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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lalama Amana (ranked 1874 p4p, 221 weight class) and TopOf FoodChain (ranked 3867 p4p, 413 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lalama Amana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TopOf FoodChain!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. FoodChain catches Amana right on the button with a cross.
Amana misses the jab.
FoodChain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
FoodChain slips under a jab.
Amana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Amana there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Amana does no damage.
Amana connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Amana takes a jab right on the kisser.
FoodChain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amana is fending him off so far but FoodChain persists. Nope, Amana circles away and we're back to standing.
FoodChain gets tackled into the cage by Amana. Amana maintains the clinch.
Amana has FoodChain pushed against the cage.
FoodChain is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short uppercut from FoodChain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
FoodChain wants to take the fight to the mat but Amana manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lalama Amana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TopOf FoodChain.
FoodChain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Amana is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
FoodChain wants to take the fight to the mat but Amana manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Amana misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FoodChain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
FoodChain throws a head punch that misses.
Amana stalls.
Amana misses with a hook from the clinch.
FoodChain gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
FoodChain works his way into full mount!
FoodChain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amana is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amana regains half guard.
Amana is trying to stand back up but FoodChain is controlling him
FoodChain looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Amana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Amana tries to get out of the position.
FoodChain is working for a kimura but Amana is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amana makes his way to full guard, as FoodChain worked for a kimura.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
FoodChain wants to control from the top but Amana keeps moving.
FoodChain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amana trying to control the position.
Amana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
FoodChain trying to control but Amana is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amana is looking to stand up but FoodChain isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but TopOf FoodChain will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Amana cracks a nice hook into FoodChain's ribs.
Amana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Amana misses with a wild body shot.
Amana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling FoodChain to score with a decent uppercut.
FoodChain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amana throws out the jab.
Lalama Amana is winning the standup battle so far.
FoodChain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amana tries to clinch but FoodChain is having none of it.
Amana scores with a nice head shot.
Amana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amana tries to clinch but FoodChain moves out of range.
A jab from Amana finds it's way through FoodChain's defenses.
A big left from FoodChain misses.
A big right from Amana misses.
FoodChain slips under a jab from Amana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amana ducks under a wild hook from FoodChain.
FoodChain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amana lands a really nice looking cross but FoodChain seems unphased.
FoodChain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Amana throws out a loose jab but FoodChain uses good head movement to avoid it.
FoodChain shoots in and bounces Amana off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
FoodChain trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Amana manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
FoodChain manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
FoodChain changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Amana fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Amana throws a shot from downtown. FoodChain moves away and avoids it.
Amana tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and FoodChain counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Amana!
Amana prevents FoodChain from moving into mount.
Amana is trying to get back to his feet.
Amana prevents FoodChain from moving into mount.
FoodChain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Amana, who protects the arm well.
Amana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
FoodChain taking a breather here.
FoodChain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Amana knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
FoodChain swings around for an armbar but Amana sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into FoodChain's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
FoodChain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Amana defends well.
FoodChain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Amana defends it easily.
FoodChain looking for a guillotine here but Amana defends easily.
FoodChain throws his legs up looking for a submission but Amana uses it to pass to side control.
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 Lalama Amana will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
FoodChain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amana is looking to clinch but FoodChain is avoiding it.
Amana tries to close the distance and clinch but FoodChain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
FoodChain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amana as he avoids it easily.
Amana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
FoodChain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Amana. Amana circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
FoodChain changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Amana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
FoodChain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amana keeps working.
FoodChain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Amana has escaped the position, nice work there.
FoodChain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FoodChain moves into full mount!
FoodChain swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). TopOf FoodChain!
An out of breath TopOf FoodChain 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Tyme (ranked 2575 p4p, 231 weight class) and Dimitri Kowalchuk (ranked 2613 p4p, 236 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tyme might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here Comes The Money. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Tyme !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Kowalchuk!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalchuk closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kowalchuk lands in his opponent's guard.
Tyme trying to keep a closed guard but Kowalchuk is proving a slippery customer.
Tyme looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tyme seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tyme escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kowalchuk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kowalchuk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tyme dives on top into guard.
Kowalchuk keeping moving, preventing Tyme from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalchuk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kowalchuk is looking for a triangle here but Tyme uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kowalchuk tries to buck Tyme off but Tyme is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyme is staying tight to Kowalchuk's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kowalchuk is looking to reverse the position.
Tyme remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kowalchuk manages to get back to half guard.
