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Destroyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Destroyer misses.
Steward throws a body shot but no joy.
Destroyer takes a swing at Steward's ribcage but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steward walks into a left hand.
Destroyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steward.
Steward swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steward slips a jab and a cross from Destroyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Steward dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pork Destroyer's cut.
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.
Steward swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Destroyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left and a right from Destroyer both land. Nice combination.
Destroyer loads up on a big right hand but Steward slips the punch.
Destroyer walks into a stiff left hand from Steward.
Destroyer throws a sloppy body shot
and Steward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Destroyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Steward.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steward moves away.
Steward tried to counter with a leg kick but Destroyer avoided it.
Destroyer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steward throws a shot to the body.
Destroyer throws a jab when Steward was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steward takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steward keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steward moves away.
Steward clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Destroyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Destroyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steward throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Steward.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steward moves away.
Steward misses the shot to the body.
Destroyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steward lands a jab to Destroyer's midsection.
Destroyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Destroyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Destroyer as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steward misses with a looping right.
Destroyer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Steward misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Destroyer. Beautiful body shot.
Steward lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Steward gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steward landing knees to the body.
Destroyer is breathing heavily.
Destroyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Steward has double underhooks.
Steward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Destroyer can do to turn this around?
Destroyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steward connects with a nasty looking knee right to Destroyer's face.
Steward softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Destroyer is trying to push Steward away but Steward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Destroyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steve Steward has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steward trying to stall but Destroyer improves his position.
Steward effectively controlling the action here.
Steward has Destroyer pressed against the cage, preventing Destroyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steward can't find room to land a body shot as Destroyer controls the action.
Destroyer letting Steward take a breather here.
Steward lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steward trying to land knees to the body.
Steward misses with the head strike.
Steward has Destroyer pressed against the cage, preventing Destroyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer wants to break free but Steward has control.
Destroyer breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Destroyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steward blocks a jab.
A left and a right from Destroyer both land. Nice combination.
Steward misses with a looping right.
Destroyer moves away from the strike by Steward.
Steward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steward swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Steward misses.
Destroyer lands a nice shot to the body.
Steward takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer slips a straight right by Steward.
Steward throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steward throws a poor cross that misses
letting Destroyer counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Steward will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pork Destroyer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Destroyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Steward.
Donk. Steward catches Destroyer right on the button with a cross.
Destroyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steward.
Steward takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steward scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steward misses with a body shot.
Steward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destroyer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Destroyer looks to land a combination. Steward sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Destroyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Steward.
Steward doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Destroyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Destroyer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Destroyer defending well as Steward loads up on a big left hand.
Destroyer takes a swing at Steward's ribcage but misses.
Steward tries to counter by clinching up but Destroyer breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steward takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Destroyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steward.
Destroyer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Destroyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Destroyer dodges the punch combination from Steward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Destroyer. Steward does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steward blocks a jab.
A big left from Destroyer misses.
Pork Destroyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Destroyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Steward pushes Destroyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Steward with a knee to the head.
Steward has Destroyer pressed against the cage, preventing Destroyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steward throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steward lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Destroyer is trying to pull guard but Steward turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Steward is looking to control Destroyer's arms but Destroyer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steward has his back to the cage.
Destroyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Destroyer tries to break the clinch but Steward is controlling the position.
Steward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steward crunches a lovely knee into Destroyer's ribcage.
Steward lands with a left to the head.
Destroyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steward lands a left hand.
Destroyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Steward.
The referee calls for Steward to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Steward fails to land.
Steward swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Destroyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steward is looking to control Destroyer's arms but Destroyer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steward has his back to the cage.
Steward will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Destroyer up against the cage.
Steve Steward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Destroyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Destroyer has had enough of the clinch but Steward keeps him there for the moment.
Pork Destroyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Destroyer is trying to force a seperation but Steward has the dominant position.
Steward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Destroyer wants to break free but Steward has control.
Destroyer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steward prevents Destroyer from breaking the clinch.
Destroyer can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Destroyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steve Steward.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steward, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Steward!
