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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avila Alvarez (ranked 7483 p4p, 607 weight class) and Paha Hemmo (ranked 6351 p4p, 543 weight class). Alvarez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Barbarian by The Darkness. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
16 - 26 - 1 |
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36
187 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
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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
16 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Avila Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paha Hemmo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hemmo but Hemmo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alvarez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alvarez delivers a nice body kick.
Alvarez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hemmo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alvarez somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avila Alvarez. 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.
Hemmo connects with a single shot there.
Avila Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alvarez slips a jab from Hemmo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez pushes Hemmo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hemmo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hemmo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away.
Hemmo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Hemmo shows good takedown defense.
Alvarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hemmo, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hemmo works Alvarez's body with a nice hook.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hemmo wants to counter with a clinch but Alvarez pushes him away.
Alvarez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hemmo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alvarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alvarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alvarez throws a strike but Hemmo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hemmo cracks Alvarez with a solid left hand.
Alvarez is looking to stand up but Hemmo isn't so interested in that idea.
Hemmo with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hemmo 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.
Hemmo gets to his feet. Alvarez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Alvarez feints and as Hemmo raises his hands in defense, Alvarez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hemmo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throwing strikes from guard but Hemmo blocks nicely.
Hemmo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Our spies down at at Reggies inform us that Hemmo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing.
Alvarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Hemmo has wrist control.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hemmo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alvarez advances to half guard.
Alvarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hemmo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hemmo defending well though.
Alvarez thows a huge punch but Hemmo dodges it nicely.
Alvarez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hemmo to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alvarez working some strikes from top position.
Alvarez throws a strike but Hemmo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alvarez wants to stand up but Hemmo is controlling him.
Hemmo cracks Alvarez with a solid left hand.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Alvarez manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hemmo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hemmo lands with a left to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Avila Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left and a right from Alvarez both land. Nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alvarez!
It looks like Paha Hemmo has been cut.
Hemmo slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hemmo swivels and escapes.
Hemmo wants to counter with a clinch but Alvarez pushes him away.
Avila Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hemmo misses with a looping left.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Hemmo is having none of it.
Alvarez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hemmo was covering up waiting for the punch and Alvarez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hemmo pulls Alvarez in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemmo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvarez manages to get himself to full guard.
Alvarez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hemmo dives into side control.
Hemmo prevents Alvarez from escaping the position.
Hemmo in side control, throwing shots but Alvarez defends.
Alvarez dodges the ground and pound from Hemmo.
Alvarez taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hemmo misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avila Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hemmo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alvarez.
Hemmo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
Alvarez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hemmo quickly recovers to half guard.
Alvarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Avila Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez is looking for submissions but instead, Hemmo has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo has control of Alvarez's left arm, preventing Alvarez from doing any damage.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hemmo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alvarez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hemmo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alvarez has Hemmo in his guard.
Hemmo gets to his feet - Alvarez follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Alvarez misses.
Sloppy strikes from Hemmo. Those never looked like landing.
Hemmo throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Hemmo misses.
Hemmo slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Hemmo lands a jab to the nose.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paha Hemmo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paha Hemmo's cut.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hemmo misses with a straight right.
Alvarez is looking to counter with a body kick.
Paha Hemmo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hemmo as he jumps to the side.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Hemmo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvarez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alvarez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hemmo on his heels. He'll look to pass Hemmo's guard now, I'm sure.
Hemmo pulls Alvarez in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses. Hemmo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alvarez's guard. Nice move by Hemmo!
Alvarez controls Hemmo momentarily but Hemmo frees himself.
Hemmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.
Hemmo stops Alvarez from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hemmo working some strikes from top position.
Alvarez wants to stand up but Hemmo is controlling him.
Hemmo postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Hemmo cracks Alvarez with a solid left hand.
Hemmo won't allow Alvarez to get back to his feet.
Alvarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alvarez wants to stand up but Hemmo is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hemmo at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hemmo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Hemmo circles away.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Hemmo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avila Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez with a poor takedown
and Hemmo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hemmo.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Hemmo is blocking nicely.
Alvarez digs a right hand into Hemmo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hemmo's gas tank.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hemmo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hemmo.
Alvarez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hemmo circles away.
Hemmo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hemmo swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
It appears Alvarez was looking to counter with a kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hemmo. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hemmo.
Hemmo misses with a looping right.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Hemmo is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hemmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Hemmo throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hemmo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paha Hemmo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hemmo 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Firm (ranked 2881 p4p, 314 weight class) and Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 17000 p4p, 694 weight class). Baba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nation Arabic Orchestra. Afeef Isa Baba has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dante Firm's chin.
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171 lbs
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172 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Firm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba looks to land a right hand but Firm moved out of range.
Firm moves out of range as Baba strikes.
Baba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Firm throws out the jab.
Firm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Baba.
A quick step to the side and Firm tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Firm throws an off balance right hand
and Baba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Firm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Firm blocks a jab.