Tyme looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tyme wants to pass the guard but Kowalchuk is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyme is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kowalchuk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyme trying to mount his opponent but Kowalchuk defends it.
Kowalchuk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyme pulls his head out easily.
Kowalchuk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyme pulls his head out easily.
Tyme is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kowalchuk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tyme .
Tyme wants to free his trapped foot but Kowalchuk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kowalchuk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyme wants to take a breather but Kowalchuk is having none of it.
Tyme works his way into full mount!
Kowalchuk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tyme is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kowalchuk can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kowalchuk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyme with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Kowalchuk regains half guard.
Tyme is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyme is pressing down on Kowalchuk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kowalchuk is holding on for now.
Tyme is nestled in close to Kowalchuk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyme trying to mount his opponent but Kowalchuk defends it.
Kowalchuk tries to roll over but Tyme keeps him under control.
Kowalchuk is staying active underneath Tyme , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kowalchuk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyme pulls his head out easily.
Kowalchuk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyme is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kowalchuk is looking for a sweep. Tyme is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Tyme dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyme misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Tyme misses.
Tyme sets himself, and Kowalchuk steps forward looking for the clinch! Tyme avoids it this time.
Tyme throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kowalchuk tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tyme is in Kowalchuk's guard.
Tyme passes Kowalchuk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kowalchuk looking for submissions off his back.
Kowalchuk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyme keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kowalchuk looking for submissions off his back.
Kowalchuk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyme scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Tyme is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tyme looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tyme is trying to control. Kowalchuk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalchuk actively working from the bottom here.
Tyme is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kowalchuk defends it well.
Mark Tyme overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kowalchuk is refusing to be controlled, as Tyme sits in half guard.
Tyme is working for a kimura but Kowalchuk is defending it quite comfortably.
Kowalchuk actively working from the bottom here.
Kowalchuk actively working from the bottom here.
Tyme passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kowalchuk!
Tyme with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tyme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kowalchuk can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalchuk sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tyme tries to pass to full mount but Kowalchuk defends it.
Kowalchuk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kowalchuk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyme doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyme manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyme advances position into side control!
Kowalchuk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowalchuk seems to be working for a kimura but Tyme defends the submission attempt.
Tyme wants to improve his position but Kowalchuk is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalchuk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyme defends it well.
Kowalchuk seems to be looking for submissions.
Kowalchuk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tyme is looking to improve his position.
Tyme gets full guard.
Kowalchuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kowalchuk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tyme is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kowalchuk, into his guard.
Tyme 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalchuk working for a triangle but Tyme defends it easily.
Kowalchuk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyme avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kowalchuk keeping moving, preventing Tyme from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Tyme dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kowalchuk takes the fight into the clinch.
Kowalchuk drags the fight down to the ground.
Kowalchuk is looking for a triangle but Tyme pushes his legs off easily.
Tyme trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalchuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalchuk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyme wants to control from the top but Kowalchuk keeps moving.
Kowalchuk looking for a guillotine here but Tyme defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalchuk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyme defends it easily.
Tyme trying to control but Kowalchuk is working from the bottom.
Kowalchuk has an active guard here but Tyme has managed to pass into half guard.
Kowalchuk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kowalchuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyme performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tyme seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tyme is looking to advance position but Kowalchuk won't allow it.
Kowalchuk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyme is trying to work for a kimura but Kowalchuk is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kowalchuk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kowalchuk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyme defends well.
Kowalchuk keeping moving, preventing Tyme from controlling successfully.
Tyme looking to pass the guard.
Kowalchuk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalchuk isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tyme stacks Kowalchuk on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tyme !
Kowalchuk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyme passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kowalchuk!
Tyme controlling his opponent.
Tyme working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kowalchuk is trying to escape the mount.
Tyme looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tyme landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalchuk tries to reverse the position but Tyme maintains control.
Tyme is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kowalchuk is surviving well by controlling Tyme 's body position as best he can.
Tyme prevents Kowalchuk from getting the reversal.
Tyme takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tyme looking to control but Kowalchuk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kowalchuk manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tyme is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mark Tyme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kowalchuk looking for submissions off his back.
Kowalchuk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Mark Tyme .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyme , 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Tyme !
Mark Tyme took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Beast (ranked 1864 p4p, 238 weight class) and TJ Barakus (ranked 8303 p4p, 676 weight class). TJ Barakus acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Barakus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Barakus as he connects with a hook.
Barakus misses with a two punch combination.
Barakus just misses with a punch to the body.
