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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Ingle (ranked 5617 p4p, 518 weight class) and Oscar Meyer (ranked 3357 p4p, 356 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ingle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Peak Times by Switch. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Oscar Meyer enters the cage!
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Counter fighter
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Ingle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meyer sprawls well. Meyer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ingle gets slowly back to his feet.
Meyer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Meyer lands a big right hand that sends Ingle crashing to the mat! Meyer stays standing though and waves Ingle back to his feet!
It looks like Joseph Ingle has been cut.
Ingle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Meyer circles away.
Meyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ingle darts in looking for a takedown but Meyer gets double underhooks and turns Ingle into the cage.
Meyer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Ingle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ingle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meyer, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ingle tries to score a body lock takedown but Meyer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ingle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meyer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingle keeps control of Meyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meyer is trying to force a seperation but Ingle has the dominant position.
Meyer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Meyer lands with a right to the head.
Ingle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Meyer is defending well.
Ingle has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Meyer regains guard immediately.
Ingle is looking to work some ground and pound but Meyer has wrist control.
Meyer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ingle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ingle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ingle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ingle working some strikes from top position.
Ingle lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingle stands up over Meyer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ingle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Meyer's head.
Ingle is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Meyer controls Ingle momentarily but Ingle frees himself.
Ingle passes Meyer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ingle working over Meyer with some ground and pound. Meyer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ingle lands a nice short elbow.
Ingle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Meyer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ingle connects with a nice short shot to Meyer's temple.
Meyer wants to get back to full guard.
Ingle is trying to control. Meyer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ingle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ingle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingle winds up and cracks Meyer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Meyer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ingle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Meyer taking some punishment here, with Ingle in his half guard.
Ingle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyer wants to improve his position but Ingle is controlling well.
Meyer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ingle winds up and cracks Meyer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ingle lands a nice short elbow.
Ingle is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ingle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ingle works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingle passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Meyer!
Ingle landing punches.
Meyer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Meyer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ingle haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ingle with the ground and pound from mount.
Ingle lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ingle with the ground and pound from mount.
Meyer is rocked!
Meyer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Meyer is still in real trouble! Can Ingle finish him?
Ingle with good strikes from the mount here!
Ingle wants to control the pace but Meyer is squirming around nicely.
Ingle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Meyer looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ingle controlling his opponent.
Meyer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Meyer seems to have recovered his senses.
Ingle controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Ingle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Ingle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ingle looks to clinch
enabling Meyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Ingle looks to land a left hand but Meyer moved out of range nicely.
Meyer clinches up against the cage.
Ingle is looking for a takedown.
Meyer is trying to break the clinch but Ingle is controlling him.
Ingle has clasped his hands together around Meyer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ingle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Meyer down.
Meyer tries to buck Ingle off but Ingle is having none of it.
Ingle looks up at the clock and then as Meyer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ingle smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ingle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Meyer down.
Ingle just content to control the position.
Ingle lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ingle cracks Meyer with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ingle working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ingle is chipping away with strikes.
Ingle working the body and head with strikes.
Meyer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ingle lands an elbow.
Meyer tries to improve position but can't.
Ingle in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Meyer looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ingle turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Ingle!
Joseph Ingle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghost Lightning (ranked 2107 p4p, 241 weight class) and Eddie Rayne (ranked 2794 p4p, 304 weight class). Rayne has chosen Thunderstruck 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ghost Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Rayne!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lightning looks to score with a jab to the body but Rayne is just out of range.
Lightning has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Eddie Rayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rayne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lightning counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rayne's knee momentarily.
Lightning getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Eddie Rayne has been cut.
Lightning throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rayne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Lightning lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rayne doesn't seem phased though.
Lightning is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rayne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lightning cracks Rayne with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayne misses with a two punch combination.
Rayne misses with a body shot.
A big right from Rayne misses.
A shot to the body from Rayne misses
and Lightning counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rayne lands with a good body shot.
