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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Odinsson (ranked 4055 p4p, 460 weight class) and Arron Asham (ranked 2597 p4p, 334 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Odinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arron Asham!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asham clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asham.
A hook to the body from Asham.
Odinsson lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Asham.
Asham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Odinsson is breathing heavily.
Odinsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Asham.
Odinsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Odinsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Asham.
Asham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Asham blocks an uppercut.
Asham blocks an uppercut.
Asham lands a left hand.
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!
Asham lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Odinsson fails to land.
A short uppercut from Asham.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Odinsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Odinsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Asham prevents a body shot from Odinsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asham scores with a shoulder strike.
Asham lands a shot to the body.
Asham lands a nice uppercut.
Asham pushes Odinsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asham.
Asham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Odinsson is rocked!
Asham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Odinsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asham scores with a hook to the body.
Odinsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Asham lands a left hand.
A short left from Asham.
Asham has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Odinsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Asham can turn it around.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Odinsson backwards.
Asham lands with a short shot to the head.
Odinsson tries to throw a body punch but Asham avoids it by throwing Odinsson back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asham.
Asham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Asham.
Asham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asham is working Odinsson over against the cage.
Asham lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Odinsson backwards.
Asham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Odinsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asham drops Odinsson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Odinsson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Asham creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Odinsson with a big uppercut! Odinsson tries to clinch up but Asham pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Odinsson to the mat! Odinsson covers up and Asham unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arron Asham!
After winning the bout, Arron Asham thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jack (ranked 2577 p4p, 289 weight class) and Tim Cahill (ranked 3361 p4p, 355 weight class). Jack's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Legend of Billy Jack. Tim Cahill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Cahill!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cahill lands with a hook. Jack tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Billy Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack closes the distance and clinches.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Cahill.
Cahill is trying to drag Jack to the mat but Jack just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jack scores with a shoulder strike.
Cahill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cahill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jack misses with a punch to the body.
Cahill gets control of Jack's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cahill will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cahill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cahill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jack defends it easily.
We've been hearing that Jack has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cahill wants to control the position but Jack says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jack winds up and cracks Cahill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jack passes to side control.
Jack lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahill is trying to get back to half guard.
Jack is staying tight to Cahill's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cahill tries to control but Jack manages to take his back.
Jack lands shots from the back.
Jack lands punches and elbows.
Jack lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Cahill is taking damage to the body and head.
Cahill trying to control the position but Jack manages to sink in the hooks.
Cahill tries to break free.
Cahill trying to control the position but Jack manages to sink in the hooks.
Jack has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jack is punishing Cahill with some ground and pound.
Jack scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Cahill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack is punishing Cahill with some ground and pound.
Cahill is rocked!
Can Cahill hold on?! Jack is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Cahill is still in real trouble! Can Jack finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack scoring with big shots to the body. Cahill is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Cahill was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Jack!
Our winner, Billy Jack, 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Maan (ranked 2398 p4p, 313 weight class) and Budha God (ranked 3504 p4p, 411 weight class). Maan comes into the arena with Someday blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Maan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Budha God!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maan falls off balance throwing a combination
and God counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maan thinking.
Maan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
God cracks Maan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maan pushes God up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from God.
Maan lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Maan.
Maan misses with a short punch on the inside.
God breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
God uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maan.
Maan clinches up against the cage.
God misses with a body punch.
Maan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maan tries a body shot but God blocks it.
God tries to break the clinch but Maan is controlling the position.
Maan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
God wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maan has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by God.
Maan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maan throws a head punch that misses.
God blocking some punches.
Maan lands a nice uppercut.
God is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
God pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
God has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maan moves into the clinch successfully.
God pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
God takes a jab right on the kisser.
Budha God is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maan moves in looking to clinch but God pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
God on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maan misses with a few strikes there.
God waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maan.
Maan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
God gets tackled into the cage by Maan. Maan maintains the clinch.
God breaks from the clinch.
Maan clinches up against the cage.
God blocking some punches.
Maan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
God has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if God can turn it around.
Maan misses with a hook from the clinch.
God blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Maan.
Maan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
God misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
God blocks an uppercut.
