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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny McGee (ranked 24296 p4p, 585 weight class) and Robin Good (ranked 7539 p4p, 539 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny McGee has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny McGee seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny McGee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Good! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good connects with a solid leg kick. That kick from Good tenderised McGee's leg. McGee is trying to keep his angry face on. Good work by Good as he checks the leg kick. McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Good paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nice cross by McGee. Good feints and then cracks McGee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGee down. McGee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Good, pushing him back against the cage. Good misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
A short right from McGee. McGee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow. McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Good. Good tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. McGee breaks from the clinch.
Good with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! McGee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good gets underhooks to prevent McGee's takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Good fails to land. McGee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGee lands a left hand.
Good tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Good struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. McGee blocks a body shot from Good. Good doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from McGee. A short uppercut from McGee. Good has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
McGee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. McGee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. McGee blocking some punches.
A short right from McGee on the inside.
Good is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McGee dips a shoulder and cracks Good with a mighty uppercut! Good falls back against the cage and McGee unloads with a barrage of strikes! Good is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - McGee screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny McGee! After winning the bout, Johnny McGee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Lizard (ranked 6412 p4p, 593 weight class) and Will Ray (ranked 6146 p4p, 585 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Lizard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Ray! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lizard shoots in and gets a takedown into Ray's guard. Ray is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lizard frees his head nicely. Oh but Ray has switched to an armbar! Lizard is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Will Ray!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nejuis Bardamont (ranked 4309 p4p, 463 weight class) and Phil Pollock (ranked 3841 p4p, 433 weight class). Phil Pollock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nejuis Bardamont! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Pollock! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Left hook, right uppercut from Bardamont. Pollock throws a looping overhand right but Bardamont ducks down to avoid it. Bardamont clinches. Bardamont lands with a light punch inside. Pollock misses with a hook from the clinch. Pollock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bardamont misses with some punches.
Bardamont lands a right hand. Pollock misses with a hook from the clinch. We've been informed that Pollock has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Pollock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Pollock misses with a hook. Pollock connects with a solid leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pollock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Danga de danga de dang - Bardamont scores with a four punch combination! Bardamont gets tackled into the cage by Pollock. Pollock maintains the clinch. Bardamont blocks an uppercut.
Pollock tries to throw a body punch but Bardamont avoids it by throwing Pollock back against the cage. Pollock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pollock.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bardamont makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bardamont creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Bardamont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bardamont is looking to clinch. Good work by Bardamont as he checks the leg kick. Pollock throws a series of punches but Bardamont moves out of range. Pollock lands a leg kick that knocks Bardamont off balance momentarily. Bardamont checks a leg kick nicely. Pollock throws a half hearted mid kick. Pollock throws a body punch but Bardamont moves out of range. Bardamont moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Bardamont's corner calls for a 1-2. Bardamont obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Bardamont darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pollock is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bardamont connects with a superb combination that knocks Pollock out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Bardamont before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Pollock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nejuis Bardamont!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy The Bastard (ranked 3762 p4p, 465 weight class) and Iron Fist (ranked 2396 p4p, 335 weight class). The Bastard comes to the cage accompanied by King of Kings - Motorhead. Billy The Bastard 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 light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy The Bastard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Iron Fist! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Bastard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fist. Fist throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The Bastard scores with a nice head shot. The Bastard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. A slow jab from Fist misses its intended target. Fist fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from The Bastard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. The Bastard misses with a jab to the body
and Fist counters with a stiff right hand. Fist rushes The Bastard and presses him up against the cage. Fist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Bastard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fist backwards. Fist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fist misses with a hook. The Bastard clinches up with Fist and pushes him back against the cage. Fist takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Iron Fist has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Fist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Bastard has him pressed against the cage. Fist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fist throws a body punch but The Bastard moves out of range. Fist misses with a lunging right hand
and The Bastard counters with an outside leg kick.
The Bastard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fist throws a hook but The Bastard avoids it easily. An attempted straight right counter from The Bastard misses the target. Fist misses with a left hand and The Bastard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Fist is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. A punch lands to the side of Fist 's head but he takes it in his stride. The Bastard scores with a decent looking hook. Fist scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Billy The Bastard has been cut. The Bastard darts in and clinches Fist up against the cage. The Bastard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Bastard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Fist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Bastard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fist backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Fist. Fist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Bastard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fist backwards. The Bastard lands with a short head shot on the inside. The Bastard misses with a short punch on the inside. Fist blocks an uppercut.
