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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Mfer (ranked 4478 p4p, 565 weight class) and Benjamin Bronckhorsten (ranked 5242 p4p, 624 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bull Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Bronckhorsten!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronckhorsten blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Bronckhorsten.
Mfer moves into the clinch.
Come on Mfer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mfer prevents Bronckhorsten from breaking the clinch.
Bronckhorsten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Mfer.
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mfer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mfer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mfer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bronckhorsten looks winded!
Stalling in the clinch from Mfer.
A shot in the inside from Mfer.
A body shot lands from Mfer.
Mfer lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mfer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Mfer.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Mfer.
Mfer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mfer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mfer pushes Bronckhorsten back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Mfer.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mfer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bronckhorsten backwards.
Mfer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer lands a hook that snaps the head of Bronckhorsten backwards.
Mfer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer lands a nice shot to the body.
Mfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bronckhorstens head.
Mfer lands a nice shot to the body.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mfer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bronckhorsten backwards.
Mfer lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Mfer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mfer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Mfer.
Nice body punch from Mfer - that landed with a thud.
Mfer lands a body shot.
Mfer lands a shot to the body.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mfer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mfer connects with the punch.
Mfer has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Mfer.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
Mfer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Mfer as the two fighters clinch.
Mfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bronckhorsten backwards.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bronckhorsten is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a nice shot to the body.
Bronckhorsten is still on wobbly legs! Can Mfer finish him?
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bronckhorsten seems to have recovered his senses.
Mfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bronckhorstens head.
Mfer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mfer breaks from the clinch.
Mfer lands a big uppercut and Bronckhorsten crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bronckhorsten looks OK. Mfer waves Bronckhorsten back to his feet!
Mfer moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer is leaning against Bronckhorsten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
Mfer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mfer avoiding damage.
Mfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mfer stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mfer drops Bronckhorsten onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bronckhorsten is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer works on Bronckhorsten's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mfer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Bronckhorsten pressed against the cage. Mfer frees himself up and cracks Bronckhorsten with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Bronckhorsten crumples to the floor, out cold! Mfer jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bull Mfer!
After the big win, Bull Mfer made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Arcticus University: London and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reiner Brawn (ranked 8866 p4p, 655 weight class) and Phillip Baroni (ranked 23755 p4p, 673 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reiner Brawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawn tries to close the distance and clinch but Baroni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brawn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baroni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baroni manages to break the clinch.
Brawn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baroni.
Brawn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brawn is looking to clinch.
Brawn wants to clinch up but Baroni keeps it at a distance.
Baroni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baroni misses with a lunging right hand
and Baroni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brawn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baroni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni misses with an uppercut. Brawn saw that one coming.
Baroni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brawn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baroni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawn wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baroni.
Baroni thuds a left hand into Brawn's body.
Brawn tries to clinch there but Baroni circles away.
Baroni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brawn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brawn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baroni looks to throw the jab but Brawn is out of range.
Phillip Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baroni cracks a nice hook into Brawn's ribs.
Brawn darts in trying to clinch
and Brawn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brawn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baroni counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brawn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Baroni scores with a nice head shot.
Brawn gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Brawn tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Baroni is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Brawn buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Brawn!! Brawn is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Baroni throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phillip Baroni!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Phillip Baroni waved his t-shirt featuring Freebok (85% Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wall (ranked 4628 p4p, 498 weight class) and Josh Alli (ranked 5255 p4p, 538 weight class). Wall comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Alli!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wall is leaning against Alli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alli's efforts to push away.
Wall lands a nice uppercut.
Wall lands with a light punch inside.
Alli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Wall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wall.
Wall keeps control of Alli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wall 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.
Alli tries to pull guard but Wall won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Wall.
Wall keeps control of Alli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Wall.
A frustrated look appears on Alli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wall - that landed with a thud.
Alli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wall cracks Alli with a nice body shot.
Alli tries to pull guard but Wall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alli working hard to break the clinch.
