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UFC WNF 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Whalter White (ranked 6493 p4p, 365 weight class) and Marlin Scars (ranked 24154 p4p, 397 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Whalter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marlin Scars!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scars connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White closes the distance and clinches.
White gets control of Scars's arms and successfully pulls guard. White will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Scars thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Scars defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
Scars trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
White wants to control from the top but Scars keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scars is keeping the position for now.
Scars is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Scars passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for White!
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Scars lands with some strikes.
Scars can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as White is looking to escape.
White tries to reverse the position but Scars maintains control.
White bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
White looking to pass the guard.
Scars pulls White in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Scars manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now White has Scars in his guard.
Scars trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Scars is sitting in close to White's body. White has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Scars is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Scars is tapping! That was a very nice submission by White.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Whalter White!
A less than humble Whalter White misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raj Escobar (ranked 7072 p4p, 466 weight class) and Jai Hale (ranked 7230 p4p, 471 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jai Hale was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raj Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jai Hale!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale staying out of range there.
Hale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Hale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Hale staying out of range there.
Escobar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Escobar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Escobar scores with a body shot.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Hale.
Escobar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hale clinches with his opponent.
Hale has picked Escobar up - he's going for a ride! Hale dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale lands with a punch from half guard.
Escobar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hale.
Escobar is looking to escape.
Well, if Hale is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar pushes Hale off looking to stand but Hale dives back in and keeps control.
Hale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hale working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hale controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hale darts in looking for a takedown but Escobar gets double underhooks and turns Hale into the cage.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Escobar coming out on top.
Escobar lands a big uppercut and Hale crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hale looks OK. Escobar waves Hale back to his feet!
Hale is rocked!
Raj Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hale on the side of the head.
Hale is still on wobbly legs! Can Escobar finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Are you kidding me?! Escobar ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Hale clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raj Escobar!
Our winner, Raj Escobar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daiyan Jr Jesus Valdes (ranked 3687 p4p, 174 weight class) and Joe Tromundo (ranked 24701 p4p, 243 weight class). Jesus Valdes comes to the cage accompanied by a lo cubano. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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131 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daiyan Jr Jesus Valdes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Tromundo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus Valdes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tromundo.
Jesus Valdes throws a big counter combination but Tromundo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jesus Valdes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tromundo throws out the jab.
Jesus Valdes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Daiyan Jr Jesus Valdes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Jesus Valdes.
A little jabbing left from Tromundo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jesus Valdes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tromundo throws an overhand right that lands on Jesus Valdes's shoulder, as Jesus Valdes tries to avoid the shot.
Jesus Valdes misses with a takedown
and Tromundo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tromundo swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus Valdes misses with a double jab
enabling Tromundo to counter with a crisp jab.
Jesus Valdes is rocked!
Tromundo lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Tromundo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Bullock (ranked 4097 p4p, 323 weight class) and Rowan Bell (ranked 3437 p4p, 301 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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264 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rowan Bell!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullock shoots for a double leg takedown but Bell sprawls well. He's pushed Bullock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Bell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bullock is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Bullock gets tackled into the cage by Bell. Bell maintains the clinch.
Bullock lands an elbow just above Bell 's eye.
It looks like Rowan Bell has been cut.
Bullock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bullock lands a shot to the body.
Bell takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Bullock working aggressively here.
Bullock misses with a knee strike.
Bullock misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bullock is trying to trip Bell. He has hold of a leg but Bell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bullock persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bell manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bullock tries to land knees in the clinch but Bell avoids the damage to the body.
Bell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bullock is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Bullock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bullock wants a takedown.
Bullock looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A head punch on the inside from Bullock fails to land.
Bullock slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bullock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bullock is trying to drag Bell to the mat but Bell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bullock turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bullock manages to end up in side control.
Bell sneaks out the side door and pushes Bullock away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bullock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bell is controlling Bullock's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bell is looking to control Bullock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bell avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lars Bullock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rowan Bell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bullock fails to land with a series of punches.
Bell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Lars Bullock has been cut.
Bell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bullock is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bell darts in and clinches Bullock up against the cage.
Bullock is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bell is defending well.
Bullock slowing the pace effectively.
Bullock working aggressively here.
Bell avoiding damage as Bullock throws knees to the body.
Bullock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bell after a bit of a struggle.
Bell can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Bullock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bullock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bell cracks Bullock with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bell walks away with a smile on his face. Bullock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bullock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bell as he avoids it easily.
Bell throws a series of punches but Bullock moves out of range.
Bullock misses with a kick to the body.
Bell wants to slow Bullock down by chopping away at his legs.
Bullock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bullock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bullock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Bell thumps Bullock with a low kick.
Bell connects with a body shot.
Bullock misses with a double jab.
Bell unleashes a big counter combination but Bullock bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bell throws a leg kick but Bullock moved away.
