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Ferocious Fights II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Menard (ranked 5115 p4p, 411 weight class) and Marlin Scars (ranked 5672 p4p, 427 weight class). Marlin Scars told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Menard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marlin Scars!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scars fails with the takedown.
Menard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scars, pushing him back against the cage.
Scars jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Menard walks away with a smile on his face. Scars gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scars slips a jab and a cross from Menard.
Menard leaves Scars with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jacob Menard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlin Scars.
Menard tries to clinch there but Scars circles away.
Scars throws a counter combo.
Scars fails with a takedown attempt.
Menard is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menard stalks Scars and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Scars's face. Scars staggers backwards, shaken.
Scars dives in and grabs Menard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Menard pushes down on Scars's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Menard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menard misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Menard misses the target.
Scars tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jacob Menard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menard has Scars up against the cage in a clinch.
Menard lands a nice elbow.
Scars is looking to take this one to the mat.
Menard lands an elbow inside that Scars shrugs off.
Scars has hold of one of Menard's legs. Menard is fighting the takedown attempt but Scars gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Scars trying to control but Menard is working from the bottom.
Scars is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Menard wants to stand but Scars is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scars throwing strikes but missing.
Menard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scars on the ground.
Scars looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Scars throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Scars swats away the attempt to clinch by Menard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Menard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scars tries to keep at a distance but Menard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Menard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Menard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scars is trying to pull guard but Menard has him pressed against the cage.
Scars changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Menard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Scars manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Menard on his heels. He'll look to pass Menard's guard now, I'm sure.
Menard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Scars has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scars loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Menard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Menard tries to get out of the position.
Menard wants to get back to his feet but Scars is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Scars trying to control but Menard is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scars 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.
Scars is looking to work some ground and pound but Menard has wrist control.
Scars's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Scars has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scars breaks the clinch.
Menard tries to clinch but Scars is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scars misses with a takedown
and Menard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Menard.
Jacob Menard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlin Scars.
Scars gets control of Menard's arms and successfully pulls guard. Scars will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Menard wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Scars's closed guard. He's half up but Scars has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Scars pivots and extends the arm, Menard falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Scars! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marlin Scars!
After winning the bout, Marlin Scars thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Circie Marcelo (ranked 4513 p4p, 386 weight class) and Beytullah Olgertpeposhi (ranked 3583 p4p, 320 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 London, Circie Marcelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beytullah Olgertpeposhi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olgertpeposhi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Olgertpeposhi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marcelo working a defensive guard here.
Marcelo 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! Olgertpeposhi rolls with it to try and escape but Marcelo cranks on the arm and Olgertpeposhi is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Circie Marcelo!
A very excited looking Circie Marcelo 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Del Brophy (ranked 2766 p4p, 267 weight class) and Jake Woods (ranked 1411 p4p, 165 weight class). Ricardo Del Brophy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Del Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Woods!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Del Brophy.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Del Brophy throws a sloppy head kick and Woods moves out of range easily.
Woods avoids the head kick by Del Brophy.
Del Brophy misses with a head kick.
Del Brophy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Del Brophy loads up on a big right hand but Woods slips the punch.
Del Brophy throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Jake Woods has been cut.
Del Brophy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Brophy misses with a series of wild punches.
Woods swings away with a body shot that misses
and Del Brophy counters with a two punch combo.
Woods throws a sloppy body shot
and Del Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Woods crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Del Brophy - the referee stops the clock and Woods gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Del Brophy. Woods manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Brophy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Del Brophy.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Del Brophy throws a big counter combination but Woods scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Del Brophy scores with a head kick.
Del Brophy throws a head kick that misses
and Woods counters with a right hand to the body.
Woods punishes Del Brophy's body with a nice straight punch.
Woods uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Del Brophy has time to react.
It looks like Ricardo Del Brophy has been cut.
The fighters circling - Del Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Del Brophy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Woods is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Del Brophy rather than just go for the knockout.
Woods jabs at Del Brophy's body.
Woods checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Del Brophy misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Del Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Del Brophy is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Woods doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Del Brophy crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Del Brophy's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Woods!
A very excited looking Jake Woods 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Aurelius (ranked 2924 p4p, 322 weight class) and Guilherme Mendes (ranked 19960 p4p, 617 weight class). Guilherme Mendes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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158 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guilherme Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mendes is positioning himself well to prevent Aurelius advancing to mount.
Mendes is trying to stand up here but Aurelius is controlling him well.
Mendes wants to control but Aurelius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aurelius is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mendes gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius postures up.
Aurelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendes is keeping the position for now.
Mendes is trying to control the position but Aurelius postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendes is keeping the position for now.
Mendes is pulling down on Aurelius's head to control his posture.
Mendes keeping full guard, as Aurelius tries to pass.
Mendes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aurelius's guard.
Mendes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Aurelius dives on top into guard.
Mendes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aurelius.
Aurelius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendes pulls Aurelius in close to prevent any damage.
Aurelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendes, not yet.
Mendes is trying to keep Aurelius in close.
Aurelius drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mendes dives on top into guard.
Mendes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Aurelius is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Aurelius has escaped and now he's on top!
Mendes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendes trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Aurelius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aurelius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelius manages to avoid it.
Aurelius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mendes fails to land with a series of punches.
Aurelius feinted with a counter takedown.
Mendes clinches up against the cage.
Mendes wants a takedown.
Aurelius gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Aurelius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aurelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendes working a defensive guard here.
Aurelius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aurelius.
Aurelius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendes can do to turn this around?
Aurelius tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendes is retaining full guard.
Mendes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aurelius is aware though and is defending well.
Mendes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mendes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aurelius's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Aurelius wants to improve his position but instead Mendes has moved into half guard.