Beast cracks Barakus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Beast misses.
Beast has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barakus finds it's way round the side to connect with Beast's head.
Barakus gets caught flat footed, as Beast shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Beast working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barakus looking for a sweep. Not yet Barakus, not yet.
Beast trying to control but Barakus is working from the bottom.
Barakus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Beast postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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!
Beast looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barakus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beast. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast throwing strikes from guard but Barakus blocks nicely.
Beast stands up over Barakus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barakus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barakus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Beast passes into side control.
Beast lands a decent elbow from side control.
Beast wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barakus keeps working.
Beast scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barakus to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Beast works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Barakus is rocked!
Barakus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beast working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Beast in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Barakus looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Beast turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Beast!
Dave Beast took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Top Heavy (ranked 3247 p4p, 333 weight class) and Wolfgang Übensplikt (ranked 2095 p4p, 230 weight class). Übensplikt has chosen More Than Nothing as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Top Heavy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Übensplikt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavy lands a body shot.
Übensplikt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Heavy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Heavy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Übensplikt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Übensplikt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Heavy has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Übensplikt doesn't defend quickly enough and Heavy has managed to lock this one up! Can Übensplikt escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Heavy on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Top Heavy!
An out of breath Top Heavy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Wolfgang Übensplikt was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 2314 p4p, 276 weight class) and Dan Tasker (ranked 1822 p4p, 232 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Tasker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston misses with an uppercut. Tasker saw that one coming.
Marston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marston misses with a hook to the body
and Tasker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Marston!
Tasker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Marston rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tasker's guard! Nice work there by Marston!
Marston would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Marston prevents Tasker from getting back to his feet.
Tasker wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Marston manages to pass to side control.
Tasker looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston wants to stand but Tasker has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Tasker is trying to escape back to his feet but Marston uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Tasker is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Marston has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tasker is looking to get back to his feet here but Marston is keeping cool and he's managed to take Tasker's back.
Tasker is trying to stand back up.
Marston gets back to his feet. Tasker is certainly not going to complain about that decision.
Tasker goes for a double leg but Marston avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marston continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Marston. That snapped Tasker's head back.
Tasker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tasker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marston connects with a looping right hand.
Marston's corner calls for a 1-2. Marston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tasker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John Marston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Tasker.
Marston throws a right hand that misses
and Tasker counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Marston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Marston misses its intended target.
Marston moves into the clinch.
Marston digs a right hand underneath Tasker's ribcage. Tasker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Marston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marston misses with an uppercut.
Marston darts in and clinches Tasker up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Marston fails to land.
Tasker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marston breaks from the clinch.
Tasker darts in trying to clinch
and Marston counters with a nice uppercut.
Marston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tasker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marston.
Tasker shoots in but no luck this time.
A swing and a miss from Marston.
Tasker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marston defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Marston is trying to control but Tasker passes into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tasker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Marston rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tasker's guard! Nice work there by Marston!
Tasker wants to stand up but Marston is controlling him.
Marston stands up and waves to Tasker to follow him.
Marston lands a nice shot that snaps Tasker's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Marston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tasker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tasker misses with a takedown
and Marston counters with a stiff right hand.
Tasker shoots in looking for a takedown but Marston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tasker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
John Marston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Tasker.
Tasker fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tasker.
Tasker shoots in looking for a takedown. Marston tries to sprawl out of it but Tasker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marston is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tasker drops his hands momentarily and Marston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Tasker with that takedown attempt.
Tasker misses with a series of wild punches.
Marston is looking to counter punch.
John Marston is winning the standup battle so far.
Marston jabs Tasker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tasker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tasker tries to clinch there but Marston circles away.
Tasker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tasker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marston is trying to defend but Tasker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tasker is looking to stall here but Marston recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasker trying to control the position from guard on top but Marston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tasker is looking to work some ground and pound but Marston has wrist control.
John Marston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tasker won't allow Marston to sweep him here.
Tasker trying to control but Marston is working from the bottom.
Tasker passes Marston's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marston defends it well.
Tasker wants to work for an arm triangle but Marston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tasker wants to control but Marston is keeping him busy.
Marston is trying to control but can't.
Marston is staying active underneath Tasker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tasker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tasker is trying to work for a kimura but Marston is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marston wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tasker is trying to control. Marston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
It looks like Marston has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Marston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marston.
Tasker shoots in for a takedown but Marston shows good takedown defense.
Marston seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tasker looks for a takedown but Marston sprawls well.
