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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn (ranked 4201 p4p, 189 weight class) and Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 5081 p4p, 210 weight class). Doctore has chosen Metallica - as his entrance music. Oenomaus Doctore will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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146 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oenomaus Doctore!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Doctore blocks the leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steel Penn has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Doctore clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Doctore told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Steel Penn working for a choke but Doctore is defending well.
Doctore is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Steel Penn off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Steel Penn is trying to stick to Doctore's back but Doctore is turning into Steel Penn. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Steel Penn's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Doctore.
Steel Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Doctore is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Doctore trying to control but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
Steel Penn is trying to keep Doctore in close.
Steel Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Steel Penn is trying to control the position but Doctore postures up.
Doctore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steel Penn managing 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.
Steel Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steel Penn managing to control the position.
Doctore is looking to work some ground and pound but Steel Penn has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doctore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Doctore frees his head nicely. Oh but Steel Penn has switched to an armbar! Doctore is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). The Steel Penn!
After winning the bout, The Steel Penn 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 Dave Brooksbank (ranked 3567 p4p, 381 weight class) and Conour McNugget (ranked 4114 p4p, 420 weight class). Dave Brooksbank could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Conour McNugget's chin.
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160 lbs
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161 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brooksbank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conour McNugget!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for McNugget.
Brooksbank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McNugget pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brooksbank back to the cage. McNugget follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McNugget lands with a slapping head kick.
Brooksbank is rocked!
Brooksbank glances at the clock... BAM! McNugget nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Brooksbank crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Brooksbank is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conour McNugget!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Conour McNugget made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Nemkov (ranked 16173 p4p, 518 weight class) and Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 2383 p4p, 290 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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203 lbs
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218 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oleg Nemkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov misses with a wild combination.
Turturro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turturro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nemkov throws a series of strikes that have Turturro backpedaling.
Turturro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turturro moves into the clinch.
Nemkov avoiding damage as Turturro throws knees to the body.
Turturro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turturro misses with a punch on the inside.
Turturro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Turturro fails to land.
Turturro gets through Nemkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turturro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turturro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nemkov avoids it.
Nemkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro throws a body punch but Nemkov moves out of range.
Turturro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nemkov throws a shot from downtown. Turturro moves away and avoids it.
Nemkov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nemkov looking to sit in guard and control but Turturro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Turturro being controlled here momentarily.
Nemkov 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.
Nemkov has a closed guard, preventing Turturro from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nemkov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Turturro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nemkov's guard.
Turturro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nemkov working for a triangle but Turturro defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to stand but Nemkov is controlling from the bottom.
I've been told that Turturro has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Nemkov is controlling Turturro's posture.
Turturro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nemkov's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nemkov swinging wildly here.
Nemkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Turturro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nemkov misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Turturro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nemkov.
Nemkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turturro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nemkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turturro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turturro closes the distance and pushes Nemkov back into the cage.
Turturro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turturro gets through Nemkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turturro working aggressively here.
Turturro tries to land a knee to the head but Nemkov blocks with his arms.
Nemkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turturro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nemkov's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turturro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nemkov avoids it.
Turturro throws a punch but it's blocked by Nemkov.
Nemkov managing to block the knees to the body from Turturro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro trying to land knees to the body.
Nemkov wants to stall.
Nemkov is looking to control Turturro's arms but Turturro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nemkov has his back to the cage.
Nemkov can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Nemkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nemkov blocking some punches.
Nemkov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nemkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Turturro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Turturro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turturro lands a shoulder strike.
Turturro trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Turturro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turturro throws a jab but it's blocked by Nemkov.
Nemkov slips under a jab.
Turturro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nemkov. Nemkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nemkov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turturro as he jumps to the side.
Nemkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Nemkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Turturro.
Turturro jabs Nemkov right on the nose. Nemkov blinks but takes it well.
Turturro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turturro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nemkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turturro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro works Nemkov's body with a nice hook.
Nemkov swinging wildly here.
Nemkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turturro throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nemkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turturro trying to land knees to the body.
Turturro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turturro has a couple of punches blocked by Nemkov.
Nemkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turturro tries to land knees in the clinch but Nemkov avoids the damage to the body.
