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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bobkins (ranked 5509 p4p, 504 weight class) and Markus Hammarstrom (ranked 6834 p4p, 553 weight class). Billy Bobkins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bobkins! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Markus Hammarstrom! The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hammarstrom throws a lazy head kick and Bobkins counters with a three punch combo that has Hammarstrom backing up. Hammarstrom nods at Bobkins to acknowledge the strikes. Hammarstrom has closed the distance and engaged Bobkins in a clinch.
Hammarstrom is trying to push Bobkins away but Bobkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Hammarstrom fails to pull guard.
Bobkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammarstrom. Hammarstrom is looking to take this one to the mat. Hammarstrom blocks a body shot from Bobkins. Bobkins stalling.
Hammarstrom is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bobkins is defending well. Billy Bobkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Hammarstrom. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hammarstrom stalls. Hammarstrom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Hammarstrom letting Bobkins take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hammarstrom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobkins swinging wildly here.
Hammarstrom doesn't manage to clinch there - Bobkins circles away.
Hammarstrom with a poor takedown and Bobkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Markus Hammarstrom has been cut. Hammarstrom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Billy Bobkins has been cut. Hammarstrom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bobkins throws a right and a left that both miss. A countering left hand to the body from Hammarstrom misses. Hammarstrom misses with a body kick. Hammarstrom moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hammarstrom is trying to push Bobkins away but Bobkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Bobkins misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Hammarstrom drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bobkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hammarstrom throws out a loose jab but Bobkins uses good head movement to avoid it. Hammarstrom shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bobkins sprawls well. Bobkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hammarstrom gets slowly back to his feet. Bobkins lands a big right hand that sends Hammarstrom crashing to the mat! Bobkins stays standing though and waves Hammarstrom back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bobkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Bobkins drops Hammarstrom with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hammarstrom! Bobkins dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Bobkins!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teem OReilly (ranked 3261 p4p, 364 weight class) and Philip Moore (ranked 3690 p4p, 406 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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188 cm
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170 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teem OReilly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Moore! The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! OReilly cracks Moore with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OReilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. OReilly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Moore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OReilly lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. OReilly throws a half hearted mid kick. Moore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Moore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
OReilly throwing a counter right hand but Moore manages to avoid it. OReilly looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range. Moore misses with a wild body shot. Moore shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Moore tries to bum rush OReilly with a series of wild strikes but OReilly uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract OReilly. OReilly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
OReilly misses with a wild combination.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from OReilly.
A left lands for Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. OReilly is trying to maintain a safe position but Moore gets an underhook and turns OReilly into the cage. Moore lands a shoulder strike. A right hook to the body lands for Moore.
Moore tries to work over OReilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore lands an uppercut. Still in the clinch, Moore scores with a nice short uppercut. Moore is leaning against OReilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Moore lands a shot to the body. Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as OReilly controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land. Nice body punch from Moore - that landed with a thud.
OReilly takes a shot to the head. OReilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Moore tries to throw a body punch but OReilly avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage. OReilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Moore pushes OReilly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Moore has OReilly pressed against the cage, preventing OReilly from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Moore scores with a nice hook to the head. OReilly looking to stall.
Moore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
OReilly is rocked! OReilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh OReilly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Both fighters working to control the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land. OReilly seems to have got his legs back now. Moore lands with a left to the head. Moore misses with some punches.
Moore scores with an uppercut up the middle. Moore unloads with a big right hand that wobbles OReilly! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Moore is unloading with more strikes now! OReilly drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Moore! Philip Moore gave a mention to Sportivité in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Durant (ranked 3825 p4p, 496 weight class) and Dukey Tots (ranked 2718 p4p, 372 weight class). Durant's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - Enter Sandman. Kevin Durant has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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208 cm
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Durant! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dukey Tots! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tots avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tots closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Tots passes to side control. Tots scores with punches from side control. Tots is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Durant will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. My spies in Prototype's Dojo inform me that Tots has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Durant wants to control but Tots postures up. Sloppy strikes there by Tots. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tots working away. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Tots has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Tots shoots in and gets a takedown into Durant's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tots is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Tots postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Durant is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tots, into his guard.