Baba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Firm misses the jab.
Firm backing away here, and Baba unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Baba misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Firm connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Baba. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba slips a jab from Firm.
Baba throws a sloppy head kick and Firm moves out of range easily.
It looked like Firm wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firm drives through and clinches with Baba against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Firm scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Afeef Isa Baba has been cut.
Firm blocking some punches.
Firm can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba working aggressively here.
I was talking to Firm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Firm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
Baba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Firm.
Firm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba misses with a body punch.
Baba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Firm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba lands a hook that snaps the head of Firm backwards.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Baba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Firm seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Baba can turn it around.
Baba tries a body shot but Firm blocks it.
Firm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba blocking some punches.
Firm lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Firm.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Firm.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Firm swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Firm misses with a punch to the body.
Baba working aggressively here.
Firm swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Firm blocks an uppercut.
Firm misses with the head strike.
Firm throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Baba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Firm or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
Still in the clinch, Firm scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Baba.
Baba cracks Firm with a nice body shot.
Baba tries a body shot but Firm blocks it.
Firm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Firm backwards.
Baba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Firm throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firm lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Baba.
Firm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Firm blocking some punches.
Baba lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Baba fails to land.
Baba tries to throw a body punch but Firm avoids it by throwing Baba back against the cage.
Firm struggles to land a body shot inside as Baba controls his hands.
Baba throws a head punch that misses.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Firm.
Baba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baba throws a head punch that misses.
Baba lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
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 Dante Firm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baba moves out of range as Firm strikes.
Baba sends Firm crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Baba is motioning to the referee to let Firm up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Firm is rocked!
It looks like Dante Firm has been cut.
Firm moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
Oh Firm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Firm moves away from the strike by Baba.
Firm ducks under a wild hook from Baba.
Firm appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Afeef Isa Baba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Firm throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Firm throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
Firm seems to have got his legs back now.
Firm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baba.
Baba moves away from the strike by Firm.
Baba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Firm on the counter but he doesn't commit to 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!
Baba misses with a straight right.
It looked like Firm wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Firm misses with a hook. Baba ducked under it nicely.
Firm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baba.
A shot to the body from Firm misses
and Baba counters with a nice leg kick.
Baba thumps Firm with a low kick.
Firm scores with a nice head shot.
Baba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baba there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba throws the kick towards the body but Firm avoids it.
Firm looks to land a left hand but Baba moved out of range nicely.
Baba moves out of range as Firm strikes.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firm.
Baba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baba tried to score with a low kick but Firm checks it.
Firm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Firm misses with a lunging right hand
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baba lands a head kick. Firm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Firm just misses with a punch to the body.
Firm has closed the distance and engaged Baba in a clinch.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Firm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baba misses with a body punch.
Firm takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Firm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Firm.
Firm lands with a right to the head.
Baba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Firm's elbow.
Firm blocking some punches.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Baba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baba takes a shot to the head.
Firm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Baba.
Firm lands a shoulder strike.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Baba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Firm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Firm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Firm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Firm lands with a right to the head.
Firm misses with a body punch.
Firm can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Firm.
Firm misses with some punches.
Baba misses with a body punch.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
Baba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Firm backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
A hook to the body from Firm.
Baba blocking some punches.
Firm is leaning against Baba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Firm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Firm.
Firm gets through Baba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firm prevents a body shot from Baba.
Firm scores with a shoulder strike.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baba swings wildly with an uppercut but Firm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba is working Firm over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Firm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Afeef Isa Baba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Firm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baba.
Baba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Firm throws out a powerful jab.
Firm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baba is trying to counter with his kicks.
Baba walks into a stiff left hand from Firm.
Jab by Baba.
Firm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Firm scores with a jab to the body.
Firm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baba.
Good work by Firm as he checks the leg kick.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firm.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Firm.
Firm misses with a wild body shot.
Baba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Firm moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firm throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot.
Baba appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Firm lands a body shot.
Baba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Firm with a hook.
Baba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Firm misses the shot to the body.
Baba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Firm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Firm throws a body shot but no joy.
Baba thinks about the counter body kick.
Firm misses with a body shot.
Baba feints a counter leg kick.
A combination from Firm does no damage.
Firm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baba throws out the jab.
Firm throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baba in his tracks.
Firm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Firm connects with a nice looking jab.
Firm throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
Firm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Firm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by Baba.
Baba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Firm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Firm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baba throws out the jab.
Firm staying out of range there.
Firm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a nice looking combination but Firm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Firm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba misses the body punch
and Firm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Firm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firm.
Firm scores with a decent looking hook.
Firm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Firm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Baba.
Firm misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baba.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba throws an off balance right hand
and Firm counters with a stiff right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Baba. Firm shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba lands the left hand.
Baba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Firm was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Firm was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Firm connects with a body shot.
Firm lands a nice hook to Baba's body. Baba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Firm misses its intended target.
