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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 3395 p4p, 395 weight class) and Carter Martin (ranked 5471 p4p, 539 weight class). Wiremu comes to the cage accompanied by Billy Joel - The River of Dreams. Aloysius Wiremu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Wiremu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Wiremu was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wiremu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Martin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wiremu tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wiremu. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wiremu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martin. Martin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wiremu misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin gets tackled into the cage by Wiremu. Wiremu maintains the clinch.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Martin as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiremu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiremu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martin swings for the body but Wiremu moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin scores with a spinning back kick!
Martin misses with the combination.
Wiremu scores with a kick to the body.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wiremu counters with a solid body kick.
Wiremu is looking to slow Martin down with leg kicks.
Martin drops his hands momentarily and Wiremu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab from Wiremu.
Martin lands the left hand.
Martin avoids the head kick by Wiremu.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Wiremu counters with a nice body shot.
Martin looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiremu lands a brutal head kick. Martin looks out on his feet and Wiremu throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Aloysius Wiremu!
After winning the bout, Aloysius Wiremu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 2476 p4p, 297 weight class) and John Dillinger (ranked 3013 p4p, 345 weight class). Dillinger has chosen Listen!! as his entrance music. John Dillinger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danneskjöld tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dillinger swivels and escapes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Danneskjöld is working for takedown but Dillinger is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Danneskjöld fails to land.
Danneskjöld is trying to stall.
Dillinger lands a hook that snaps the head of Danneskjöld backwards.
Dillinger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danneskjöld takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Danneskjöld shoots in but Dillinger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dillinger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Danneskjöld. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillinger scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Dillinger.
Danneskjöld works over Dillinger's head and body with a nice combination.
Dillinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Dillinger misses.
Dillinger fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld is looking to clinch but Dillinger is avoiding it.
Decent striking displayed by Dillinger there.
John Dillinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Danneskjöld.
Dillinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld throws a right and a left that Dillinger avoids nicely.
Dillinger scores with a leg kick.
Danneskjöld dives in and grabs Dillinger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dillinger pushes down on Danneskjöld's head and hops out.
Dillinger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dillinger cracks the inside of Danneskjöld's front leg.
Danneskjöld misses with a takedown attempt
and Dillinger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ragnar Danneskjöld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillinger throws a shot to the body.
Dillinger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dillinger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dillinger throws a body shot but no joy.
Dillinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danneskjöld feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dillinger manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Good body shot from Dillinger.
Dillinger can't break the clinch.
Dillinger breaks the clinch.
Danneskjöld throws a head kick that misses.
Danneskjöld shoots in but no luck this time.
Danneskjöld moves out of range as Dillinger strikes.
Danneskjöld is looking to clinch but Dillinger is avoiding it.
Danneskjöld instigates a clinch.
Dillinger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Danneskjöld throws a punch but it's blocked by Dillinger.
Dillinger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dillinger.
Danneskjöld misses with a punch on the inside.
Danneskjöld swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dillinger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Danneskjöld is out of range.
Danneskjöld swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dillinger slips under a jab from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld fails with a takedown attempt.
Dillinger unleashes a big counter combination but Danneskjöld bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dillinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dillinger throws a hook but Danneskjöld blocks it.
Dillinger throws a front kick aimed at Danneskjöld's knee but Danneskjöld avoids it well.
Dillinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Danneskjöld checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Danneskjöld misses with a takedown
and Dillinger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dillinger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dillinger throws a body shot but no joy.
Danneskjöld throws a right and a left that Dillinger avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dillinger gets caught flat footed, as Danneskjöld shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Danneskjöld's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Danneskjöld postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danneskjöld not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Danneskjöld postures up and lands a big shot to Dillinger's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danneskjöld trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danneskjöld is pushing down on Dillinger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dillinger is fighting to maintain full guard but Danneskjöld has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dillinger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dillinger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Danneskjöld is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dillinger reverses the position - he's now on top in Danneskjöld's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Danneskjöld is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Dillinger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dillinger dips to his left and cracks Danneskjöld with an uppercut!
Danneskjöld misses with a straight right.
Dillinger throws a leg kick
and Danneskjöld counters with a slapping leg kick.
Danneskjöld connects with an inside leg kick.
Dillinger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dillinger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dillinger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danneskjöld tries a low kick but Dillinger avoids it.
Danneskjöld goes for a double leg but Dillinger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dillinger continues to drive forward.
