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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhao Yu (ranked 8427 p4p, 637 weight class) and Miroslaw Pawlowski (ranked 8456 p4p, 638 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Miroslaw Pawlowski enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhao Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslaw Pawlowski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu misses with the combination.
Yu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pawlowski misses with a body punch.
Pawlowski is trying to push Yu away but Yu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pawlowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pawlowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yu cracks Pawlowski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yu lands an elbow.
Yu taking a breather here.
Pawlowski is trying to control Yu's posture but Yu avoids it.
Yu working the ground and pound from side control.
Yu cracks Pawlowski with a big right hand but Pawlowski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlowski is looking for a sweep.
Yu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pawlowski down.
You can see the frustration on Pawlowski's face as Yu controls the position.
Yu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yu cracks Pawlowski with a big right hand but Pawlowski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pawlowski is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Pawlowski's face as Yu controls the position.
Yu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Yu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pawlowski for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pawlowski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pawlowski seems a little lost for a moment, as Yu dominates the positioning.
Yu is working Pawlowski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yu lands a nice forearm strike.
Yu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yu cracks Pawlowski with a big right hand but Pawlowski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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!
Yu is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pawlowski will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu continues to stall.
Yu landing a few strikes.
Pawlowski is letting Yu control him for a moment.
Yu has an Americana. Pawlowski didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Yu is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Yu hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Zhao Yu!
Zhao Yu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Changggg (ranked 4978 p4p, 477 weight class) and Son Gohan (ranked 8087 p4p, 557 weight class). Pedro Changggg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Changggg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Son Gohan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gohan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Changggg.
Gohan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gohan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Changggg.
Gohan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gohan dives in and grabs Changggg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Changggg pushes down on Gohan's head and hops out.
We've been told by Changggg's head coaches at DRAGON MMA - 12 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Changggg doesn't manage to clinch there - Gohan circles away.
Gohan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Changggg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Changggg scores with a shot to the body.
Changggg lunges at Gohan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gohan's hand.
Changggg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Changggg lands a body shot.
Gohan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gohan takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Changggg.
Gohan is trying to break free.
Gohan takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Changggg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Changggg has a couple of punches blocked by Gohan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Changggg.
Changggg prevents the takedown attempt.
Changggg stops a takedown attempt from Gohan.
Pedro Changggg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Son Gohan.
Changggg with a knee to the head.
Gohan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Changggg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gohan looks winded!
Changggg tries to land a knee to the head but Gohan blocks with his arms.
Changggg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Changggg lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Changggg as the two fighters clinch.
Changggg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gohan wants a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Changggg.
Gohan is trying to break the clinch but Changggg has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gohan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Changggg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Changggg lands an elbow inside that Gohan shrugs off.
Changggg misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Changggg as the two fighters clinch.
Changggg lands a damaging elbow.
Changggg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Son Gohan has been cut.
Changggg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gohan.
Changggg lands an elbow just above Gohan 's eye.
Changggg works on Gohan's body with a couple of short punches.
Changggg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gohan's defenses.
Changggg can't find room to land a body shot as Gohan controls the action.
A short left from Changggg.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Changggg.
Changggg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Changggg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Changggg tries to work over Gohan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Changggg landing knees to the body.
Changggg lands an elbow inside that Gohan shrugs off.
Changggg pushes Gohan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Changggg tries to land knees in the clinch but Gohan avoids the damage to the body.
Changggg lands a good knee to the midsection. Gohan won't want to take too many of those.
Changggg tries to throw a body punch but Gohan avoids it by throwing Changggg back against the cage.
Gohan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Changggg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gohan can turn it around.
Changggg landing knees to the body.
Changggg lands an elbow that stopped Gohan in his tracks for a moment.
Changggg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Changggg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gohan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Changggg lands a hook that snaps the head of Gohan backwards.
Changggg lands an elbow inside that Gohan shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Changggg digs a right hand underneath Gohan's ribcage. Gohan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Changggg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gohans head.
Changggg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Changggg cracks Gohan with a nice body shot.
Changggg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Changggg.
Changggg lands a damaging elbow.
Changggg lands an elbow just above Gohan 's eye.
Changggg scores with a shoulder strike.
Changggg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gohan backwards.
Changggg landing knees to the head.
Changggg scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gohan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gohan is looking to break free of the clinch but Changggg has double underhooks.
Changggg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Changggg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gohan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Changggg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Son Gohan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Changggg punishes Gohan's body with a nice straight punch.