Turturro connects with a knee to the head.
Turturro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nemkov is rocked!
A short left from Turturro.
Oh Nemkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turturro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turturro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nemkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turturro lands a big knee to the head and Nemkov goes down! Turturro pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Turturro!
In his post fight interview, Lorenzo Turturro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ManOfThe PinkHole (ranked 4344 p4p, 343 weight class) and Alfie Lazzyie (ranked 2201 p4p, 232 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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245 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ManOfThe PinkHole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfie Lazzyie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazzyie dives in for a single leg takedown but PinkHole sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lazzyie fails to land the takedown.
PinkHole connects with a jab.
Lazzyie closes this distance looking for a takedown but PinkHole circles away.
ManOfThe PinkHole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfie Lazzyie.
Lazzyie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? PinkHole is fending him off so far but Lazzyie persists. Nope, PinkHole circles away and we're back to standing.
Lazzyie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has PinkHole pinned against the cage. PinkHole gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
PinkHole's corner calls for a 1-2. PinkHole obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazzyie shoots for a takedown but PinkHole saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lazzyie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lazzyie stops PinkHole from standing up.
Lazzyie trying to control but PinkHole is working from the bottom.
Lazzyie scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PinkHole wants to stand but Lazzyie is controlling the position.
Lazzyie cracks PinkHole with a solid left hand.
PinkHole wants to stand up but Lazzyie is controlling him.
Lazzyie lands a couple of digs.
PinkHole wants to stand but Lazzyie is controlling the position.
Lazzyie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lazzyie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lazzyie with a nice head shot there.
PinkHole pushes Lazzyie off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lazzyie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with PinkHole but PinkHole pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazzyie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lazzyie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging PinkHole to the ground. Lazzyie is now in PinkHole's guard.
Lazzyie stops PinkHole from standing up.
PinkHole wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazzyie slips under a jab from PinkHole.
Lazzyie walks into a straight right hand from PinkHole.
Lazzyie fails with a takedown attempt.
Lazzyie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice takedown defense from PinkHole. No joy for Lazzyie on that attempt.
A little feinted left hand from PinkHole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lazzyie tries for a takedown but PinkHole circles away easily
and PinkHole counters with a nice body shot.
Lazzyie looks winded!
Lazzyie with a poor takedown
and PinkHole counters with a straight right hand.
Lazzyie has his takedown stuffed
and PinkHole counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PinkHole drops Lazzyie with a big left hand and mounts him. Lazzyie is in big trouble!
Lazzyie is rocked!
PinkHole stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Lazzyie is still on wobbly legs! Can PinkHole finish him?
Lazzyie with a poor takedown
and PinkHole counters with a huge right that knocks Lazzyie out cold! PinkHole is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). ManOfThe PinkHole!
ManOfThe PinkHole thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Neil (ranked 2102 p4p, 264 weight class) and Katsu Laoka (ranked 2694 p4p, 318 weight class). Neil's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wild Side. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vince Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 25 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laoka misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Laoka - just one landing.
Laoka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Neil blocks a low kick nicely.
Neil throws a head kick that half lands.
Neil feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Laoka sprawling to the canvas! Laoka rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Neil finish him?!
Laoka is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neil misses with the body kick
and Laoka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laoka is still on wobbly legs! Can Neil finish him?
The fighters circling - Laoka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neil throws a hook but Laoka avoids it easily.
It seemed like Laoka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laoka seems to have recovered his senses.
Laoka throws a leg kick which misses Neil's front leg but catches the back leg as Neil tries to avoid it.
Neil connects with a body shot.
Neil scores with a kick to the body.
Laoka is looking to score with low kicks.
Neil lands a big head kick that sends Laoka tumbling to the mat! Neil takes a step backwards and waves Laoka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka lands a nice shot that snaps Neil's head back.
Neil misses with a body shot.
Laoka misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Neil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil throws a sloppy head kick and Laoka moves out of range easily.
Neil gets a clinch.
Neil lands with a right to the head.
I was talking to Neil's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Neil.
A head punch on the inside from Laoka fails to land.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Neil blocks with his arms.
Neil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neil instigates a clinch.