Firm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Firm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firm.
Baba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Firm.
Baba misses with a low kick.
Firm connects with a body shot.
Firm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Firm misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Firm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Firm 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Glover (ranked 3071 p4p, 325 weight class) and Tyler Cage (ranked 2161 p4p, 250 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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34
195 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Cage!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cage.
Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
Glover cracks the inside of Cage's front leg.
Cage cracks a nice hook into Glover's ribs.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glover manages to avoid it.
Glover lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cage circles away quickly and effectively.
Glover 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.
A low kick from Glover misses
and Glover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cage throws a body punch but Glover moves out of range.
Glover takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Glover scores with a hook to the body. Cage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glover looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Cage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cage scores with a head kick. Glover tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Don Glover has been cut.
A head kick from Glover lands but Cage takes it in his stride.
It looks like Tyler Cage has been cut.
Glover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cage scores with a leg kick.
Cage connects with a jab.
Cage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glover tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cage manages to circle out of the way.
Cage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cage misses the jab.
Glover swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
We've been informed that Cage has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover scoring well with a low kick there.
Glover tries to land a leg kick but Cage saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glover tried to counter with a leg kick but Cage avoided it.
Cage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Cage misses.
Glover blocks a low kick nicely.
Glover throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Glover throws a lazy uppercut
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Glover takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Cage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Glover drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Glover closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Glover lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover controls from within his opponent's guard.
Glover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cage is keeping the position for now.
Glover in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Glover looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Glover passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cage is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Glover in particular looking to stall.
Cage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Glover. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Glover has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Glover missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyler Cage will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Glover throws a one two combo.
A good leg kick by Cage.
Cage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Glover counters by clinching up.
Glover is looking to control Cage's arms but Cage gets an underhook and turns him. Now Glover has his back to the cage.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Cage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyler Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glover has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cage finds it's way round the side to connect with Glover's head.
Nice body kick there by Cage.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glover attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Glover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Cage misses.
Nice body kick from Cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glover manages to avoid it.
Glover is looking to counter the offense by Cage and move into the clinch.
Glover turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Glover punishes Cage's body with a nice straight punch.
Cage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Glover has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cage.
Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glover.
Tyler Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glover.
Cage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Glover lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cage will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage connects with a high kick.
A big left from Glover misses.
Glover throws a solid leg kick but Cage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Glover.
Cage is looking to chop away at Glover's legs.
Glover is looking for a counter combo.
Cage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cage connects with a solid leg kick.
Cage digs a good body shot into Glover's ribs.
Glover throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glover lands a jab to the nose.
Glover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Glover checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Glover throws a lazy uppercut
and Glover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Glover as he checks the leg kick.
Tyler Cage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glover looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.
Glover throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cage.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Glover moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Glover digs a good body shot into Cage's ribs.
Glover looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
Cage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Glover throws a head kick that misses.
Glover checks a low kick from Cage.
Glover feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws an overhand right that lands on Glover's shoulder, as Glover tries to avoid the shot.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Glover misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Cage throws a leg kick
and Glover counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage defending well as Glover loads up on a big left hand.
Cage blocks a head kick by Glover.
A nice side step and Cage releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cage slips a jab from Glover.
Cage throws a push kick but Glover slaps the foot to one side.
Glover throws a body kick that misses
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
Glover with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cage to score with a decent uppercut.
Glover chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cage can pounce on him.
Cage wants to land a leg kick but Glover is out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyler Cage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cage takes a swing at Glover's ribcage but misses.
Cage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glover throws a counter high kick but Cage was just alert enough to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Cage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glover drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Glover postures up and lands a big shot to Cage's brow.
Glover lands a couple of digs.
Glover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cage's head.
Glover stopping the sweep attempt from Cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover sitting in guard here, content to control.
Glover working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Glover is looking to work some ground and pound but Cage has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cage keeping full guard, as Glover tries to pass.
Cage being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Glover tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cage scores with a nice right hand.
Cage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Glover lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Glover checks a low kick from Cage.
Glover attempts a counter takedown but Cage avoids it well and moves away.
Glover attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Glover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
Cage misses with a looping right.
Cage just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGlover.
Tyler Cage is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cage moves out of range as Glover strikes.
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Cage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Glover tries to score with a low kick but Cage moves his leg out of the way.
Glover avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glover tries to counter with a takedown but Cage is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cage tries to land a front kick but Glover steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Glover fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cage.
Cage throws a looping overhand right but Glover ducks down to avoid it.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glover.
Glover backing away here, and Cage unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Glover is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cage! But no joy.
Glover misses the shot to the body.
Glover swinging wildly here.
Cage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cage looks for the body kick but Glover saw that one coming.
Cage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover fails to land the takedown.
Cage thumps Glover with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cage.
Glover tries to clinch up.
Glover connects with a nice looking jab.
