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KONFLIKT XVII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clive Grissom (ranked 6074 p4p, 686 weight class) and Dakota Otoua (ranked 8697 p4p, 800 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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204 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clive Grissom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dakota Otoua!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grissom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Otoua circles away quickly and effectively.
Grissom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've been told by Grissom's head coaches at LOD: House of Gladiators that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grissom scores with a punch to the head.
Grissom throws the left hand but Otoua avoids the punch easily.
Grissom cracks Otoua with a big right hand and Otoua goes down!
It looks like Dakota Otoua has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grissom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Otoua swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grissom trying to control the position from guard on top but Otoua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Otoua wants to stand up but Grissom is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grissom throwing strikes but missing.
Otoua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grissom.
Grissom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grissom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grissom trying to control but Otoua is working from the bottom.
Grissom is really struggling to control Otoua but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Grissom is looking to work some ground and pound but Otoua has wrist control.
Grissom trying to control but Otoua is working from the bottom.
Otoua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Otoua has a closed guard, preventing Grissom from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grissom swats away the attempt to clinch by Otoua.
Otoua scores with a jab.
Otoua scores with a three punch combo!
Grissom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grissom misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grissom slips a straight right by Otoua.
Otoua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Otoua moves into range and connects with a jab.
Otoua walks into a jab.
Otoua walks into a stiff left hand from Grissom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otoua ducks under a wild hook from Grissom.
Otoua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grissom checks it well.
Otoua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grissom manages to avoid it.
Otoua slips under a jab from Grissom.
Grissom has a takedown stuffed.
Grissom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Otoua lands with a shot to the body.
Grissom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clive Grissom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grissom throws a lazy right hand but Otoua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grissom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Otoua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grissom checks a leg kick.
Grissom throws the left hand but Otoua avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Grissom misses.
Grissom swats away the attempt to clinch by Otoua.
Dakota Otoua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Grissom misses.
Grissom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Otoua.
That kick from Otoua tenderised Grissom's leg. Grissom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grissom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Grissom misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Otoua.
Grissom tries to work over Otoua's front leg with a kick but Otoua checks it.
Grissom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otoua.
Otoua has Grissom up against the cage in a clinch.
Grissom tries to break the clinch but Otoua is controlling the position.
Grissom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Otoua.
Grissom working hard to break the clinch.
Otoua misses with a punch on the inside.
Otoua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoua swings wildly with an uppercut but Grissom uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otoua.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otoua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grissoms head.
Otoua misses with the head strike.
Grissom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Otoua backwards.
Grissom has a couple of punches blocked by Otoua.
Grissom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otoua working aggressively here.
Grissom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grissom working hard to break the clinch.
Grissom has had enough of the clinch but Otoua keeps him there for the moment.
Grissom is trying to break the clinch but Otoua is controlling him.
Otoua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grissom breaks the clinch.
Grissom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Otoua rushes Grissom and presses him up against the cage.
Grissom blocking some punches.
Grissom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Grissom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dakota Otoua's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Otoua lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grissom backs up against the cage.
Grissom throws a wild body kick that Otoua sees coming a mile off.
Otoua scores with a sloppy right hand. Grissom should have avoided that one.
Otoua missing with a left hand there. Grissom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grissom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grissom misses with a hook.
Otoua wants to counter the offense by Grissom and move into the clinch position.
Otoua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grissom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otoua.
Otoua gets a clinch.
Otoua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grissom is looking to break free of the clinch but Otoua has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Grissom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Otoua tries to work over Grissom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Otoua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Otoua scores with a shot to the side of Grissom's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grissom breaks from the clinch.
Grissom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Otoua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grissom 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.
Otoua tries to clinch but Grissom moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grissom misses with a looping right.
Grissom drops his hands momentarily and Otoua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Otoua as Grissom shoots in.
Otoua lands a jab to the head.
Otoua lands with an uppercut that bounces Grissom off the cage and back into range.
Otoua misses with a straight right.
Jab from Grissom.
Otoua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grissom throws out the jab.
Otoua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grissom misses with a lunging right hand
and Otoua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grissom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grissom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grissom throws a sloppy head kick and Otoua moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grissom throws a right and a left that Otoua avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Otoua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grissom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Otoua in his tracks.
Otoua throws a body punch but Grissom moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoua blocks a jab.
