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RapidFC 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harald Hulken (ranked 4396 p4p, 470 weight class) and Shane Tull (ranked 5851 p4p, 542 weight class). Hulken comes to the cage accompanied by Ini Kamoze - Here Comes the Hotstepper. Harald Hulken has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Hulken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Tull!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tull defending well as Hulken loads up on a big left hand.
Tull tries to bum rush Hulken with a series of wild strikes but Hulken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hulken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hulken stuffs the takedown.
Hulken went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tull with a poor takedown
and Hulken makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tull throws a head kick but Hulken moves out of range.
Tull tries to clinch up.
It looked like Hulken was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tull shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Shane Tull has been cut.
Hulken slaps away a takedown attempt from Tull, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harald Hulken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Tull.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tull moves in looking to clinch but Hulken pushes him off.
Hulken 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tull or perhaps it was just good defense by Hulken, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tull tries to clinch but Hulken moves out of range.
Tull takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hulken is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Tull like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Tull from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harald Hulken!
During a confident post fight interview, Harald Hulken thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jackson (ranked 3081 p4p, 378 weight class) and Prince Almighty Great No Mercy (ranked 3485 p4p, 416 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Almighty Great No Mercy !
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but No Mercy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson is fighting off a takedown attempt but No Mercy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jackson to the mat. Jackson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
No Mercy with a flurry of punches that miss.
No Mercy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
No Mercy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
No Mercy throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
No Mercy stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as No Mercy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson trying to control the position.
No Mercy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
No Mercy cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the position but No Mercy postures up.
No Mercy with a nice head shot there.
No Mercy throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
No Mercy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
No Mercy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
No Mercy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
No Mercy throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
No Mercy postures up.
No Mercy throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as No Mercy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
No Mercy works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
No Mercy stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
No Mercy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Mercy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
No Mercy controls from within his opponent's guard.
No Mercy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
No Mercy lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
No Mercy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
No Mercy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
No Mercy wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as No Mercy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Mercy cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Jackson has his hands on No Mercy 's head, controlling the position.
No Mercy trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
No Mercy landing with the ground and pound.
No Mercy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but No Mercy slips an elbow through the middle.
No Mercy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson controls No Mercy momentarily but No Mercy frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Mercy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
No Mercy throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
No Mercy is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
No Mercy with a nice head shot there.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
No Mercy scoring with some ground and pound.
It looks like Jimmy Jackson has been cut.
No Mercy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No Mercy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Almighty Great No Mercy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jackson's cut.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No Mercy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No Mercy is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Jackson misses its target.
No Mercy clinches with his opponent.
No Mercy wants a takedown.
Jackson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jackson taking a breather.
No Mercy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
No Mercy moves into the clinch successfully.
No Mercy lands a takedown into guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing No Mercy from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson controls No Mercy momentarily but No Mercy frees himself.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
No Mercy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Prince Almighty Great No Mercy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from No Mercy .
No Mercy trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
No Mercy working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No Mercy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
No Mercy throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but No Mercy is one step ahead there.
No Mercy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
No Mercy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
No Mercy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but No Mercy slips an elbow through the middle.
No Mercy passes into half guard.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. No Mercy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
No Mercy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson is not content to let No Mercy control the position.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with No Mercy in his half guard.
No Mercy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson wants to control but No Mercy is keeping busy.
Jackson has hold of No Mercy 's hands but No Mercy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
No Mercy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jimmy Jackson's cut is getting worse.
No Mercy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from No Mercy .
No Mercy is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Mercy is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. No Mercy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No Mercy throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
No Mercy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
No Mercy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson is trying is best to control the position here.
No Mercy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jimmy Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jackson tries to roll over but No Mercy keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No Mercy drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jeez, Jimmy Jackson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Prince Almighty Great No Mercy !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dom Severini (ranked 3423 p4p, 411 weight class) and Cleon Johnson (ranked 6347 p4p, 557 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dom Severini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Severini.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Severini cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Severini scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Severini waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Johnson to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Johnson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Severini finish him?
Severini sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Severini stops Johnson from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Severini lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Severini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Severini working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severini slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Severini scoring with some ground and pound.
Severini scoring with punches to the head and body.
Severini stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Severini.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Severini slips an elbow through the middle.
Severini content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Severini is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Severini postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Severini gets to his feet and stands over Johnson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Johnson felt that one! Severini unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Johnson from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Severini!
Dom Severini seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Baba (ranked 4863 p4p, 203 weight class) and Luis Maestre (ranked 3192 p4p, 144 weight class). Luis Maestre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ari Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre jabs Baba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maestre was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Baba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maestre lands a left and a right that send Baba crashing to the mat, dazed. Maestre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Ari Baba has been cut.