Cage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage is looking to chop away at Glover's legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glover has Cage up against the cage in a clinch.
Glover misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyler Cage.
I've got Cage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Mason (ranked 1718 p4p, 202 weight class) and Aidan Sumerod (ranked 3682 p4p, 380 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
190 lbs
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199 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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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
15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aidan Sumerod!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumerod looks for a takedown but Mason sprawls well.
Sumerod looking to score a takedown here. Mason is defending well but Sumerod drives through and ends up in Mason's guard.
Mason controlling the position.
Mason is trying to control the position but Sumerod postures up.
Sumerod in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sumerod throws a big right hand that misses.
Sumerod postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mason wants to get back to his feet but Sumerod is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sumerod missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sumerod throws a big elbow that misses.
Mason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sumerod scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumerod preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sumerod accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mason looking for a sweep. Not yet Mason, not yet.
Mason preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sumerod missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sumerod is one step ahead there.
Sumerod stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mason swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sumerod with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mason tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mason utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mason 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.
Sumerod postures up in Mason's guard and throws a big left but Mason blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumerod throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mason is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sumerod is looking to control Mason's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sumerod avoid being mounted?
Sumerod is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sumerod wants to control but Mason is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sumerod is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mason's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mason's back!
Mason trying to control the action but Sumerod just sinks the hooks in.
Sumerod looking for the choke but no joy.
Sumerod has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mason has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumerod is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Mason is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aidan Sumerod!
As Aidan Sumerod got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I am not sure how this fight could even be booked. There needs to be more levels in QFC fights.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Veres (ranked 2425 p4p, 273 weight class) and Adlet Mayer (ranked 3089 p4p, 328 weight class). Adlet Mayer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romulus Veres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adlet Mayer !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veres looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayer is just out of range.
Veres connects with a leg kick. Mayer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Mayer .
Veres throws a body kick that misses
and Mayer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayer . Veres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veres tries to land a front kick but Mayer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Veres.
Mayer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veres.
Mayer misses with a hook. Veres ducked under it nicely.
Veres fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mayer just manages to avoid it.
Mayer moves into the clinch successfully.
Mayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayer lands a left hand.
Mayer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Veres backwards.
Veres tries to throw a body punch but Mayer avoids it by throwing Veres back against the cage.
Mayer lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayer has a couple of punches blocked by Veres.
Veres throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayer .
Mayer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veres misses with a body punch.
Veres struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayer controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer tries to work over Veres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Veres.
Mayer just leaning against Veres, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Mayer fails to land.
Mayer lands an uppercut.
Veres lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Veres throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Veres struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayer controls his hands.
Mayer blocks a body shot from Veres.
Mayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veres blocking some punches.
Veres lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mayer stalls.
Veres misses with a body punch.
Veres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayer 's elbow.
Mayer lands a right hand.
Mayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayer is working Veres over against the cage.
Veres misses with a punch to the body.
Mayer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veres looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer scores with a shot to the side of Veres's head.
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!
Mayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mayer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Veres scores with a shoulder strike.
Mayer blocking some punches.
Mayer lands with a left to the head.
Mayer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mayer lands a nice shot to the body.
Veres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Mayer .
Veres tries a body shot but Mayer blocks it.
Mayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Veres controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veres.
Mayer blocks a body shot from Veres.
Mayer lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayer .
Veres tries to work over Mayer 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayer .
Mayer prevents a body shot from Veres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mayer .
Veres is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayer .
Oh Veres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Mayer on the inside.
Mayer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Veres to his knees! Mayer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adlet Mayer !
Adlet Mayer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Romulus Veres spoke after the fight, saying 'I've failed this time but I will be back to reform this poor soul.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Joker (ranked 3157 p4p, 437 weight class) and Sanford Fanning (ranked 2935 p4p, 407 weight class). Joker comes into the arena with The Jester of Genocide - Travis Scott blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Joker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sanford Fanning!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joker lands with a right hand.
Fanning wants to land a leg kick but Joker is out of range.
Joker misses with a lunging right hand
and Fanning counters by clinching up.
Fanning gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Joker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Joker wants to sweep but no luck.
Joker keeping moving, preventing Fanning from controlling successfully.
Joker 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.
Joker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fanning is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fanning postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fanning pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joker is keeping the position for now.
Joker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fanning is one step ahead there.
Joker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fanning manages to get himself to full guard.
Fanning keeping moving, preventing Joker from controlling successfully.
Joker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joker preventing the sweep.
Fanning trying to keep a closed guard but Joker is proving a slippery customer.
Joker advances to half guard.
Fanning is pressing down on Joker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fanning has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fanning 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.
Fanning trying to keep a closed guard but Joker is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joker is in close to Fanning's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fanning preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fanning looking for subs off his back but Joker has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fanning wants to control but Joker is keeping busy.
