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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phobo Jones (ranked 25053 p4p, 555 weight class) and Decision Specialist Dani (ranked 25049 p4p, 572 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Phobo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Decision Specialist Dani!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Dani tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dani gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dani drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones forces Dani back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dani is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dani is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dani letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Dani shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Phobo Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Decision Specialist Dani.
Jones throws a series of punches but Dani moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Decision Specialist Dani has been cut.
Dani shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Decision Specialist Dani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dani fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dani closes the distance and clinches.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Dani's ribcage. Dani let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Dani has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dani throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Dani will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dani looks winded!
Jones lands a big head kick that sends Dani tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Dani back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dani is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Dani is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones closes the distance and pushes Dani back into the cage.
Dani seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dani tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Dani gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones drops Dani with a beautiful combination! Dani stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
Jones drops Dani with a straight right hand, right on the button! Jones follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phobo Jones!
A relieved looking Phobo Jones 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Emkimp (ranked 25029 p4p, 588 weight class) and Iain Waddell (ranked 4663 p4p, 446 weight class). Iain Waddell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Emkimp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Iain Waddell!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emkimp looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Waddell is controlling Emkimp's trapped leg to prevent Emkimp from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Waddell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Waddell should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Emkimp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emkimp prevents Waddell from standing back up.
Waddell is doing well to control the position and prevent Emkimp from advancing to side control.
Emkimp prevents Waddell from improving his position.
Emkimp is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Waddell is just riding it out for now. Emkimp eventually gives up the hold.
Emkimp tries to pass to full mount but Waddell defends it.
Waddell is holding on to half guard well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Emkimp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Waddell defending well though.
Waddell holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Emkimp lands with a nice body punch.
Waddell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Emkimp counters with a nice uppercut.
Emkimp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waddell with the counter takedown but Emkimp avoids it easily.
Emkimp fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Waddell to the ground. Emkimp is now in Waddell's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Waddell holds on and takes a little breather.
Emkimp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Waddell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emkimp has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddell pulls Emkimp in close to his closed guard and prevents Emkimp from doing any damage or advancing position.
Emkimp wants to control from the top but Waddell keeps moving.
Emkimp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Waddell is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Waddell is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Waddell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emkimp is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Emkimp trying to control the position.
We've been informed that Waddell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Waddell stands up from Emkimp's guard - Waddell perhaps looking for a knockout.
Emkimp throws a head kick that misses
and Waddell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Emkimp is breathing heavily.
Emkimp keeping moving, preventing Waddell from controlling successfully.
Emkimp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Waddell on the ground.
Waddell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Waddell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Waddell stands and steps away. Emkimp gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Emkimp shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Waddell is trying to defend but Emkimp finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Emkimp dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Emkimp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Waddell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Waddell.
Waddell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Waddell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Waddell pushing down on Emkimp's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waddell is looking for a kimura here.
Waddell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waddell prevents Emkimp from standing back up.
Waddell is looking for a kimura but Emkimp is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Waddell to get the leverage.
Waddell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Emkimp has managed to free his arm - good work.
Waddell is breathing heavily.
Waddell working over Emkimp with some ground and pound. Emkimp looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Waddell blocks the strikes from Emkimp.
Waddell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Waddell is looking for a kimura but Emkimp is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Waddell to get the leverage.
Emkimp is positioning himself well to prevent Waddell advancing to mount.
Waddell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Emkimp does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Emkimp is looking to control Waddell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emkimp avoid being mounted?
Waddell is trying to work for a kimura but Emkimp is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Emkimp wants to get back to his feet.
Emkimp is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Waddell pulls his head out easily.
Waddell is trying to work for a kimura but Emkimp is defending well.
Emkimp is trying to stand back up but Waddell is controlling him
Waddell is looking to stall here but Emkimp recovers full guard.
Waddell 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddell trying to control but Emkimp is working from the bottom.
Waddell throwing strikes from guard but Emkimp blocks nicely.