Danneskjöld looking to score a takedown here. Dillinger is defending well but Danneskjöld drives through and ends up in Dillinger's guard.
Dillinger wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dillinger. Danneskjöld does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danneskjöld closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dillinger to the mat! Dillinger manages to get full guard.
Dillinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danneskjöld wants to control from the top but Dillinger keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillinger seems keen to control Danneskjöld's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danneskjöld is in close to Dillinger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Danneskjöld trying to control the position from guard on top but Dillinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillinger can't keep his opponent in guard - Danneskjöld advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Danneskjöld looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Danneskjöld not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Danneskjöld seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dillinger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Danneskjöld sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dillinger defending well though.
Danneskjöld is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Danneskjöld performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dillinger is not content to let Danneskjöld control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld tries to pass to full mount but Dillinger defends it.
Dillinger controlling the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Danneskjöld cracks Dillinger with an open hand slap.
Danneskjöld goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
John Dillinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danneskjöld connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dillinger's hands.
An inside leg kick lands from Dillinger.
Danneskjöld shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dillinger manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dillinger is pulling down on Danneskjöld's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld throws a strike but Dillinger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Danneskjöld is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danneskjöld wants to improve his position but instead Dillinger has moved into half guard.
Ragnar Danneskjöld overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danneskjöld tries to get to full guard but Dillinger has control of the leg.
Dillinger is looking to take a break and control but Danneskjöld is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dillinger trying to pass the guard but Danneskjöld defending well.
Danneskjöld has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dillinger is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Dillinger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Danneskjöld tries to clinch up but Dillinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Danneskjöld 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.
Danneskjöld tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dillinger connects with a solid leg kick.
Danneskjöld tries for a takedown but Dillinger circles away easily
and Dillinger counters with a nice body shot.
Danneskjöld tries to clinch up but Dillinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Danneskjöld shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dillinger defends it nicely.
Dillinger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danneskjöld blocks a head kick by Dillinger.
Dillinger throws a series of punches but Danneskjöld avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Dillinger as Danneskjöld shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Danneskjöld. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danneskjöld doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dillinger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danneskjöld throws a shot from downtown. Dillinger moves away and avoids it.
Danneskjöld ducks under a wild hook from Dillinger.
Dillinger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dillinger's corner calls for a 1-2. Dillinger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Danneskjöld shoots for a takedown but Dillinger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Dillinger misses.
Danneskjöld shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dillinger pinned against the cage. Dillinger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dillinger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dillinger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Danneskjöld. Danneskjöld obviously looking to wear him down.
Danneskjöld shoots in looking for a takedown. Dillinger tries to sprawl out of it but Danneskjöld keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dillinger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danneskjöld backing away here, and Dillinger unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld takes one to the side of the head.
Dillinger throws a body punch but Danneskjöld moves out of range.
Danneskjöld is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dillinger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Dillinger. No joy for Danneskjöld on that attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dillinger.
Nice sprawl there from Dillinger as Danneskjöld shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dillinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danneskjöld closes the distance and clinches up with Dillinger, looking for a takedown. Danneskjöld pushes Dillinger against the cage but Dillinger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dillinger thumps Danneskjöld with a low kick.
Danneskjöld misses with a body shot.
Dillinger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danneskjöld.
Ragnar Danneskjöld has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Dillinger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld takes one to the side of the head.
Danneskjöld fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dillinger to the ground. Danneskjöld is now in Dillinger's guard.
Dillinger pulls Danneskjöld in close to his closed guard and prevents Danneskjöld from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dillinger keeping full guard, as Danneskjöld tries to pass.
Danneskjöld advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld stalling away here and it's allowed Dillinger to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dillinger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dillinger keeping moving, preventing Danneskjöld from controlling successfully.
Danneskjöld stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dillinger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dillinger keeping moving, preventing Danneskjöld from controlling successfully.
Danneskjöld is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dillinger is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dillinger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danneskjöld is one step ahead there.
Danneskjöld wants to pass the guard but Dillinger is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Dillinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dillinger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Dillinger!
John Dillinger spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Ragnar Danneskjöld was interviewed post fight and said 'Who is John Galt?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Schmidt (ranked 1642 p4p, 201 weight class) and Ouje Bougoumou (ranked 2232 p4p, 270 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ouje Bougoumou!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bougoumou throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bougoumou 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.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bougoumou shoots in for a takedown but Schmidt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bougoumou works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bougoumou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Bougoumou throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt loads up on a big right hand but Bougoumou slips the punch.
