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SPARTA 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Rasgado (ranked 4558 p4p, 220 weight class) and Marc Antoine Chausson (ranked 5458 p4p, 237 weight class). Marc Antoine Chausson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Ricardo Rasgado has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Rasgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marc Antoine Chausson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasgado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chausson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chausson throws a lazy uppercut
and Rasgado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Marc Antoine Chausson has been cut.
Chausson digs a good body shot into Rasgado's ribs.
Rasgado has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Chausson misses with a looping left.
Rasgado misses with a straight right.
Rasgado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chausson. Chausson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chausson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rasgado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chausson misses with a left hand
and Rasgado counters with a stiff right hand.
Rasgado has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chausson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chausson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rasgado.
Rasgado misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasgado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rasgado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chausson working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasgado misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasgado blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Chausson.
Rasgado throws a punch but it's blocked by Chausson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chausson.
Chausson misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasgado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chausson blocks an uppercut.
Rasgado has a couple of punches blocked by Chausson.
A head punch on the inside from Chausson fails to land.
Chausson can't find room to land a body shot as Rasgado controls the action.
Rasgado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chausson.
Rasgado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rasgado lands a nice uppercut.
Rasgado misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasgado blocking some punches.
Chausson misses with some punches.
Chausson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rasgado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rasgado throws a head punch that misses.
Rasgado blocks an uppercut.
Chausson lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chausson prevents a body shot from Rasgado.
Rasgado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rasgado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chausson has a couple of punches blocked by Rasgado.
A head punch on the inside from Rasgado fails to land.
Rasgado blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chausson.
Rasgado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chausson backwards.
Rasgado lands a hook that snaps the head of Chausson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasgado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chausson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Rasgado.
Chausson misses with a punch on the inside.
Chausson lands with a short shot to the head.
Rasgado throws a punch but it's blocked by Chausson.
Chausson misses with some punches.
Chausson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chausson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chausson prevents a body shot from Rasgado.
Rasgado lands with a left to the head.
Chausson misses with a body punch.
Chausson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasgado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasgado misses with some punches.
Chausson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chausson is leaning against Rasgado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chausson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rasgado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chausson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasgado blocks an uppercut.
Chausson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasgado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chausson working aggressively here.
Rasgado misses with a punch to the body.
Rasgado throws a head punch that misses.
Rasgado is trying to force a seperation but Chausson has the dominant position.
Rasgado throws a head punch that misses.
Chausson pushes Rasgado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasgado misses with a punch on the inside.
Chausson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasgado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chausson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricardo Rasgado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marc Antoine Chausson's cut.
That's time! Rasgado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A cross from Rasgado lands.
A jab from Rasgado misses.
It seemed like Chausson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chausson throws a big shot that misses.
Rasgado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chausson misses with a body punch
and Rasgado counters with a stiff right hand.
Rasgado misses with an uppercut
and Chausson counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rasgado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chausson is rocked!
Chausson moves into the clinch.
Chausson is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasgado finish him?
Rasgado blocking some punches.
Chausson tries a body shot but Rasgado blocks it.
Chausson blocking some punches.
Rasgado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasgado throws a punch but it's blocked by Chausson.
Chausson seems to have recovered his senses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chausson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rasgado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Chausson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasgado's elbow.
Rasgado misses with the head strike.
Rasgado lands a body punch.
Ricardo Rasgado has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rasgado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rasgado.
Rasgado blocking some punches.
Chausson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasgado's elbow.
Chausson blocks an uppercut.
Rasgado misses with the head strike.
Rasgado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chausson backwards.
Chausson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chausson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chausson pushes Rasgado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chausson misses with a punch on the inside.
Chausson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rasgado backwards.
Chausson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Chausson.
Rasgado lands with a right to the head.
Rasgado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasgado blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chausson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rasgado controls his hands.
Chausson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasgado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chausson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Chausson.
A shot in the inside from Rasgado.