Maan working aggressively here.
God wants to break free but Maan has control.
Maan scores with a shoulder strike.
God manages to break the clinch.
Maan throws a combination that misses
and God counters with a straight right hand.
Maan lands with a right hand.
Maan clinches up with God and pushes him back against the cage.
God wants to break free but Maan has control.
God wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maan lands a shoulder strike.
Maan lands with a left to the head.
Maan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of God backwards.
God breaks the clinch.
Maan drives through with a takedown into God's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
God is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Maan dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maan stands up and beckons God to his feet.
Maan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maan dips to his left and cracks God with an uppercut!
Maan closes the distance and clinches.
Maan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maan misses with the head strike.
God wants to break free but Maan has control.
Maan misses with the head strike.
God looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
God is trying to break the clinch but Maan is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Maan 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.
Maan lands a jab-cross combination.
Maan with a jab.
Maan misses with a hook to the body
and God counters with a straight right hand.
God swings for the body but Maan moves out of range.
Budha God is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maan instigates a clinch.
Maan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Maan scores with a nice short uppercut.
God is trying to break the clinch but Maan is controlling him.
God tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that God can do to turn this around?
Maan lands a hook to the side of the head.
God breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maan fails to land with a series of punches.
God lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maan thuds a left hand into God's body.
Good exchange - Maan coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but God was well out of range. Poor timing from Maan.
Maan tries to close the distance and clinch up but God swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from God! But no joy.
Maan scores with a jab.
A big right from Maan misses.
Maan blocks a jab.
Maan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Maan misses with a jab to the body
and God counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Maan!
Maan is rocked!
God missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oh Maan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maan is not content to let God control the position.
Maan seems to have got his legs back now.
Maan is trying to stand.
God wants to take a breather but Maan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maan is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
God trying to control from half guard but Maan is working away.
God stops Maan from getting back to his feet.
God trying to advance position but Maan counters by regaining guard.
God preventing the sweep.
God looking to sit in guard and control but Maan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maan preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
God is trying to hold Maan in close to prevent damage but Maan has managed to pass into half guard.
Maan is taking a breather. God says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
God trying to control here.
God is trying to stand.
Maan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
God regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
God misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Maan.
Maan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from God.
Maan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
God is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maan.
A swing and a miss from God.
Maan scores with a punch to the head.
Maan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and God counters with a straight right hand.
Maan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Maan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Maan misses.
Maan instigates a clinch.
Maan lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Maan fails to land.
God's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maan with a nice cross.
Maan cracks God with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maan throws a low kick, looking for God's leg but God calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
God misses with a double jab.
Maan throws a series of punches but God avoids them all with ease.
Maan misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on God's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maan lands a jab to the head.
Maan slips under a jab.
God tries to keep at a distance but Maan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ian Maan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maan lands a hook that snaps the head of God backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Maan.
God is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by God.
God tries to circle away but Maan has him pinned against the cage.
God breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on God's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Budha God has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maan with a hook.
Good work by Maan as he checks the leg kick.
Ian Maan is winning the standup battle so far.
Maan scores with a takedown into God's guard.
God wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Maan manages to pass to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Maan instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maan has God pressed against the cage, preventing God from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite God's efforts to push away.
Maan tries a body shot but God blocks it.
God escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
God gets tackled into the cage by Maan. Maan maintains the clinch.
Maan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maan swings wildly with an uppercut but God uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maan keeps control of God as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
God is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Maan.
Maan working aggressively here.
God wants to break the clinch but can't.
God blocks a punch to the side of the head.
God wants to get back to striking at distance but Maan won't allow it.
Maan has a couple of punches blocked by God.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Maan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maan working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from God.
Maan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
God has had enough of the clinch but Maan keeps him there for the moment.
God wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
God is trying to force a seperation but Maan has the dominant position.
Maan misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maan.
Maan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
God misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maan lands a shoulder strike.
God working aggressively here.
Maan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
God lands a body shot in the clinch.
God is looking to break free of the clinch but Maan has double underhooks.
A short left from Maan.
Maan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of God backwards.
God tries to break free but Maan pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for God.