Changggg lands a right hook to the body.
Changggg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Changggg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gohan was well out of range. Poor timing from Changggg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gohan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Changggg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gohan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Changggg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Changggg throwing a counter right hand but Gohan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Changggg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Changggg misses the shot to the body.
Gohan is breathing heavily.
Changggg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Changggg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Changggg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gohan takes one on the button.
Changggg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Changggg scores with a shot to the body.
Pedro Changggg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gohan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Changggg thuds a left hand into Gohan's body.
Changggg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gohan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gohan misses with a low kick.
Gohan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Changggg. Beautiful body shot.
Gohan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Changggg with a hook.
Gohan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Changggg avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Changggg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Changggg lands a really nice looking cross but Gohan seems unphased.
Changggg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gohan at a distance.
Gohan scores with a punch to the head.
Changggg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gohan's head backwards.
Changggg throws a body punch but Gohan moves out of range.
Changggg scores with a jab to the body.
Gohan walks into a stiff left hand from Changggg.
Changggg lunges at Gohan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gohan's hand.
Gohan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Changggg.
Changggg swings for the body but Gohan moves out of range.
Changggg misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Changggg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Changggg checks the leg kick.
Changggg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gohan takes one on the button.
Changggg stuns Gohan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gohan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the liver by Changggg. Beautiful body shot.
Gohan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Changggg.
Changggg cracks a nice hook into Gohan's ribs.
Changggg defending well as Gohan loads up on a big left hand.
Changggg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gohan can do to turn this around?
Gohan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gohan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gohan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gohan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gohan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Changggg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gohan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gohan shoots in for a takedown but Changggg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pedro Changggg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Son Gohan.
Changggg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gohan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Changggg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gohan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Changggg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Changggg dodges the punch combination from Gohan.
Gohan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Changggg jabs at Gohan's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Changggg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Son Gohan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gohan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Changggg.
Changggg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gohan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Changggg did well to prevent Gohan getting side control.
Changggg tries to kick Gohan off in order to stand up. Gohan Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gohan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gohan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Changggg parries the strikes from Gohan easily there. Gohan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Changggg to escape.
Gohan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gohan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Changggg is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gohan takes a little break here. Changggg wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Changggg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gohan on the ground.
Gohan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Changggg has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gohan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gohan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gohan cracks Changggg with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Changggg wants to get back to his feet.
Gohan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gohan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Changggg sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Changggg regains half guard, as Gohan was trying to land strikes.
Changggg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gohan.
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.
Gohan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Changggg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gohan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gohan with the ground and pound but Changggg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gohan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gohan throwing strikes but missing.
Changggg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Changggg wants to stand and escape but Gohan is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Changggg as he connects with a hook.
Changggg connects with a looping right hand.
Changggg moves out of range of the leg kick from Gohan.
Changggg takes a swing at Gohan's ribcage but misses.
Gohan tries to clinch up.
Changggg cracks Gohan with a good jab.
Changggg tries to clinch up but Gohan circles away and keeps his distance.
Gohan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Changggg swings for the body but Gohan moves out of range.
Changggg misses the shot to the body.
Changggg lands with a shot to the body.
Changggg lands a nice hook to Gohan's body. Gohan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gohan dives in for a single leg takedown but Changggg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Changggg cracks a nice hook into Gohan's ribs.
Changggg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gohan.
Changggg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Changggg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gohan was well out of range. Poor timing from Changggg.
Changggg scores with a jab.
Gohan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Changggg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Changggg stalks Gohan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gohan's face. Gohan staggers backwards, shaken.
Gohan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gohan duly obliges.
Gohan is looking to clinch.
Changggg throwing a counter right hand but Gohan manages to avoid it.
Changggg scores with a jab to the head.
Gohan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Changggg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pedro Changggg is winning the standup battle so far.
Changggg swings for the body but Gohan moves out of range.
Gohan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Changggg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Changggg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Changggg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Changggg!
After the big win, Pedro Changggg made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Organic Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Brown (ranked 4628 p4p, 453 weight class) and Johnny Winkle (ranked 23489 p4p, 609 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Hail Mary Tupac. Johnny Winkle 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Winkle to the ground. Brown is now in Winkle's guard.
Winkle is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Brown dives into side control.
Winkle is not content to let Brown control the position.
Winkle is trying to improve his position.
Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brown in side control, throwing shots but Winkle defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkle stops Brown from passing to mount.