Chausson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasgado's elbow.
Chausson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chausson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chausson presses Rasgado against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chausson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasgado.
Rasgado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chausson backwards.
Rasgado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chausson backwards.
Chausson has a couple of punches blocked by Rasgado.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasgado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chausson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rasgado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rasgado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chausson throws a head punch that misses.
Rasgado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rasgado misses with a punch on the inside.
Chausson misses with a punch on the inside.
Chausson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chausson prevents a body shot from Rasgado.
Rasgado misses with some punches.
A short right from Rasgado on the inside.
Rasgado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chausson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chausson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chausson misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chausson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chausson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chausson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chausson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasgado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chausson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasgado throws a head punch that misses.
Chausson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chausson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chausson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasgado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chausson backwards.
Rasgado presses Chausson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasgado.
Rasgado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Rasgado.
Rasgado throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Rasgado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marc Antoine Chausson's cut.
That's time! Rasgado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Chausson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rasgado scores with a nice head shot.
Chausson misses with a right hand
and Rasgado counters with a huge left! Chausson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Rasgado isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Chausson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Rasgado!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Rasgado!
Ricardo Rasgado was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaverin Vladislavovich (ranked 4155 p4p, 354 weight class) and Yahya Borta (ranked 5404 p4p, 405 weight class). Kaverin Vladislavovich is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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153 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Good 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaverin Vladislavovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yahya Borta!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladislavovich has a takedown stuffed.
Borta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vladislavovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Borta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vladislavovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vladislavovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borta lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vladislavovich can't break the clinch.
Borta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vladislavovich's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Borta.
It looks like Kaverin Vladislavovich has been cut.
Borta lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladislavovich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Borta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vladislavovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Borta.
A head punch on the inside from Vladislavovich fails to land.
Borta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vladislavovich.
A body shot lands from Borta.
Vladislavovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Vladislavovich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaverin Vladislavovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borta lands an elbow just above Vladislavovich 's eye.
Borta lands a nice elbow.
Vladislavovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vladislavovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vladislavovich misses with the head strike.
Borta lands an elbow just above Vladislavovich 's eye.
Kaverin Vladislavovich's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladislavovich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Borta to keep the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Borta.
Borta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Borta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vladislavovich's elbow.
Borta lands a damaging elbow.
Borta tries to work over Vladislavovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Borta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Borta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Borta.
Kaverin Vladislavovich's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Borta lands an elbow just above Vladislavovich 's eye.
Vladislavovich working aggressively here.
Vladislavovich misses with the head strike.
Borta lands an elbow just above Vladislavovich 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borta digs a right hand underneath Vladislavovich's ribcage. Vladislavovich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vladislavovich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Borta walks away with a smile on his face. Vladislavovich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vladislavovich shoots in but no luck this time.
Borta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vladislavovich.
Borta lunges at Vladislavovich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vladislavovich's hand.
Jeez, Kaverin Vladislavovich's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vladislavovich.
Borta darts in and clinches Vladislavovich up against the cage.
Borta lands an elbow just above Vladislavovich 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kaverin Vladislavovich's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yahya Borta!
A very excited looking Yahya Borta 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between David Ngoss (ranked 3152 p4p, 384 weight class) and Cazacu Bors (ranked 5403 p4p, 529 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Ngoss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cazacu Bors!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bors feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ngosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bors closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bors scores with a hook to the body.
Bors creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bors tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bors doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bors pushes off an throws an elbow but Ngoss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bors.
Ngoss is trying to pull guard but Bors has him pressed against the cage.
Bors struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngoss controls his hands.
Ngoss tries to pull guard but Bors holds him up against the cage and eventually Ngoss drops back down to his feet.
Ngoss is trying to pull guard but Bors has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Ngoss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bors misses with an elbow strike.
Ngoss has been working on his balance at Temp Spar Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bors.
Ngoss turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bors is looking to reverse the position.
