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UCF America 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thabo Thunder (ranked 24740 p4p, 668 weight class) and Salem Al Qahtani (ranked 3863 p4p, 471 weight class). Thunder comes into the arena with Calvin Harris - This Is What You Came For blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thabo Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salem Al Qahtani!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Qahtani circles away.
Al Qahtani looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thunder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thunder!
It looks like Salem Al Qahtani has been cut.
Al Qahtani lands with an overhand left.
Al Qahtani lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thunder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thunder throws a quick counter kick to the body but Al Qahtani avoids it.
Thunder slips under a jab.
Al Qahtani moves into the clinch successfully.
Thunder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Al Qahtani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thunder is defending well for now.
Al Qahtani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thunder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Al Qahtani lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qahtani unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
Al Qahtani lands a nice shot to the body.
Al Qahtani lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani lands a body shot.
Al Qahtani lands a good knee to the midsection. Thunder won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Qahtani lands with a left to the head.
Al Qahtani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Al Qahtani digs a right hand into Thunder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thunder's gas tank.
Al Qahtani connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Qahtani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thunder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Al Qahtani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thunder avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Qahtani.
Thunder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Al Qahtani scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Al Qahtani on the inside.
Knees to the body from Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Al Qahtani putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thunder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Al Qahtani lands a hook that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Al Qahtani utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thunders head.
Al Qahtani gets through Thunder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thunder takes a knee to the side of the body.
Al Qahtani is working Thunder over against the cage.
Thunder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Qahtani scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qahtani digs a right hand into Thunder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thunder's gas tank.
Al Qahtani is working Thunder over against the cage.
Al Qahtani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Al Qahtani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thunder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Al Qahtani is working Thunder over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Al Qahtani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani pushes Thunder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Qahtani connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thunder's face.
Thunder is rocked!
It looks like Thabo Thunder has been cut.
Al Qahtani cracks Thunder with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Al Qahtani on the inside.
Oh Thunder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al Qahtani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thunders head.
Al Qahtani is leaning against Thunder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Al Qahtani lands a body shot in the clinch.
Al Qahtani digs a right hand underneath Thunder's ribcage. Thunder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thunder seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani lands a body shot.
Al Qahtani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thunder has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani pushes Thunder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thunder is trying to push Al Qahtani away but Al Qahtani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Al Qahtani working Thunder over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Al Qahtani.
Al Qahtani stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Al Qahtani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Qahtani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Al Qahtani lands a left hand.
Al Qahtani digs a right hand underneath Thunder's ribcage. Thunder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Qahtani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salem Al Qahtani dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thunder gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Al Qahtani points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Thunder wakes up just in time to hear Al Qahtani thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Salem Al Qahtani!
The defeated Thabo Thunder had this to say: 'It was a great fight, and I will just have to train harder.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armand Kouyate (ranked 4387 p4p, 390 weight class) and Ricardo Pfeifer (ranked 4944 p4p, 428 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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280 lbs
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223 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armand Kouyate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Pfeifer!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pfeifer misses.
A punch combination from Pfeifer misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kouyate. Pfeifer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kouyate takes the fight into the clinch.
Kouyate throws a punch but it's blocked by Pfeifer.
Kouyate swings wildly with an uppercut but Pfeifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kouyate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pfeifer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kouyate working aggressively here.
Kouyate throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kouyate swings wildly with an uppercut but Pfeifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kouyate swings wildly with an uppercut but Pfeifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pfeifer manages to break the clinch.
Pfeifer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer slips a jab from Kouyate.
As Kouyate backs off Pfeifer throws a huge counter combo but Kouyate manages to avoid it all.
Kouyate is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pfeifer.
It looks like Armand Kouyate has been cut.
Pfeifer moves out of range as Kouyate strikes.
Pfeifer throws out a counter right but Kouyate avoids it with no problem.
Kouyate has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Returning Pride in the buildup to the fight.
Kouyate scores with a body shot.
Kouyate forces Pfeifer back against the cage and clinches.
Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kouyate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pfeifer cracks Kouyate with a good jab.
Pfeifer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pfeifer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kouyate, pushing him back against the cage.
Pfeifer blocking some punches.
Kouyate throws a head punch that misses.