After the big win, Steve Steward made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Power Matrix Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Rienfeldt (ranked 2522 p4p, 306 weight class) and Blue Cup (ranked 1739 p4p, 220 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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183 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Rienfeldt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blue Cup!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rienfeldt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cup manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rienfeldt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cup misses with a two punch combination.
Rienfeldt throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Cup misses.
Rienfeldt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cup throws a looping overhand right but Rienfeldt ducks down to avoid it.
Rienfeldt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cup looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rienfeldt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cup gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rienfeldt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cup throws a sloppy body shot
letting Rienfeldt counter with a right hand.
Rienfeldt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rienfeldt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Fredrik Rienfeldt has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cup throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rienfeldt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rienfeldt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Blue Cup has been cut.
Cup misses with a double jab.
Cup looks to land a right hand but Rienfeldt moved out of range.
A big left from Cup misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cup misses with a straight left.
Rienfeldt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cup is rocked!
Rienfeldt throws a shot to the body.
Cup is still on wobbly legs! Can Rienfeldt finish him?
Cup throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rienfeldt lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cup falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rienfeldt dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fredrik Rienfeldt!
Blue Cup was interviewed post fight and said 'That wasn't fun.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 1667 p4p, 226 weight class) and Neo Oen (ranked 2437 p4p, 316 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Oen!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akharraz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oen is nestled in close to Akharraz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Akharraz is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Oen has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Akharraz is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Neo Oen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Rydeland (ranked 943 p4p, 119 weight class) and Troy Manning (ranked 1171 p4p, 151 weight class). Rydeland comes to the cage accompanied by Robbery - Not sneak attack. Troy Manning has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Rydeland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Manning!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydeland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manning is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Manning throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rydeland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manning darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rydeland takes a swing at Manning's ribcage but misses.
Rydeland takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manning ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Manning releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Rydeland finds it's way through Manning's defenses.
Manning scores with a sloppy right hand. Rydeland should have avoided that one.
Rydeland swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Manning counters with a stiff right hand.
Manning lands a left and a right that send Rydeland crashing to the mat, dazed. Manning thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rydeland is rocked!
It looks like John Rydeland has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Rydeland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rydeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manning.
Rydeland seems to have got his legs back now.
Troy Manning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rydeland works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rydeland scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manning throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rydeland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rydeland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydeland avoids the body shot from Manning.
Rydeland is looking to counter punch.
Manning works Rydeland's body with a nice hook.
Rydeland gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manning. Rydeland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Manning - just one landing.
Manning has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Manning misses with a double jab
and Manning takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manning moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Manning throws a series of strikes that have Rydeland backpedaling.
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!
Manning swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manning has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rydeland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rydeland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manning manages to avoid it.
Rydeland takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manning takes a swing at Rydeland's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland scores with a jab. Manning acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Manning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rydeland.
Manning throws out a loose jab but Rydeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manning throws a body shot but no joy.
Rydeland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manning throws out the jab.
Manning doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rydeland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rydeland scores with a jab to the head.
Manning tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rydeland was well out of range. Poor timing from Manning.
Manning staying out of range there.
Rydeland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rydeland drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rydeland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manning manages to avoid it.
Rydeland catches Manning with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland looks to land a left hand but Manning moved out of range nicely.
Manning throws out a counter right but Rydeland avoids it with no problem.
Manning lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manning.
Manning misses with a shot to the body
and Rydeland counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manning thinking.
Rydeland blocks a jab.
Manning throws a lazy uppercut
and Rydeland counters with a stiff right hand.
Rydeland avoids the body shot from Manning.
Manning pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rydeland seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rydeland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Manning throws a jab when Rydeland was well out of range.
Manning takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rydeland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manning tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rydeland was well out of range. Poor timing from Manning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rydeland throws a big shot that misses.
Rydeland missing with a left hand there. Manning was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rydeland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rydeland is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rydeland lands a jab to the head.
Rydeland works over Manning's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Rydeland misses the target.
Rydeland throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manning works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manning throws a hook to the side of Rydeland's head but Rydeland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rydeland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manning.