Aurelius is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendes.
Mendes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mendes wants to work for an arm triangle but Aurelius is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mendes is pressing down on Aurelius's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aurelius is holding on for now.
Mendes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aurelius is trying to stand back up but Mendes is controlling him
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aurelius!
Aurelius blocking the ground and pound.
Mendes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Mendes 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!
A telegraphed right hand from Mendes misses the target.
Mendes misses with a body punch
and Aurelius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aurelius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mendes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mendes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mendes gets back to full guard.
Mendes keeping full guard, as Aurelius tries to pass.
Mendes looking to control.
Mendes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aurelius is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes managing to control the position.
Aurelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendes is pulling down on Aurelius's head to control his posture.
Mendes keeping full guard, as Aurelius tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelius slips nicely into half guard.
Aurelius throwing shots but Mendes is blocking nicely.
Mendes wants to get back to his feet.
Mendes is doing well to control the position and prevent Aurelius from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aurelius is thwarting Mendes's attempts to control the position.
Aurelius is looking to advance position but Mendes won't allow it.
Mendes is pressing down on Aurelius's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aurelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aurelius pushes down on Mendes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aurelius is working for a submission of some sort.
Mendes manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Aurelius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aurelius 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Aurelius!
Marcus Aurelius managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dark Knight Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Garrett (ranked 6927 p4p, 612 weight class) and Jeff Johnson (ranked 6991 p4p, 613 weight class). Jeff Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Craig Garrett's chin.
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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 New York, Craig Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Garrett. Those never looked like landing.
Garrett looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but Garrett drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.
Garrett controlling from the top position.
Garrett is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Garrett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garrett stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Garrett wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses.
Garrett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garrett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson has Garrett pulled in close to control his posture.
Garrett prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Garrett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garrett gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
Garrett instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Garrett from breaking the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Garrett has him pressed against the cage.
Garrett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Garrett blocks with his arms.
Garrett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garrett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garrett smiles and moves away.
A jab from Garrett does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Garrett dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garrett moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrett moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Garrett won't allow it.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett can't break the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Garrett won't allow it.
Johnson is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Garrett.
Garrett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Garrett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Garrett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garrett gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Garrett from controlling successfully.
Garrett looking to pass the guard.
Garrett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garrett stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garrett pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Garrett working Johnson over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Garrett seems to be looking for submissions.
Garrett drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Garrett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Garrett seems content to control.
Garrett stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Garrett 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. And we move into the final round!
Garrett throws a one two combo.
Garrett lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Garrett. Garrett maintains the clinch.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Garrett fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garrett counters with a solid body kick.
Garrett feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Garrett changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garrett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Garrett trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garrett decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've been told by Garrett's head coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garrett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Craig Garrett is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Garrett cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Garrett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garrett stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garrett wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Garrett postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Garrett presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson prevents Garrett from breaking the clinch.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Craig Garrett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garrett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeff Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Garrett. Garrett maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Garrett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garrett 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Garrett!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pupp Eye (ranked 3738 p4p, 423 weight class) and Jai Hale (ranked 3766 p4p, 430 weight class). Jai Hale acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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173 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pupp Eye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jai Hale!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eye appears to be looking for a big counter.
Eye misses with a head kick.
Hale closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Eye's guard.
Hale controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Eye tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hale looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale stands up from Eye's guard - Hale perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eye swinging wildly here.
Eye stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eye wants it to stay on the feet.
Eye lands a body shot.
We've been told by Eye's head coaches at BloodBath gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jai Hale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Eye.
Hale shoots in for a takedown but Eye shows good takedown defense.
Pupp Eye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jai Hale.
Hale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No luck for Hale with that takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Eye misses its target.
Hale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hale walks into a stiff left hand from Eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hale shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eye counters with a left hand that sends Hale to the canvas!
Hale is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pupp Eye dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hale circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Eye. Hale falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Eye!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pupp Eye!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 265 p4p, 36 weight class) and Alexander Gustafson (ranked 2049 p4p, 221 weight class). McDonald comes into the arena with Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother blaring out of the sound system. Jim Bob McDonald 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald punishes Gustafson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafson shoots in looking for a takedown but McDonald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gustafson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McDonald lands a nice shot to the body.
Gustafson ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
Gustafson needs to keep his hands up - McDonald had a free shot at his head there.
McDonald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gustafson.
Gustafson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustafson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McDonald tries to avoid it but Gustafson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McDonald to the ground. McDonald escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jim Bob McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gustafson.
Gustafson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McDonald.
McDonald lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Gustafson out cold! Gustafson is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jim Bob McDonald!
A relieved looking Jim Bob McDonald thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Duff (ranked 2450 p4p, 280 weight class) and Lamont King (ranked 2014 p4p, 238 weight class). Duff comes to the cage accompanied by Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe. King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: King For A Day - Green Day . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lamont King!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Duff there.
Duff takes one to the chin there.
Duff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duff looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Duff finds it's target.
A jab from Duff misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Duff misses the target.
Duff has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Duff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duff throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Duff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duff.
King slips under a jab from Duff.
Duff misses with a left hand
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duff misses with a hook
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duff is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duff.
Danny Duff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
King jabs Duff right on the nose. Duff blinks but takes it well.
Duff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Duff swivels and escapes.
The fighters circling - Duff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duff is really struggling to find his range with his punches. King's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King slips a straight right by Duff.
Duff throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duff.
Duff throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Duff had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duff misses with a hook
letting King counter with a right hand.
Duff throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King connects with a jab.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duff throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Duff keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King tries a quick counter leg kick but Duff is wise to it.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from King! Duff is out on his feet! King rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Duff is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Duff is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lamont King!
Lamont King bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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