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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Berklerk Pinsinchai (ranked 4362 p4p, 341 weight class) and Killua Zoldyk (ranked 4081 p4p, 331 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Berklerk Pinsinchai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Killua Zoldyk!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinsinchai moves in looking to clinch but Zoldyk pushes him off.
Pinsinchai throws a head kick that half lands.
Zoldyk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zoldyk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pinsinchai is looking to get back to is feet but Zoldyk passes into side control.
Pinsinchai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zoldyk on the ground.
Zoldyk remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Zoldyk passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pinsinchai!
Zoldyk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoldyk raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zoldyk is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Pinsinchai is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Killua Zoldyk!
A victorious Killua Zoldyk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Hallogen (ranked 3861 p4p, 129 weight class) and Torq Bosley (ranked 1514 p4p, 30 weight class). Torq Bosley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Hallogen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torq Bosley!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallogen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bosley sprawls well. Bosley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hallogen gets slowly back to his feet.
Hallogen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bosley pinned against the cage. Bosley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bosley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hallogen takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Jeremy Hallogen has been cut.
Hallogen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bosley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallogen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bosley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hallogen somewhat.
Bosley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Hallogen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hallogen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bosley's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hallogen.
Bosley working a defensive guard here.
Hallogen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hallogen throws a big elbow that misses.
Bosley is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hallogen rolls with it to try and escape but Bosley cranks on the arm and Hallogen is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Torq Bosley!
Torq Bosley tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Bullock (ranked 4671 p4p, 360 weight class) and Bubba Hippo (ranked 3868 p4p, 330 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 3 - 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 Hilo, Bubba Hippo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hippo.
Hippo gets tackled into the cage by Bullock. Bullock maintains the clinch.
Hippo trying to control the position but instead, Bullock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hippo into the cage.
Bullock scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bubba Hippo has been cut.
Knees to the body from Bullock.
Bullock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Hippo fails to land.
A short left from Bullock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bullock prevents the takedown attempt.
Hippo is trying to pull guard but Bullock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bullock has Hippo 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 Hippo tumbling to the mat - Bullock dives into Hippo's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hippo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bullock defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock trying to control the position from guard on top but Hippo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bullock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hippo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bullock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hippo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bullock wants to control from the top but Hippo keeps moving.
Bullock postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lars Bullock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullock shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bullock was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hippo struggling a bit here.
Hippo is looking for a sweep.
Hippo wants to control but Bullock postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Bullock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Hippo's cut.
That's time! Bullock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bullock throws a series of punches but Hippo moves out of range.
Bullock looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bullock moves out of range of the body kick.
Bullock closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hippo's guard.
Bullock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hippo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bullock has managed to get both his arms back between Hippo's legs - danger averted.
Hippo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hippo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bullock is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hippo's head.
Bullock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hippo on the ground.
Bullock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hippo looking for a guillotine here but Bullock defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bullock is one step ahead there.
Bullock stays in close to Hippo's body and controls the position.
Bullock connects with a couple of short punches.
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.
Hippo trying to keep a closed guard but Bullock is proving a slippery customer.
Bullock decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hippo, up you get!
Hippo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bullock swivels and escapes.
Hippo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bullock lands a damaging elbow.
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.
Hippo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Bullock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hippo, pushing him back against the cage.
Bullock lands an elbow just above Hippo 's eye.
That has opened up Bubba Hippo's cut even more.
Bullock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bullock looking to throw knees to the head but Hippo is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Bullock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Hippo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bullock stuffs the takedown attempt from Hippo. Hippo gets slowly back to his feet.
Bullock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hippo can do to turn this around?
Bullock gets tackled into the cage by Hippo. Hippo maintains the clinch.
Bullock has clasped his hands together around Hippo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hippo struggling a bit here.
Hippo is looking for a sweep.
Bullock trying to control the action but Hippo is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hippo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bullock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo is trying to stand up here but Bullock is controlling him well.
Bullock trying to control the pace.