Good exchange - Schmidt coming out on top.
It looks like Ouje Bougoumou has been cut.
Schmidt lands a nice looking body shot.
Bougoumou misses with an uppercut.
Schmidt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bougoumou loads up on a big right hand but Schmidt slips the punch.
Bougoumou takes one to the chin there.
Schmidt slips a jab and a cross from Bougoumou.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt throws a leg kick which misses Bougoumou's front leg but catches the back leg as Bougoumou tries to avoid it.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a hook but Bougoumou avoids it easily.
Bougoumou missing with a left hand there. Schmidt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bougoumou staying out of range there.
Schmidt misses with a jab to the body
and Bougoumou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schmidt looks to land a body kick but Bougoumou moved away.
Bougoumou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schmidt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bougoumou scrambles back to his feet.
Bougoumou smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bougoumou misses with a wild body shot.
Bougoumou closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schmidt circles away.
Schmidt scores with a leg kick.
Schmidt throws a wild body kick that Bougoumou sees coming a mile off.
Schmidt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bougoumou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bougoumou changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Schmidt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bougoumou is able to avoid easily.
Bougoumou misses with a takedown attempt - Schmidt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dieter Schmidt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ouje Bougoumou.
Bougoumou shoots in looking for a takedown but Schmidt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bougoumou's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schmidt cracks the inside of Bougoumou's front leg.
Schmidt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dieter Schmidt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schmidt misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schmidt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt throws a lazy body kick
and Bougoumou counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bougoumou is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Schmidt trying to control from the bottom.
Bougoumou seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schmidt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schmidt looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmidt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bougoumou's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bougoumou's back!
Schmidt trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bougoumou doesn't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bougoumou looking very determined here, making life difficult for Schmidt.
Bougoumou is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bougoumou staying busy and making it hard for Schmidt to control.
Bougoumou tries to escape the position.
Schmidt trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bougoumou is trying to break free.
Bougoumou is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schmidt struggling to keep hold of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bougoumou is in bad spot here.
Schmidt has good solid back control here.
Schmidt trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Schmidt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ouje Bougoumou's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schmidt keeps Bougoumou at a distance using the push kick.
Bougoumou lands with an overhand left.
Schmidt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schmidt throws a body shot but no joy.
Bougoumou checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bougoumou with the counter takedown but Schmidt avoids it easily.
Schmidt lands a right hook to the body.
Schmidt slips a straight right by Bougoumou.
Bougoumou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bougoumou misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bougoumou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Bougoumou throws a poor cross that misses
and Schmidt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bougoumou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Bougoumou lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bougoumou jabs Schmidt right on the nose. Schmidt blinks but takes it well.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Bougoumou checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bougoumou misses with a hook. Schmidt ducked under it nicely.
Bougoumou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dieter Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
Schmidt throws a jab but it's blocked by Bougoumou.
Bougoumou is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bougoumou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schmidt slips under a jab from Bougoumou.
Schmidt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bougoumou jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Bougoumou blocks the leg kick.
Bougoumou takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schmidt avoids the body shot from Bougoumou.
Schmidt misses with a head kick.
Schmidt misses with a left hand
letting Bougoumou counter with a right hand.
Bougoumou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schmidt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bougoumou throws a hook but Schmidt blocks it.
Bougoumou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bougoumou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bougoumou's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schmidt scores with a hook.
Schmidt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And Bougoumou tries to counter it with a takedown but Schmidt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bougoumou looks to land a left hand but Schmidt moved out of range nicely.
Schmidt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bougoumou doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schmidt takes one to the side of the head.
Schmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bougoumou sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bougoumou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Schmidt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schmidt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schmidt 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 Bougoumou has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bougoumou and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Bougoumou.
Bougoumou closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bougoumou is thwarting Schmidt's attempts to control the position.
Bougoumou tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schmidt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bougoumou is keen to just control but Schmidt is a slippery customer.
Bougoumou passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bougoumou wants to take his opponent's back but Schmidt doesn't allow it.
Schmidt tries to reverse the position but Bougoumou maintains control.
Bougoumou jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Schmidt is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Schmidt and Bougoumou has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bougoumou wants to control but Schmidt is keeping him busy.
Ouje Bougoumou has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt gets back to half guard.
Schmidt wants to control but Bougoumou is keeping busy.