Wall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alli backwards.
Alli is trying to break the clinch but Wall has him pressed against the cage.
Wall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wall lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Wall.
Wall is leaning against Alli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alli backwards.
Wall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alli or not.
Alli looks winded!
Wall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alli throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wall on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Wall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alli is rocked!
Wall has Alli pressed against the cage, preventing Alli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alli is still on wobbly legs! Can Wall finish him?
A right hand to the body from Wall.
A hook to the body from Wall.
Alli seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice left hand lands by Wall.
Wall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wall pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wall pushes Alli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Wall - that landed with a thud.
Wall lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Wall.
Alli successfully pulls guard.
Wall's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall continues to stall.
Wall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wall's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wall moves into range and clinches up with Alli.
Wall wants to take the fight to the mat but Alli manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wall.
Wall prevents Alli from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wall closes the distance and clinches.
Alli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wall lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Wall.
We've been informed that Alli has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wall dodges an elbow strike from Alli.
Wall lands a right hand.
Wall lands a left hand.
Wall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alli can do to turn this around?
Wall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wall lands with a left to the head.
Alli working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alli obliges.
Wall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wall digs a right hand into Alli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alli's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alli jumps guard but Wall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wall pushes Alli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alli backwards.
Wall avoids a wild elbow strike from Alli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Wall.
Alli is trying to break the clinch but Wall is controlling him.
Alli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wall is defending well for now.
Alli tries to break the clinch but Wall is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wall.
Alli is trying to break the clinch but Wall has him pressed against the cage.
Alli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wall breaks the clinch.
Wall lands a nice shot to the body.
Alli wants to clinch.
Alli gets tackled into the cage by Wall. Wall maintains the clinch.
Alli tries to pull guard but Wall won't allow it.
John Wall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Alli.
Alli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Wall.
Alli is trying to pull guard but Wall has him pressed against the cage.
Alli is breathing heavily.
Alli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alli backwards.
Alli takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Wall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wall is leaning against Alli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alli backwards.
Wall presses Alli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alli backwards.
Wall pushes Alli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Wall.
Wall pushes Alli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Wall.
Wall lands a left hand.
Wall lands a hook that snaps the head of Alli backwards.
Still in the clinch, Wall scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Wall.
Wall lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Alli to his knees! Wall keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wall!
A victorious John Wall thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Holey (ranked 6223 p4p, 271 weight class) and Kyoji Kubota (ranked 4005 p4p, 196 weight class). Kubota has chosen Sweet Inspiration by Hiroshi Satoh as his entrance music. Kyoji Kubota has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nick Holey's chin.
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Holey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Kubota!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kubota circles away.
Kubota looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kubota gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Holey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kubota seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Holey wants to pass the guard but Kubota is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holey throwing strikes from guard but Kubota blocks nicely.
Holey wants to control from the top but Kubota keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holey postures up.
Kubota looking for a guillotine here but Holey defends easily.
Kubota avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kubota is adopting a defensive guard.
Holey trying to control but Kubota is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kubota 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kubota is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Holey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kubota looking to control but Holey passes into half guard.
Kubota tries to get to full guard but Holey has control of the leg.
Holey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Holey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kubota has managed to free his arm - good work.
Holey wants to control but Kubota is keeping him busy.
Holey throwing shots but Kubota is blocking nicely.
Kubota is holding on to half guard well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Holey as Kubota shoots in.
Kubota shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holey but Holey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nick Holey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyoji Kubota.
Kubota fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holey circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kubota or perhaps it was just good defense by Holey, which made it look bad.
Kubota fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holey shoots in for a double leg but Kubota sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holey pushes Kubota up against the cage in a clinch.
Holey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kubota drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kubota has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Holey after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Holey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Holey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Holey misses with a takedown attempt
and Kubota counters with a head kick. That will keep Holey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Holey misses with a takedown attempt - Kubota sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nick Holey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holey drives through and clinches with Kubota against the cage.
