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UnderGround FC 15 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Sins (ranked 3668 p4p, 376 weight class) and Jupiter Sakuraba (ranked 4935 p4p, 450 weight class). Sakuraba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Rising Sun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jupiter Sakuraba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Sins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jupiter Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba drives through and clinches with Sins against the cage.
Sins manages to break the clinch.
Sakuraba pushes Sins up against the cage in a clinch.
Sins is trying to trip Sakuraba. He has hold of a leg but Sakuraba is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sakuraba has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sins doesn't defend quickly enough and Sakuraba has managed to lock this one up! Can Sins escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sakuraba on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jupiter Sakuraba!
Our winner, Jupiter Sakuraba, 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.
Jonny Sins was interviewed post fight and said 'Turns out I suck'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hadley (ranked 5873 p4p, 263 weight class) and Johnriel Casimero (ranked 6119 p4p, 266 weight class). Hadley's entrance music is Fight Music - Eminem. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Hadley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnriel Casimero!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Casimero - just one landing.
Hadley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hadley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hadley keeps Casimero at a distance using the push kick.
Hadley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Casimero swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Hadley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hadley ducks straight into an uppercut from Casimero and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Hadley manages to regain guard straight away.
Hadley is rocked!
It looks like Alex Hadley has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casimero gets to his feet. Hadley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oh Hadley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hadley switches off momentarily and Casimero cracks him with a monster right hand! Hadley topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Casimero dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Casimero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnriel Casimero!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rothco (ranked 2883 p4p, 324 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 5410 p4p, 470 weight class). Dexter Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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224 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Rothco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothco misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Rothco shakes it off.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rothco misses with a low kick.
Frank Rothco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Rothco misses with a low kick as Morgan jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rothco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rothco jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rothco. That did some damage!
Rothco jabs at Morgan's body.
Rothco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothco takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Rothco tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
Rothco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothco.
Rothco misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Rothco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothco.
Rothco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rothco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rothco lands with a nice combination. Morgan backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Rothco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rothco's head backwards.
Rothco throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Rothco misses with a head kick.
Rothco throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rothco takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Rothco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morgan forces Rothco back against the cage and clinches.
Morgan lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothco backwards.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.
Morgan tries to work over Rothco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothco prevents a body shot from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rothco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothco. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothco gets tackled into the cage by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothco.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morgan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Rothco.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rothco.
Rothco blocking some punches.
Rothco can't break the clinch.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Rothco controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothco backwards.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Rothco.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan pushes Rothco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rothco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothco blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Rothco avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothco takes a shot to the head.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
A short right from Morgan.
Rothco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rothco cracks Morgan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rothco throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Rothco.
Rothco misses with a wild combination.
Rothco throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan thumps Rothco with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rothco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rothco tries to land a body kick
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothco misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan forces Rothco back against the cage and clinches.
Dexter Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rothco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Rothco controls the action.
Rothco blocks an uppercut.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothco.
Morgan has Rothco pressed against the cage, preventing Rothco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rothco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morgan lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Rothco's head.
Morgan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Rothco fails to land.
Morgan tries a body shot but Rothco blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Rothco avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan pushes Rothco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothco.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Rothco.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothco's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
A very excited looking Dexter Morgan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cutting (ranked 5096 p4p, 157 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 4539 p4p, 142 weight class). Shaka Zulu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Cutting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutting lands with a cross.
Cutting lands a nice looking body shot.
Cutting gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zulu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cutting knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zulu on the ground.
Cutting is looking to stand up but Zulu isn't so interested in that idea.
Cutting being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Zulu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu is pushing down on Cutting's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cutting is fighting to maintain full guard but Zulu has managed to sneak the leg through.
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. Zulu connects with a nice short shot to Cutting's temple.
It looks like Bill Cutting has been cut.
Cutting blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zulu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zulu passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cutting!
Zulu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cutting is rocked!
Bill Cutting's cut is getting worse.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Zulu! Cutting is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shaka Zulu!
In his post fight interview, Shaka Zulu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benadryl Cutalittle (ranked 4684 p4p, 235 weight class) and Vip Winner (ranked 5634 p4p, 256 weight class). The key to victory for Benadryl Cutalittle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benadryl Cutalittle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vip Winner!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutalittle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Winner blocks a head kick by Cutalittle.
A head kick misses from Cutalittle.
Winner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Cutalittle
and Winner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cutalittle's guard.
Winner passes Cutalittle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Cutalittle'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.
Winner is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cutalittle is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vip Winner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Test Fighter A (ranked 3108 p4p, 356 weight class) and Ross Tyson (ranked 2379 p4p, 277 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Test Fighter A!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ross Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter A lands a head shot.
Test Fighter A seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Fighter A.
Fighter A lands a nice looking body shot.
Fighter A punishes Tyson's body with a nice straight punch.
Fighter A definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Fighter A finds it's way through Tyson's defenses.
Tyson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fighter A.