Neil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laoka connects with a leg kick. Neil looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laoka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neil missing with a left hand there. Laoka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laoka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Neil lands a high kick!
Laoka catches Neil with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neil thumps Laoka with a low kick.
Neil throws a shot to the body.
Neil misses with an uppercut
and Laoka counters with an outside leg kick.
Laoka takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka blocks a head kick by Neil.
And Laoka responds with a good body kick, but Neil manages to step out the way in time.
Neil throws a lazy head kick
and Laoka counters with a nice uppercut.
Neil tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laoka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laoka defending well as Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Neil throws a head kick but Laoka moves out of range.
Laoka moves away from the strike by Neil.
Laoka tries a head kick but it misses.
Laoka throws a shot to the body.
Laoka loads up on a big right hand but Neil slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Neil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laoka ducks under a wild hook from Neil.
Laoka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laoka misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neil. Laoka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laoka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laoka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Neil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka misses with a body shot
and Neil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neil with a jab.
Vince Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neil defending well as Laoka loads up on a big left hand.
Neil lands with a right hand.
Neil on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laoka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Neil scores with a decent looking hook.
Neil lands a nice looking body shot.
Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neil throws a sloppy head kick and Laoka moves out of range easily.
Neil misses with a body kick.
Laoka scores with the left hand. Neil knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil misses with a hook. Laoka ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laoka.
Neil jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laoka, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil moves out of range of the strikes.
Neil misses with a looping right.
Laoka throws a hook but Neil avoids it easily.
Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laoka.
Neil paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laoka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neil to score with a decent uppercut.
Laoka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Neil checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laoka lands a slapping body shot.
Laoka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neil.
Laoka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Laoka misses.
Laoka misses with a head kick.
Neil paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laoka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
Neil walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laoka tries to land a leg kick but Neil saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Neil dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Neil.
Neil throws a low kick but Laoka avoids it.
Neil blocks a leg kick.
Vince Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
Neil throws a looping overhand right but Laoka ducks down to avoid it.
Laoka misses with a looping right.
Laoka just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNeil.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laoka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Neil staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Neil. That snapped Laoka's head back.
An inside leg kick from Laoka misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laoka.
Laoka looks to land a combination but Neil avoids it well.
Neil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laoka lands a slapping body shot.
Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Laoka is just out of range.
Laoka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neil lands with a nice combination. Laoka backs away looking to recover.
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!
Laoka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Neil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neil.
Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laoka can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Neil.
Decent striking displayed by Neil there.
Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neil cracks Laoka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laoka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neil.
Laoka throws a hook but Neil avoids it easily.
Laoka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Neil under the eye.
Laoka misses with a hook. Neil ducked under it nicely.
Laoka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neil.
Neil slips a straight right by Laoka.
Neil tried to counter with a leg kick but Laoka avoided it.
Laoka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neil.
Laoka avoids the head kick by Neil.
Neil misses the shot to the body.
Laoka tries to score with a low kick but Neil moves his leg out of the way.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Laoka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laoka throws a leg kick but Neil checks it.
Neil throws a leg kick which misses Laoka's front leg but catches the back leg as Laoka tries to avoid it.
Laoka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Neil lands a nice looking body kick.
Neil throws a head kick that misses.
Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Laoka's shoulder, as Laoka tries to avoid the shot.
Neil clinches up against the cage.
Neil lands a body punch.
Laoka is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Neil.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laoka just leaning against Neil, taking a breather.
Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Neil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laoka lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Neil.
A right hand to the body from Neil.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka has a couple of punches blocked by Neil.
Neil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Neil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Neil scores with a shoulder strike.
Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
Neil lands a shot to the body.
Neil is working Laoka over against the cage.
Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Neil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
and Neil counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Laoka! He's just covering up as Neil starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vince Neil!
Vince Neil thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Makar Vershinin (ranked 2485 p4p, 239 weight class) and Scott Keene (ranked 2547 p4p, 245 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makar Vershinin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Keene!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keene throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vershinin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vershinin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keene throws out the jab.
Keene has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Keene thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vershinin tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott Keene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vershinin moves away from the strike by Keene.
Keene connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vershinin momentarily.
