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RapidFC 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zsolt The Light (ranked 5680 p4p, 429 weight class) and Money Mek (ranked 4854 p4p, 407 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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287 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zsolt The Light!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Money Mek!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Light circles away quickly and effectively.
Mek throws a right hand that The Light ducks under and follows up with a left that The Light also avoids with ease.
The Light half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mek wants to clinch.
The Light lands a nice hook to Mek's body. Mek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Light punishes Mek's body with a nice straight punch.
The Light steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Mek is out on his feet! The Light sets himself and nearly takes Mek's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zsolt The Light!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stan Dickinson (ranked 5474 p4p, 414 weight class) and Popeye Theeh (ranked 7140 p4p, 441 weight class). Dickinson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dizzee Rascal - Fix up look sharp. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Popeye Theeh!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson cracks Theeh with an open hand slap.
Theeh has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good exchange - Dickinson coming out on top.
Theeh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dickinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Theeh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Theeh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Theeh misses with a combination
and Dickinson counters with a straight right hand.
Theeh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Dickinson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dickinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Theeh backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dickinson scores with a three punch combo!
Theeh fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson cracks Theeh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Theeh dives in and scores a takedown into Dickinson's guard.
Theeh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dickinson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dickinson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dickinson!
Dickinson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dickinson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Theeh tries for a takedown but Dickinson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theeh slaps away a takedown attempt from Dickinson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dickinson dives in for a single leg takedown but Theeh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A lazy left from Dickinson finds it's target.
Theeh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickinson with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Dickinson as he connects with a hook.
Theeh fails with the takedown
and Dickinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stan Dickinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Popeye Theeh.
Theeh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dickinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dickinson connects with a single shot there.
Theeh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dickinson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dickinson throws a series of strikes that have Theeh backpedaling.
Theeh is rocked!
Theeh gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Dickinson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Dickinson!
Stan Dickinson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sadin Fight (ranked 6926 p4p, 562 weight class) and Wesley Snyder (ranked 3358 p4p, 386 weight class). Fight comes to the cage accompanied by Hold on I'm coming. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sadin Fight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wesley Snyder!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Snyder closes the distance and clinches.
Snyder is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Snyder scores with a shot to the side of Fight's head.
Fight tries to pull guard but Snyder won't allow it.
Snyder leaning against his opponent.
Snyder manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Snyder's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Snyder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Snyder.
Snyder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snyder is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snyder lands a body shot.
Snyder dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Snyder will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fight up against the cage.
Fight is trying to pull guard but Snyder has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snyder scores with a shoulder strike.
Snyder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snyder works on Fight's body with a couple of short punches.
Fight wants the takedown. Snyder is fighting it off but Fight persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Snyder's guard against the cage.
Fight stops Snyder from standing up.
Snyder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fight is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Snyder wants to sweep here but Fight controlling him for the moment.
Fight trying to control but Snyder is working from the bottom.
Snyder wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snyder wants to sweep here but Fight controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wesley Snyder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snyder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Snyder. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Snyder.
Fight takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snyder tests Fight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snyder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fight counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Snyder pulls Fight in close to prevent any damage.
Fight gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Snyder lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fight takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Snyder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snyder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fight's head backwards.
Fight tries to move into range but Snyder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snyder clobbers Fight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Snyder dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Snyder connects with a crisp jab.
Fight is rocked!
Fight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wesley Snyder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snyder walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Fight drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Snyder swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Fight's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Snyder!
Wesley Snyder decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Quinn (ranked 3731 p4p, 381 weight class) and Raf Razos (ranked 4097 p4p, 408 weight class). Razos has chosen Hold on I'm coming as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raf Razos!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Razos.
Billy Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
Quinn moves out of range of the strikes.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Razos.
It seemed like Razos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Razos throws a lazy right hand but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Razos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quinn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Quinn closes the distance and clinches.
Quinn landing knees to the head.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Razos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quinn digs a right hand underneath Razos's ribcage. Razos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Quinn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Quinn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a knee strike.
Quinn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Razos walks away with a smile on his face. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Razos misses with a combination
and Quinn counters with a stiff right hand.
Quinn throws a series of punches but Razos avoids them all with ease.
As Quinn backs off Razos throws a huge counter combo but Quinn manages to avoid it all.
Razos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quinn.
Quinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quinn throws a nice looking combination but Razos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Razos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Quinn with a body shot.
Quinn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Razos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quinn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quinn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Razos. Razos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Razos just misses with a punch to the body.
