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RapidFC 51 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lurkman (ranked 5032 p4p, 203 weight class) and Ariel Schroder (ranked 2426 p4p, 124 weight class). Ariel Schroder is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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142 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
Determined |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Lurkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ariel Schroder!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schroder avoids the body shot from Lurkman.
Schroder throws an overhand right that lands on Lurkman's shoulder, as Lurkman tries to avoid the shot.
Lurkman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lurkman lands a really nice looking cross but Schroder seems unphased.
Nice jab there from Lurkman.
Lurkman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lurkman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Schroder is standing up over Lurkman. Lurkman looks to escape but Schroder dives into side control.
Schroder is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lurkman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lurkman wants to control but Schroder postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroder is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lurkman will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lurkman tries to escape but Schroder is in control.
Lurkman is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Lurkman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lurkman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schroder is controlling the pace.
Schroder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lurkman is trying to stand.
Lurkman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schroder.
Schroder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schroder tries to land a front kick but Lurkman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body punch from Schroder.
Schroder moves out of range as Lurkman strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurkman connects with a single shot there.
Schroder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lurkman avoids it really well and circles away.
Schroder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lurkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steven Lurkman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schroder. Lurkman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lurkman dodges the punch combination from Schroder.
Lurkman scores with a nice right hand.
Lurkman misses with a looping left.
Schroder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lurkman was well out of range. Poor timing from Schroder.
Schroder walks into a stiff left hand from Lurkman.
Schroder is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurkman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schroder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lurkman's guard.
Schroder is still in real trouble! Can Lurkman finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lurkman wants to improve his position but instead Schroder has moved into half guard.
Schroder seems to have recovered his senses.
Schroder is keen to just control but Lurkman is a slippery customer.
Schroder moves nicely into side control.
Lurkman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Schroder is controlling him well.
Lurkman is not content to let Schroder control the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steven Lurkman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lurkman connects with a nice looking jab.
Schroder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lurkman swings for the body but Schroder moves out of range.
Schroder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lurkman lands with a straight right. Schroder didn't see that one coming.
Ariel Schroder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lurkman throws a body punch but Schroder moves out of range.
Lurkman misses the shot to the body.
Lurkman digs a good body shot into Schroder's ribs.
Lurkman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Lurkman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lurkman misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schroder shoots in for a double leg but Lurkman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schroder just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Schroder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lurkman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schroder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lurkman.
Steven Lurkman is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Lurkman.
Lurkman throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been informed that Schroder has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Schroder misses with a combination
and Lurkman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Schroder darts in looking for a takedown but Lurkman gets double underhooks and turns Schroder into the cage.
Schroder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lurkman avoids it really well and circles away.
Steven Lurkman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ariel Schroder.
Schroder throws out a loose jab but Lurkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lurkman is looking to wear down Schroder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schroder misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Schroder.
Schroder ducks under a wild hook from Lurkman.
Schroder drops his hands momentarily and Lurkman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lurkman misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schroder misses with a takedown attempt
and Lurkman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lurkman throws a body shot but no joy.
Schroder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lurkman's waist but Lurkman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schroder off to one side.
Lurkman throws a body punch but Schroder moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schroder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lurkman sprawls well. Lurkman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schroder gets slowly back to his feet.
Schroder looking to score a takedown here. Lurkman is defending well but Schroder drives through and ends up in Lurkman's guard.
Lurkman has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Schroder is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Lurkman manages to break the clinch.
Lurkman lands a nice shot to the body.
Schroder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lurkman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schroder somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurkman connects with a body shot that sends Schroder's belly button to the back.
Lurkman jabs Schroder to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A cross from Lurkman lands.
Lurkman lands with an overhand left.
Schroder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lurkman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schroder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schroder misses with a series of wild punches.
Schroder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Schroder tries to counter it with a takedown but Lurkman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lurkman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schroder can do to turn this around?
Lurkman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurkman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schroder thows a leg kick but Lurkman checks it
and Lurkman counters with a straight right hand.
Schroder slips a jab from Lurkman.
Schroder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lurkman drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Schroder right on the button. Schroder goes down! Lurkman follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lurkman gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Lurkman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Baker (ranked 6240 p4p, 495 weight class) and Ruff Tuff (ranked 23067 p4p, 562 weight class). Ruff Tuff will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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157 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonny Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruff Tuff!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuff misses with a double jab
and Baker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tuff!
Baker grinds an elbow into Tuff's temple.
Tuff is looking for a sweep.
Baker working the body and head with strikes.
Baker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tuff is avoiding damage well.