Winkle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Winkle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brown is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown advances to mount.
Brown unloads with some shots from mount but Winkle bucks and avoids them well.
Winkle tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Winkle avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brown.
Brown scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Winkle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brown throwing strikes here but Winkle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brown has hold of Winkle's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Winkle manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Brown lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brown.
Winkle blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Winkle is looking to escape.
Brown is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Brown wants to control the pace but Winkle is squirming around nicely.
Brown is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Winkle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Winkle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brown tries to control but Winkle wriggling away.
Brown lands a nice shot to the head.
Brown has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Winkle's face.
Brown misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Brown looking to finish with strikes here!
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Winkle hang on?
Winkle is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Brown thowing shots but they're missing.
Winkle is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Brown wants to control the pace but Winkle is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown tries for a takedown but Winkle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Winkle misses with a wild body shot.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Winkle but Winkle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Winkle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winkle leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Winkle stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brown to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Winkle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Winkle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown trying to control but Winkle is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brown passes into half guard.
Brown is keen to just control but Winkle is a slippery customer.
Winkle wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Winkle trying to control but Brown postures up.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Winkle has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses his free foot to push down on Winkle's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Winkle.
Winkle wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown with a couple of short strikes.
Winkle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brown has control of Winkle's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Winkle regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Brown looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling his opponent.
Brown throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Winkle because Brown loaded up on that one.
BOOM! Brown connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brown landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown avoids the attempt from Winkle to control.
Winkle blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Brown dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Winkle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brown's half guard.
Brown trying to control but Winkle postures up.
Winkle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown has his hands clasped together around Winkle's back. He's all about the action.
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown has his feet on Winkle's thighs here. He's pushed Winkle off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Winkle screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshua Brown!
Joshua Brown bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Bizzle (ranked 4200 p4p, 198 weight class) and Mono Loco (ranked 7814 p4p, 402 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mono Loco was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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142 lbs
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152 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Bizzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizzle clinches up with Loco and pushes him back against the cage.
Bizzle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Loco pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bizzle preventing the sweep.
Loco looking for a guillotine here but Bizzle defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loco is on top in guard.
Bizzle trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizzle wants to sweep here but Loco controlling him for the moment.
Bizzle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Loco defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizzle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bizzle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bizzle tries to get out of the position.
Loco throwing strikes but missing.
Bizzle wants to sweep here but Loco controlling him for the moment.
Loco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bizzle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Loco seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Loco postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Loco sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bizzle's guard.
Loco is working for a submission of some sort.
Well, if Loco is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Loco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Loco thows a huge punch but Bizzle dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizzle wants to sweep but Loco has passed to side control!
Loco working away.
Loco is staying tight to Bizzle's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Loco's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bizzle can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bizzle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Loco is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bizzle's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bizzle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loco is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bizzle drives through and clinches with Loco against the cage.
Loco wants the takedown. Bizzle is fighting it off but Loco persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bizzle's guard against the cage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Bizzle manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Bizzle is trying to stall.
Bizzle lands a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bizzle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bizzle pulls guard successfully.
Loco wants to control from the top but Bizzle keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mono Loco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bizzle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bizzle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Loco napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Loco gets back to half guard.
Loco is looking to improve his position.
Loco is looking to control Bizzle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Loco avoid being mounted?
Loco is looking to improve his position.
Loco is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco looking for submissions off his back.
Loco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bizzle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bizzle's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I really don't envy Bizzle right now.
Loco is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Bizzle has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Loco.
Loco has managed to slip his arm under Bizzle's chin. This could be all over... yep, Bizzle is tapping out! Submission win for Loco.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mono Loco!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Falcone (ranked 1689 p4p, 224 weight class) and Rafal Mazur (ranked 5084 p4p, 523 weight class). Falcone's entrance music is I Will Be Heard. A fine choice. Mazur has chosen Nothing More - Here's to Heartache as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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198 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Mazur!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donk. Falcone catches Mazur right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Falcone. That snapped Mazur's head back.
Mazur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Falcone.
Mazur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mazur misses with a two punch combination.
Mazur gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Falcone gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Falcone!
Anthony Falcone managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam James (ranked 1551 p4p, 242 weight class) and Juha Niska (ranked 3596 p4p, 458 weight class). James's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Come To Daddy by Aphex Twin. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam James!
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, Juha Niska!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niska.
Niska throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by James!
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niska.
James avoids the body shot from Niska.
James swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niska throws out the jab.
A jab from James misses.
James lands with a cross.
Niska looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Niska throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
James loads up on a big right hand but Niska slips the punch.
Niska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Niska fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James takes a jab right on the kisser.
James blocks a jab.
Niska lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Niska. Beautiful body shot.
Niska throws a shot to the body.
Niska walks into a straight right hand from James.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Niska gets a clinch.
James leaning his opponent against the cage.
James is trying to break free.
James tries to circle away but Niska has him pinned against the cage.
Niska presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
James tries to break the clinch but Niska is controlling the position.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James prevents a body shot from Niska.
Niska misses with a body punch.
Niska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James tries to break free but Niska pushes him back against the cage.
Niska gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niska's elbow.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James wants to break free but Niska has control.
Niska can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niska throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Niska.
A countering left hand to the body from Niska misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James misses with a lunging right hand
letting Niska counter with a right hand.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James misses with the combination.
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Niska lands a jab to the nose.
Niska throws a big shot that misses.
James thuds his right hand into Niska's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Niska throws a right and a left that both miss.
James throws a lazy right hand but Niska sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niska throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Niska works James's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niska. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Niska looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Niska looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Niska avoids a punch combination nicely.
James slips a straight right by Niska.
Niska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Niska uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.
Juha Niska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a lazy right hand but Niska sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niska throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Niska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James lunges at Niska with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Niska's hand.
Niska throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Niska changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niska.
James staying out of range there.
James ducks under a wild hook from Niska.
Niska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
Niska throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
James connects with a single shot there.
Niska lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Niska lands a nice looking body shot.
James throws a hook but Niska avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niska. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James works the jab nicely.
Niska misses with a lunging right hand
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Niska tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and James is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James gets tackled into the cage by Niska. Niska maintains the clinch.
Niska struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
Niska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juha Niska will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
James takes a swing at Niska's ribcage but misses.
Niska let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Niska stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niska.
An attempted straight right counter from James misses the target.
Niska looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James ducks under a wild hook from Niska.
Niska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niska.
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Niska on the side of the head.
James looks to land a right hand but Niska moved out of range.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Juha Niska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James throws a jab when Niska was well out of range.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Niska's shoulder, as Niska tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Niska coming out on top.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Niska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niska moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Niska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
James blocks a head kick by Niska.
Niska scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a straight left.
Niska throws a solid leg kick but James takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Niska.
Niska's jab looks to have found its range, popping James under the eye.
Niska takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Niska looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from James misses the target.
James cracks Niska with an open hand slap.
Niska connects with a looping right hand.
Niska throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
James blocks a jab.
James swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niska.
Niska ducks right into an uppercut from James.
James throws a shot from downtown. Niska moves away and avoids it.
Niska scores with a jab to the body.
Niska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Niska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like James wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Niska misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from James on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Niska lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Niska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Niska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Niska.
James is looking to counter punch.
Niska has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from James finds it's way round the side to connect with Niska's head.
Niska uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Niska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James connects with a good right hand that stumbles Niska. Niska circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niska.
James scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Niska misses.
James swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
James blocks a jab.
Niska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niska slips a straight right by James.
Decent striking displayed by Niska there.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Niska is just out of range.
James loads up on a big right hand but Niska slips the punch.
Niska misses with a looping right.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niska.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niska misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Niska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Niska scores with a body shot.
Niska throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Niska misses.
Niska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
It looked like James wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Niska misses with a hook.
James was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Niska tries to land a leg kick but James saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from James on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Niska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Niska.
A big right from Niska misses.
James throws a hook to the side of Niska's head but Niska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James throws a shot to the body.
Niska misses with a straight right.
James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niska manages to avoid it.
Niska throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Niska.
Nice defenses there by James.
James throws a looping overhand right but Niska ducks down to avoid it.
Niska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niska takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
James throws a shot from downtown. Niska moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Niska. That snapped James's head back.
Niska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Niska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Niska lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James slips under a jab.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niska throws a hook but James blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Niska.
A jab from Niska misses.
James moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Niska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Niska throws a right hand that misses
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Niska's hands.
James walks into a left hand.
Niska misses with a looping left.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Niska.
Niska scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A left lands for James.
Niska misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Niska swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James takes a swing at Niska's ribcage but misses.
James misses with a right hand
and Niska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Niska throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
James is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
James throws a looping overhand right but Niska ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James throws a good cross that connects.