Bors wants to control but Ngoss postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngoss trying to control the position but Bors is working away.
Ngoss working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bors manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ngoss's best efforts.
Ngoss 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.
Bors makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bors.
Bors looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bors can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
Ngoss looking to pass the guard.
Ngoss drops back looking for a leg! Bors is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bors manages to kick Ngoss off! Ngoss jumps back into Bors's guard.
Ngoss trying to control the position from guard on top but Bors is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ngoss postures up.
Ngoss with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ngoss loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngoss 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.
Bors is trying to control the position but Ngoss postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ngoss drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ngoss jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bors pulls Ngoss in close to his closed guard and prevents Ngoss from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Bors throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bors cracks Ngoss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bors takes the fight into the clinch.
Bors throws an elbow but it misses.
Ngoss fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bors looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bors can't find room to land a body shot as Ngoss controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ngoss tries to pull guard but Bors won't allow it.
Ngoss is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bors to keep the fight standing.
Ngoss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bors pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bors works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ngoss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bors just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bors gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like David Ngoss has been cut.
Bors comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ngoss is trying to pull guard but Bors has him pressed against the cage.
Ngoss drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ngoss tries to pull guard but Bors won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cazacu Bors dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Ngoss's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bors scores with a body shot.
Bors is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bors misses with a hook.
Bors tries to clinch up.
Ngoss looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bors fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ngoss manages to avoid it.
As Bors tries to get set, Ngoss tries to push him back and clinch up but Bors manages to avoid the attempt.
Cazacu Bors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bors moves into range and clinches up with Ngoss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bors throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Bors.
Ngoss is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ngoss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bors is keeping busy.
Bors lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ngoss backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bors lands an elbow inside.
Ngoss is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bors gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bors lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ngoss backwards.
Bors throws an elbow but it misses.
Bors tries to throw a body punch but Ngoss avoids it by throwing Bors back against the cage.
Ngoss jumps guard and drags Bors to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ngoss keeping moving, preventing Bors from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bors wants to stand but Ngoss is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bors content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Ngoss has locked up a guillotine! Ngoss's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Bors is holding on here and Ngoss must be using up a lot of energy. Bors has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Ngoss gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Ngoss!
David Ngoss decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miyazawa Muramasa (ranked 3165 p4p, 160 weight class) and Bobrov Larionovich (ranked 2935 p4p, 153 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miyazawa Muramasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobrov Larionovich!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muramasa shoots for a takedown but Larionovich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Muramasa as Larionovich shoots in.
A swing and a miss from Larionovich.
Muramasa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Larionovich defends it nicely.
Larionovich misses with a straight left.
Muramasa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Larionovich manages to get to full guard.
Muramasa wants to pass the guard but Larionovich is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larionovich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Muramasa is aware though and is defending well.
Larionovich is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Muramasa rolls with it to try and escape but Larionovich cranks on the arm and Muramasa is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobrov Larionovich!
In his post fight interview, Bobrov Larionovich started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 2711 p4p, 359 weight class) and Gustaf Alexandersson (ranked 5466 p4p, 550 weight class). Alexandersson has chosen Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God as his entrance music. Gustaf Alexandersson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
211 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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25
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gustaf Alexandersson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba dodges the punch combination from Alexandersson.
Sakuraba appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alexandersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexandersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakuraba.
Alexandersson misses with a left hand
and Sakuraba counters with a single leg into guard. Alexandersson didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sakuraba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sakuraba works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alexandersson tries to kick Sakuraba off but Sakuraba keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba works his way into side control.
Sakuraba is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Alexandersson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sakuraba gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Alexandersson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sakuraba lets go of the hold and Alexandersson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kazushi Sakuraba!
A victorious Kazushi Sakuraba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Gustaf Alexandersson had this to say: 'Good fight, man!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hayate Sakurai (ranked 2593 p4p, 246 weight class) and Onaga Sotaro (ranked 2961 p4p, 280 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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151 lbs
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148 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hayate Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Onaga Sotaro!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotaro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sakurai's guard.
