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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Adermundie (ranked 7686 p4p, 578 weight class) and Marc Dupuis (ranked 22152 p4p, 670 weight class). Adermundie comes to the cage accompanied by Peak Times by Switch. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Adermundie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Dupuis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupuis looks for a takedown but Adermundie sprawls well.
Adermundie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adermundie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dupuis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Adermundie counter with a right hand.
Adermundie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adermundie closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adermundie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnny Adermundie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Dupuis.
Adermundie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Adermundie.
Adermundie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Adermundie - that will leave a mark!
Adermundie gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupuis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adermundie lands an elbow inside.
Dupuis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adermundie prevents it.
Dupuis jumps guard but Adermundie stands there with Dupuis around his waist. Dupuis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Adermundie breaks the clinch.
Adermundie feints a jab promting Dupuis to slip. Adermundie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dupuis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dupuis tries for a takedown but Adermundie circles away easily
and Adermundie counters with an outside leg kick.
Dupuis looks winded!
Adermundie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adermundie moves into the clinch successfully.
Adermundie lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Adermundie.
Dupuis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adermundie is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adermundie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adermundie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Adermundie.
Adermundie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adermundie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Adermundie.
Adermundie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dupuis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adermundie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dupuis.
Adermundie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adermundie delivers a nice body kick.
Adermundie throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Adermundie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis tries to keep at a distance but Adermundie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adermundie breaks the clinch.
Dupuis misses with a takedown
and Adermundie counters with a one-two to the body.
Adermundie moves into range and clinches up with Dupuis.
Dupuis can't get the takedown.
Adermundie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adermundie.
Adermundie moves into the clinch.
Adermundie lands a nice elbow.
Adermundie breaks from the clinch.
Adermundie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dupuis if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnny Adermundie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adermundie feints and then cracks Dupuis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dupuis down.
Adermundie lands a leg kick that knocks Dupuis off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Adermundie.
A head kick from Adermundie lands but Dupuis takes it in his stride.
Adermundie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dupuis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Adermundie - the referee stops the clock and Dupuis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Adermundie. Dupuis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dupuis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Adermundie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adermundie.
Adermundie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adermundie lands with a slapping head kick.
Adermundie fakes the leg kick and cracks Dupuis in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Adermundie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adermundie darts in and clinches Dupuis up against the cage.
Dupuis wants a takedown.
Dupuis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dupuis looking for a takedown.
Johnny Adermundie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Dupuis.
Adermundie lands a nice elbow.
Adermundie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adermundie lands an elbow inside that Dupuis shrugs off.
Dupuis wants to take the fight to the mat but Adermundie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dupuis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Adermundie after a bit of a struggle.
Adermundie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupuis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adermundie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adermundie.
Adermundie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Adermundie.
Dupuis is breathing heavily.
Adermundie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adermundie closes the distance and pushes Dupuis back into the cage.
Adermundie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adermundie breaks the clinch.
Adermundie feints and then cracks Dupuis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dupuis down.
Adermundie scoring well with a low kick there.
Dupuis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dupuis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick from Adermundie lands but Dupuis takes it in his stride.
Adermundie cracks Dupuis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnny Adermundie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adermundie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dupuis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adermundie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adermundie.
Dupuis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adermundie prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adermundie lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Adermundie.
Adermundie working Dupuis over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Adermundie.
Adermundie lands a nice elbow.
Adermundie lands an elbow inside.
Adermundie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dupuis can do to turn this around?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adermundie.
Adermundie lands a nice elbow.
Adermundie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adermundie lands with a nice body punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Adermundie. Dupuis shrugs it off though.
Adermundie connects with a leg kick. Dupuis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Adermundie moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Adermundie on the inside.
Adermundie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adermundie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnny Adermundie is winning the standup battle so far.
Dupuis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dupuis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adermundie lands with a kick to the temple. Dupuis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dupuis fails with the takedown
and Adermundie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Adermundie fakes the leg kick and cracks Dupuis in the body.
