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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bishop Heahmund (ranked 7215 p4p, 235 weight class) and Jon Bones (ranked 24482 p4p, 241 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bishop Heahmund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Bones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heahmund throws a big shot that misses.
Heahmund could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice defenses there by Heahmund.
Bones's coach down at MMA Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bones's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Heahmund walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heahmund tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bones was well out of range. Poor timing from Heahmund.
A nice combination there by Bones.
Bones misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Bones misses.
Bones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heahmund.
Heahmund fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Heahmund sets himself, and Bones steps forward looking for the clinch! Heahmund avoids it this time.
Bones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heahmund manages to avoid it.
Bones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heahmund drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bones sprawls and moves away.
Heahmund dives in and grabs Bones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bones pushes down on Heahmund's head and hops out.
Heahmund walks into a jab.
Bishop Heahmund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones leaves Heahmund with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bishop Heahmund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heahmund takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones throws a right and a left that Heahmund avoids nicely.
Bones scores with a punch to the head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bones enables Heahmund to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Heahmund drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bones!
Heahmund is holding Bones down, trying to stall.
Heahmund tries to improve position but can't.
Heahmund is trying to control Bones's posture but Bones avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Heahmund wants to control but Bones postures up.
Heahmund tries to buck Bones off but Bones is having none of it.
Heahmund has one of Bones's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Heahmund can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heahmund is not content to let Bones control the position.
Heahmund is trying to control Bones's posture but Bones avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heahmund keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heahmund gets back to half guard.
Heahmund slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Heahmund has control of Bones's left arm, preventing Bones from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bones misses with a wild body shot.
Heahmund fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Bones.
Heahmund closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bones circles away.
Bones misses with the combination.
Heahmund shoots for a takedown but Bones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Heahmund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bones.
Heahmund will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Heahmund changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bones tries to avoid it but Heahmund manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bones to the ground. Bones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Bones dominated that round.
That's time! Heahmund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bones throws a shot from downtown. Heahmund moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Heahmund misses
and Bones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bones.
Heahmund wants a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Heahmund is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bones is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bones gets underhooks to prevent Heahmund's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bishop Heahmund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heahmund is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Bones.
Heahmund is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bones is defending well.
Bones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls for Bones to work.
Bones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bones gets underhooks to prevent Heahmund's takedown attempt.
Bones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Bones.
Bones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heahmund.
Bones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bones has Heahmund pressed against the cage.
Bones gets through Heahmund's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bones lands a body punch.
Bones stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bones lands a nice shot to the body.
Bones gets through Heahmund's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heahmund has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bones scores with a shot to the side of Heahmund's head.
Heahmund changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bones scores with a decent looking hook.
Heahmund is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones scores with a shot to the body.
Bones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heahmund at a distance.
Bones swings for the body but Heahmund moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heahmund is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jon Bones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heahmund on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heahmund gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Heahmund tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Bones is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Heahmund buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Heahmund!! Heahmund is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Bones throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Bones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thom Tharrier (ranked 23792 p4p, 252 weight class) and Roar Dinosuar Jr (ranked 4265 p4p, 190 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roar Dinosuar Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Tharrier.
It looks like Roar Dinosuar Jr has been cut.
Tharrier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tharrier drops Dinosuar Jr with a beautiful combination! Dinosuar Jr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tharrier is looking for the KO!
Dinosuar Jr is rocked!
Dinosuar Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tharrier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dinosuar Jr pinned against the cage. Dinosuar Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dinosuar Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Tharrier finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OH! Dinosuar Jr has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Tharrier smells blood and charges in for the finish! Tharrier unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Dinosuar Jr sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thom Tharrier!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Regis Petrozuli (ranked 3417 p4p, 158 weight class) and Diego Columbo (ranked 2862 p4p, 129 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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280 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Regis Petrozuli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Columbo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Regis Petrozuli has been cut.
