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Gladius #17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Real Kicker (ranked 4870 p4p, 470 weight class) and Android Twelve (ranked 25257 p4p, 680 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Real Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Android Twelve!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twelve shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kicker as he avoids it easily.
Twelve with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kicker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kicker drives through and clinches with Twelve against the cage.
Kicker scores with a shoulder strike.
Kicker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Real Kicker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Android Twelve.
A short body shot lands from Kicker as the two fighters clinch.
Kicker pushes Twelve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Twelve wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kicker scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Android Twelve has been cut.
Kicker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kicker prevents Twelve from breaking the clinch.
Kicker pushes Twelve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kicker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kicker works on Twelve's body with a couple of short punches.
Twelve tries to pull guard but Kicker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Twelve has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kicker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kicker.
Kicker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Twelve looks winded!
Kicker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Twelves head.
Kicker pushes Twelve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Twelve tries to score a body lock takedown but Kicker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kicker digs a right hand into Twelve's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Twelve's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Kicker as the two fighters clinch.
Kicker lands a left hand.
Kicker is leaning against Twelve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Kicker.
A right hand to the body from Kicker.
Kicker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kicker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kicker effectively controlling the action here.
Kicker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kicker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kicker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker lands with a light punch inside.
Kicker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Twelve or not.
Kicker lands a shoulder strike.
Kicker scores with a shoulder strike.
Twelve is trying to force a seperation but Kicker has the dominant position.
Kicker lands with a light punch inside.
Kicker pushes Twelve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kicker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kicker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Twelve looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Kicker.
Twelve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kicker lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kicker.
Kicker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kicker lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kicker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Twelve is rocked!
Nice body punch from Kicker.
Kicker lands with a light punch inside.
Twelve is still on wobbly legs! Can Kicker finish him?
Kicker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Twelve seems to have recovered his senses.
Kicker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kicker is leaning against Twelve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kicker managing to block the knees to the body from Twelve.
Kicker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kicker works on Twelve's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Kicker.
Kicker lands a hook that snaps the head of Twelve backwards.
Kicker scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Twelve jumps into guard, dragging Kicker to the mat.
Kicker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kicker tries to free his leg and advance position but Twelve is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Twelve on the ground.
Kicker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Twelve has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kicker should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Twelve has tightened it up now! Kicker should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Android Twelve!
Android Twelve thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between KaKayo Latakna (ranked 4953 p4p, 617 weight class) and Buzz Armstrong (ranked 6485 p4p, 701 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, KaKayo Latakna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong throws a shot from downtown. Latakna moves away and avoids it.
Latakna has Armstrong up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Latakna.
Armstrong tries to circle away but Latakna has him pinned against the cage.
Armstrong tries to break free but Latakna pushes him back against the cage.
Latakna is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Latakna prevents Armstrong from breaking the clinch.
Latakna throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Latakna keeps control of Armstrong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Latakna stalling in the clinch but Armstrong improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Armstrong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Armstrong wants to get back to striking at distance but Latakna won't allow it.
Latakna lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Latakna.
Armstrong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is trying to force a seperation but Latakna has the dominant position.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Latakna misses with a punch on the inside.
Latakna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Latakna has Armstrong pressed against the cage, preventing Armstrong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Latakna prevents Armstrong from breaking the clinch.
Latakna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Latakna leaning his opponent against the cage.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Latakna has him pressed against the cage.
Latakna is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Armstrong is keeping busy.
Armstrong takes a shot to the head.
Latakna misses with some punches.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Latakna is controlling him.
Armstrong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Latakna stalling in the clinch.
Latakna misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latakna misses with a punch to the body.
Latakna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Armstrong or not.
Latakna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Latakna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Latakna taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong working hard to break the clinch.
Armstrong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Latakna.
Armstrong is looking to break free of the clinch but Latakna has double underhooks.
Armstrong is trying to push Latakna away but Latakna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Armstrong is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Latakna fails to land.
Armstrong working hard to break the clinch.
Latakna is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Armstrong is keeping busy.
A short right from Latakna.
Latakna is pushing Armstrong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Armstrong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Latakna is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Armstrong is keeping busy.
Armstrong scores with a shot to the side of Latakna's head.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Latakna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Latakna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Latakna controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Latakna.
Latakna throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Armstrong can't break the clinch.
We've been informed that Armstrong has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Latakna lands with a left to the head.
Latakna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Armstrong tries to break the clinch but Latakna is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Latakna.