Dupuis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Adermundie.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adermundie, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adermundie has closed the distance and engaged Dupuis in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adermundie lands an elbow inside that Dupuis shrugs off.
Adermundie lands an elbow inside.
Adermundie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adermundie lands with a kick to the temple. Dupuis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick from Adermundie lands but Dupuis takes it in his stride.
Adermundie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dupuis.
Adermundie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dupuis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adermundie lands with a slapping head kick.
Johnny Adermundie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dupuis with a poor takedown
and Adermundie moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adermundie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Adermundie dominated that second round.
That's time! Adermundie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick from Adermundie lands but Dupuis takes it in his stride.
Dupuis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adermundie lands a body shot.
Dupuis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adermundie.
Dupuis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Adermundie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dupuis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adermundie sprawls well. Adermundie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dupuis gets slowly back to his feet.
Dupuis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adermundie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adermundie moves into the clinch successfully.
Dupuis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adermundie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Adermundie lands an elbow just above Dupuis 's eye.
Dupuis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adermundie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnny Adermundie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Dupuis.
Dupuis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Adermundie throws a head kick that half lands.
Adermundie fakes the leg kick and cracks Dupuis in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adermundie has managed to clinch.
Dupuis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Adermundie is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dupuis.
Nice elbow from Adermundie.
Dupuis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adermundie prevents it.
Adermundie lands a damaging elbow.
Adermundie lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Adermundie.
Adermundie lands with a short shot to the head.
Adermundie manages to break the clinch.
Adermundie takes the fight into the clinch.
Adermundie lands a knee to the body.
Adermundie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adermundie lands a head kick!
Adermundie has closed the distance and engaged Dupuis in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adermundie breaks from the clinch.
Adermundie connects with a high kick.
Adermundie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Adermundie has closed the distance and engaged Dupuis in a clinch.
Adermundie lands an elbow that stopped Dupuis in his tracks for a moment.
Adermundie is pressed up against the cage. Dupuis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adermundie down to the mat. Adermundie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Adermundie lands a head kick. Dupuis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adermundie lands a head kick!
Adermundie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adermundie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Adermundie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dupuis's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dupuis fails with the takedown
and Adermundie counters with a leg kick.
Adermundie moves into the clinch successfully.
Adermundie lands an elbow that stopped Dupuis in his tracks for a moment.
Dupuis takes an elbow to the temple.
Dupuis takes an elbow to the temple.
Adermundie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adermundie lands a damaging elbow.
Marc Dupuis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Adermundie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adermundie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Adermundie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adermundie 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Adermundie!
Our winner, Johnny Adermundie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Marc Dupuis was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck you'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vince Foster (ranked 3873 p4p, 189 weight class) and Dimitri Aristova (ranked 4778 p4p, 230 weight class). Dimitri Aristova is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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143 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitri Aristova!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Aristova 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.
Aristova avoids the head kick by Foster.
Foster throws a series of punches but Aristova moves out of range.
Foster 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.
Aristova throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foster's waist but Foster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aristova off to one side.
Foster lands a high kick!
Foster lands with a nice body punch.
Foster lands a big head kick that sends Aristova tumbling to the mat! Foster takes a step backwards and waves Aristova back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Aristova is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Foster has cracked Aristova with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Foster lands another huge swinging hook and Aristova tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Aristova, before Foster can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vince Foster!
An out of breath Vince Foster thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Dimitri Aristova spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you for all the support. I will be back better than before.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zahabi St. Georges (ranked 2985 p4p, 294 weight class) and Werner Jung (ranked 5268 p4p, 485 weight class). Zahabi St. Georges has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zahabi St. Georges!
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, Werner Jung!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges throws a big counter combination but Jung scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jung moves in looking to clinch but St. Georges pushes him off.
Jung throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and St. Georges counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jung thinking.
Jung gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Werner Jung has been cut.