John Marston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Marston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tasker doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Marston dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marston misses with a looping left.
Tasker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tasker lands in his opponent's guard.
Tasker trying to control the position from guard on top but Marston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tasker is one step ahead there.
Tasker wants to control from the top but Marston keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tasker is pushing down on Marston's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marston is fighting to maintain full guard but Tasker has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston wants to improve his position but Tasker is controlling well.
Tasker wants to pass the guard but Marston is defending well.
Tasker is looking for a kimura but Marston is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tasker to get the leverage.
Tasker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marston keeps working.
Tasker trying to control from Marston's half guard. Marston has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tasker postures up in Marston's guard and throws a big left but Marston blocks it.
Tasker is looking to pass into half guard but Marston pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Marston is in guard.
Tasker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marston is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston stands up and waves to Tasker to follow him.
Tasker tries for a takedown but Marston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tasker moves out of range as Marston strikes.
Marston connects with a nice looking jab.
Tasker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marston sprawls well. Marston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tasker gets slowly back to his feet.
Marston misses with a right hand
and Tasker counters with a shoot takedown. Marston fights it but they end up in guard.
Marston kicks Tasker off and gets to his feet.
John Marston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tasker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tasker is defended easily by Marston.
John Marston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Tasker.
Marston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tasker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tasker looks for a takedown but Marston sprawls well.
Dan Tasker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marston's corner calls for a 1-2. Marston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasker shoots and misses
and Marston counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tasker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marston after a bit of a struggle.
Tasker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tasker goes for a takedown attempt but Marston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marston.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tasker.
Dan Tasker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tasker slips a jab from Marston.
Tasker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Marston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marston 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Marston!
During a confident post fight interview, John Marston thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Dan Tasker stepped up to the mic, saying 'Would like to thank my sponsor freebok for there support. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Klay Dee (ranked 2720 p4p, 243 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 1075 p4p, 120 weight class). Dee comes to the cage accompanied by Tyler, The Creator - Who Dat Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Klay Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee misses the jab.
Nice cross by Dee.
Caunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And Caunt responds with a good body kick, but Dee manages to step out the way in time.
Caunt avoids a kick to the body.
Caunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dee throws a low kick but Caunt avoids it.
Caunt looks to land a body kick but Dee moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Klay Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Caunt looks for the body kick but Dee saw that one coming.
Caunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee looks for the body kick but Caunt saw that one coming.
Dee misses with an uppercut
and Caunt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dee.
Dee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dee misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee's corner calls for a 1-2. Dee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dee throws an overhand right that lands on Caunt's shoulder, as Caunt tries to avoid the shot.
Dee connects with a right hand. Caunt shakes it off.
Dee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dee connects with a solid leg kick.
Dee tries to bum rush Caunt with a series of wild strikes but Caunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caunt replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dee blocks it well.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caunt, right into the meat.
Dee throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dee throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt misses with a body kick.
Dee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Dee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dee throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dee misses with a hook. Caunt ducked under it nicely.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dee throws out the jab.
Dee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Dee misses with a body shot.
Dee misses with a straight right.
Caunt looks to land a body kick but Dee moved away.
Dee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dee's hands.
Caunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dee, pushing him back against the cage.
Dee tries a body shot but Caunt blocks it.
Caunt misses with a body punch.
Caunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dee's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands a right hand.
Dee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Caunt.
Dee working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Caunt.
Dee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Dee throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Dee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caunt.
Caunt tries to work over Dee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Caunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A leg kick checked by Caunt.
Caunt throws a lazy head kick
and Dee counters with an outside leg kick.
Dee looks to throw the jab but Caunt is out of range.
Dee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caunt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Caunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dee finds it's way round the side to connect with Caunt's head.
Dee throws a big shot that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caunt.
Dee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dee.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Dee.
Caunt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Caunt ducks right into an uppercut from Dee.
Caunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dee.
Dee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dee throws a head kick but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt slips under a jab from Dee.
Caunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Dee as he connects with a hook.
Caunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klay Dee 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.
Dee throws a series of punches but Caunt avoids them all with ease.
Dee tries a head kick but it misses.
Dee lands with a slapping head kick.
Dee throws a head kick that Caunt semi-blocks.
Caunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dee misses with a right hand
and Caunt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Caunt lands a front kick.
Caunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dee is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dee to score with a decent uppercut.
Caunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dee throws a right hand that Caunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Caunt also avoids with ease.
Dee misses with an uppercut
and Caunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
Klay Dee is winning the standup battle so far.