Schmidt is looking to get back to full guard here but Bougoumou has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bougoumou is looking to take a break and control but Schmidt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bougoumou is trying to get an arm triangle but Schmidt is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ouje Bougoumou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ouje Bougoumou's cut.
That's time! Schmidt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Bougoumou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Bougoumou scores with a jab.
Bougoumou scores with a sloppy right hand. Schmidt should have avoided that one.
Schmidt slips under a jab.
Schmidt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Schmidt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schmidt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Bougoumou was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Bougoumou misses its intended target.
Schmidt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bougoumou bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schmidt's head.
Bougoumou avoids a kick to the body.
Schmidt moves away from the strike by Bougoumou.
Bougoumou takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bougoumou moves out of range of the body kick.
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!
Good leg kick by Schmidt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Bougoumou tries to counter it with a takedown but Schmidt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt lands a jab-cross combination.
Schmidt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bougoumou checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bougoumou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bougoumou might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bougoumou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schmidt misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Bougoumou on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bougoumou just misses with a punch to the body.
Bougoumou scores with a jab to the head.
Schmidt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bougoumou.
Bougoumou checks the leg kick.
Schmidt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schmidt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bougoumou is able to avoid easily.
Bougoumou avoids the head kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Schmidt.
Bougoumou throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bougoumou takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bougoumou throws a body shot but no joy.
Bougoumou misses with a wild body shot.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Bougoumou checks it.
Nice body kick there by Schmidt.
Schmidt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bougoumou.
No luck for Bougoumou with that takedown attempt.
Bougoumou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bougoumou lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bougoumou connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bougoumou tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schmidt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bougoumou misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bougoumou misses with a looping left.
Schmidt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Bougoumou.
Bougoumou avoids a kick to the body.
Schmidt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bougoumou's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Bougoumou blocks a low kick nicely.
Bougoumou missing with a left hand there. Schmidt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schmidt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Bougoumou looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt is defending against the submission attempts here by Bougoumou.
Bougoumou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bougoumou pulls his head out easily.
Schmidt tries to roll over but Bougoumou keeps him under control.
Bougoumou is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Schmidt is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dieter Schmidt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schmidt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieter Schmidt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Barbados (ranked 1380 p4p, 140 weight class) and Brian Jones (ranked 2067 p4p, 211 weight class). Barbados comes to the cage accompanied by What's It All For. Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Take my hand. 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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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Barbados!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Jones!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbados misses with a double jab.
Jones has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barbados is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barbados avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbados ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbados misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbados misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbados misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Barbados throws a head kick that misses.
Barbados stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Barbados wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbados waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbados is wise to it.
A shot to the body from Barbados misses
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbados throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbados throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Aldo Barbados seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Barbados's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbados tries to avoid it.
Jones slips a jab from Barbados.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbados throws a head kick that misses.
Barbados connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barbados manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones prevents Barbados from getting back to his feet.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barbados wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbados keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Barbados wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barbados keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbados is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones is looking to chop away at Barbados's legs.
Barbados takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Barbados.
Aldo Barbados is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbados misses the target.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbados.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbados misses the shot to the body.
Jones raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barbados misses with a looping right.
Jones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jones moves away from the strike by Barbados.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Barbados.
Barbados swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbados is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
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 Aldo Barbados will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A clash of legs there as Barbados blocks the low kick.
Barbados just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbados swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbados.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones moves out of range as Barbados strikes.
Barbados throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Barbados scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbados misses with the combination.
Jones only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbados lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbados takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Barbados lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barbados.
Jones avoids the head kick by Barbados.
Jones thinks about the counter body kick.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbados thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbados tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Barbados throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones 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 Barbados has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbados and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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!
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbados.
Barbados dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbados 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.
Jones thows a leg kick but Barbados checks it
letting Barbados counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbados is able to avoid easily.
Aldo Barbados is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbados stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Nice takedown defense from Barbados. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Barbados throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbados rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barbados lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbados tries a head kick but it misses.
And Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Barbados pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbados. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbados swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Barbados backing away here, and Jones unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barbados bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Barbados scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbados is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Barbados throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Barbados 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Barbados dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Barbados.
Barbados pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbados misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones tries to move into range but Barbados moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbados swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbados misses with a body shot
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones scores with a head kick.
Barbados swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbados swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jones throws a low kick but Barbados moves out of range easily.
Barbados misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Barbados throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Barbados makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbados has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbados. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barbados misses with the combination.
Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbados is wise to it.