Jung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
Jung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St. Georges lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St. Georges throws a monster overhand right that drops Jung! St. Georges follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zahabi St. Georges!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macho Man Savage (ranked 5485 p4p, 543 weight class) and Evander Boston (ranked 21262 p4p, 666 weight class). Evander Boston will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Man Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Boston!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Savage jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Savage throws a series of strikes that have Boston backpedaling.
Savage misses with a looping right.
Savage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boston can pounce on him.
A big right from Savage misses.
Boston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Savage is trying to force a seperation but Boston has the dominant position.
Boston leaning against his opponent.
Boston working Savage over with knees to the body.
Savage stops a takedown attempt from Boston.
Boston displaying some good clinch control by pressing Savage up against the cage.
Boston has Savage pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Boston pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Savage tumbling to the mat - Boston dives into Savage's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston cracks Savage with a solid left hand.
Savage can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boston controls the pace.
Savage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boston postures up and lands a big shot to Savage's brow.
Savage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boston showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two 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.
Boston stands and steps away. Savage gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Savage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boston tries to move into range but Savage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Savage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boston moves into the clinch.
Boston tries for a takedown but Savage manages to get underhooks.
Boston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savage swats away the attempt to clinch by Boston.
Boston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
Boston thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Savage if he has to take too many more of those.
Savage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boston counters with a left and a right that stings Savage.
Savage shoots and misses
and Boston counters with a crisp right hand that drops Savage! Boston lets Savage back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Savage is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Boston! Savage is out on his feet! Boston rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Savage is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Savage is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evander Boston!
Evander Boston 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howland Reed (ranked 3918 p4p, 516 weight class) and Mamadou Sakho (ranked 7422 p4p, 721 weight class). Mamadou Sakho will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howland Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mamadou Sakho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakho fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakho throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reed counters by clinching up.
Reed gets through Sakho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reed lands a takedown into guard.
Reed postures up in Sakho's guard and throws a big left but Sakho blocks it.
Reed landing with the ground and pound.
Sakho looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Reed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reed 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sakho controlling Reed's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reed lands a couple of elbows.
Reed scoring with some ground and pound.
Sakho trying to control the position.
Reed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sakho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reed looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakho looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Reed puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed slows the pace down in half guard.
Nice strikes from Reed there.
Reed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sakho gets full guard.
Reed working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sakho's head.
Sakho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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!
Sakho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reed is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sakho working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Reed has passed into half guard!
The fighters are battling for position here. Sakho manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reed postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sakho is trying to control the position but Reed postures up.
Reed arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Sakho's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Howland Reed!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuran Franco (ranked 3855 p4p, 387 weight class) and Nebu Chadnezzar (ranked 5240 p4p, 477 weight class). Chadnezzar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wrong side of Heaven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuran Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nebu Chadnezzar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chadnezzar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franco has his takedown stuffed
and Chadnezzar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chadnezzar defends well and Franco ends up having to push Chadnezzar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Franco slips a straight right by Chadnezzar.
Chadnezzar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Franco tries for a takedown but Chadnezzar circles away easily
and Chadnezzar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuran Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chadnezzar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chadnezzar with a hook.
It looks like Yuran Franco has been cut.
Franco is looking to clinch.
Franco tries to clinch but Chadnezzar moves out of range.
Franco takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco shoots and misses
and Chadnezzar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chadnezzar, as that shot connected.
Franco shoots for a double leg takedown but Chadnezzar sprawls well. He's pushed Franco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A little jabbing left from Chadnezzar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yuran Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chadnezzar drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Franco right on the button. Franco goes down! Chadnezzar follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Chadnezzar gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nebu Chadnezzar!
Nebu Chadnezzar 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Donnelly (ranked 2144 p4p, 266 weight class) and Simple Jack (ranked 2295 p4p, 279 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simple Jack!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack pivots, looking for a leg kick but Donnelly is out of range and Jack settles back down.
Donnelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jack's head.
Donnelly lands with a shot to the body.
Jack throws a hook but Donnelly blocks it.
Donnelly cracks the inside of Jack's front leg.