Waddell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Emkimp manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Waddell has Emkimp in his guard.
Waddell controlling the position.
Waddell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emkimp's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emkimp pushes Waddell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Waddell darts in looking for a takedown but Emkimp gets double underhooks and turns Waddell into the cage.
Emkimp fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Waddell sprawls well initially but Emkimp persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Waddell tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Emkimp manages to move to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emkimp looking to finish Waddell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Waddell!
Waddell is desperately trying to improve his position but Emkimp has a good base and remains in mount.
Emkimp wants to finish this one by submission but Waddell is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Emkimp.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emkimp avoids the attempt from Waddell to control.
Waddell regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iain Waddell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Emkimp looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Waddell desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Emkimp wants to free his trapped foot but Waddell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Waddell controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emkimp is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Waddell is just riding it out for now. Emkimp eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waddell is doing well to control the position and prevent Emkimp from advancing to side control.
Waddell wants to improve his position but Emkimp is controlling well.
Waddell is controlling Emkimp's trapped leg to prevent Emkimp from advancing to side control.
Waddell wants to get back to full guard.
Emkimp wants to stand up but Waddell is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Waddell keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Emkimp misses with a double jab.
Waddell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Emkimp defends it well.
Waddell goes for a double leg but Emkimp avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Emkimp continues to drive forward.
Emkimp went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Waddell dives in for a single leg takedown but Emkimp sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Emkimp shoots in and bounces Waddell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Waddell looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emkimp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Waddell is proving hard to escape from.
Waddell is pulling down on Emkimp's head to control his posture.
Emkimp is looking to stand up but Waddell won't let him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Emkimp being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Waddell has a takedown stuffed.
William Emkimp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Waddell.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Waddell enables Emkimp to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Waddell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Waddell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Emkimp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Waddell is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Emkimp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emkimp 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Emkimp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kane Thompson (ranked 5034 p4p, 467 weight class) and Alfred Blackman (ranked 5677 p4p, 497 weight class). Kane Thompson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kane Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alfred Blackman!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Blackman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thompson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blackman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thompson defends well and Blackman ends up having to push Thompson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blackman shoots and misses
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfred Blackman.
Blackman tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Blackman.
Thompson throwing a counter right hand but Blackman manages to avoid it.
Blackman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
And Blackman tries to counter it with a takedown but Thompson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Blackman moves away and avoids it.
Blackman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Blackman shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Blackman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Blackman's ribcage. Blackman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thompson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blackman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thompson uses from the top position.
Blackman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blackman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.
Thompson wanted to stand there but Blackman had control of the position.
Thompson wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Blackman's closed guard. He's half up but Blackman has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Blackman pivots and extends the arm, Thompson falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Blackman! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alfred Blackman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Alfred Blackman waved his t-shirt featuring Blue Moon's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lemony Snicket (ranked 5235 p4p, 366 weight class) and Hans Christian Anderson (ranked 5227 p4p, 365 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lemony Snicket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hans Christian Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Snicket is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snicket throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Snicket shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to move into range but Snicket moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson shoots in but Snicket avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Snicket swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Snicket throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Snicket off to one side.
Anderson unleashes a big counter combination but Snicket bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lemony Snicket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snicket shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Snicket's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Snicket sees coming a mile off.
Snicket is looking to counter punch.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horrible takedown attempt by Snicket or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson, which made it look bad.
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.
Snicket lands a jab to the nose.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson goes for a double leg but Snicket avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Snicket continues to drive forward.
It appears Snicket was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lemony Snicket 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.
Snicket stalks Anderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anderson's face. Anderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snicket as he avoids it easily.
Snicket misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snicket throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Snicket to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snicket avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Snicket will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lemony Snicket is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anderson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Snicket is proving hard to escape from.
Snicket looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Anderson has picked Snicket up and slammed him! Snicket can't keep hold of the triangle and Anderson manages to pass to side control!