Joker working over Fanning with some ground and pound. Fanning looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Joker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fanning defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Joker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joker slips a nice elbow through Fanning's hands, connecting with Fanning's forehead.
Fanning has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Joker misses with a head shot. Fanning uses the momentum to regain guard.
Joker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joker postures up in Fanning's guard and throws a big left but Fanning blocks it.
Joker throws an elbow that misses. Fanning uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Joker's guard. Nice move by Fanning!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fanning won't allow Joker to sweep him here.
Fanning trying to control but Joker is working from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Joker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fanning is defended easily by Joker.
Joker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fanning takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fanning avoids the body shot from Joker.
Joker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fanning closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Joker's guard.
Fanning is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Joker looking for a guillotine here but Fanning defends easily.
Joker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fanning can do to turn this around?
Joker 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 one minute gone in the round.
Fanning avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fanning wants to control from the top but Joker keeps moving.
Joker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fanning wants to pass the guard but Joker is keeping 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.
Fanning wants to control from the top but Joker keeps moving.
Joker is looking to sweep but instead, Fanning has passed into half guard.
Joker tries to roll over but Fanning keeps him under control.
Fanning throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joker is looking for a sweep. Fanning is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mr Joker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fanning works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joker has a hand on Fanning's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Fanning takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Fanning punishing his opponent with strikes.
Joker is working to get back to half guard.
Fanning raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Fanning scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fanning working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mr Joker's cut is getting worse.
Fanning postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Joker badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Fanning around the waist but Fanning pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Fanning is the winner by TKO! Fanning jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sanford Fanning!
Our winner, Sanford Fanning, 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.
Mr Joker was interviewed post fight and said 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Cricket (ranked 2953 p4p, 411 weight class) and Nemesor Imotekh (ranked 1698 p4p, 263 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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218 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nemesor Imotekh!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cricket tries to work over Imotekh's front leg with a kick but Imotekh checks it.
Jab by Cricket.
It looks like Nemesor Imotekh has been cut.
Imotekh scores with a nice head shot.
Cricket walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Imotekh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cricket.
Cricket connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left lands for Cricket.
Imotekh scores with the left hand. Cricket knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Cricket.
A slow jab from Cricket misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imotekh misses with a shot to the body
and Cricket counters with a left and a right that hurts Imotekh! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Cricket jumps into full mount!
Imotekh controls the position.
Cricket controlling the position easily from mount.
Cricket lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Imotekh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cricket looking for a guillotine from mount but Imotekh is having none of it.
Imotekh is squirming around, avoiding Cricket's attempts to control the action.
Imotekh prevents Cricket from taking his back.
Cricket trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Imotekh tries to lock up and control but Cricket gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cricket can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Imotekh is looking to escape.
Imotekh is looking to improve his position but Cricket isn't that keen on the idea.
Cricket is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Imotekh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That kick from Imotekh tenderised Cricket's leg. Cricket is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Cricket misses.
Imotekh misses with a wild combination.
Cricket slips under a jab.
Cricket uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Imotekh.
Imotekh's coach down at The Takeover was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Imotekh's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Imotekh throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imotekh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Imotekh.
Rick Cricket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Imotekh blocks the leg kick.
Imotekh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cricket.
Cricket throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Imotekh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Imotekh misses the shot to the body.
Cricket misses the jab.
Cricket smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Imotekh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cricket swings widly with a right hand
letting Imotekh counter with a right hand.
Cricket throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Cricket lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Imotekh misses its intended target.
Jab, jab by Imotekh - just one landing.
Imotekh moves away from the strike by Cricket.
Imotekh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imotekh checks a leg kick.
Cricket is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cricket throws a hook but Imotekh avoids it easily.
Imotekh ducks under a wild hook from Cricket.
Cricket pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Imotekh lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Imotekh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cricket misses with a body kick.
Imotekh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cricket throws out the jab.
Imotekh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cricket.
Imotekh looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Imotekh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cricket throws out the jab.
Cricket looks to throw the jab but Imotekh is out of range.
Cricket throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That kick from Imotekh tenderised Cricket's leg. Cricket is trying to keep his angry face on.
Imotekh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Imotekh feints and then cracks Cricket's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cricket down.
Imotekh misses with a leg kick.
Cricket throws a lazy right hand but Imotekh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Imotekh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Cricket dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nemesor Imotekh's cut.
That's time! Cricket's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Imotekh moves into the clinch.
Imotekh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cricket lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Imotekh.
Cricket breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Imotekh. Cricket does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cricket moves out of range of the strikes.
Cricket was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cricket misses with an uppercut.
Imotekh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Imotekh lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Cricket.
Cricket misses with the combination.
Imotekh is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imotekh throws a right hand that Cricket ducks under and follows up with a left that Cricket also avoids with ease.
Cricket misses with a looping left.
Imotekh throws a series of punches but Cricket avoids them all with ease.
Imotekh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rick Cricket is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cricket scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imotekh staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Imotekh.
