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JBL 11 Countdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Padraig Pearse (ranked 23962 p4p, 598 weight class) and Khali Mukafi (ranked 6499 p4p, 521 weight class). Padraig Pearse could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Khali Mukafi's chin.
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Brawler
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Padraig Pearse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Khali Mukafi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearse has managed to clinch.
Pearse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pearse breaks the clinch.
Pearse slaps away a takedown attempt from Mukafi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pearse rushes Mukafi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Padraig Pearse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearse rushes Mukafi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pearse gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mukafi.
Pearse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Padraig Pearse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khali Mukafi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukafi can't get the takedown.
Pearse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mukafi looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pearse tries to land a knee to the head but Mukafi blocks with his arms.
Pearse connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Khali Mukafi has been cut.
Pearse lands a knee to the body.
Pearse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pearse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mukafi blocks it with crossed arms.
Pearse is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pearse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pearse connects with a knee to the head.
Pearse landing knees to the head.
Pearse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mukafi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pearse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearse drives through and clinches with Mukafi against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pearse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearse gets caught flat footed, as Mukafi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pearse trying to keep a closed guard but Mukafi is proving a slippery customer.
Mukafi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mukafi postures up.
Mukafi prevents Pearse from getting back to his feet.
Pearse keeping moving, preventing Mukafi from controlling successfully.
Pearse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mukafi is one step ahead there.
Mukafi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearse wants to stand up but Mukafi is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pearse moves into range and clinches up with Mukafi.
I was talking to Pearse's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A knee to the head by Pearse.
Pearse landing knees to the head.
Pearse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mukafi is defending well for now.
Pearse misses with a knee to the head.
Pearse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearse moves into range and clinches up with Mukafi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse misses with a knee strike.
Mukafi wants to take the fight to the mat but Pearse manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pearse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mukafi blocks it with crossed arms.
Pearse manages to break the clinch.
Pearse fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mukafi.
Pearse clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mukafi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pearse after a bit of a struggle.
Pearse breaks from the clinch.
Mukafi moves out of range of the body kick from Pearse.
Pearse defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mukafi.
Pearse drives through and clinches with Mukafi against the cage.
We've been informed that Mukafi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pearse misses with a knee to the head.
Pearse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Pearse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khali Mukafi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No luck for Mukafi with that takedown attempt.
Pearse moves into the clinch.
Pearse tries to land a knee to the head but Mukafi blocks with his arms.
Mukafi has Pearse pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pearse manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pearse misses with a knee to the head.
Mukafi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pearse avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Padraig Pearse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khali Mukafi.
Mukafi takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pearse misses with a straight left.
Pearse shoots in but Mukafi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pearse forces Mukafi back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mukafi, pushing him back against the cage.
Pearse breaks the clinch.
Pearse throws a wild body kick that Mukafi sees coming a mile off.
Mukafi feints the counter takedown.
Pearse lands a head kick!
Pearse gets caught napping as Mukafi dives in and scores a takedown. Pearse manages to retain guard.
Mukafi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pearse's guard.
Mukafi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pearse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mukafi can do to turn this around?
Mukafi trying to advance position but Pearse counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukafi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pearse is trying to keep Mukafi in close.
Mukafi looking to pass the guard.
Pearse is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mukafi is controlling him.
Mukafi tries to free his leg and advance position but Pearse is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mukafi trying to control but Pearse is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukafi 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.
Mukafi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mukafi wants to control from the top but Pearse keeps moving.
Mukafi passes Pearse's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pearse looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mukafi is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Pearse is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khali Mukafi!
After the fight, Khali Mukafi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Max Halloween (ranked 6489 p4p, 398 weight class) and Rich Zaiou (ranked 3176 p4p, 270 weight class). Zaiou is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Plug Walk - Rich The Kid. Rich Zaiou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Halloween!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Zaiou!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaiou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halloween gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Halloween can't keep his opponent in guard - Zaiou advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zaiou wants to pass the guard but Halloween is defending well.
Halloween manages to get to full guard.
Halloween is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaiou trying to control but Halloween is working from the bottom.
Zaiou not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Halloween looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zaiou is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaiou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zaiou is looking to work some ground and pound but Halloween has wrist control.
Halloween wants to sweep here but Zaiou controlling him for the moment.
Halloween working a defensive guard but Zaiou passes into half guard.
Halloween tries to roll over but Zaiou keeps him under control.
Halloween is trying to stand up here but Zaiou is controlling him well.
Halloween is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zaiou is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zaiou seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zaiou is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Zaiou wants to control the pace but Halloween is squirming around nicely.
Zaiou lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaiou raining down shots from the mount!
Zaiou working for a submission but Halloween is keeping him at bay.
Halloween can't escape the position.
Zaiou landing strikes from the mount and Halloween is in trouble!
Halloween gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaiou seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Zaiou throwing shots but Halloween is blocking nicely.
Halloween is refusing to be controlled, as Zaiou sits in half guard.
Halloween trying to hold on to Zaiou's head to control him but Zaiou postures up.
Zaiou wants to control but Halloween is keeping him busy.
Halloween is pressing down on Zaiou's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zaiou passes Halloween's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zaiou trying to control from half guard but Halloween is working away.
Halloween makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Halloween.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaiou wants to control from the top but Halloween keeps moving.