Sotaro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sakurai has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sakurai is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sotaro defends well.
Sakurai keeping moving, preventing Sotaro from controlling successfully.
Sotaro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sakurai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sotaro trying to control but Sakurai is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotaro forces his way into half guard.
Sakurai is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sotaro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sakurai defends it well.
Sotaro is trying to work for a kimura but Sakurai is defending well.
Sotaro is keen to just control but Sakurai is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sakurai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sakurai is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sotaro defends well.
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.
Sakurai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sakurai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sakurai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sotaro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sakurai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sotaro defends it easily.
Sotaro tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakurai is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sakurai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sotaro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sakurai keeping moving, preventing Sotaro from controlling successfully.
Sakurai is looking for a triangle but Sotaro pushes his legs off easily.
Sotaro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sotaro wants to control from the top but Sakurai keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sakurai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sakurai has his foot on Sotaro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sotaro works his way back into a safe position though.
Sakurai can't keep his opponent in guard - Sotaro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sotaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakurai keeps working.
Sotaro seems to be working for a kimura but Sakurai defends the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sakurai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sakurai keeping full guard, as Sotaro tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onaga Sotaro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slow jab from Sotaro misses its intended target.
Sakurai throws the left hand but Sotaro avoids the punch easily.
Sakurai scores with a jab to the body.
Sotaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakurai.
Sotaro throws a hook to the side of Sakurai's head but Sakurai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakurai half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sakurai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sotaro fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakurai just misses with a punch to the body.
Sotaro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotaro scores with a takedown into Sakurai's guard.
Sakurai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sotaro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sakurai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaro wants to control from the top but Sakurai keeps moving.
Sotaro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sotaro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sotaro wants to control from the top but Sakurai keeps moving.
Sakurai is looking for a triangle but Sotaro pushes his legs off easily.
Sotaro passes into half guard.
Sotaro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sotaro moves nicely into side control.
Sotaro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sakurai, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is trying to improve his position.
Onaga Sotaro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sakurai is not content to let Sotaro control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sotaro advances nicely into full mount.
Sakurai is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sotaro working for a submission but Sakurai is keeping him at bay.
Sotaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sotaro goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sakurai turns into him and now he's in Sotaro's guard.
Sotaro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sakurai 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sotaro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Onaga Sotaro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sakurai gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sotaro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sotaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakurai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakurai lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sotaro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakurai works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai prevents Sotaro from improving his position.
Sakurai seems to be looking for submissions.
Sakurai 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.
Sotaro wants to get back to full guard but Sakurai has mounted him!
Sotaro sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sakurai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sotaro defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sotaro.
Sotaro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakurai is aware though and is defending well.
Sotaro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sakurai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sakurai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sotaro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sotaro can't keep his opponent in guard - Sakurai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sakurai seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotaro tries to get to full guard but Sakurai has control of the leg.
Sotaro is trying to control but can't.
Sotaro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sakurai pulls his head out easily.
Sakurai is looking for a kimura here.
Hayate Sakurai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Onaga Sotaro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sakurai is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sotaro manages to get to full guard.
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.
Sotaro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sotaro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sakurai defends well.
Sakurai postures up in Sotaro's guard and throws a big left but Sotaro blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sotaro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sotaro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Onaga Sotaro.
I've got Sotaro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onaga Sotaro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royler Gracie (ranked 1933 p4p, 228 weight class) and Nevzorov Stepanovich (ranked 2310 p4p, 260 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Olha a Explosăo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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25
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royler Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nevzorov Stepanovich!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepanovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stepanovich moves away.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Stepanovich drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stepanovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stepanovich stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stepanovich!
Gracie prevents Stepanovich from moving into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Stepanovich is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Stepanovich is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Stepanovich uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Stepanovich is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Stepanovich is just content to waste time from the top position. Gracie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stepanovich has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Stepanovich is keeping the position.
