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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Blount (ranked 4834 p4p, 219 weight class) and Joe Capocci (ranked 6279 p4p, 269 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blaze Blount!
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, Joe Capocci!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capocci shoots in but Blount avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blount tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Capocci paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blount closes the distance and clinches.
Capocci is trying to break free.
Capocci working hard to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blount - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blount swings wildly with an uppercut but Capocci uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blount prevents the takedown attempt.
Capocci tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blaze Blount has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Capocci.
Come on Blount - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capocci stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Capocci tries to land knees in the clinch but Blount avoids the damage to the body.
Capocci has Blount pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blount manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blount manages to break the clinch.
Capocci motions for Blount to come forward. Capocci throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Capocci shoots in and gets a takedown into Blount's guard.
Blount has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Capocci has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Capocci is trying to pull guard but Blount has him pressed against the cage.
Capocci tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blount smiles and moves away.
Capocci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blount is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Capocci now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Capocci moves into range and clinches up with Blount.
Blount displaying some good clinch control by pressing Capocci up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is keeping an eye on Capocci - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Capocci ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Capocci no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Blount throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blount postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blount throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blount postures up.
Blount stopping the sweep attempt from Capocci.
Blount scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blount drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blount jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blount trying to control but Capocci is working from the bottom.
Blount showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blount postures up and lands a big shot to Capocci's brow.
Capocci is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capocci is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Capocci controls Blount momentarily but Blount frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Capocci looks winded!
Blount stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Capocci swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blount scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blount trying to control the position from guard on top but Capocci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blount trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Capocci throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blount working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Capocci's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Blount dominated that round.
That's time! Blount's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Capocci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Capocci holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Capocci avoids the elbow strike from Blount, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blount obliges.
Blount has Capocci pushed against the cage.
Blount tries a body shot but Capocci blocks it.
Capocci avoids the elbow strike from Blount, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capocci tries to break the clinch but Blount is controlling the position.
Blount throws an elbow but it misses.
Blount stalling against the cage.
Blount has a couple of punches blocked by Capocci.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blount's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blount is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Capocci can do to turn this around?
Capocci closes the distance and clinches up with Blount, looking for a takedown. Capocci pushes Blount against the cage but Blount circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blount tries to keep at a distance but Capocci has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blount stalling in the clinch.
Capocci blocks a body shot from Blount.
Blount lands a right hand.
Capocci jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blount walks away with a smile on his face. Capocci gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Capocci will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blaze Blount has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Capocci.
Capocci wants to clinch up but Blount keeps it at a distance.
Blaze Blount is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blount is looking to clinch but Capocci is avoiding it.
Capocci feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Capocci is breathing heavily.
Capocci pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blount is keeping the position for now.
Capocci engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Blount trying to control the position.
Blount has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Capocci is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Blount.
Blount is trying to control Capocci's posture but Capocci avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blount manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Blount looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Capocci pushes past his half guard into mount!
Blount is squirming around, avoiding Capocci's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Capocci connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blount keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blount is squirming around, avoiding Capocci's attempts to control the action.
Blount wants to hold on but Capocci pushes him away.
Joe Capocci has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blount really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Capocci content just to control the position here.
Blount slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Capocci is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Blount still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Blount has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Capocci taking a bit of punishment here - Blount scoring with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blount landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Capocci being controlled for a moment.
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 Blaze Blount will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Capocci shoots in for a takedown but Blount shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Capocci misses with a shot to the body
and Blount counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blount tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Capocci paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blount tries to clinch there but Capocci circles away.
Capocci throws out a counter right but Blount avoids it with no problem.
Capocci doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blount counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blount postures up in Capocci's guard and throws a big left but Capocci blocks it.
Blount scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blount throws a big elbow that misses.
Blount is in close to Capocci's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blount is looking to work some ground and pound but Capocci has wrist control.
Capocci takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Capocci had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blount defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capocci is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blount postures up and lands a big shot to Capocci's brow.
Capocci keeping full guard, as Blount tries to pass.
Blount is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Capocci working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blount.
Blount working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Capocci's head.
Capocci pulls Blount in close to his closed guard and prevents Blount from doing any damage or advancing position.
Capocci is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Capocci is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Blount presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Capocci jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blount walks away with a smile on his face. Capocci gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blaze Blount has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Capocci.
Blount clinches.
Nice body punch from Blount - that landed with a thud.
Blount misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blount is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capocci goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blount prevents it.
Blount tries a body shot but Capocci blocks it.
Capocci is looking to take this one to the mat.