Kouyate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kouyate has Pfeifer pressed against the cage, preventing Pfeifer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pfeifer wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kouyate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kouyate throws a punch but it's blocked by Pfeifer.
Kouyate misses with the head strike.
A short left from Pfeifer.
A head punch on the inside from Kouyate fails to land.
Pfeifer tries to circle away but Kouyate has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kouyate throws an elbow but misses.
Pfeifer manages to break the clinch.
Kouyate keeps the fight on the outside.
Pfeifer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Armand Kouyate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kouyate drives through and clinches with Pfeifer against the cage.
Kouyate throws an elbow but it misses.
Pfeifer tries to stall but Kouyate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kouyate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kouyate working aggressively here.
Kouyate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer blocks an uppercut.
Pfeifer has Kouyate pressed against the cage.
Pfeifer blocking some punches.
Kouyate misses with a punch on the inside.
Kouyate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pfeifer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pfeifer throws a right and a left that Kouyate avoids nicely.
A big left from Kouyate misses.
Kouyate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pfeifer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kouyate.
Pfeifer misses with the combination.
Kouyate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Pfeifer misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kouyate.
Pfeifer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kouyate misses with an uppercut.
Kouyate missing with a left hand there. Pfeifer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kouyate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pfeifer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kouyate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kouyate connects with a body shot.
Pfeifer wants to clinch.
Kouyate is looking to clinch.
Kouyate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kouyate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pfeifer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Kouyate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armand Kouyate's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pfeifer moves into the clinch.
Kouyate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pfeifer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pfeifer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Kouyate.
Kouyate misses with the head strike.
Pfeifer breaks the clinch.
Pfeifer moves into the clinch.
Kouyate misses with the head strike.
Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kouyate throws a jab but it's blocked by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer scores with a one two! Kouyate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kouyate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pfeifer moves away.
Kouyate throws a looping overhand right but Pfeifer ducks down to avoid it.
Pfeifer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pfeifer lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kouyate misses with an uppercut.
Pfeifer is looking for the big counter here.
Pfeifer throws a right and a left that Kouyate avoids nicely.
Kouyate throws a shot from downtown. Pfeifer moves away and avoids it.
Pfeifer lands a head kick!
Kouyate takes a swing at Pfeifer's ribcage but misses.
Kouyate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pfeifer, pushing him back against the cage.
Kouyate misses with some punches.
Kouyate lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kouyate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pfeifer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kouyate swings wildly with an uppercut but Pfeifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kouyate manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Kouyate misses.
Pfeifer throws a right hand that Kouyate ducks under and follows up with a left that Kouyate also avoids with ease.
Kouyate throwing a counter right hand but Pfeifer manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kouyate throws an off balance right hand
and Pfeifer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pfeifer gets tackled into the cage by Kouyate. Kouyate maintains the clinch.
Kouyate working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kouyate is trying to push Pfeifer away but Pfeifer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kouyate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pfeifer's efforts to push away.
Kouyate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pfeifers head.
Kouyate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kouyate misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kouyate fails to land.
Pfeifer is trying to break the clinch but Kouyate has him pressed against the cage.
Kouyate lands an uppercut.
Kouyate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kouyate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kouyate throws a head punch that misses.
Pfeifer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kouyate counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricardo Pfeifer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pfeifer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pfeifer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kouyate is just out of range.
Kouyate misses with a straight left.
Pfeifer defending well as Kouyate loads up on a big left hand.
Kouyate bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kouyate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pfeifer can do to turn this around?
Kouyate throws the left hand but Pfeifer avoids the punch easily.
Pfeifer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Pfeifer.
Kouyate misses with an uppercut.
Kouyate lands with an overhand left.
Pfeifer is rocked!
Kouyate throws a looping overhand right but Pfeifer ducks down to avoid it.
Pfeifer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kouyate throws a lazy uppercut
and Pfeifer counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kouyate dodges the punch combination from Pfeifer.
Kouyate misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pfeifer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kouyate thinking.
Kouyate tries to clinch but Pfeifer moves away
and Pfeifer counters with a three punch combo that has Kouyate backing up. Kouyate nods at Pfeifer to acknowledge the strikes.
Pfeifer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kouyate scores with a sloppy right hand. Pfeifer should have avoided that one.