Latakna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
Armstrong avoiding damage.
Armstrong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Armstrong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Latakna - that landed with a thud.
Latakna prevents Armstrong from breaking the clinch.
Latakna misses with the head strike.
Latakna lands with a right to the head.
Armstrong is looking to break free of the clinch but Latakna has double underhooks.
Armstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Latakna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Latakna lands with a right to the head.
Armstrong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Armstrong as Latakna tries to tie him up.
A short right from Latakna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KaKayo Latakna dominated that round.
That's time! Latakna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Latakna scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Buzz Armstrong has been cut.
Latakna tries to close the distance and clinch but Armstrong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Armstrong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Armstrong moves out of range as Latakna strikes.
Latakna throws a right hand that Armstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Armstrong also avoids with ease.
Armstrong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Latakna with a body shot.
Latakna takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Latakna rushes Armstrong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Latakna.
Latakna tries to stall but Armstrong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Latakna swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Latakna is trying to stall.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Armstrong blocks a body shot from Latakna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is looking to break free of the clinch but Latakna has double underhooks.
Armstrong is trying to push Latakna away but Latakna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Latakna misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Latakna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Latakna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Latakna wants to stall.
Armstrong blocks a body shot from Latakna.
Latakna prevents Armstrong from breaking the clinch.
Latakna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Armstrong tries to break the clinch but Latakna is controlling the position.
Latakna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Armstrong's efforts to push away.
KaKayo Latakna has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Armstrong is trying to force a seperation but Latakna has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Latakna.
Armstrong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Latakna has him pressed against the cage.
Armstrong tries to break the clinch but Latakna is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to break free but Latakna pushes him back against the cage.
Armstrong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Armstrong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Latakna is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armstrong.
Armstrong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Latakna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armstrong blocking some punches.
Latakna keeps control of Armstrong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Latakna taking a breather.
Latakna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Latakna misses with some punches.
Latakna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Latakna has him pressed against the cage.
Latakna tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
Latakna has Armstrong pushed against the cage.
Armstrong wants to get back to striking at distance but Latakna won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Armstrong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Armstrong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Armstrong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Latakna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong is trying to push Latakna away but Latakna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Latakna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Armstrong wants to get back to striking at distance but Latakna won't allow it.
Armstrong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Latakna has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Latakna.
Latakna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armstrong can't break the clinch.
Latakna stalling in the clinch but Armstrong improves position.
Armstrong is trying to force a seperation but Latakna has the dominant position.
Latakna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latakna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Armstrong's efforts to push away.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Latakna is controlling him.
Armstrong tries to circle away but Latakna has him pinned against the cage.
Latakna swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong has had enough of the clinch but Latakna keeps him there for the moment.
Armstrong working hard to break the clinch.
Armstrong tries to throw a body punch but Latakna avoids it by throwing Armstrong back against the cage.
Latakna swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Latakna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Latakna misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Latakna misses with the head strike.
Latakna taking a breather.
Latakna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Latakna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KaKayo Latakna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buzz Armstrong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Latakna throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Armstrong to counter with a crisp jab.
Latakna throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Armstrong to counter with a crisp jab.
Latakna misses with a straight right.
Armstrong scores with a jab.
Latakna looks to land a left hand but Armstrong moved out of range nicely.
KaKayo Latakna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Latakna.
Latakna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Armstrong's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Latakna.
Armstrong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Latakna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armstrong throws an off balance right hand
and Latakna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Latakna moves away.
Latakna sizes up Armstrong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for Armstrong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buzz Armstrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armstrong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Latakna.
Armstrong tries to bum rush Latakna with a series of wild strikes but Latakna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Latakna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Armstrong counter with a right hand.
Armstrong falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Latakna to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Buzz Armstrong's cut even more.
Good exchange - Latakna coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latakna tries to close the distance and clinch but Armstrong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Armstrong misses the target.
Latakna throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Latakna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armstrong.
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!
Latakna clinches up with Armstrong and pushes him back against the cage.
Latakna swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Latakna letting Armstrong take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latakna throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Armstrong.
Latakna cracks Armstrong with a nice body shot.
The referee calls for Latakna to work.
Armstrong has had enough of the clinch but Latakna keeps him there for the moment.
Armstrong blocking some punches.
Armstrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Armstrong takes a shot to the head.
Latakna lands with a light punch inside.
Latakna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armstrong can do to turn this around?
Armstrong manages to break the clinch.
