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WeInSyd 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guaidre Geadais (ranked 3355 p4p, 346 weight class) and Maicon Kuster (ranked 3819 p4p, 381 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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235 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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260 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guaidre Geadais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maicon Kuster!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geadais will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuster blocks the leg kick.
Kuster doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kuster scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Geadais misses with a few strikes there.
Geadais slips a jab and a cross from Kuster.
A head kick misses from Geadais.
Geadais connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Geadais looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Geadais uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuster.
Kuster missing with a left hand there. Geadais was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Geadais with a jab.
Guaidre Geadais seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuster dodges the punch combination from Geadais.
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!
A combination from Kuster does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geadais thows a leg kick but Kuster checks it
and Kuster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Geadais takes one to the chin there.
Geadais throws a looping overhand right but Kuster ducks down to avoid it.
Geadais throws a hook to the side of Kuster's head but Kuster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuster misses with an uppercut.
Geadais on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuster misses with a straight right.
Kuster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Geadais.
Kuster slips under a jab.
Geadais moves into the clinch.
Kuster can't find room to land a body shot as Geadais controls the action.
Kuster tries a body shot but Geadais blocks it.
Geadais lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuster backwards.
Geadais misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geadais stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuster appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Geadais misses.
Geadais tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuster was well out of range. Poor timing from Geadais.
A jab from Kuster misses.
Kuster digs a good hook to Geadais's body.
Geadais throws a hook but Kuster avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Geadais - just one landing.
Geadais swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuster dips to his left and cracks Geadais with an uppercut!
Nice shot lands for Kuster.
Geadais is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Geadais takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuster has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuster misses with a looping left.
It looked like Geadais was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuster.
Geadais fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuster.
Kuster walks into a straight right hand from Geadais.
Geadais walks into a jab.
Geadais throws a body punch but Kuster moves out of range.
Kuster throws an overhand right that lands on Geadais's shoulder, as Geadais tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Geadais wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuster moves away from the strike by Geadais.
A slow jab from Kuster misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuster blocks the leg kick.
Geadais throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Geadais throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Geadais throws a lazy right hand but Kuster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Geadais misses.
Kuster appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Geadais misses with a left hand
and Kuster counters with a nice body shot.
Kuster is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Geadais had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kuster throws a hook but Geadais blocks it.
Geadais throws a hook but Kuster blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Geadais.
Kuster throws a hook to the side of Geadais's head but Geadais sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Geadais connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Geadais is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuster.
Geadais tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Geadais misses with a hook. Kuster ducked under it nicely.
Kuster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geadais throws out the jab.
Kuster misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Geadais is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Guaidre Geadais will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Geadais misses with a low kick as Kuster jumps back.
Geadais lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuster loads up on a big right hand but Geadais slips the punch.
Geadais scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geadais.
Kuster is looking for the big counter here.
Kuster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geadais.
Kuster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Geadais throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuster 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.
Kuster throws a body punch but Geadais moves out of range.
Jab by Geadais.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geadais takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Geadais lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kuster defending well as Geadais loads up on a big left hand.
Geadais tries to clinch but Kuster is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuster lands a nice looking body shot.
Geadais blocks a jab.
Geadais was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Geadais throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kuster to counter with a crisp jab.
Geadais moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuster walks into a jab.
Kuster defending well as Geadais loads up on a big left hand.
Kuster is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Geadais with a body shot.
Geadais tries to move into range but Kuster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Geadais thows a left - swing and a miss!
Geadais throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuster counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuster pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Geadais back to the cage. Kuster follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kuster takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geadais rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuster counters with a stiff right hand.
Geadais takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geadais throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuster counters with a stiff right hand.
Geadais uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuster.
Geadais throws a low kick but Kuster moves out of range easily.
Geadais throws a right and a left that Kuster avoids nicely.
Kuster ducks under a wild hook from Geadais.
A jab from Geadais finds it's way through Kuster's defenses.