Baker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tuff is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker working the ground and pound.
Tuff is trying to improve his position.
Baker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tuff keeps working.
Tuff avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Baker.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Tuff dodges the ground and pound from Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker working the ground and pound from side control.
Baker trying to control the action but Tuff is working from the bottom.
Tuff tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Baker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tuff is still trying to improve position.
Baker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Baker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tuff can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tuff is looking for a sweep.
Baker lands a nice forearm strike.
Baker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tuff tries to buck Baker off but Baker is having none of it.
Tuff is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tuff is working to avoid the ground and pound but Baker connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Baker is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tuff will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Baker throws a strike aimed at the side of Tuff's head but Tuff avoids it well.
Baker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tuff is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Baker working the ground and pound but Tuff is defending the strikes.
Baker trying to control the action but Tuff is working from the bottom.
Tuff tries to bench press Baker off him but Baker keeps the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tuff defending against the ground and pound.
Baker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tuff tries to bench press Baker off him but Baker keeps the position.
Tuff is not content to let Baker control the position.
Tuff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tuff is looking to regain half guard here but Baker keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Baker lands an elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Baker.
Baker in side control lands a decent elbow.
Baker in side control, throwing shots but Tuff defends.
You can see the frustration on Tuff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tuff is trying to improve his position.
Baker is looking to take a break and control but Tuff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tuff can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker cracks Tuff with a big elbow.
Baker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Baker in side control, throwing shots but Tuff defends.
Tuff defending against the ground and pound.
Baker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tuff tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Baker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Baker scores with punches from side control.
Baker working the body and head with strikes.
Tuff is working to avoid the ground and pound but Baker connects with a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker tries to score with some ground and pound. Tuff controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Baker trying to control the action but Tuff is working from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Baker 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.
Tuff throws a body shot but no joy.
Tuff lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tuff can do to turn this around?
Baker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tuff's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tuff duly obliges.
Tuff misses with an uppercut.
Baker shoots for a takedown but Tuff saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tuff throws a chopping leg kick but Baker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuff misses with a lunging right hand
and Baker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tuff won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuff is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Baker working the ground and pound but Tuff is defending the strikes.
Baker working away.
Tuff tries to bench press Baker off him but Baker keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuff dodges the ground and pound from Baker.
Baker lands some shots froms side control.
Baker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Baker's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Baker in side control, throwing shots but Tuff defends.
Baker throws an elbow but Tuff slips to the side and avoids it well.
Baker scores with punches from side control.
Baker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Baker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tuff is looking to regain half guard here but Baker keeps moving and retains side control.
Baker creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Baker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tuff is rocked!
Baker in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Tuff looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Baker turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Baker!
A victorious Jonny Baker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Nouveau (ranked 3101 p4p, 149 weight class) and Zhang Jun (ranked 2500 p4p, 129 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Theodore Nouveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhang Jun!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun moves into the clinch successfully.
Jun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jun looks to land a combination but Nouveau avoids it well.
Nouveau throws a sloppy head kick
and Jun counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jun.
Nouveau is trying to control the position but Jun postures up.
Nouveau will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nouveau wants to sweep here but Jun controlling him for the moment.
Jun cracks Nouveau with a solid left hand.
Jun cracks Nouveau with a solid left hand.
Jun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nouveau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jun with a nice head shot there.
Nouveau is rocked!
Jun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Nouveau is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jun advances position into side control!
Jun lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nouveau is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Nouveau's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nouveau is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Jun tries to score with some ground and pound. Nouveau controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nouveau seems to have got his legs back now.
Jun lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nouveau can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nouveau takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jun is chipping away with strikes.
Jun cracks Nouveau with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun lands some shots froms side control.
Jun in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Nouveau looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Jun turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhang Jun!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dingleberry Jones (ranked 6627 p4p, 439 weight class) and Daleb Managedov (ranked 1482 p4p, 158 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Hell Yeah. Managedov has chosen Chechen Mob Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daleb Managedov!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves into the clinch.
Managedov misses with a knee strike.
Managedov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones feints and then cracks Managedov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Managedov down.
Managedov shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Managedov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Managedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Managedov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones darts in and clinches Managedov up against the cage.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Managedov controls his hands.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Managedov's takedown attempt.
Dingleberry Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daleb Managedov.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones just leaning against Managedov, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jones for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones presses Managedov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Managedov's head.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Managedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Managedov pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Managedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones works over Managedov with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones postures up in Managedov's guard and throws a big left but Managedov blocks it.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Managedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jones throws a strike but Managedov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Managedov.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Managedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Managedov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Managedov!