James scores with a jab to the jaw.
Niska throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a hook.
James scores with a jab. Niska acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James ducks under a wild hook from Niska.
Niska throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
James appears to be looking for a big counter.
Niska misses with an uppercut.
Niska is looking to land body kicks.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James misses with the combination.
James misses with a straight right.
Niska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James clobbers Niska with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Niska has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Niska looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Niska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niska moves out of range as James strikes.
Niska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
Niska on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Niska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Niska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Niska looks to move away, James throws a big counter combo but Niska just gets out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niska throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from James misses the target.
Niska lands a body shot.
Niska throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Niska misses with a left hand
and James counters with a left and a right that stings Niska.
James throws out a powerful jab.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Niska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niska takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Juha Niska is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
James sizes up Niska with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Niska misses with a body shot.
Niska lands with an overhand left.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
James throws a shot from downtown. Niska moves away and avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Niska scores with a four punch combination!
Niska throws a solid leg kick but James takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Niska.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niska.
Niska misses with a body shot.
James misses with an uppercut. Niska saw that one coming.
Niska misses with a body shot.
Niska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from James misses.
Niska staying out of range there.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Niska throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent James stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab by Niska.
Niska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by James.
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!
Niska ducks under a wild hook from James.
Niska lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
James misses with an uppercut. Niska saw that one coming.
It seemed like Niska was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Niska thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from James misses.
A big right from James misses.
Niska swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Niska misses the shot to the body.
Niska has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Niska there as he acknowledges the shot.
Niska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James throws a looping overhand right but Niska ducks down to avoid it.
James dodges the punch combination from Niska.
James missing with a left hand there. Niska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niska throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liam James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niska slips under a jab from James.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Liam James.
Well Niska 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juha Niska!
Juha Niska seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Liam James was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meatball Destroyer (ranked 2450 p4p, 258 weight class) and John Lemon (ranked 2380 p4p, 249 weight class). Lemon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The New Potatoes. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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167 lbs
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26
180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meatball Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lemon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lemon's hands.
Destroyer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Destroyer.
Destroyer with a hook.
Destroyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Lemon.
Lemon throws a big counter head kick but Destroyer avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Lemon misses.
Destroyer scores with a sloppy right hand. Lemon should have avoided that one.
Destroyer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Destroyer misses the jab.
Lemon slips a straight right by Destroyer.
Lemon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Destroyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Lemon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lemon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Lemon.
Lemon tries to clinch there but Destroyer circles away.
Destroyer ducks under a wild hook from Lemon.
Lemon moves forwards but Destroyer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Destroyer.
The fighters circling - Destroyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Destroyer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon misses with a looping right.
Lemon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Destroyer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Destroyer.
Destroyer cracks Lemon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Destroyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Lemon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lemon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lemon throws a hook but Destroyer blocks it.
Lemon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lemon tries to work over Destroyer's front leg with a kick but Destroyer checks it.
Destroyer jabs Lemon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A cross from Destroyer lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Destroyer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lemon throws a head kick but Destroyer moves out of range.
Destroyer throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Destroyer misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lemon. That's going to slow Destroyer down.
Destroyer misses with an uppercut.
Lemon dips to his left and cracks Destroyer with an uppercut!
Destroyer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Donk. Destroyer catches Lemon right on the button with a cross.
Destroyer lands with an uppercut that bounces Lemon off the cage and back into range.
Destroyer lands a nice hook to Lemon's body. Lemon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Destroyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lemon throws a wild body kick that Destroyer sees coming a mile off.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Lemon moves out of range.
Lemon moves out of range as Destroyer strikes.
Lemon ducks under a wild hook from Destroyer.
Destroyer throws a hook but Lemon blocks it.
Destroyer scores with a jab to the body.
Destroyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lemon missing with a left hand there. Destroyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lemon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destroyer misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer avoids the head kick by Lemon.
A bone on bone clash there as Destroyer blocks the leg kick.
Lemon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Destroyer's calf.
Destroyer misses with a looping left.
A big left from Destroyer misses.
Lemon lands a jab to the nose.
Destroyer scores with a shot to the body.
Lemon avoids the body shot from Destroyer.
Lemon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Destroyer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Destroyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Destroyer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lemon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lemon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Destroyer scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemon defending well as Destroyer loads up on a big left hand.
Destroyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Destroyer looks to land a left hand but Lemon moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lemon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Destroyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemon.
