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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Douglas (ranked 6213 p4p, 521 weight class) and Artur Vidal (ranked 7087 p4p, 543 weight class). Douglas comes to the cage accompanied by The Ballad of Curtis Loew. Artur Vidal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Doug Douglas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Douglas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artur Vidal! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vidal has managed to clinch.
Douglas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Douglas connects with a knee to the head.
Douglas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Vidal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Douglas to keep the fight standing. Vidal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Vidal lands with a short head shot on the inside. A left hand lands to the body for Vidal.
Vidal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douglas is defending well for now. Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vidal's efforts to push away. Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Vidal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Vidal is just out of range. Vidal drives through and clinches with Douglas against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vidal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douglas is defending well for now. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Vidal fails to pull guard.
Vidal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Douglas wants to stand but Vidal is controlling his posture from full guard. Vidal wants to stand but Douglas is controlling the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Vidal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Douglas defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Douglas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Douglas passes easily into side control. Nice work. Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Douglas is putting a hurting on Vidal here, landing some big shots from side control. Vidal throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Vidal reaches up around Douglas's neck trying to control. But Douglas takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Vidal! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Vidal is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Douglas celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Doug Douglas! In his post fight interview, Doug Douglas gave a big smile as he said 'I'm the Dougernaut Bitch!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allen Kenneth (ranked 3966 p4p, 397 weight class) and Temujin Khan (ranked 4285 p4p, 414 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Khan's choice of entrance music: Some weird ass Mongolian folk music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allen Kenneth! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temujin Khan! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Khan rushes Kenneth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Kenneth gets control of Khan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kenneth will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Kenneth controls Khan momentarily but Khan frees himself. Khan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Khan working away. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Khan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Khan tries to advance to mount but can't. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khan working away. Khan taking a break here but Kenneth is having none of it and regains half guard. Kenneth is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Amsterdam Sporting Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it. Kenneth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khan performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Khan prevents Kenneth from improving his position. Khan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Kenneth is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kenneth defending well though. Kenneth regains full guard. Nicely done. Khan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Kenneth tries to land a sweep but no joy. Khan is stalling in the full guard. Kenneth is trying to control the position but Khan postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Khan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Khan passes Kenneth's left leg - he's now in half guard. Khan tries to pass to full mount but Kenneth defends it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Khan stalling. Kenneth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khan. Khan wants to pass to mount but Kenneth is defending the position. Khan keeps trying to improve his position. Khan uses his free foot to push down on Kenneth's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kenneth.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kenneth is in all sorts of trouble here.
Khan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Khan controlling the pace for now. Khan throwing strikes but Kenneth recovers to half guard. A much better position. Khan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kenneth is looking to control Khan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kenneth avoid being mounted? Khan slows the pace down in half guard. Khan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Khan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Khan wants to control but Kenneth is keeping him busy. Khan not landing any meaningful shots this time. Khan is trying to work for a kimura but Kenneth is defending well.
Khan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Khan prevents Kenneth from improving his position. Khan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kenneth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Khan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Kenneth dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Kenneth's head and hops out. Khan has Kenneth up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Kenneth fails to pull guard.
Kenneth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allen Kenneth. That's going to take a lot out of him. A short left from Khan. Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch. Khan lands a left hand.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Khan lands with a light punch inside. Khan lands a nice uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Khan lands with a short shot to the head. Kenneth tries to pull guard but Khan holds him up against the cage and eventually Kenneth drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan. Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenneth backwards. Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kenneths head. Khan lands an uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenneth's elbow. A nice right hand lands inside from Khan. Kenneth tries to pull guard but Khan holds him up against the cage and eventually Kenneth drops back down to his feet.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Khan gets underhooks to prevent Kenneth's takedown attempt.
Kenneth tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage. Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenneth backwards. Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Khan pushes Kenneth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Khan gets through Kenneth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Khan lands with a left to the head. Kenneth tries to pull guard but Khan won't allow it.