Geadais throws the left hand but Kuster avoids the punch easily.
Geadais has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuster finds it's way round the side to connect with Geadais's head.
Geadais misses with a body punch
and Kuster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Geadais staying out of range there.
Geadais misses with a looping right.
Geadais lands with a right hand.
Kuster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuster scores with a nice strike.
Kuster connects with a jab.
Geadais throws a solid leg kick but Kuster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Geadais.
Kuster blocks a jab.
Kuster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maicon Kuster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuster misses with a straight left.
Geadais turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Geadais defending well as Kuster loads up on a big left hand.
Geadais throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuster counters with a nice uppercut.
Geadais is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuster lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geadais throws a hook but Kuster blocks it.
Jab by Kuster.
Geadais missing with a left hand there. Kuster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geadais throws a hook but Kuster blocks it.
Kuster moves out of range as Geadais strikes.
Geadais throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuster throws a counter combo.
Kuster misses with a hook.
Geadais throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kuster scores with a jab to the body.
Geadais tries to clinch but Kuster moves away
and Kuster counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuster jabs Geadais to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Geadais misses with a low kick.
Geadais scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maicon Kuster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Geadais jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Geadais throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geadais does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kuster throws a jab when Geadais was well out of range.
Kuster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geadais.
Kuster is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Geadais rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuster counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Kuster does it's job there.
Decent striking displayed by Geadais there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geadais fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Geadais misses.
Geadais throws an overhand right that lands on Kuster's shoulder, as Kuster tries to avoid the shot.
Kuster doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Geadais misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geadais misses with a right hand
and Kuster counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kuster throws out a powerful jab.
Nice shot by Geadais.
Kuster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Geadais throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuster scores with a jab to the body.
Kuster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Geadais misses with a body shot
and Kuster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Geadais throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Geadais tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Geadais misses
and Kuster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuster connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Geadais misses the target.
Kuster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Geadais drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuster lands a really nice looking cross but Geadais seems unphased.
Geadais throws a series of punches but Kuster avoids them all with ease.
Kuster jabs at Geadais's body.
Geadais throws a low kick, looking for Kuster's leg but Kuster calmly moves out of range.
Kuster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geadais moves to clinch but Kuster breaks away
and Geadais takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Geadais tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Geadais at a distance.
Kuster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kuster digs a good hook to Geadais's body.
Geadais throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuster looks to land a combination. Geadais sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Geadais throws a jab when Kuster was well out of range.
Kuster moves out of range of the strikes.
Geadais loads up on a big right hand but Kuster slips the punch.
Geadais takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Geadais moves out of range of the strikes.
Geadais misses with a hook
and Kuster counters with a nice body shot.
Kuster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Kuster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geadais keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuster.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuster.
Geadais throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuster.
A clash of legs there as Kuster blocks the low kick.
Geadais wants to clinch but Kuster slips to the side
and Kuster counters with a nice uppercut.
Geadais throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Geadais throws a leg kick but Kuster moved away.
Kuster moves out of range as Geadais strikes.
Kuster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kuster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Geadais looks to land a left hand but Kuster moved out of range nicely.
Kuster digs a good body shot into Geadais's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maicon Kuster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kuster has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maicon Kuster!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Lima (ranked 1871 p4p, 211 weight class) and Jackin Off (ranked 3935 p4p, 391 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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245 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackin Off!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima clobbers Off with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Off.
Lima throws a hook to the side of Off's head but Off sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Off unleashes a big counter combination but Lima bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Lima as he connects with a hook.
Off misses with a hook.
Lima half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Off digs a good hook to Lima's body.
A head kick misses from Lima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima tries to land a front kick but Off steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Off misses with a lunging right hand
and Lima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Off swings for the body but Lima moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Off uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lima.
Off lands a nice looking body shot.
Lima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackin Off is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lima dodges the punch combination from Off.
Lima feinted with a counter takedown.