Stepanovich has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Stepanovich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stepanovich looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into half guard.
Stepanovich is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stepanovich sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie 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.
Stepanovich wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stepanovich manages to get to full guard.
Stepanovich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nevzorov Stepanovich will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Stepanovich misses.
Stepanovich misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stepanovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Stepanovich misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Stepanovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stepanovich feints the counter takedown.
A big right from Stepanovich misses.
Gracie throws a body punch but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Stepanovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A swing and a miss from Stepanovich.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Stepanovich ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Stepanovich tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stepanovich as he jumps to the side.
Gracie slips under a jab from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stepanovich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Stepanovich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Stepanovich is controlling well.
Stepanovich is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie gets full guard.
Gracie has his foot on Stepanovich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stepanovich works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Stepanovich preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stepanovich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stepanovich has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Stepanovich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stepanovich wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stepanovich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Stepanovich pushes his legs off easily.
Stepanovich wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stepanovich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nevzorov Stepanovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stepanovich looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Stepanovich gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
And Stepanovich tries to counter it with a takedown but Gracie pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stepanovich throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Stepanovich looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stepanovich to the mat! Stepanovich manages to get full guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Stepanovich is keeping the position.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Stepanovich looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is thwarting Stepanovich's attempts to control the position.
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.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stepanovich wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Stepanovich's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stepanovich.
Gracie has hold of Stepanovich's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stepanovich manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Stepanovich to control.
Royler Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stepanovich manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie moves into full mount!
Stepanovich bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stepanovich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stepanovich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Royler Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nevzorov Stepanovich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich passes into half guard.
Stepanovich is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stepanovich pulls his head out easily.
Stepanovich is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stepanovich seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royler Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stepanovich 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nevzorov Stepanovich!
After the fight, Nevzorov Stepanovich 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Somrak Khamsing (ranked 2320 p4p, 290 weight class) and Jomar Galang (ranked 2263 p4p, 283 weight class). Galang has chosen No Other Name as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Somrak Khamsing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jomar Galang!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khamsing connects with a right hand. Galang shakes it off.
Khamsing moves into range and clinches up with Galang.
Khamsing lands a right hand that snaps the head of Galang backwards.
Khamsing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khamsing lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Galang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Khamsing has a couple of punches blocked by Galang.
Khamsing keeps control of Galang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Galang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khamsing softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khamsing tries to work over Galang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Khamsing fails to land.
Galang blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Khamsing fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Galang fails to land.
Galang misses with the head strike.
Khamsing presses Galang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Galang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Khamsing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Khamsing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamsing lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galang backwards.
Khamsing swings wildly with an uppercut but Galang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khamsing.
Galang has a couple of punches blocked by Khamsing.
Khamsing has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch on the inside from Galang fails to land.
Khamsing scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khamsing misses with a body punch.
Khamsing working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khamsing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khamsing blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Galang fails to land.
Galang lands a body punch.
Galang has a couple of punches blocked by Khamsing.
Khamsing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khamsing.
Khamsing makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khamsing.
Khamsing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khamsing lands a shoulder strike.
Khamsing blocks a body shot from Galang.
Khamsing softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Galang is rocked!
Khamsing throws a punch but it's blocked by Galang.
Galang is still on wobbly legs! Can Khamsing finish him?
Khamsing has a couple of punches blocked by Galang.
A right hook to the body lands for Khamsing.
Galang seems to have recovered his senses.
Khamsing prevents a body shot from Galang.
Khamsing blocks an uppercut.
Galang can't find room to land a body shot as Khamsing controls the action.
Galang lands with a right to the head.
Galang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khamsing misses with some punches.
Galang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galang can't find room to land a body shot as Khamsing controls the action.
Khamsing blocking some punches.
Khamsing scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Khamsing.
Khamsing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galang blocks a body shot from Khamsing.
Galang misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Galang.