Dee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left and a right from Dee both land. Nice combination.
Caunt misses with a leg kick
and Dee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caunt lands a jab to Dee's midsection.
Caunt loads up on a big right hand but Dee slips the punch.
Dee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caunt throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Dee lands with a nice body punch.
Dee walks into a stiff left hand from Caunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caunt can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt delivers a nice body kick.
Dee thows a leg kick but Caunt checks it
and Caunt moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dee.
Caunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caunt stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dee.
Dee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caunt can do to turn this around?
Caunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caunt misses with the head strike.
Dee tries to throw a body punch but Caunt avoids it by throwing Dee back against the cage.
Dee throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dee.
A head punch on the inside from Dee fails to land.
Caunt takes a shot to the head.
Caunt digs a right hand underneath Dee's ribcage. Dee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dee misses with a body punch.
Klay Dee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caunt.
Dee blocking some punches.
Dee throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt misses with a punch to the body.
Dee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dee scores with a shot to the side of Caunt's head.
Dee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Caunt on the inside.
Dee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Caunt.
Caunt lands a right hand.
Caunt misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caunt.
Caunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Dee controls his hands.
Dee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caunt prevents a body shot from Dee.
Dee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dee tries to break free but Caunt pushes him back against the cage.
Caunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Caunt tries to work over Dee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dee lands a jab to the nose.
Caunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dee was well out of range. Poor timing from Caunt.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dee.
Dee throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Caunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caunt ducks right into an uppercut from Dee.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dee. That's going to slow Caunt down.
Dee thumps Caunt with a low kick.
Dee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Dee.
Caunt slips a jab from Dee.
Caunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Caunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klay Dee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dee misses the shot to the body.
Caunt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Caunt.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Caunt throws a front kick aimed at Dee's knee but Dee avoids it well.
Dee feints and then cracks Caunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caunt down.
Dee cracks the inside of Caunt's front leg.
Dee cracks the inside of Caunt's front leg.
Caunt throws a head kick but Dee moves out of range.
Dee swings widly with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dee thinking.
Dee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dee throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Dee misses.
Caunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
No joy there for Dee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Dee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dee digs a good hook to Caunt's body.
Caunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caunt slips under a jab from Dee.
Dee moves out of range as Caunt throws a body kick.
Caunt moves out of range of the body kick from Dee.
Dee misses with a low kick.
Dee throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dee misses with a shot to the body
and Caunt counters with a nice body shot.
Dee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dee clobbers Caunt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caunt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dick Caunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Dee is just out of range.
Dee misses with a low kick.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Caunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee is looking to score with low kicks.
Dee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Dee.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Caunt! But no joy.
Dee lands the left hand.
Dee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dee throws a right hand that misses
and Caunt counters with a good low kick that Dee was not able to check.
Caunt throws a series of strikes that have Dee backpedaling.
Caunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dee in his tracks.
Caunt looks to land a body kick but Dee moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee misses with a looping left.
Caunt looks to land a body kick but Dee moved away.
Dee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Dee misses the target.
Caunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dee manages to avoid it.
Caunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Caunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dee was well out of range. Poor timing from Caunt.
A little feinted left hand from Dee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Klay Dee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice cross by Dee.
Dee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caunt at a distance.
Dee cracks Caunt with an open hand slap.
Dee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caunt.
Dee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caunt throws a combination that misses
and Dee counters with a leg kick.
Dee thuds his right hand into Caunt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Dee misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Dee should have avoided that one.
Dee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caunt at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee thuds his shin into the meat of Caunt's side.
Dee throws a series of punches but Caunt avoids them all with ease.
Caunt throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
A left and a right from Dee both land. Nice combination.
Dee throws an overhand right that lands on Caunt's shoulder, as Caunt tries to avoid the shot.
Dee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caunt.
Caunt is looking to slow Dee down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Dee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caunt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caunt momentarily.
Caunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Caunt just manages to avoid it.
Dee works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klay Dee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dee, 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klay Dee!
A very excited looking Klay Dee 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben The Hound (ranked 4333 p4p, 428 weight class) and Jack Liukas (ranked 5213 p4p, 500 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben The Hound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Liukas!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hound tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liukas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liukas throws a leg kick
and The Hound counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Hound connects with a good right hand that stumbles Liukas. Liukas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Liukas misses with a double jab.
The Hound jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Liukas throws a leg kick
letting The Hound counter with a right hand.
The Hound lands with a nice combination. Liukas backs away looking to recover.