Rydeland was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rydeland ducks under a wild hook from Manning.
Rydeland lands a nice hook to Manning's body. Manning takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Manning scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manning rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rydeland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rydeland was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rydeland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manning dodges the punch combination from Rydeland.
Manning wants to counter the offense by Rydeland and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Manning dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Rydeland's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manning, as that shot connected.
Manning misses with an uppercut
and Rydeland counters with a right hand to the body.
Troy Manning seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rydeland blocks a jab.
Rydeland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manning counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rydeland, as that shot connected.
Rydeland takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manning misses with a body punch
and Manning takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manning lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rydeland listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rydeland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manning's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rydeland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Manning scrambles back to his feet.
Rydeland lands a nice hook to Manning's body. Manning takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Manning moves away from the strike by Rydeland.
A jab from Rydeland misses.
Manning throws a body punch but Rydeland moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydeland throws a looping overhand right but Manning ducks down to avoid it.
Rydeland shoots in for a takedown but Manning shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manning misses with an uppercut.
Manning pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Rydeland misses the target.
Rydeland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manning throws a body punch but Rydeland moves out of range.
Manning darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rydeland throws a nice looking combination but Manning bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manning throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rydeland counters with a nice uppercut.
Rydeland defending well as Manning loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Rydeland tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rydeland moves forwards but Manning connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rydeland has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manning finds it's way round the side to connect with Rydeland's head.
Rydeland looks to score with a jab to the body but Manning is just out of range.
Rydeland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rydeland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Manning does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manning swinging wildly here.
A left lands for Manning.
Manning has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manning avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manning throws a right hand that Rydeland ducks under and follows up with a left that Rydeland also avoids with ease.
Rydeland looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manning misses with an uppercut.
Manning moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Manning takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rydeland missing with a left hand there. Manning was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manning misses with an uppercut.
Rydeland was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rydeland swinging wildly here.
Manning now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rydeland ducks under a wild hook from Manning.
Rydeland throws the left hand but Manning avoids the punch easily.
Rydeland misses with a wild body shot.
Manning throws a body shot but no joy.
Rydeland avoids the body shot from Manning.
Manning misses with the combination.
Manning is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rydeland.
Rydeland stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Manning just misses with a punch to the body.
Rydeland wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rydeland scores with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rydeland might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Manning throws a body punch but Rydeland moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland slips a jab and a cross from Manning.
Manning uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rydeland.
Manning throws an overhand right that lands on Rydeland's shoulder, as Rydeland tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Rydeland was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Manning.
Rydeland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rydeland misses with a hook
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Manning makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rydeland lands a nice shot to the body.
Manning takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rydeland.
Rydeland misses the jab.
Rydeland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manning moves away.
Manning lands a body shot.
Manning throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Rydeland to counter with a crisp jab.
Rydeland throws a big shot that misses.
Manning with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rydeland to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rydeland throws a nice looking combination but Manning bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Troy Manning will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Rydeland's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Manning steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rydeland.
Manning throws out a counter right but Rydeland avoids it with no problem.
Rydeland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manning counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Manning misses the target.
Manning misses with an uppercut. Rydeland saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manning. Rydeland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manning misses with a looping right.
Rydeland is looking to counter punch.
Nice straight punches there by Rydeland. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rydeland.
Rydeland is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rydeland misses with a hook. Manning ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydeland looks for a takedown but Manning sprawls well.
Rydeland takes a swing at Manning's ribcage but misses.
Manning moves away from the strike by Rydeland.
Manning connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydeland misses with a straight right.
Rydeland misses with a straight left.
Manning jabs at Rydeland's body.
Manning rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rydeland counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Rydeland misses
and Manning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manning connects with a right hand. Rydeland shakes it off.
Rydeland's corner calls for a 1-2. Rydeland obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Manning. Those never looked like landing.
Rydeland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manning paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Manning lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manning scores with a nice right hand.
Manning drops Rydeland with a big left hand! Rydeland is injured, injured bad! Manning jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Manning!
Troy Manning is the new welterweight champion!
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