Maestre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baba is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maestre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baba tries to get into range but Maestre steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Baba! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Maestre scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luis Maestre!
Luis Maestre thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Moganesh Jain (ranked 3454 p4p, 161 weight class) and Ariel Schroder (ranked 3553 p4p, 165 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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142 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ariel Schroder!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schroder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jain.
Schroder tries to keep at a distance but Jain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schroder wants a takedown.
Jain pushes Schroder back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jain has Schroder pressed against the cage.
Schroder goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jain prevents it.
Schroder takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jain lands a nice uppercut.
Jain lands a hook that snaps the head of Schroder backwards.
Jain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schroder's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jain pushes Schroder back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schroder is rocked!
Jain is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Schroder is still on wobbly legs! Can Jain finish him?
Moganesh Jain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ariel Schroder.
Jain misses with a body punch.
Schroder seems to have recovered his senses.
Schroder is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jain is defending well.
Jain scores with a shoulder strike.
Jain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schroder looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Jain.
Jain just leaning against Schroder, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Jain.
Jain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jain is struggling to control the position.
Jain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jain lands a shoulder strike.
Jain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Jain.
Jain presses Schroder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jain lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain gets through Schroder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jain presses Schroder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schroders head.
Jain lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Schroder to his knees! Jain keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moganesh Jain!
A relieved looking Moganesh Jain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Tagirbekov (ranked 2718 p4p, 303 weight class) and Juan Villa (ranked 2401 p4p, 274 weight class). Tagirbekov comes to the cage accompanied by Sabina Saidova - Dagestan. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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160 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Tagirbekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Villa!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Villa does no damage.
Tagirbekov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Villa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tagirbekov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Villa doesn't seem bothered though.
Tagirbekov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Villa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Villa tries to work over Tagirbekov's front leg with a kick but Tagirbekov checks it.
Tagirbekov keeps the fight on the outside.
Tagirbekov connects with the punch.
Tagirbekov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Villa is rocked!
Juan Villa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BOOM! Tagirbekov lands a beautiful left hook that drops Villa. Villa tries to recover but Tagirbekov is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Villa lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Lothbrok (ranked 2862 p4p, 289 weight class) and Beef Stew (ranked 1673 p4p, 183 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beef Stew!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok misses with a takedown
and Stew counters with a stiff right hand.
Lothbrok cracks a nice hook into Stew's ribs.
Stew lunges at Lothbrok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lothbrok's hand.
Lothbrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stew moves away.
Stew swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Lothbrok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stew as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrok shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stew manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stew is trying to control the position but Lothbrok postures up.
Stew really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lothbrok. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lothbrok accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lothbrok is pushing down on Stew's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stew is fighting to maintain full guard but Lothbrok has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stew is defending against the submission attempts here by Lothbrok.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lothbrok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lothbrok throwing shots but Stew is blocking nicely.
Lothbrok is looking to advance position but Stew won't allow it.
Lothbrok is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stew defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lothbrok in particular looking to stall.
Lothbrok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've been hearing that Lothbrok has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lothbrok is looking to take a break and control but Stew is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lothbrok is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stew to regain full guard.
Lothbrok is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lothbrok trying to control the position from guard on top but Stew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lothbrok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ragnar Lothbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lothbrok ducks under a wild hook from Stew.
Stew with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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.
Lothbrok throws a body shot but no joy.
Stew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stew but Stew pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Stew. No joy for Lothbrok on that attempt.
Stew swings for the body but Lothbrok moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stew. That's going to slow Lothbrok down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Lothbrok misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Beef Stew will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stew misses with a kick to the body.
Lothbrok half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stew keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stew as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Stew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stew cracks Lothbrok with an open hand slap.
Lothbrok walks into a stiff left hand from Stew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stew.
Lothbrok drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stew sprawls and moves away.
We've been informed that Stew has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lothbrok swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stew throws out a powerful jab.
Beef Stew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stew's half guard.
Stew won't allow Lothbrok to pass to mount.
Stew manages to get to full guard.
Lothbrok stopping the sweep attempt from Stew.
Lothbrok with a nice head shot there.
Lothbrok trying to control but Stew is working from the bottom.
Lothbrok landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stew swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lothbrok sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stew keeping full guard, as Lothbrok tries to pass.
Stew has his hands on Lothbrok's head, controlling the position.
Stew preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok 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 must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stew keeping moving, preventing Lothbrok from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stew sprawls well. Stew wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lothbrok gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lothbrok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stew manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Stew.