Kubota wants a takedown.
Kubota is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kubota gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Holey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kubota looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubota tries for a takedown. No joy.
Holey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kubota is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holey can't break the clinch.
Kubota has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Holey clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Holey breaks Kubota's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Holey wanted to stand there but Kubota had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kubota being controlled here, momentarily.
Kubota is adopting a defensive guard.
Kubota wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Holey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kubota's guard.
Kubota keeping full guard, as Holey tries to pass.
Kubota trying to keep a closed guard but Holey is proving a slippery customer.
Holey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kubota can do to turn this around?
Kubota looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holey is one step ahead there.
Holey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holey trying to control the action but Kubota is working from the bottom.
Kubota struggling a bit here.
Holey tries to stand but Kubota is controlling his head.
Kubota is trying to control Holey's posture but Holey avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holey scores with a couple of short elbows.
Holey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Holey controlling the position from side mount.
Holey working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kubota is looking for a sweep.
Kubota really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holey wants to stand but Kubota has his arm trapped.
Kubota is looking to regain half guard here but Holey keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Holey dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Kubota as Holey shoots in.
Holey throws a head kick but Kubota moves out of range.
Holey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kubota.
Kubota fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Holey sprawls well initially but Kubota persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kubota wants to free his trapped foot but Holey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Holey manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kubota is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota trying to control the position from guard on top but Holey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kubota looking to sit in guard and control but Holey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kubota is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holey cracks Kubota with a solid left hand.
Kubota has a closed guard, preventing Holey from standing up.
Kubota avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kubota is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Holey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota is looking to sweep but instead, Holey has passed into half guard.
Holey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kubota knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kubota tries to roll over but Holey keeps him under control.
Holey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Holey is keen to just control but Kubota is a slippery customer.
Holey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kubota regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubota looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holey is one step ahead there.
Kubota keeping moving, preventing Holey from controlling successfully.
Kubota is trying to keep Holey in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kubota has Holey pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Holey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kubota is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Holey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holey wants it to stay on the feet.
Holey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kubota is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Holey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Holey's back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kubota lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holey turns into Kubota and is now in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Holey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Holey!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dax Baxter (ranked 4328 p4p, 207 weight class) and Chief Waters (ranked 5498 p4p, 254 weight class). Chief Waters is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dax Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Waters!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Waters tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baxter defends well and Waters ends up having to push Baxter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Baxter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Waters on his heels. He'll look to pass Waters's guard now, I'm sure.
Waters is looking to stand up but Baxter isn't so interested in that idea.
Waters is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Baxter trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom.
Baxter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Waters is not content to let Baxter control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter takes a little break here. Waters wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Baxter misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waters prevents Baxter from improving position.
Baxter in side control, throwing shots but Waters defends.
Baxter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baxter trying to control the action but Waters is working from the bottom.
Baxter misses with the ground and pound.
Baxter throws an elbow but Waters slips to the side and avoids it well.
Baxter in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Baxter trying to control the position but Waters is working away.
Baxter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Waters 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.
Waters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baxter.
Waters fails with a takedown attempt.
Baxter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Baxter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baxter has a couple of punches blocked by Waters.
Knees to the body from Baxter.
Waters is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Our sources have told us that Baxter has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dax Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Waters.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baxter lands a body punch.
Baxter landing knees to the body.
Baxter is pressed up against the cage. Waters has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baxter down to the mat. Baxter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A left and a right from Baxter both land. Nice combination.
Dax Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baxter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Waters eats them both and turns towards Baxter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baxter pushes Waters up against the cage in a clinch.
Baxter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waters's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dax Baxter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baxter lands with a hook. Waters tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baxter punishes Waters's body with a nice straight punch.
Baxter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waters can do to turn this around?
Baxter clinches up against the cage.
Baxter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baxter lands a left hand.
Waters goes for a takedown attempt but Baxter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Waters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Baxter scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Waters is defended easily by Baxter.