Columbo gets caught napping as Petrozuli dives in and scores a takedown. Columbo manages to retain guard.
Columbo is wriggling around but Petrozuli manages to pass to half guard.
Columbo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Petrozuli is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Columbo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Columbo is trying to maintain the position but Petrozuli is very close to passing his half guard.
Petrozuli is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Columbo sees it coming and defends easily.
Petrozuli is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Columbo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Regis Petrozuli!
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#R1##CL2#
O'Phoenix gets tackled into the cage by Konrad. Konrad maintains the clinch.
Konrad works on O'Phoenix's body with a couple of short punches.
Konrad lands with a right to the head.
O'Phoenix tries to pull guard but Konrad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
O'Phoenix tries to pull guard but Konrad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Konrad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Konrad lands with a short shot to the head.
O'Phoenix is breathing heavily.
O'Phoenix fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick O'Phoenix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O'Phoenix jumps guard but Konrad stands there with O'Phoenix around his waist. O'Phoenix gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
O'Phoenix tries to pull guard but Konrad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Konrad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O'Phoenix tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Konrad smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Konrad has O'Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
Konrad scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Konrad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Konrad lands a brutal uppercut that launches O'Phoenix off his feet! O'Phoenix tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alf Konrad!
A victorious Alf Konrad 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amadeo Camara (ranked 6755 p4p, 227 weight class) and Daniel Bradshaw (ranked 2647 p4p, 117 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Daniel Bradshaw told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 lbs
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amadeo Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradshaw tries to clinch but Camara moves out of range.
Camara feinted with a counter takedown.
Camara is breathing heavily.
Camara keeps the fight on the outside.
Camara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bradshaw is fending him off so far but Camara persists. Nope, Bradshaw circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradshaw has closed the distance and engaged Camara in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bradshaw scores with a shot to the side of Camara's head.
Bradshaw tries to work over Camara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradshaw has Camara pressed against the cage.
Camara is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bradshaw gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bradshaw is working Camara over against the cage.
Bradshaw lands a shoulder strike.
Bradshaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradshaw scores with a shot to the side of Camara's head.
Bradshaw lands a body shot.
Bradshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bradshaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradshaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Camara or not.
Bradshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bradshaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bradshaw avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amadeo Camara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camara has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bradshaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Camara.
Bradshaw is working Camara over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw presses Camara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bradshaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bradshaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bradshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bradshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradshaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bradshaw scores with a shot to the side of Camara's head.
Bradshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Bradshaw - that landed with a thud.
Bradshaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bradshaw lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Bradshaw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Camara is keeping busy.
A short right from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands a shoulder strike.
Bradshaw gets through Camara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Bradshaw.
Bradshaw is working Camara over against the cage.
Bradshaw lands with a left to the head.
Bradshaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Bradshaw on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bradshaw as the two fighters clinch.
Camara is looking for a takedown.
A hook to the body from Bradshaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bradshaw.
A shot in the inside from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bradshaw lands with a light punch inside.
Bradshaw lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bradshaw.
A short right from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw stops a takedown attempt from Camara.
Bradshaw misses with a body punch.
Bradshaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bradshaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camara is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradshaw scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Camara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bradshaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Bradshaw lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bradshaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bradshaw avoiding damage.
Bradshaw dips a shoulder and cracks Camara with a mighty uppercut! Camara falls back against the cage and Bradshaw unloads with a barrage of strikes! Camara is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bradshaw screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Bradshaw!
Daniel Bradshaw was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Amadeo Camara spoke after the fight, saying 'GET OVER HERE ! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Odrobny (ranked 1428 p4p, 66 weight class) and Sven Eklund (ranked 24445 p4p, 249 weight class). Eklund has chosen Home Grown as his entrance music. Sven Eklund told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 lbs
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alan Odrobny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Eklund!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eklund keeps the fight on the outside.
Eklund closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Odrobny quickly recovers to half guard.
Eklund looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Eklund seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Odrobny looks like he's trying to stand up.