Imotekh lands a head kick. Cricket smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A telegraphed right hand from Cricket misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cricket checks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Imotekh.
Cricket misses with a jab, cross combination.
Imotekh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cricket looks to score with a jab to the body but Imotekh is just out of range.
Cricket misses with a hook. Imotekh ducked under it nicely.
Cricket pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cricket throws a series of punches but Imotekh avoids them all with ease.
Cricket tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cricket blocks the body kick.
Cricket misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Imotekh counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Imotekh.
Cricket swings widly with a right hand
and Imotekh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Imotekh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricket breaks from the clinch.
Imotekh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cricket throws a combination that misses
and Imotekh counters with a stiff right hand.
Imotekh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cricket misses with a hook. Imotekh ducked under it nicely.
Cricket connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cricket lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cricket throws a body shot but no joy.
Cricket throws a hook but Imotekh blocks it.
Imotekh forces Cricket back against the cage and clinches.
Cricket misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Imotekh.
Cricket misses with a hook to the ribs.
Imotekh gets through Cricket's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cricket struggles to land a body shot inside as Imotekh controls his hands.
Cricket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Imotekh's elbow.
Good body shot from Imotekh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imotekh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Imotekh.
Cricket struggles to land a body shot inside as Imotekh controls his hands.
Imotekh lands with a right to the head.
Imotekh cracks Cricket with a nice body shot.
Cricket prevents a body shot from Imotekh.
Imotekh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Imotekh.
Imotekh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Imotekh is leaning against Cricket and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Imotekh digs a right hand into Cricket's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cricket's gas tank.
Imotekh pushes Cricket back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Imotekh misses with a body punch.
Cricket 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.
Imotekh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Imotekh effectively controlling the action here.
Imotekh pushes Cricket back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cricket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Imotekh's elbow.
Cricket misses with some punches.
Imotekh lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Imotekh.
Imotekh lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imotekh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nemesor Imotekh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Imotekh gets through Cricket's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Imotekh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Imotekh tries a body shot but Cricket blocks it.
Imotekh has Cricket pushed against the cage.
Imotekh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cricket misses with a hook from the clinch.
Imotekh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Imotekh has Cricket pushed against the cage.
Cricket has had enough of the clinch but Imotekh keeps him there for the moment.
Imotekh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cricket backwards.
A short right from Imotekh.
Imotekh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Imotekh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Imotekh lands with a short shot to the head.
Imotekh stalling in the clinch but Cricket improves position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemesor Imotekh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nemesor Imotekh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cricket takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Cricket.
Imotekh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cricket attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Imotekh moves out of range of the body kick from Cricket.
Imotekh connects with a solid leg kick.
Imotekh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cricket throws out the jab.
Imotekh thumps Cricket with a low kick.
Cricket throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Imotekh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Imotekh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cricket throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Imotekh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Cricket.
Imotekh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cricket momentarily.
Nemesor Imotekh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Imotekh with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cricket takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imotekh throws out a powerful jab.
Imotekh checks a leg kick.
Imotekh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cricket is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Imotekh moves out of range as Cricket strikes.
Imotekh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cricket misses with a lunging right hand
and Imotekh counters with a stiff right hand.
Cricket takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cricket is rocked!
Cricket walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Cricket is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cricket throws a hook but Imotekh blocks it.
Imotekh cracks Cricket with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Cricket tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Imotekh pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Cricket is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nemesor Imotekh!
A victorious Nemesor Imotekh 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cron Spliffton (ranked 3093 p4p, 431 weight class) and Javier Esposito (ranked 2421 p4p, 344 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 Javier Esposito was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cron Spliffton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito throws a series of punches but Spliffton avoids them all with ease.
Spliffton lands a jab to Esposito's midsection.
Spliffton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hart Family Dungeon in the buildup to the fight.
Spliffton drives through and clinches with Esposito against the cage.
Spliffton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Spliffton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Espositos head.
Esposito trying to control the position but instead, Spliffton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Esposito into the cage.
Nice body punch from Spliffton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spliffton.
Spliffton lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spliffton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Esposito working hard to break the clinch.
Esposito is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stalling in the clinch from Spliffton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Spliffton lands a shot to the body.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Spliffton tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffton tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spliffton.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
Esposito goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spliffton prevents it.
Spliffton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spliffton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Spliffton letting Esposito take a breather here.
Esposito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spliffton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spliffton tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spliffton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Spliffton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito.
A head punch on the inside from Spliffton fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Esposito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Spliffton.
Spliffton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spliffton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Spliffton misses with some punches.
Spliffton blocks an uppercut.
Spliffton lands a body shot.
Spliffton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spliffton misses with a punch to the body.
Spliffton lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Spliffton.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Spliffton controls the action.
Spliffton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Espositos head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spliffton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Spliffton fails to land.
Spliffton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spliffton misses with the head strike.
Spliffton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Spliffton wants to stall.