Donnelly throws a body kick that misses.
Donnelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jack throws a hook but Donnelly avoids it easily.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Donnelly's shoulder, as Donnelly tries to avoid the shot.
Jack lands a lovely overhand right.
Donnelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donnelly slips under a jab from Jack.
Nice uppercut there from Jack.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly lands a head shot.
Jack takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack.
Jack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jack blocks a jab.
Donnelly defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
Jack with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Donnelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Donnelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donnelly lands with a nice body punch.
We've been told by Donnelly's head coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donnelly moves away.
Donnelly misses the body punch
and Jack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donnelly misses the jab.
Jack steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Donnelly.
Donnelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Donnelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Jack throws a poor cross that misses
and Donnelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Donnelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
Jack avoids the head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jack counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dominic Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donnelly's head.
Donnelly tries to bum rush Jack with a series of wild strikes but Jack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donnelly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jack counters by moving into the clinch.
Jack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donnelly throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donnelly.
Jack is trying to break free.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly has a couple of punches blocked by Jack.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Jack avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donnelly breaks from the clinch.
Donnelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jack's sensitive parts.
Jack checks a leg kick.
Donnelly throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.
Donnelly lands a nice shot that snaps Jack's head back.
Donnelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jack looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and Donnelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donnelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jack unleashes a big counter combination but Donnelly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack misses with a hook. Donnelly ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly scores with a hook.
Donnelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jack misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donnelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donnelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jack.
Jack misses with a hook.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donnelly misses with a looping left.
Jack throws the left hand but Donnelly avoids the punch easily.
Donnelly moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Donnelly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donnelly misses with an uppercut
and Jack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donnelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jack wants to counter the offense by Donnelly and move into the clinch position.
Donnelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jack circles away quickly and effectively.
Donnelly cracks the inside of Jack's front leg.
Sloppy strikes from Donnelly. Those never looked like landing.
Jack throws a poor cross that misses
and Donnelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Donnelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Jack looks to move away, Donnelly throws a big counter combo but Jack just gets out of the way.
Jack takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dominic Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donnelly takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Dominic Donnelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donnelly. Donnelly obviously looking to wear him down.
Jack fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jack.
Jack lands with an uppercut that bounces Donnelly off the cage and back into range.
Donnelly misses with a double jab
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
Jack moves out of range as Donnelly throws a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Donnelly
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donnelly throws a chopping leg kick but Jack manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jack has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jack throws a series of punches but Donnelly avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jack counters with a stiff right hand.
Donnelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
Donnelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut.
Jack throws a hook but Donnelly avoids it easily.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Donnelly.
Jack misses with the combination.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donnelly. Jack shrugs it off though.
Donnelly is looking to slow Jack down with leg kicks.
Donnelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Jack counters by moving into the clinch.
Donnelly works on Jack's body with a couple of short punches.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Jack avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage.
Donnelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Donnelly.
Donnelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donnelly misses with a body punch.
Donnelly lands an elbow inside that Jack shrugs off.
Good body shot from Donnelly.
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Jack lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donnelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Donnelly misses
and Jack moves into the clinch.
Jack blocks the elbow strike.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
Donnelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jack or not.
Jack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donnelly breaks the clinch.
Donnelly misses with a double jab.
Donnelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donnelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donnelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jack has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donnelly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jack counters with a low kick, right behind Donnelly 's knee.
Jack throws a nice looking combination but Donnelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Donnelly 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!
Jack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donnelly throws out a loose jab but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donnelly connects with a looping right hand.
Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Jack looks to move away, Donnelly throws a big counter combo but Jack just gets out of the way.
Jack will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donnelly defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
Donnelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donnelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jack.
Donnelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donnelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donnelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donnelly swinging wildly here.
Jack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donnelly misses with a looping left.
Donnelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Jack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donnelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jack counters with a good low kick that Donnelly was not able to check.
Simple Jack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominic Donnelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Donnelly
and Jack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Donnelly thinking.