Pfeifer slips a jab from Kouyate.
Despite the aggression on Pfeifer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kouyate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pfeifer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pfeifer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kouyate throws out the jab.
Kouyate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pfeifer.
Pfeifer loads up on a big right hand but Kouyate slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Kouyate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Armand Kouyate will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Armand Kouyate's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pfeifer misses with a series of wild punches.
Pfeifer darts in and clinches Kouyate up against the cage.
Pfeifer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kouyate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pfeifer's brow.
Kouyate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pfeifer is trying to break the clinch but Kouyate has him pressed against the cage.
Pfeifer is looking to break free of the clinch but Kouyate has double underhooks.
Kouyate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pfeifer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kouyate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kouyate throws a punch but it's blocked by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer is trying to break the clinch but Kouyate has him pressed against the cage.
Pfeifer is trying to break the clinch but Kouyate is controlling him.
Kouyate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Kouyate.
Pfeifer takes the fight into the clinch.
Pfeifer is looking to control Kouyate's arms but Kouyate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pfeifer has his back to the cage.
Kouyate has a couple of punches blocked by Pfeifer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kouyate.
Pfeifer blocking some punches.
Pfeifer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kouyate misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Kouyate on the inside.
Pfeifer is still on wobbly legs! Can Kouyate finish him?
Pfeifer tries to pull guard but Kouyate forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pfeifer seems to have recovered his senses.
Kouyate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pfeifer's efforts to push away.
Pfeifer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pfeifer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kouyate loads up on a big right hand but Pfeifer slips the punch.
Pfeifer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pfeifer throws a sloppy head kick and Kouyate moves out of range easily.
Kouyate seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kouyate moves away from the strike by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pfeifer misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Pfeifer.
Danga de danga de dang - Pfeifer scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pfeifer tries to clinch up but Kouyate circles away and keeps his distance.
Kouyate is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer throws a series of punches but Kouyate moves out of range.
Kouyate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pfeifer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kouyate.
Pfeifer defending well as Kouyate loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kouyate.
Kouyate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pfeifer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kouyate backs up against the cage.
Pfeifer tries to clinch but Kouyate is having none of it.
Pfeifer tries to clinch up but Kouyate circles away and keeps his distance.
Kouyate moves into the clinch successfully.
Kouyate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armand Kouyate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Kouyate fails to land.
Nice body punch from Kouyate.
Pfeifer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kouyate swings wildly with an uppercut but Pfeifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kouyate lands with a light punch inside.
Pfeifer blocks an uppercut.
Pfeifer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kouyate misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kouyate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kouyate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pfeifer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kouyate has him pressed against the cage.
Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pfeifer throws a hook but Kouyate avoids it easily.
Kouyate is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kouyate misses with a left hand
and Pfeifer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kouyate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kouyate misses with some punches.
Pfeifer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kouyate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kouyate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pfeifer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricardo Pfeifer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pfeifer slips under a jab from Kouyate.
Kouyate loads up on a big right hand but Pfeifer slips the punch.
Ricardo Pfeifer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armand Kouyate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kouyate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armand Kouyate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kouyate, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armand Kouyate!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Garza (ranked 4411 p4p, 509 weight class) and Mark Cole (ranked 5140 p4p, 550 weight class). Mark Cole will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Cole!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole tries for a takedown but Garza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cole shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garza misses with a hook.
Garza throws a big shot that misses.
Garza clinches up against the cage.
Cole blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Garza's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Garza misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Garza clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Cole has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Garza rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Garza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cole pulls his head out easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garza.
Garza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garza tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cole manages to get himself to full guard.
Garza is pushing down on Cole's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cole is fighting to maintain full guard but Garza has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cole trying to control but Garza postures up.
Garza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Garza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cole doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garza.
Garza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole trying to control here.
Cole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garza thows a huge punch but Cole dodges it nicely.
Cole keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garza thows a huge punch but Cole dodges it nicely.
Garza maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Cole could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Garza has cracked it and Cole is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Garza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Garza!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Feel Pain (ranked 3697 p4p, 176 weight class) and Chizzled Abs (ranked 2906 p4p, 141 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Feel Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chizzled Abs!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abs throws a lazy head kick
and Pain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abs tries to clinch up but Pain circles away and keeps his distance.