Spliffton scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
Esposito being controlled against the cage.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Spliffton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito scores with a hook to the body.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Spliffton tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is keeping an eye on Esposito - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Spliffton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliffton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spliffton lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Spliffton blocking some punches.
Esposito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spliffton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spliffton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spliffton leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cron Spliffton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Spliffton.
Esposito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spliffton clinches.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Spliffton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliffton can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spliffton backwards.
Cron Spliffton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Esposito is trying to stall.
Spliffton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spliffton is pressed up against the cage. Esposito has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spliffton down to the mat. Spliffton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Spliffton misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spliffton. Spliffton obviously looking to wear him down.
Esposito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spliffton throws out the jab.
Spliffton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spliffton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Esposito thumps Spliffton with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Esposito misses.
Spliffton stuns Esposito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Esposito moves out of range as Spliffton strikes.
Esposito feints a counter leg kick.
Spliffton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esposito can do to turn this around?
Esposito slips under a jab.
Spliffton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Esposito circles away quickly and effectively.
Spliffton scores with a jab to the head.
Spliffton jabs Esposito right on the nose. Esposito blinks but takes it well.
Esposito scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Esposito slips a jab and a cross from Spliffton.
Cron Spliffton is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Esposito.
Esposito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spliffton lands with a nice body punch.
Esposito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with an uppercut. Spliffton saw that one coming.
Esposito slips under a jab.
Spliffton throws out a powerful jab.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spliffton connects with a body shot.
Spliffton scores with a hook to the body. Esposito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Esposito throws the kick towards the body but Spliffton avoids it.
Spliffton throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Spliffton lands a leg kick that knocks Esposito off balance momentarily.
Spliffton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spliffton scores with a spinning back kick!
Spliffton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spliffton stuns Esposito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spliffton. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spliffton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
Spliffton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Spliffton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Esposito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spliffton's calf.
Esposito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spliffton doesn't seem bothered though.
Esposito throws a big shot that misses.
Esposito throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Spliffton counters with a straight right hand.
Esposito throws a jab when Spliffton was well out of range.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and Spliffton moves out of range easily.
Spliffton digs a good body shot into Esposito's ribs.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Spliffton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spliffton thuds his right hand into Esposito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spliffton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton lands a really nice looking cross but Esposito seems unphased.
Spliffton checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffton clinches up against the cage.
Spliffton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Esposito tries to work over Spliffton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Spliffton avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Spliffton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Esposito manages to break the clinch.
Esposito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Spliffton.
Esposito walks into a stiff left hand from Spliffton.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cron Spliffton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Esposito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spliffton throws a jab but it's blocked by Esposito.
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spliffton manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Spliffton.
Spliffton blocks the body kick.
Spliffton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esposito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Esposito attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spliffton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Spliffton.
Esposito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Esposito throws a hook but Spliffton blocks it.
Spliffton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliffton slips under a jab.
Spliffton throwing a counter right hand but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Spliffton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Esposito counters with a solid body kick.
Spliffton lands with a kick to the temple. Esposito shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Esposito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Esposito takes a swing at Spliffton's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spliffton avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Esposito throws a lazy right hand but Spliffton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spliffton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spliffton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Esposito manages to circle out of the way.
Spliffton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esposito swings widly with a right hand
and Spliffton counters with a nice leg kick.
Spliffton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Esposito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spliffton slips a jab and a cross from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a shot to the body
enabling Spliffton to counter with a crisp jab.
Spliffton looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
Esposito ducks right into an uppercut from Spliffton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spliffton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Javier Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton moves out of range of the strikes.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esposito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spliffton can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffton scores with a one two! Esposito had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spliffton tries a head kick but it misses.
Spliffton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito throws a leg kick
and Esposito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spliffton scores with a nice right hand.
Esposito takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spliffton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Esposito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spliffton.
Spliffton connects with a jab.
Cron Spliffton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a head kick.
Esposito misses with a left hand
and Spliffton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spliffton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
Spliffton jabs Esposito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spliffton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spliffton misses with a double jab.
Esposito is trying to counter with his kicks.
Spliffton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A low kick from Esposito is predictable there
and Spliffton counters with a slapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Spliffton.
Esposito misses with a hook
and Spliffton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spliffton clinches up with Esposito and pushes him back against the cage.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spliffton avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Esposito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spliffton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Esposito thinking.
Spliffton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Spliffton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Esposito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spliffton misses the shot to the body.
Spliffton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
Esposito looks to land a right hand but Spliffton moved out of range.
Spliffton scores with a shot to the body.
Esposito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Esposito throws a looping overhand right but Spliffton ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cron Spliffton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spliffton 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cron Spliffton!
Cron Spliffton 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lolipo Slider (ranked 1309 p4p, 38 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 1219 p4p, 37 weight class). Lolipo Slider 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lolipo Slider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
Chan shoots for a takedown but Slider saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Slider steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Slider connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slider lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice defenses there by Slider.