Grissom blocks a leg kick.
Otoua throws a lazy uppercut
and Grissom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Otoua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grissom appears to be looking for a big counter.
A lazy left from Grissom finds it's target.
Grissom dodges the punch combination from Otoua.
Grissom throws a series of punches but Otoua moves out of range.
Grissom sets himself, and Otoua steps forward looking for the clinch! Grissom avoids it this time.
Good standup being displayed there by Otoua as he connects with a hook.
Grissom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Otoua backs up against the cage.
The fighters circling - Grissom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Otoua 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.
Otoua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Otoua is rocked!
Otoua scores with a hook.
Otoua drops his hands for a split second and Grissom immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Otoua face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Grissom follows up with a right hand that knocks Otoua into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Clive Grissom!
During a confident post fight interview, Clive Grissom thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Reese (ranked 5361 p4p, 524 weight class) and Alcibiades Cleinias (ranked 6589 p4p, 591 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alcibiades Cleinias!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Cleinias. No joy for Reese on that attempt.
Reese gets a double leg takedown into Cleinias's guard.
Cleinias has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Reese has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Cleinias breaks the clinch.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleinias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleinias wants to counter with a clinch but Reese pushes him away.
Reese throws a head kick that misses.
Reese has a takedown stuffed.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reese closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleinias pushes Reese off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleinias displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reese.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Reese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reese tries to clinch but Cleinias is having none of it.
Cleinias tries to counter with a clinch but Reese shakes him off and moves away.
Cleinias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reese closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cleinias circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reese, right into the meat.
Cleinias gets caught flat footed, as Reese shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cleinias pushes Reese off and gets back to his feet.
John Reese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reese decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cleinias manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Reese.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reese.
Cleinias wants to counter with a clinch but Reese pushes him away.
Reese tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cleinias swivels and escapes.
Cleinias wants to counter the offense by Reese and move into the clinch position.
Reese tries to clinch there but Cleinias circles away.
Alcibiades Cleinias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleinias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleinias wants to counter the offense by Reese and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese fails with the takedown
and Cleinias counters by clinching up.
Cleinias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reese tries to pull guard but Cleinias forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cleinias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reese throws the kick towards the body but Cleinias avoids it.
Reese gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cleinias counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cleinias.
Cleinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cleinias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reese is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cleinias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese can't get the takedown.
Cleinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cleinias working hard to break the clinch.
Cleinias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reese closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cleinias circles away.
Cleinias steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Reese.
Cleinias swats away the attempt to clinch by Reese.
Reese shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cleinias pinned against the cage. Cleinias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cleinias wants to counter the offense by Reese and move into the clinch position.
Reese misses with a takedown
and Cleinias counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cleinias.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alcibiades Cleinias dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reese shoots in for a takedown but Cleinias shows good takedown defense.
Reese sets himself, and Cleinias steps forward looking for the clinch! Reese avoids it this time.
Cleinias stuffs the takedown.
Cleinias wants to counter with a clinch but Reese pushes him away.
Cleinias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cleinias stuffs the takedown attempt from Reese. Reese gets slowly back to his feet.
Reese sets himself, and Cleinias steps forward looking for the clinch! Reese avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Reese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reese doesn't manage to clinch there - Cleinias circles away.
A jab from Reese misses.
Cleinias is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reese tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cleinias swivels and escapes.
Reese sets himself, and Cleinias steps forward looking for the clinch! Reese avoids it this time.
John Reese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reese dives in for a single leg takedown but Cleinias sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cleinias tries to counter with a clinch but Reese shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese shoots in for a takedown but Cleinias shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reese fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cleinias avoids it really well and circles away.
Cleinias wants to counter the offense by Reese and move into the clinch position.
Cleinias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reese fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reese shoots in for a takedown but Cleinias shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cleinias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cleinias tries to counter with a clinch but Reese shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese shoots and misses
and Cleinias moves into the clinch.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Reese has him pressed against the cage.
Cleinias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reese wants to clinch.
Reese moves into the clinch successfully.
Cleinias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese throws a jab when Cleinias was well out of range.
Reese tries to clinch but Cleinias is having none of it.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reese looks for a takedown but Cleinias sprawls well.