Armstrong misses the body punch
and Latakna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Latakna misses with a looping left.
Latakna throws a hook to the side of Armstrong's head but Armstrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latakna throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Armstrong.
Latakna catches Armstrong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Armstrong misses with an uppercut
and Latakna counters with a three punch combo that has Armstrong backing up. Armstrong nods at Latakna to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Latakna.
Latakna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armstrong throws out a counter right but Latakna avoids it with no problem.
Buzz Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KaKayo Latakna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Latakna is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Latakna misses with an uppercut
enabling Armstrong to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
KaKayo Latakna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Latakna has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KaKayo Latakna!
Post fight, KaKayo Latakna stared into the camera and said 'Before this fight..... I was gonna tell him he gon get knocked out.... F*** that dude!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kal Bo (ranked 5038 p4p, 415 weight class) and Dre Bly (ranked 7592 p4p, 522 weight class). Bo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Breaking The Habit. Bly has chosen I Want War- Pastor Troy as his entrance music. Dre Bly 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kal Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dre Bly!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo misses with a hook
and Bly counters with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Bo. Those never looked like landing.
Bo looks for the body kick but Bly saw that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bo.
Kal Bo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bly tries to avoid it but Bo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bly to the ground. Bly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bo.
Despite the aggression on Bly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bo looks to land a left hand but Bly moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bo misses with a wild body shot.
Bo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Bo.
Bo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo throws a sloppy head kick
and Bly counters with a stiff right hand.
Bly scores with a jab.
Bly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bly fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bo. Bly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bly lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bo misses with a combination
and Bly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kal Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bly pinned against the cage. Bly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Bo misses.
Bo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bly connects with an inside leg kick.
Bly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bly scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bly duly obliges.
Bo cracks Bly with an open hand slap.
Bly tries to bum rush Bo with a series of wild strikes but Bo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bo throws a sloppy head kick
and Bly counters with a left and a right that stings Bo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bo. Bly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bly circles away quickly and effectively.
Bly is looking to clinch but Bo is avoiding it.
Bo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bly throws out a counter right but Bo avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo jabs Bly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bo clinches up against the cage.
Bo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bly can't break the clinch.
Bo breaks the clinch.
Bo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bo is looking to clinch.
As Bo backs off Bly throws a huge counter combo but Bo manages to avoid it all.
Bo moves into range and clinches up with Bly.
Bo decides to pull guard.
Bly trying to control the position from guard on top but Bo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bly.
Bo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bly wants to get back to his feet.
Bo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bo thows a huge punch but Bly dodges it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bo.
Bo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dre Bly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bly throws a series of punches but Bo moves out of range.
Bo fails to land the takedown.
Bo goes for a double leg but Bly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bly continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bly! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Bo.
A little jabbing left from Bly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bly did well to prevent Bo getting side control.
Bly wants to get back to his feet.
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. Bo connects with a nice short shot to Bly's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bo wants to pass the guard but Bly is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bly defending well though.
Bo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bly looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bo thows a huge punch but Bly dodges it nicely.
Bly tries to kick Bo off but Bo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dre Bly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bly sees it coming and defends easily.
Bo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bly tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kal Bo!
A very excited looking Kal Bo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Romero (ranked 4359 p4p, 360 weight class) and Sheer Rooj (ranked 5366 p4p, 433 weight class). Jose Romero had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheer Rooj!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooj throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Romero tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rooj is in Romero's guard.
Rooj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rooj throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rooj won't allow Romero to sweep him here.
Rooj keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romero's head.
Romero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rooj is one step ahead there.
Romero will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rooj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rooj stands up over Romero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romero wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero trying to control the position.
Rooj trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rooj engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rooj makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Romero could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Romero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rooj is one step ahead there.
Rooj working some strikes from top position.
Rooj scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rooj stopping the sweep attempt from Romero.
Romero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rooj's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooj trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Romero distracts Rooj with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rooj looking for a sweep. Not yet Rooj, not yet.
Rooj lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Rooj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Rooj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rooj is on top in guard.
Romero is trying to control the position but Rooj postures up.
Romero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rooj's guard.
Rooj manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romero manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero punching from the bottom.
Rooj slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooj trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rooj throwing strikes but missing.
Romero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romero trying to control the position.
Romero has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Romero lands a decent punch to the body there.
Romero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rooj has momentary wrist control but Romero slips an elbow through the middle.
Romero won't allow Rooj to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rooj keeps trying to improve his position.