Halloween looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zaiou is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Halloween utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Halloween has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Halloween looking for a sweep. Not yet Halloween, not yet.
Zaiou trying to control the position from guard on top but Halloween is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halloween looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zaiou is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Halloween has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Zaiou is looking to defend but Halloween has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Zaiou! Halloween pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Zaiou taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Max Halloween!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brucie Bonus (ranked 4457 p4p, 437 weight class) and Magnus Thoressen (ranked 3292 p4p, 357 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brucie Bonus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnus Thoressen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonus looks for the body kick but Thoressen saw that one coming.
Thoressen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonus tries to move into range but Thoressen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thoressen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bonus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thoressen loads up on a big right hand but Bonus slips the punch.
Bonus moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Thoressen.
Thoressen lands a big head kick that sends Bonus tumbling to the mat! Thoressen takes a step backwards and waves Bonus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bonus is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thoressen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thoressen drives through and clinches with Bonus against the cage.
Thoressen prevents Bonus from breaking the clinch.
Thoressen lands with a short shot to the head.
Thoressen lands a knee to the body.
Bonus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bonus manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen lands a big head kick that sends Bonus tumbling to the mat! Thoressen takes a step backwards and waves Bonus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Bonus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thoressen moves into the clinch.
Thoressen landing knees to the head.
Thoressen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thoressen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thoressen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thoressen trying to land knees to the body.
Bonus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thoressen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonus seems to have got his legs back now.
Thoressen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thoressen lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonus backwards.
Thoressen leaning against his opponent.
Bonus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonus.
Bonus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonus.
Thoressen trying to land knees to the body.
Bonus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thoressen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Bonus is trying to push Thoressen away but Thoressen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bonus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thoressen blocks an uppercut.
Bonus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thoressen blocking some punches.
Bonus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thoressen backwards.
Thoressen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bonus's face.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thoressen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thoressen stalls.
Bonus is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thoressen.
Bonus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonus throws a head punch that misses.
Thoressen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Thoressen fails to land.
Bonus blocks a body shot from Thoressen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen misses with a knee to the head.
Bonus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bonus throws a punch but it's blocked by Thoressen.
Thoressen lands a good knee to the midsection. Bonus won't want to take too many of those.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonus breaks from the clinch.
Thoressen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonus.
Thoressen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thoressen slips under a jab from Bonus.
Thoressen wants to counter with a clinch but Bonus pushes him away.
Thoressen clinches.
Thoressen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thoressen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonus is trying to force a seperation but Thoressen has the dominant position.
Bonus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thoressen scores with a shoulder strike.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thoressen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thoressen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thoressen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thoressen stalling in the clinch.
Bonus scores with a shoulder strike.
Thoressen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bonus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bonus is trying to break free.
Bonus avoiding damage as Thoressen throws knees to the body.
Bonus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonus swings wildly with an uppercut but Thoressen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thoressen moves out of range of the leg kick from Bonus.
Thoressen has Bonus up against the cage in a clinch.
Thoressen landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thoressen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bonus tries to work over Thoressen's front leg with a kick but Thoressen checks it.
Thoressen lands a big head kick that sends Bonus tumbling to the mat! Thoressen takes a step backwards and waves Bonus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bonus tries to land a front kick but Thoressen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thoressen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thoressen tries to clinch
and Bonus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thoressen looks to land a left hand but Bonus moved out of range nicely.
Thoressen tries to clinch up but Bonus circles away and keeps his distance.
Thoressen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thoressen moves out of range as Bonus strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thoressen throws a front kick aimed at Bonus's knee but Bonus avoids it well.
And Bonus counters with a quick kick to the body but Thoressen blocks it.
Thoressen motions for Bonus to come forward. Thoressen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bonus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bonus moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Bonus misses.
A head kick misses from Thoressen.
Magnus Thoressen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Thoressen.
Bonus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bonus connects with a solid leg kick.
Thoressen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bonus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonus throws a low kick, looking for Thoressen's leg but Thoressen calmly moves out of range.
Bonus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bonus blocks a leg kick.
Thoressen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonus moves out of range as Thoressen throws a body kick.
Thoressen misses with a head kick.
Thoressen is looking to slow Bonus down with leg kicks.
Thoressen throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonus counters with an outside leg kick.
Magnus Thoressen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thoressen catches Bonus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonus misses with a lunging right hand
and Thoressen counters with a stiff right hand.
Thoressen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thoressen throws a sloppy head kick and Bonus moves out of range easily.
Thoressen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thoressen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonus's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thoressen.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but Bonus blocks it.
Bonus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thoressen has him pressed against the cage.
Thoressen misses with some punches.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but Bonus blocks it.
Bonus throws a punch but it's blocked by Thoressen.
Bonus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thoressen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonus.
Bonus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thoressen throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen throws out a loose jab but Bonus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thoressen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bonus counters with a thumping low kick.
Bonus thumps Thoressen with a low kick.
Bonus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thoressen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonus under the eye.
Bonus misses with a body kick.
Thoressen throws a front kick aimed at Bonus's knee but Bonus avoids it well.
Thoressen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonus counters with a nice body kick.
Bonus motions for Thoressen to come forward. Bonus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thoressen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thoressen misses with a body kick.
Thoressen misses with a leg kick.
As Thoressen backs away, Bonus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thoressen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thoressen tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good work by Bonus as he checks the leg kick.