The Bastard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Bastard throws a head punch that misses. The Bastard lands a nice uppercut.
Fist is rocked! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Bastard. Fist is still on wobbly legs! Can The Bastard finish him? Fist blocks an uppercut.
The Bastard has a couple of punches blocked by Fist.
The Bastard stalling in the clinch.
The Bastard swings wildly with an uppercut but Fist uses good head movement to avoid it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Bastard. Fist seems to have recovered his senses. The Bastard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The Bastard throws a punch but it's blocked by Fist. The Bastard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Bastard misses with a hook from the clinch. Fist breaks the clinch.
Fist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Bastard. Fist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fist on the wrong end of a nice jab. The Bastard slips a straight right by Fist.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Bastard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fist connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Bastard scrambles back to his feet. The Bastard drops Fist with a straight right hand, right on the button! The Bastard follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy The Bastard! An out of breath Billy The Bastard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mokonzo MBaku (ranked 3405 p4p, 435 weight class) and Gentlemen Overlord (ranked 3480 p4p, 441 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mokonzo MBaku! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gentlemen Overlord! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! MBaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Overlord. Overlord takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. MBaku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. MBaku misses with a hook. Overlord ducked under it nicely. Overlord misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. MBaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overlord. MBaku scores with a jab. MBaku throws the left hand but Overlord avoids the punch easily. Despite the aggression on Overlord's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. MBaku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Overlord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. MBaku cracks Overlord with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Mokonzo MBaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Overlord throws a leg kick but MBaku sees it coming and checks it nicely. Overlord misses with a hook. MBaku ducked under it nicely. MBaku misses with a straight right. Overlord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MBaku moves away. Overlord takes one to the chin there. 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! Overlord throws a hook but MBaku blocks it. MBaku avoids the body shot from Overlord.
MBaku throwing a counter right hand but Overlord manages to avoid it. Overlord moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. MBaku throws a left and a right that both miss
and MBaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Overlord fails in his attempt to clinch. MBaku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. A punch lands to the side of Overlord 's head but he takes it in his stride. Overlord throws a body shot but no joy. Overlord getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Overlord throws the left hand but MBaku avoids the punch easily. Overlord misses with an uppercut. Overlord staying out of range there. Overlord misses with a hook. Overlord looks to score with a jab to the body but MBaku is just out of range. MBaku swinging wildly here.
MBaku needs to keep his hands up - Overlord had a free shot at his head there. MBaku throws a right and a left that both miss. Overlord misses with a wild combination.
Overlord looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Overlord doesn't manage to clinch there - MBaku circles away.
Overlord throws a hook but MBaku avoids it easily. MBaku scores with a jab to the jaw. MBaku seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Overlord smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Overlord drops MBaku with a left right combo! Overlord follows him down to the ground into side control.
MBaku is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. MBaku wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Oh MBaku is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Overlord works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. A lull in the action here. Overlord trying to control the action but MBaku is working from the bottom. MBaku is pushing Overlord's head away, looking to escape. Overlord manages to hold on to the position though. Overlord lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. MBaku tries to escape back to his feet but Overlord has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got MBaku's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! MBaku is tapping! Overlord saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gentlemen Overlord!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thip Top (ranked 2918 p4p, 247 weight class) and Pat Michaels (ranked 4324 p4p, 313 weight class). Pat Michaels is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thip Top! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Michaels! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck for Michaels with that takedown attempt. We've been told by Top's head coaches at Cobra Kai Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Top lands a nice looking kick to the body. Michaels takes a step back to recover. Top throws a push kick but Michaels slaps the foot to one side. A low kick from Michaels is predictable there and Top counters by moving into the clinch. Top pushes off an throws an elbow but Michaels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Top pressing his opponent against the cage. Top comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Top prevents the takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Michaels has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Top comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Top just misses with a elbow thrown towards Michaels's brow. Top lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Michaels takes an elbow to the temple. Michaels successfully pulls guard.
This has been an exciting period of action! Top has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Michaels is proving hard to escape from. Top slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Michaels trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Michaels working for a triangle but Top defends it easily.
Michaels has his foot on Top's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Top works his way back into a safe position though. Michaels throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Top won't allow Michaels to sweep him here. Top knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Michaels on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Top showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Top has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Michaels trying to keep a closed guard but Top is proving a slippery customer.