Romero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rooj can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romero lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rooj looks winded!
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Rooj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been informed that Rooj has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Rooj.
Romero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rooj's head.
Romero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Romero slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Romero controls the position.
Romero advances nicely into full mount.
Romero breaks from Rooj's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero unloading with bombs!
Rooj is rocked!
Romero landing punches.
Rooj is still in real trouble! Can Romero finish him?
Romero content just to control the position here.
Rooj seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice elbow there by Romero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Romero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rooj shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Romero napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rooj looks up at the clock and then as Romero takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rooj smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Romero tries to bench press Rooj off him but Rooj keeps the position.
Rooj working away.
Romero is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rooj off and has taken his back!
Rooj is trying to break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Romero's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Rooj right now.
Romero is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Romero seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero lands a shot to the head.
Romero loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Rooj hold on?
I really don't envy Rooj right now.
Rooj is breathing heavily.
Romero loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Rooj hold on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is riding his opponent, not letting Rooj buck him off.
Romero keeps control of the position as Rooj tries to break free.
Romero keeps control of the position easily here as Rooj tries to buck him off.
Romero lands shots from the back.
Romero is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Rooj. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Romero landing with strikes.
Romero lands a big shot to the side of the head and Rooj goes limp! He's out cold - the ref jumps in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jose Romero!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Huncho Jack (ranked 4871 p4p, 471 weight class) and Tony Vazzappo (ranked 4257 p4p, 434 weight class). Jack comes to the cage accompanied by Undefeated- A Boogie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huncho Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Vazzappo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vazzappo has closed the distance and engaged Jack in a clinch.
Jack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vazzappo misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely.
Jack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vazzappo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vazzappo throws a series of punches but Jack moves out of range.
Jack seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vazzappo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Jack. Those never looked like landing.
Jack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vazzappo takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazzappo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vazzappo is stalling here.
Jack is trying to break the clinch but Vazzappo is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack is trying to force a seperation but Vazzappo has the dominant position.
Jack tries to break free but Vazzappo pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vazzappo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vazzappo stalling.
Vazzappo tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vazzappo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee calls for Vazzappo to work.
Vazzappo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jack's efforts to push away.
Jack is looking to break free of the clinch but Vazzappo has double underhooks.
Vazzappo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vazzappo forces Jack back against the cage and clinches.
Vazzappo stalling the fight.
Vazzappo lands a hook that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Jack misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jack controls his hands.
Jack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vazzappo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vazzappo lands with a left to the head.
Jack tries to break the clinch but Vazzappo is controlling the position.
Vazzappo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jack.
Vazzappo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jack or not.
Vazzappo just leaning against Jack, taking a breather.
Vazzappo taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Vazzappo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Vazzappo tries a body shot but Jack blocks it.
Vazzappo can't find room to land a body shot as Jack controls the action.
Vazzappo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jack is trying to force a seperation but Vazzappo has the dominant position.
A short left from Vazzappo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack tries to circle away but Vazzappo has him pinned against the cage.
Vazzappo is leaning against Jack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vazzappo cracks Jack with a nice body shot.
Jack is breathing heavily.
Vazzappo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo works on Jack's body with a couple of short punches.
Vazzappo lands with a left to the head.
Vazzappo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vazzappo gets a clinch.
Jack tries to circle away but Vazzappo has him pinned against the cage.
Vazzappo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vazzappo is leaning against Jack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vazzappo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vazzappo cracks Jack with a nice body shot.
Jack tries to break free but Vazzappo pushes him back against the cage.
Vazzappo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vazzappo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vazzappo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've been informed that Vazzappo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Vazzappo.
Vazzappo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Vazzappo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vazzappo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vazzappo taking a breather.
Vazzappo scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vazzappo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Vazzappo.
Vazzappo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jack is trying to break free.
Jack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vazzappo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A body shot lands from Vazzappo.
Vazzappo is pushing Jack up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from Vazzappo - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Vazzappo dominated that round.
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.
Vazzappo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vazzappo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jack, pushing him back against the cage.
Jack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jack wants to break free but Vazzappo has control.
Still in the clinch, Vazzappo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jack is trying to break free.
Vazzappo lands a shot to the body.
Vazzappo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vazzappo is leaning against Jack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Come on Vazzappo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vazzappo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jack letting Vazzappo take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazzappo slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vazzappo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jack's efforts to push away.
Jack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vazzappo manages to break the clinch.