Lemon blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Lemon.
Destroyer loads up on a big right hand but Lemon slips the punch.
Destroyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Lemon.
Destroyer misses with a straight left.
Lemon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Destroyer lands a nice shot that snaps Lemon's head back.
Lemon looks to land a right hand but Destroyer moved out of range.
Destroyer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Destroyer throws an overhand right that lands on Lemon's shoulder, as Lemon tries to avoid the shot.
Destroyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lemon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Destroyer throws a combination that misses
and Lemon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lemon connects with a crisp jab.
Lemon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lemon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Destroyer dodges the punch combination from Lemon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meatball Destroyer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Destroyer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lemon. Lemon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Destroyer stuns Lemon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good shot there by Destroyer.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lemon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Destroyer has got the better of the exchanges.
Destroyer swings widly with a right hand
and Destroyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Destroyer lands with a nice body punch.
Destroyer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lemon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lemon moves out of range as Destroyer strikes.
Lemon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Destroyer lands with a right hand.
Destroyer throws a looping overhand right but Lemon ducks down to avoid it.
Lemon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Destroyer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemon lands a lovely overhand right.
Destroyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lemon.
Destroyer scores with a nice strike.
Destroyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Destroyer misses with a straight left.
Lemon tries to close the distance and clinch but Destroyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Destroyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Lemon.
Meatball Destroyer is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer lunges at Lemon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lemon's hand.
Lemon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Destroyer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lemon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lemon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lemon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Destroyer moves away.
Destroyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lemon can do to turn this around?
Lemon is looking to slow Destroyer down with leg kicks.
Lemon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Destroyer throws out the jab.
Destroyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Destroyer lands a nice shot that snaps Lemon's head back.
Lemon cracks Destroyer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lemon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lemon keeps Destroyer at a distance using the push kick.
Destroyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Lemon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Destroyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Destroyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Destroyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lemon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lemon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Destroyer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lemon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon throws the kick towards the body but Destroyer avoids it.
Lemon closes the distance and clinches.
Lemon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Destroyer is defending well for now.
Lemon throws a head punch that misses.
Lemon misses with a punch to the body.
Destroyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Destroyer.
Destroyer breaks from the clinch.
Destroyer throws a nice looking combination but Lemon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Lemon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Destroyer throws a one two combo.
Lemon tries to clinch but Destroyer moves out of range.
Lemon thuds his shin into the meat of Destroyer's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Lemon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lemon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Destroyer.
Destroyer missing with a left hand there. Lemon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lemon throws a jab when Destroyer was well out of range.
Destroyer walks into a jab.
Destroyer tries to bum rush Lemon with a series of wild strikes but Lemon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Destroyer digs a good body shot into Lemon's ribs.
Lemon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lemon just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Destroyer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Destroyer scores with the left hand. Lemon knows he should have avoided that one.
Destroyer dips to his left and cracks Lemon with an uppercut!
Destroyer lands with a cross.
Lemon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Destroyer.
A big right from Lemon misses.
Meatball Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemon throws out a powerful jab.
Lemon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Destroyer moves away.
Destroyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lemon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lemon backs up against the cage.
Lemon throws a right and a left that Destroyer avoids nicely.
Lemon misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Destroyer catches Lemon right on the button with a cross.
Destroyer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Destroyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Destroyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lemon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lemon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Destroyer throws a big shot that misses.
Destroyer ducks under a wild hook from Lemon.
Lemon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Destroyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Destroyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Destroyer loads up on a big right hand but Lemon slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lemon.
Lemon throws a leg kick but Destroyer moved away.
Destroyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meatball Destroyer dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemon moves away.
Lemon misses with an uppercut. Destroyer saw that one coming.
Lemon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Destroyer takes one on the button.
Destroyer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lemon's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Lemon misses the target.
Destroyer scores with a jab to the head.
Destroyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lemon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lemon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lemon staying out of range there.
Destroyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Destroyer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lemon throws a shot from downtown. Destroyer moves away and avoids it.
Destroyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Destroyer misses.
Destroyer misses with a looping left.
Lemon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lemon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Destroyer momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon ducks under a wild hook from Destroyer.
Destroyer misses with a body shot.
Destroyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Lemon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lemon moves away from the strike by Destroyer.
A little jabbing left from Lemon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Destroyer.
Destroyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lemon slips under a jab.
Destroyer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Destroyer lunges at Lemon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lemon's hand.