Managedov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Managedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Managedov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Managedov slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Managedov manages to get himself to full guard.
Managedov keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Managedov.
Managedov is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Managedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Managedov is retaining full guard.
Managedov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones controlling from the top position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dingleberry Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Managedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Managedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones looking to score a takedown here. Managedov is defending well but Jones drives through and ends up in Managedov's guard.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Managedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Managedov can do to turn this around?
Jones advances to half guard.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Managedov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dingleberry Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is pressing down on Managedov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Managedov is holding on for now.
Managedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Managedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Managedov defending well though.
Managedov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Managedov is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Managedov is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Managedov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Managedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Managedov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Managedov is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Managedov avoid being mounted?
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones trying to control the action but Managedov is working from the bottom.
Jones thows a huge punch but Managedov dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to take a breather but Managedov is having none of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Managedov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Managedov is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones is nestled in close to Managedov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Managedov's head.
Jones winds up and cracks Managedov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Managedov defends it.
Jones is looking to stall here but Managedov recovers full guard.
Managedov trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Managedov has wrist control.
Managedov tries to strike from the bottom.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Managedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Managedov has wrist control.
Managedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Managedov keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dingleberry Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jones lands a nice hook to Managedov's body. Managedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Managedov misses with a right hand
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Managedov shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Managedov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Managedov. Managedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Dingleberry Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daleb Managedov.
Managedov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones cracks the inside of Managedov's front leg.
Managedov darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Managedov into the cage.
Managedov ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Managedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Managedov.
Managedov is rocked!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Managedov is defended easily by Jones.
Managedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Managedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Managedov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Managedov's head.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Managedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Managedov closes the distance and clinches.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Dingleberry Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Managedov blocking some punches.
Jones gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Managedov defending well though.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Managedov's head.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working over Managedov with some ground and pound. Managedov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Managedov's temple.
Jones throwing shots but Managedov is blocking nicely.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
Managedov tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Managedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones working Managedov over with strikes here.
Jones breaks from Managedov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones cracks Managedov with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dingleberry Jones!
Our winner, Dingleberry Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abul Khayr Belabed (ranked 3102 p4p, 321 weight class) and Azacca Trounvouche (ranked 1884 p4p, 208 weight class). Trounvouche has chosen Wanted Dread & Alive as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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28
155 lbs
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21
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abul Khayr Belabed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azacca Trounvouche!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belabed shoots in and drives through. Trounvouche sprawls well.
Nice straight punches there by Trounvouche. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trounvouche.
Trounvouche lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Belabed is rocked!
Trounvouche stuns Belabed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oh Belabed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belabed is breathing heavily.
Belabed ducks into an uppercut from Trounvouche and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Azacca Trounvouche!
A victorious Azacca Trounvouche 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mama Tosen (ranked 3439 p4p, 358 weight class) and Ameqran Anto (ranked 3069 p4p, 318 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mama Tosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ameqran Anto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosen misses with an uppercut.
Tosen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anto works Tosen's body with a nice hook.
Tosen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anto wants to clinch.
Anto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tosen dips to his left and cracks Anto with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tosen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Anto is in Tosen's guard.
Anto wants to control from the top but Tosen keeps moving.
Tosen is trying to control the position but Anto postures up.
Tosen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anto told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anto wants to control from the top but Tosen keeps moving.
Tosen working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anto tries to stand but Tosen is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tosen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tosen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen is trying to keep Anto in close.
Tosen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Anto trying to control but Tosen is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tosen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anto is fighting to break Tosen's control of his arms but Tosen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Anto with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anto passes into half guard.
Anto passes into side control, despite Tosen's attempt to control the position.
Tosen struggling a bit here.
Anto stands up and beckons Tosen to his feet.
Anto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tosen did well to prevent Anto getting side control.
Anto is trying to work for a kimura but Tosen is defending well.
Tosen looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen keeping hold of Anto's head, controlling as best he can.
Tosen wants to control but Anto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tosen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tosen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tosen trying to control from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ameqran Anto 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.
Anto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anto trying to control but Tosen is working from the bottom.
Tosen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anto wants to control from the top but Tosen keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tosen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mama Tosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tosen sizes up Anto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tosen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anto gets a takedown into half guard.
Anto trying to pass the guard but Tosen defending well.
Tosen wants to get back to full guard.
Anto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen trying to control from the bottom.
Anto wants to control but Tosen is keeping him busy.