Vazzappo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazzappo closes the distance and pushes Jack back into the cage.
Jack being controlled against the cage.
Vazzappo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vazzappo lands a body shot.
Jack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vazzappo clinches up with Jack and pushes him back against the cage.
Jack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vazzappo.
A right handed body shot lands from Vazzappo.
Still in the clinch, Vazzappo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack dodges the punch combination from Vazzappo.
Jack 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.
Vazzappo misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vazzappo drives through and clinches with Jack against the cage.
Vazzappo lands with a left to the head.
Vazzappo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vazzappo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jack or not.
Vazzappo lands a right hand.
Vazzappo is struggling to control the position.
Vazzappo is stalling here.
A short right from Vazzappo.
A short body shot lands from Vazzappo as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Jack wants to get back to striking at distance but Vazzappo won't allow it.
Vazzappo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vazzappo.
Jack working hard to break the clinch.
Vazzappo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vazzappo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jack is trying to break free.
Vazzappo lands a shot to the body.
Come on Vazzappo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vazzappo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vazzappo slowing the pace effectively.
Vazzappo lands a right hand.
Vazzappo controlling the action here for a moment.
Vazzappo works on Jack's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vazzappo.
Vazzappo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vazzappo - that landed with a thud.
Vazzappo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vazzappo darts in and clinches Jack up against the cage.
Vazzappo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vazzappo digs a right hand underneath Jack's ribcage. Jack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vazzappo lands with a light punch inside.
Vazzappo slowing the pace effectively.
Vazzappo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
A hook to the body from Vazzappo.
A short uppercut from Vazzappo.
Come on Vazzappo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vazzappo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vazzappo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vazzappo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Vazzappo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vazzappo moves into range and clinches up with Jack.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vazzappo.
Vazzappo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jack working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Vazzappo as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Vazzappo - that landed with a thud.
Tony Vazzappo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vazzappo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vazzappo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Vazzappo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vazzappo slows down the pace here.
Vazzappo digs a right hand underneath Jack's ribcage. Jack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vazzappo scores with a shot to the side of Jack's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vazzappo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vazzappo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vazzappo throws a series of punches but Jack moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Jack misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Vazzappo.
Vazzappo moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vazzappo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vazzappo stalling.
Vazzappo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vazzappo.
Vazzappo instigates a clinch.
Vazzappo digs a right hand underneath Jack's ribcage. Jack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vazzappo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vazzappo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jack or not.
Vazzappo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vazzappo slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo lands a shot to the body.
Vazzappo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vazzappo has Jack up against the cage in a clinch.
Vazzappo digs a right hand underneath Jack's ribcage. Jack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vazzappo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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!
Jack tries to break free but Vazzappo pushes him back against the cage.
Vazzappo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack has had enough of the clinch but Vazzappo keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Vazzappo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vazzappo scores with a shoulder strike.
Vazzappo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vazzappo drives through and clinches with Jack against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jack is trying to break the clinch but Vazzappo has him pressed against the cage.
Vazzappo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vazzappo lands with a nice combination. Jack backs away looking to recover.
Jack is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vazzappo.
Vazzappo has closed the distance and engaged Jack in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Vazzappo.
Vazzappo breaks from the clinch.
Jack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vazzappo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vazzappo gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Vazzappo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vazzappo is working Jack over against the cage.
Vazzappo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huncho Jack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vazzappo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jack, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Vazzappo.
Tony Vazzappo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but Vazzappo blocks with his arms.
Jack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jack can't break the clinch.
Vazzappo keeps control of Jack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vazzappo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huncho Jack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vazzappo takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Vazzappo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vazzappo 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Vazzappo!
Post fight, Tony Vazzappo stared into the camera and said 'Yesss! Frigobar is back guyssss!!! My last defeat was just a bump in the road, it's clear!
I want to say something to Randy Tessin: soon I will fight you again and I'll teach you to mess with Tony Vazzappo, the Apulian tiger!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Dixon (ranked 4778 p4p, 397 weight class) and Kal Valen (ranked 4512 p4p, 371 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kal Valen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valen forces Dixon back against the cage and clinches.
Valen lands a body punch.
Valen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valen misses with some punches.
Valen misses with some punches.
Valen lands a left hand.
Valen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dixon trying to stall but Valen improves his position.
Valen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Valen.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Valen digs a right hand underneath Dixon's ribcage. Dixon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Valen.
Valen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dixons head.
Valen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valen.
Valen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dixon.