Destroyer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lemon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lemon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Lemon. That snapped Destroyer's head back.
Lemon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Destroyer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Destroyer tries to keep at a distance but Lemon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lemon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer managing to block the knees to the body from Lemon.
Lemon stalling in the clinch.
Lemon misses with a knee strike.
Lemon misses with the head strike.
Destroyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Destroyer avoiding damage as Lemon throws knees to the body.
Lemon has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Lemon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lemon misses with the head strike.
Lemon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destroyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destroyer.
Lemon misses with a knee to the head.
Destroyer blocks an uppercut.
Lemon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lemon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Destroyer is defending well for now.
Lemon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Destroyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Lemon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
Destroyer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lemon tries to land knees in the clinch but Destroyer avoids the damage to the body.
Lemon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lemon misses with a punch on the inside.
Destroyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lemon has him pressed against the cage.
Lemon looking to throw knees to the head but Destroyer is blocking nicely.
Lemon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemon has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Lemon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Destroyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lemon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Destroyer avoids it.
Lemon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John Lemon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lemon misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Destroyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lemon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Destroyer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Destroyer catches Lemon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lemon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Destroyer throws a looping overhand right but Lemon ducks down to avoid it.
Destroyer lands a head shot.
Donk. Destroyer catches Lemon right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Lemon.
I think Destroyer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meatball Destroyer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Meatball Destroyer made sure he mentioned Organic Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Shadow (ranked 3704 p4p, 465 weight class) and Asko Vilenius (ranked 1683 p4p, 265 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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217 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asko Vilenius!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vilenius is defended easily by Shadow.
Vilenius scores with a one two! Shadow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shadow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shadow walks into a straight right hand from Vilenius.
Vilenius cracks Shadow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vilenius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vilenius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vilenius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shadow's head.
Vilenius thuds a left hand into Shadow's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shadow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vilenius pinned against the cage. Vilenius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow shoots for a double leg takedown but Vilenius sprawls well. He's pushed Shadow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vilenius lands a jab to the nose.
Shadow tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vilenius defends well and Shadow ends up having to push Vilenius into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Shadow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vilenius looks for a takedown but Shadow sprawls well.
Shadow tries for a takedown but Vilenius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vilenius lands with a good body shot.
Vilenius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vilenius feints a jab promting Shadow to slip. Vilenius then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shadow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vilenius jabs Shadow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shadow is breathing heavily.
Vilenius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shadow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooooh!!! Vilenius has knocked Shadow down with a huge combo! Vilenius steps away and waves a wobbly Shadow back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Shadow is rocked!
It looks like Chief Shadow has been cut.
Vilenius's coach down at BIGISLAND BIGGUNS WARRIOR TRAINING was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vilenius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilenius throws a shot to the body.
Oh Shadow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vilenius flashes Shadow a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Shadow's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Shadow crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Vilenius punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Asko Vilenius!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Quick (ranked 2912 p4p, 391 weight class) and Bon Dones (ranked 2701 p4p, 373 weight class). Mike Quick 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bon Dones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick throws the left hand but Dones avoids the punch easily.
Quick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dones is working Quick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dones is in close to Quick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dones passes Quick's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dones working Quick over with strikes.
Dones wants to take a breather but Quick is having none of it.
Dones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quick wants to get back to his feet.
Dones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dones is trying to control. Quick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dones working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Dones lands with a punch from half guard.
Dones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Quick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dones on the ground.
The referee warns Quick that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dones breaks from Quick's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Quick is rocked!
Dones trying to control but Quick is having none of it.
Oh Quick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dones lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Quick! Dones sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Quick and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bon Dones!
A determined Bon Dones didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jhin Markell (ranked 1455 p4p, 164 weight class) and Lani Kirby (ranked 1691 p4p, 194 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhin Markell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lani Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Markell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Markell grinds an elbow into Kirby's temple.
An elbow from Markell crashes against the mat.
Kirby holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Markell landing strikes.
Markell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kirby takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Markell in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirby on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Markell is chipping away with strikes.
Markell advances to mount.
Markell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kirby hang on?
Markell 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.
Markell raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kirby is rocked!
Kirby is looking to improve his position but Markell isn't that keen on the idea.
Kirby is still in real trouble! Can Markell finish him?
We've been hearing that Markell has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Markell landing strikes from the mount and Kirby is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markell unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Kirby wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Markell celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jhin Markell!
Jhin Markell is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Jhin Markell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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