Reese shoots in looking for a takedown. Cleinias tries to sprawl out of it but Reese keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cleinias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reese tries for a takedown but Cleinias circles away easily
and Cleinias counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleinias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Reese.
Cleinias avoids the head kick by Reese.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reese looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cleinias is fending him off so far but Reese persists. Nope, Cleinias circles away and we're back to standing.
Reese misses with a few strikes there.
Alcibiades Cleinias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cleinias leaves Reese with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleinias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reese misses with a takedown
and Cleinias counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alcibiades Cleinias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cleinias keeps the fight on the outside.
Cleinias tries to counter with a clinch but Reese shakes him off and moves away.
Reese misses with a head kick.
Reese sets himself, and Cleinias steps forward looking for the clinch! Reese avoids it this time.
Reese looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet but Reese is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cleinias manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Reese darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cleinias manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Reese keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleinias wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reese has him pressed against the cage.
Cleinias breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reese fails with the takedown
and Cleinias holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleinias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reese lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleinias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleinias steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Reese.
Reese fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reese dives in and scores a takedown into Cleinias's guard.
Cleinias uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A low kick from Reese is predictable there
and Cleinias counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cleinias.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleinias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cleinias wants to counter the offense by Reese and move into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reese moves in looking to clinch but Cleinias pushes him off.
Cleinias is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reese looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cleinias is fending him off so far but Reese persists. Nope, Cleinias circles away and we're back to standing.
Reese tries for a takedown but Cleinias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Reese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reese tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cleinias defends well and Reese ends up having to push Cleinias into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Reese will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cleinias tries to counter with a clinch but Reese shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleinias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleinias is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reese closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Reese is controlling him.
Cleinias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reese closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cleinias circles away.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleinias moves out of range of the body kick.
Cleinias wants to counter with a clinch but Reese pushes him away.
Reese fails with the takedown
and Cleinias counters by clinching up.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Reese is controlling him.
Reese fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cleinias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alcibiades Cleinias is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cleinias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reese wants to clinch up but Cleinias keeps it at a distance.
Cleinias avoids the head kick by Reese.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reese fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cleinias avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alcibiades Cleinias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cleinias has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alcibiades Cleinias!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Okafor (ranked 5072 p4p, 629 weight class) and Gokhan Saki (ranked 4388 p4p, 563 weight class). Desmond Okafor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gokhan Saki!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saki throws a lazy head kick
and Okafor counters with an outside leg kick.
Okafor keeps Saki at a distance using the push kick.
Saki avoids a kick to the body.
Saki follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Okafor scores with a jab. Saki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Okafor if he has to take too many more of those.
Saki throws a leg kick but Okafor sees it coming and moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Okafor.
Saki fakes the leg kick and cracks Okafor in the body.
Saki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okafor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saki throws a sloppy head kick and Okafor moves out of range easily.
Saki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Okafor's calf.
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!
Okafor thuds his shin into the meat of Saki's side.
Saki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Okafor pushes Saki away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saki looks winded!
Okafor moves out of range of the body kick from Saki.
Okafor jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Saki throws a leg kick
and Okafor counters with a nice body kick.
Saki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Okafor counters with a nice uppercut.
Saki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Okafor jabs at Saki's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Saki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Okafor - the referee stops the clock and Saki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Okafor. Saki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Okafor tests Saki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okafor scores with a leg kick.
Okafor lands a big head kick that sends Saki tumbling to the mat! Okafor takes a step backwards and waves Saki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Okafor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Okafor cracks a nice hook into Saki's ribs.
Saki lands with a slapping head kick.
Okafor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saki throws a leg kick
and Okafor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saki tries a head kick but it misses.
Okafor delivers a nice body kick.
Saki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Okafor.
Okafor lands a nice hook to Saki's body. Saki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Okafor throws a shot to the body.
Okafor keeps Saki at a distance using the push kick.
Crack! A monster head kick from Okafor and Saki falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Okafor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Desmond Okafor!
Desmond Okafor decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Kortig (ranked 5158 p4p, 637 weight class) and Milson Bow (ranked 5069 p4p, 628 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Milson Bow enters 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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kortig !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milson Bow!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bow throws a right hand that misses
and Kortig counters with a stiff right hand.
Bow throws a lazy uppercut
and Kortig counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kortig fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bow on the side of the head.