Thoressen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Bonus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thoressen throws a leg kick but Bonus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thoressen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thoressen tries to work over Bonus's front leg with a kick but Bonus checks it.
Bonus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thoressen will feel that in the morning.
Thoressen is breathing heavily.
Thoressen misses with a leg kick
and Bonus counters with a leg kick.
Thoressen moves out of range of the body kick from Bonus.
Thoressen closes the distance but Bonus moves to the side
and Bonus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bonus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thoressen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thoressen 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! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonus.
It looks like Magnus Thoressen has been cut.
Thoressen throws a leg kick
and Bonus counters with a body kick that stops Thoressen in his tracks momentarily.
Thoressen throws a right hand that misses
and Bonus counters with a low kick, right behind Thoressen 's knee.
Bonus gets tackled into the cage by Thoressen. Thoressen maintains the clinch.
Thoressen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thoressen lands with a left to the head.
Thoressen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonus backwards.
Thoressen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thoressen blocks an uppercut.
Bonus misses with the head strike.
Bonus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonus has a couple of punches blocked by Thoressen.
Thoressen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bonus's face.
Thoressen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonus blocks it with crossed arms.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thoressen throws a leg kick which misses Bonus's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonus tries to avoid it.
Thoressen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Bonus misses.
Thoressen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thoressen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thoressen throws a solid leg kick but Bonus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thoressen.
Thoressen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thoressen throws a big counter head kick but Bonus avoids it with no problem.
Thoressen scores with a kick to the body.
Thoressen moves into the clinch.
Thoressen lands a nice uppercut.
Bonus misses with a punch on the inside.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Thoressen.
Bonus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thoressen blocking some punches.
Brucie Bonus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonus lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thoressen has Bonus pushed against the cage.
Bonus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonus.
Thoressen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonus breaks the clinch.
Bonus misses the jab.
Thoressen lands a big head kick that sends Bonus tumbling to the mat! Thoressen takes a step backwards and waves Bonus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thoressen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bonus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thoressen instigates a clinch.
Bonus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Thoressen! Bonus is out on his feet! Thoressen rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Bonus is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Bonus is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Thoressen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Arroyo (ranked 4179 p4p, 418 weight class) and Jonny Baker (ranked 3102 p4p, 333 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Baker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo misses with a series of wild punches.
Alex Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker pushes Arroyo up against the cage in a clinch.
Baker has Arroyo pressed against the cage.
Arroyo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Arroyo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arroyo prevents the takedown attempt.
Arroyo can't break the clinch.
Baker has clasped his hands together around Arroyo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker trying to control the action but Arroyo is working from the bottom.
Arroyo is looking to reverse the position.
Baker in the domination position with Arroyo hanging on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo is looking for a sweep.
Baker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Arroyo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Baker is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Arroyo wants to hold on but Baker pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Baker.
Baker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Baker lands a big shot there that rocks Arroyo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Baker landing punches.
Baker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Arroyo?
Arroyo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Arroyo is rocked!
Baker postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Arroyo bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Baker and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Baker!
After the fight, Jonny Baker was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Blood (ranked 3466 p4p, 335 weight class) and Krzysztof Piszka (ranked 3858 p4p, 362 weight class). Blood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Raining Blood - Slayer. Krzysztof Piszka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krzysztof Piszka!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Piszka as he jumps to the side.
Blood closes the distance and clinches up with Piszka, looking for a takedown. Blood pushes Piszka against the cage but Piszka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Piszka enables Blood to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Piszka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Blood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piszka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piszka keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Piszka is keeping the position.
Piszka keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blood advances position into side control!
Piszka tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piszka gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Blood throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blood looking to control but Piszka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blood working for a guillotine from mount but Piszka is in no mood to give up.
Blood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blood landing shots from mount.
Blood thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Blood throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Piszka is trying desperately to improve position.
Blood lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood lands a big shot there that rocks Piszka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blood postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Piszka looks a forlorn figure.
Blood fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blood postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Piszka looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Blood.
Blood landing strikes from the mount and Piszka is in trouble!
Blood raining down hammerfists from mount.
Blood jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Piszka manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Blood working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Piszka down.
Check out the look on Blood's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Blood looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Piszka is avoiding damage well.
Piszka dodges the ground and pound from Blood.
Blood lands a few punches from side control.
Blood trying to control the position but Piszka is working away.
Piszka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Piszka struggling a bit here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Piszka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blood is working to tighten his grip on Piszka's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Piszka has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Blood is really squeezing tight and eventually Piszka passes out! Blood breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jack Blood!
Jack Blood seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lyodo Machida (ranked 2391 p4p, 127 weight class) and Lemaron Deth (ranked 3455 p4p, 166 weight class). Lemaron Deth is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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20
148 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyodo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lemaron Deth!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida misses with a left hand
and Deth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Deth.
Deth keeps the fight on the outside.
Machida closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Machida lands in his opponent's guard.
Machida definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Machida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Machida is looking to work some ground and pound but Deth has wrist control.
Deth looking for a sweep. Not yet Deth, not yet.
Machida postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machida lands a couple of elbows.
Machida landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida won't allow Deth to sweep him here.
Machida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Deth managing to control the position.
Machida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Machida is one step ahead there.
Deth looking to control.
Machida makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Deth looking for a sweep. Not yet Deth, not yet.
