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RapidFC 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raf Razos (ranked 3790 p4p, 379 weight class) and Ruslan Tagirbekov (ranked 3458 p4p, 363 weight class). Razos comes to the cage accompanied by Hold on I'm coming . The crowd seem to be enjoying Tagirbekov's choice of entrance music: Sabina Saidova - Dagestan. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raf Razos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Tagirbekov!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tagirbekov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Razos at a distance.
Tagirbekov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Razos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ruslan Tagirbekov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Razos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tagirbekov rushes Razos and presses him up against the cage.
Tagirbekov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tagirbekov prevents Razos from breaking the clinch.
Tagirbekov slows down the pace here.
Razos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tagirbekov fails to pull guard.
Tagirbekov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Razos is trying to break the clinch but Tagirbekov has him pressed against the cage.
Tagirbekov lands a right hand.
Razos wants to get back to striking at distance but Tagirbekov won't allow it.
Tagirbekov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tagirbekov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tagirbekov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Tagirbekov as the two fighters clinch.
Tagirbekov lands a right hand.
Tagirbekov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Razos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tagirbekov has Razos pressed against the cage, preventing Razos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tagirbekov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Razos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A body shot lands from Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov jumps guard.
Tagirbekov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Razos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tagirbekov 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! Razos rolls with it to try and escape but Tagirbekov cranks on the arm and Razos is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruslan Tagirbekov!
After the fight, Ruslan Tagirbekov 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Daquan Bowman (ranked 3734 p4p, 374 weight class) and Lucas Marrero (ranked 6150 p4p, 492 weight class). Marrero is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pump Fake By Playboi Carti. Daquan Bowman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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, Daquan Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Marrero!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marrero shoots in but no luck this time.
Marrero looks to clinch
enabling Bowman to counter with a crisp jab.
Bowman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lucas Marrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowman connects with a nice looking jab.
Marrero is rocked!
Bowman lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Marrero head around and knocks him out cold! Bowman hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daquan Bowman!
After the big win, Daquan Bowman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Blue Moon and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Lucas Marrero spoke after the fight, saying 'I lost, obviously this means I have not worked hard enough. I'll train harder, and I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kristoff Radzinski (ranked 3884 p4p, 414 weight class) and Ry Zweck (ranked 5617 p4p, 511 weight class). The key to victory for Kristoff Radzinski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kristoff Radzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ry Zweck!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zweck misses with a shot to the body
and Radzinski counters with a straight right hand.
Radzinski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Radzinski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zweck.
Zweck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zweck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Radzinski counters with a monster head kick that knocks Zweck out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kristoff Radzinski!
Kristoff Radzinski took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mace Windu (ranked 7057 p4p, 544 weight class) and Sadin Fight (ranked 3318 p4p, 373 weight class). Fight has chosen Hold on I'm coming as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mace Windu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sadin Fight!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Windu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Windu misses with a two punch combination.
Fight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fight fails with the takedown
and Windu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Windu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Windu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fights head.
Windu works on Fight's body with a couple of short punches.
Windu scores with a shot to the side of Fight's head.
Windu scores with a hook to the body.
Windu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fight is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Windu presses Fight against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fight is still on wobbly legs! Can Windu finish him?
Fight is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Windu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fight wants a takedown.
Mace Windu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sadin Fight.
Fight looks winded!
Windu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Windu lands with a short shot to the head.
Windu creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Fight with a big uppercut! Fight tries to clinch up but Windu pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Fight to the mat! Fight covers up and Windu unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mace Windu!
A very excited looking Mace Windu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Blye (ranked 2978 p4p, 40 weight class) and Michael Kristian (ranked 6778 p4p, 92 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kristian's choice of entrance music: Oasis - Colombia. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Blye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Kristian!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Blye or perhaps it was just good defense by Kristian, which made it look bad.
A jab lands there for Kristian.
Blye gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kristian counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kristian.
Blye is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kristian is aware though and is defending well.
Blye is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kristian slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristian looking to sit in guard and control but Blye gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blye won't allow Kristian to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kristian holds on and takes a little breather.
Blye trying to control the position from guard on top but Kristian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blye is looking to work some ground and pound but Kristian has wrist control.
Blye distracts Kristian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kristian has his hands on Blye's head, controlling the position.