Khan gets through Kenneth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kenneth jumps guard but Khan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kenneth backwards.
Kenneth is rocked! Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Oh Kenneth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenneth backwards. Kenneth tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position. Kenneth seems to have got his legs back now. A short right from Khan. Khan lands a nice uppercut. Khan scores with a shoulder strike. Kenneth is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khan to keep the fight standing. Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan lands with a light punch inside. Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Kenneth.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kenneth wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenneth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short left from Khan. Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Khan lands with a left to the head. Khan cracks Kenneth with a nice body shot. Kenneth is breathing heavily. Kenneth has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Khan uses from the top position. Khan passes Kenneth's left leg - he's now in half guard. Khan trying to pass the guard but Kenneth defending well. Khan passes the guard and advances to mount! Khan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Kenneth holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Khan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temujin Khan dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kenneth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan. Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Kenneth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kenneths head. A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land. Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Kenneth.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
A hook to the body from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khan lands a body punch. Kenneth wants a takedown.
Khan lands a shoulder strike. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Khan lands an uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kenneth is trying to pull guard but Khan has him pressed against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allen Kenneth. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kenneth tries to pull guard but Khan forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Khan gets through Kenneth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A shot in the inside from Khan. Kenneth tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Kenneth back against the cage. Kenneth jumps guard but Khan stands there with Kenneth around his waist. Kenneth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Khan. Khan lands a shoulder strike. Kenneth has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment. Kenneth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Khan. Khan pushes Kenneth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Khan lands a nice shot to the body. Khan lands a right hand. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A short uppercut from Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Khan. A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan. Khan lands a body punch. Khan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kenneth with a big uppercut! Kenneth tries to clinch up but Khan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kenneth to the mat! Kenneth covers up and Khan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Temujin Khan! An out of breath and clearly excited Temujin Khan thanked Arcticus University: London for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abul Khayr Belabed (ranked 3412 p4p, 347 weight class) and Cezare Borgia (ranked 4404 p4p, 424 weight class). Cezare Borgia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abul Khayr Belabed! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cezare Borgia! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Belabed goes for a double leg but Borgia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Borgia continues to drive forward. Borgia feints the counter takedown. Borgia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Borgia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Borgia wants to free his trapped foot but Belabed is holding on for dear life with his legs. Borgia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Borgia controlling the action here. Borgia trying to pass the guard but Belabed defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Borgia is controlling the pace.
Borgia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Belabed has managed to free his arm - good work. Borgia trying to pass the guard but Belabed defending well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Belabed wants to control but Borgia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Well, if Borgia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Belabed is trying to get back to full guard. Borgia controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Belabed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Borgia defends it nicely. Borgia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Belabed seems a little lost for a moment, as Borgia dominates the positioning. Let's hope that Borgia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Borgia tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Belabed is looking for a sweep. A lull in the action here. Belabed manages to work his way to half guard, despite Borgia's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Borgia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Borgia is looking to advance position but Belabed won't allow it. Borgia slows the pace down in half guard. Borgia wants to pass to mount but Belabed is defending the position. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Belabed taking some punishment here, with Borgia in his half guard. Borgia is controlling the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Belabed tries to roll over but Borgia keeps him under control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Borgia controlling the pace. Belabed wants to control but Borgia is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Belabed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Borgia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abul Khayr Belabed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's six minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Belabed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Borgia avoids it really well and circles away. Belabed gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Borgia to score an easy takedown into full guard. Borgia connects with a couple of short punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Borgia controls from within his opponent's guard. We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Borgia. Borgia pushing down on Belabed's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Borgia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Belabed trying to control but Borgia postures up.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but Belabed defending well. Borgia is figuring out what he wants to do next. Borgia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Yet more stalling tactics from Borgia.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Belabed throws a leg kick which misses Borgia's front leg but catches the back leg as Borgia tries to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Belabed fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Belabed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Borgia is out of range and Belabed settles back down. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Belabed closes the distance and clinches up with Borgia, looking for a takedown. Belabed pushes Borgia against the cage but Borgia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Belabed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cezare Borgia dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Borgia looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Cezare Borgia has got the better of the ground game so far. Borgia sitting in guard here, content to control. Borgia slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Borgia has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Borgia controlling the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. More stalling from Borgia. Borgia with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
That's one minute gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Belabed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Belabed trying to remain calm as Borgia controls from the top position. Belabed tries to get back to half guard but can't. The referee asks Borgia politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Borgia prefers to stall for the moment though. Belabed manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Borgia controlling the pace.