Lightning really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rayne thuds his right hand into Lightning's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rayne with a poor takedown
and Lightning counters with a stiff right hand.
Rayne misses with the combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rayne has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lightning is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rayne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lightning is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rayne looks to throw a body kick
and Lightning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lightning was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rayne misses with a head kick.
Rayne misses with a looping left.
Rayne ducks right into an uppercut from Lightning.
Lightning scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rayne.
Rayne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lightning counters with a nice right hand that sends Rayne toppling to the canvas! Rayne scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lightning finish him?!
Rayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Lightning steps in with a hook that catches Rayne right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lightning follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Rayne looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ghost Lightning!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zilch Filch (ranked 3990 p4p, 321 weight class) and Godric Shackleford (ranked 4311 p4p, 339 weight class). Zilch Filch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Godric Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shackleford's waist but Shackleford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Filch off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Shackleford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Filch.
Godric Shackleford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shackleford lands with an uppercut that bounces Filch off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circling - Shackleford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Filch wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Filch blocks a jab.
A jab from Shackleford misses.
As Shackleford looks to move away, Filch throws a big counter combo but Shackleford just gets out of the way.
Shackleford darts in and clinches Filch up against the cage.
Shackleford working aggressively here.
Shackleford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shackleford blocks an uppercut.
Shackleford scores with a shot to the side of Filch's head.
Filch avoids a wild elbow strike from Shackleford.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shackleford.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shackleford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filch's brow.
Shackleford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shackleford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Filch tries a body shot but Shackleford blocks it.
Shackleford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Filch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shackleford misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filch misses with a body punch.
Shackleford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filch blocks an uppercut.
Shackleford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shackleford lands an elbow inside.
Shackleford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Filch goes for a takedown attempt but Shackleford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shackleford misses with a right hand
and Filch counters with an inside leg kick.
Shackleford doesn't manage to clinch there - Filch circles away.
And Filch counters with a quick kick to the body but Shackleford blocks it.
Filch shoots in looking for a takedown. Shackleford tries to sprawl out of it but Filch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shackleford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zilch Filch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Shackleford catches Filch right on the button with a cross.
Filch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Filch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shackleford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Filch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Filch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Filch throws a hook but Shackleford avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filch scores with a jab to the head.
Shackleford throws an off balance right hand
and Filch counters with a two punch combo.
Shackleford is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shackleford is still on wobbly legs! Can Filch finish him?
Filch fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Shackleford out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Zilch Filch!
A relieved looking Zilch Filch thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Justis (ranked 3670 p4p, 390 weight class) and Deckard Vincent (ranked 6701 p4p, 553 weight class). Vincent has chosen Blade Runner End Theme as his entrance music. Logan Justis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Justis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Deckard Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Justis.
Vincent looks to land a combination but Justis avoids it well.
Justis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Justis moves into the clinch.
Justis scores with a shot to the side of Vincent's head.
Vincent swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vincent is rocked!
Vincent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vincent is still on wobbly legs! Can Justis finish him?
Justis lands a big right hand that drops Vincent! The killer instinct kicks in and Justis finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Justis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Justis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincon Samuals (ranked 1440 p4p, 211 weight class) and Hunter Greene (ranked 1272 p4p, 183 weight class). Greene has chosen Oakland as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincon Samuals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Greene!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene throws a right hand that misses
and Samuals counters with a nice uppercut.
Samuals lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Greene falls off balance throwing a combination
and Samuals counters with a three punch combo that has Greene backing up. Greene nods at Samuals to acknowledge the strikes.
Greene misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Samuals counters with a three punch combo that has Greene backing up. Greene nods at Samuals to acknowledge the strikes.
Samuals paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Greene misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samuals lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Samuals counters with a leg kick.
Samuals has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nuclear Physiques in the buildup to the fight.
Greene takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Samuals lands a head shot.
Samuals throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Greene has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Greene swings widly with a right hand
and Samuals counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene shoots in looking for a takedown but Samuals manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Greene's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Samuals.