Brian Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Barbados.
And Jones responds with a good body kick, but Barbados manages to step out the way in time.
Jones jabs Barbados to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barbados takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbados misses with a wild body shot.
Barbados keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbados.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones motions for Barbados to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbados scores with a punch to the head.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbados misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barbados looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbados with a body shot.
Barbados stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Barbados's leg but Barbados calmly moves out of range.
Aldo Barbados is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbados tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Barbados was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones avoids the head kick by Barbados.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones feints and then cracks Barbados's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbados down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbados has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Barbados!
Aldo Barbados tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David C. Marvin (ranked 2139 p4p, 256 weight class) and Pieter Daan Mostert (ranked 2255 p4p, 266 weight class). Marvin comes to the cage accompanied by Superman Theme. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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179 lbs
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186 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Red 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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, David C. Marvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pieter Daan Mostert!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marvin misses with a body kick.
Mostert misses with a straight right.
Marvin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mostert.
Mostert looks to score with a jab to the body but Marvin is just out of range.
Marvin is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mostert feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marvins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A left lands for Mostert.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mostert darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marvin is rocked!
Marvin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mostert to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Marvin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marvin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mostert fakes the body blow, causing Marvin to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Marvin goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pieter Daan Mostert!
Pieter Daan Mostert decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 1115 p4p, 120 weight class) and Bo Angliese (ranked 787 p4p, 85 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Angliese!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crespo.
Angliese throws a looping overhand right but Crespo ducks down to avoid it.
Angliese swats away the attempt to clinch by Crespo.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Angliese enables Crespo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Angliese manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crespo throwing strikes from guard but Angliese blocks nicely.
Crespo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crespo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Crespo trying to control the position from guard on top but Angliese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo won't allow Angliese to get back to his feet.
Crespo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Angliese is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crespo is controlling him.
Crespo connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo throws an elbow that misses. Angliese uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crespo's guard. Nice move by Angliese!
Crespo seems keen to control Angliese's posture.
Crespo trying to control the position.
Crespo has control of Angliese's left arm, preventing Angliese from doing any damage.
Crespo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Crespo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crespo looking for a guillotine here but Angliese defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crespo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Crespo trying to control the position.
Angliese wants to get up but he can't break Crespo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Crespo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crespo is working hard here to advance position.
Angliese is looking to stand up but Crespo won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo jabs Angliese right on the nose. Angliese blinks but takes it well.
Crespo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Angliese throws a jab but it's blocked by Crespo.
Crespo scores with a takedown into Angliese's guard.
Angliese manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Crespo lands with a light punch inside.
Angliese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Angliese lands with a shot to the body.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Angliese napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Crespo throws a strike aimed at the side of Angliese's head but Angliese avoids it well.
Angliese is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Angliese is working to avoid the ground and pound but Crespo connects with a decent elbow.
Crespo 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.
Angliese is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Crespo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Crespo with the ground and pound but Angliese regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angliese tries to kick Crespo off but Crespo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crespo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crespo trying to mount his opponent but Angliese defends it.
Crespo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Angliese keeps working.
Crespo prevents Angliese from standing back up.
Crespo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Angliese's head.
Crespo moves into full mount! Angliese won't be happy about that!
Crespo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Crespo raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Crespo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Angliese throws a body shot but no joy.
Crespo tries a head kick but it misses.
Angliese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crespo scores with a punch to the head.
Crespo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Angliese can do to turn this around?
Angliese jabs Crespo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bo Angliese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crespo blocks a head kick by Angliese.
Angliese with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Angliese.
Angliese misses with the combination.
Crespo feints and then cracks Angliese's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Angliese down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo connects with a jab.
Angliese misses with a body shot.
Angliese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crespo manages to avoid it.
Angliese lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo shoots in for a double leg but Angliese sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Angliese misses with a two punch combination.
Silvio Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angliese misses with a lunging right hand
and Crespo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab from Crespo.
Crespo takes the fight into the clinch.
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by Angliese.
Crespo keeps control of Angliese as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crespo lands an elbow inside that Angliese shrugs off.
Angliese stalling in the clinch but Crespo improves position.
Angliese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bo Angliese seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crespo slips a jab and a cross from Angliese.
Crespo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Angliese!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crespo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Angliese to see if he's OK.
Crespo working the ground and pound but Angliese is defending the strikes.
Crespo is working Angliese over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo controlling from side mount.
Crespo lands an elbow.