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. Belabed slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Borgia throws a big elbow that misses. Borgia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Borgia controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Belabed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Belabed dives in for a single leg takedown but Borgia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Borgia feints the counter takedown. Borgia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belabed can pounce on him.
Borgia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Belabed on his heels. He'll look to pass Belabed's guard now, I'm sure. Borgia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Borgia looking to pass the guard. Borgia lands a couple of elbows. Belabed can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Borgia controls the pace. Borgia looking to pass the guard. Borgia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Horrible takedown attempt by Belabed or perhaps it was just good defense by Borgia, which made it look bad. Borgia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abul Khayr Belabed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Belabed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borgia's sensitive parts. Belabed throws a solid leg kick but Borgia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belabed. Belabed wants to clinch up but Borgia keeps it at a distance. Borgia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. No luck for Belabed with that takedown attempt. Belabed lands with a straight right. Borgia didn't see that one coming.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Belabed scores with a kick to the midsection. Borgia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Belabed! Belabed is letting Borgia control him for a moment. Borgia is breathing heavily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Belabed is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Borgia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Borgia slows the pace down in half guard. Belabed is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Borgia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Borgia's back! Borgia trying to control but not successfully. Belabed looking for the RNC.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Belabed controlling well, preventing Borgia from escaping the position.
Belabed is looking for the choke from the back position but Borgia is controlling his hands well. Borgia can't escape the position.
Belabed gets his hands free as Borgia looks to control. Belabed is hanging on to Borgia's back as he tries to escape.
Belabed is not going to allow Borgia to sit and survive in this position. Borgia rolls, trying to escape but Belabed keeps control of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Borgia is still trying to improve position. A lull in the action here.
Borgia trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. Abul Khayr Belabed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Cezare Borgia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Borgia tries to break free.
Borgia trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Cezare Borgia. Well Borgia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Cezare Borgia! Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Cezare Borgia! Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Cezare Borgia!
Cezare Borgia wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kwon Woo Lee (ranked 4123 p4p, 405 weight class) and Ivan Ivanov (ranked 4822 p4p, 443 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kwon Woo Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ivanov! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ivanov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ivanov somewhat. Lee looks to land a combination. Ivanov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Ivanov gets in close and instigates a clinch. Ivanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage. Ivanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lee wants the takedown. Ivanov is fighting it off but Lee persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ivanov's guard against the cage. Ivanov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ivanov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ivanov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Ivanov trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ivanov is trying to keep Lee in close.
Ivanov managing to control the position. Ivanov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ivanov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Ivanov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Ivanov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Ivanov tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Ivanov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lee's guard. Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ivanov is aware though and is defending well. Ivanov throwing strikes but missing. Ivanov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard. Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ivanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving. Ivanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Ivanov advances position into side control! Ivanov is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Ivanov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee taking a bit of punishment here - Ivanov scoring with strikes. Lee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lee is rocked! Ivanov is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Lee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! A big shot lands for Ivanov! That's hurt Lee! Will he recover? Ivanov fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Ivanov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Westermann (ranked 4782 p4p, 378 weight class) and Jay Villanueva (ranked 3029 p4p, 280 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jack Westermann has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jack Westermann seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Westermann! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Villanueva! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Westermann closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Jay Villanueva has been cut. Westermann clinches with his opponent.
Villanueva scores a nice knee to the body.