Pain throws a big counter combination but Abs scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Abs tries to close the distance and clinch but Pain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abs looks to clinch
and Pain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abs thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chizzled Abs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Abs back to the cage. Pain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abs lands a nice shot to the body.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Pain lands.
Abs is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pain scores with a body shot.
Abs is still on wobbly legs! Can Pain finish him?
Abs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abs seems to have recovered his senses.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abs misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Abs clinches up with Pain and pushes him back against the cage.
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Abs.
Abs taking a breather.
Pain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abs landing knees to the head.
Abs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Abs misses with a knee to the head.
Pain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abs backwards.
Abs looking to slow down the pace here.
Abs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pain gets through Abs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain lands with a short shot to the head.
Pain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pain scores with a shot to the side of Abs's head.
Pain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pain.
Abs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Pain.
Pain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abs manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain digs a right hand into Abs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abs's gas tank.
Abs landing knees to the head.
Pain avoiding damage as Abs throws knees to the body.
Abs is trying to stall.
Pain gets through Abs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pain.
Abs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pain digs a right hand into Abs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abs's gas tank.
Abs is trying to maintain a safe position but Pain gets an underhook and turns Abs into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Abs is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Pain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
Pain lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Pain on the inside.
Abs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
Pain is working Abs over against the cage.
Pain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abs looking to throw knees to the head but Pain is blocking nicely.
Abs looks winded!
Pain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pain lands a shot to the body.
Pain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pain lands a nice uppercut.
Pain avoiding damage as Abs throws knees to the body.
Pain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pain.
A short right from Pain on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Pain as the two fighters clinch.
Pain lands a shot to the body.
Abs takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pain lands a nice uppercut.
Abs tries to land knees in the clinch but Pain avoids the damage to the body.
Pain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pain scores with a shot to the side of Abs's head.
Pain lands a nice shot to the body.
Pain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feel Pain dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pain scores with a hook to the body. Abs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abs takes a swing at Pain's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Pain.
Sloppy strikes from Abs. Those never looked like landing.
Abs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pain counters with a huge left! Abs is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pain isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Abs from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feel Pain!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Mordino (ranked 2114 p4p, 91 weight class) and Eye Crap (ranked 5048 p4p, 178 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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166 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eye Crap!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crap lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crap.
It looks like Victor Mordino has been cut.
Mordino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crap works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mordino shoots in looking for a takedown but Crap manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mordino's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crap cracks Mordino with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mordino looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Crap finish him?
Mordino is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mordino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crap is fending him off so far but Mordino persists. Nope, Crap circles away and we're back to standing.
Oh Mordino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crap throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mordino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mordino shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crap pinned against the cage. Crap gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Mordino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crap cracks Mordino on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Mordino falls backwards against the cage. Crap follows up with more strikes that drop Mordino to his knees. Crap keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Mordino! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eye Crap!
A relieved looking Eye Crap 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Diaz (ranked 3251 p4p, 155 weight class) and Ali Bagov (ranked 3327 p4p, 135 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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289 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ali Bagov!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diaz on his heels. He'll look to pass Diaz's guard now, I'm sure.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Bagov defends easily.
Bagov trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz has his foot on Bagov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bagov works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bagov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bagov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bagov trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Bagov from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bagov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bagov trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz working for a triangle but Bagov defends it easily.
Bagov trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Bagov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diaz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bagov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bagov trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bagov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Diaz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bagov sprawls and moves away.
Bagov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diaz is trying to defend but Bagov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bagov is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Bagov is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bagov to get the leverage.
Bagov is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bagov pulls his head out easily.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Bagov is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
We've been informed that Bagov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Bagov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bagov wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Bagov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bagov is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
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.
Bagov trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Bagov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Diaz wants to control but Bagov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bagov is looking for a kimura here.
Bagov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Bagov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Bagov. Bagov gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Bagov on that attempt.
Diaz attempts a counter takedown but Bagov avoids it well and moves away.
Bagov swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Bagov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jeff Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Bagov.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bagov.
Bagov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagov tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bagov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bagov shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diaz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bagov sprawls and moves away.