Capocci is trying to push Blount away but Blount has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blaze Blount has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Capocci tries to break the clinch but Blount is controlling the position.
Capocci is trying to force a seperation but Blount has the dominant position.
Blount misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blount just leaning against Capocci, taking a breather.
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.
Capocci working aggressively here.
Capocci wants a takedown.
Blount's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blount scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blount throws a head punch that misses.
Capocci tries to pull guard but Blount holds him up against the cage and eventually Capocci drops back down to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blount pushes Capocci back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe Capocci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaze Blount is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blount works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blaze Blount showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blount has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaze Blount!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kjell Knagge (ranked 5470 p4p, 563 weight class) and Balder Bull (ranked 6206 p4p, 610 weight class). Kjell Knagge has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kjell Knagge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Balder Bull!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knagge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Knagge shoots for a takedown but Bull saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knagge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knagge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bull should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Knagge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bull finds it's way round the side to connect with Knagge's head.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knagge moves away.
Knagge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bull defends it nicely.
Bull throws a body punch but Knagge moves out of range.
Knagge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kjell Knagge. 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.
Bull displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knagge.
Knagge tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bull counters with a straight right hand.
Knagge walks into a left hand.
Balder Bull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Bull lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knagge doesn't seem phased though.
Knagge has closed the distance and engaged Bull in a clinch.
Bull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knagge. Knagge circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bull lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Knagge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bull but Bull pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Knagge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knagge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knagge tries to clinch up.
Bull throws a body punch but Knagge moves out of range.
A jab from Bull misses.
Knagge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bull defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bull checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Bull's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bull looks to land a combination but Knagge avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull stuffs the takedown.
Bull lands with an overhand left.
Bull thuds a left hand into Knagge's body.
Knagge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knagge tries to clinch but Bull is having none of it.
Bull lands a nice shot that snaps Knagge's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bull, as that shot connected.
Knagge gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knagge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bull fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knagge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knagge is breathing heavily.
Knagge is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knagge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knagge takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Bull.
Knagge is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bull! But no joy.
Bull is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knagge had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bull cracks Knagge with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Knagge looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bull finish him?
Knagge is rocked!
Bull cracks Knagge on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Knagge falls backwards against the cage. Bull follows up with more strikes that drop Knagge to his knees. Bull keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Knagge! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balder Bull!
A relieved looking Balder Bull 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Alvera (ranked 6579 p4p, 566 weight class) and Black Alligator (ranked 7002 p4p, 582 weight class). Marcos Alvera is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Alvera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Black Alligator!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alligator counters with a crisp one two that drops Alvera! Alligator thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Alvera to his feet! Alvera is in big trouble!
Alvera is rocked!
Alvera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alligator counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Alvera has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Black Alligator!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean OConnor (ranked 5451 p4p, 551 weight class) and Mishima Valhalla (ranked 3893 p4p, 435 weight class). Mishima Valhalla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean OConnor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mishima Valhalla!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnor lands the left hand.
OConnor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valhalla, pushing him back against the cage.
OConnor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as OConnor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
OConnor effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from OConnor fails to land.
Valhalla has OConnor pushed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from OConnor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valhalla wants to stall.
Valhalla is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Valhalla takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OConnor misses with a series of wild punches.
Valhalla wants to counter with a clinch but OConnor pushes him away.
Valhalla moves out of range as OConnor strikes.
OConnor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
OConnor breaks from the clinch.
Valhalla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by OConnor.
OConnor has managed to clinch.
OConnor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valhalla backwards.
OConnor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Valhalla.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from OConnor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valhalla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valhalla looks for a takedown but OConnor sprawls well.
Sean OConnor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mishima Valhalla.
OConnor looks to throw the jab but Valhalla is out of range.
Valhalla steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from OConnor.
OConnor scores with a hook.
Valhalla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valhalla avoids the body shot from OConnor.
OConnor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valhalla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valhalla is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valhalla takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valhalla jumps into guard, dragging OConnor to the mat.
Valhalla keeping moving, preventing OConnor from controlling successfully.
OConnor is breathing heavily.
OConnor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
OConnor is stalling in the full guard.
Valhalla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Valhalla keeping moving, preventing OConnor from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OConnor with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Valhalla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valhalla takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
OConnor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Valhalla was covering up waiting for the punch and OConnor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Valhalla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but OConnor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean OConnor 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.
OConnor shoots in and gets a takedown into Valhalla's guard.
OConnor landing with the ground and pound.
OConnor trying to control but Valhalla is working from the bottom.
Valhalla wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells OConnor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Valhalla looking to hit a scissor sweep but OConnor is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valhalla working for a triangle but OConnor defends it easily.