Lima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Off has time to react.
Lima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lima throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Off releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Lima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Off misses with a combination
and Off takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lima misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Off misses.
Off throws a series of punches but Lima avoids them all with ease.
Lima was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Off.
Off swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lima drops down looking for a counter takedown but Off sprawls and moves away.
Off lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lima misses with a looping right.
Off takes a swing at Lima's ribcage but misses.
Lima appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Off has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Off there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lima fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Off looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Off misses with a wild body shot.
Off misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lima.
A quick step to the side and Lima tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lima bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Off's head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Off uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lima.
Lima lands a lovely overhand right.
Lima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lima there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lima listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Off moves out of range as Lima strikes.
A shot to the liver by Lima. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lima. Off does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Off.
Off throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Off waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcelinho Lima will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lima misses with a hook
and Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lima shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lima is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lima pushes down on Off's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lima is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Off is just riding it out for now. Lima eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Off does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Off doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lima.
Lima is looking for submissions but instead, Off has regained full guard.
Lima has gone for a leg lock! Off slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lima's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Off must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Off stands up from Lima's guard - Off perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lima feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Offs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marcelinho Lima is winning the standup battle so far.
Off moves out of range of the strikes.
Off lands a head shot.
Lima cracks Off with a good jab.
Off thuds a left hand into Lima's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Off misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lima.
A quick step to the side and Lima tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lima tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Off defends well and Lima ends up having to push Off into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Off's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lima under the eye.
Off lands with a good body shot.
Lima looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lima is controlling the pace.
Off really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lima'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Off defends it well.
Lima 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.
Lima seems to be working for a kimura but Off defends the submission attempt.
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 Marcelinho Lima will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Off cracks Lima with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lima slips a jab from Off.
Lima appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Off shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lima eats them both and turns towards Off to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Marcelinho Lima has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Off. Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lima takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima misses with a hook
and Off counters with a nice right hand that sends Lima toppling to the canvas! Lima scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Off finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Off misses the shot to the body.
Lima misses the body punch
and Off counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lima is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima misses with a wild body shot.
Off keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lima.
Off is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lima with a body shot.
Lima misses with a left hand
and Off counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Off misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lima.
Off works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh Lima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Off knocks Lima out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jackin Off!
Jackin Off thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atreyu Nakamotto (ranked 2433 p4p, 351 weight class) and Jimi Toa (ranked 2250 p4p, 330 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Toa's choice of entrance music: Nil By Mouth, by Blindspott. The key to victory for Atreyu Nakamotto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Atreyu Nakamotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Toa!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toa wants to clinch.
Nakamotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toa.
Toa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atreyu Nakamotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toa. Nakamotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamotto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakamotto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nakamotto missing with a left hand there. Toa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakamotto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Toas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Toa fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamotto throws a hook to the side of Toa's head but Toa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nakamotto jabs Toa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toa fails with the takedown.
Nakamotto lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamotto takes the fight into the clinch.
Nakamotto lands with a light punch inside.
Toa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nakamotto smiles and moves away.
Atreyu Nakamotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimi Toa.
Nakamotto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nakamotto forces Toa back against the cage and clinches.
Nakamotto swings wildly with an uppercut but Toa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toa fails to pull guard.
Toa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nakamotto just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Nakamotto.
Nakamotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Toa controls his hands.
The referee calls for Nakamotto to work.
Toa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nakamotto smiles and moves away.
Toa wants to clinch up but Nakamotto keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamotto. Toa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakamotto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakamotto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nakamotto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakamotto misses with a straight right.
Toa wants to counter with a clinch but Nakamotto pushes him away.
Nakamotto scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toa swings for the body but Nakamotto moves out of range.
Nakamotto is looking to counter punch.
Toa moves out of range as Nakamotto strikes.
Toa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakamotto throws a hook but Toa avoids it easily.
A big left from Nakamotto misses.
Nakamotto misses with a straight left.