Keene throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vershinin .
Keene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vershinin is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vershinin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vershinin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vershinin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keene throws a right hand that Vershinin ducks under and follows up with a left that Vershinin also avoids with ease.
Vershinin digs a good body shot into Keene's ribs.
No joy there for Keene, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keene ducks right into an uppercut from Vershinin .
Keene is rocked!
Keene misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vershinin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Keene throws a looping overhand right but Vershinin ducks down to avoid it.
Vershinin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vershinin dips to his left and cracks Keene with an uppercut!
Keene is still on wobbly legs! Can Vershinin finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vershinin throws a shot from downtown. Keene moves away and avoids it.
Vershinin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keene.
Keene misses with a looping left.
Vershinin misses the jab.
A big left from Keene misses.
Keene seems to have recovered his senses.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Vershinin ! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Makar Vershinin !
After winning the bout, Makar Vershinin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Brahms (ranked 788 p4p, 41 weight class) and Oshan Jackson (ranked 2414 p4p, 119 weight class). Brahms comes to the cage accompanied by 40 : 1 - Sabaton. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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134 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Johannes Brahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oshan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brahms ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson with a hook.
It looks like Johannes Brahms has been cut.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Brahms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brahms went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brahms's corner calls for a 1-2. Brahms obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oshan Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Brahms - just one landing.
It looks like Oshan Jackson has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Brahms.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brahms throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brahms lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Brahms is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Brahms keeps it at a distance.
Brahms ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Brahms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Jackson backs away, Brahms returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Brahms connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brahms shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've been hearing reports that Brahms has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahms connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brahms's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
Brahms avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brahms scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brahms tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brahms to the ground. Brahms escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brahms fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson is rocked!
Brahms swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Brahms finish him?
Brahms moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Brahms lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Jackson can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Brahms and Jackson drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Brahms.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johannes Brahms!
A very excited looking Johannes Brahms made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Oshan Jackson spoke after the fight, saying 'I tryed my best i want to thank the fans for coming out and supporting me. Ill be back and next time ill get the finish for you guys.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Synyx Dall (ranked 508 p4p, 69 weight class) and Evgeni Elkemenchi (ranked 2522 p4p, 277 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by In Scarlet Storm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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168 lbs
15 - 15 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Synyx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Evgeni Elkemenchi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkemenchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Dall.
Elkemenchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dall's sensitive parts.
Elkemenchi throws a right hand that misses
and Dall counters with a thumping low kick.
No luck for Elkemenchi with that takedown attempt.
Dall blocks a head kick by Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi misses with a left hand
letting Dall counter with a right hand.
A jab from Elkemenchi misses.
Elkemenchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkemenchi misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Elkemenchi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elkemenchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Elkemenchi gets a takedown into half guard.
Elkemenchi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Elkemenchi working the head and body with strikes.
Elkemenchi wants to pass to mount but Dall is defending the position.
Dall is refusing to be controlled, as Elkemenchi sits in half guard.
Dall is trying to get back to full guard.
Elkemenchi maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dall could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Elkemenchi has cracked it and Dall is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Elkemenchi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Evgeni Elkemenchi!
In his post fight interview, Evgeni Elkemenchi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Synyx Dall stepped up to the mic, saying 'You're never too old to lose!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 834 p4p, 44 weight class) and Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 1106 p4p, 64 weight class). Sepulveda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lady Gaga - Alejandro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Sepulveda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairbanks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Fairbanks is just out of range.
Sepulveda throws a body punch but Fairbanks moves out of range.
Fairbanks throws out a counter right but Sepulveda avoids it with no problem.
Sepulveda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fairbanks checks it well.
Fairbanks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sepulveda.
Fairbanks throws out a counter right but Sepulveda avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sepulveda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fairbanks throws a looping overhand right but Sepulveda ducks down to avoid it.
Sepulveda tries to counter by clinching up but Fairbanks breaks away and moves out of range.
Sepulveda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks blocks a head kick by Sepulveda.
A big right from Fairbanks misses.
Fairbanks tests Sepulveda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fairbanks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sepulveda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sepulveda misses the target.
Jab by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks avoids the head kick by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda slips a jab from Fairbanks.