Valen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valen lands with a left to the head.
Valen drops Dixon onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dixon is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dixon is rocked!
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!
Valen creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dixon with a big uppercut! Dixon tries to clinch up but Valen pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dixon to the mat! Dixon covers up and Valen unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kal Valen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aragon Macbeth (ranked 3371 p4p, 295 weight class) and Future Winger (ranked 2729 p4p, 256 weight class). Aragon Macbeth had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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150 lbs
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136 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aragon Macbeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Future Winger!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winger has Macbeth up against the cage in a clinch.
Winger lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Winger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Winger throws a head punch that misses.
Winger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winger lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macbeth.
A short right from Winger.
Winger pushes Macbeth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macbeth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Winger gets through Macbeth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Winger misses with some punches.
Winger blocks a body shot from Macbeth.
Macbeth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macbeth takes a shot to the head.
Winger lands with a left to the head.
Macbeth is trying to force a seperation but Winger has the dominant position.
Winger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winger.
Winger lands with a short shot to the head.
Winger lands an uppercut.
Winger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Macbeth is rocked!
Winger working aggressively here.
Winger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Macbeth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Macbeth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Winger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Macbeth blocking some punches.
Macbeth seems to have got his legs back now.
Winger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macbeth backwards.
Winger stops a takedown attempt from Macbeth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aragon Macbeth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winger lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macbeth.
Winger throws a punch but it's blocked by Macbeth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winger lands a nice uppercut.
Macbeth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Winger on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macbeths head.
Macbeth fails to pull guard.
Winger lands with a short shot to the head.
Macbeth wants to take the fight to the mat but Winger manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Winger lands a nice uppercut.
Winger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Macbeth backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macbeth.
A short right from Winger on the inside.
Winger scores with a shot to the side of Macbeth's head.
Winger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Macbeth gets tackled into the cage by Winger. Winger maintains the clinch.
Winger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Winger lands with a right to the head.
Winger lands a hook that snaps the head of Macbeth backwards.
Winger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Winger on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macbeth takes a shot to the head.
Macbeth tries to break the clinch but Winger is controlling the position.
Winger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macbeth backwards.
Macbeth has had enough of the clinch but Winger keeps him there for the moment.
Winger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Macbeth is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Winger.
Macbeth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Winger.
Macbeth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winger lands a nice uppercut.
Winger scores with a shot to the side of Macbeth's head.
Winger swings wildly with an uppercut but Macbeth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Winger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winger lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winger lands a right hand.
Winger lands an uppercut that drops Macbeth! Winger follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
We've been informed that Winger has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Winger is trying to ground and pound but Macbeth uses the momentary lack of control by Winger to regain half guard.
Winger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Macbeth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winger with the ground and pound but Macbeth uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Winger throws a strike but Macbeth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Winger is striking from the bottom but Macbeth uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Macbeth keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winger is looking to improve his position.
Winger flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Winger wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Future Winger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Winger moves into the clinch.
Macbeth is trying to force a seperation but Winger has the dominant position.
Winger lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Winger.
Winger misses with the head strike.
Future Winger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Macbeth drops down looking for an ankle pick but Winger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Winger moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macbeth.
Winger misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winger.
Winger swings wildly with an uppercut but Macbeth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winger.
Macbeth takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macbeth.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Winger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Macbeth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macbeth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winger drives through and clinches with Macbeth against the cage.
Macbeth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Macbeth is looking to break free of the clinch but Winger has double underhooks.
Macbeth takes a shot to the head.
Winger swings wildly with an uppercut but Macbeth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winger lands a shoulder strike.
Winger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Winger.
Winger has a couple of punches blocked by Macbeth.
A short uppercut from Winger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macbeth throws an elbow that misses.
Winger connects with a big uppercut there that sends Macbeth tumbling to the ground! Winger follows him down into his guard.
Macbeth thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Winger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winger postures up in Macbeth's guard and throws a big left but Macbeth blocks it.
Macbeth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winger throws a strike but Macbeth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Macbeth advances position into side control!
Winger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Macbeth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Macbeth trying to control the action but Winger is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Macbeth are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Winger. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Winger is not content to let Macbeth control the position.
Winger is trying to strike from the bottom but Macbeth has passed into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger is desperately trying to improve his position but Macbeth has a good base and remains in mount.
Macbeth is working for a guillotine from mount but Winger frees his head quite easily.
Winger is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Winger tries to reverse the position but Macbeth maintains control.