Ali Bagov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bagov.
Bagov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bagov is breathing heavily.
Bagov shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagov shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bagov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diaz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bagov on his heels. He'll look to pass Bagov's guard now, I'm sure.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diaz drops back looking for a leg! Bagov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bagov manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into Bagov's guard.
Diaz distracts Bagov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bagov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Bagov blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagov is trying to keep Diaz in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bagov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Bagov trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz cracks Bagov with a solid left hand.
Bagov has momentary wrist control but Diaz slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bagov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Bagov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bagov looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Bagov has wrist control.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bagov's head.
Bagov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bagov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Bagov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Diaz passes into half guard.
Bagov wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bagov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bagov is rocked!
It looks like Ali Bagov has been cut.
Bagov wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bagov is still in real trouble! Can Diaz finish him?
Bagov is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ali Bagov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Diaz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bagov seems to have recovered his senses.
Bagov trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Bagov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bagov is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Bagov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bagov.
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bagov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Bagov's legs - danger averted.
Bagov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control but Bagov is working from the bottom.
Bagov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bagov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bagov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Bagov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bagov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bagov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Bagov's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bagov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Bagov's legs - danger averted.
Diaz trying to control but Bagov is working from the bottom.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz postures up in Bagov's guard and throws a big left but Bagov blocks it.
Bagov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Bagov working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagov looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Bagov has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bagov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Bagov's legs - danger averted.
Diaz cracks Bagov with a solid left hand.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bagov trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
That's four 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.
Diaz trying to control but Bagov is working from the bottom.
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Bagov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
Bagov controlling the position.
Jeff Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bagov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bagov is keeping the position for now.
Bagov pushes a forearm under Diaz's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Diaz is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ali Bagov!
Our winner, Ali Bagov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 1974 p4p, 214 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 1895 p4p, 204 weight class). Rude comes to the cage accompanied by Beautiful people-by MARILYN MANSON. Raper comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Torso fuck - Raped by Elephants kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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255 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Rude.
Raper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rude's calf.
Raper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raper takes a swing at Rude's ribcage but misses.
Rude is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raper.
A nice side step and Raper releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rude rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raper feints and then cracks Rude's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rude down.
Rude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raper throws out the jab.
Rude is looking to counter the offense by Raper and move into the clinch.
Rude moves out of range as Raper strikes.
Rude misses with a straight right.
Raper throws a jab but it's blocked by Rude.
Raper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rude in his tracks.
Rude blocks a jab.
Raper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rude.
Rude throws an off balance right hand
and Raper counters with a good low kick that Rude was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper misses with an uppercut. Rude saw that one coming.
Raper throws a series of punches but Rude moves out of range.
Raper rushes Rude and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Raper.
Rude is trying to break the clinch but Raper is controlling him.
Rude is trying to break the clinch but Raper is controlling him.
Raper lands a nice uppercut.
Raper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rude backwards.
Raper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raper lands a right hand.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rude is breathing heavily.
Raper struggles to land a body shot inside as Rude controls his hands.
Raper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rude.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Raper.
I was talking to Rude's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Raper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raper.
Raper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Raper lands a body shot.
Raper lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raper.
Raper lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Raper.
Raper lands a right hand.
Raper lands with a right to the head.
Raper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rude's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raper tries a body shot but Rude blocks it.
Raper lands an uppercut.
Rude is rocked!
A body shot lands from Raper.
A short uppercut from Raper.
Oh Rude is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raper lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Raper.
Raper scores with a hook to the body.
Raper scores with a hook to the body.
Rude seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raper.
Raper has Rude pressed against the cage. Rude drops his hands and Raper takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Rude tumbling to the canvas! Raper rains down with more punches but Rude was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Raper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suchart Cobb (ranked 4556 p4p, 166 weight class) and Logan Lord (ranked 3203 p4p, 133 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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205 lbs
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150 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suchart Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Lord!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lord lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cobb moves to clinch but Lord breaks away
and Lord counters with a stiff right hand.
Lord scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lord blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Lord.
Lord throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lord creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Cobb tries to work over Lord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lord lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Lord tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord lands with a hook. Cobb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Lord slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Lord.
Cobb rushes Lord and presses him up against the cage.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Lord.