Kortig tries to keep at a distance but Bow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bow is working Kortig over against the cage.
Bow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kortig backwards.
Bow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kortig will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bow up against the cage.
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kortig throws a punch but it's blocked by Bow.
A right hook to the body lands for Bow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bow lands a nice shot to the body.
Bow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kortig misses with a punch on the inside.
Bow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bow working aggressively here.
Kortig can't find room to land a body shot as Bow controls the action.
Bow prevents a body shot from Kortig .
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kortig pushes Bow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kortig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kortig .
Bow misses with some punches.
Bow throws a head punch that misses.
Kortig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kortig is trying to break the clinch but Bow has him pressed against the cage.
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
Bow lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bow as Kortig tries to tie him up.
Kortig misses with some punches.
Bow misses with a body punch.
Kortig lands a shot to the body.
Bow works on Kortig 's body with a couple of short punches.
Kortig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kortig stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kortig misses with the head strike.
Kortig lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bow takes a shot to the head.
Bow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kortig lands with a light punch inside.
Bow misses with the head strike.
Bow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kortig backwards.
Bow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kortig .
Bow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kortig backwards.
Bow struggles to land a body shot inside as Kortig controls his hands.
Bow can't find room to land a body shot as Kortig controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Kortig .
Bow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Bow on the inside.
Kortig swings wildly with an uppercut but Bow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kortig blocks an uppercut.
Bow misses with a body punch.
Kortig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bow lands with a left to the head.
Kortig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kortig .
Kortig blocks an uppercut.
Bow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bow misses with the head strike.
Kortig takes a shot to the head.
Bow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bow misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kortig prevents a body shot from Bow.
Bow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milson Bow dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kortig gets tackled into the cage by Bow. Bow maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bow.
Bow blocks a body shot from Kortig .
Kortig blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kortig .
Bow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kortig throws a punch but it's blocked by Bow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bow.
Bow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kortig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kortig throws a punch but it's blocked by Bow.
Bow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kortig 's elbow.
Bow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bow can't find room to land a body shot as Kortig controls the action.
Kortig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kortig looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bow misses with some punches.
Bow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bow misses with a body punch.
Bow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kortig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kortig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bow.
Bow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bow is leaning against Kortig and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kortig wants to break free but Bow has control.
Milson Bow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kortig tries a body shot but Bow blocks it.
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
A head punch on the inside from Bow fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Kortig .
Bow throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kortig blocks an uppercut.
Kortig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bow has a couple of punches blocked by Kortig .
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bow.
Bow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bow misses with the head strike.
Bow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bow's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bow's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bow pushes Kortig back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kortig blocking some punches.
Kortig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kortig swings wildly with an uppercut but Bow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kortig misses with a punch on the inside.
Kortig blocks a body shot from Bow.
Bow misses with a punch to the body.
Bow misses with a punch to the body.
Bow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kortig s head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bow.
Bow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kortig lands a shoulder strike.
Kortig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bow has a couple of punches blocked by Kortig .
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
Bow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bow has a couple of punches blocked by Kortig .
Kortig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bow or not.
Kortig prevents a body shot from Bow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kortig blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Kortig .
Bow tries to throw a body punch but Kortig avoids it by throwing Bow back against the cage.
Kortig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
Kortig misses with a punch on the inside.
Bow misses with a punch to the body.
Bow can't find room to land a body shot as Kortig controls the action.
Kortig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kortig blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milson Bow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kortig cracks Bow with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Milson Bow has been cut.
Bow closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bow.
A short right from Bow on the inside.
Kortig throws a head punch that misses.
Bow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bow.
Bow misses with a punch on the inside.
Kortig misses with a punch on the inside.
Kortig gets through Bow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bow gets through Kortig 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
Kortig lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
Kortig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kortig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bow lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bow.
Kortig is working Bow over against the cage.
Kortig scores with a shoulder strike.
Bow throws a head punch that misses.
Kortig blocks an uppercut.
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
A bit of stalling here from Kortig .
Still in the clinch, Bow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bow fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Kortig .
A short uppercut from Bow.
Bow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kortig .
Robert Kortig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kortig lands with a light punch inside.
Bow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kortig 's elbow.
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
Bow misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kortig .
Kortig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bow.