Hippo is staying active underneath Bullock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lars Bullock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hippo is looking to control Bullock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hippo avoid being mounted?
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bullock is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bullock has Hippo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hippo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bullock to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hippo tries for a takedown but Bullock manages to get underhooks.
Lars Bullock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Hippo.
Hippo is working for takedown but Bullock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hippo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hippo is working for takedown but Bullock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lars Bullock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hippo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bullock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bullock manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bullock closes the distance and clinches.
Bubba Hippo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hippo takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Bullock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bullock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Bullock!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Bell (ranked 2699 p4p, 262 weight class) and Horacio Romeu Pinto (ranked 3488 p4p, 314 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Horacio Romeu Pinto enters the cage!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rowan Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Horacio Romeu Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romeu Pinto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romeu Pinto circles away quickly and effectively.
Romeu Pinto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice sprawl there from Bell as Romeu Pinto shoots in.
Bell cracks Romeu Pinto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romeu Pinto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bell throws out the jab.
Bell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Romeu Pinto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Romeu Pinto throwing strikes from guard but Bell blocks nicely.
Romeu Pinto connects with a couple of short punches.
Bell controlling Romeu Pinto's posture.
Romeu Pinto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeu Pinto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romeu Pinto is working Bell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bell wants to stand but Romeu Pinto is controlling the position.
Romeu Pinto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romeu Pinto postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
Romeu Pinto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Romeu Pinto trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romeu Pinto stops Bell from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bell misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Romeu Pinto back to the cage. Bell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Bell backs off Romeu Pinto throws a huge counter combo but Bell manages to avoid it all.
Bell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romeu Pinto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bell with a body shot.
Bell throws a leg kick but Romeu Pinto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bell throws a jab when Romeu Pinto was well out of range.
Romeu Pinto flicks out a counter leg kick but Bell steps away.
Bell throws a low kick but Romeu Pinto moves out of range easily.
Romeu Pinto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A low kick from Bell is predictable there
and Romeu Pinto counters with a single leg into guard. Bell didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Bell dominated that round.
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.
Romeu Pinto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bell looks to land a left hand but Romeu Pinto moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romeu Pinto! But no joy.
Bell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Romeu Pinto under the eye.
Bell throws a poor cross that misses
and Romeu Pinto counters with a left to the body.
Romeu Pinto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Romeu Pinto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bell to see if he's OK.
Romeu Pinto wants to control but Bell is keeping him busy.
Romeu Pinto wants to take a breather but Bell manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Romeu Pinto.
Bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romeu Pinto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bell holds on and takes a little breather.
Romeu Pinto landing some decent shots from guard.
Bell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romeu Pinto works over Bell with some ground and pound from guard.
Romeu Pinto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Romeu Pinto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to stand up but Romeu Pinto has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Romeu Pinto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bell's back!
Romeu Pinto doesn't have the hooks in and Bell manages to turn into his guard.
Romeu Pinto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romeu Pinto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romeu Pinto wants to sweep but no luck.
Romeu Pinto is trying to keep Bell in close.
Bell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bell looking to pass the guard.
Romeu Pinto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bell is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rowan Bell will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Romeu Pinto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bell motions for Romeu Pinto to come forward. Bell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romeu Pinto circles away quickly and effectively.
Romeu Pinto avoids the head kick by Bell.
Romeu Pinto shoots for a takedown but Bell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rowan Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell fails to land with a series of punches.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romeu Pinto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romeu Pinto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bell with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell tries to bum rush Romeu Pinto with a series of wild strikes but Romeu Pinto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romeu Pinto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bell misses with a straight left.
Romeu Pinto slips under a jab.
Romeu Pinto with the counter takedown but Bell avoids it easily.
Romeu Pinto slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
Bell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romeu Pinto has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A combination from Bell does no damage.
Jab, jab by Bell - just one landing.
A shot to the body from Bell misses
and Romeu Pinto counters with a crisp one two that drops Bell! Romeu Pinto thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bell to his feet! Bell is in big trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bell stuns Romeu Pinto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Romeu Pinto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Romeu Pinto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Romeu Pinto.