Eklund has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eklund scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Odrobny is trying to stand up here but Eklund is controlling him well.
Eklund scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Odrobny looks like he's trying to stand up.
Eklund scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Odrobny has hold of Eklund's hands but Eklund slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Eklund.
Eklund scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eklund is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Odrobny!
Eklund landing strikes, looking to finish!
Eklund with shots to the head and body - Odrobny looks very uncomfortable down there.
Odrobny is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eklund pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Odrobny definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odrobny's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Eklund with shots to the head and body - Odrobny looks very uncomfortable down there.
Eklund looking to finish Odrobny with some ground and pound. This is bad for Odrobny!
Eklund should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Eklund looking to finish Odrobny with some ground and pound. This is bad for Odrobny!
Odrobny trying desperately to get to his feet.
Eklund lands with some strikes.
Eklund cracks Odrobny with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Odrobny really wants to buck Eklund off and get back to his feet.
Eklund with the ground and pound from mount.
Eklund lands with some strikes.
You get the feeling that Odrobny really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Eklund lands a heavy elbow.
Odrobny takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Odrobny is rocked!
Eklund postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Odrobny badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Eklund around the waist but Eklund pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Eklund is the winner by TKO! Eklund jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Eklund!
Sven Eklund 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amanda Nunes (ranked 1822 p4p, 83 weight class) and Johannes Boe (ranked 2472 p4p, 107 weight class). Boe has chosen Agnes - Release Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boe has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amanda Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johannes Boe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nunes takes a step back to recover.
Boe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nunes throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boe. Nunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boe moves away.
Boe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boe lands with a nice body kick.
Boe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boe looks winded!
Boe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nunes throws out the jab.
Boe misses with a left hand
and Nunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nunes throws a hook but Boe avoids it easily.
Boe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nunes closes the distance and clinches.
Nunes lands a body punch.
Nunes has Boe pressed against the cage, preventing Boe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes lands a nice uppercut.
Nunes scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nunes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nunes lands a left hand.
Nunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nunes is leaning against Boe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nunes lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Nunes on the inside.
Nunes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Nunes.
Nunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boe is rocked!
Nunes scores with a hook to the body.
Nunes is stalling here.
Nunes scores with a shoulder strike.
Boe is still on wobbly legs! Can Nunes finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nunes.
Boe seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nunes pushes Boe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nunes just leaning against Boe, taking a breather.
Nunes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boe backwards.
Nunes presses Boe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nunes lands a body shot.
Nunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nunes unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Boe! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Nunes is unloading with more strikes now! Boe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amanda Nunes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Cruz (ranked 1661 p4p, 74 weight class) and Heitor Machado (ranked 1122 p4p, 50 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heitor Machado!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Machado.
Machado gets a takedown into half guard.
Cruz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cruz tries to get out of the position.
Machado seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Machado wants to pass the guard but Cruz is defending well.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz punching from the bottom.
Machado seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Machado is controlling well.
Machado wants to take a breather but Cruz is having none of it.
Machado is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Machado trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Machado prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Cruz wants to sweep but Machado has passed to side control!
Machado has control of an arm but Cruz manages to advance to Machado's back!
Cruz is not going to allow Machado to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Cruz's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Machado is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cruz scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Cruz.
Machado is rocked!
Machado just trying to survive but Cruz is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to stick to Machado's back but Machado is turning into Cruz. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cruz's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Machado.
Machado looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Machado trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machado thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Machado drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Machado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Machado on the ground.
Cruz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Machado has passed into side control.
Machado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cruz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cruz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado has hold of Cruz's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Cruz seems comfortable defending it but Machado has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Cruz is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Cruz is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Machado couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Heitor Machado!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Slaughter (ranked 771 p4p, 32 weight class) and Michael Dobson (ranked 1032 p4p, 44 weight class). Victor Slaughter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Dobson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dobson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slaughter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Slaughter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dobson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slaughter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slaughter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dobson on the side of the head.