Valhalla is breathing heavily.
OConnor is pushing down on Valhalla's leg trying to pass to half guard. Valhalla is fighting to maintain full guard but OConnor has managed to sneak the leg through.
OConnor is controlling the pace.
Valhalla is refusing to be controlled, as OConnor sits in half guard.
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.
OConnor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
OConnor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Valhalla is defending against the submission attempts here by OConnor.
OConnor slips a nice elbow through Valhalla's hands, connecting with Valhalla's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OConnor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Valhalla is trying to get back to full guard.
OConnor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valhalla can do to turn this around?
OConnor is thwarting Valhalla's attempts to control the position.
Valhalla manages to get to full guard.
OConnor looking to sit in guard and control but Valhalla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valhalla stands up over OConnor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valhalla throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as OConnor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
OConnor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Valhalla controls the pace.
Valhalla is in close to OConnor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
OConnor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valhalla is in close to OConnor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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 Sean OConnor will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
OConnor clinches.
OConnor tries to throw a body punch but Valhalla avoids it by throwing OConnor back against the cage.
OConnor has Valhalla pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. OConnor pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Valhalla tumbling to the mat - OConnor dives into Valhalla's guard.
Valhalla is trying to control the position but OConnor postures up.
Valhalla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OConnor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
OConnor trying to control but Valhalla is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OConnor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valhalla's head.
OConnor wants to control from the top but Valhalla keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valhalla takes a shot to the body in his stride.
OConnor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valhalla manages to avoid it.
Valhalla wants to counter the offense by OConnor and move into the clinch position.
Sean OConnor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valhalla tries to move into range but OConnor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
OConnor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valhalla throws a series of strikes that have OConnor backpedaling.
Sean OConnor is winning the standup battle so far.
Valhalla moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OConnor wants to get back to striking at distance but Valhalla won't allow it.
OConnor lands a hook that snaps the head of Valhalla backwards.
Valhalla stalling in the clinch.
Valhalla goes for a takedown attempt but OConnor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Valhalla shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has OConnor pinned against the cage. OConnor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
OConnor gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OConnor winds up and cracks Valhalla with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
OConnor is trying to control the action in half guard but Valhalla is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Valhalla moves into full guard.
OConnor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valhalla is keeping the position for now.
Valhalla keeping moving, preventing OConnor from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
OConnor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
OConnor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valhalla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but OConnor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
OConnor throws a strike but Valhalla rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sean OConnor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
My spies in Arvins Bootcamp inform me that Valhalla has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
OConnor is controlling Valhalla's posture.
Mishima Valhalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OConnor wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean OConnor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well OConnor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean OConnor!
After winning the bout, Sean OConnor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Sandman (ranked 4456 p4p, 436 weight class) and Sianga Gathuessi (ranked 3742 p4p, 376 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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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Sandman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sianga Gathuessi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman looks to land a combination. Gathuessi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Sianga Gathuessi has been cut.
Gathuessi clinches.
Sandman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gathuessi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sandman to the mat. Sandman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gathuessi content to stall in guard here.
Gathuessi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sandman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Gathuessi from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sandman is on top in guard.
Gathuessi is looking for a triangle but Sandman pushes his legs off easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gathuessi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sandman drops back looking for a leg! Gathuessi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gathuessi manages to kick Sandman off! Sandman jumps back into Gathuessi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sandman throwing strikes from guard but Gathuessi blocks nicely.
Sandman trying to control but Gathuessi is working from the bottom.
Sandman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sandman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gathuessi pulls Sandman in close to prevent any damage.
Gathuessi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gathuessi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gathuessi is trying to control the position but Sandman postures up.
Sandman trying to control but Gathuessi is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sandman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sandman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gathuessi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gathuessi keeping moving, preventing Sandman from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sandman misses with an uppercut.
Sandman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gathuessi's head backwards.
Sandman steps into range and cracks Gathuessi with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Gathuessi flops backwards and Sandman dives into his guard looking to finish!
Gathuessi is rocked!
Sandman wants to control from the top but Gathuessi keeps moving.
Gathuessi is still in real trouble! Can Sandman finish him?
Sandman is in close to Gathuessi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandman postures up and lands a big shot to Gathuessi's brow.
Gathuessi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sandman is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gathuessi.
Gathuessi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That has opened up Sianga Gathuessi's cut even more.
Sandman tries for a kimura but Gathuessi is defending well.
Sandman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gathuessi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sandman 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.
Sandman stands up.
Gathuessi seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandman cracks Gathuessi with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gathuessi tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Sandman pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gathuessi is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Sandman!
An out of breath Mr Sandman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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