Macbeth manages to capitalize on a mistake by Winger to take his back!
Winger tries to roll but Macbeth sticks to his back.
Macbeth trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Winger is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macbeth throwing damaging strikes from the back! Winger could be in trouble here!
Winger wants to escape the position.
Winger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Macbeth really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Winger.
Macbeth is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Winger knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Winger for a finish.
Winger wants to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Future Winger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Winger closes the distance and clinches.
Winger throws a punch but it's blocked by Macbeth.
Macbeth manages to pull guard.
Winger is looking to work some ground and pound but Macbeth has wrist control.
Macbeth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Winger throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winger throws a strike but Macbeth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Winger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winger striking off his back but it's not causing Macbeth any problems.
Macbeth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winger wants to hit a switch here but Macbeth passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Winger there!
Macbeth trying to control but Winger is having none of it.
Winger is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger can't escape the position.
Winger wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Macbeth trying to control momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Winger's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Will Macbeth go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Macbeth has the hooks in. Winger is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Winger prevents Macbeth from getting a body triangle.
Macbeth is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Winger has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Macbeth has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Winger taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Macbeth doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aragon Macbeth!
The defeated Future Winger had this to say: 'fuck you bitch ima get you next time!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Long (ranked 2596 p4p, 239 weight class) and Sekfed Liefde (ranked 3766 p4p, 327 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sekfed Liefde!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liefde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Long.
Liefde stuns Long with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liefde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Liefde wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Liefde scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Liefde.
Long walks straight into a right hand from Liefde - that's dropped him! Liefde jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Long from any more punishment! Long 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 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sekfed Liefde!
A very excited looking Sekfed Liefde 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Manfied (ranked 2094 p4p, 322 weight class) and Rey Roy Roy (ranked 2179 p4p, 332 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Manfied!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rey Roy Roy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfied drives through and clinches with Roy Roy against the cage.
Manfied lands an uppercut.
Manfied misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfied.
Roy Roy tries to work over Manfied's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
A head punch on the inside from Manfied fails to land.
Manfied swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manfied blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy Roy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manfied misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manfied blocks an uppercut.
Manfied has a couple of punches blocked by Roy Roy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfied swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roy Roy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Manfied fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manfied.
Roy Roy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfied.
Manfied blocks an uppercut.
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy blocks an uppercut.
Manfied has a couple of punches blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Manfied.
Manfied blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy Roy lands with a short shot to the head.
Roy Roy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Roy Roy pushes Manfied back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Manfied blocks a body shot from Roy Roy.
Manfied throws a head punch that misses.
Manfied working aggressively here.
Manfied misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manfied misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfied swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roy Roy misses with the head strike.
Manfied swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manfied looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Manfied swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Liam Manfied has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manfied misses with the head strike.
Roy Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Manfied.
Manfied blocks an uppercut.
Roy Roy blocking some punches.
Manfied misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy Roy.
A head punch on the inside from Roy Roy fails to land.
Manfied lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manfied.
Roy Roy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy Roy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manfied misses with the head strike.
Manfied working aggressively here.
Manfied misses with the head strike.
Roy Roy lands with a right to the head.
Manfied fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manfied working aggressively here.
Roy Roy blocking some punches.
A short left from Manfied.
Manfied misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy Roy.
Manfied misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfied.
Manfied lands a shoulder strike.
Manfied swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manfied lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roy Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfied blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy Roy blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manfied misses with some punches.
Manfied throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roy Roys head.
Manfied misses with the head strike.
Manfied misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Manfied.
Manfied prevents a body shot from Roy Roy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy Roy.
A head punch on the inside from Manfied fails to land.
Roy Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Roy Roy lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfied.
Manfied swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roy Roy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roy Roy blocking some punches.
A short right from Manfied.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Manfied dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Manfied's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manfied tries to clinch but Roy Roy moves away
and Manfied takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manfied tries to clinch but Roy Roy is having none of it.
Manfied closes the distance but Roy Roy moves to the side
and Roy Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manfied moves into the clinch successfully.
Manfied swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Roy Roy 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.
Roy Roy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manfied working aggressively here.
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manfied fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfied swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manfied fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manfied lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've been informed that Roy Roy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Liam Manfied has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roy Roy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Roy Roy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manfied backwards.
Manfied lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfied misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Manfied fails to land.
Roy Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy Roy blocks an uppercut.
Roy Roy digs a right hand into Manfied's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manfied's gas tank.