Michaels being controlled here, momentarily. Michaels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Top 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. Michaels wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Top fakes the leg kick and cracks Michaels in the body. Top lands a leg kick that knocks Michaels off balance momentarily. Michaels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Top. Michaels takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Good leg kick by Top there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Michaels on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Top lets loose with a powerful body kick. Michaels will feel that in the morning. Michaels looks winded! Top lands with a thumping leg kick.
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! Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Top lands a big head kick that sends Michaels tumbling to the mat! Top takes a step backwards and waves Michaels back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Michaels is rocked! Top feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Michaels collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thip Top! Thip Top decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taavi Mottus (ranked 2969 p4p, 390 weight class) and Second Winger (ranked 3930 p4p, 475 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taavi Mottus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Second Winger! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Winger moves away from the strike by Mottus. Mottus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Mottus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Training Grounds [$600/week] in the buildup to the fight. Winger digs a good hook to Mottus's body.
Winger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mottus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winger. Mottus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Mottus scores with a nice head shot. Mottus avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mottus moves away from the strike by Winger. Mottus throws an overhand right that lands on Winger's shoulder, as Winger tries to avoid the shot. Winger misses with an uppercut. It looked like Mottus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Winger. Winger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mottus momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mottus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Second Winger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mottus slips a straight right by Winger. Winger lands a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Winger. It seemed like Winger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Winger connects with a looping right hand.
Mottus lands with a straight right. Winger didn't see that one coming. Mottus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winger moves away from the strike by Mottus. Mottus slips a straight right by Winger. Winger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Winger jabs Mottus to the body, keeping him at a distance. Winger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mottus. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winger! But no joy. Winger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Mottus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Winger to counter with a crisp jab. Winger misses with a hook
and Winger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mottus looks to throw the jab but Winger is out of range. Winger moves out of range of the strikes. Mottus slips a jab from Winger. A swing and a miss from Winger. Mottus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winger. Mottus is looking to counter punch. Winger connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Winger with a nice cross. Mottus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winger. Mottus throws a hook to the side of Winger's head but Winger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Winger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mottus on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Winger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mottus finds it's way round the side to connect with Winger's head. Mottus ducks under a wild hook from Winger. Winger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Mottus lands a nice hook to Winger's body. Winger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Mottus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Winger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mottus throws a big counter combination but Winger scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Mottus misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by Mottus there. Mottus thows a left - swing and a miss! Nice shot by Winger. Mottus tries to bum rush Winger with a series of wild strikes but Winger uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Winger misses with a few strikes there.
Winger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mottus moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Mottus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Mottus ducks right into an uppercut from Winger. Winger jabs Mottus to the body, keeping him at a distance. Winger lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mottus moves out of range of the strikes. Winger lands a body shot.
Mottus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Winger misses. Winger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mottus was well out of range. Poor timing from Winger. Winger misses with a hook. Mottus swings and misses with a shot to the body enabling Winger to counter with a crisp jab. Winger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Winger connects with a single shot there. Winger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. A shot to the liver by Winger. Beautiful body shot. Winger throws a hook to the side of Mottus's head but Mottus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mottus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Winger throws a hook but Mottus avoids it easily. Mottus misses with a looping right. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Winger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mottus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winger moves in looking to clinch but Mottus pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mottus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Winger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mottus. Mottus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Mottus throws a hook but Winger blocks it. Winger throws a hook but Mottus blocks it. Winger misses with a two punch combination.
Mottus moves away from the strike by Winger. Winger misses with a right hand and Mottus counters with a lovely straight right hand! Mottus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Mottus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Winger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mottus eats them both and turns towards Winger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Winger misses with a left hand and Mottus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Winger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mottus. Winger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mottus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winger was well out of range. Poor timing from Mottus. Mottus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Good shot there by Mottus. Winger misses with a looping right. A quick step to the side and Mottus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Second Winger dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Winger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Sloppy strikes from Mottus. Those never looked like landing. Mottus throws a series of punches but Winger moves out of range. Nice uppercut there from Winger. Nice defenses there by Mottus. Winger jabbing away but nothing is landing. A little feinted left hand from Mottus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Mottus throws a looping overhand right but Winger ducks down to avoid it. Winger misses with a straight right. Winger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Winger throws a big shot that misses. A punch combination from Winger misses. Winger throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Winger lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Winger misses the shot to the body. Winger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mottus. Winger has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Mottus tests Winger's chin there with a solid looking shot. Winger misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mottus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winger. Winger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mottus in his tracks. Winger swings widly with a right hand
and Mottus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Winger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Mottus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mottus misses with a looping right. Winger misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Mottus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Winger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mottus on the side of the head. Winger throws an overhand right that lands on Mottus's shoulder, as Mottus tries to avoid the shot. Winger pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Mottus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Mottus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winger. A telegraphed right hand from Mottus misses the target. Winger staying out of range there. A telegraphed right hand from Mottus misses the target. Mottus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Winger cracks Mottus with a good jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Winger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mottus just misses with a punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mottus might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Mottus throws a lazy uppercut
and Mottus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mottus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Mottus moves away from the strike by Winger. Mottus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Mottus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Mottus throws a right and a left that Winger avoids nicely. Winger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mottus counters with a lovely shot to the body. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Winger lands a really nice looking cross but Mottus seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mottus. Winger does a little dance to reset his feet. Winger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Mottus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winger.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Winger moves out of range as Mottus strikes. A slow jab from Winger misses its intended target. Mottus throwing a counter right hand but Winger manages to avoid it. Mottus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mottus doesn't seem bothered though. Winger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mottus momentarily.