Westermann takes a knee to the side of the body. Villanueva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westermann blocks it with crossed arms. Villanueva crunches a lovely knee into Westermann's ribcage. Westermann is breathing heavily. Knees in the clinch landing for Villanueva.
Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Westermann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Villanueva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villanueva obliges. Villanueva scores with a knee to the head.
Villanueva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villanueva obliges. Villanueva scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Villanueva.
It looks like Jack Westermann has been cut. Villanueva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Westermann's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Knees in the clinch landing for Villanueva.
Knees in the clinch landing for Villanueva.
Villanueva working Westermann over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Villanueva scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Villanueva.
Villanueva crunches a lovely knee into Westermann's ribcage. A knee to the head by Villanueva.
Villanueva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Westermann's face.
Villanueva landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villanueva obliges. Westermann takes a knee to the side of the body. Villanueva scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Villanueva landing knees to the head.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head.
Villanueva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Villanueva lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Villanueva landing knees to the head.
Villanueva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Westermann tries for a takedown but Villanueva manages to get underhooks.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Villanueva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Westermann takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Villanueva.
Westermann gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Villanueva tries to get to full guard but Westermann has control of the leg. Villanueva keeps trying to improve his position. Westermann tries to pass the half guard into mount. Villanueva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Villanueva is trying to stand up here but Westermann is controlling him well. Westermann not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Villanueva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Westermann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Westermann performing his best blanket impression for a moment. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Villanueva pushes Westermann off looking to stand but Westermann dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Villanueva drives through and clinches with Westermann against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Villanueva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Westermann takes a knee to the side of the body. Knees to the body from Villanueva.
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Westermann's face.
Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Westermann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Villanueva lands a good knee to the midsection. Westermann won't want to take too many of those. Villanueva connects with a knee to the head.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Villanueva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villanueva obliges. Villanueva connects with a knee to the head.
Villanueva landing knees to the body.
Villanueva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Villanueva scores with a knee to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Villanueva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Westermann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villanueva obliges. Westermann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Villanueva with a knee to the head.
Villanueva scores a nice knee to the body.
Westermann takes a knee right on the jaw!
Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Westermann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Villanueva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Westermann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Villanueva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Westermann takes a knee to the side of the body. Villanueva lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Villanueva with a knee to the head.
Villanueva tries to land knees in the clinch but Westermann avoids the damage to the body. Villanueva looking to throw knees to the head but Westermann is blocking nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Villanueva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Westermann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Villanueva avoids it. Westermann is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Villanueva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Villanueva with a knee to the head.
Villanueva misses with a knee strike.
Villanueva misses with a knee strike.
Westermann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Villanueva gets in close and instigates a clinch. Westermann avoiding damage as Villanueva throws knees to the body.
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Westermann's face.
Villanueva prevents a body shot from Westermann. Westermann takes a knee right on the jaw!
Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Westermann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Villanueva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Villanueva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Westermann's efforts to push away. Villanueva being controlled against the cage. Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villanueva landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Villanueva.
Knees in the clinch landing for Villanueva.
Villanueva landing knees to the head.
Villanueva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Villanueva blocks an elbow strike from Westermann.
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Westermann's face.
Villanueva crunches a lovely knee into Westermann's ribcage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Villanueva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Westermann takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action! Villanueva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Westermann is defending well for now. Villanueva tries to land a knee to the head but Westermann blocks with his arms.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Westermann avoids it. Westermann is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Villanueva to keep the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Westermann. That's going to take a lot out of him. Westermann jumps guard but Villanueva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Villanueva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head.
Westermann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Villanueva has him pressed against the cage. Westermann is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Villanueva can't fight it off and eventually Westermann manages to take the fight to the floor. Villanueva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Westermann trying to control the position from guard on top but Villanueva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Villanueva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Villanueva wants to stand and escape but Westermann is having none of it. Westermann sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Villanueva's guard. Villanueva is refusing to be controlled, as Westermann sits in half guard. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Well, if Westermann is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Villanueva dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Villanueva tries to score with a low kick but Westermann moves his leg out of the way. Westermann checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Villanueva pushes Westermann up against the cage in a clinch. Westermann lands a takedown into guard.