Greene throws a series of punches but Samuals moves out of range.
Greene lands with a nice combination. Samuals backs away looking to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Samuals.
Greene misses with a shot to the body
and Samuals counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Greene throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Samuals counters with a nice uppercut.
Greene misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Samuals misses the target.
Greene throws a head kick that misses
and Samuals counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Greene, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samuals connects with an inside leg kick.
Greene misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuals works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Samuals dodges the punch combination from Greene.
As Greene backs away, Samuals returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Samuals scores with a three punch combo!
Greene stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Samuals.
Samuals steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Greene misses with a shot to the body
and Samuals counters with a head kick that drops Greene to the mat! Greene scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Greene is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Samuals and Greene falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Samuals!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lincon Samuals!
Hunter Greene was interviewed post fight and said 'i'll be back, God has a plan and tonight his plan was for my ass to get kicked. I'm going to pray and train like a Tibetan monk...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Williams (ranked 7479 p4p, 704 weight class) and Boa Link (ranked 8707 p4p, 745 weight class). Link has chosen Peak Times by Switch as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Boa Link enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boa Link!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Boa Link has been cut.
Link takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Williams lands a jab-cross combination.
Link fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Link. Those never looked like landing.
Williams bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Link! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Link is rocked!
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!
Link working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Link is still in real trouble! Can Williams finish him?
Williams gets to his feet. Link looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Link seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Link tumbling to the canvas!
That has opened up Boa Link's cut even more.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Link is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Link moves nicely into side control.
Williams tries to buck Link off but Link is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Link goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Williams has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Link but great work by Williams.
Link gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Link makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Link checks it well.
Link counters with a body kick.
Williams slips a straight right by Link.
Link turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Link's leg but Link calmly moves out of range.
Link thows a body kick. Williams tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Link slips the punch.
Sam Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Link throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
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!
Link shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Link drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Link jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Link defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Link drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Link jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Link tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Link gets to his feet - Williams follows without any prompting.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Link misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Link is out of range.
Link chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Link needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Link bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Link, right into the meat.
Williams misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Link counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Link darts in looking for a takedown but Williams gets double underhooks and turns Link into the cage.
Sam Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boa Link.
Link moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Link takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Link has taken the fight to the clinch.
Link lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Sam Williams has been cut.
Williams tries to break free but Link pushes him back against the cage.
Williams wants to break free but Link has control.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Link's takedown attempt.
Link lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Link throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Link has double underhooks.
Link is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Link breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Link misses with a kick to the body.
Sam Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams lands a nice hook to Link's body. Link takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Link connects with a solid leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Link lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Link connects with a high kick.
Link drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams avoids the head kick by Link.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Link checks a low kick from Williams.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Link 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.
Sam Williams dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Boa Link is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Link takes one to the chin there.
Sam Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Williams catches Link right on the button with a cross.
Link fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Link gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Link lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Link lands a nice elbow.
Link breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Link counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The cut above Boa Link's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Link tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Link fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Link saw that one coming.
Link shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sam Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boa Link.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Link was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Link manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Link.
Link looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Link throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Link can do to turn this around?
Link throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Link tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Link is breathing heavily.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Link.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Link on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Link momentarily.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boa Link's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Link shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Link pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Link is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Link misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Link counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Link shoots in.
Link needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Link shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boa Link's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sam Williams!
Our winner, Sam Williams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luukas Porvola (ranked 4133 p4p, 509 weight class) and Luka Giou (ranked 5221 p4p, 587 weight class). The key to victory for Luukas Porvola has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luukas Porvola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luka Giou!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porvola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Porvola throws a body punch but Giou moves out of range.
Giou has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Giou there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice cross by Porvola.
Giou throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Porvola was covering up waiting for the punch and Giou finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Giou tries to free his leg and advance position but Porvola is retaining full guard.
Porvola has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Porvola wants to sweep but no luck.
Giou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giou looking to pass the guard.