Dax Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Waters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baxter duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter lands a two punch combo.
Baxter digs a good body shot into Waters's ribs.
Dax Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baxter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baxter has closed the distance and engaged Waters in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baxter.
A head punch on the inside from Baxter fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waters.
Baxter lands with a right to the head.
Baxter misses with a body punch.
Waters breaks from the clinch.
Waters goes for a double leg but Baxter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Baxter continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
Baxter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baxter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Waters can do anything to dispel that myth.
Baxter trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom.
Baxter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Baxter trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom.
Waters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baxter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Waters's head.
Baxter slips nicely into half guard.
Baxter is thwarting Waters's attempts to control the position.
Baxter wants to take a breather but Waters is having none of it.
Waters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Waters is not content to let Baxter control the position.
That's four 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.
Waters has hold of Baxter's hands but Baxter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baxter wants to take a breather but Waters is having none of it.
Baxter is controlling the pace.
Waters wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Waters darts in looking for a takedown but Baxter gets double underhooks and turns Waters into the cage.
Baxter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baxter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baxter fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dax Baxter dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Baxter scores with a nice head shot.
Waters takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baxter connects with a body shot.
Waters closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baxter circles away.
Nice body punch from Baxter.
Baxter connects with a right hand. Waters shakes it off.
Baxter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Waters doesn't seem bothered though.
Baxter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Waters shoots for a takedown but Baxter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch combination from Baxter misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter moves into range and clinches up with Waters.
Baxter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waters's elbow.
Waters goes for a takedown attempt but Baxter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dax Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Waters.
Baxter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Waters eats them both and turns towards Baxter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters fails with a takedown attempt.
Waters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baxter sprawls well. Baxter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Waters gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Baxter.
Dax Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter throws a right and a left that Waters avoids nicely.
Waters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baxter is fending him off so far but Waters persists. Nope, Baxter circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baxter tries to avoid it but Waters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baxter to the ground. Baxter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Baxter is looking to counter punch.
Waters dives in for a single leg takedown but Baxter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Baxter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Waters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baxter scores with a jab to the body.
Baxter moves into the clinch.
Baxter lands a knee to the body.
Baxter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baxter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
Baxter scores with a shot to the side of Waters's head.
Baxter tries to work over Waters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baxter.
Baxter lands a right hand.
Baxter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Baxter.
Baxter scores with a shot to the side of Waters's head.
Nice body punch from Baxter - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Baxter.
Baxter lands a shoulder strike.
Waters is looking for a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baxter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Waters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Waters shoots for a double leg takedown but Baxter sprawls well. He's pushed Waters's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Waters misses with a takedown attempt
and Baxter counters with a left and a right that stings Waters.
Baxter clinches up with Waters and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baxter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Waters's face.
Baxter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Baxter.
Baxter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chief Waters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waters wants a takedown.
Baxter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baxter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baxter lands a nice elbow.
Baxter landing knees to the body.
Waters takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dax Baxter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baxter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dax Baxter!
Dax Baxter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnar Agnarsson (ranked 5412 p4p, 553 weight class) and Pit Canthropus Jr (ranked 2520 p4p, 307 weight class). Agnarsson's entrance music is Drop death - Scream. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Canthropus Jr's choice of entrance music: Austin Powers - Daddy Wasn't There. On his way into the cage it seems that Arnar Agnarsson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arnar Agnarsson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnar Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pit Canthropus Jr!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Canthropus Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Canthropus Jr misses with a hook
and Agnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Canthropus Jr misses with a body kick.
Canthropus Jr missing with a left hand there. Agnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agnarsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Canthropus Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Agnarsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Agnarsson lands with a nice body punch.
Canthropus Jr thuds a left hand into Agnarsson's body.
Canthropus Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Canthropus Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Canthropus Jr misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agnarsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Agnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson dips to his left and cracks Canthropus Jr with an uppercut!