Westermann sitting in guard, not really doing much. Villanueva trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Villanueva is looking to stand up but Westermann isn't so interested in that idea. Westermann working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Villanueva is working an open guard so Westermann takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Villanueva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Westermann. Villanueva darts in and clinches Westermann up against the cage. Villanueva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Westermann takes a knee to the side of the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Villanueva.
Villanueva has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Villanueva scores with a knee to the head.
Villanueva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Villanueva lands a knee to the body.
Jay Villanueva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Villanueva lands a good knee to the midsection. Westermann won't want to take too many of those. Villanueva with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Westermann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Villanueva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Westermann is trying to pull guard but Villanueva has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Villanueva scores a nice knee to the body.
Villanueva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Villanueva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Villanueva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Westermann's face.
Villanueva tries to land knees in the clinch but Westermann avoids the damage to the body. Westermann avoiding damage as Villanueva throws knees to the body.
Westermann stalling.
Villanueva landing knees to the body.
Westermann drags the fight down to the ground.
Westermann controls Villanueva momentarily but Villanueva frees himself. Westermann is really struggling to control Villanueva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Villanueva trying to control the position from guard on top but Westermann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Villanueva stopping the sweep attempt from Westermann. Villanueva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Villanueva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Villanueva wants to control from the top but Westermann keeps moving. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Westermann is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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. Villanueva throws a sloppy head kick and Westermann moves out of range easily. Villanueva moves out of range of the strikes. Villanueva connects with a single shot there. Villanueva closes the distance and pushes Westermann back into the cage. Villanueva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Villanueva looking to throw knees to the head but Westermann is blocking nicely.
Villanueva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Westermann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Villanueva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Westermann half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Westermann gets tackled into the cage by Villanueva. Villanueva maintains the clinch. Villanueva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Westermann is defending well for now. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villanueva obliges. Westermann is trying to break the clinch but Villanueva has him pressed against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Villanueva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Villanueva lands a good knee to the midsection. Westermann won't want to take too many of those. Villanueva scores a nice knee to the body.
Villanueva landing knees to the body.
Villanueva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Westermann takes a knee to the side of the body. Villanueva lands a knee to the head.
Villanueva trying to land knees to the body.
Villanueva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westermann.
Westermann has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Villanueva uses from the top position. Villanueva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Villanueva pushes Westermann up against the cage in a clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Westermann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Villanueva has him pressed against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Westermann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Villanueva with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villanueva obliges. Villanueva lands a knee to the body.
Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Westermann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Villanueva scores a nice knee to the body.
Villanueva with a knee to the head.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Westermann tries to pull guard but Villanueva holds him up against the cage and eventually Westermann drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Westermann. That's going to take a lot out of him. Villanueva landing knees to the head.
Westermann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Westermann has Villanueva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Villanueva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Villanueva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Westermann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Westermann is trying to break the clinch but Villanueva has him pressed against the cage. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villanueva obliges. Villanueva with a knee to the head.
Villanueva landing knees to the head.
Westermann tries for a takedown but Villanueva manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villanueva obliges. Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Westermann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Westermann is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Villanueva to keep the fight standing. Villanueva scores a nice knee to the body.
Villanueva connects with a knee to the head.
Westermann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villanueva.
Villanueva lands a good knee to the midsection. Westermann won't want to take too many of those. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Villanueva with a knee to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Knees in the clinch landing for Villanueva.
Westermann has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Villanueva uses from the top position. Villanueva trying to move into half guard but instead Westermann has managed to sweep! Villanueva tries to land a sweep but no joy. Westermann stops Villanueva from standing up. Westermann won't allow Villanueva to sweep him here. Westermann controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Villanueva looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Westermann stands up from Villanueva's guard - Westermann perhaps looking for a knockout. Villanueva moves into the clinch. Westermann takes a knee right on the jaw!