Blye pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kristian is keeping the position for now.
That's two 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.
Kristian working a defensive guard here.
Blye trying to control the position from guard on top but Kristian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kristian is pulling down on Blye's head. It's preventing any offense from Blye, at least for the moment.
Blye scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blye with a nice head shot there.
Kristian trying to keep a closed guard but Blye is proving a slippery customer.
Kristian pulls Blye in close to his closed guard and prevents Blye from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kristian is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blye avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blye postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kristian is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blye, into his guard.
Kristian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blye is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kristian distracts Blye with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristian trying to control the position from guard on top but Blye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blye is trying to control the position but Kristian postures up.
Blye is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kristian defends well.
Blye seems keen to control Kristian's posture.
Kristian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blye is trying to keep Kristian in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blye escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kristian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kristian wants to control from the top but Blye keeps moving.
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 Lucas Blye will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kristian thuds a left hand into Blye's body.
A big right from Kristian misses.
A big right from Kristian misses.
Kristian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kristian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blye counters with a left and a right that hurts Kristian! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Blye jumps into full mount!
Kristian is rocked!
Kristian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kristian is still in real trouble! Can Blye finish him?
Blye postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kristian in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kristian to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Blye!
During a confident post fight interview, Lucas Blye thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tai Whishermann (ranked 3221 p4p, 347 weight class) and Jackie Daniels (ranked 3818 p4p, 382 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tai Whishermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackie Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whishermann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daniels finds it's way round the side to connect with Whishermann's head.
Daniels throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Whishermann counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Whishermann won't allow Daniels to get back to his feet.
Whishermann is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Daniels 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whishermann with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Daniels content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Whishermann has locked up a guillotine! Whishermann's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Daniels is holding on here and Whishermann must be using up a lot of energy. Daniels has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Whishermann gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tai Whishermann!
Tai Whishermann spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Figis (ranked 3136 p4p, 272 weight class) and Pain Master (ranked 4284 p4p, 330 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyril Figis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pain Master!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master with a poor takedown
and Figis counters with a right hand to the body.
Figis with a hook.
Figis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Master looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Master dives in for a single leg takedown but Figis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Master misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Figis to counter with a crisp jab.
Cyril Figis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pain Master.
Master closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Figis did well to prevent Master getting side control.
Master passes to side control.
Master sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Figis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figis is not content to let Master control the position.
Master controls the position from side control.
Master has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Master trying to control the position but Figis is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figis tries to escape but Master is in control.
Master wants to control but Figis is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Master.
Master stands up.
Master throws a half hearted mid kick.
Master gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Figis to counter with a crisp jab.
Master takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Master throws a predictable looking body shot
and Figis counters with a series of strikes. Master will be more careful next time no doubt.
Figis digs a good body shot into Master's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Figis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Master doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Figis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Master looks winded!
Master fails with the takedown
and Figis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Master doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Figis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Master is rocked!
Master misses with a jab to the body
and Figis counters with a straight that turns Master's legs to rubber! Figis pushes forward with more strikes and Master goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyril Figis!
After winning the bout, Cyril Figis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Benson (ranked 4576 p4p, 436 weight class) and Ricky Jones (ranked 3474 p4p, 346 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benson but Benson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benson dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Benson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Our spies down at at Spartans Gym inform us that Jones has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Benson postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Benson defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benson has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Benson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Benson works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Benson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Benson pushes his legs off easily.
Benson stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones looks winded!
Benson with a nice head shot there.
Benson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Benson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones is rocked!
Benson stands up over Jones, holding on to his feet. Benson throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Jones is out cold! Benson lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Randall Benson!
Randall Benson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lester Burnham (ranked 2446 p4p, 229 weight class) and Anthony Shiina (ranked 2875 p4p, 131 weight class). Shiina has chosen Gurren Lagaan OST - To Hell with Gattai!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Anthony Shiina has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lester Burnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Shiina!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burnham.
Burnham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shiina, pushing him back against the cage.
Burnham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burnham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shiina jumps guard but Burnham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Burnham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burnham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shiina tries to pull guard but Burnham holds him up against the cage and eventually Shiina drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Burnham.
Burnham gets through Shiina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burnham.