Bow works on Kortig 's body with a couple of short punches.
Kortig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kortig scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kortig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
Kortig lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kortig lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bow working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Kortig scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bow.
Bow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kortig scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kortig scores with a shot to the side of Bow's head.
Kortig blocks an uppercut.
Bow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kortig makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kortig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
Bow scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bow fails to land.
Kortig manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Kortig 's head coaches at Gym Beam that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bow drives through and clinches with Kortig against the cage.
Bow misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kortig fails to land.
Bow can't find room to land a body shot as Kortig controls the action.
Bow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bow misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kortig .
Kortig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
Bow lands with a right to the head.
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kortig .
Milson Bow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bow blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Milson Bow.
I've got Bow 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 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milson Bow!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Rage (ranked 3781 p4p, 404 weight class) and Buzz Williams (ranked 3926 p4p, 414 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buzz Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rage cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rage with a jab.
Williams is rocked!
Rage lands with a nice body punch.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Rage finish him?
Rage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A left lands for Rage.
Williams closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rage did well to prevent Williams getting side control.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage keeping control of the position.
Williams misses with a head shot. Rage uses the momentum to regain guard.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Rage blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is trying to keep Williams in close.
Rage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Rage trying to control the position.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rage keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Rage stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rage throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Rage pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Williams throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rage tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Williams is in Rage's guard.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams with a nice head shot there.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rage seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rage trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Williams working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jimmy Rage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rage tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Rage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rage.
It looks like Buzz Williams has been cut.
Rage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab from Rage.
Rage 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.
Rage scores with a punch to the head.
Rage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rage lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rage counters with a left to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Rage. Those never looked like landing.
And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Rage pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rage connects with the punch.
Rage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooooh!!! Rage has knocked Williams down with a huge combo! Rage steps away and waves a wobbly Williams back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams walks straight into a right hand from Rage - that's dropped him! Rage jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Williams from any more punishment! Williams complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Rage!
A victorious Jimmy Rage 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 3466 p4p, 383 weight class) and Alex Valentine (ranked 3709 p4p, 405 weight class). Valentine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bloodborne OST - Gehrman, The First Hunter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it.
Valentine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banner .
Valentine dives in and scores a takedown into Banner 's guard.
Valentine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valentine works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Banner 's coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Banner is not content to let Valentine control the position.
Valentine is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Valentine content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Valentine looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine wants to free his trapped foot but Banner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Valentine is looking for a kimura here.
Banner looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Banner actively working from the bottom here.
Valentine is working for a kimura but Banner is defending it quite comfortably.
Valentine trying to mount his opponent but Banner defends it.
Banner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valentine on the ground.
Valentine is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Banner still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Banner has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Banner tries to stand but Valentine is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to bench press Banner off him but Banner keeps the position.
Valentine sneaks back into half guard.
Banner seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Banner stands up out of the half guard.
Valentine shoots in but no luck this time.
Banner connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Alex Valentine has been cut.
Valentine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Valentine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banner 's waist but Banner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valentine off to one side.
Lamont Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Valentine.
Valentine moves away from the strike by Banner .
Nice defenses there by Valentine.
Valentine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Banner counters with a straight right hand.
Lamont Banner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine looks to land a right hand but Banner moved out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valentine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Banner counters with a nice body shot.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Valentine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Valentine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Valentine looks for a takedown but Banner sprawls well.
Valentine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Banner avoids it really well and circles away.
Valentine misses with a takedown
and Banner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lamont Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Valentine.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banner 's waist but Banner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valentine off to one side.
Banner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valentine gets a double leg takedown into Banner 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner is looking for a triangle but Valentine pushes his legs off easily.
Valentine stands and throws Banner 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Banner is trying to control Valentine's posture but Valentine avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Valentine works to advance to full mount. Banner defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Valentine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Banner is looking to escape.
Valentine mounts Banner ! Really nice guard pass there!
Banner is desperately trying to improve his position but Valentine has a good base and remains in mount.
Valentine is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Banner is surviving well by controlling Valentine's body position as best he can.
Valentine looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Valentine wants to control the pace but Banner is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to take Banner 's back but he can't do it this time.
Alex Valentine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valentine looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Valentine wants to take Banner 's back but he can't do it this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner is desperately trying to improve his position but Valentine has a good base and remains in mount.