Sepulveda half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairbanks manages to avoid it.
Alejandro Sepulveda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairbanks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sepulveda scores with a jab to the body.
Sepulveda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sepulveda sizes up Fairbanks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Fairbanks moves out of range.
Fairbanks tries to move into range but Sepulveda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sepulveda loads up on a big right hand but Fairbanks slips the punch.
Fairbanks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sepulveda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fairbanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sepulveda struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairbanks controls his hands.
Sepulveda letting Fairbanks take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda breaks from the clinch.
Fairbanks moves out of range as Sepulveda throws a body kick.
As Sepulveda backs off Fairbanks throws a huge counter combo but Sepulveda manages to avoid it all.
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!
Sepulveda scores with a hook to the body. Fairbanks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fairbanks throws a poor cross that misses
and Sepulveda counters with a nice body kick.
Sepulveda needs to keep his hands up - Fairbanks had a free shot at his head there.
Sepulveda moves away from the strike by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sepulveda looks to throw a body kick
and Fairbanks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sepulveda throws a front kick aimed at Fairbanks's knee but Fairbanks avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Fairbanks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sepulveda doesn't seem phased though.
Fairbanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sepulveda shoots in but Fairbanks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda misses with a hook. Fairbanks ducked under it nicely.
Sepulveda lands a slapping body shot.
Sepulveda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fairbanks! But no joy.
Fairbanks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sepulveda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fairbanks's knee momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sepulveda, as that shot connected.
Sepulveda blocks a jab.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the body
enabling Sepulveda to counter with a crisp jab.
Sepulveda wants to land a leg kick but Fairbanks is out of range.
Fairbanks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sepulveda wants to clinch up but Fairbanks keeps it at a distance.
Sepulveda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sepulveda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sepulveda throws out a loose jab but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sepulveda. That one must have hurt.
Sepulveda scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairbanks is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sepulveda with a body shot.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sepulveda throws a body punch but Fairbanks moves out of range.
Fairbanks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Sepulveda.
Fairbanks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sepulveda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sepulveda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fairbanks doesn't seem bothered though.
Sepulveda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fairbanks.
Sepulveda seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sepulveda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick
enabling Fairbanks to counter with a crisp jab.
Sepulveda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fairbanks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fairbanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Sepulveda 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.
Sepulveda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fairbanks counters with a right hand to the body.
Fairbanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sepulveda moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Fairbanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda looks to land a body kick but Fairbanks moved away.
Fairbanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sepulveda was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairbanks.
Sepulveda tries to counter by clinching up but Fairbanks breaks away and moves out of range.
Fairbanks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sepulveda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sepulveda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairbanks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fairbanks tries to clinch up.
Sepulveda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sepulveda throws a right and a left that Fairbanks avoids nicely.
Fairbanks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks misses the jab.
Sepulveda throws a sloppy head kick and Fairbanks moves out of range easily.
Sepulveda is looking to wear down Fairbanks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fairbanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Sepulveda scores with a four punch combination!
Sepulveda connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fairbanks. Fairbanks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sepulveda slips under a jab from Fairbanks.
Sepulveda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fairbanks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Fairbanks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sepulveda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fairbanks.
Sepulveda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sepulveda works Fairbanks's body with a nice hook.
Fairbanks throws a looping overhand right but Sepulveda ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Fairbanks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairbanks throws a poor cross that misses
and Sepulveda counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sepulveda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fairbanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sepulveda blocks a jab.
Sepulveda is looking to counter the offense by Fairbanks and move into the clinch.
Fairbanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Sepulveda was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fairbanks throws the left hand but Sepulveda avoids the punch easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Fairbanks misses the target.
Fairbanks misses with a wild body shot.
Fairbanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Sepulveda is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairbanks manages to avoid it.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that misses.
Fairbanks moves out of range as Sepulveda throws a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fairbanks, as that shot connected.
Fairbanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Sepulveda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fairbanks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fairbanks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fairbanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sepulveda throws a series of strikes that have Fairbanks backpedaling.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick
letting Fairbanks counter with a right hand.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sepulveda lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Fairbanks misses.
Alejandro Sepulveda is winning the standup battle so far.
Fairbanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairbanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sepulveda manages to avoid it.
Sepulveda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fairbanks tries to avoid it but Sepulveda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fairbanks to the ground. Fairbanks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Sepulveda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sepulveda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fairbanks is looking to clinch.
Sepulveda throws a jab when Fairbanks was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sepulveda. That snapped Fairbanks's head back.
Sepulveda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fairbanks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fairbanks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sepulveda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Desmond Fairbanks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sepulveda tries to land a front kick but Fairbanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fairbanks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sepulveda shoots in for a double leg but Fairbanks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fairbanks throws a big shot that misses.
Fairbanks missing with a left hand there. Sepulveda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sepulveda looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sepulveda misses with a hook
and Fairbanks counters with a left and a right that stings Sepulveda.
Sepulveda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fairbanks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sepulveda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fairbanks swats away the attempt to clinch by Sepulveda.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fairbanks! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairbanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sepulveda manages to avoid it.
Sepulveda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fairbanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sepulveda was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairbanks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda misses with a kick to the body.
Fairbanks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fairbanks clobbers Sepulveda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sepulveda misses with an uppercut. Fairbanks saw that one coming.
Sepulveda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice body punch from Fairbanks.
Sepulveda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sepulveda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda drops his hands momentarily and Fairbanks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sepulveda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fairbanks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sepulveda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks misses with an uppercut
and Fairbanks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sepulveda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sepulveda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fairbanks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sepulveda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sepulveda misses with a low kick.
Fairbanks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda clinches up against the cage.
Sepulveda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sepulveda tries a body shot but Fairbanks blocks it.
Fairbanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sepulveda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sepulveda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sepulveda blocks a body shot from Fairbanks.
Sepulveda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fairbanks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Sepulveda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairbanks scores with a one two! Sepulveda had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sepulveda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fairbanks wants the takedown. Sepulveda is fighting it off but Fairbanks persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sepulveda's guard against the cage.
Fairbanks would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fairbanks decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Sepulveda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda slips under a jab.
Fairbanks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sepulveda throws a lazy right hand but Fairbanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fairbanks! But no joy.
Sepulveda misses the jab.
Fairbanks with a hook.
Sepulveda throws a sloppy head kick and Fairbanks moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Fairbanks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairbanks tries to clinch up but Sepulveda circles away and keeps his distance.
Desmond Fairbanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Fairbanks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fairbanks 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Desmond Fairbanks!
Desmond Fairbanks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rei Bourke (ranked 928 p4p, 120 weight class) and Bobby Bianchi (ranked 1668 p4p, 200 weight class). Bourke comes to the cage accompanied by Champion. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rei Bourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Bianchi!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bianchi slips a jab and a cross from Bourke.
Bianchi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bianchi scoring with some ground and pound.
Bourke wants to stand up but Bianchi is controlling him.
Bianchi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bianchi scoring with some ground and pound.
Bianchi passes Bourke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bianchi lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Bianchi seems content to control.
Bourke tries to kick Bianchi off in order to stand up. Bianchi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bianchi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bianchi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourke is trying to get back to his feet.
Bianchi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bianchi working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourke pushes Bianchi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bianchi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bianchi grinds an elbow into Bourke's temple.
Bianchi working the body and head with strikes.
Bianchi working the ground and pound.
Bianchi trying to control the position but Bourke is working away.
Bianchi controlling the position.
Bianchi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bianchi working the head with strikes.
Bianchi wants to control but Bourke is keeping him busy.
Bianchi cracks Bourke with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourke is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bourke taking a bit of punishment here - Bianchi scoring with strikes.
Bianchi is looking to take a break and control but Bourke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bourke is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bianchi is controlling him well.
Bourke trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bianchi working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bianchi advances to mount.
Bianchi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bourke is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi controlling his opponent.
Bourke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bianchi on the ground.
Bourke wants to get back to his feet.
Bianchi breaks from Bourke's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bianchi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bourke can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bianchi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bourke wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bianchi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bourke?
Bourke has left one of his arms exposed and Bianchi doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Bourke screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Bianchi!
Our winner, Bobby Bianchi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Rei Bourke stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back in no time.'.
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