Nakamotto misses with a straight left.
Nakamotto throws a jab when Toa was well out of range.
Toa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nakamotto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Toa scrambles back to his feet.
Nakamotto scores with a head kick.
Toa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Toa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakamotto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Toa fails to pull guard.
Nakamotto has a couple of punches blocked by Toa.
Toa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nakamotto to keep the fight standing.
Nakamotto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toa jumps guard but Nakamotto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Toa jumps guard but Nakamotto stands there with Toa around his waist. Toa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nakamotto lands a right hand.
Toa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toa tries to pull guard but Nakamotto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Toa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Toa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nakamotto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toa backwards.
Nakamotto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakamotto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toas head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toa tries to pull guard but Nakamotto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nakamotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamotto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nakamotto clinches up with Toa and pushes him back against the cage.
Nakamotto lands with a short shot to the head.
Toa jumps into guard, dragging Nakamotto to the mat.
Toa looking to control.
Toa is looking for a triangle but Nakamotto pushes his legs off easily.
Nakamotto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nakamotto wants to stand but Toa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nakamotto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Toa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atreyu Nakamotto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nakamotto lands a jab to the nose.
Nakamotto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakamotto thuds a left hand into Toa's body.
Nakamotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toa.
It looked like Nakamotto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atreyu Nakamotto is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamotto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Toa. Toa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nakamotto throws a sloppy head kick and Toa moves out of range easily.
Nakamotto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Toa's head.
Nakamotto lands with a good body shot.
Nakamotto throws a body shot but no joy.
Toa tries to counter with a clinch but Nakamotto shakes him off and moves away.
Nakamotto misses with a straight right.
Nakamotto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toa moves out of range as Nakamotto strikes.
Toa tries to keep at a distance but Nakamotto has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Nakamotto on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Toa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nakamotto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toa can do to turn this around?
Nakamotto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toa is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Nakamotto rolls with it to try and escape but Toa cranks on the arm and Nakamotto is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimi Toa!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimi Toa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mikson (ranked 2422 p4p, 350 weight class) and Richie Fortune (ranked 2239 p4p, 328 weight class). Mike Mikson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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220 lbs
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22
220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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 Helsinki, Mike Mikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Richie Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortune misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fortune dips to his left and cracks Mikson with an uppercut!
Fortune connects with a nice cross there... Mikson is looking wobbly and Fortune recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Mikson to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Fortune jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Richie Fortune!
Richie Fortune thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Durant (ranked 1381 p4p, 216 weight class) and Yormomza Built (ranked 1412 p4p, 217 weight class). Durant comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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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 Sydney, Kevin Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yormomza Built!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant throws a jab but it's blocked by Built.
Durant throws a big shot that misses.
Durant avoids the body shot from Built.
Durant throws a leg kick but Built sees it coming and moves out of range.
Durant throws out a loose jab but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Built.
Durant misses with an uppercut. Built saw that one coming.
Durant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durant tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Built manages to circle out of the way.
Durant throws a leg kick which misses Built's front leg but catches the back leg as Built tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Built looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Durant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Durant misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Built! But no joy.
Durant throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant looks to throw the jab but Built is out of range.
Built looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Durant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Built lands a really nice looking cross but Durant seems unphased.
Durant loads up on a big right hand but Built slips the punch.
Durant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Built misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Durant.
Built looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been told by Durant's head coaches at Doherty's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A good leg kick by Durant.
Built connects with an inside leg kick.
Built slips a jab from Durant.
Built takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durant.
A countering left hand to the body from Built misses.
Durant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Durant throws a right hand that Built ducks under and follows up with a left that Built also avoids with ease.
Durant lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Yormomza Built has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Built connects with a single shot there.
Durant throws a body shot but no joy.
Durant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Durant finds it's way through Built's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Built. Durant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Built was well out of range. Poor timing from Durant.
Durant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant throws a jab but it's blocked by Built.
Built throws out a counter right but Durant avoids it with no problem.