Canthropus Jr is looking to chop away at Agnarsson's legs.
Canthropus Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agnarsson manages to avoid it.
Agnarsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Canthropus Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Agnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Canthropus Jr is rocked!
Agnarsson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Canthropus Jr to the canvas! Canthropus Jr doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Agnarsson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnar Agnarsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Arnar Agnarsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 3653 p4p, 480 weight class) and Boogie Rollins (ranked 4319 p4p, 547 weight class). Gamzatov's entrance music is Entrance Song. A fine choice. Rollins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fish Fight- King Khan and BBQ Show. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gamzat Gamzatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boogie Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rollins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rollins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gamzatov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rollins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gamzatov wants to sweep here but Rollins controlling him for the moment.
Gamzatov 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rollins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gamzatov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gamzatov is trying to keep Rollins in close.
Rollins drops back looking for a leg! Gamzatov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gamzatov manages to kick Rollins off! Rollins jumps back into Gamzatov's guard.
Gamzatov is looking for a triangle but Rollins pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins postures up.
Rollins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gamzatov's head.
Gamzatov has momentary wrist control but Rollins slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins slips nicely into half guard.
Gamzatov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rollins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rollins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gamzatov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rollins won't allow Gamzatov to sweep him here.
Gamzatov has momentary wrist control but Rollins slips an elbow through the middle.
Gamzatov controlling Rollins's posture.
Gamzatov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rollins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rollins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gamzatov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rollins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gamzatov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rollins is one step ahead there.
Rollins chips away with some ground and pound.
Gamzatov is looking for a triangle but Rollins pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rollins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rollins preventing the sweep.
Gamzatov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rollins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rollins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rollins slips nicely into half guard.
Gamzatov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gamzatov.
Gamzatov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rollins is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gamzatov.
Gamzatov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamzatov manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rollins lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Rollins.
Gamzatov is rocked!
Rollins scores with a big shot! Gamzatov's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Gamzatov! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boogie Rollins!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Boogie Rollins made sure he mentioned Forge Clothing Co., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atreyu Nakamotto (ranked 3672 p4p, 483 weight class) and Evan Dryll (ranked 3221 p4p, 441 weight class). Atreyu Nakamotto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Atreyu Nakamotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Dryll!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamotto misses with a body kick.
Nakamotto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dryll keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakamotto.
Dryll swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dryll loads up on a big right hand but Nakamotto slips the punch.
Dryll connects with a single shot there.
Nakamotto tests Dryll's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nakamotto throws a big shot that misses.
Dryll walks into a straight right hand from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dryll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atreyu Nakamotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Dryll finds it's target.
Nice body kick there by Nakamotto.
Nakamotto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dryll misses with a hook.
Dryll throws a lazy right hand but Nakamotto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakamotto throws a hook but Dryll avoids it easily.
Nakamotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dryll misses with an uppercut.
Nakamotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dryll manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamotto misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamotto. Dryll does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamotto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dryll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamotto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dryll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dryll works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nakamotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakamotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dryll moves away.
Nakamotto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dryll connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nakamotto scrambles back to his feet.
Nakamotto moves away from the strike by Dryll.
Dryll 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.
Dryll slips under a jab from Nakamotto.
Dryll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakamotto lands with a nice body kick.
Nakamotto throws an overhand right that lands on Dryll's shoulder, as Dryll tries to avoid the shot.
Nakamotto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dryll.
Dryll fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nakamotto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dryll.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamotto throws a right and a left that Dryll avoids nicely.
Dryll gets tackled into the cage by Nakamotto. Nakamotto maintains the clinch.
Dryll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto has Dryll pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamotto.
Nakamotto has a couple of punches blocked by Dryll.
Nakamotto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dryll throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamotto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dryll misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakamotto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dryll's efforts to push away.
Nakamotto breaks from the clinch.
Dryll 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.
Nakamotto takes one on the button.
Nakamotto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nakamotto ducks under a wild hook from Dryll.