Maan lands an uppercut.
God is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Maan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Maan!
Ian Maan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Serada (ranked 1893 p4p, 253 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 1308 p4p, 187 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ragnaar's choice of entrance music: Mustasch - The Wave. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Serada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Serada lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Serada's efforts to push away.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Serada really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Serada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ragnaar lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Serada is trying to maintain a safe position but Ragnaar gets an underhook and turns Serada into the cage.
Ragnaar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Serada avoids it.
Ragnaar lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar blocks a body shot from Serada.
Serada is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ragnaar is keeping busy.
Ragnaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Serada avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Serada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Ragnaar on the inside.
Ragnaar has Serada pressed against the cage, preventing Serada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar trying to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Serada is defending well for now.
Serada is trying to break the clinch but Ragnaar has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnaar connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnaar.
Serada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ragnaar lands with a short shot to the head.
Serada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Serada is breathing heavily.
Serada is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Ragnaar.
Serada leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ragnaar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ragnaar with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Ragnaar on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ragnaar.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar is stalling here.
A short left from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar scores with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Serada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands with a right to the head.
Ragnaar leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnaar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnaar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Serada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnaar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Serada backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Serada backwards.
Ragnaar lands a nice uppercut.
Ragnaar lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Serada.
Serada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Serada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar scores with a shot to the side of Serada's head.
Ragnaar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Serada backwards.
Ragnaar is struggling to control the position.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ragnaar lands a nice uppercut.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Serada in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragnaar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnaar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Serada is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Serada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ragnaar pushes Serada against the cage. Ragnaar is working some dirty boxing. Ragnaar pushes off with a quick right hook! Serada goes down! Serada tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ragnaar moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nils Ragnaar!
Our winner, Nils Ragnaar, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Whitaker (ranked 1129 p4p, 138 weight class) and Hosep Grigorian (ranked 1298 p4p, 157 weight class). Grigorian has chosen Helena- Misfits as his entrance music. 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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183 lbs
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178 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wesley Whitaker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hosep Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker drops his hands momentarily and Grigorian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whitaker takes the fight into the clinch.
Grigorian lands with a right to the head.
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grigorian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker misses with the combination.
Whitaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grigorian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grigorian counters with a one-two to the body.
Grigorian throws a series of punches but Whitaker avoids them all with ease.
Grigorian throws a right and a left that Whitaker avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Grigorian misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker misses with a wild combination.
Grigorian tries to bum rush Whitaker with a series of wild strikes but Whitaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Grigorian circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitaker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grigorian throws a looping overhand right but Whitaker ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Whitaker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whitaker , as that shot connected.
Grigorian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grigorian just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Grigorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whitaker shoots for a takedown but Grigorian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Grigorian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whitaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wesley Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker avoids the body shot from Grigorian.
Whitaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grigorian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whitaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitaker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Grigorian.
Grigorian misses with a looping right.
It looked like Whitaker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grigorian.
Grigorian throws a jab when Whitaker was well out of range.
Whitaker is looking to counter punch.
Whitaker staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker lands with a nice combination. Grigorian backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigorian throws a good cross that connects.
Whitaker misses with the combination.
It seemed like Grigorian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grigorian tries to bum rush Whitaker with a series of wild strikes but Whitaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whitaker darts in trying to clinch
and Grigorian counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Grigorian is just out of range.
A jab from Grigorian misses.
Whitaker throws a combination that misses
and Grigorian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grigorian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitaker .
Grigorian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grigorian with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Grigorian 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Whitaker .
Grigorian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whitaker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grigorian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whitaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whitaker slips a jab from Grigorian.
Grigorian misses with a looping right.
Grigorian throws out a loose jab but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker slips under a jab.
Whitaker closes the distance and pushes Grigorian back into the cage.
Grigorian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigorian manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker throws a poor cross that misses
and Grigorian counters with a straight right hand.
Whitaker is rocked!
Grigorian lands an uppercut, right on the button! Whitaker tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hosep Grigorian!