Giou scoring with punches to the head and body.
Porvola controlling the position.
Porvola working a defensive guard here.
Giou is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Giou thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Giou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Giou stopping the sweep attempt from Porvola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giou connects with a couple of short punches.
Giou won't allow Porvola to get back to his feet.
Giou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Porvola is adopting a defensive guard.
Porvola's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Giou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Porvola might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Giou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giou stopping the sweep attempt from Porvola.
Giou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Porvola is trying to control the position but Giou postures up.
Giou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Porvola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Porvola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porvola is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Porvola wants to control but Giou is keeping him busy.
Giou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Porvola 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.
Giou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Porvola trying to control the pace.
Porvola wants to pass to mount but Giou is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giou looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Porvola controlling the action here.
Giou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Giou is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Porvola pulls his head out easily.
Porvola is keen to just control but Giou is a slippery customer.
Porvola stalling.
Porvola continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Giou makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Giou.
Giou escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Porvola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Porvola slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Giou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giou has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Porvola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Porvola is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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 Luukas Porvola will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Porvola misses with a wild combination.
Porvola misses with a wild body shot.
Porvola leaves Giou with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Giou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giou is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Giou ducks right into an uppercut from Porvola.
Giou tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Porvola swivels and escapes.
Porvola looks to land a combination. Giou sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Porvola misses with a body shot.
Porvola lands a body shot.
Porvola stuffs the takedown attempt from Giou. Giou gets slowly back to his feet.
Luukas Porvola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Giou.
Porvola fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Giou to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Giou looks to clinch but Porvola throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Giou taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Luukas Porvola!
After the fight, Luukas Porvola was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Leagatius (ranked 786 p4p, 87 weight class) and Quinton Randleman (ranked 1771 p4p, 206 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Leagatius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leagatius connects with the punch.
Good exchange - Randleman coming out on top.
Randleman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leagatius throws a hook to the side of Randleman's head but Randleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leagatius works the jab nicely.
It looks like Quinton Randleman has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Randleman.
Leagatius is looking to counter with head kicks.
Leagatius scores with a leg kick.
Randleman misses with a body shot
and Leagatius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leagatius lands a big head kick that sends Randleman tumbling to the mat! Leagatius takes a step backwards and waves Randleman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Randleman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randleman misses with an uppercut. Leagatius saw that one coming.
Randleman looks to score with a jab to the body but Leagatius is just out of range.
It looked like Leagatius was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Randleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leagatius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leagatius ducks right into an uppercut from Randleman.
A big right from Randleman misses.
Randleman throws a shot from downtown. Leagatius moves away and avoids it.
Randleman misses with an uppercut. Leagatius saw that one coming.
Leagatius cracks the inside of Randleman's front leg.
Randleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leagatius was well out of range. Poor timing from Randleman.
Randleman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leagatius has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Randleman tries to clinch but Leagatius is having none of it.
Leagatius is looking for a counter combo.
Leagatius misses with the combination.
Randleman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Randleman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Randleman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Leagatius manages to land in full guard to minimise the 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!
Randleman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius controlling the position.
Leagatius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leagatius trying to keep a closed guard but Randleman is proving a slippery customer.
Randleman trying to control but Leagatius is working from the bottom.
Randleman postures up in Leagatius's guard and throws a big left but Leagatius blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman wants to control from the top but Leagatius keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Leagatius lands with a nice body punch.
Randleman slips a straight right by Leagatius.
Leagatius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A combination from Randleman does no damage.
Randleman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leagatius moves into the clinch.
Randleman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Leagatius.
Leagatius tries to work over Randleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leagatius pushes Randleman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leagatius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leagatius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randleman scores with a shot to the body.
Leagatius is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius throws a head kick that half lands.
Leagatius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randleman ducks under a wild hook from Leagatius.
Brutus Leagatius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randleman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leagatius throws a poor cross that misses
and Randleman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crunch! Leagatius slams his shin into Randleman's torso.
Randleman misses the shot to the body.