Winger misses with an uppercut. Mottus saw that one coming. A jab from Winger misses. Winger scores with a nice head shot. Mottus throws the left hand but Winger avoids the punch easily. It seemed like Winger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Mottus swings for the body but Winger moves out of range.
Mottus staying out of range there. Mottus throws a jab but it's blocked by Winger. Mottus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winger. Mottus misses the jab. Mottus catches Winger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Winger looks to land a right hand but Mottus moved out of range. Winger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mottus lands a lovely overhand right. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mottus misses with a straight right. Second Winger seems to be getting the better of the standup. Winger scores with a hook. Winger throws a right hand that misses
and Mottus counters with a nice body shot. Mottus connects with a nice looking jab.
Mottus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Mottus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Winger looks to land a right hand but Mottus moved out of range. Winger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mottus. Mottus circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Mottus avoids the body shot from Winger.
Mottus avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mottus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Mottus misses with an uppercut. Winger saw that one coming. It seemed like Winger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Winger misses with a looping right. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mottus throws a jab but it's blocked by Winger. Winger slips a jab from Mottus. It seemed like Winger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Winger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mottus doesn't seem bothered though. Winger throws a hook to the side of Mottus's head but Mottus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Second Winger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Winger misses with an uppercut. Mottus saw that one coming. An attempted straight right counter from Mottus misses the target. Mottus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winger throws out the jab. Mottus throws a sloppy body shot
and Winger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Winger slips a jab and a cross from Mottus.
Mottus throws an off balance right hand
and Winger counters with a nice uppercut. Winger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mottus. Mottus stalks Winger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Winger's face. Winger staggers backwards, shaken. Winger throws an overhand right that lands on Mottus's shoulder, as Mottus tries to avoid the shot. Mottus walks into a jab. Winger throws a lazy right hand but Mottus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. It looked like Mottus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Winger pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Winger ducks under a wild hook from Mottus. Nice defenses there by Mottus. Mottus misses with a hook. Winger ducked under it nicely. Winger throws a hook to the side of Mottus's head but Mottus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mottus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Winger throws a shot from downtown. Mottus moves away and avoids it. Winger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mottus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winger. Mottus is looking to counter punch. Mottus misses with a looping left. Mottus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winger. Winger just misses with a punch to the body.
Winger avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mottus throws a series of punches but Winger moves out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Winger misses the target. Mottus throws a hook to the side of Winger's head but Winger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Winger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Mottus swings widly with a right hand
and Mottus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Winger catches Mottus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Mottus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mottus with a nice cross. Winger moves away from the strike by Mottus. Winger throws a hook but Mottus avoids it easily. Mottus takes a swing at Winger's ribcage but misses. Winger throws an off balance right hand
and Mottus counters with a stiff right hand. Taavi Mottus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Winger forces Mottus back against the cage and clinches. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Still in the clinch, Winger scores with a nice short uppercut. Mottus throws a punch but it's blocked by Winger. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winger. Winger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winger scores with a hook to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Winger lands a hook that snaps the head of Mottus backwards. Mottus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Mottus lands an uppercut. Winger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mottus. Winger tries to throw a body punch but Mottus avoids it by throwing Winger back against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Mottus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winger. Mottus misses with a punch on the inside.
Mottus misses with a hook from the clinch. Winger lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short left from Winger. Winger blocks a body shot from Mottus.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mottus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Winger. Mottus lands with a right to the head. Mottus misses with some punches.