Romeu Pinto sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romeu Pinto can do to turn this around?
Romeu Pinto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Romeu Pinto.
Bell is trying to get back to his feet.
Romeu Pinto cracks Bell with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sloppy strikes there by Romeu Pinto.
Romeu Pinto works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Romeu Pinto is putting a hurting on Bell here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rowan Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bell is rocked!
Bell taking a bit of punishment here - Romeu Pinto scoring with strikes.
Horacio Romeu Pinto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Bell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Romeu Pinto! That's hurt Bell! Will he recover? Romeu Pinto fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horacio Romeu Pinto!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cho Ba (ranked 4384 p4p, 220 weight class) and Timidus Campos (ranked 4495 p4p, 223 weight class). Cho Ba had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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130 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cho Ba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timidus Campos!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've been hearing good reports from Ba's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Campos is working Ba over with some ground and pound from side control.
Campos working the ground and pound.
Campos scoring with punches from side control.
Campos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Campos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Campos slows the pace down.
Ba tries to bench press Campos off him but Campos keeps the position.
Campos cracks Ba with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Campos lands a few punches from side control.
Ba is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ba is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campos is working Ba over with some ground and pound from side control.
Campos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ba keeps working.
Ba is trying to improve his position.
Campos looks up at the clock and then as Ba takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Campos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ba taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ba gets back to half guard.
Ba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba is looking for a triangle but Campos pushes his legs off easily.
Ba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ba is breathing heavily.
Ba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Campos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Campos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Campos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Campos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ba has momentary wrist control but Campos slips an elbow through the middle.
Ba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Campos landing some decent shots from guard.
Ba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ba tries to get out of the position.
Campos works over Ba with some ground and pound from guard.
Campos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Campos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Campos landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos landing some decent shots from guard.
Ba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Campos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Campos scoring with some ground and pound.
Campos chips away with some ground and pound.
Ba has momentary wrist control but Campos slips an elbow through the middle.
Ba is rocked!
Campos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Ba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Campos is working Ba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Campos stands up over Ba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Campos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Campos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Campos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Campos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Campos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Campos cracks Ba with a big elbow.
A big shot lands for Campos! That's hurt Ba! Will he recover? Campos fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timidus Campos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suzuki Sakurai (ranked 5786 p4p, 469 weight class) and Over Power (ranked 2868 p4p, 320 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Suzuki Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Over Power!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai throws a nice looking combination but Power bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakurai throws a head kick that misses
and Power counters with a nice body shot.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Power getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sakurai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Power scores with the left hand. Sakurai knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Suzuki Sakurai has been cut.
Power misses with a straight right.
Sakurai blocks a jab.
Sakurai throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sakurai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakurai.
Power misses with a hook. Sakurai ducked under it nicely.
Sakurai lands a head kick. Power smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sakurai throws a lazy body kick
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakurai misses with a wild body shot.
Power looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Power takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakurai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Power sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sakurai somewhat.
Power moves out of range of the body kick.
Power unleashes a big counter combination but Sakurai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sakurai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Power counters with a right hand to the body.
Power throws a hook to the side of Sakurai's head but Sakurai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakurai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Power is looking for the big counter here.
Power throws a jab when Sakurai was well out of range.
Sakurai misses with the combination.
Power throws out a counter right but Sakurai avoids it with no problem.
Sakurai throws a nice head kick!
Sakurai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Power counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suzuki Sakurai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakurai.
Power lands with a hook. Sakurai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakurai throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
Sakurai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Power fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sakurai on the side of the head.
Suzuki Sakurai's cut is getting worse.
Sakurai misses with a double jab
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Suzuki Sakurai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
Power feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sakurai sprawling to the canvas! Sakurai rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Power finish him?!
Sakurai is rocked!
Power cracks Sakurai with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Over Power!