Durant is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Tots has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Durant is looking to defend but Tots has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Durant! Tots pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Durant taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dukey Tots! The defeated Kevin Durant had this to say: 'Back to the drawing board for me folks, this is just a bump in the road. I'll be back better than before soon!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cobb (ranked 3474 p4p, 354 weight class) and Isaac Arthur (ranked 2611 p4p, 265 weight class). Arthur comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Fwurmi Pawadox kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 cm
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238 lbs
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186 cm
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randall Cobb! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaac Arthur! The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Arthur moves forwards but Cobb connects with a nice, crisp jab. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Arthur 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. Cobb 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.
Cobb lands a jab. Cobb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Cobb misses with a wild body shot. Arthur with a jab. Arthur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Cobb lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Cobb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arthur can pounce on him.
Arthur dives in and grabs Cobb's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cobb pushes down on Arthur's head and hops out. Cobb is looking to counter punch. Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by Arthur. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Arthur slips a straight right by Cobb. Cobb forces Arthur back against the cage and clinches. Cobb lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb. Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arthur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Arthur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Arthur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Cobb lands with a right to the head. Arthur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Arthur. Arthur misses with a knee strike.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arthur misses with some punches.
Arthur creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cobb's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cobb drops to his knees and Arthur pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaac Arthur! An out of breath Isaac Arthur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chief Eyes (ranked 3473 p4p, 380 weight class) and Robb Stark (ranked 2472 p4p, 292 weight class). Robb Stark has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chief Eyes's chin.
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Eyes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robb Stark! The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stark scores with a head kick.
It looks like Chief Eyes has been cut. Eyes doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Stark throws a quick inside leg kick. Both fighters circling a little - Stark finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Eyes tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Eyes moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off. Stark thumps Eyes with a low kick. Eyes has closed the distance and engaged Stark in a clinch.
Eyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark. Eyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it. Eyes misses with the head strike.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Stark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eyes. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stark, right into the meat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stark 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. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Stark connects with a leg kick. Eyes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Eyes tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Stark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Stark throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eyes clinches up against the cage. Stark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stark lands with a kick to the temple. Eyes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eyes is rocked! Stark lets loose with a powerful body kick. Eyes will feel that in the morning. Oh Eyes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Eyes tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it. Eyes doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Eyes seems to have got his legs back now. Eyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stark. The fight stays on the outside here - Eyes looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The fight stays on the outside here - Eyes looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Stark scoring well with a low kick there.
Eyes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Eyes tries to clinch up. Eyes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Eyes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stark, right into the meat.
Eyes tries to clinch up but Stark circles away and keeps his distance. Eyes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Eyes throws a good cross that connects.
Eyes takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses. Stark thumps Eyes with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Eyes is looking to clinch. Eyes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Stark scores with a spinning back kick! Both fighters circling a little - Stark finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. A head kick from Stark lands but Eyes takes it in his stride. Stark throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Stark throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Eyes was covering up waiting for the punch and Stark finishes the takedown easily into guard. Eyes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark. Eyes is breathing heavily. Stark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Stark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Eyes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark. Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Eyes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark. Stark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eyes works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Stark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eyes works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Stark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stark throws a big elbow that misses. Stark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eyes works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Stark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Stark with a flurry of punches that miss. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Stark with a flurry of punches that miss. Eyes trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. A solid body kick from Stark. Eyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center. Stark appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Stark pushes Eyes up against the cage in a clinch. Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! The fight stays on the outside here - Eyes looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Stark scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Eyes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Stark throws a nice outside leg kick. Eyes 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. Eyes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Some wild striking there from Eyes.
Eyes tries to clinch up but Stark circles away and keeps his 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! Eyes tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Eyes moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off. Eyes 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. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stark - that will leave a mark!
Eyes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stark. Stark obviously looking to wear him down.
Stark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Eyes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Eyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Eyes doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Stark throws a leg kick which misses Eyes's front leg but catches the back leg as Eyes tries to avoid it. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stark, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robb Stark dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chief Eyes's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Eyes is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Eyes is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Eyes tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Eyes closes the distance and clinches. Stark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
Stark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Stark lands but Eyes takes it in his stride. Eyes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stark shoots in and gets a takedown into Eyes's guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Eyes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stark controls the pace. Stark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eyes works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Stark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eyes works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Eyes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Stark pushes down on Eyes's leg and manages to get into half guard. Eyes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eyes trying to hold on to Stark's head to control him but Stark postures up.