A bone on bone clash there as Liukas blocks the leg kick.
Liukas looks to land a right hand but The Hound moved out of range.
The Hound scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liukas misses with a hook
letting The Hound counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jack Liukas has been cut.
Liukas throws a poor cross that misses
and The Hound connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liukas lands a jab to the nose.
Liukas throws a right hand that misses
and The Hound counters with a stiff right hand.
The Hound seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The Hound on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hound bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Liukas misses with a straight left.
The Hound lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Hound keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liukas looks to throw the jab but The Hound is out of range.
Liukas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Hound counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liukas lands a jab to the nose.
Liukas misses with an uppercut
and The Hound makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Liukas really felt that one!
Liukas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liukas misses with the combination.
Liukas works The Hound's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liukas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Hound was well out of range. Poor timing from Liukas.
Jack Liukas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by The Hound - just one landing.
The Hound is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Hound lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Liukas misses.
The Hound lands a nice hook to Liukas's body. Liukas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Hound with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liukas to score with a decent uppercut.
The Hound steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liukas.
The Hound delivers a nice body kick.
Liukas punishes The Hound's body with a nice straight punch.
Liukas throws a right hand that misses
and The Hound counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Hound uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liukas.
And The Hound counters with a quick kick to the body but Liukas blocks it.
The Hound misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hound bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Liukas throws a good cross that connects.
Liukas lunges at The Hound with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Hound's hand.
Liukas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liukas misses with a body punch
and The Hound counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Hound takes one to the chin there.
Liukas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Hound counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liukas lands with a straight right. The Hound didn't see that one coming.
Liukas throws a poor cross that misses
and The Hound counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liukas checks a low kick from The Hound.
Liukas misses with a double jab.
The Hound connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Hound ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hound avoids the body shot from Liukas.
Liukas throws an overhand right that lands on The Hound's shoulder, as The Hound tries to avoid the shot.
Liukas tried to score with a low kick but The Hound checks it.
Liukas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Hound.
The Hound jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The Hound takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Hound moves out of range of the strikes.
The Hound takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liukas misses the body punch
and The Hound makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Liukas really felt that one!
Liukas looks to score with a jab to the body but The Hound is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Hound avoids the body shot from Liukas.
The Hound misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by The Hound.
The Hound thinks about countering with a body kick.
Liukas cracks The Hound with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ben The Hound will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Liukas's cut.
That's time! The Hound's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Hound.
The Hound throws a leg kick but Liukas sees it coming and moves out of range.
The Hound avoids the body shot from Liukas.
The Hound jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Liukas swings widly with a right hand
and The Hound counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from The Hound misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liukas. The Hound does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like The Hound was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Liukas.
Liukas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Hound moves away.
Liukas looks to land a left hand but The Hound moved out of range nicely.
The Hound throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liukas throws a poor cross that misses
and The Hound counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Hound.
Ben The Hound is winning the standup battle so far.
Liukas lands a nice shot to the body.
The Hound tries to score with a low kick but Liukas moves his leg out of the way.
Liukas throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liukas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liukas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Liukas misses with a lunging right hand
and The Hound counters with a right hand to the body.
Liukas just misses with a punch to the body.
The Hound jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Liukas loads up on a big right hand but The Hound slips the punch.
The Hound steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liukas.
Liukas thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Hound defending well as Liukas loads up on a big left hand.
Liukas misses with a straight right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Liukas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The Hound avoids the body shot from Liukas.
The Hound was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Liukas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liukas misses with a wild body shot.
The Hound throwing a counter right hand but Liukas manages to avoid it.
The Hound thuds a left hand into Liukas's body.
A shot to the body from Liukas misses
and The Hound counters with a body kick that stops Liukas in his tracks momentarily.
Liukas is breathing heavily.
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!
Liukas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Hound counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Hound connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That has opened up Jack Liukas's cut even more.
Liukas misses with a body shot.
The Hound throws a big counter combination but Liukas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The Hound looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liukas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Liukas darts in and clinches The Hound up against the cage.
The Hound misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Hound.
The Hound lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Hound tries to work over Liukas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from The Hound fails to land.
The Hound tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from The Hound.
The Hound misses with some punches.
The Hound lands an uppercut.
Liukas misses with the head strike.
Liukas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liukas stalling in the clinch but The Hound improves position.
The Hound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liukas's elbow.
Liukas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Hound.
Liukas throws a punch but it's blocked by The Hound.