Bullock moves in looking to clinch but Bell pushes him off.
Bell feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bullock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bullock forces Bell back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bullock has Bell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bullock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bullock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bullock misses with an elbow over the top.
Bell tries to land knees in the clinch but Bullock avoids the damage to the body.
Bell tries to break free but Bullock pushes him back against the cage.
Lars Bullock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bell is trying to force a seperation but Bullock has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Bell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Bullock is looking for a counter combo.
Decent striking displayed by Bell there.
Bullock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Bullock with that takedown attempt.
Bell misses with a lunging right hand
and Bullock counters with a shoot takedown. Bell fights it but they end up in guard.
Bell has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bullock is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bullock has Bell pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bullock pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bell tumbling to the mat - Bullock dives into Bell's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullock won't allow Bell to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock looking to sit in guard and control but Bell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bullock keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bullock keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
Bell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bell decides to stand back up. Bell steps back and let's Bullock get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands with a good body shot.
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bullock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Bullock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bell defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Bullock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell scores with a three punch combo!
Bullock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bell as he jumps to the side.
Bell throws out a counter right but Bullock avoids it with no problem.
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bullock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bell doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bullock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bell if he has to take too many more of those.
Bell keeps the fight on the outside.
Bullock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rowan Bell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bell 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 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rowan Bell!
During a confident post fight interview, Rowan Bell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodger Bell (ranked 3972 p4p, 405 weight class) and Jay Popotrek (ranked 5341 p4p, 477 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodger Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Popotrek!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Bell. Beautiful body shot.
Bell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bell tests Popotrek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bell.
A jab from Popotrek misses.
Popotrek takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Popotrek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Popotrek.
Popotrek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Popotrek misses with a left hand
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bell!
Bell lands with a slapping head kick.
Bell scores with a three punch combo!
Popotrek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Popotrek drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Popotrek working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Bell's face as Popotrek controls the position.
Popotrek working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popotrek moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bell is trying to buck Popotrek off.
Bell is working to avoid the ground and pound but Popotrek connects with a decent elbow.
Popotrek scores with a couple of short elbows.
Popotrek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Popotrek takes a little break here. Bell wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Popotrek lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bell down.
Bell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Popotrek creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking to reverse the position.
Popotrek happy to just control the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bell is looking for a sweep.
Bell is being controlled here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell is not content to let Popotrek control the position.
Popotrek scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodger Bell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Popotrek throws a series of punches but Bell avoids them all with ease.
Popotrek throws out a leg kick but Bell moves out of range and Popotrek only half commits.
Bell slips under a jab from Popotrek.
Popotrek misses with a body shot.
Bell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bell lands a head kick. Popotrek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Popotrek takes a kick to the side of the head.
Popotrek misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Bell as Popotrek shoots in.
Bell lands a body shot.
Bell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Popotrek stays in close to Bell's body and controls the position.
Popotrek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popotrek postures up and lands a big shot to Bell's brow.
Popotrek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bell trying to keep a closed guard but Popotrek is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popotrek trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Popotrek won't allow Bell to sweep him here.
Popotrek showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Popotrek's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Popotrek.
Popotrek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Popotrek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Popotrek works over Bell with some ground and pound from guard.
Popotrek with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Popotrek seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Popotrek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Popotrek if he has to take too many more of those.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bell.
Popotrek throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Bell thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've been told by Bell's head coaches at UnderGround Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Popotrek throws a right and a left that Bell avoids nicely.
Bell scores with a three punch combo!
Popotrek misses with a body punch
and Bell counters with a head kick.
Popotrek throws a leg kick
and Bell counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell scores with a nice body kick.
Popotrek punishes Bell's body with a nice straight punch.
Popotrek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popotrek tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bell defends well and Popotrek ends up having to push Bell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Popotrek.
Bell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bell tries to bum rush Popotrek with a series of wild strikes but Popotrek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Popotrek doesn't seem bothered though.
Popotrek throws a body punch but Bell moves out of range.
Popotrek swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popotrek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bell.
Bell lands a head kick. Popotrek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Popotrek swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bell counters with a three punch combo that has Popotrek backing up. Popotrek nods at Bell to acknowledge the strikes.
Popotrek dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Popotrek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Popotrek throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bell counters with a left and a right that stings Popotrek.
Bell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bell wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Popotrek manages to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Nice strikes from Popotrek there.
Popotrek controlling the action here.
Popotrek looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Popotrek is nestled in close to Bell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popotrek can do to turn this around?
Ground and pound from Popotrek.
Popotrek is taking a breather. Bell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Popotrek lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jay Popotrek has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popotrek landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodger Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodger Bell!
Rodger Bell spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Greenwood (ranked 2832 p4p, 303 weight class) and Anthony Linwood (ranked 4591 p4p, 446 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Greenwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Linwood!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linwood. That did some damage!