After winning the bout, Hosep Grigorian thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Grill (ranked 500 p4p, 79 weight class) and Joey Bob Potatohauler (ranked 956 p4p, 150 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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222 lbs
9 - 1 - 1 |
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214 lbs
6 - 0 - 1 |
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Bob Grill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Bob Potatohauler!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grill walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Potatohauler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Potatohauler tries to close the distance and clinch but Grill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grill half committed to a counter leg kick.
Grill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potatohauler.
Grill is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Potatohauler has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Potatohauler has closed the distance and engaged Grill in a clinch.
Potatohauler lands a body shot.
Potatohauler misses with the head strike.
Potatohauler tries to throw a body punch but Grill avoids it by throwing Potatohauler back against the cage.
Grill blocks an uppercut.
Grill manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Potatohauler.
Potatohauler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grill counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatohauler throws a combination that misses
letting Grill counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Grill's head coaches at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grill misses with a hook.
Potatohauler throws a jab when Grill was well out of range.
Grill looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Potatohauler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Potatohauler misses with a right hand
and Grill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Potatohauler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Potatohauler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Potatohauler misses.
Potatohauler misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler slips under a jab.
Grill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Potatohauler is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Grill ducks under a wild hook from Potatohauler.
An attempted straight right counter from Grill misses the target.
Potatohauler misses with an uppercut
and Grill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potatohauler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grill counters with a straight right hand.
Potatohauler wants to clinch
and Grill counters with a stiff right hand.
Potatohauler misses with a body shot.
Grill slips a jab from Potatohauler.
Potatohauler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler misses with a hook
and Grill counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Potatohauler misses.
Grill is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Potatohauler misses with a looping left.
Potatohauler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grill.
Potatohauler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Potatohauler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Potatohauler throws an off balance right hand
and Grill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Potatohauler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grill counters with a straight right hand.
Potatohauler scores with a sloppy right hand. Grill should have avoided that one.
Potatohauler 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler throws a sloppy body shot
and Grill counters with a nice uppercut.
Grill scores with a jab to the body.
Potatohauler moves in looking to clinch but Grill pushes him off.
Potatohauler doesn't manage to clinch there - Grill circles away.
Potatohauler misses with a right hand
enabling Grill to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grill cracks Potatohauler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grill slips a straight right by Potatohauler.
A big left from Potatohauler misses.
A shot to the body from Potatohauler misses
and Grill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Potatohauler misses with a straight left.
Grill throwing a counter right hand but Potatohauler manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Grill dominated that round.
That's time! Grill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Grill misses the target.
Potatohauler loads up on a big right hand but Grill slips the punch.
Potatohauler misses with a right hand
and Grill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Potatohauler ducks under a wild hook from Grill.
A little jabbing left from Potatohauler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Potatohauler tests Grill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Potatohauler to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Bob Grill has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potatohauler instigates a clinch.
Grill blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grill.
Grill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatohauler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Potatohauler is looking to break free of the clinch but Grill has double underhooks.
Grill blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Grill on the inside.
Potatohauler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potatohauler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grill counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Grill.
Potatohauler throws a poor cross that misses
letting Grill counter with a right hand.
Potatohauler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joey Bob Potatohauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potatohauler misses with a left hand
and Grill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Potatohauler misses with an uppercut
letting Grill counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler throws a jab when Grill was well out of range.
Potatohauler jabs at Grill's body.
Potatohauler throws a looping overhand right but Grill ducks down to avoid it.
Potatohauler throws a hook but Grill avoids it easily.
Potatohauler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grill.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Potatohauler! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potatohauler throws a right hand that misses
and Grill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Potatohauler throws a jab when Grill was well out of range.
Grill throwing a counter right hand but Potatohauler manages to avoid it.
Potatohauler clobbers Grill with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grill tries to move into range but Potatohauler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Potatohauler throws a lazy uppercut
and Grill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grill throws a big shot that misses.
Potatohauler throws a nice looking combination but Grill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Potatohauler rushes Grill and presses him up against the cage.
Grill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Potatohauler misses with a left hand
and Grill counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grill is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Potatohauler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Potatohauler misses with a left hand
and Grill counters with an inside leg kick.
Bob Grill is winning the standup battle so far.