Quinn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinn. Razos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quinn cracks a nice hook into Razos's ribs.
Quinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Razos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quinn closes the distance and pushes Razos back into the cage.
Quinn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Razos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quinn wants to take the fight to the mat but Razos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands a nice knee to the body.
Quinn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Quinn.
Razos looks winded!
Quinn crunches a lovely knee into Razos's ribcage.
Razos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quinn scores with a hook to the body.
Quinn pushes Razos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quinn gets through Razos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quinn has Razos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Razos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quinn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quinn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quinn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quinn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Razoss head.
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!
Quinn landing knees to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Quinn.
Quinn is trying to trip Razos. He has hold of a leg but Razos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Quinn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Razos's head.
Quinn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Quinn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Quinn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Quinn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quinn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Razos has his feet on Quinn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Quinn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quinn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quinn obliges.
Razos is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinn has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quinn.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quinn obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Quinn dominated that round.
That's time! Quinn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Razos leaves Quinn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Razos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Razos unleashes a big counter combination but Quinn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Quinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Razos.
Razos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quinn.
Quinn looks to land a combination. Razos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Razos.
Razos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Razos tries to bum rush Quinn with a series of wild strikes but Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Razos eats them both and turns towards Quinn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Quinn swinging wildly here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Razos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Billy Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Razos throws a hook but Quinn avoids it easily.
It looked like Quinn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Quinn slips a jab and a cross from Razos.
Quinn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Quinn fails with a takedown attempt.
Quinn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Razos throws a counter combo.
Quinn wants to clinch.
Razos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a nice looking combination but Razos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quinn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quinn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Razoss head.
Quinn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Razos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quinn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Razos is breathing heavily.
Quinn landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Quinn.
Good body shot from Quinn.
A body shot lands from Quinn.
Quinn is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn presses Razos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quinn digs a right hand underneath Razos's ribcage. Razos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees to the body from Quinn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quinn lands a good knee to the midsection. Razos won't want to take too many of those.
Quinn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quinn pulls guard effortlessly.
Quinn pulls Razos in close to prevent any damage.
Quinn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Razos is one step ahead there.
Quinn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Quinn is in close to Razos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn landing with the ground and pound.
Quinn postures up and lands a big shot to Razos's brow.
Quinn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Razos's head.
Quinn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Razos's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quinn prevents Razos from getting back to his feet.
Quinn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Razos's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quinn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Billy Quinn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Quinn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Quinn stays in close to Razos's body and controls the position.
Razos wants to get back to his feet but Quinn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Razos keeps moving.
Quinn landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Quinn dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Quinn closes the distance and pushes Razos back into the cage.
Quinn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quinn lands a nice knee to the body.
Quinn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quinn pushes Razos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quinn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Quinn.
A right hand to the body from Quinn.
Quinn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Razos's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Quinn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Quinn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Razos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Razos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quinn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Razos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinn lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quinn manages to pull guard.
Quinn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quinn trying to control the position here.
Quinn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Razos defends well.
Quinn pulls Razos in close to prevent any damage.
Quinn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quinn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Quinn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Quinn lands a couple of digs.
Quinn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quinn prevents Razos from getting back to his feet.
Razos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quinn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quinn works over Razos with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quinn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quinn cracks Razos with a solid left hand.
Quinn working some strikes from top position.
Quinn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Razos taking a bit of punishment here - Quinn scoring with strikes.
Quinn cracks Razos with a big elbow.
Billy Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razos is trying to get back to his feet.
Quinn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Razos trying to remain calm as Quinn controls from the top position.
Quinn looks up at the clock and then as Razos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Quinn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Razos wants to get back to his feet.
Quinn takes a little break here. Razos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Quinn scores with a couple of short elbows.
Quinn taking a breather here.
Quinn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Razos can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Quinn scoring with punches from side control.
Quinn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Quinn moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Quinn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Razos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Quinn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Razos's face as Quinn controls the position.
Raf Razos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Quinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quinn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Quinn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James May (ranked 3807 p4p, 417 weight class) and Steve Mon (ranked 3683 p4p, 406 weight class). Steve Mon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, James May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Mon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mon cracks May with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mon lands a body shot.
The fighters circle, before Mon throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into May's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Mon lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Steve Mon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Waters (ranked 2341 p4p, 286 weight class) and Eric Stensson (ranked 4355 p4p, 460 weight class). Waters comes to the cage accompanied by Crushing Ice - Chris Travis. On his way into the cage it seems that Tyrone Waters has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tyrone Waters seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrone Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Stensson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stensson tries for a takedown but Waters circles away easily
and Waters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stensson misses with a takedown
and Waters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Eric Stensson has been cut.