Machida postures up and lands a big shot to Deth's brow.
Machida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Machida preventing the sweep.
Deth controlling Machida's posture.
Machida will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Deth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Deth is still trying to improve position.
Machida throwing strikes from guard but Deth blocks nicely.
Deth has his hands on Machida's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida is in close to Deth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Machida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Machida cracks Deth with a solid left hand.
Machida preventing the sweep.
Machida throws a big right hand that misses.
Machida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Machida lands a couple of elbows.
Machida 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.
Machida distracts Deth with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Machida throwing strikes but missing.
Machida connects with a couple of short punches.
Deth wants to sweep here but Machida controlling him for the moment.
Machida throwing strikes from guard but Deth blocks nicely.
Machida stands up over Deth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida scoring with some ground and pound.
Machida with a nice head shot there.
Machida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Machida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Machida trying to control the position from guard on top but Deth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machida stopping the sweep attempt from Deth.
Deth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Machida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deth is working away from the top position though.
Deth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deth is taking a breather. Machida 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.
Deth is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Machida doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Deth.
Machida controlling the position well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyodo Machida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deth.
A telegraphed right hand from Machida misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Machida tries to clinch up
and Deth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deth gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Deth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Machida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Deth trying to control the position.
Deth managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deth wants to sweep but no luck.
Machida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Deth looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Machida's guard.
Machida wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Deth from controlling successfully.
Machida keeping full guard, as Deth tries to pass.
Deth landing with the ground and pound.
Deth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Deth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Deth throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deth works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Deth slows the pace down in half guard.
Deth is trying to control the action in half guard but Machida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Deth not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida trying to hold on to Deth's head to control him but Deth postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Deth with a hook.
Machida looks to clinch
enabling Deth to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Deth sprawls well initially but Machida persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Deth is pressing down on Machida's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Machida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Machida wants to control from the top but Deth keeps moving.
Deth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida stands up over Deth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Deth looking for a sweep. Not yet Deth, not yet.
Deth looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Machida's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Machida postures up in Deth's guard and throws a big left but Deth blocks it.
Machida throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida throwing strikes from guard but Deth blocks nicely.
Deth has momentary wrist control but Machida slips an elbow through the middle.
Deth lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Deth working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida keeping moving, preventing Deth from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machida keeping full guard, as Deth tries to pass.
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 Lyodo Machida will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Machida tries to clinch there but Deth circles away.
Machida sets himself, and Deth steps forward looking for the clinch! Machida avoids it this time.
Deth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
Machida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Machida closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Machida lands a nice short elbow.
Deth is trying to get back to full guard.
Deth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Machida scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deth is looking for a sweep. Machida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Machida looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Deth is trying to get back to full guard.
Machida lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Deth is trying to control but can't.
Machida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Deth keeps working.
Deth desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Machida missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Deth controlling the position well.
Deth wants to control but Machida is keeping busy.
Machida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Machida is thwarting Deth's attempts to control the position.
Deth is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Machida missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Deth tries to get to full guard but Machida has control of the leg.
Deth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Machida.
Deth preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Machida throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deth is in trouble now - Machida has advanced to mount!
Deth tries to reverse the position but Machida maintains control.
The referee warns Deth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Deth tries to hold on but Machida pushes him away.
Deth keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deth sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Machida is thwarting Deth's attempts to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Machida connects with a nice short shot to Deth's temple.
Deth wants to get back to full guard.
Machida lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Deth gets full guard.
Deth working a defensive guard here.
Machida lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Machida is looking to work some ground and pound but Deth has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida preventing the sweep.
Deth looking to control.
Deth trying to control the position here.
Deth tries to strike from the bottom.
Machida makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Machida scoring with some ground and pound.
Machida stopping the sweep attempt from Deth.
Deth is controlling Machida's posture.
Machida stopping the sweep attempt from Deth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machida trying to control but Deth is working from the bottom.
Machida is in close to Deth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lemaron Deth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyodo Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deth working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyodo Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Machida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyodo Machida!
A relieved looking Lyodo Machida 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim McNulty (ranked 2104 p4p, 245 weight class) and Mario Benedetti (ranked 1767 p4p, 199 weight class). Benedetti has chosen Bajafondo as his entrance music. Jim McNulty has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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27
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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20
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNulty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McNulty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McNulty's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benedetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McNulty scrambles back to his feet.
Benedetti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mario Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNulty digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
McNulty slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McNulty was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
McNulty gets a clinch.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McNulty's head backwards.
Benedetti walks into a straight right hand from McNulty.
McNulty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benedetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McNulty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benedetti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McNulty on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McNulty throws a head kick that misses.
McNulty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from McNulty.
McNulty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McNulty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti cracks McNulty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benedetti misses with a series of wild punches.
McNulty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McNulty drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McNulty had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti digs a good hook to McNulty's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benedetti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McNulty finds it's way round the side to connect with Benedetti's head.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McNulty manages to avoid it.
McNulty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Benedetti. Those never looked like landing.
McNulty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McNulty is looking for a counter combo.
McNulty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by McNulty.
Benedetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
McNulty is looking to counter the offense by Benedetti and move into the clinch.
Nice shot by Benedetti.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti cracks McNulty with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McNulty misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McNulty is looking to chop away at Benedetti's legs.