Linwood feints and as Greenwood raises his hands in defense, Linwood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Greenwood uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Greenwood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Greenwood wants it to stay on the feet.
Greenwood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greenwood misses with a few strikes there.
Linwood takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linwood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Greenwood.
Greenwood explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Linwood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Anthony Linwood has been cut.
Linwood looks winded!
Linwood shoots in for a double leg but Greenwood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Michael Greenwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Linwood.
Linwood takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Greenwood scores with a nice right hand.
Linwood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Greenwood bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Linwood! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Linwood is rocked!
Greenwood wanted to stand there but Linwood had control of the position.
Linwood is still in real trouble! Can Greenwood finish him?
Greenwood stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Linwood seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenwood lands a big right hook! Linwood looks hurt but is still standing! Greenwood lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Linwood falls down and Greenwood dives in with a huge hammer fist! Linwood's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Greenwood runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Greenwood!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Sousa (ranked 6787 p4p, 486 weight class) and Dansen Chayambuka (ranked 3761 p4p, 371 weight class). Sousa comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Chayambuka has chosen Spider Man as his entrance music. Dansen Chayambuka struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Sousa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dansen Chayambuka!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sousa rushes Chayambuka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sousa tries to land knees in the clinch but Chayambuka avoids the damage to the body.
Chayambuka gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sousa looking for submissions off his back.
Chayambuka prevents Sousa from improving his position.
Chayambuka stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chayambuka seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sousa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dansen Chayambuka!
Dansen Chayambuka decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titus Contreras (ranked 3695 p4p, 176 weight class) and Tommy Reed (ranked 3625 p4p, 172 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reed's choice of entrance music: Tupac ft 50 Cent - Get Up Remix. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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140 lbs
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147 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Titus Contreras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Reed!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contreras shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Contreras connects with a nice short shot to Reed's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed is pressing down on Contreras's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Contreras from controlling successfully.
Contreras wants to pass the guard but Reed is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contreras has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Reed to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Contreras is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Reed pulls down on the head and he's put Contreras to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tommy Reed!
Tommy Reed seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murder Junkie (ranked 3817 p4p, 393 weight class) and Kay Teptrom (ranked 4201 p4p, 421 weight class). Junkie comes to the cage accompanied by Google Murder Junkies and enjoy the full male nudity.. The key to victory for Murder Junkie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Murder Junkie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kay Teptrom!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junkie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Junkie lands a slapping body shot.
Junkie gets a clinch.
Teptrom controlling the action here for a moment.
Teptrom is trying to stall.
Teptrom tries to stall but Junkie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Junkie lands with a short shot to the head.
Junkie scores with a shot to the side of Teptrom's head.
Teptrom has Junkie pressed against the cage.
A short left from Junkie.
Teptrom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junkie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Junkie lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Teptrom is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Junkie has denied him.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kay Teptrom.
Junkie blocks a leg kick.
Junkie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Junkie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
Junkie is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junkie cracks a nice hook into Teptrom's ribs.
Teptrom is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Junkie's half guard.
Teptrom is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Junkie sees it coming and defends easily.
Teptrom is working for a kimura but Junkie is defending it quite comfortably.
Teptrom stalling.
Junkie is looking for a sweep. Teptrom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Junkie actively working from the bottom here.
Teptrom controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teptrom is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Junkie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Teptrom.
Teptrom is thwarting Junkie's attempts to control the position.
Junkie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Teptrom is controlling the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Junkie actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murder Junkie dominated that round.
That's time! Junkie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Junkie gets caught napping as Teptrom dives in and scores a takedown. Junkie manages to retain guard.
Teptrom is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Junkie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Teptrom defends it easily.
Teptrom pushes down on Junkie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Teptrom is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Teptrom is taking a breather. Junkie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junkie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Teptrom pulls his head out easily.
Junkie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Teptrom is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junkie is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Teptrom prevents Junkie from improving his position.
Junkie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Teptrom pulls his head out easily.
Teptrom is looking for a kimura here.
Teptrom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Junkie defends it well.
Teptrom controlling the action here.
Junkie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teptrom is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Junkie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Teptrom.
Teptrom is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Junkie is just riding it out for now. Teptrom eventually gives up the hold.
Junkie is trying to maintain the position but Teptrom is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Teptrom perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kay Teptrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Teptrom tries to work over Junkie's front leg with a kick but Junkie checks it.
Teptrom misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Junkie.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Junkie.
Teptrom is looking to clinch.
Junkie is looking to clinch.
Teptrom changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Junkie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Junkie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Teptrom off and has taken his back!
Teptrom breaks Junkie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
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!
Teptrom pushing down on Junkie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Junkie trying to control but Teptrom postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Teptrom in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Junkie tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Teptrom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kay Teptrom!
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