Over Power 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shiro Tanaka (ranked 3295 p4p, 285 weight class) and John Michael Benitoy (ranked 4341 p4p, 340 weight class). Tanaka comes to the cage accompanied by The good the bad and the ugly theme song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiro Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Michael Benitoy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka clinches up with Benitoy and pushes him back against the cage.
Benitoy is working for takedown but Tanaka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Benitoy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tanaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tanaka is fighting off a takedown attempt but Benitoy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tanaka to the mat. Tanaka regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Benitoy postures up in Tanaka's guard and throws a big left but Tanaka blocks it.
Tanaka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benitoy is controlling him.
Benitoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benitoy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tanaka looking for a guillotine here but Benitoy defends easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Benitoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benitoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tanaka wants to stand and escape but Benitoy is having none of it.
Benitoy lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka wants to stand and escape but Benitoy is having none of it.
Benitoy working some strikes from top position.
Benitoy cracks Tanaka with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitoy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tanaka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Benitoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Benitoy distracts Tanaka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tanaka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Benitoy distracts Tanaka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Benitoy is in close to Tanaka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Benitoy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tanaka's head.
Tanaka is rocked!
Benitoy throws a big elbow that misses.
Oh Tanaka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benitoy scoring with some ground and pound.
Tanaka is trying to keep Benitoy in close.
Tanaka seems to have got his legs back now.
Tanaka is looking to stand up but Benitoy isn't so interested in that idea.
Benitoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benitoy landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Benitoy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benitoy is in close to Tanaka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benitoy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tanaka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Benitoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tanaka has his feet on Benitoy's thighs here. He's pushed Benitoy off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Benitoy screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shiro Tanaka!
Shiro Tanaka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yewis Mybitch (ranked 2532 p4p, 277 weight class) and Rory Andler (ranked 5528 p4p, 435 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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198 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yewis Mybitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rory Andler!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andler with a nice cross.
Mybitch's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mybitch duly obliges.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mybitch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andler tries a head kick but it misses.
Mybitch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andler under the eye.
Mybitch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andler.
Andler counters with a body kick.
Mybitch stuffs the takedown attempt from Andler. Andler gets slowly back to his feet.
Mybitch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mybitch throws a nice looking combination but Andler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andler unleashes a big counter combination but Mybitch bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mybitch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yewis Mybitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mybitch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andler throws a head kick but Mybitch moves out of range.
Mybitch lands a left and a right that send Andler crashing to the mat, dazed. Mybitch thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Andler is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Mybitch has cracked Andler with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Mybitch lands another huge swinging hook and Andler tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Andler, before Mybitch can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yewis Mybitch!
Yewis Mybitch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Brown (ranked 2716 p4p, 255 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 1955 p4p, 199 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Hate me now by nas blaring out of the sound system. Joe Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith feints a jab promting Brown to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brown slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jay Brown has been cut.
Brown gets a clinch.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith slips a straight right by Brown.
Smith scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Brown misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown is rocked!
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a crisp right that sends Brown to the canvas! Smith follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Smith!
A very excited looking Joe Smith 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.
The defeated Jay Brown had this to say: 'Maybe next time'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sivile Gonya (ranked 1005 p4p, 138 weight class) and Guido Turturro (ranked 779 p4p, 105 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sivile Gonya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guido Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gonya definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Turturro doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonya circles away.
Gonya lands a head kick. Turturro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Turturro has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turturro.
Gonya tries to work over Turturro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonya can't find room to land a body shot as Turturro controls the action.
Turturro tries to pull guard but Gonya won't allow it.
Turturro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gonya missing with knees to the body.
Turturro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Turturro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gonya is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Turturro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Turturro keeping moving, preventing Gonya from controlling successfully.
Gonya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turturro on the ground.
Turturro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Turturro working for a triangle but Gonya defends it easily.
Gonya has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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 has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gonya doesn't defend quickly enough and Turturro has managed to lock this one up! Can Gonya escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Turturro on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Guido Turturro!
Guido Turturro is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Guido Turturro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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