Crespo with the ground and pound but Angliese regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Angliese is not content to let Crespo control the position.
Crespo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Angliese sees it coming and defends easily.
Crespo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crespo prevents Angliese from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Angliese won't allow Crespo to pass to mount.
Crespo misses with a head shot. Angliese uses the momentum to regain guard.
Crespo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Angliese manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Angliese connects with a high kick.
It looks like Silvio Crespo has been cut.
Angliese loads up on a big right hand but Crespo slips the punch.
Crespo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Crespo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Angliese.
Jab from Crespo.
A head kick misses from Angliese.
Bo Angliese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crespo wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angliese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Angliese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crespo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Angliese misses with a body shot.
Angliese is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crespo rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crespo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Angliese rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Crespo to counter with a crisp jab.
Crespo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Angliese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Angliese managing to block the knees to the body from Crespo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Angliese creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crespo working aggressively here.
Crespo lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crespo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Angliese breaks from the clinch.
Crespo doesn't manage to clinch there - Angliese circles away.
Crespo wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bo Angliese will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crespo moves out of range of the strikes.
Crespo misses with a few strikes there.
Crespo gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
Angliese taking a breather.
Angliese is trying to push Crespo away but Crespo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Angliese is pressed up against the cage. Crespo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Angliese down to the mat. Angliese avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crespo shoots for a takedown but Angliese saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Angliese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crespo was well out of range. Poor timing from Angliese.
Crespo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Angliese on his heels. He'll look to pass Angliese's guard now, I'm sure.
Angliese wants to stand and escape but Crespo is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Angliese manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Angliese breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crespo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Angliese tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Crespo is in Angliese's guard.
Angliese is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angliese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Angliese, pushing him back against the cage.
Crespo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Angliese has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Crespo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Angliese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crespo.
Crespo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Angliese takes a step back to recover.
Crespo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Angliese sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crespo somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvio Crespo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angliese lands a nice shot to the body.
Crespo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Angliese makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crespo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crespo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Angliese, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angliese lands a nice knee to the body.
Angliese lands with a light punch inside.
Angliese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crespo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crespo fails with a takedown attempt.
Crespo gets a clinch.
Angliese blocks the elbow strike.
Angliese slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angliese.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crespo prevents a body shot from Angliese.
Angliese avoids a wild elbow strike from Crespo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angliese lands a nice shot to the body.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but Angliese blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Angliese.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crespo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Angliese avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Angliese works on Crespo's body with a couple of short punches.
Angliese unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crespo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crespo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Angliese is defending well for now.
Angliese tries to stall but Crespo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Angliese slows down the pace here.
Crespo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Crespo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Angliese clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Angliese is covering up but some of the strikes from Crespo are getting through and doing damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo misses with an elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Crespo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Crespo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Angliese defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Crespo is landing with strikes. Angliese can't take much more of this.
Angliese covering up well and avoiding damage.
Angliese is trapped and Crespo is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crespo trying to control.
Crespo looking for the choke but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Angliese comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Angliese 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Silvio Crespo!
Silvio Crespo made sure to mention his sponsor, RAGS of a RONIN in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Bo Angliese stepped up to the mic, saying 'This can't be real. All of you are on steroids! Yeah I said it, EVERYONE IS ON STEROIDS!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 1129 p4p, 121 weight class) and Francisco Salgado (ranked 1656 p4p, 182 weight class). Fakiiri's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF. Nakki Fakiiri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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274 lbs
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Salgado!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fakiiri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Salgado misses.
Salgado clinches.
Salgado throws a punch but it's blocked by Fakiiri.
A hook to the body from Salgado.
Salgado scores with a shoulder strike.
Salgado has a couple of punches blocked by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri tries a body shot but Salgado blocks it.
Salgado blocks an uppercut.
Salgado swings wildly with an uppercut but Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salgado is trying to push Fakiiri away but Fakiiri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fakiiri has a couple of punches blocked by Salgado.
Salgado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salgado needs to keep his hands up - Fakiiri had a free shot at his head there.
Salgado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salgado slips a straight right by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri jabs Salgado right on the nose. Salgado blinks but takes it well.
Fakiiri misses with a looping right.
A solid body kick from Fakiiri.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salgado lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Salgado throws the left hand but Fakiiri avoids the punch easily.
Fakiiri pushes Salgado up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salgado throws a head punch that misses.
Salgado avoiding damage as Fakiiri throws knees to the body.
Fakiiri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salgado backwards.