Slaughter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dobson jabs at Slaughter's body.
Slaughter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dobson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slaughter rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slaughter. Dobson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slaughter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Slaughter prevents Dobson from standing back up.
Slaughter prevents Dobson from improving his position.
Dobson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dobson wants to control but Slaughter is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter is looking for a kimura here.
Dobson wants to control but Slaughter is keeping busy.
Slaughter passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dobson is working to get back to half guard.
Slaughter thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter looking to finish Dobson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dobson!
Slaughter unloading with bombs!
Dobson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Slaughter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Slaughter throwing strikes but Dobson recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Slaughter is looking to advance position but Dobson won't allow it.
Slaughter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter controlling his opponent.
Dobson wants to hold on but Slaughter pushes him away.
Slaughter punching from mount but Dobson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Slaughter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Slaughter looking for a guillotine from mount but Dobson is having none of it.
Dobson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slaughter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slaughter has hold of Dobson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dobson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dobson is looking to get to half guard.
Slaughter throwing strikes here but Dobson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Slaughter scoring with strikes but Dobson is staying in there.
Slaughter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dobson because Slaughter loaded up on that one.
Slaughter lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dobson is looking to improve his position but Slaughter isn't that keen on the idea.
Dobson tries to hold on but Slaughter postures up.
Dobson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dobson is rocked!
Slaughter drops a big elbow. That's hurt Dobson! More shots from Slaughter and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Slaughter!
Victor Slaughter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Michael Dobson had this to say: 'Oh bugger all!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugues Dupont (ranked 1211 p4p, 55 weight class) and Okino Naruhiko (ranked 1090 p4p, 48 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
11 - 1 - 1 |
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265 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hugues Dupont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Okino Naruhiko!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dupont is defended easily by Naruhiko.
Naruhiko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dupont keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Naruhiko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dupont is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dupont decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Naruhiko regains full guard. Nicely done.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Naruhiko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Naruhiko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Naruhiko keeping full guard, as Dupont tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naruhiko controls Dupont momentarily but Dupont frees himself.
Naruhiko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruhiko wants to sweep but no luck.
Naruhiko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dupont trying to control the position from guard on top but Naruhiko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dupont stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naruhiko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dupont passes Naruhiko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dupont seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naruhiko tries to get to full guard but Dupont has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dupont is trying to control the action in half guard but Naruhiko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Naruhiko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Naruhiko wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dupont wants to work for an arm triangle but Naruhiko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Naruhiko is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupont shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Naruhiko pinned against the cage. Naruhiko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dupont shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Naruhiko is trying to defend but Dupont finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dupont is looking to stall here but Naruhiko recovers full guard.
Naruhiko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dupont won't allow Naruhiko to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naruhiko keeping moving, preventing Dupont from controlling successfully.
Dupont passes Naruhiko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Naruhiko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dupont seems to be working for a kimura but Naruhiko defends the submission attempt.
Dupont looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Naruhiko is defending against the submission attempts here by Dupont.
Naruhiko manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugues Dupont dominated that 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dupont is defended easily by Naruhiko.
Dupont is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naruhiko can do to turn this around?
Dupont shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Naruhiko sprawls well. Naruhiko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dupont gets slowly back to his feet.
Dupont gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Naruhiko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dupont won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugues Dupont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
I wouldn't like to be where Dupont is right now.
Naruhiko working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupont on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Naruhiko scores with punches from side control.
Naruhiko in side control lands a decent elbow.
Naruhiko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruhiko wants to control but Dupont is keeping him busy.
Naruhiko working the ground and pound from side control.
Dupont is rocked!
Naruhiko scoring with punches from side control.
Oh Dupont is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dupont is trying to get back to half guard.
A big shot lands for Naruhiko! That's hurt Dupont! Will he recover? Naruhiko fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Okino Naruhiko!
Okino Naruhiko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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