Stew throws a solid leg kick but Lothbrok takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stew.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stew looks to throw a body kick
and Lothbrok decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stew's guard.
Lothbrok has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stew trying to control the position here.
Lothbrok won't allow Stew to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lothbrok controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lothbrok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lothbrok is working Stew over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Beef Stew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lothbrok with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Stew misses.
Stew throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ragnar Lothbrok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lothbrok on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stew misses with a hook. Lothbrok ducked under it nicely.
Lothbrok appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lothbrok takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrok swings for the body but Stew moves out of range.
Stew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Stew.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It seemed like Stew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stew as he jumps to the side.
Lothbrok with a poor takedown
and Stew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stew connects with an inside leg kick.
Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown but Stew shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stew swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lothbrok swings for the body but Stew moves out of range.
Stew throws a fast counter high kick but Lothbrok manages to duck under it in time.
Beef Stew is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok fails to land the takedown.
Lothbrok takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as Stew lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lothbrok doesn't seem phased though.
Stew slips a jab and a cross from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok shoots in but Stew avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stew throws out a counter right but Lothbrok avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stew works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab from Stew.
Stew lands a body shot.
Lothbrok tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stew defends well and Lothbrok ends up having to push Stew into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stew cracks Lothbrok with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stew lands a jab.
Lothbrok misses with a hook. Stew ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok fails with the takedown
and Stew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stew fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Stew to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lothbrok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stew.
Stew counters with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Stew there.
Lothbrok misses with a takedown attempt
and Stew counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beef Stew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stew 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beef Stew!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Beef Stew made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Shiina (ranked 1707 p4p, 86 weight class) and Kreepee Krawlee (ranked 2274 p4p, 113 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Shiina!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kreepee Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawlee throws an overhand right that lands on Shiina's shoulder, as Shiina tries to avoid the shot.
Shiina attempts a counter takedown but Krawlee avoids it well and moves away.
Krawlee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Krawlee 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.
Krawlee throws a strike but Shiina rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krawlee striking off his back but it's not causing Shiina any problems.
Krawlee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Krawlee looking for a guillotine here but Shiina defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiina pushing down on Krawlee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiina is thwarting Krawlee's attempts to control the position.
Krawlee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krawlee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shiina is working away from the top position though.
Krawlee tries to roll over but Shiina keeps him under control.
Shiina 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.
Shiina is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Krawlee defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Krawlee is refusing to be controlled, as Shiina sits in half guard.
Krawlee wants to control but Shiina is keeping busy.
Shiina wants to take a breather but Krawlee is having none of it.
Shiina is looking for a kimura but Krawlee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shiina to get the leverage.
Krawlee actively working from the bottom here.
Shiina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krawlee keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee is defending against the submission attempts here by Shiina.
Still in half guard, Shiina seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shiina drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shiina wants to control from the top but Krawlee keeps moving.
Krawlee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shiina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shiina looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiina is working hard here to advance position.
Krawlee keeping moving, preventing Shiina from controlling successfully.
Krawlee told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Shiina showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shiina wants to control from the top but Krawlee keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krawlee is on top in guard.
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 Anthony Shiina will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shiina fails with the takedown.
Krawlee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shiina defends it well.
Shiina closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krawlee circles away.
Krawlee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shiina defends it well.
Krawlee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Krawlee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shiina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krawlee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Krawlee content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Shiina has locked up a guillotine! Shiina's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Krawlee is holding on here and Shiina must be using up a lot of energy. Krawlee has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Shiina gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anthony Shiina!
Anthony Shiina retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Anthony Shiina thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Fusi (ranked 1789 p4p, 199 weight class) and Josh Peterson (ranked 3279 p4p, 313 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Fusi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fusi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Peterson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fusi connects with a body shot that sends Peterson's belly button to the back.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Peterson takes a swing at Fusi's ribcage but misses.
Fusi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peterson, as that shot connected.
Fusi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Fusi throws a lazy uppercut
and Peterson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Fusi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fusi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Fusi misses the target.
Fusi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Peterson counters with a crisp one two that drops Fusi! Peterson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Fusi to his feet! Fusi is in big trouble!
Fusi is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fusi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Fusi.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fusi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Peterson throws out a counter right but Fusi avoids it with no problem.
Fusi throws a shot to the body.
Peterson swings for the body but Fusi moves out of range.
Fusi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fusi looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson throws out a counter right but Fusi avoids it with no problem.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fusi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peterson thinking.
Peterson looks winded!
Fusi lands a big uppercut and Peterson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Peterson looks OK. Fusi waves Peterson back to his feet!
Peterson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Are you kidding me?! Fusi ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Peterson clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Fusi!
James Fusi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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