Salgado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fakiiri pushes off an throws an elbow but Salgado leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fakiiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fakiiri scores with a shot to the side of Salgado's head.
Salgado lands a nice uppercut.
Fakiiri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fakiiri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Salgado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fakiiri's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fakiiri tries a body shot but Salgado blocks it.
Salgado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salgado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fakiiri misses with a punch to the body.
Fakiiri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salgado lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salgado.
Fakiiri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salgado's efforts to push away.
Salgado working hard to break the clinch.
Salgado lands a nice uppercut.
Fakiiri blocks an uppercut.
Salgado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fakiiri is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Salgado like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Salgado from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakki Fakiiri!
A victorious Nakki Fakiiri thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stasius Venom (ranked 916 p4p, 124 weight class) and Jan Kriel (ranked 657 p4p, 92 weight class). Kriel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stasius Venom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Venom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut.
Venom looks to score with a jab to the body but Kriel is just out of range.
Kriel misses with a looping right.
Venom staying out of range there.
A cross from Kriel lands.
Kriel misses with a low kick.
Kriel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Venom to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venom blocks a jab.
Venom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kriel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Venom misses with a left hand
and Kriel counters with a low kick, right behind Venom 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom misses with a head kick.
Stasius Venom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kriel connects with an inside leg kick.
Kriel tried to score with a low kick but Venom checks it.
Kriel blocks a head kick by Venom.
Kriel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Venom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kriel scrambles back to his feet.
Jab by Kriel.
Venom misses with a leg kick
and Kriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kriel blocks a jab.
Venom backing away here, and Kriel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Venom swinging wildly here.
Kriel flicks out a counter leg kick but Venom steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel motions for Venom to come forward. Kriel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Venom is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Venom throws a sloppy body shot
and Kriel counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kriel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Venom throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kriel.
Venom throws a head kick that misses
and Kriel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kriel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Venom jabs Kriel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Venom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venom misses with an uppercut
and Kriel counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Kriel does no damage.
It looked like Venom was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Venom misses with a wild body shot.
Kriel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Venom throws a sloppy head kick
and Kriel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Venom slips under a jab from Kriel.
Venom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kriel checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kriel.
Kriel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Venom's hands.
Venom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Venom has knocked Kriel down with a huge combo! Venom steps away and waves a wobbly Kriel back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kriel is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kriel throws a shot from downtown. Venom moves away and avoids it.
Venom looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kriel is still on wobbly legs! Can Venom finish him?
Kriel throws a lazy uppercut
and Venom scores with a counter punch that sends Kriel to the canvas! Venom smells blood - he's punishing Kriel with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kriel has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stasius Venom!
Stasius Venom decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin BK (ranked 44 p4p, 7 weight class) and Akoni Gray (ranked 146 p4p, 25 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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221 lbs
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210 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Akoni Gray!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray throws a hook to the side of BK's head but BK sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BK throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
BK looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
BK throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
Gray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gray. That's going to slow BK down.
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gray looks to throw the jab but BK is out of range.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
BK swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from BK misses.
Gray dips to his left and cracks BK with an uppercut!
BK is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
BK misses the jab.
Gray throws the kick towards the body but BK avoids it.
Gray throws a hook to the side of BK's head but BK sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BK takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
BK throws a lazy uppercut
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray throws a shot from downtown. BK moves away and avoids it.
BK misses with a takedown attempt - Gray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
BK gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from BK.
BK waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
BK misses with a looping left.
BK tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
BK ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
BK checks a leg kick nicely.
BK throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
BK fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
BK throws a front kick aimed at Gray's knee but Gray avoids it well.
Akoni Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by BK.
BK blocks a head kick by Gray.
Gray tries to clinch up but BK circles away and keeps his distance.
BK tries to counter with a takedown but Gray is quick to defend against it.
Gray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BK lands a really nice looking cross but Gray seems unphased.
Gray lands with a nice body kick.
Gray throws a jab when BK was well out of range.
BK fakes the leg kick and cracks Gray in the body.
Gray takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
BK throws a sloppy head kick
and Gray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
BK misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
BK keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gray.
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BK closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gray's guard.
Gray trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
BK with a flurry of punches that miss.
BK connects with a couple of short punches.
BK throwing strikes but missing.
BK throwing strikes from guard but Gray blocks nicely.
Gray wants to get back to his feet but BK is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
BK postures up in Gray's guard and throws a big left but Gray blocks it.