Anto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tosen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anto pulls his head out easily.
Anto wants to take a breather but Tosen is having none of it.
Anto lands with a punch from half guard.
Anto content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tosen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tosen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tosen has his foot on Anto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anto works his way back into a safe position though.
Tosen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tosen, up you get!
Anto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tosen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tosen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen cracks Anto with an open hand slap.
Anto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anto manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tosen on his heels. He'll look to pass Tosen's guard now, I'm sure.
Tosen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anto wants to control from the top but Tosen keeps moving.
Anto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tosen looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tosen has a closed guard, preventing Anto from standing up.
Tosen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ameqran Anto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tosen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tosen to the ground. Anto is now in Tosen's guard.
Tosen keeping moving, preventing Anto from controlling successfully.
Anto is looking to stand up but Tosen won't let him.
Tosen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tosen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anto is aware though and is defending well.
Anto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ameqran Anto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anto wants to control from the top but Tosen keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anto gets a clinch.
Tosen lands with a light punch inside.
Tosen just leaning against Anto, taking a breather.
Anto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tosen is looking to control Anto's arms but Anto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tosen has his back to the cage.
Tosen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anto blocks it with crossed arms.
Tosen stops a takedown attempt from Anto.
Anto can't break the clinch.
Tosen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anto blocking some punches.
Anto can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tosen.
Anto is trying to pull guard but Tosen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Anto manages to break the clinch.
Tosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mama Tosen is winning the standup battle so far.
Tosen looks to score with a jab to the body but Anto is just out of range.
Mama Tosen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen swats away the attempt to clinch by Anto.
Tosen wants to clinch up but Anto keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Tosen misses.
Tosen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tosen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tosen.
Anto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tosen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tosen wants to control but Anto postures up.
Anto stands up and beckons Tosen to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tosen has Anto pulled in close to control his posture.
Anto trying to control the position from guard on top but Tosen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ameqran Anto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tosen pulls Anto in close to prevent any damage.
Tosen controls Anto momentarily but Anto frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anto content to stall in guard here.
Tosen is trying to keep Anto in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Anto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tosen is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ameqran Anto.
I've got Anto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ameqran Anto!
Our winner, Ameqran Anto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osman Dawoud (ranked 766 p4p, 105 weight class) and Coiote Magrin (ranked 2055 p4p, 252 weight class). Osman Dawoud could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Coiote Magrin's chin.
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28
165 lbs
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26
175 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osman Dawoud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Coiote Magrin!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magrin staying out of range there.
Dawoud looks to land a combination. Magrin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Magrin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dawoud lands a hook that stumbles Magrin back into the cage. Dawoud follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Magrin to the canvas! Dawoud pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Magrin has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Osman Dawoud!
After the fight, Osman Dawoud was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobb Le Tobb (ranked 1775 p4p, 199 weight class) and Kilo Maluga (ranked 1449 p4p, 166 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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22
265 lbs
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263 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobb Le Tobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Tobb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maluga.
Le Tobb appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Le Tobb misses with an uppercut. Maluga saw that one coming.
Le Tobb throws a hook but Maluga blocks it.
Maluga thuds a left hand into Le Tobb's body.
Le Tobb staying out of range there.
Le Tobb throwing a counter right hand but Maluga manages to avoid it.
Maluga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maluga misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Le Tobb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Le Tobb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maluga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le Tobb swinging wildly here.
Tobb Le Tobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Tobb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Maluga misses
and Le Tobb counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
Maluga swings for the body but Le Tobb moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga throws an off balance right hand
and Maluga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maluga lands a head kick!
It looks like Tobb Le Tobb has been cut.
Le Tobb defending well as Maluga loads up on a big left hand.
Maluga 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.
A slow jab from Maluga misses its intended target.
Le Tobb misses with a hook
letting Maluga counter with a right hand.
Maluga slips under a jab from Le Tobb.
Le Tobb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maluga looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Tobb is just out of range.
Maluga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Tobb throws out the jab.
Le Tobb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Le Tobb wants to clinch but Maluga slips to the side
and Maluga counters with a right hand to the body.
Maluga slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Maluga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Le Tobb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Maluga moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Le Tobb.
Maluga cracks Le Tobb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Le Tobb is rocked!
Maluga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le Tobb's sensitive parts.
Maluga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Tobb.
Nice defenses there by Le Tobb.
Le Tobb jabs at Maluga's body.
Le Tobb avoids the body shot from Maluga.
Maluga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le Tobb.
Maluga thinks about the counter body kick.
Maluga throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Tobb.