Jack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donnelly misses with a body punch
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donnelly throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Donnelly sets himself, and Jack steps forward looking for the clinch! Donnelly avoids it this time.
No joy there for Donnelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donnelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donnelly throws a lazy head kick
and Jack counters with a stiff right hand.
Donnelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a right and a left that Donnelly avoids nicely.
Jack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donnelly tries to counter by clinching up but Jack breaks away and moves out of range.
Jack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A left and a right from Donnelly both land. Nice combination.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donnelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donnelly throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Donnelly pushes Jack up against the cage in a clinch.
Jack lands with a left to the head.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Donnelly controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack swats away the attempt to clinch by Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donnelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donnelly.
A head kick by Donnelly misses
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Jack.
Donnelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Donnelly connects with a high kick.
Jack jabs at Donnelly's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dominic Donnelly.
Well Donnelly 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Donnelly!
Dominic Donnelly seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Simple Jack had this to say: 'Never go full retard.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pendragon (ranked 1940 p4p, 245 weight class) and Publius Sestius (ranked 3492 p4p, 394 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Publius Sestius!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sestius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sestius slips a jab and a cross from Pendragon.
A big right from Pendragon misses.
Sestius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A lazy left from Pendragon finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Sestius.
A jab from Pendragon misses.
Sestius slips a jab from Pendragon.
Pendragon tries to work over Sestius's front leg with a kick but Sestius checks it.
Pendragon misses with a double jab.
Sestius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pendragon's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Sestius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sestius has closed the distance and engaged Pendragon in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sestius.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sestius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Sestius lands an elbow that stopped Pendragon in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Arthur Pendragon has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pendragon.
I was talking to Pendragon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sestius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sestius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pendragon.
Sestius tries to clinch up but Pendragon circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sestius instigates a clinch.
Sestius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sestius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sestius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sestius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Sestius.
Pendragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Sestius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pendragon looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sestius misses with an elbow over the top.
Sestius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pendragon avoids it.
Sestius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sestius throws an elbow but misses.
Pendragon breaks from the clinch.
Sestius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pendragon.
Sestius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pendragon misses with a straight left.
Sestius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sestius gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pendragon takes a swing at Sestius's ribcage but misses.
Sestius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pendragon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sestius's head backwards.
Pendragon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sestius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab.
Pendragon throws a hook to the side of Sestius's head but Sestius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Pendragon does no damage.
Sestius slips a jab from Pendragon.
Sestius throws a series of strikes that have Pendragon backpedaling.
Sestius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pendragon circles away quickly and effectively.
Sestius wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pendragon misses the target.
Sestius is looking for the big counter here.
Sestius forces Pendragon back against the cage and clinches.
Pendragon trying to control the position but instead, Sestius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pendragon into the cage.
Sestius lands an elbow just above Pendragon 's eye.
Sestius throws an elbow that misses.
Sestius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Sestius missing with knees to the body.
Sestius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pendragon lands a nice uppercut.
Sestius lands an elbow inside.
Sestius lands an elbow just above Pendragon 's eye.
Sestius lands an elbow that stopped Pendragon in his tracks for a moment.
Arthur Pendragon's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sestius.
Pendragon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pendragon trying to control the position but instead, Sestius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pendragon into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sestius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pendragon's brow.
Sestius tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Sestius back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sestius.
Sestius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sestius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sestius avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
As Pendragon backs off Sestius throws a huge counter combo but Pendragon manages to avoid it all.
Sestius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sestius. That's going to slow Pendragon down.
Pendragon misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sestius tries to clinch but Pendragon moves out of range.
Pendragon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Publius Sestius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pendragon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sestius avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a jab when Sestius was well out of range.
Sestius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sestius doesn't manage to clinch there - Pendragon circles away.
Pendragon is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Pendragon.
Sestius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sestius is looking to clinch but Pendragon is avoiding it.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sestius moves away.
Sestius throws a counter combo.
Pendragon scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Pendragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sestius throws a counter combo.