McNulty shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but McNulty avoids it with no problem.
Benedetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McNulty circles away quickly and effectively.
McNulty is looking to counter the offense by Benedetti and move into the clinch.
Benedetti punishes McNulty's body with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti throws the left hand but McNulty avoids the punch easily.
McNulty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McNulty is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by McNulty.
Nice uppercut there from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
McNulty ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
McNulty scores with a head kick. Benedetti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti throws a right hand that McNulty ducks under and follows up with a left that McNulty also avoids with ease.
McNulty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benedetti to score with a decent uppercut.
McNulty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McNulty.
McNulty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McNulty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McNulty takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benedetti cracks McNulty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from McNulty.
McNulty looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti throws a combination. McNulty tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McNulty throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McNulty shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McNulty tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benedetti counters with a crisp one two that drops McNulty! Benedetti thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McNulty to his feet! McNulty is in big trouble!
McNulty is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti 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.
McNulty scores with a leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McNulty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedetti finds it's way round the side to connect with McNulty's head.
Oh McNulty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benedetti works the jab nicely.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. McNulty moves away and avoids it.
McNulty on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benedetti cracks McNulty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McNulty avoids a punch combination nicely.
McNulty has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Benedetti connects with a looping right hand.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
McNulty misses with the body kick
and McNulty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benedetti 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McNulty.
Benedetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McNulty swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McNulty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McNulty seems to have got his legs back now.
McNulty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on McNulty's shoulder, as McNulty tries to avoid the shot.
McNulty moves to clinch but Benedetti breaks away
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McNulty's hands.
McNulty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McNulty misses with a low kick.
McNulty throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Good leg kick by McNulty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McNulty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
McNulty tries to clinch there but Benedetti circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti thuds his right hand into McNulty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mario Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McNulty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McNulty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McNulty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from McNulty. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Benedetti. Those never looked like landing.
Donk. Benedetti catches McNulty right on the button with a cross.
Benedetti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
McNulty is looking to land body kicks.
Benedetti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McNulty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McNulty defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but McNulty moved out of range nicely.
McNulty tries to counter by clinching up but Benedetti breaks away and moves out of range.
Benedetti avoids the head kick by McNulty.
Benedetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McNulty on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McNulty.
Benedetti lands a jab-cross combination.
McNulty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and McNulty counters by moving into the clinch.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Benedetti tries to break free but McNulty pushes him back against the cage.
McNulty lands a left hand.
Benedetti lands a left hand that snaps the head of McNulty backwards.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
McNulty throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a shoulder strike.
McNulty has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but McNulty moves out of range.
McNulty is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Benedetti.
Benedetti cracks McNulty with a good jab.
McNulty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benedetti misses the jab.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benedetti, as that shot connected.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by McNulty.
McNulty misses with a body kick.
McNulty moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
As Benedetti tries to get set, McNulty tries to push him back and clinch up but Benedetti manages to avoid the attempt.
Benedetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McNulty. McNulty obviously looking to wear him down.
Benedetti looks to land a combination but McNulty avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McNulty swings widly with a right hand
and McNulty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McNulty ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
McNulty was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Benedetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McNulty.
Benedetti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McNulty back to the cage. Benedetti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but McNulty slips the punch.
McNulty takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab by Benedetti.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. McNulty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNulty moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McNulty seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice straight punches there by Benedetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McNulty lands with a right hand.
McNulty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benedetti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McNulty doesn't seem bothered though.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti lands with a hook. McNulty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benedetti throws a hook but McNulty avoids it easily.
Benedetti blocks a low kick nicely.
Benedetti throws a shot to the body.
McNulty tries to clinch up.
Benedetti thuds his right hand into McNulty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from McNulty.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McNulty tries to close the distance and clinch but Benedetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Benedetti's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McNulty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benedetti takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti slips under a jab from McNulty.
McNulty staying out of range there.
McNulty moves into the clinch.
McNulty is leaning against Benedetti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McNulty misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McNulty.
Benedetti lands a left hand that snaps the head of McNulty backwards.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
McNulty prevents Benedetti from breaking the clinch.
McNulty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McNulty misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti is trying to break free.
McNulty blocking some punches.
McNulty lands a right hand.
Mario Benedetti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McNulty.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but McNulty uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McNulty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti tries to break free but McNulty pushes him back against the cage.
McNulty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti tries to break free but McNulty pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Benedetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti is trying to break the clinch but McNulty is controlling him.
McNulty throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti is trying to push McNulty away but McNulty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNulty keeps control of Benedetti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. McNulty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McNulty moves out of range of the strikes.
McNulty closes the distance and clinches.
Benedetti lands a hook that snaps the head of McNulty backwards.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Benedetti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McNulty has him pressed against the cage.
McNulty tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing McNulty back against the cage.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti is trying to force a seperation but McNulty has the dominant position.
Mario Benedetti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by McNulty.
Jim McNulty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benedetti 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti gave a mention to Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thip Top (ranked 1902 p4p, 187 weight class) and Unai Vencedor (ranked 2316 p4p, 218 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Unai Vencedor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thip Top!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unai Vencedor!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vencedor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Top displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vencedor throws out the jab.
Vencedor looks to land a left hand but Top moved out of range nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Top!