Stark thows a huge punch but Eyes dodges it nicely.
Stark works his foot free and advances to mount. Stark looking to ground and pound but Eyes is blocking nicely. Stark putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Eyes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stark.
Stark thowing shots but they're missing. Stark unloading with bombs! Eyes tries to hold on but Stark postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stark thowing shots but they're missing. Eyes is trying desperately to improve position. Stark postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Eyes badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Stark around the waist but Stark pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Stark is the winner by TKO! Stark jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robb Stark! An out of breath Robb Stark thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 1397 p4p, 53 weight class) and Jason Imbert (ranked 2578 p4p, 94 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff. Jim Bob McDonald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Imbert! The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Imbert misses with a looping left. Imbert throws a series of punches but McDonald avoids them all with ease. Imbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Imbert! But no joy. McDonald moves out of range of the strikes. Imbert misses with a looping right. Imbert jabbing away but nothing is landing. Imbert misses with a straight left. Nice body punch from McDonald. McDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Imbert counter with a right hand. McDonald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Jason Imbert has been cut. Imbert scores with a jab. McDonald acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Imbert swinging wildly here.
Imbert throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonald counters with a left and a right that stings Imbert. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Imbert throws a big shot that misses. Imbert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Imbert looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Imbert slips under a jab from McDonald. Imbert walks into a stiff left hand from McDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round. Imbert scores with a jab to the jaw. McDonald fails to land with a series of punches.
McDonald scores with a shot to the body.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Imbert. McDonald throws a hook but Imbert blocks it. Imbert tests McDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot. Imbert feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McDonalds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! McDonald lands a big shot that drops Imbert! Can he finish him?
Imbert is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Imbert looking to control but McDonald passes into half guard.
McDonald lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Imbert quite badly. Imbert pulls McDonald in close trying to recover. McDonald postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Imbert on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Imbert doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Bob McDonald! After the fight, Jim Bob McDonald was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Luther (ranked 3127 p4p, 350 weight class) and Bernardo De Barros (ranked 2972 p4p, 334 weight class). Luther comes to the cage accompanied by Hokuto No Ken - You Wa Shock. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Luther! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo De Barros! The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! De Barros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. De Barros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luther. De Barros with the counter takedown but Luther avoids it easily. De Barros throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Luther was covering up waiting for the punch and De Barros finishes the takedown easily into guard. De Barros landing with the ground and pound. Luther 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. De Barros thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. De Barros working some strikes from top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. De Barros drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Barros jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. De Barros passes into half guard. Luther is trying to control but can't.
De Barros sitting and controlling from the half guard. Luther is looking for a sweep. De Barros is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Barros is trying for a kimura here. Luther looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! De Barros wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bernardo De Barros!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Harpik (ranked 1572 p4p, 173 weight class) and Angel Childress (ranked 2613 p4p, 267 weight class). Childress has chosen Eighth of sticky gooey-by MAC MAL as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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270 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stefan Harpik! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angel Childress! The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Childress closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harpik circles away. Harpik dives in for a single leg takedown but Childress sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Harpik closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Harpik in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Sloppy strikes there by Harpik. Childress is looking for a sweep. Harpik scores with a couple of short elbows. Childress avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harpik. Childress is looking for a sweep. I wouldn't like to be where Childress is right now. Harpik in side control lands a decent elbow. Childress is looking to regain half guard here but Harpik keeps moving and retains side control. We've been hearing that Harpik has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Harpik in side control lands a decent elbow. Childress takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Harpik scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Childress to see if he's OK. Harpik trying to control the position but Childress is working away. Harpik in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harpik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Childress keeps working. Harpik tries to score with some ground and pound. Childress controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Harpik working the head and body with strikes. Childress sneaks back into half guard. Harpik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Harpik thows a huge punch but Childress dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Harpik thows a huge punch but Childress dodges it nicely.
Harpik misses with a head shot. Childress uses the momentum to regain guard. Childress looking to control.
Childress is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harpik postures up.
Childress is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harpik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Harpik postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Harpik slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Childress working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harpik. Childress avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Harpik stands up over Childress, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Harpik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Childress looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harpik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Harpik postures up and lands a big shot to Childress's brow. Harpik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Childress looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harpik is one step ahead there. Childress working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harpik. Harpik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Harpik postures up and lands a big shot to Childress's brow. Childress is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. This has been an exciting period of action! Harpik throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harpik with a flurry of punches that miss. Harpik trying to control but Childress is working from the bottom. Harpik 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. Childress trying to keep a closed guard but Harpik is proving a slippery customer.