Dryll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dryll misses with a hook.
Dryll looks to land a left hand but Nakamotto moved out of range nicely.
Dryll misses with an uppercut.
Nakamotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dryll was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamotto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakamotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakamotto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dryll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nakamotto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dryll drops his hands momentarily and Nakamotto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nakamotto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nakamotto misses with an uppercut.
Nakamotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakamotto scores with a jab. Dryll acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dryll misses with a body shot.
Nakamotto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nakamotto misses with a body shot
and Dryll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dryll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakamotto.
A jab from Dryll misses.
Nakamotto fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakamotto misses with an uppercut. Dryll saw that one coming.
Nakamotto ducks under a wild hook from Dryll.
Dryll connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nakamotto throws a lazy right hand but Dryll sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dryll.
Dryll slips under a jab from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto throws an off balance right hand
and Dryll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakamotto looks to land a left hand but Dryll moved out of range nicely.
Nakamotto scores with a body shot.
Nakamotto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dryll counters with a nice body shot.
Dryll takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dryll lands with a right hand.
Nakamotto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dryll dodges the punch combination from Nakamotto.
Dryll swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nakamotto slips a straight right by Dryll.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakamotto.
Nakamotto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nakamotto misses the jab.
Dryll misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamotto throws a looping overhand right but Dryll ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Nakamotto.
Nakamotto misses with a two punch combination.
Nakamotto scores with a jab to the body.
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 Atreyu Nakamotto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nakamotto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dryll misses the jab.
Nakamotto is looking to counter punch.
Nakamotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dryll sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakamotto throws a push kick but Dryll slaps the foot to one side.
Nakamotto misses with a kick to the body.
Nakamotto checks the leg kick.
Nakamotto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dryll.
Dryll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nakamotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakamotto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dryll.
Nakamotto slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamotto misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Dryll misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Nakamotto there.
The crowd cheers as Dryll lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nakamotto doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamotto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dryll, pushing him back against the cage.
Nakamotto scores with a shot to the side of Dryll's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakamotto.
Dryll working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Nakamotto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dryll.
Dryll is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nakamotto is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamotto.
Still in the clinch, Nakamotto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakamotto tries a body shot but Dryll blocks it.
Nakamotto misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Nakamotto.
Dryll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamotto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dryll backwards.
Atreyu Nakamotto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dryll manages to break the clinch.
Nakamotto lands the left hand.
Dryll throws a right and a left that Nakamotto avoids nicely.
Nakamotto lands with a cross.
Nakamotto digs a good body shot into Dryll's ribs.
Dryll uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakamotto.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dryll! But no joy.
Nakamotto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Nakamotto misses.
Dryll misses with a wild combination.
Dryll slips a jab and a cross from Nakamotto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Dryll catches Nakamotto right on the button with a cross.
Nakamotto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nakamotto has a couple of punches blocked by Dryll.
Dryll scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamotto fails to land.
Dryll misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nakamotto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dryll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakamotto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dryll 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 Nakamotto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nakamotto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nakamotto slips under a jab from Dryll.
Dryll scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Nakamotto finds it's target.
Dryll fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nakamotto on the side of the head.
Dryll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamotto jabs Dryll to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dryll motions for Nakamotto to come forward. Dryll throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dryll moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Dryll was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nakamotto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dryll's hands.
Nakamotto throws a hook but Dryll avoids it easily.
Dryll tests Nakamotto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Dryll.
Dryll misses with an uppercut.
Nakamotto throws a push kick but Dryll slaps the foot to one side.
Nakamotto tries to clinch up
letting Dryll counter with a right hand.
Dryll misses with a looping left.
Dryll loads up on a big right hand but Nakamotto slips the punch.
Nakamotto throws a series of punches but Dryll avoids them all with ease.
Dryll swings for the body but Nakamotto moves out of range.
Nakamotto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nakamotto checks a leg kick.