Kevin Durant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durant misses with a hook. Built ducked under it nicely.
Built lunges at Durant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Durant's hand.
Durant tries to work over Built's front leg with a kick but Built checks it.
Durant lands with a hook. Built tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Durant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Built moves away.
Durant looks to land a body kick but Built moved away.
Built looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Durant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Built.
It seemed like Built was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Durant just misses with a punch to the body.
Durant throws a lazy right hand but Built sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Built raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Built connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Built on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Built checks it well.
As Durant backs off Built throws a huge counter combo but Durant manages to avoid it all.
Durant is looking to slow Built down with leg kicks.
Durant misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Durant finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durant throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Durant misses its intended target.
Durant misses with a straight left.
Durant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Built avoids the body shot from Durant.
Built takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Built throws a half hearted mid kick.
Built scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Durant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yormomza Built'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.
Durant misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Durant.
Built ducks under a wild hook from Durant.
Durant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Built.
Durant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Built uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durant.
Durant gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Built counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant throws a body shot but no joy.
Durant throws a shot from downtown. Built moves away and avoids it.
Durant just misses with a punch to the body.
Durant lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Built blocks the low kick.
Built displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durant throws out the jab.
Durant misses with a wild body shot.
Durant throws a shot to the body.
Durant with a nice cross.
Durant tries to move into range but Built moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Durant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Built slips a jab from Durant.
Durant connects with a nice looking jab.
Built has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Built connects with a leg kick. Durant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Built throws out a counter right but Durant avoids it with no problem.
Durant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Built takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Built thumps Durant with a low kick.
Built ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Built looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Built.
Durant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kevin Durant is winning the standup battle so far.
Durant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Built avoids the body shot from Durant.
Durant lands a nice looking body shot.
Durant misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Durant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Durant lands a nice shot that snaps Built's head back.
Durant throws a leg kick
and Built counters with a nice leg kick.
Built moves out of range of the leg kick from Durant.
Built has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durant.
Durant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Built counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Durant thinking.
Durant throws a right hand that misses
and Built counters with a stiff right hand.
Built tests Durant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durant cracks Built with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Built misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Durant.
Built throws a looping overhand right but Durant ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Durant misses.
Built tests Durant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Built walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Durant checks a low kick from Built.
Built fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durant is rocked!
Durant scores with the left hand. Built knows he should have avoided that one.
Oh Durant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durant throws a big shot that misses.
Built throws a counter combo.
Durant misses with a low kick.
Built is looking for the big counter here.
Built throws a series of punches but Durant moves out of range.
Built throws an uppercut from hell that sends Durant clean off his feet! He's out cold! Built stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yormomza Built!
Kevin Durant spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the drawing board for me folks, this is just a bump in the road. I'll be back better than before soon!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivashin Dmitrievich (ranked 1529 p4p, 235 weight class) and Mohsin Zaidi (ranked 1700 p4p, 257 weight class). Mohsin Zaidi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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220 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivashin Dmitrievich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohsin Zaidi!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmitrievich misses with a wild body shot.
Zaidi wants to counter the offense by Dmitrievich and move into the clinch position.
Dmitrievich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaidi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaidi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Dmitrievich misses with a left hand
and Zaidi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dmitrievich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dmitrievich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dmitrievich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zaidi forces his way into half guard.
Zaidi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dmitrievich is rocked!
It looks like Ivashin Dmitrievich has been cut.
Zaidi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oh Dmitrievich is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaidi postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Dmitrievich badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Zaidi around the waist but Zaidi pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Zaidi is the winner by TKO! Zaidi jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohsin Zaidi!
A very excited looking Mohsin Zaidi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Wills (ranked 2122 p4p, 106 weight class) and Bunkechukwu Floyd (ranked 1062 p4p, 56 weight class). Wills's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shattered-by A PERFECT CIRCLE. Floyd comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Different kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bunkechukwu Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Matt Wills has been cut.