Chan punishes Slider's body with a nice straight punch.
Chan misses with a straight left.
Slider loads up on a big right hand but Chan slips the punch.
Chan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Slider.
Chan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slider scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chan in his tracks.
Chan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slider circles away.
Slider throws a jab but it's blocked by Chan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slider connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Slider moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Slider changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chan 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.
Chan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slider takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with a straight left.
Chan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slider.
Slider looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Slider with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slider cracks Chan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Slider's shoulder, as Slider tries to avoid the shot.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slider swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Chan tries to get set, Slider tries to push him back and clinch up but Chan manages to avoid the attempt.
Slider ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lolipo Slider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slider moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slider sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lolipo Slider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackie Chan.
Slider throws a body punch but Chan moves out of range.
Slider moves away from the strike by Chan.
Chan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slider was well out of range. Poor timing from Chan.
Slider jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slider 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.
Slider scores with a decent looking hook.
Chan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slider dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chan. That did some damage!
Slider lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slider takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chan has managed to clinch.
Slider blocks a body shot from Chan.
Chan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slider prevents a body shot from Chan.
Slider misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Chan.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Slider.
Chan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slider with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jackie Chan has been cut.
Chan misses with some punches.
Slider lands a left hand.
Slider with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Slider controls his hands.
Slider avoiding damage.
Chan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sliders head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slider with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chan tries a body shot but Slider blocks it.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.
Chan tries to work over Slider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Chan - that landed with a thud.
Slider is leaning against Chan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slider creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chan's defenses.
Slider blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Slider.
Slider can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
Slider working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slider scores with a shoulder strike.
Slider pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan working aggressively here.
Chan lands a shot to the body.
Chan lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slider lands an elbow inside that Chan shrugs off.
Slider lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slider struggles to land a body shot inside as Chan controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Slider.
Chan looks winded!
Slider scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slider lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chan scores with a shot to the side of Slider's head.
Chan has clasped his hands together around Slider's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Slider regains half guard.
Slider keeping hold of Chan's head, controlling as best he can.
Slider is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slider is trying to stand.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lolipo Slider dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackie Chan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chan misses with an uppercut.
Chan lands with a cross.
Chan 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.
Slider lands with a cross.
Chan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Slider half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Slider.
Slider buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slider counters with a right hand to the body.
Slider misses with a double jab.
Slider avoids the body shot from Chan.
Slider seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lolipo Slider is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Slider.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Chan misses its intended target.
Chan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slider.
Slider wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan avoids the body shot from Slider.
Slider cracks Chan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Slider scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slider moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slider steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Chan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slider fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chan.
Chan is looking to clinch.
Slider throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chan on the side of the head.
Chan misses the body punch
and Slider counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slider lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Slider feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chan's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slider digs a good hook to Chan's body.
Slider fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chan.
Chan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chan tries to keep at a distance but Slider has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan tries a body shot but Slider blocks it.
Nice elbow from Slider.
Slider scores a nice knee to the body.
Slider scores with a knee to the head.
Slider lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Slider lands an elbow inside that Chan shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slider.
Slider is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around?
Slider tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Slider.
Still in the clinch, Slider scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chan is rocked!
Slider lands with a left to the head.
Chan is still on wobbly legs! Can Slider finish him?
Knees to the body from Slider.
Lolipo Slider has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chan seems to have recovered his senses.
Slider tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slider connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chan's face.
Slider lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.
Slider has Chan pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Chan is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Slider - that's hurt Chan badly! Oh, another knee lands and Chan is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Chan doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Lolipo Slider!
Lolipo Slider was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between FannyPack SissyPants (ranked 350 p4p, 16 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 913 p4p, 29 weight class). SissyPants comes to the cage accompanied by Scooters. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, FannyPack SissyPants!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. SissyPants manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua lands a high kick!
Tua scores with a sloppy right hand. SissyPants should have avoided that one.
SissyPants swats away the attempt to clinch by Tua .
SissyPants takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
SissyPants works Tua 's body with a nice hook.
SissyPants throws a right hand that misses
and Tua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
SissyPants seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
SissyPants is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tua .
SissyPants lands a big right hand that sends Tua crashing to the mat! SissyPants stays standing though and waves Tua back to his feet!
Tua is rocked!
It looks like David Tua has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua throws a hook but SissyPants blocks it.
Tua is still on wobbly legs! Can SissyPants finish him?
David Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SissyPants moves out of range of the body kick from Tua .
A swing and a miss from SissyPants.
Tua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tua seems to have recovered his senses.
SissyPants drops Tua with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tua looks back up at him and smiles so SissyPants waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua leaves his chin hanging out and SissyPants seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Tua crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). FannyPack SissyPants!
FannyPack SissyPants retains his super heavyweight title!
FannyPack SissyPants gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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