Leagatius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Randleman moves out of range of the strikes.
Leagatius slaps away a takedown attempt from Randleman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brutus Leagatius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Randleman.
Randleman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leagatius.
Despite the aggression on Randleman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Leagatius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Randleman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leagatius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leagatius moves out of range of the strikes.
Leagatius misses with an uppercut.
Leagatius throws a body punch but Randleman moves out of range.
Leagatius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leagatius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randleman can do to turn this around?
Leagatius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leagatius ducks right into an uppercut from Randleman.
Leagatius connects with a jab.
Randleman lands a lovely overhand right.
Brutus Leagatius is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leagatius gets caught napping as Randleman dives in and scores a takedown. Leagatius manages to retain guard.
Randleman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Randleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Randleman trying to control but Leagatius is working from the bottom.
Randleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leagatius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randleman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Leagatius is trying to control the position but Randleman postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Leagatius. Those never looked like landing.
Leagatius walks into a straight right hand from Randleman.
Randleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randleman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Randleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Leagatius, which made it look bad.
Randleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Randleman lands a nice shot that snaps Leagatius's head back.
Leagatius cracks Randleman with a good jab.
A big right from Leagatius misses.
A slow jab from Leagatius misses its intended target.
Randleman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leagatius to score with a decent uppercut.
Quinton Randleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Randleman tries to break free but Leagatius pushes him back against the cage.
Leagatius looking to stall.
Leagatius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Randleman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Brutus Leagatius has been cut.
Randleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Randleman fails to land the takedown.
Randleman moves out of range as Leagatius strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Randleman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Randleman is looking to clinch.
Randleman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Leagatius to the ground. Randleman is now in Leagatius's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randleman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Randleman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Leagatius keeping moving, preventing Randleman from controlling successfully.
Leagatius is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Randleman throwing strikes from guard but Leagatius blocks nicely.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Randleman throws out a loose jab but Leagatius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randleman dives in for a single leg takedown but Leagatius sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Leagatius just misses with a punch to the body.
Randleman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Randleman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Leagatius trying to control but Randleman postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman thows a huge punch but Leagatius dodges it nicely.
Randleman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Randleman trying to control the action but Leagatius is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman controlling the pace.
Leagatius is refusing to be controlled, as Randleman sits in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Leagatius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randleman.
Leagatius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Randleman misses with a straight right.
Randleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leagatius was well out of range. Poor timing from Randleman.
It looked like Leagatius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leagatius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randleman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman lands with a right hand.
Randleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leagatius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Randleman loads up on a big right hand but Leagatius slips the punch.
Randleman lands a body shot.
Leagatius throws a head kick but Randleman moves out of range.
Randleman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Randleman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leagatius throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Randleman. Those never looked like landing.
Leagatius misses with a straight right.
Randleman lands a nice hook to Leagatius's body. Leagatius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman thuds his right hand into Leagatius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Randleman looks to land a combination but Leagatius avoids it well.
Randleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Leagatius sprawls well. He's pushed Randleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brutus Leagatius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Randleman.
Leagatius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Randleman looks for a takedown but Leagatius sprawls well.
Randleman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Leagatius's guard.
Leagatius will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Randleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leagatius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Randleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Randleman trying to control but Leagatius is working from the bottom.
Leagatius on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leagatius tries to get out of the position.
Randleman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Randleman trying to control but Leagatius is working from the bottom.
Randleman sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Randleman wants to control from the top but Leagatius keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Leagatius.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Randleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Randleman 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Randleman!
In his post fight interview, Quinton Randleman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ham Kim (ranked 1749 p4p, 203 weight class) and Wesley Correira (ranked 259 p4p, 29 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ham Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Wesley Correira!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correira scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Ham Kim has been cut.
Kim shoots in and drives through. Correira sprawls well.
Correira scores with the left hand. Kim knows he should have avoided that one.
Correira drops Kim with a big left hand! Kim is injured, injured bad! Correira jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Correira!
Wesley Correira is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Wesley Correira started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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