Wills moves forwards but Floyd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Wills throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Floyd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Wills misses.
Floyd lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wills moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wills throws the left hand but Floyd avoids the punch easily.
Wills throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Floyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Floyd tries to clinch but Wills moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Wills has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wills misses with a lunging right hand
and Floyd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wills fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Floyd to the ground. Wills is now in Floyd's guard.
Wills might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wills pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Floyd is keeping the position for now.
Wills drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wills jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wills looking to sit in guard and control but Floyd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills can't keep his opponent in guard - Floyd advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wills wants to control but Floyd is keeping busy.
Wills tries to get to full guard but Floyd has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wills is looking to control Floyd's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wills avoid being mounted?
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.
Wills is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Floyd is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wills is trying to get back to full guard.
Wills moves into full guard.
Wills is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wills is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Floyd won't allow Wills to sweep him here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Floyd slaps away a takedown attempt from Wills, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wills swats away the attempt to clinch by Floyd.
Wills tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Floyd defends well and Wills ends up having to push Floyd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Floyd closes the distance and clinches.
Floyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Floyd taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wills has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Floyd after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Wills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wills drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Floyd gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Floyd lands an uppercut.
Wills is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Floyd.
Floyd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Floyd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wills backwards.
Floyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Floyd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Floyd.
Floyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wills is rocked!
Floyd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Wills is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Floyd lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Wills to his knees! Floyd keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bunkechukwu Floyd!
During a confident post fight interview, Bunkechukwu Floyd thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Matt Wills had this to say: 'I snorted too much whiskey and drank too much cocaine last night.....Im hitting rehab and I'll be back for your ARM!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Cooley (ranked 779 p4p, 121 weight class) and Krit Leekpai (ranked 689 p4p, 100 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Cooley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leekpai throws out a leg kick but Cooley moves out of range and Leekpai only half commits.
Leekpai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leekpai throws a lazy uppercut
letting Cooley counter with a right hand.
It looks like Krit Leekpai has been cut.
Leekpai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooley.
Cooley staying out of range there.
Cooley is looking to counter punch.
Leekpai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leekpai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leekpai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leekpai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leekpai throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Leekpai! Cooley lets Leekpai back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Leekpai is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooley.
Leekpai is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooley finish him?
Leekpai throws a leg kick
and Cooley counters with a low kick, right behind Leekpai 's knee.
Leekpai throws a right hand that misses
and Cooley counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Isaiah Cooley!
A relieved looking Isaiah Cooley 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rohith Sharma (ranked 619 p4p, 93 weight class) and Just Whymer (ranked 625 p4p, 94 weight class). Just Whymer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rohith Sharma's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rohith Sharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whymer moves away.
Rohith Sharma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whymer throws a right and a left that Sharma avoids nicely.
Sharma tries to clinch but Whymer moves away
and Whymer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sharma avoids the body shot from Whymer.
Sharma throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whymer counters with a flying knee that drops Sharma! Whymer dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Just Whymer!
During a confident post fight interview, Just Whymer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister McNasty (ranked 262 p4p, 38 weight class) and Marky Mark (ranked 1131 p4p, 177 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mister McNasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marky Mark!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mark misses with a hook. McNasty ducked under it nicely.
Mark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McNasty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mark.
McNasty slips a straight right by Mark.
McNasty scores with a decent looking hook.
McNasty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mark.
Marky Mark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mark misses with a hook to the body
and McNasty moves into the clinch.
Mark fails to pull guard.
I was talking to McNasty's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mark throws a head punch that misses.
McNasty misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark tries to break the clinch but McNasty is controlling the position.
Mark lands a left hand.
Mark can't find room to land a body shot as McNasty controls the action.
Mark is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McNasty to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mark.
Mark is trying to force a seperation but McNasty has the dominant position.
Mark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mark throws a wild body kick that McNasty sees coming a mile off.
Mark tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from McNasty misses the target.