Mottus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A head punch on the inside from Winger fails to land. Winger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Winger struggles to land a body shot inside as Mottus controls his hands.
Mottus lands with a short head shot on the inside. Winger lands with a light punch inside. Winger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Winger working aggressively here.
Winger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mottus. Mottus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winger working some nice short punches in the clinch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice right hand lands inside from Mottus. Winger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mottus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Winger throws a head punch that misses. Mottus misses with a punch on the inside.
Winger working aggressively here.
Mottus misses with a short punch on the inside. Mottus prevents a body shot from Winger. Second Winger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A head punch on the inside from Mottus fails to land. Winger misses with the head strike.
Winger lands a left hand.
Winger has a couple of punches blocked by Mottus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mottus. Winger lands with a light punch inside. Winger blocks an uppercut.
Mottus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mottus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Winger swings wildly with an uppercut but Mottus uses good head movement to avoid it. Mottus digs a right hand into Winger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winger's gas tank. Mottus misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight! Second Winger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Winger 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Second Winger!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Unai Vencedor (ranked 3097 p4p, 259 weight class) and David Davis (ranked 2392 p4p, 213 weight class). Unai Vencedor 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 featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unai Vencedor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Davis! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vencedor throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily. Vencedor moves away from the strike by Davis. Davis clinches up with Vencedor and pushes him back against the cage. A short body shot lands from Vencedor as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis. Davis lands a hook to the side of the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis. Vencedor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vencedor works Davis's body with a nice hook. Vencedor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Vencedor misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely. Vencedor misses with a hook to the body
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Davis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. A punch lands to the side of Davis 's head but he takes it in his stride. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Davis throws a body shot but no joy. Vencedor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davis. Vencedor looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range. Vencedor misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Vencedor throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Davis cracks Vencedor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Vencedor throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it. Davis works Vencedor's body with a nice hook. Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Vencedor misses the jab. Vencedor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Training Grounds [$600/week] in the buildup to the fight. A shot to the liver by Davis. Beautiful body shot. Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vencedor looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range. Vencedor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Vencedor takes a body punch but keeps moving. 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! Vencedor blocks a jab. Davis stuns Vencedor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vencedor was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target. Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vencedor. Vencedor misses with a straight right. Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Vencedor throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis. Davis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Vencedor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body. Vencedor looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely. Vencedor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis. Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Davis connects with a body shot that sends Vencedor's belly button to the back. Vencedor misses with a looping right. Davis misses with a looping left. Vencedor misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vencedor throws a right hand that misses
and Davis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vencedor was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis. Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vencedor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Vencedor sizes up Davis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Davis throws a looping overhand right but Vencedor ducks down to avoid it. Vencedor lands a glancing blow to the side of Davis's head.
Davis is rocked! Davis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Vencedor finish him? Vencedor feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Davis crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Unai Vencedor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 937 p4p, 123 weight class) and CJ Johnson (ranked 2634 p4p, 314 weight class). Johnson has chosen Relentless - Slayer as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnoldas Sireika! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, CJ Johnson! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johnson shoots in and drives through. Sireika sprawls well. As Johnson tries to get set, Sireika tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnson manages to avoid the attempt. Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Johnson tries to clinch up but Sireika circles away and keeps his distance. Johnson misses with a hook. Sireika ducked under it nicely. Sireika is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson. Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sireika on the side of the head. The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sireika seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Sireika cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Sireika sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sireika keeps the fight on the outside. Sireika seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Johnson closes the distance but Sireika moves to the side and Sireika counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sireika throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Johnson lunges at Sireika with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sireika's hand. Sireika swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Johnson wants to clinch and Sireika counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Johnson tries to clinch up and Sireika counters with a right hand to the body. Sireika misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson tries to clinch up and Sireika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. CJ Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Sireika sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Arnoldas Sireika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Johnson. Sireika gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch. A short body shot lands from Sireika as the two fighters clinch.
Sireika misses with a punch to the body.
Sireika lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Sireika controls the action.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sireika uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land. A short uppercut from Sireika. Nice body punch from Sireika. Sireika dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Sireika lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sireika scores with a hook to the body. Johnson looks winded! Sireika scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head. Sireika lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson is rocked! Sireika presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sireika finish him? Sireika lands a body shot. Sireika unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Johnson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sireika is unloading with more strikes now! Johnson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnoldas Sireika! Arnoldas Sireika retains his middleweight title! An out of breath Arnoldas Sireika thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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