Villanueva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Westermann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Villanueva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Jack Westermann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jay Villanueva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Villanueva avoiding damage as Westermann throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Jay Villanueva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Villanueva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Jay Villanueva! Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Jay Villanueva! Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Jay Villanueva!
Jay Villanueva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vince Voreal (ranked 3573 p4p, 389 weight class) and Augustus Kratos (ranked 3094 p4p, 349 weight class). Voreal comes to the cage accompanied by All Star. Kratos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fight Music. Vince Voreal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Voreal! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Kratos! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kratos looks to land a combination. Voreal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Voreal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Voreal tries to clinch but Kratos is having none of it. Kratos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Kratos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Voreal wants to clinch up but Kratos keeps it at a distance. Oooooh!!! Kratos has knocked Voreal down with a huge combo! Kratos steps away and waves a wobbly Voreal back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kratos cracks Voreal with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Voreal looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kratos finish him?
Voreal is rocked! Kratos lands a big uppercut and Voreal crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Voreal looks OK. Kratos waves Voreal back to his feet! Oh Voreal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Horrible takedown attempt by Voreal or perhaps it was just good defense by Kratos, which made it look bad. Voreal seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round. A decent looking cross lands there for Kratos. Kratos sends Voreal crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kratos is motioning to the referee to let Voreal up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Augustus Kratos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kratos connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Voreal tumbling to the canvas! Kratos pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Voreal was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Augustus Kratos! After winning the bout, Augustus Kratos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Wooston (ranked 2288 p4p, 250 weight class) and Isaish Rashad (ranked 3628 p4p, 364 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Wooston! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isaish Rashad ! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rashad moves into the clinch successfully.
Rashad scores with a nice hook to the head. A short uppercut from Rashad . Rashad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wooston backwards. Our sources have told us that Wooston has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Wooston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Wooston jumps guard and drags Rashad to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Wooston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Wooston keeping full guard, as Rashad tries to pass. Rashad trying to control but Wooston is working from the bottom. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rashad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Rashad wanted to stand there but Wooston had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rashad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Rashad has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wooston is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Rashad darts in and clinches Wooston up against the cage. Rashad lands on the inside with an uppercut. Wooston has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rashad after a bit of a struggle. Wooston is breathing heavily. A short right hand to the side of the head by Rashad . Rashad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Rashad . Rashad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Rashad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Rashad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rashad 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rashad . Rashad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rashad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wooston misses with some punches.
Rashad digs a right hand into Wooston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wooston's gas tank. Rashad lands a nice uppercut. A short right from Rashad on the inside. Rashad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wooston backwards. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rashad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Rashad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rashad receives a warning from the referee for stalling. A nice left hand lands by Rashad .
Rashad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rashad working some nice short punches in the clinch. Wooston misses with a hook from the clinch. Wooston takes a shot to the head. A short left from Rashad . Rashad lands a right hand. Wooston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rashad has him pressed against the cage. Rashad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A nice left hand lands by Rashad .
A right hook to the body lands for Rashad .
Stalling in the clinch from Rashad .
Rashad lands with a light punch inside. A short body shot lands from Rashad as the two fighters clinch.
Rashad lands a left hand.
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! A quick uppercut on the inside from Rashad . Wooston letting Rashad take a breather here. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rashad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. The crowd are getting on Rashad 's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rashad lands a shoulder strike. Rashad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooston is rocked! Rashad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wooston jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rashad walks away with a smile on his face. Wooston gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Rashad jabs Wooston to the body, keeping him at a distance. Rashad rushes Wooston and presses him up against the cage. Rashad lands an uppercut. Stalling in the clinch from Rashad .