Gray pulls BK in to control the position.
BK throwing strikes from guard but Gray blocks nicely.
BK loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
BK lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK with a flurry of punches that miss.
BK won't allow Gray to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BK throws a big elbow that misses.
BK missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
BK landing with the ground and pound.
BK content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
BK 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.
BK content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gray seems keen to control BK's posture.
BK missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
BK tries to free his leg and advance position but Gray is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gray holds on and takes a little breather.
BK with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 Benjamin BK will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for BK.
Gray wants to slow BK down by chopping away at his legs.
BK half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
BK's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gray under the eye.
Gray motions for BK to come forward. Gray throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
BK throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
BK moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
BK lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akoni Gray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from BK misses its intended target.
Gray tries a head kick but it misses.
Gray walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BK tries to land a front kick but Gray steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
BK fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gray checks it well.
BK looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
BK throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
BK looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gray is fending him off so far but BK persists. Nope, Gray circles away and we're back to standing.
BK is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray lands with a cross.
BK is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gray can do to turn this around?
BK misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
BK slips under a jab.
BK appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
BK thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before BK can pounce on him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from BK.
Gray was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
BK lunges at Gray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gray's hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Gray scores with a four punch combination!
Gray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
BK loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Benjamin BK seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray throws the left hand but BK avoids the punch easily.
BK does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
BK changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray stuns BK with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
BK gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
BK looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin BK. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BK throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
BK works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gray lands with a good body shot.
Gray tests BK's chin there with a solid looking shot.
BK lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A clash of legs there as Gray blocks the low kick.
And Gray responds with a good body kick, but BK manages to step out the way in time.
Gray throws a head kick that half lands.
Gray takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray on the wrong end of a nice hook.
BK looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Gray throws out a counter right but BK avoids it with no problem.
Gray throws a body kick that misses.
BK changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gray tests BK's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gray scores with a sloppy right hand. BK should have avoided that one.
BK is rocked!
Gray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and BK has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
BK throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy left from Gray finds it's target.
Oh BK is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheers as BK lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gray doesn't seem phased though.
BK seems to have got his legs back now.
BK checks a leg kick nicely.
BK half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
BK connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
BK misses with a body kick.
Gray slaps away a takedown attempt from BK, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gray with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BK jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BK misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
BK on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gray drops BK with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but BK looks back up at him and smiles so Gray waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
BK uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
BK throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gray throws a hook to the side of BK's head but BK sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray blocks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by BK there.
BK moves out of range as Gray throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BK dives in for a single leg takedown but Gray sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
BK fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gray avoids it really well and circles away.
Gray is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akoni Gray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! BK's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
BK throws a wild body kick that Gray sees coming a mile off.
Gray scores with a jab to the jaw.
BK thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BK.
Gray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
BK tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gray defends well and BK ends up having to push Gray into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
BK looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
BK lands with a straight right. Gray didn't see that one coming.
Gray throws a leg kick which misses BK's front leg but catches the back leg as BK tries to avoid it.
Gray needs to keep his hands up - BK had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by BK as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BK misses the body punch
and Gray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from BK misses its intended target.
Gray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
BK slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
BK misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from BK misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray misses with a looping left.
BK throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Gray looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gray lands a nice looking kick to the body. BK takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gray is working BK over against the cage.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gray is pushing BK up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
BK wants to take the fight to the mat but Gray manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gray pushes BK back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from BK fails to land.
BK is trying to push Gray away but Gray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
BK misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Gray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt BK or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gray.
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!
Gray lands a hook that snaps the head of BK backwards.
Gray lands with a right to the head.
Gray lands with a short shot to the head.
Gray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gray works on BK's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gray.
BK tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Gray misses with a body punch.
Gray digs a right hand underneath BK's ribcage. BK let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gray controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gray.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
BK prevents a body shot from Gray.
Gray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akoni Gray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gray lands a right hand that snaps the head of BK backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gray.
Gray lands a left hand.
Gray manages to break the clinch.
Gray doesn't manage to clinch there - BK circles away.
BK on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent BK stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
BK misses with a leg kick
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from BK.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin BK. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from BK is predictable there
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gray misses with an uppercut. BK saw that one coming.
Gray cracks BK with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! BK looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gray finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BK bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Gray comes at him with an uppercut from hell! BK falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! BK was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akoni Gray!
Akoni Gray is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Akoni Gray 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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