Liukas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from The Hound.
Liukas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Hound struggles to land a body shot inside as Liukas controls his hands.
Liukas leaning against his opponent.
Liukas misses with a punch to the body.
Liukas blocking some punches.
The Hound lands with a right to the head.
Liukas misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liukas is trying to maintain a safe position but The Hound gets an underhook and turns Liukas into the cage.
The Hound scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Hound gets through Liukas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Liukas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ben The Hound has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from The Hound.
Liukas is rocked!
The Hound pushes Liukas against the cage. The Hound is working some dirty boxing. The Hound pushes off with a quick right hook! Liukas goes down! Liukas tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! The Hound moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben The Hound!
A victorious Ben The Hound thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed ONeill (ranked 1754 p4p, 226 weight class) and Buffalo Marley (ranked 1250 p4p, 164 weight class). Buffalo Marley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buffalo Marley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeill misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from ONeill. Marley does a little dance to reset his feet.
ONeill misses with a left hand
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
ONeill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been hearing reports that ONeill has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
ONeill misses with an uppercut.
Marley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ONeill is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marley.
ONeill swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
Marley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Marley.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but ONeill is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ONeill.
Marley takes a swing at ONeill's ribcage but misses.
ONeill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marley as he avoids it easily.
Marley tries a quick counter leg kick but ONeill is wise to it.
ONeill throws a hook to the side of Marley's head but Marley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from ONeill lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley tests ONeill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
ONeill wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marley throws a low kick but it's checked well by ONeill.
Buffalo Marley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ONeill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marley throws a shot to the body.
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ONeill tries to counter with a takedown but Marley is quick to defend against it.
ONeill shoots in for a takedown but Marley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
ONeill connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
ONeill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marley digs a good body shot into ONeill's ribs.
ONeill connects with a nice looking jab.
Sloppy strikes from Marley. Those never looked like landing.
ONeill feinted with a counter takedown.
ONeill cracks Marley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ONeill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
The fighters circling - Marley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from ONeill misses.
The fighters circling - ONeill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by ONeill as he connects with a hook.
Marley moves into the clinch successfully.
ONeill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
ONeill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
ONeill throws a head punch that misses.
ONeill is trying to drag Marley to the mat but Marley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed ONeill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marley breaks from the clinch.
ONeill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Ed ONeill has been cut.
ONeill slips under a jab from Marley.
A swing and a miss from ONeill.
Marley throws a series of punches but ONeill avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Marley misses the target.
ONeill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill looks to land a right hand but Marley moved out of range.
Marley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
ONeill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marley.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by ONeill.
ONeill bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marley's head.
Marley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of ONeill's head.
Marley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
ONeill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ONeill circles away quickly and effectively.
ONeill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buffalo Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ONeill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
ONeill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
ONeill seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice uppercut lands for ONeill. That snapped Marley's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley forces ONeill back against the cage and clinches.
ONeill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Marley.
Marley breaks the clinch.
ONeill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ONeill throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from ONeill misses the target.
ONeill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marley takes a swing at ONeill's ribcage but misses.
Marley scores with a hook.
Marley slips under a jab from ONeill.
Jab from Marley.
Marley drops ONeill with a left and a right! Oh, ONeill is hurt - Marley dives into side control looking to finish!
ONeill is rocked!
Marley is working ONeill over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh ONeill is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
ONeill throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Marley lands a body shot.
Marley cracks ONeill with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends ONeill tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Marley pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! ONeill is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buffalo Marley!
Buffalo Marley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxxy Baby (ranked 138 p4p, 20 weight class) and Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 2060 p4p, 201 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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153 lbs
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21
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxxy Baby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Watch Out Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baby on the side of the head.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo misses with a body kick.
Ronaldo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Baby is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ronaldo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baby.
Baby clinches up against the cage.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby lands with a left to the head.
Ronaldo can't break the clinch.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Baby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Baby avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Baby blocking some punches.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ronaldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Baby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Ronaldo.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Baby misses with the head strike.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby staying out of range there.
Baby closes the distance and clinches.
Ronaldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, Baby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baby scores with a shot to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Baby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ronaldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baby has closed the distance and engaged Ronaldo in a clinch.
Baby pushes Ronaldo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Baby.
Baby misses with the head strike.
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!
Baby takes a shot to the head.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ronaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronaldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Ronaldo tenderised Baby's leg. Baby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ronaldo throws a low kick, looking for Baby's leg but Baby calmly moves out of range.
Baby pushes Ronaldo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo blocking some punches.