Vencedor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Top finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Top lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Top.
That kick from Top tenderised Vencedor's leg. Vencedor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vencedor cracks Top with an open hand slap.
Top motions for Vencedor to come forward. Top throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vencedor with a nice cross.
Vencedor misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Top throws a half hearted mid kick.
Top seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vencedor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Top connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vencedor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Top.
Vencedor misses with an uppercut
and Top finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vencedor slips under a jab.
Top thows a body kick. Vencedor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Top thows a body kick. Vencedor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vencedor looks winded!
A solid leg kick lands there for Top.
Vencedor looks to throw the jab but Top is out of range.
Vencedor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vencedor moves out of range as Top strikes.
Vencedor throws out a counter right but Top avoids it with no problem.
A good leg kick by Top.
Vencedor throws a body shot but no joy.
Top chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Top scores with a push kick.
Top scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Top.
A clash of legs there as Vencedor blocks the low kick.
Vencedor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vencedor throws a lazy uppercut
and Top counters with a head kick.
Top lands a leg kick that knocks Vencedor off balance momentarily.
A jab from Vencedor misses.
Vencedor misses with a straight right.
Top looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vencedor lands a nice shot to the body.
Top buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vencedor checks a low kick from Top.
Top throws a low kick but Vencedor avoids it.
Top uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vencedor.
Top jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Top.
Vencedor scores with the left hand. Top knows he should have avoided that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Top, right into the meat.
Top wants to land a leg kick but Vencedor is out of range.
Vencedor throws a series of punches but Top avoids them all with ease.
Top fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vencedor just manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Vencedor. Those never looked like landing.
Vencedor throws a hook but Top avoids it easily.
Top looks for the body kick but Vencedor saw that one coming.
Top with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vencedor scores with the left hand. Top knows he should have avoided that one.
Vencedor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Top tried to counter with a leg kick but Vencedor avoided it.
Top avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Unai Vencedor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vencedor blocks a leg kick.
Top tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Top fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vencedor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Top throws a leg kick
and Vencedor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vencedor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Top ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Top moves out of range as Vencedor strikes.
Vencedor cracks Top with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Top attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vencedor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Top throws a leg kick
and Vencedor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vencedor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vencedor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Top counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thip Top dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Top thuds his shin into the meat of Vencedor's side.
Vencedor thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Top misses the target.
Top uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vencedor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Top.
Vencedor misses with a left hand
letting Top counter with a right hand.
Top buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vencedor misses with a left hand
and Top counters with a nice kick to the body.
Top is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vencedor can do to turn this around?
Vencedor moves out of range of the leg kick from Top.
A leg kick checked by Vencedor.
A little jabbing left from Vencedor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Top lands with a nice body kick.
Vencedor is breathing heavily.
Vencedor throws the left hand but Top avoids the punch easily.
As Vencedor backs away, Top returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vencedor blocks a head kick by Top.
Vencedor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Top thuds his shin into the meat of Vencedor's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vencedor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Top throws a head kick that half lands.
Vencedor lands a two punch combo.
Top lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vencedor misses with a shot to the body
and Top counters with a thumping low kick.
Vencedor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Top.
Vencedor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Top.
Vencedor just misses with a punch to the body.
Top looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Top lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vencedor's sensitive parts.
Top thumps Vencedor with a low kick.
Top keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vencedor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vencedor misses with a combination
and Top counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top moves out of range as Vencedor strikes.
Top turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Top scores with a leg kick.
Vencedor throws a big shot that misses.
Top throws a hook but Vencedor blocks it.
Top throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Good leg kick by Top there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Top scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Top.
Top lands with a nice body kick.
Vencedor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vencedor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Top - the referee stops the clock and Vencedor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Top. Vencedor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
You can see that Vencedor has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Nice body kick from Top.
Top keeps Vencedor at a distance using the push kick.
Vencedor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Top.
Top lands a nice looking body kick.
Vencedor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Top lands with a kick to the ribs.
Top cracks the inside of Vencedor's front leg.
Top slips under a jab.
Top lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Top connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Vencedor misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vencedor misses with a straight left.
Vencedor blocks a head kick by Top.
Vencedor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vencedor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters circling a little - Top finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vencedor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Top counters with an outside leg kick.
Vencedor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vencedor 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.
Top misses with a body kick.
A big right from Vencedor misses.
Top thows a body kick. Vencedor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vencedor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thip Top dominated that second round.
That's time! Top's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Top throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Top throws a nice inside leg kick.
Top goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Top.
We've been informed that Vencedor has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Top lands a front kick.
Top lands a front kick.
Vencedor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Top scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vencedor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vencedor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Top. Vencedor shrugs it off though.
Top connects with a high kick.
Top feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vencedor's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top tries to land a front kick but Vencedor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Top, right into the meat.
Top lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vencedor will feel that in the morning.
Top throws a leg kick which misses Vencedor's front leg but catches the back leg as Vencedor tries to avoid it.
Top feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vencedor's calf.
Top feints and then cracks Vencedor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vencedor down.
Vencedor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Top tries to score with a low kick but Vencedor moves his leg out of the way.
Top moves out of range as Vencedor strikes.
Vencedor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Top counters with a good low kick that Vencedor was not able to check.
Top throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Top explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Unai Vencedor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vencedor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Top counters with a good low kick that Vencedor was not able to check.