Nakamotto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dryll misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Nakamotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamotto misses with a hook. Dryll ducked under it nicely.
Dryll appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamotto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nakamotto throws out a loose jab but Dryll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakamotto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nakamotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dryll moves away.
Nakamotto closes the distance and clinches.
Nakamotto tries to work over Dryll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nakamotto.
Dryll has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nakamotto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dryll can turn it around.
Nakamotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakamotto throws the left hand but Dryll avoids the punch easily.
Nakamotto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dryll.
Nakamotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dryll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamotto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakamotto connects with the punch.
Dryll keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakamotto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dryll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakamotto.
Dryll uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakamotto.
Dryll throws out a counter right but Nakamotto avoids it with no problem.
Dryll throws a shot from downtown. Nakamotto moves away and avoids it.
Dryll displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakamotto throws out the jab.
Dryll misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atreyu Nakamotto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dryll tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Dryll misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dryll.
Nakamotto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nakamotto scores with a nice body kick.
Dryll throws a lazy right hand but Nakamotto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nakamotto, as that shot connected.
Atreyu Nakamotto is winning the standup battle so far.
Dryll moves out of range of the strikes.
Dryll throws the left hand but Nakamotto avoids the punch easily.
Dryll takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dryll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dryll throws a body punch but Nakamotto moves out of range.
Dryll scores with a hook to the body. Nakamotto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nakamotto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nakamotto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dryll feints a jab promting Nakamotto to slip. Dryll then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nakamotto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nakamotto.
Nakamotto tests Dryll's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nakamotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dryll.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamotto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dryll takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nakamotto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nakamotto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dryll in his tracks.
Nakamotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamotto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakamotto tries to clinch up but Dryll circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamotto throws a right hand that Dryll ducks under and follows up with a left that Dryll also avoids with ease.
Dryll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nakamotto.
Dryll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Dryll tenderised Nakamotto's leg. Nakamotto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakamotto scores with a nice strike.
Good exchange - Dryll coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamotto moves in looking to clinch but Dryll pushes him off.
Nakamotto throws out a loose jab but Dryll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dryll misses with a double jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dryll, as that shot connected.
Nakamotto slips a jab from Dryll.
Dryll ducks under a wild hook from Nakamotto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamotto blocks a head kick by Dryll.
Nakamotto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dryll fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nakamotto on the side of the head.
Dryll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Nakamotto.
Dryll ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Nakamotto as he checks the leg kick.
Nakamotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Dryll is just out of range.
Dryll looks to land a left hand but Nakamotto moved out of range nicely.
Dryll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Dryll misses.
Nakamotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Nakamotto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Nakamotto.
Dryll takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nakamotto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakamotto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakamotto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakamotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dryll manages to avoid it.
Dryll swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nakamotto.
Dryll scores with a hook.
Dryll cracks Nakamotto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nakamotto's corner calls for a 1-2. Nakamotto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dryll throws a leg kick but Nakamotto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dryll with a nice cross.
A big left from Nakamotto misses.
Nakamotto is looking to land body kicks.
Nakamotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dryll.
Dryll on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dryll bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nakamotto's head.
Dryll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakamotto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dryll connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nakamotto scrambles back to his feet.
Dryll throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamotto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamotto. Dryll does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Dryll.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamotto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dryll counters with a straight right hand.
Dryll looks to throw the jab but Nakamotto is out of range.
A slow jab from Nakamotto misses its intended target.
Dryll with a hook.
Nakamotto tries to land a front kick but Dryll steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Nakamotto misses its intended target.
Dryll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakamotto.
Nakamotto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dryll tries a head kick but it misses.
Evan Dryll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakamotto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dryll.
Dryll has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nakamotto swings for the body but Dryll moves out of range.
A combination from Nakamotto does no damage.
Dryll misses with a straight right.
Nakamotto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamotto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dryll to score with a decent uppercut.
Nakamotto misses with a straight left.