Burnham displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shiina up against the cage.
Burnham scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burnham taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shiina is trying to pull guard but Burnham has him pressed against the cage.
Lester Burnham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Shiina.
Shiina tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burnham just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shiina takes a shot to the head.
Burnham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shiina or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnham lands a nice uppercut.
Shiina is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burnham to keep the fight standing.
Burnham tries to work over Shiina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shiina gets control of Burnham's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shiina will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Burnham is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shiina is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shiina has escaped and now he's on top!
Shiina slips nicely into half guard.
Burnham gets full guard.
Burnham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shiina trying to control but Burnham is working from the bottom.
Burnham seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shiina must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shiina avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shiina postures up.
Burnham keeping full guard, as Shiina tries to pass.
Shiina trying to control but Burnham is working from the bottom.
Shiina might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Burnham haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burnham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shiina is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burnham is keeping the position for now.
Burnham trying to strike off his back.
Burnham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shiina defends well.
Burnham throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shiina uses it to pass to side control.
Burnham tries to buck Shiina off but Shiina is having none of it.
Shiina wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burnham, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiina happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnham tries to improve position but can't.
Burnham manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Burnham is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shiina defends it well.
Burnham looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burnham is trying to work for a kimura but Shiina is defending well.
Shiina is trying to control but can't.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Burnham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burnham drives through and clinches with Shiina against the cage.
Shiina jumps guard but Burnham stands there with Shiina around his waist. Shiina gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shiina fails to pull guard.
Shiina is trying to pull guard but Burnham has him pressed against the cage.
Lester Burnham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Shiina.
Shiina is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burnham to keep the fight standing.
Burnham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burnham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shiina can do to turn this around?
Shiina is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burnham to keep the fight standing.
Burnham misses with some punches.
Shiina pulls guard.
Shiina controls Burnham momentarily but Burnham frees himself.
Burnham forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnham is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Shiina is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lester Burnham!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Fusi (ranked 2036 p4p, 250 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 992 p4p, 130 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight 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 Sydney, James Fusi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fusi misses with a body punch
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Fusi misses.
A jab from Fusi misses.
Svensson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Svensson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Svensson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fusi looking to slow down the pace here.
Fusi tries to break the clinch but Svensson is controlling the position.
Svensson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svensson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Svensson - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fusi blocks a body shot from Svensson.
A right hand to the body from Svensson.
Fusi is trying to break the clinch but Svensson has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fusi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Fusi is looking to control Svensson's arms but Svensson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fusi has his back to the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fusi stalling.
Svensson lands a body shot.
A short right from Fusi.
Svensson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fusi backwards.
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fusi.
Fusi 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.
Fusi lands with a left to the head.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Fusi struggles to land a body shot inside as Svensson controls his hands.
Fusi trying to control the position but instead, Svensson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fusi into the cage.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Fusi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson works on Fusi's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Svensson.
Svensson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fusi controls his hands.
Svensson has a couple of punches blocked by Fusi.
Fusi effectively controlling the action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Svensson.
Svensson lands with a short shot to the head.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Fusi is trying to force a seperation but Svensson has the dominant position.
Svensson lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Svensson digs a right hand underneath Fusi's ribcage. Fusi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson can't find room to land a body shot as Fusi controls the action.
Svensson gets through Fusi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fusi just leaning against Svensson, taking a breather.
Svensson throws a head punch that misses.
Fusi stalling the fight.
Fusi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Svensson.
Svensson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svensson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fusi's elbow.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Fusi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fusi looking to slow down the pace here.
Fusi working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fusi is trying to maintain a safe position but Svensson gets an underhook and turns Fusi into the cage.
Svensson working aggressively here.
Svensson prevents Fusi from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Fusi on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fusi.
Svensson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Svensson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fusi avoiding damage.
Svensson blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short left from Svensson.
Fusi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fusi tries to break the clinch but Svensson is controlling the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Svensson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Fusi'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.
Fusi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Fusi misses with a shot to the body
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fusi lands with a cross.
It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Fusi just misses with a punch to the body.
Fusi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fusi swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fusi is rocked!
Svensson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Fusi falls backwards - clearly groggy! Svensson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Svensson! Sven Svensson retains his heavyweight title!
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