Anderson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snicket shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lemony Snicket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson dives in for a single leg takedown but Snicket sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A solid body kick from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Snicket tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Snicket misses with a wild combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Snicket defends it nicely.
Snicket wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hans Christian Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anderson connects with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Snicket tries to counter by clinching up but Anderson breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Snicket keeps it at a distance.
Snicket attempts a counter takedown but Anderson avoids it well and moves away.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snicket.
Snicket drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into Snicket's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snicket is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Snicket is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Snicket wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snicket working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snicket looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Snicket is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
Snicket looking to control.
Anderson stands up and waves to Snicket to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Snicket counters with a one-two to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Lemony Snicket has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Christian Anderson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson blocks a head kick by Snicket.
Anderson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hans Christian Anderson.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lemony Snicket!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Hughes (ranked 3780 p4p, 386 weight class) and Ugor Voross (ranked 7263 p4p, 522 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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Good chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seymour Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ugor Voross!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voross fails with the takedown.
Voross shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voross shoots in but no luck this time.
Seymour Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ugor Voross.
Voross shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Voross gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Voross shoots and misses
and Hughes counters with a huge left! Voross is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hughes isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Voross from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hughes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seymour Hughes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Zorba (ranked 4507 p4p, 492 weight class) and All Rounder Rounder (ranked 25046 p4p, 646 weight class). All Rounder Rounder will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Zorba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, All Rounder Rounder!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rounder's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rounder duly obliges.
Rounder shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zorba napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rounder trying to control the action but Zorba is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Zorba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zorba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zorba is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rounder off and has taken his back!
Zorba lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Zorba.
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!
Rounder tries to break free.
Zorba cracks Rounder with a big right hand from the back mount! Rounder immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Zorba takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Zorba!
Hector Zorba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, All Rounder Rounder stepped up to the mic, saying 'one another fight'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ze Mane (ranked 5382 p4p, 493 weight class) and Manfred Schmidt (ranked 3580 p4p, 382 weight class). Schmidt has chosen Riders High as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ze Mane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manfred Schmidt !
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mane.
Schmidt struggling a bit here.
Schmidt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mane haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Schmidt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Schmidt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schmidt is trying to get back to his feet.
Mane working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt tries to bench press Mane off him but Mane keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmidt can't do much from the bottom here.
Mane wants to control but Schmidt is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt prevents Mane from moving into mount.
Mane working away.
Schmidt prevents Mane from improving position.
Schmidt is looking for a sweep.
Schmidt is trying to get back to his feet.
Mane tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mane has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mane stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mane goes for a double leg but Schmidt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schmidt continues to drive forward.
Mane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schmidt circles away.
Schmidt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schmidt throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt clinches with his opponent.
Mane blocks an uppercut.
Schmidt wants to get back to striking at distance but Mane won't allow it.
Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mane is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Schmidt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mane is looking to control Schmidt 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mane avoid being mounted?
Schmidt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mane wants to control but Schmidt is keeping busy.
Schmidt prevents Mane from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mane trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Schmidt manages to pass to mount!
Schmidt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Schmidt trying to control but Mane is having none of it.
Schmidt working Mane over with strikes here.
Schmidt is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt closes the distance and clinches.
Schmidt is trying to push Mane away but Mane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schmidt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Schmidt 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mane keeps control of Schmidt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt rushes Mane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schmidt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick
and Mane counters with a shoot takedown. Schmidt fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schmidt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred Schmidt 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.
Mane shoots in and drives through. Schmidt sprawls well.
Mane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt .
Schmidt throws out a counter right but Mane avoids it with no problem.
Jab from Schmidt .
Mane gets tackled into the cage by Schmidt . Schmidt maintains the clinch.
Mane looking for a takedown.
Mane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schmidt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Mane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Schmidt gets to his feet - Mane follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mane is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Schmidt 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mane's half guard.
Schmidt is keen to just control but Mane is a slippery customer.
Schmidt is working for a kimura but Mane is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mane wants to get back to full guard but Schmidt has passed into side control.
Mane being controlled for a moment.