Roy Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Roy Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Manfied swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roy Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manfied misses with a punch on the inside.
Manfied throws a head punch that misses.
Roy Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manfied fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy Roy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manfied misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Manfied.
Manfied misses with some punches.
Roy Roy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manfied throws a head punch that misses.
Roy Roy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Roy Roy is working Manfied over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfied.
Manfied fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Manfied.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy Roy blocking some punches.
Manfied's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manfied swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Roy Roy.
Manfied throws a head punch that misses.
Roy Roy lands a left hand.
Roy Roy blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy Roy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfied misses with some punches.
Manfied lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Manfied fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manfied.
Roy Roy lands a left hand.
Roy Roy struggles to land a body shot inside as Manfied controls his hands.
Roy Roy lands with a left to the head.
Manfied misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roy Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manfied blocks an uppercut.
Roy Roy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roy Roy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manfied swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfied.
Manfied has a couple of punches blocked by Roy Roy.
Manfied has a couple of punches blocked by Roy Roy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfied.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
Manfied misses with the head strike.
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy is working Manfied over against the cage.
Roy Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roy Roy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roy Roy misses with the head strike.
Roy Roy misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy Roy.
A body shot lands from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy Roy lands with a light punch inside.
Roy Roy blocks an uppercut.
Roy Roy blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Roy Roy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam Manfied's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Manfied darts in and clinches Roy Roy up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfied.
A shot in the inside from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Manfied uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfied.
Roy Roy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy Roy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manfieds head.
Roy Roy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roy Roy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manfied backwards.
Manfied misses with a punch on the inside.
Manfied throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfied throws a head punch that misses.
Manfied swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manfied blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy Roy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfied misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manfied swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manfied has a couple of punches blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roy Roy tries to throw a body punch but Manfied avoids it by throwing Roy Roy back against the cage.
Roy Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manfied working aggressively here.
Manfied lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roy Roy backwards.
Manfied has a couple of punches blocked by Roy Roy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manfied.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy Roy.
Manfied swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manfied has a couple of punches blocked by Roy Roy.
Manfied working aggressively here.
Roy Roy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manfied tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manfied swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfied misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roy Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Roy Roy.
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!
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy works on Manfied's body with a couple of short punches.
Manfied lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roy Roy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manfied backwards.
Roy Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy Roy presses Manfied against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Roy Roy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roy Roy scores with a shot to the side of Manfied's head.
Roy Roy blocking some punches.
Manfied lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roy Roy backwards.
A short left from Manfied.
Roy Roy gets through Manfied's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manfied fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manfied working aggressively here.
Roy Roy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy Roy gets through Manfied's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roy Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Roy Roy as the two fighters clinch.
Manfied blocking some punches.
Manfied misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manfied misses with some punches.
Manfied misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manfied fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy Roy works on Manfied's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Manfied fails to land.
Manfied working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Roy Roy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manfied misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Manfied fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Manfied fails to land.
Manfied misses with some punches.
Manfied blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy Roy lands a left hand.
Roy Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Roy Roy - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roy Roy tries a body shot but Manfied blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy gets through Manfied's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manfied blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rey Roy Roy.
Well Roy Roy 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Roy Roy!
A very excited looking Rey Roy Roy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheikh Kassim (ranked 1412 p4p, 182 weight class) and Randy Tessin (ranked 2133 p4p, 252 weight class). The key to victory for Cheikh Kassim has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cheikh Kassim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Tessin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kassim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kassim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kassim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tessin looks to throw the jab but Kassim is out of range.
Tessin keeps the fight on the outside.
Tessin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kassim defends it well.
Tessin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kassim clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kassim.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kassim.
Kassim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tessin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kassim fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kassim clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kassim scores with a shoulder strike.
Tessin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kassim lands a good knee to the midsection. Tessin won't want to take too many of those.
Tessin looks winded!
Kassim lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Randy Tessin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kassim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kassim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassim is pushing Tessin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kassim is struggling to control the position.
Tessin is trying to push Kassim away but Kassim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kassim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tessins head.
A short right from Kassim on the inside.
Tessin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cheikh Kassim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Tessin.
Kassim slows down the pace here.
Kassim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kassim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tessin backwards.
Kassim looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kassim drops Tessin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tessin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Tessin is rocked!
That has opened up Randy Tessin's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kassim lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tessin to his knees! Kassim keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheikh Kassim!
Cheikh Kassim retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Cheikh Kassim started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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