Potatohauler throws a jab but it's blocked by Grill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler misses with a hook
and Grill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Potatohauler just misses with a punch to the body.
Potatohauler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Potatohauler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Potatohauler misses with a left hand
and Grill counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Potatohauler misses.
Grill scores with a jab to the jaw.
Potatohauler misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joey Bob Potatohauler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob Grill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Potatohauler has closed the distance and engaged Grill in a clinch.
Grill blocks a body shot from Potatohauler.
Grill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Potatohauler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grill misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Grill.
Potatohauler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grill blocks an uppercut.
Potatohauler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grill.
Potatohauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potatohauler misses with some punches.
Potatohauler throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatohauler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grill blocks a body shot from Potatohauler.
Grill blocks a body shot from Potatohauler.
A right hook to the body lands for Potatohauler.
Potatohauler is trying to break the clinch but Grill has him pressed against the cage.
Potatohauler throws a punch but it's blocked by Grill.
Potatohauler lands a hook that snaps the head of Grill backwards.
Potatohauler has a couple of punches blocked by Grill.
Potatohauler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Potatohauler at a distance.
Potatohauler looks to throw the jab but Grill is out of range.
Grill takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler misses with a lunging right hand
and Grill counters with a leg kick.
Grill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Potatohauler throws out the jab.
Potatohauler throws an off balance right hand
and Grill counters with a nice uppercut.
Potatohauler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Potatohauler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Potatohauler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grill counters with a left to the body.
Grill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potatohauler.
Potatohauler looks to land a left hand but Grill moved out of range nicely.
Grill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler misses with a left hand
and Grill counters with a leg kick.
Potatohauler connects with a nice looking jab.
Potatohauler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab by Potatohauler.
Potatohauler misses with a left hand
and Grill counters with a left to the body.
Potatohauler throws a good cross that connects.
Grill is rocked!
Potatohauler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Grill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Potatohauler throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Potatohauler.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Potatohauler misses with the head strike.
Potatohauler misses with the head strike.
Grill blocks an uppercut.
Grill seems to have got his legs back now.
Grill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Potatohauler backwards.
Potatohauler has a couple of punches blocked by Grill.
Potatohauler throws a punch but it's blocked by Grill.
Potatohauler throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potatohauler throws a punch but it's blocked by Grill.
Potatohauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Potatohauler has a couple of punches blocked by Grill.
A right handed body shot lands from Potatohauler.
Potatohauler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potatohauler manages to avoid it.
Potatohauler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Potatohauler missing with a left hand there. Grill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potatohauler throws out a counter right but Grill avoids it with no problem.
Grill misses with a right hand
enabling Potatohauler to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Bob Potatohauler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Potatohauler 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 Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joey Bob Potatohauler!
Joey Bob Potatohauler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 911 p4p, 111 weight class) and Bill Shorton (ranked 707 p4p, 90 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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270 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Shorton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorton connects with a body shot.
Shorton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fujimoto throws a sloppy head kick and Shorton moves out of range easily.
Fujimoto blocks a jab.
Shorton throws a lazy right hand but Fujimoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shorton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shorton misses with a hook. Fujimoto ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Shorton misses the target.
Shorton misses with a looping left.
Fujimoto darts in trying to clinch
and Shorton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujimoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shorton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujimoto.
A big right from Shorton misses.
Shorton misses the shot to the body.
Fujimoto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shorton manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fujimotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fujimoto throws a right hand that misses
and Shorton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujimoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shorton.
A little jabbing left from Shorton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fujimoto slips a jab from Shorton.
Shorton drops his hands momentarily and Fujimoto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shorton looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujimoto is just out of range.
Shorton looks to land a left hand but Fujimoto moved out of range nicely.
Shorton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujimoto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shorton throws a lazy right hand but Fujimoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shorton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Shorton.
Fujimoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shorton.
Fujimoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shorton.
Fujimoto is looking to clinch but Shorton is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shorton throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shorton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shorton lands a nice looking body shot.
Shorton misses with an uppercut. Fujimoto saw that one coming.
Fujimoto is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Shorton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fujimoto tries to move into range but Shorton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shorton blocks a head kick by Fujimoto.