Nakamotto moves out of range as Dryll strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evan Dryll.
Well Nakamotto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Atreyu Nakamotto!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kollin Black (ranked 3099 p4p, 350 weight class) and Luca Cruciani (ranked 3033 p4p, 343 weight class). Luca Cruciani is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kollin Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luca Cruciani!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Black tries for a takedown but Cruciani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cruciani tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Black shoots for a takedown but Cruciani saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cruciani sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruciani feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kollin Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Cruciani manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruciani stuffs the takedown.
Cruciani 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.
Cruciani leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black scores with a takedown into Cruciani's guard.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruciani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Black postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruciani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Black throws a strike but Cruciani rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Black lands a decent shot there.
Black 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.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kollin Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cruciani avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black darts in looking for a takedown but Cruciani gets double underhooks and turns Black into the cage.
Cruciani drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Black defends it well.
Black shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cruciani's guard.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruciani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruciani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruciani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black is really struggling to control Cruciani but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruciani is retaining full guard.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Black drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cruciani dives on top into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Kollin Black will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Cruciani sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kollin Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black shoots in and drives through. Cruciani sprawls well.
Cruciani changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Black fails with the takedown
and Cruciani counters with a nice double leg into side control. Black won't be happy with that.
Black tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kollin Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruciani won't let Black get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cruciani gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Black looks for a takedown but Cruciani sprawls well.
Cruciani leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cruciani changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Black fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black looking to score a takedown here. Cruciani is defending well but Black drives through and ends up in Cruciani's guard.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Cruciani blocks nicely.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Black stops Cruciani from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black postures up in Cruciani's guard and throws a big left but Cruciani blocks it.
Cruciani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cruciani is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cruciani has escaped and now he's on top!
Black wants to stand and escape but Cruciani is having none of it.
Black working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cruciani won't allow Black to get back to his feet.
Cruciani is looking to stand up but Black won't let him.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Black tries for a takedown but Cruciani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And Cruciani tries to counter it with a takedown but Black pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Black scores with a takedown into Cruciani's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruciani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Black has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cruciani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luca Cruciani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Black shoots in for a double leg but Cruciani sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Black shoots for a takedown but Cruciani saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And Cruciani tries to counter it with a takedown but Black pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Cruciani.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kollin Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black tries for a takedown but Cruciani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cruciani with the counter takedown but Black avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black shoots and misses
so Cruciani counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruciani wanted to stand there but Black had control of the position.
Cruciani stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
Cruciani would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Black manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruciani drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Black defends it well.
Black shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruciani sprawls well. He's pushed Black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Black goes for a double leg but Cruciani avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cruciani continues to drive forward.
Cruciani drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Black defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cruciani counters with a single leg into guard. Black didn't expect that.
Cruciani is standing up over Black. Black looks to escape but Cruciani dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruciani tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cruciani is controlling him well.
Black sneaks back into half guard.
Black has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cruciani is on him like a limpet, forcing Black back against the cage.
Cruciani wants a takedown.
Cruciani wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruciani is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Black gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Black is trying to drag Cruciani to the mat but Cruciani just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cruciani stops a takedown attempt from Black.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luca Cruciani.
I think Cruciani 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca Cruciani!
During a confident post fight interview, Luca Cruciani thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Diaz (ranked 3337 p4p, 372 weight class) and Bol Strike (ranked 2998 p4p, 338 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Coming For You, by The Offspring. Bol Strike 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bol Strike!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Strike moves out of range.
Strike changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Strike misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Strike pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz jumps guard and drags Strike to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Strike must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Strike gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Strike pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strike avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz controls Strike momentarily but Strike frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Strike is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strike defends well.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Strike in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Strike doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Strike manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Strike looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Strike is defending well. Diaz quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Strike has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Diaz celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mickey Diaz!
An intense looking Mickey Diaz took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Apollo Reid, I'm coming for you. We have unfinished business! '.
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