Rashad presses Wooston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Wooston is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Wooston. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rashad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Rashad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Oh Wooston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's five minutes gone in the round. Wooston wants to take the fight to the mat but Rashad manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Wooston seems to have got his legs back now. Rashad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rashad controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Rashad scores with a nice short uppercut. Rashad presses Wooston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Rashad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wooston backwards. Rashad pushes Wooston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Come on Rashad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A body shot lands from Rashad .
Rashad lands a hook to the side of the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rashad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Rashad creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Wooston with a big uppercut! Wooston tries to clinch up but Rashad pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Wooston to the mat! Wooston covers up and Rashad unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Isaish Rashad ! An out of breath Isaish Rashad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Treneiro Corneiro (ranked 2217 p4p, 264 weight class) and Blake Westcutt (ranked 1200 p4p, 158 weight class). Westcutt has chosen Nick Nolan - Life of Sin as his entrance music. Treneiro Corneiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Treneiro Corneiro! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Westcutt! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Westcutt forces Corneiro back against the cage and clinches. Westcutt jumps guard.
Westcutt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Corneiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Westcutt is retaining full guard. Corneiro drops back looking for a leg! Westcutt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Westcutt manages to kick Corneiro off! Corneiro jumps back into Westcutt's guard. Corneiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Westcutt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Corneiro has managed to get both his arms back between Westcutt's legs - danger averted. Westcutt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Corneiro slips nicely into half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Westcutt wants to improve his position but Corneiro is controlling well.
Corneiro thows a huge punch but Westcutt dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Westcutt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Corneiro is trying to work for a kimura but Westcutt is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Westcutt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corneiro pulls his head out easily. Westcutt wants to get back to full guard. Corneiro is looking for a kimura here.
Corneiro is thwarting Westcutt's attempts to control the 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. Corneiro seems to be looking for submissions.
Westcutt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Westcutt. Westcutt has his foot on Corneiro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Corneiro works his way back into a safe position though. Corneiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Westcutt is retaining full guard. Westcutt working for a triangle but Corneiro defends it easily.
Corneiro pushing down on Westcutt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Westcutt trying to control here.
Westcutt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corneiro pulls his head out easily. Westcutt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Corneiro trying to work for an americana but Westcutt has managed to regain full guard.
Westcutt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Corneiro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Westcutt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four 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. Corneiro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Westcutt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Corneiro passes Westcutt's left leg - he's now in half guard. Corneiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Westcutt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Corneiro is thwarting Westcutt's attempts to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Corneiro is looking for a kimura here.
Westcutt holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Westcutt looking for submissions off his back. Westcutt is looking to control Corneiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Westcutt avoid being mounted? Westcutt is defending against the submission attempts here by Corneiro.
Corneiro is working for a submission of some sort.
That's six 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. Corneiro is working for a submission of some sort.
Westcutt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Corneiro is working away from the top position though. Corneiro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Corneiro seems to be looking for submissions.
Corneiro prevents Westcutt from improving his position. Westcutt looking for submissions off his back. Corneiro looks to land a strike but Westcutt avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Corneiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Westcutt swivels though and keeps the full guard. Westcutt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Corneiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Westcutt pushes a forearm under Corneiro's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Corneiro is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blake Westcutt! A victorious Blake Westcutt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Cabran (ranked 2062 p4p, 212 weight class) and Lotay Wangchuck (ranked 1478 p4p, 171 weight class). Cabran comes to the cage accompanied by Kill The DJ. Lotay Wangchuck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric Cabran! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lotay Wangchuck! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wangchuck slips under a jab from Cabran. Wangchuck changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Cabran scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Cedric Cabran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cabran lands a two punch combo.