Ronaldo lands a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ronaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Baby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Ronaldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Baby controls his hands.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Baby avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Ronaldo presses Baby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Baby backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo manages to break the clinch.
Baby closes the distance and clinches.
Baby misses with a body punch.
Baby takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ronaldo.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Baby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ronaldo misses with some punches.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronaldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baby or not.
Baby digs a right hand into Ronaldo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ronaldo's gas tank.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baby lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baby.
Baby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Baby has double underhooks.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the side of Baby's head but Baby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baby wants to clinch up but Ronaldo keeps it at a distance.
Ronaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo tries to keep at a distance but Baby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baby working aggressively here.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Baby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baby.
Ronaldo working hard to break the clinch.
Baby lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo manages to break the clinch.
Ronaldo looks to land a left hand but Baby moved out of range nicely.
Baby tries to clinch but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Baby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Watch Out Ronaldo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
Baby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baby tries to close the distance and clinch but Ronaldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Baby.
Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo manages to break the clinch.
Baby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Baby.
Maxxy Baby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Baby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Baby has double underhooks.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Ronaldo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronaldo.
Baby tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage.
Baby working aggressively here.
Baby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baby tries to clinch there but Ronaldo circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baby. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronaldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws the kick towards the body but Baby avoids it.
Baby checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Baby.
Baby lands with a hook. Ronaldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baby wants to clinch up but Ronaldo keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby defending well as Ronaldo loads up on a big left hand.
Ronaldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baby checks a leg kick nicely.
Baby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ronaldo.
Nice body kick from Ronaldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo misses with a wild body shot.
Baby is looking to counter the offense by Ronaldo and move into the clinch.
Baby forces Ronaldo back against the cage and clinches.
Baby lands a left hand.
Ronaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
Baby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ronaldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baby misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baby or not.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baby working aggressively here.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
Baby misses with a body punch.
Baby gets through Ronaldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo pushes Baby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ronaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babys head.
Baby tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ronaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Baby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
Baby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baby doesn't manage to clinch there - Ronaldo circles away.
Baby moves out of range of the body kick.
Ronaldo looks to land a right hand but Baby moved out of range.
Baby tries to clinch up.
Ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronaldo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baby tries to clinch but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Ronaldo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baby with a body shot.
Ronaldo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Baby gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good leg kick by Ronaldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ronaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ronaldo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Baby wants to clinch.
Ronaldo cracks the inside of Baby's front leg.
Baby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Ronaldo misses.
Baby doesn't manage to clinch there - Ronaldo circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronaldo. Baby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baby wants to clinch up but Ronaldo keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby tries to clinch there but Ronaldo circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ronaldo! But no joy.
Baby tries to clinch there but Ronaldo circles away.
Baby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baby rushes Ronaldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ronaldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baby backwards.
Baby misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Baby.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Baby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby blocking some punches.
Ronaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch.
Ronaldo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baby checks it well.
Baby doesn't manage to clinch there - Ronaldo circles away.
Ronaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut. Baby saw that one coming.
Ronaldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Baby takes the fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baby blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo lands a right hand.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
Watch Out Ronaldo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby lands a hook that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Baby misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Baby.
Baby has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
Baby gets through Ronaldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Baby misses with some punches.
Baby has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baby.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Maxxy Baby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
Baby misses with some punches.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Baby.
Baby tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Maxxy Baby.
I think Ronaldo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 1334 p4p, 175 weight class) and Alvey Kulina (ranked 3038 p4p, 332 weight class). Chen Lo's entrance music is Welcome to the Jungle. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvey Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen Lo throws a head kick but Kulina moves out of range.
Kulina has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chen Lo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Chen Lo moves out of range of the strikes.
Chen Lo lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Alvey Kulina has been cut.
Chen Lo drops Kulina with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kulina looks back up at him and smiles so Chen Lo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kulina is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kulina looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kulina is still on wobbly legs! Can Chen Lo finish him?
Chen Lo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulina was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chen Lo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chen Lo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulina throws out the jab.
Chen Lo cracks Kulina with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kulina looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Chen Lo finish him?
A head kick misses from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo missing with a left hand there. Kulina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kulina throws out a counter right but Chen Lo avoids it with no problem.
Chen Lo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kulina misses with a hook
and Chen Lo counters with a crisp right that sends Kulina to the canvas! Chen Lo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timiko Chen Lo!
Timiko Chen Lo retains his welterweight title!
Timiko Chen Lo very nearly forgot to thank Freebok (85% Laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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