Top throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Top.
Top throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Top lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vencedor's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick there by Top.
Vencedor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Top finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vencedor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Top. Top obviously looking to wear him down.
Top throws a leg kick which misses Vencedor's front leg but catches the back leg as Vencedor tries to avoid it.
Vencedor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vencedor throws a nice looking combination but Top bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Top tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vencedor manages to circle out of the way.
Top scoring well with a low kick there.
Top fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Top.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Top - that will leave a mark!
A good leg kick by Top.
Top looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vencedor misses with a straight left.
Top lands with a kick to the ribs.
Top connects with a leg kick. Vencedor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vencedor misses with a left hand
and Top counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Vencedor misses.
Top closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Top blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Top pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vencedor blocks an elbow strike from Top.
Top lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Top.
Top creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vencedor's defenses.
Vencedor avoids the elbow strike from Top, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Top.
Thip Top is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters up against the cage, Top throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Top.
Vencedor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Vencedor.
Top's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thip Top showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Top 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thip Top!
Thip Top thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Bertrand (ranked 1873 p4p, 214 weight class) and Punch Drunk (ranked 2107 p4p, 228 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Bertrand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Punch Drunk!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertrand ducks under a wild hook from Drunk.
An attempted straight right counter from Bertrand misses the target.
Drunk misses the jab.
Drunk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bertrand in his tracks.
It looks like Sebastian Bertrand has been cut.
A jab lands there for Bertrand.
Drunk throws a shot from downtown. Bertrand moves away and avoids it.
Drunk misses with a lunging right hand
and Bertrand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bertrand throws an overhand right that lands on Drunk's shoulder, as Drunk tries to avoid the shot.
Bertrand connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bertrand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bertrand misses with a double jab.
Bertrand lands with a straight right. Drunk didn't see that one coming.
Drunk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bertrand takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bertrand on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drunk cracks Bertrand with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Drunk has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bertrand to stand back up!
Drunk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunk throws a body punch but Bertrand moves out of range.
Bertrand is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Drunk takes a swing at Bertrand's ribcage but misses.
Bertrand clobbers Drunk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bertrand misses with the combination.
Bertrand staying out of range there.
Drunk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drunk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drunk misses the jab.
Drunk sends Bertrand crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Drunk is motioning to the referee to let Bertrand up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bertrand is rocked!
Sebastian Bertrand's cut is getting worse.
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!
Drunk weaves into range and cracks Bertrand right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Bertrand goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Drunk is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Punch Drunk!
A relieved looking Punch Drunk 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Boxaaja (ranked 1168 p4p, 157 weight class) and Nejuis Bardamont (ranked 1331 p4p, 178 weight class). Phol Boxaaja had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phol Boxaaja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nejuis Bardamont!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxaaja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bardamont.
Boxaaja changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boxaaja throws a lazy right hand but Bardamont sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bardamont unleashes a big counter combination but Boxaaja bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bardamont lands a jab to Boxaaja's midsection.
Boxaaja throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardamont appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bardamont misses the body punch
and Boxaaja counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxaaja clinches up with Bardamont and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boxaaja lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bardamont backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boxaaja.
I was talking to Boxaaja's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boxaaja lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bardamont backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxaaja avoiding damage.
Boxaaja stalling the fight.
Bardamont tries to break free but Boxaaja pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bardamont's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boxaaja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bardamont breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardamont throws a right hand that Boxaaja ducks under and follows up with a left that Boxaaja also avoids with ease.
Boxaaja moves into range and clinches up with Bardamont.
Bardamont tries to break free but Boxaaja pushes him back against the cage.
Boxaaja successfully pulls guard.
Boxaaja looking for a guillotine here but Bardamont defends easily.
Boxaaja looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boxaaja has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bardamont can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bardamont got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boxaaja has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bardamont has managed to get both his arms back between Boxaaja's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boxaaja is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bardamont is aware though and is defending well.
Boxaaja throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boxaaja working for a triangle but Bardamont defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxaaja working for a triangle but Bardamont defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja keeping moving, preventing Bardamont from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boxaaja trying to control the position.
Boxaaja looking for a sweep. Not yet Boxaaja, not yet.
Bardamont pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boxaaja is keeping the position for now.
Bardamont controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boxaaja looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bardamont passes into half guard.
Bardamont wants to control but Boxaaja is keeping him busy.
Boxaaja wants to control but Bardamont is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boxaaja looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boxaaja actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Boxaaja dominated that round.
That's time! Boxaaja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bardamont connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bardamont swings for the body but Boxaaja moves out of range.
Bardamont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Boxaaja misses.
Boxaaja sets himself, and Bardamont steps forward looking for the clinch! Boxaaja avoids it this time.
Bardamont fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boxaaja jabs Bardamont to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bardamont lands with a nice combination. Boxaaja backs away looking to recover.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boxaaja.
Phol Boxaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bardamont displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxaaja throws out the jab.
Bardamont scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boxaaja throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxaaja lands a nice shot to the body.
Bardamont looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boxaaja wants to clinch up but Bardamont keeps it at a distance.
Boxaaja sets himself, and Bardamont steps forward looking for the clinch! Boxaaja avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxaaja connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boxaaja has a takedown stuffed.