Le Tobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maluga was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Tobb.
Maluga is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Le Tobb with a body shot.
Le Tobb misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maluga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maluga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maluga moves out of range of the strikes.
Maluga throws out a counter right but Le Tobb avoids it with no problem.
Maluga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Tobb.
Maluga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Le Tobb jabs at Maluga's body.
Le Tobb misses the shot to the body.
Le Tobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maluga only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Maluga misses with a body shot.
Maluga misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Maluga.
Maluga throws a hook to the side of Le Tobb's head but Le Tobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maluga throws a front kick aimed at Le Tobb's knee but Le Tobb avoids it well.
Le Tobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Tobb scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maluga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le Tobb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maluga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Le Tobb to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Kilo Maluga's cut even more.
Maluga misses with a low kick as Le Tobb jumps back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maluga lands a brutal head kick. Le Tobb looks out on his feet and Maluga throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kilo Maluga!
A very excited looking Kilo Maluga 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 558 p4p, 79 weight class) and Xavier Blackblood (ranked 1339 p4p, 152 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Blackblood!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackblood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svensson scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Xavier Blackblood has been cut.
Blackblood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svensson throws out the jab.
Svensson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Blackblood misses.
As Blackblood tries to get set, Svensson tries to push him back and clinch up but Blackblood manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Blackblood tries a quick counter leg kick but Svensson is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Svensson misses with a left hand
enabling Blackblood to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Blackblood cracks Svensson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blackblood throws a leg kick
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Svensson lands a lovely overhand right.
Svensson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Svensson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Svensson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackblood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A lazy body kick from Blackblood
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackblood gets tackled into the cage by Svensson. Svensson maintains the clinch.
Blackblood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Blackblood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Svensson's calf.
Svensson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Svensson misses with a looping left.
Blackblood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blackblood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Svensson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Svensson connects with a looping right hand.
That has opened up Xavier Blackblood's cut even more.
Blackblood throws a head kick but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson throws a hook but Blackblood blocks it.
Blackblood looks to score with a jab to the body but Svensson is just out of range.
Svensson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Blackblood.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackblood.
Blackblood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blackblood throws a leg kick which misses Svensson's front leg but catches the back leg as Svensson tries to avoid it.
Svensson scores with a jab to the body.
Blackblood throws a lazy uppercut
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Svensson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Svensson misses with a hook
and Blackblood counters with an outside leg kick.
Blackblood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackblood.
Blackblood looks to land a body kick but Svensson moved away.
Svensson tries to counter by clinching up but Blackblood breaks away and moves out of range.
Blackblood throws a lazy head kick
and Svensson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson tries to clinch up but Blackblood circles away and keeps his distance.
Svensson with a jab.
Blackblood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Svensson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The cut above Xavier Blackblood's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head kick misses from Blackblood.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackblood manages to avoid it.
Svensson moves away from the strike by Blackblood.
Svensson throws a good cross that connects.
Svensson digs a good body shot into Blackblood's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Blackblood tenderised Svensson's leg. Svensson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Blackblood.
Blackblood feints a counter leg kick.
Svensson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Xavier Blackblood's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson thuds a left hand into Blackblood's body.
Blackblood throws a poor cross that misses
and Svensson counters with a left to the body.
Svensson lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blackblood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Svensson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blackblood counters with a leg kick.
Svensson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Svensson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Svensson throws a shot to the body.
Svensson swings for the body but Blackblood moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svensson is looking to counter punch.
Blackblood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Svensson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Svensson can't find room to land a body shot as Blackblood controls the action.
Blackblood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackblood swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a left and a right that stings Blackblood.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Xavier Blackblood's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sven Svensson!
The defeated Xavier Blackblood had this to say: 'Ta blouse beat'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 180 p4p, 28 weight class) and Carter Donovan (ranked 529 p4p, 78 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Donovan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hopkins kicks Donovan off and gets to his feet.
Donovan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hopkins's hands.
Hopkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donovan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Donovan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Hopkins throwing a counter right hand but Donovan manages to avoid it.
Donovan throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Donovan.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Donovan both land. Nice combination.
Donovan has his takedown stuffed
and Hopkins counters with a nice body shot.
Donovan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hopkins defends well and Donovan ends up having to push Hopkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Donovan misses with a left hand
and Hopkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donovan misses with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Hopkins misses the target.
Hopkins drops Donovan with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Donovan! Hopkins dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giuseppe Hopkins!
Giuseppe Hopkins retains his light heavyweight title!
Giuseppe Hopkins 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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