Lord working hard to break the clinch.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Lord.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lord blocks a body shot from Cobb.
Lord blocks an uppercut.
Lord missing with knees to the body.
Lord told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lord working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cobb managing to block the knees to the body from Lord.
Cobb avoids a wild elbow strike from Lord.
A body shot lands from Lord.
Cobb can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Lord.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb managing to block the knees to the body from Lord.
Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lord throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Cobb.
Lord on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lord manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lord throws out a counter right but Cobb avoids it with no problem.
Lord thuds his right hand into Cobb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lord throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Lord misses.
Cobb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Cobb managing to block the knees to the body from Lord.
Lord's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cobb tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cobb.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lord lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lord takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Lord.
Lord is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lord tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lord escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lord might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lord throws out a loose jab but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb is looking for a counter combo.
Cobb cracks Lord with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lord looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cobb finish him?
Lord is rocked!
It looks like Logan Lord has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb tries to clinch up but Lord circles away and keeps his distance.
Lord is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobb finish him?
Cobb plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Lord to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Lord just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Suchart Cobb!
Suchart Cobb decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Zambrana (ranked 2064 p4p, 88 weight class) and Lakoj Dresden (ranked 1255 p4p, 57 weight class). Zambrana comes to the cage accompanied by Impact is Imminent. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
195 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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27
224 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Zambrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lakoj Dresden!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dresden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A right-left combo lands from Zambrana.
Dresden's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zambrana connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dresden scrambles back to his feet.
Dresden scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dresden working over Zambrana with some ground and pound. Zambrana looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dresden with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dresden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dresden prevents Zambrana from improving his position.
Dresden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Dresden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dresden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dresden prevents Zambrana from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana is staying active underneath Dresden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Dresden.
Dresden is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zambrana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dresden is keen to just control but Zambrana is a slippery customer.
Dresden is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dresden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zambrana defending well though.
Zambrana trying to get back to full guard but Dresden takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dresden putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Dresden connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dresden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zambrana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dresden unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dresden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zambrana is rocked!
Zambrana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dresden on the ground.
Dresden softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Zambrana is out cold! Dresden jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lakoj Dresden!
An intense looking Lakoj Dresden took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Deal with the Angel of Death i take your soul...look at him hes broken '.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Nucombe (ranked 929 p4p, 38 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 2226 p4p, 99 weight class). Dux is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hot Chip - Over and Over. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
166 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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34
163 lbs
20 - 19 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neil Nucombe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nucombe avoids it really well and circles away.
Nucombe throws a looping overhand right but Dux ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by Dux.
Dux moves out of range as Nucombe strikes.
Dux throws a shot from downtown. Nucombe moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux moves out of range of the strikes.
And Dux tries to counter it with a takedown but Nucombe pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Dux misses.
A slow jab from Nucombe misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux lands a slapping body shot.
Dux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nucombe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dux manages to circle out of the way.
Nucombe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nucombe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nucombe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nucombe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dux manages to circle out of the way.
Nucombe throws a body shot but no joy.
Dux shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nucombe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dux manages to circle out of the way.
Dux ducks under a wild hook from Nucombe.
Nucombe is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dux's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice uppercut lands for Nucombe. That snapped Dux's head back.
Dux moves in looking to clinch but Nucombe pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Nucombe misses.
Dux with the counter takedown but Nucombe avoids it easily.
Dux moves out of range of the strikes.
Dux changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux misses with a body punch
and Nucombe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nucombe.
Nucombe misses with some punches.
Nucombe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nucombe.
Dux changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nucombe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Neil Nucombe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux.
Nucombe lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux darts in and clinches Nucombe up against the cage.
Nucombe throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dux.
Nucombe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nucombe scores with a knee to the head.
Dux is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nucombe is defending well.
Dux blocks an uppercut.
Dux is working for takedown but Nucombe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nucombe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nucombe blocking some punches.
Nucombe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nucombe misses with a punch on the inside.
Dux blocks an uppercut.
Nucombe misses with some punches.
Nucombe lands a big knee to the head and Dux goes down! Nucombe pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Nucombe!
During a confident post fight interview, Neil Nucombe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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