Good shot there by Shorton.
Shorton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fujimotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fujimoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shorton.
Fujimoto closes the distance and clinches.
Shorton leaning against his opponent.
Shorton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorton lands with a light punch inside.
Fujimoto throws a head punch that misses.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Shorton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Fujimoto.
Shorton struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujimoto controls his hands.
Shorton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shorton scores with a shoulder strike.
Shorton working aggressively here.
Shorton tries a body shot but Fujimoto blocks it.
Fujimoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shorton has a couple of punches blocked by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Shorton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shorton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shorton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fujimoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shorton looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shorton backwards.
Shorton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fujimoto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shorton can turn it around.
A short uppercut from Fujimoto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shorton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shorton.
Fujimoto blocks an uppercut.
Fujimoto works on Shorton's body with a couple of short punches.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Fujimoto gets through Shorton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shorton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fujimoto misses with a punch to the body.
Shorton blocking some punches.
Fujimoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shorton working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto presses Shorton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Shorton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fujimoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Shorton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shorton swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shorton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Fujimoto can't find room to land a body shot as Shorton controls the action.
Fujimoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujimoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shorton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shorton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shorton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto blocking some punches.
Fujimoto throws a head punch that misses.
Shorton working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Shorton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shorton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shorton is rocked!
Fujimoto misses with some punches.
Shorton is still on wobbly legs! Can Fujimoto finish him?
Fujimoto misses with the head strike.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shorton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shorton seems to have recovered his senses.
Fujimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shorton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shorton stalling against the cage.
Fujimoto throws a head punch that misses.
Shorton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Fujimoto.
Shorton swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Shorton! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fujimoto is unloading with more strikes now! Shorton drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
Gyukosho Fujimoto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 689 p4p, 39 weight class) and Bwana Mkubwa (ranked 864 p4p, 48 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck-by ACDC. Mkubwa has chosen You're Going Down as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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290 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bwana Mkubwa!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Mkubwa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bwana Mkubwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mkubwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BIGISLAND BIGGUNS WARRIOR TRAINING in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Mkubwa.
Anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mkubwa!
Anderson throws a strike aimed at the side of Mkubwa's head but Mkubwa avoids it well.
Mkubwa is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mkubwa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mkubwa is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mkubwa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anderson's back!
Mkubwa is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mkubwa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Anderson trying to control the hands but Mkubwa won't let him.
Mkubwa controlling from the back.
I really don't envy Anderson right now.
Mkubwa not allowing Anderson to control his hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mkubwa controlling the positon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to break free.
Anderson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mkubwa.
Mkubwa controlling well, preventing Anderson from escaping the position.
Mkubwa controlling from the back.
Anderson trying to control the hands but Mkubwa breaks the grip.
Mkubwa controls the position.
Anderson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Anderson can't escape the position.
I would not like to be Anderson right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mkubwa not allowing Anderson to control his hands.
Mkubwa controlling from the back.
Let's hope that Mkubwa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Mkubwa controls the position.
Mkubwa is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Anderson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mkubwa trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Anderson doesn't escape.
Mkubwa is not going to allow Anderson to sit and survive in this position.
Anderson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The adventures of Mkubwa the control monster continue. Boring.
Anderson prevents Mkubwa from getting a body triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I would not like to be Anderson right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bwana Mkubwa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson slips under a jab from Mkubwa.
Anderson tries to counter with a takedown but Mkubwa is quick to defend against it.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Mkubwa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Mkubwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Mkubwa to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mkubwa is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Mkubwa circles away and we're back to standing.
Mkubwa slips under a jab.
And Mkubwa responds with a good body kick, but Anderson manages to step out the way in time.
Mkubwa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mkubwa enables Anderson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mkubwa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mkubwa controlling the position.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anderson won't allow Mkubwa to sweep him here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mkubwa keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mkubwa can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mkubwa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Mkubwa won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Mkubwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mkubwa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anderson is looking for a triangle but Mkubwa pushes his legs off easily.
Mkubwa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bwana Mkubwa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mkubwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mkubwa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anderson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mkubwa has managed to get both his arms back between Anderson's legs - danger averted.