Banner prevents Valentine from taking his back.
Banner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to control but instead Banner manages to regain half guard.
Valentine is taking a breather. Banner says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Banner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Valentine maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Banner could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Valentine has cracked it and Banner is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Valentine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Valentine!
Alex Valentine 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Khaibulaev (ranked 3260 p4p, 361 weight class) and Mister Happy (ranked 2384 p4p, 276 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Khaibulaev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mister Happy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaibulaev moves in looking to clinch but Happy pushes him off.
Happy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khaibulaev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Happy lunges at Khaibulaev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khaibulaev's hand.
Khaibulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Happy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khaibulaev shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Happy wants to get back to his feet.
Khaibulaev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaibulaev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Khaibulaev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Happy is trying to stand up here but Khaibulaev is controlling him well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Khaibulaev controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Happy.
Mister Happy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Happy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Happy's coach down at Q Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Happy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Happy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Happy wants it to stay on the feet.
Happy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khaibulaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Khaibulaev tries to close the distance and clinch but Happy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khaibulaev sets himself, and Happy steps forward looking for the clinch! Khaibulaev avoids it this time.
Khaibulaev walks into a stiff left hand from Happy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy scores with a leg kick.
Khaibulaev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice takedown defense from Happy. No joy for Khaibulaev on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magomed Khaibulaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Happy as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Magomed Khaibulaev has been cut.
Happy scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Happy tenderised Khaibulaev's leg. Khaibulaev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khaibulaev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Happy connects with a leg kick. Khaibulaev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Happy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khaibulaev. That did some damage!
Khaibulaev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Happy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Happy.
Happy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Happy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Happy lands a hook that snaps the head of Khaibulaev backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Happy.
Khaibulaev is rocked!
Khaibulaev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Happy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Khaibulaev's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Khaibulaev drops to his knees and Happy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Happy!
Mister Happy is the new lightweight champion!
Mister Happy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dab Calharran (ranked 2639 p4p, 299 weight class) and Chew Kok (ranked 2928 p4p, 324 weight class). Chew Kok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dab Calharran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chew Kok!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kok looks to score with a jab to the body but Calharran is just out of range.
Calharran tries to counter with a takedown but Kok is quick to defend against it.
Kok pushes Calharran up against the cage in a clinch.
Kok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calharran has Kok pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kok manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kok has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Calharran wants to take the fight to the mat but Kok manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Calharran wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dab Calharran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kok lands a right hand.
Calharran has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kok avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kok.
Calharran jumps guard but Kok turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kok.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calharran tries to pull guard but Kok forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Calharran jumps guard but Kok stands there with Calharran around his waist. Calharran gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Calharran can't get the takedown.
Calharran drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calharran goes for a takedown attempt but Kok pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kok throws a shot to the body.
Kok has closed the distance and engaged Calharran in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Calharran fails to land.
Calharran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kok pulls his leg out and moves away.
Calharran misses with a looping left.
Calharran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calharran feinted with a counter takedown.
Kok misses with the combination.
Calharran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kok connects with a good right hand that stumbles Calharran. Calharran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kok connects with a good right hand that stumbles Calharran. Calharran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kok gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kok.
Kok blocks an uppercut.
Calharran has a couple of punches blocked by Kok.
Calharran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Calharran swings wildly with an uppercut but Kok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calharran tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kok smiles and moves away.
Calharran misses with a hook. Kok ducked under it nicely.
Kok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calharran manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kok has Calharran up against the cage in a clinch.
Calharran has Kok pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kok manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kok scores with a shoulder strike.
Kok blocking some punches.
Kok blocks an uppercut.
Calharran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calharran is looking for a takedown.
Calharran drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kok gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Calharran is looking for a takedown.
Calharran goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kok prevents it.
Calharran goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kok prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calharran misses with a punch on the inside.
Calharran misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kok fails to land.
Calharran is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kok pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Calharran wants to take the fight to the mat but Kok manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Calharran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calharran backwards.
Kok blocking some punches.
Calharran is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice left hand lands by Kok.
Calharran has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kok after a bit of a struggle.
Kok blocking some punches.
Calharran has Kok pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kok manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kok stops a takedown attempt from Calharran.