Manfred Schmidt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schmidt is looking to take a break and control but Mane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mane is trying to control Schmidt 's posture but Schmidt avoids it.
Schmidt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Schmidt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schmidt lands with a shot to the body.
Mane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schmidt is fending him off so far but Mane persists. Nope, Schmidt circles away and we're back to standing.
Mane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schmidt can pounce on him.
Mane shoots in looking for a takedown but Schmidt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mane's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Decent striking displayed by Schmidt there.
Mane gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Schmidt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schmidt is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schmidt stands and steps away. Mane gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mane shoots in and bounces Schmidt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Schmidt trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred Schmidt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Schmidt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mane napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Schmidt tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mane struggling a bit here.
Schmidt in side control, throwing shots but Mane defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidt controlling from side mount.
Schmidt is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mane struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mane is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Schmidt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
A lull in the action here as Schmidt stalls from top position.
Mane is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Mane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Schmidt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Ze Mane has been cut.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Manfred Schmidt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schmidt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schmidt fails to land.
Mane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Schmidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manfred Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mane shoots in but Schmidt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mane fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schmidt avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Mane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mane enables Schmidt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mane manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Schmidt trying to control but Mane is working from the bottom.
Schmidt stands and steps away. Mane gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick and Mane moves out of range easily.
Schmidt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt has closed the distance and engaged Mane in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmidt .
Schmidt is looking to break free of the clinch but Mane has double underhooks.
Schmidt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mane has him pressed against the cage.
Schmidt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schmidt is trying to break free.
Schmidt tries a knee to the head but Mane blocks it.
Mane is trying to trip Schmidt . He has hold of a leg but Schmidt is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mane persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schmidt trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manfred Schmidt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schmidt 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manfred Schmidt !
Post fight, Manfred Schmidt stared into the camera and said 'Baka Gaijin Ichiban~!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby (ranked 4816 p4p, 455 weight class) and Hocka Loogie (ranked 2331 p4p, 262 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Loogie's choice of entrance music: Spit It Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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26
173 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Bobby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hocka Loogie!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby misses with a takedown attempt
and Loogie counters with a one-two to the body.
Loogie drives through and clinches with Bobby against the cage.
Loogie lands a good knee to the midsection. Bobby won't want to take too many of those.
Loogie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Loogie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Loogie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bobby tries to score a body lock takedown but Loogie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Loogie.
Loogie lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loogie.
It looks like Ricky Bobby has been cut.
A short uppercut from Loogie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loogie controlling the action here for a moment.
Loogie lands an elbow just above Bobby 's eye.
Loogie's coach down at Big Price MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Loogie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loogie lands a knee to the head.
Loogie lands an elbow that stopped Bobby in his tracks for a moment.
Loogie lands an elbow that stopped Bobby in his tracks for a moment.
Loogie is looking to control Bobby's arms but Bobby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Loogie has his back to the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Loogie.
A short left from Loogie.
Loogie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bobby backwards.
Bobby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Loogie just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Bobby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loogie.
Nice elbow from Loogie.
Loogie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loogie cracks Bobby with a nice body shot.
Loogie lands an elbow just above Bobby 's eye.
Loogie lands an elbow that stopped Bobby in his tracks for a moment.
Loogie digs a right hand underneath Bobby's ribcage. Bobby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bobby is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loogie lands a good knee to the midsection. Bobby won't want to take too many of those.
Loogie has Bobby pressed against the cage, preventing Bobby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loogie with a knee to the head.
Bobby takes a shot to the head.
Bobby is rocked!
Loogie lands an elbow inside that Bobby shrugs off.
Oh Bobby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loogie lands with a left to the head.
Loogie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bobby's defenses.
Loogie scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loogie.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loogie.
Loogie presses Bobby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bobby seems to have got his legs back now.
Loogie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loogie.
Loogie leaning against his opponent.
Loogie lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Loogie on the inside.
Loogie lands a shot to the body.
Loogie digs a right hand into Bobby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bobby's gas tank.