Galang swings wildly with an uppercut but Khamsing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khamsing stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Galang working aggressively here.
Galang is trying to break the clinch but Khamsing is controlling him.
Khamsing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khamsing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galang working aggressively here.
Khamsing lands a body shot.
Khamsing lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Galang working aggressively here.
Galang has a couple of punches blocked by Khamsing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Galang.
Khamsing working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khamsing blocking some punches.
Galang misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four 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!
Khamsing blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khamsing.
Khamsing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khamsing lands a body shot in the clinch.
Galang misses with some punches.
Galang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khamsing backwards.
Galang misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galang.
Galang misses with a body punch.
Khamsing tries to throw a body punch but Galang avoids it by throwing Khamsing back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Khamsing scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khamsing can't find room to land a body shot as Galang controls the action.
Galang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khamsing lands a left hand.
Khamsing gets through Galang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khamsing presses Galang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galang.
Khamsing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Galang misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somrak Khamsing dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khamsing shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Galang takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Khamsing sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Galang bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Somrak Khamsing!
An out of breath and clearly excited Somrak Khamsing thanked BEAST for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Jomar Galang spoke after the fight, saying 'I dunno sounds like a lot of effort to me. I
think I'd prefer red dead 2 and pornhub'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ribeiro (ranked 1322 p4p, 173 weight class) and Chris Buchanan (ranked 1363 p4p, 176 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro throws a shot from downtown. Buchanan moves away and avoids it.
Ribeiro swings for the body but Buchanan moves out of range.
Ribeiro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Buchanan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ribeiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buchanan manages to avoid it.
Buchanan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribeiro. Buchanan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buchanan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Buchanan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ribeiro avoids it really well and circles away.
Ribeiro throws a looping overhand right but Buchanan ducks down to avoid it.
Buchanan with the counter takedown but Ribeiro avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buchanan.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut.
Ribeiro throws a looping overhand right but Buchanan ducks down to avoid it.
Buchanan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ribeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a wild body shot.
Buchanan tries for a takedown but Ribeiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ribeiro attempts a counter takedown but Buchanan avoids it well and moves away.
Ribeiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Buchanan throws a hook to the side of Ribeiro's head but Ribeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ribeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Buchanan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ribeiro looks to throw the jab but Buchanan is out of range.
Ribeiro throws a hook to the side of Buchanan's head but Buchanan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ribeiro throws a hook but Buchanan blocks it.
And Buchanan tries to counter it with a takedown but Ribeiro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Buchanan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ribeiro was covering up waiting for the punch and Buchanan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Buchanan content to stall in guard here.
Buchanan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ribeiro is trying to keep Buchanan in close.
Ribeiro wants to sweep here but Buchanan controlling him for the moment.
Buchanan trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buchanan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buchanan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Buchanan has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Yaw-Yan Ardigma. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ribeiro is looking to cinch up a triangle. Buchanan throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ribeiro's body to avoid the submission. Ribeiro has instead reached around Buchanan's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ribeiro arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcus Ribeiro!
Our winner, Marcus Ribeiro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Blackbeard (ranked 367 p4p, 54 weight class) and Eddie Guerrero (ranked 1230 p4p, 158 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blackbeard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember The Name. Guerrero is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Time Is Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
177 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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178 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Blackbeard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Guerrero takes one on the button.
Guerrero moves away from the strike by Blackbeard.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blackbeard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Guerrero throws an elbow but Blackbeard slips to the side and avoids it well.
Guerrero fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Guerrero in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Guerrero lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blackbeard down.
Guerrero lands a few punches from side control.
Blackbeard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Guerrero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerrero connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Blackbeard some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrero sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blackbeard is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blackbeard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Guerrero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Guerrero cracks Blackbeard with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Blackbeard is rocked!
Guerrero in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Blackbeard looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Guerrero turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Guerrero!
Eddie Guerrero is the new welterweight champion!
Eddie Guerrero 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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