Kok lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chew Kok dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kok lands a body shot.
Kok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Calharran doesn't seem bothered though.
Kok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Kok.
Kok lands with an uppercut that bounces Calharran off the cage and back into range.
Kok clinches up against the cage.
Calharran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calharran.
Calharran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calharran throws a punch but it's blocked by Kok.
Calharran jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kok walks away with a smile on his face. Calharran gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calharran moves away.
Kok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kok gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calharran misses with some punches.
Kok swings wildly with an uppercut but Calharran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Calharran is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kok pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kok is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dab Calharran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Kok on the inside.
Chew Kok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kok misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Calharran is looking to take this one to the mat.
Calharran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kok misses with a punch on the inside.
Calharran has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kok after a bit of a struggle.
Kok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kok throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calharran working aggressively here.
Kok misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kok.
A head punch on the inside from Calharran fails to land.
Kok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calharran has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kok after a bit of a struggle.
Kok gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Calharran.
Kok blocking some punches.
Calharran is working for takedown but Kok is calmly controlling the position for now.
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!
Calharran is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Calharran is trying to pull guard but Kok has him pressed against the cage.
Kok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kok.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calharran wants to take the fight to the mat but Kok manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kok is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Calharran fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calharran swings wildly with an uppercut but Kok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kok prevents the takedown attempt.
Kok prevents the takedown attempt.
Kok gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Calharran.
Calharran being controlled against the cage.
Calharran wants to take the fight to the mat but Kok manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calharran drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kok gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calharran is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kok is defending well.
Calharran working aggressively here.
Calharran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calharran has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kok after a bit of a struggle.
Kok lands a right hand.
Calharran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calharran has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kok is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Calharran tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kok just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Calharran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calharran is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Calharran goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kok prevents it.
Calharran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chew Kok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calharran attempts a counter takedown but Kok avoids it well and moves away.
Dab Calharran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calharran throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kok's waist but Kok gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Calharran off to one side.
Kok scores with a punch to the head.
Kok defending well as Calharran loads up on a big left hand.
Kok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kok clinches.
Calharran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calharran wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calharran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calharran wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dab Calharran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calharran tries to pull guard but Kok forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calharran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kok pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kok swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Calharran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kok moves into the clinch.
Calharran is trying to pull guard but Kok has him pressed against the cage.
Calharran tries to pull guard but Kok won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kok.
Calharran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calharran is working for takedown but Kok is calmly controlling the position for now.
Calharran jumps guard but Kok turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Calharran backwards.
Calharran jumps guard but Kok stands there with Calharran around his waist. Calharran gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Calharran jumps guard but Kok turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kok is pressed up against the cage. Calharran has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kok down to the mat. Kok avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Calharran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calharran drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kok sprawls and moves away.
Kok gets a clinch.
Calharran has a couple of punches blocked by Kok.
Calharran misses with some punches.
Calharran has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kok is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kok.
Calharran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calharran throws a punch but it's blocked by Kok.
Kok swings wildly with an uppercut but Calharran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kok blocking some punches.
Calharran tries for a takedown but Kok manages to get underhooks.
Kok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kok lands a hook that snaps the head of Calharran backwards.
Calharran has Kok pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kok manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Calharran wants to take the fight to the mat but Kok manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kok is pressed up against the cage. Calharran has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kok down to the mat. Kok avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Kok. Beautiful body shot.
Calharran misses with a body kick.
Kok scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Calharran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kok is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Calharran rather than just go for the knockout.
Kok moves into range and clinches up with Calharran.
Kok blocking some punches.
Kok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kok fails to land.
Kok gets underhooks to prevent Calharran's takedown attempt.
Kok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calharran is looking to take this one to the mat.
Calharran is working for takedown but Kok is calmly controlling the position for now.
Calharran is looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kok.
Calharran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calharran takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calharran jumps guard but Kok stands there with Calharran around his waist. Calharran gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Calharran changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kok fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kok moves into range and clinches up with Calharran.
Kok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Calharran backwards.
Chew Kok is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kok gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Calharran.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chew Kok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kok has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chew Kok!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pyrrhus Epirus (ranked 2721 p4p, 301 weight class) and Welter Weight (ranked 3028 p4p, 331 weight class). Welter Weight is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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171 lbs
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177 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pyrrhus Epirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Welter Weight!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weight scores with a hook to the body. Epirus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Weight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Epirus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Weight walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Weight misses the target.