Loogie scores with a shot to the side of Bobby's head.
Loogie lands a hook that snaps the head of Bobby backwards.
Loogie scores with a hook to the body.
Loogie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Loogie lands a nice elbow.
Loogie lands an uppercut.
Loogie lands a damaging elbow.
Loogie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bobby's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loogie lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Loogie.
Loogie blocks a body shot from Bobby.
Bobby takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Loogie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loogie lands a nice elbow.
Loogie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Loogie landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Loogie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Loogie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loogie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Loogie lands with a light punch inside.
Bobby is trying to pull guard but Loogie has him pressed against the cage.
Loogie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bobby backwards.
Loogie stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loogie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Loogie as the two fighters clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Loogie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hocka Loogie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Bobby's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Loogie closes the distance and clinches.
Loogie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loogie lands a body shot.
Loogie lands a nice shot to the body.
Bobby wants to get back to striking at distance but Loogie won't allow it.
Loogie stalls.
Loogie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Loogie lands an elbow that stopped Bobby in his tracks for a moment.
Good body shot from Loogie.
Loogie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loogie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bobby backwards.
Loogie just leaning against Bobby, taking a breather.
Loogie lands a damaging elbow.
Bobby goes for a takedown attempt but Loogie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Loogie gets a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loogie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bobby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Loogie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bobby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Loogie walks away with a smile on his face. Bobby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bobby seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Bobby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loogie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Loogie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Loogie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loogie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loogie lands a hook that snaps the head of Bobby backwards.
Loogie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Loogie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Loogie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loogie lands a nice elbow.
Loogie digs a right hand into Bobby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bobby's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loogie.
Loogie stalling in the clinch.
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!
Loogie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Loogie is leaning against Bobby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bobby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Loogie lands a damaging elbow.
Loogie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loogie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Loogie lands an elbow inside that Bobby shrugs off.
Bobby fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Loogie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Loogie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loogie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loogie lands a body punch.
Loogie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bobby takes an elbow to the temple.
Loogie lands an elbow inside that Bobby shrugs off.
Loogie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Loogie.
Loogie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Loogie lands an elbow just above Bobby 's eye.
Loogie has Bobby pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Loogie.
Loogie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bobby's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobby letting Loogie take a breather here.
Loogie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bobby backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loogie effectively controlling the action here.
Loogie lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Loogie.
Loogie is leaning against Bobby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Loogie lands an elbow inside.
Loogie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Loogie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Loogie pushes Bobby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Loogie scores with a knee to the head.
Loogie has Bobby pressed against the cage. He pushes Bobby back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Loogie throws a beautiful elbow that sends Bobby crashing to the floor! Loogie piles on the pressure with more strikes! Bobby is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hocka Loogie!
Hocka Loogie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Neves (ranked 1538 p4p, 192 weight class) and Tony Smith (ranked 2177 p4p, 248 weight class). Neves comes to the cage accompanied by Emicida - Sorriso Favela. Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Papa Roach - Last Resort. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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 Sydney, Thiago Neves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Smith!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith feints a jab promting Neves to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Neves slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neves at a distance.
Neves gets the takedown into side control.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Neves keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith is still trying to improve position.
Neves landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Neves tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Neves 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.
Neves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Smith is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Neves yanks on the arm and Smith is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Neves.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Neves!
Thiago Neves retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Thiago Neves made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Swango (ranked 1365 p4p, 161 weight class) and John Steiner (ranked 2482 p4p, 279 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Steiner's choice of entrance music: THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steiner looks for a takedown but Swango sprawls well.
Swango lands a left and a right that send Steiner crashing to the mat, dazed. Swango thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like John Steiner has been cut.
Steiner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swango counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steiner thinking.
Steiner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swango counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Steiner off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Swango follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Steiner was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Swango!
Michael Swango retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Michael Swango made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated John Steiner had this to say: 'You see that win was a fluke! I'll be back to avenge this loss at next year's SACRIFICE!'.
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