Cabran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Jab from Cabran. Wangchuck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Cabran misses with a left hand so Wangchuck counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cabran managing to control the position. Wangchuck passes Cabran's left leg - he's now in half guard. Wangchuck seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cabran does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Cabran controlling the position well. Cabran trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wangchuck is trying to control the action in half guard but Cabran is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Wangchuck works his foot free and advances to mount. Wangchuck jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cabran manages to avoid the submission attempt. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wangchuck is looking to take a break and control but Cabran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. You can see the frustration on Cabran's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Wangchuck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cabran keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wangchuck controls the position. Wangchuck tries for a kimura but Cabran is defending well. Cabran on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cabran tries to get out of the position. Wangchuck is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cabran knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Wangchuck tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Wangchuck is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Wangchuck trying to control the action but Cabran is working from the bottom. Wangchuck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cabran, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wangchuck tries for a kimura but Cabran is defending well. Cabran tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wangchuck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. You can see the frustration on Cabran's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Cabran is not content to let Wangchuck control the position. Wangchuck in the domination position with Cabran hanging on. Wangchuck is looking to take a break and control but Cabran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Cabran wants to control but Wangchuck postures up. Wangchuck is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cabran is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Cabran is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wangchuck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cabran, who protects the arm well. Wangchuck wants to control but Cabran is keeping him busy. Wangchuck is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Cabran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wangchuck on the ground. Wangchuck tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Wangchuck advances to full mount. Wangchuck wants to take Cabran's back here but Cabran is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Cabran tries to hold on but Wangchuck pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Cabran tries to get back to half guard but can't. Wangchuck looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Wangchuck mounts Cabran! Really nice guard pass there! Cabran tries to lock up and control but Wangchuck gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Wangchuck wants to control the pace but Cabran is squirming around nicely. Cabran tries to hold on but Wangchuck pushes him away. Wangchuck looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Wangchuck with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cabran tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Wangchuck looking to control and managing it successfully. Wangchuck working for a guillotine from mount but Cabran is in no mood to give up. Wangchuck trying to control but Cabran is having none of it. Cabran manages to regain half guard. Good work. Wangchuck wants to free his trapped foot but Cabran is holding on for dear life with his legs. Cabran controlling the position for now. Wangchuck stalling. Cabran trying to control but Wangchuck postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cabran keeping hold of Wangchuck's head, controlling as best he can. Wangchuck trying to pass the guard but Cabran defending well. Wangchuck trying to control the action but Cabran is working from the bottom. Cabran trying to control but Wangchuck postures up.
Wangchuck controlling the pace. Wangchuck is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cabran doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wangchuck. Wangchuck is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cabran!
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Wangchuck working for a guillotine from mount but Cabran is in no mood to give up. Wangchuck with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wangchuck works his way to his opponent's back.
Cabran tries to escape the position.
Wangchuck is persistently looking for the submission but Cabran is defending it well.
Cabran wants to control his opponent's hands but Wangchuck gets his hands free. Wangchuck trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cabran doesn't escape. Cabran staying busy and making it hard for Wangchuck to control. Wangchuck avoiding Cabran 's attempts to control his hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Cabran is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control. Wangchuck is hanging on to Cabran's back as he tries to escape.
Cabran trying to control the action but Wangchuck just sinks the hooks in. Wangchuck has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cabran has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Wangchuck has managed to slip his arm under Cabran's chin. This could be all over... yep, Cabran is tapping out! Submission win for Wangchuck.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lotay Wangchuck! In his post fight interview, Lotay Wangchuck started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. Cedric Cabran spoke after the fight, saying '"He's taken his game to a level where
he's clearly one of the best players in the
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seto Kaiba (ranked 789 p4p, 94 weight class) and Kieran Busk (ranked 1847 p4p, 203 weight class). Seto Kaiba has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seto Kaiba! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kieran Busk! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kaiba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Kaiba needs to keep his hands up - Busk had a free shot at his head there.
Kaiba is rocked! Kaiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Busk cracks Kaiba with a good jab. Oh Kaiba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Kaiba circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Busk. Kaiba falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Busk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kieran Busk! Kieran Busk is the new lightweight champion! The defeated Seto Kaiba had this to say: 'This guys a competitor for sure... can't wait to see how long he runs.'.
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