Harpik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. We've been informed that Childress has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Childress is trying to control the position but Harpik postures up. Harpik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Childress works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Harpik postures up and lands a big shot to Childress's brow. Childress keeping moving, preventing Harpik from controlling successfully. Harpik connects with a couple of short punches. Harpik trying to control the position from guard on top but Childress is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Childress scores with a nice shot. Childress has his foot on Harpik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harpik works his way back into a safe position though. Childress is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harpik defends well. Childress keeping moving, preventing Harpik from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harpik landing with the ground and pound. Harpik controls from within his opponent's guard. Harpik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Childress trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Harpik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Harpik wants to control from the top but Childress keeps moving. Childress looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harpik is one step ahead there. Harpik trying to control the position from guard on top but Childress is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Harpik pushes down on Childress's leg and manages to get into half guard. Childress has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harpik is working away from the top position though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Harpik dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harpik fails to land the takedown. Harpik goes for a double leg but Childress avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Childress continues to drive forward. Harpik avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Harpik has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Harpik. That's going to take a lot out of him. Harpik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Harpik tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Childress swivels and escapes. Childress is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Harpik fails with a takedown attempt. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Harpik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Childress. Childress pushing out the jab but it's not landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Childress throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Harpik tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Childress is in Harpik's guard. Stefan Harpik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Harpik controlling the position. Harpik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Childress is looking to improve his position.
Harpik lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Childress is looking to improve his position.
Childress is staying active underneath Harpik, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Harpik thows a huge punch but Childress dodges it nicely.
Harpik misses with a head shot. Childress uses the momentum to regain guard. Harpik connects with a couple of short punches. Harpik trying to control the position from guard on top but Childress is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Harpik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Harpik scoring with punches to the head and body. Childress is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Harpik frees his head nicely. Oh but Childress has switched to an armbar! Harpik is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Angel Childress! Angel Childress looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Jeremiah porter I just took your virginity in the middle of the cage and put the division and notice.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Johnson (ranked 1248 p4p, 156 weight class) and Akira Harada (ranked 2007 p4p, 234 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Harada! The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harada getting the better of the striking in that exchange. A jab from Harada misses. Jab from Johnson. Harada throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harada throws out the jab. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Harada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Harada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson staying out of range there. Harada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Harada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Johnson moves out of range as Harada strikes. Harada checks a low kick from Johnson. Harada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Harada lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Johnson slips a straight right by Harada. Harada cracks Johnson with a good jab. Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round. Harada is trying to improve his position. Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harada down.
You can see the frustration on Harada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Johnson landing a few strikes. Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Harada defends. Harada is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it. Harada told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harada some visible discomfort.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson cracks Harada with a big right hand but Harada just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes. Harada is looking for a sweep. Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Harada is rocked! Harada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Johnson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Harada looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Johnson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Johnson! After winning the bout, Mike Johnson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Merlin (ranked 1384 p4p, 166 weight class) and Deklek Sitsongrit (ranked 927 p4p, 110 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Merlin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deklek Sitsongrit! The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit. An attempted straight right counter from Merlin misses the target. Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Merlin.
Deklek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Merlin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sitsongrit momentarily.
Merlin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Sitsongrit throws a hook but Merlin blocks it. Merlin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Merlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Merlin throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot. And Sitsongrit responds with a good body kick, but Merlin manages to step out the way in time. Merlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Merlin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Merlin appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Merlin lands with a good body shot. Sitsongrit misses the jab. Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Merlin misses with a wild body shot. Merlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sitsongrit jabs Merlin to the body, keeping him at a distance. Merlin feints and as Sitsongrit raises his hands in defense, Merlin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Merlin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Sitsongrit 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. Merlin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Merlin pushing down on Sitsongrit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sitsongrit is trying to get back to full guard. Sitsongrit is defending against the submission attempts here by Merlin.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Merlin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Sitsongrit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Merlin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Sitsongrit is not content to let Merlin control the position. Merlin is trying for a kimura here. Sitsongrit looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Merlin wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xavier Merlin! An out of breath Xavier Merlin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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