Publius Sestius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sestius lands a front kick.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sestius looks to land a combination. Pendragon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pendragon missing with a left hand there. Sestius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sestius throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pendragon throws a big shot that misses.
Sestius takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sestius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon pushes Sestius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sestius.
Sestius lands an elbow inside.
Sestius throws an elbow but it misses.
Sestius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sestius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Pendragon is leaning against Sestius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Pendragon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sestius manages to break the clinch.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Sestius moves out of range.
Sestius closes the distance and clinches.
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sestius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sestius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sestius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good leg kick by Pendragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sestius lands a head kick!
Arthur Pendragon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sestius slips under a jab from Pendragon.
Sestius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sestius closes the distance and pushes Pendragon back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pendragon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pendragon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sestius lands with a short shot to the head.
Pendragon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sestius lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Sestius.
Pendragon tries to throw a body punch but Sestius avoids it by throwing Pendragon back against the cage.
Pendragon breaks the clinch.
Pendragon wants to slow Sestius down by chopping away at his legs.
Sestius is looking for the big counter here.
Pendragon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pendragon throws a big shot that misses.
Sestius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pendragon with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sestius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sestius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sestius misses with a low kick.
Pendragon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sestius's hands.
Sestius is rocked!
Pendragon lands with a right and another and another! Sestius is in big trouble! Pendragon lands again and this time it's lights out for Sestius! A quality knockout there for Pendragon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arthur Pendragon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Philip Farmery (ranked 791 p4p, 108 weight class) and Conrad Calacon (ranked 2079 p4p, 248 weight class). Farmery's entrance music is Bad Wolves-Zombie. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philip Farmery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conrad Calacon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calacon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Farmery staying out of range there.
Farmery 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.
Farmery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farmery changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Calacon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Farmery tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Farmery has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Farmery wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Calacon, who protects the arm well.
Farmery goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Calacon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Farmery but great work by Calacon.
Farmery is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calacon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
A lull in the action here as Calacon stalls from top position.
Farmery is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Farmery manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calacon wants to control but Farmery is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farmery is trying to work for a kimura but Calacon is defending well.
Farmery stalling.
Calacon is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmery is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Farmery is trying to work for a kimura but Calacon is defending well.
Farmery not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Farmery thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calacon's head.
Farmery thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four 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.
Farmery has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Calacon defend it? Farmery steps over the head and cranks it - Calacon is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Farmery!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Philip Farmery!
A victorious Philip Farmery 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Stebson (ranked 198 p4p, 16 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 485 p4p, 47 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mark Kerr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norman Stebson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kerr duly obliges.
Stebson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kerr throws a jab when Stebson was well out of range.
Kerr moves into the clinch.
Kerr blocks a body shot from Stebson.
Kerr is trying to pull guard but Stebson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stebson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kerr blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stebson.
Kerr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stebson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stebson working aggressively here.
Stebson presses Kerr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stebson.
Stebson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerr's elbow.
Stebson can't break the clinch.
Stebson scores with a shot to the side of Kerr's head.
Stebson tries a body shot but Kerr blocks it.
Stebson working hard to break the clinch.
Kerr prevents a body shot from Stebson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stebson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stebson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stebson breaks from the clinch.
Kerr lands a right hook to the body.
Stebson is looking to land body kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stebson cracks Kerr with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stebson takes a swing at Kerr's ribcage but misses.
Kerr lands an overhand right.
Stebson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stebson tries a low kick but Kerr avoids it.
Stebson throws a head kick but Kerr moves out of range.
Kerr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut there from Kerr.
A head kick from Stebson lands but Kerr takes it in his stride.
Stebson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kerr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kerr moves in looking to clinch but Stebson pushes him off.
Stebson loads up on a big right hand but Kerr slips the punch.
Kerr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stebson misses with a low kick.
Kerr checks a leg kick.
Kerr drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stebson has his feet on Kerr's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stebson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kerr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stebson circles away quickly and effectively.