Fighter A dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Fighter A had a free shot at his head there.
Tyson's coach down at DRAGON MMA - 13 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tyson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
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!
Fighter A misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Tyson tries to counter it with a takedown but Fighter A pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fighter A lands a lovely overhand right.
Fighter A scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fighter A gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A can't break the clinch.
Fighter A is trying to break free.
Fighter A lands an uppercut.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch but Tyson keeps him there for the moment.
Fighter A tries to break free but Tyson pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson has Fighter A pressed against the cage, preventing Fighter A from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fighter A is trying to break free.
Fighter A lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fighter A is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fighter A down to the mat. Fighter A avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fighter A with a nice cross.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fighter A with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tyson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tyson ducks right into an uppercut from Fighter A.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter A misses with a looping right.
Fighter A lands a right hook to the body.
Fighter A fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyson looks winded!
Tyson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tyson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fighter A connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyson scrambles back to his feet.
Fighter A fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter A throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Tyson tries to counter it with a takedown but Fighter A pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fighter A scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Test Fighter A dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fighter A stuns Tyson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab lands there for Fighter A.
Fighter A throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fighter A connects with a single shot there.
Fighter A misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fighter A throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fighter A lands with a hook. Tyson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fighter A connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter A lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.
Fighter A scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fighter A uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter A throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
Tyson with the counter takedown but Fighter A avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fighter A.
Fighter A lands an overhand right.
Fighter A throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fighter A won't be happy with that.
Tyson tries for a kimura but Fighter A is defending well.
Fighter A wants to control but Tyson postures up.
Tyson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fighter A manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tyson's best efforts.
Tyson prevents Fighter A from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to work for a kimura but Fighter A is defending well.
Fighter A wants to improve his position but Tyson is controlling well.
Tyson wants to work for an arm triangle but Fighter A is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tyson stops Fighter A from getting back to his feet.
Tyson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson stops Fighter A from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Test Fighter A dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Fighter A lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyson backs up against the cage.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fighter A cracks Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fighter A missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fighter A.
A left and a right from Fighter A both land. Nice combination.
Fighter A wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fighter A ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Test Fighter A is winning the standup battle so far.
Fighter A misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
And Tyson tries to counter it with a takedown but Fighter A pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter A dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fighter A tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fighter A.
Tyson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fighter A lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fighter A.
Tyson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fighter A connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fighter A throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fighter A thuds his right hand into Tyson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ross Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fighter A scores with a nice right hand.
Tyson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fighter A lands a two punch combo.
Tyson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fighter A lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Fighter A catches Tyson right on the button with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fighter A.
Tyson ducks right into an uppercut from Fighter A.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter A throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tyson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ross Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Fighter A.
And that's the end of the fight!
Test Fighter A showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fighter A, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test Fighter A!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Van Dijk (ranked 1603 p4p, 206 weight class) and Bung Popper (ranked 2793 p4p, 321 weight class). Virgil Van Dijk 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Virgil Van Dijk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bung Popper!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper lands a jab-cross combination.
Popper has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Popper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Dijk shoots in for a takedown but Popper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Van Dijk.
Van Dijk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Dijk misses with a double jab.
Popper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Dijk in his tracks.
Popper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Dijk missing with a left hand there. Popper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Popper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Popper.
Bung Popper 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!
Van Dijk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Popper in his tracks.
Van Dijk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Popper.
Popper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Popper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Dijk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Popper.
Popper pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Dijk back to the cage. Popper follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van Dijk tests Popper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Popper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper misses with a double jab.
Popper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Dijk's sensitive parts.
Van Dijk misses with a few strikes there.
Van Dijk looks to land a combination but Popper avoids it well.
Nice body kick from Popper.
Sloppy strikes from Popper. Those never looked like landing.
Popper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Popper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Dijk throws the kick towards the body but Popper avoids it.
Popper unleashes a big counter combination but Van Dijk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oooooh!!! Popper has knocked Van Dijk down with a huge combo! Popper steps away and waves a wobbly Van Dijk back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Van Dijk is rocked!
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!
Popper lands with a right and another and another! Van Dijk is in big trouble! Popper lands again and this time it's lights out for Van Dijk! A quality knockout there for Popper.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bung Popper!
Bung Popper really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson James (ranked 720 p4p, 90 weight class) and Karlos Vemola (ranked 6392 p4p, 420 weight class). Vemola is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHRe-LwrLPo. Karlos Vemola will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karlos Vemola!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vemola pinned against the cage. Vemola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by James.
James throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
James working the head with strikes.
James throws a strike aimed at the side of Vemola's head but Vemola avoids it well.
James cracks Vemola with a big right hand but Vemola just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vemola down.
James lands an elbow.
Vemola taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vemola can't do much from the bottom here.
James in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Vemola looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! James turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson James!
A relieved looking Tyson James thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Karlos Vemola stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry for my fans'.
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