Epirus is looking to counter with a body kick.
Epirus connects with a leg kick. Weight looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Weight.
Epirus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weight.
Epirus closes the distance but Weight moves to the side
letting Weight counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Weight misses with a straight right.
Epirus is looking for a counter combo.
Weight throws a jab but it's blocked by Epirus.
Welter Weight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weight scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epirus ducks under a wild hook from Weight.
Weight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Epirus moves away.
It looked like Epirus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big left from Weight misses.
A nice combination there by Weight.
Weight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Epirus takes one to the chin there.
Epirus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Weight lands a lovely overhand right.
Weight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Weight throws a hook but Epirus blocks it.
Epirus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weight lands with a shot to the body.
Weight has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sloppy strikes from Weight. Those never looked like landing.
Weight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Epirus.
No joy there for Weight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Epirus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight lands a right hook to the body.
Weight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Weight throws a series of punches but Epirus avoids them all with ease.
Epirus walks into a straight right hand from Weight.
Epirus slips a jab from Weight.
A jab lands there for Weight.
Weight looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Donk. Weight catches Epirus right on the button with a cross.
Weight missing with a left hand there. Epirus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Epirus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Epirus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Epirus pushes Weight up against the cage in a clinch.
Weight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Epirus has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Epirus.
Epirus tries to throw a body punch but Weight avoids it by throwing Epirus back against the cage.
Weight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weight lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epirus working aggressively here.
Epirus blocking some punches.
Weight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weight avoiding damage as Epirus throws knees to the body.
Weight can't find room to land a body shot as Epirus controls the action.
Nice body punch from Epirus - that landed with a thud.
Epirus working aggressively here.
Epirus throws a punch but it's blocked by Weight.
Weight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Epirus backwards.
Epirus pushes Weight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weight breaks from the clinch.
Weight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice jab there from Weight.
A shot to the liver by Weight. Beautiful body shot.
Weight misses with a body shot.
Epirus throws a low kick but Weight moves out of range easily.
Epirus throws a leg kick
and Weight cracks him with a counter punch 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!
Epirus tries to clinch up but Weight circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Epirus on the side of the head.
Epirus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Weight with a hook.
Weight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epirus manages to avoid it.
Weight is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Epirus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Weight connects with the punch.
Epirus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A cross from Weight lands.
A punch combination from Weight misses.
As Weight looks to move away, Epirus throws a big counter combo but Weight just gets out of the way.
Weight throws out a loose jab but Epirus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epirus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Weight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weight scores with a body shot.
Weight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Weight checks a leg kick.
Epirus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Welter Weight dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Epirus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Weight lands a jab.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Epirus tries to clinch but Weight is having none of it.
Welter Weight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weight thuds a left hand into Epirus's body.
Weight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weight throws out a loose jab but Epirus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weight's corner calls for a 1-2. Weight obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Weight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Weight lands a jab to the head.
Epirus is rocked!
Weight cracks Epirus with a hook to the temple - Epirus is on wobbly legs here! Weight swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Epirus falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Weight wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Welter Weight!
Welter Weight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wife Beater (ranked 2090 p4p, 246 weight class) and Adel Sadeq (ranked 1683 p4p, 204 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wife Beater!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adel Sadeq!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beater misses with a right hand
and Sadeq counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sadeq sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beater defending well though.
Sadeq wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beater keeps working.
Sadeq throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beater knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sadeq on the ground.
Sadeq slips a nice elbow through Beater's hands, connecting with Beater's forehead.
Beater is looking to escape.
Sadeq thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beater's head.
Beater taking some punishment here, with Sadeq in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadeq not doing much here.
Sadeq scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sadeq not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sadeq.
Sadeq throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sadeq connects with a nice short shot to Beater's temple.
Beater definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sadeq lands a nice short elbow.
Sadeq working over Beater with some ground and pound. Beater looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sadeq scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sadeq is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Beater is rocked!
Sadeq lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Beater quite badly. Beater pulls Sadeq in close trying to recover. Sadeq postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Beater on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Beater doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adel Sadeq!
Adel Sadeq is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Adel Sadeq made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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