Mkubwa stays in close to Anderson's body and controls the position.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Mkubwa content to stall in guard here.
Mkubwa trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mkubwa is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mkubwa controlling from the top position.
Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mkubwa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Mkubwa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mkubwa ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Mkubwa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bwana Mkubwa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mkubwa thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Mkubwa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arn Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick from Mkubwa.
Mkubwa takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Mkubwa cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Mkubwa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mkubwa connects with the punch.
Mkubwa lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mkubwa rushes Anderson and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Anderson is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Mkubwa piles on the pressure and Anderson crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bwana Mkubwa!
Bwana Mkubwa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160), into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Arn Anderson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I didn't snap into a slim jim.....and it was my downfall.....I'LL BE BACK FOR THAT BELT!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Cassidy (ranked 758 p4p, 114 weight class) and Pablo Juan (ranked 613 p4p, 96 weight class). Cassidy comes to the cage accompanied by Space Oddity by David Bowie. Pablo Juan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamison Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Juan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassidy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Juan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Juan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Juan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Juan enables Cassidy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Juan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassidy trying to control but Juan is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at BIGISLAND BIGGUNS WARRIOR TRAINING inform us that Juan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Cassidy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cassidy postures up.
Juan can't keep his opponent in guard - Cassidy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Juan trying to control here.
Cassidy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Juan tries to get to full guard but Cassidy has control of the leg.
Cassidy is looking for a kimura but Juan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cassidy to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cassidy.
Cassidy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cassidy preventing the sweep.
Juan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cassidy wants to control from the top but Juan keeps moving.
Cassidy looking to pass the guard.
Cassidy stands and throws Juan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cassidy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Juan, who protects the arm well.
Juan is trying to control Cassidy's posture but Cassidy avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juan keeps working.
Cassidy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cassidy tries for a kimura but Juan is defending well.
Cassidy working away.
Cassidy cracks Juan with a big right hand but Juan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cassidy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cassidy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Juan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cassidy trying to control the position but Juan is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Juan, who protects the arm well.
Cassidy is trying to get an arm triangle but Juan is defending well.
Juan can't do much from the bottom here.
Juan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cassidy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cassidy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Juan tries to bench press Cassidy off him but Cassidy keeps the position.
Cassidy is looking to take a break and control but Juan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cassidy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Juan is looking for a sweep.
Juan is not content to let Cassidy control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juan is trying to get back to half guard.
Cassidy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison Cassidy 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.
Juan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cassidy.
Cassidy tries to counter with a takedown but Juan is quick to defend against it.
Juan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cassidy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Juan throws a hook to the side of Cassidy's head but Cassidy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cassidy fails with a takedown attempt.
Juan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cassidy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Juan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cassidy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juan was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassidy.
Juan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Juan. Those never looked like landing.
Pablo Juan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Juan to the mat! Juan manages to get full guard.
Cassidy passes into half guard.
Juan tries to get to full guard but Cassidy has control of the leg.
Juan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cassidy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cassidy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Juan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cassidy has managed to get both his arms back between Juan's legs - danger averted.
Juan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cassidy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Juan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Juan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cassidy wants to control from the top but Juan keeps moving.
Cassidy advances to half guard.
Juan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cassidy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cassidy maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Juan could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Cassidy has cracked it and Juan is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Cassidy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jamison Cassidy!
Jamison Cassidy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Halstenberg (ranked 517 p4p, 75 weight class) and Arthur Menezes (ranked 407 p4p, 55 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Halstenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes darts in looking for a takedown but Halstenberg gets double underhooks and turns Menezes into the cage.
Halstenberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Menezes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Halstenberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Menezes misses with a takedown
and Halstenberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Menezes doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Halstenberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Sebastian Halstenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Menezes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Menezes.
Halstenberg is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menezes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menezes tries for a kimura but Halstenberg is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Menezes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Halstenberg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Halstenberg is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Returning Pride that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menezes is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Halstenberg is trying to escape and Menezes transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Halstenberg is forced to tap! Nice work there by Menezes! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arthur Menezes!
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pop
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