Bardamont jabs Boxaaja to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bardamont throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxaaja lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boxaaja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bardamont can do to turn this around?
A jab lands there for Boxaaja.
Boxaaja throws a right hand that misses
and Bardamont counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bardamont is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boxaaja rather than just go for the knockout.
Boxaaja missing with a left hand there. Bardamont was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxaaja throws out a leg kick but Bardamont moves out of range and Boxaaja only half commits.
Boxaaja takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bardamont misses with a hook
and Bardamont takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nejuis Bardamont is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bardamont avoids the body shot from Boxaaja.
Bardamont dodges the punch combination from Boxaaja.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxaaja misses with a left hand
and Bardamont counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bardamont ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boxaaja cracks Bardamont with an open hand slap.
Boxaaja cracks Bardamont with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bardamont misses with a looping right.
Bardamont defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boxaaja.
Bardamont scores with a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boxaaja.
Boxaaja thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bardamont looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bardamont on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja misses with a lunging right hand
and Bardamont counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boxaaja misses with the combination.
Bardamont throws a jab when Boxaaja was well out of range.
Bardamont throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Bardamont finds it's target.
Boxaaja swings for the body but Bardamont moves out of range.
Bardamont tries to counter with a clinch but Boxaaja shakes him off and moves away.
Bardamont moves out of range of the strikes.
Boxaaja closes the distance and pushes Bardamont back into the cage.
Bardamont wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bardamont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boxaaja lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bardamont or not.
Bardamont breaks the clinch.
Boxaaja misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bardamont lands with a cross.
No joy there for Bardamont, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boxaaja clinches up with Bardamont and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bardamont is trying to break free.
Boxaaja throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bardamonts head.
Bardamont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nejuis Bardamont is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boxaaja cracks a nice hook into Bardamont's ribs.
Bardamont misses with a hook. Boxaaja ducked under it nicely.
Boxaaja misses with a wild body shot.
Bardamont looks to land a left hand but Boxaaja moved out of range nicely.
Boxaaja is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bardamont's half guard.
Bardamont is defending against the submission attempts here by Boxaaja.
Boxaaja trying to mount his opponent but Bardamont defends it.
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 Phol Boxaaja will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bardamont takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boxaaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxaaja missing with a left hand there. Bardamont was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxaaja bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boxaaja drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bardamont sprawls and moves away.
Boxaaja tries to clinch but Bardamont moves out of range.
Bardamont swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bardamont jabs at Boxaaja's body.
A shot to the body from Boxaaja misses
and Bardamont connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxaaja just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxaaja shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bardamont manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boxaaja looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxaaja sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bardamont's guard.
Boxaaja wants to take a breather but Bardamont is having none of it.
Boxaaja is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bardamont is just riding it out for now. Boxaaja eventually gives up the hold.
Bardamont is positioning himself well to prevent Boxaaja advancing to mount.
Boxaaja is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bardamont sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boxaaja is looking for a kimura here.
Bardamont is doing well to control the position and prevent Boxaaja from advancing to side control.
Boxaaja prevents Bardamont from improving his position.
Bardamont is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja is looking for a kimura here.
Boxaaja is looking for a kimura but Bardamont is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boxaaja to get the leverage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bardamont can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boxaaja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boxaaja is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bardamont sees it coming and defends easily.
Bardamont is trying to stand.
Boxaaja is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bardamont is just riding it out for now. Boxaaja eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boxaaja wants to work for an arm triangle but Bardamont is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boxaaja is looking for a kimura here.
Boxaaja is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bardamont wants to get back to full guard but Boxaaja has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Boxaaja clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boxaaja thows a leg kick but Bardamont checks it
and Bardamont counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boxaaja throws a head kick that misses.
Boxaaja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bardamont looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boxaaja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxaaja throws a hook but Bardamont blocks it.
Bardamont appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boxaaja walks into a stiff left hand from Bardamont.
Bardamont displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxaaja throws out the jab.
Bardamont wants to counter the offense by Boxaaja and move into the clinch position.
Boxaaja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bardamont counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxaaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxaaja takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boxaaja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bardamont appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boxaaja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bardamont.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardamont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxaaja misses with a wild body shot.
Bardamont misses with a double jab
and Boxaaja counters by clinching up.
Bardamont is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boxaaja dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boxaaja misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bardamont looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boxaaja presses Bardamont against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bardamont blocks a body shot from Boxaaja.
Bardamont can't break the clinch.
Boxaaja stalls.
Boxaaja has hold of one of Bardamont's legs. Bardamont is fighting the takedown attempt but Boxaaja gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bardamont keeping moving, preventing Boxaaja from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja advances position into side control!
Boxaaja slows the pace down.
Bardamont is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boxaaja 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.
Boxaaja is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bardamont sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardamont is defending against the submission attempts here by Boxaaja.
Boxaaja seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bardamont does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boxaaja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boxaaja works his way into full mount!
Bardamont has given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bardamont is trying to defend against the choke here but Boxaaja has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Boxaaja Tightens the hold and Bardamont taps out furiously! Boxaaja displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Phol Boxaaja!
Phol Boxaaja is the new middleweight champion!
Nejuis Bardamont spoke after the fight, saying 'Charlie Hickings is great fighter. Will see competition real soon when I have more skill.'.
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pop
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