Mark throws a head kick that misses.
McNasty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McNasty rushes Mark and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark working aggressively here.
McNasty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mark digs a right hand into McNasty's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McNasty's gas tank.
Mark tries to circle away but McNasty has him pinned against the cage.
McNasty struggles to land a body shot inside as Mark controls his hands.
McNasty blocking some punches.
McNasty digs a right hand underneath Mark's ribcage. Mark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from McNasty.
Mark has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McNasty seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mark can turn it around.
Mark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mark throws a head punch that misses.
Mark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Mark.
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!
Mark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McNasty.
Mark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McNasty misses with a body punch.
Mark working hard to break the clinch.
Mark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Mark on the inside.
Mark tries to circle away but McNasty has him pinned against the cage.
Mark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mark throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McNasty's head.
McNasty connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNasty dodges the punch combination from Mark.
An attempted straight right counter from McNasty misses the target.
A head kick misses from Mark.
McNasty fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mark just manages to avoid it.
Mark's corner calls for a 1-2. Mark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McNasty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Mark. Beautiful body shot.
McNasty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McNasty closes the distance and clinches.
Mark tries to break the clinch but McNasty is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marky Mark dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McNasty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mark at a distance.
McNasty blocks the body kick.
Mark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mark throws a right hand that misses
and McNasty counters with a stiff right hand.
Mark throws a body shot but no joy.
Mark lands a leg kick that knocks McNasty off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McNasty looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mark connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark lands with a slapping head kick.
Mark misses with a low kick as McNasty jumps back.
Mark lands with a shot to the body.
Mark stuns McNasty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McNasty moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mark.
Mark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McNasty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mark manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Mark misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNasty feints and then cracks Mark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mark down.
McNasty slips a jab and a cross from Mark.
Mark checks a low kick from McNasty.
Mark is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McNasty with a body shot.
McNasty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mark throws out the jab.
Mark throws a leg kick
and McNasty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Mark backs away, McNasty returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mark swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mark thuds his shin into the meat of McNasty's side.
Mark throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mark misses with a double jab
and McNasty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McNasty takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McNasty throws out a loose jab but Mark uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNasty throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Mark to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Mark.
McNasty fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark misses with the body kick
and McNasty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mark throws the kick towards the body but McNasty avoids it.
McNasty seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McNasty throws a solid leg kick but Mark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McNasty.
A head kick from Mark lands but McNasty takes it in his stride.
McNasty takes a swing at Mark's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by McNasty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mark misses with a left hand
and McNasty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McNasty.
McNasty blocks an uppercut.
Mark cracks McNasty with a nice body shot.
McNasty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marky Mark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mark stuns McNasty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mark lands with an uppercut that bounces McNasty off the cage and back into range.
McNasty loads up on a big right hand but Mark slips the punch.
McNasty moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMark.
McNasty walks into a jab.
McNasty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mark cracks McNasty with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mark thows a body kick. McNasty tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mark scores with a hook to the body. McNasty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark looks to land a combination but McNasty avoids it well.
A jab from Mark misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mark.
Mark tries to land a front kick but McNasty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McNasty appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mark throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McNasty.
Mark moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mark misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark misses with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mark.
McNasty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McNasty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNasty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Mark blocks the leg kick.
McNasty avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mark.
It looked like McNasty was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark connects with an inside leg kick.
Mark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McNasty was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mark throws a poor cross that misses
and McNasty counters with a stiff right hand.
McNasty clinches.
Mark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McNasty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mark throws a shot from downtown. McNasty moves away and avoids it.
Mark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mark throws out a loose jab but McNasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark is looking to land body kicks.
Mark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Mark backs away, McNasty returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Donk. Mark catches McNasty right on the button with a cross.
McNasty avoids the body shot from Mark.
A jab from Mark misses.
It looked like McNasty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mister McNasty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marky Mark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mark 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marky Mark!
A very excited looking Marky Mark rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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