Stebson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr loads up on a big right hand but Stebson slips the punch.
Stebson throws a head kick that misses.
Kerr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stebson blocks a jab.
Stebson misses with a body shot.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stebson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kerr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kerr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kerr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kerr scores with a hook.
Stebson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stebson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kerr checks a leg kick nicely.
Kerr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stebson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerr.
Kerr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stebson throws a big counter combination but Kerr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stebson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stebson throws a big shot that misses.
Kerr fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stebson to the ground. Kerr is now in Stebson's guard.
Kerr stops Stebson from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stebson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kerr scoring with some ground and pound.
Kerr stops Stebson from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerr won't allow Stebson to get back to his feet.
Kerr is standing up over Stebson. Stebson looks to escape but Kerr dives into side control.
Kerr working the ground and pound.
Stebson is trying to buck Kerr off.
Kerr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stebson to see if he's OK.
Kerr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kerr prevents Stebson from escaping the position.
Kerr happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stebson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr tries to score with some ground and pound. Stebson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stebson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kerr on the ground.
Stebson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kerr asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kerr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stebson pushes Kerr away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kerr gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kerr landing strikes.
Stebson pushes Kerr away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kerr gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stebson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kerr connects with a decent elbow.
Kerr prevents Stebson from escaping the position.
Kerr lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stebson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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!
Stebson taking a bit of punishment here - Kerr scoring with strikes.
Stebson sneaks out the side door and pushes Kerr away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kerr lunges at Stebson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stebson's hand.
Kerr lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Kerr 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.
Stebson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kerr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stebson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kerr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mark Kerr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kerr trying to control but Stebson is working from the bottom.
Stebson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kerr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stebson wants to get back to his feet but Kerr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stebson wants to stand and escape but Kerr is having none of it.
Kerr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kerr trying to control the position from guard on top but Stebson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stebson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stebson is looking to stand up but Kerr isn't so interested in that idea.
Kerr wants to control from the top but Stebson keeps moving.
Kerr throws a big right hand that misses.
Stebson wants to stand and escape but Kerr is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stebson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stebson. That's going to slow Kerr down.
Kerr throws a body shot but no joy.
Kerr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kerr doesn't manage to clinch there - Stebson circles away.
The fighters circling - Kerr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kerr has managed to clinch.
Kerr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stebson's efforts to push away.
Kerr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kerr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerr working aggressively here.
Stebson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kerr.
Kerr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stebson tries a body shot but Kerr blocks it.
Kerr misses with a body punch.
Stebson throws a head punch that misses.
Kerr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stebson backwards.
Kerr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stebson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stebson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerr blocks an uppercut.
Kerr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kerr struggles to land a body shot inside as Stebson controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stebson blocks a body shot from Kerr.
Kerr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stebson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stebson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kerr keeps control of Stebson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stebson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kerr won't allow Stebson to get back to his feet.
Kerr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kerr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kerr prevents Stebson from getting back to his feet.
Kerr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kerr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stebson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerr.
Kerr stops Stebson from standing up.
Kerr throws a big right hand that misses.
Stebson wants to stand and escape but Kerr is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stebson has momentary wrist control but Kerr slips an elbow through the middle.
Kerr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stebson wants to stand and escape but Kerr is having none of it.
Stebson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kerr is working Stebson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kerr cracks Stebson with a solid left hand.
Kerr trying to control the position from guard on top but Stebson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerr prevents Stebson from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stebson is looking to stand up but Kerr isn't so interested in that idea.
Kerr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kerr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stebson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kerr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kerr wants to control but Stebson is keeping him busy.
Stebson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stebson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kerr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stebson keeps working.
Kerr working the ground and pound.
Kerr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stebson to see if he's OK.
Stebson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stebson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stebson is rocked!
Kerr lands a nice forearm strike.
Oh Stebson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kerr lands an elbow.
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!
Stebson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kerr cracks Stebson with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Kerr immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Stebson is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Kerr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kerr!
Mark Kerr is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Mark Kerr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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