Stensson misses with a takedown
and Waters counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyrone Waters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stensson.
Stensson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Waters scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Stensson manages to mount him!
Stensson controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stensson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Waters wants to control but Stensson is having none of it.
Waters is squirming around, avoiding Stensson's attempts to control the action.
Waters is controlling an arm, preventing Stensson from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Waters is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
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.
Waters tries to hold on but Stensson postures up.
Waters is trying to escape the mount.
Waters avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stensson.
Stensson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Waters tries to hold on but Stensson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stensson.
We've been informed that Stensson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stensson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stensson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Waters is looking to escape.
Stensson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stensson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Waters has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Waters!
Stensson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waters is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stensson is pulling down on Waters's head to control his posture.
Waters has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Waters not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Stensson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Stensson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stensson fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stensson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Waters counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stensson thinking.
Waters lands a jab to the nose.
Stensson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Waters counters with a big right hand! Oh Stensson is in trouble here! Waters follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Waters!
Tyrone Waters bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raji Kucoc (ranked 2980 p4p, 295 weight class) and Jay Speights (ranked 3623 p4p, 347 weight class). Jay Speights has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raji Kucoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Speights!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speights ducks right into an uppercut from Kucoc.
Speights walks into a stiff left hand from Kucoc.
Kucoc paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kucoc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kucoc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Speights with the counter takedown but Kucoc avoids it easily.
Kucoc lands with a nice combination. Speights backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Jay Speights has been cut.
Kucoc misses with a double jab
and Speights counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kucoc!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kucoc takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kucoc managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Speights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speights passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kucoc!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Speights lands a nice shot to the head.
Speights controlling the pace for now.
Speights has isolated one of Kucoc's arms. Kucoc looking to fight him off but Speights twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Speights!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giacobbe Turturro (ranked 3533 p4p, 156 weight class) and Paul Castilano (ranked 2433 p4p, 52 weight class). Castilano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Psycho Pass - Xavier Wulf kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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282 lbs
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263 lbs
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Brawler
Cardio machine |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giacobbe Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Castilano!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castilano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turturro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turturro defending well as Castilano loads up on a big left hand.
Turturro misses with a takedown
and Castilano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turturro slips under a jab.
Castilano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turturro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Turturro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turturro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Castilano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castilano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turturro.
Turturro controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turturro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Castilano!
Turturro punching from mount but Castilano doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Turturro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Castilano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Turturro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castilano hang on?
Castilano is rocked!
Turturro postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Castilano out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Turturro goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Giacobbe Turturro!
After the fight, Giacobbe Turturro 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.
The defeated Paul Castilano had this to say: 'Svennson is the RFC GOAT. Get this man a super fight against another 340+ org heavyweight champion! Respect bro.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Donato (ranked 1998 p4p, 273 weight class) and Mwenye Kwadwo (ranked 1305 p4p, 185 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Billy Donato has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Billy Donato seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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208 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Donato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mwenye Kwadwo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kwadwo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donato moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Donato shoots and misses
and Kwadwo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Donato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Donato tries to clinch
and Kwadwo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donato misses with a takedown attempt
and Kwadwo counters with a straight right hand.
Kwadwo lands with a good body shot.
Kwadwo circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Kwadwo counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Kwadwo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kwadwo counters with a crisp right that sends Donato to the canvas! Kwadwo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mwenye Kwadwo!
Mwenye Kwadwo is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Mwenye Kwadwo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tamid Nasib (ranked 765 p4p, 92 weight class) and Uriah Chin (ranked 2507 p4p, 257 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Tamid Nasib has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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146 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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 Helsinki, Tamid Nasib!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Chin!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasib throws out a loose jab but Chin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nasib.
Nasib throws out a loose jab but Chin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chin misses with a shot to the body
and Chin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nasib scores with a nice strike.
Nasib will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nasib.
Nasib cracks a nice hook into Chin's ribs.
Chin moves to clinch but Nasib breaks away
and Nasib counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nasib counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chin is rocked!
Chin tries to clinch there but Nasib circles away.
Chin is still on wobbly legs! Can Nasib finish him?
Nasib is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chin scores with a sloppy right hand. Nasib should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nasib counters with a stiff right hand.
Chin darts in trying to clinch
and Nasib counters with a huge right that knocks Chin out cold! Nasib is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tamid Nasib!
Tamid Nasib retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Tamid Nasib, 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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