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S.A.F.O TITLE CHALLENGER #4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 5471 p4p, 492 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 4108 p4p, 425 weight class). Anderson Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Khabib Nurmagomedov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva throws a big counter combination but Nurmagomedov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nurmagomedov misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to control but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is trying to control Nurmagomedov's posture but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
Silva tries to bench press Nurmagomedov off him but Nurmagomedov keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva holds on to Nurmagomedov's head and controls the position momentarily.
Nurmagomedov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nurmagomedov working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva is trying to control Nurmagomedov's posture but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
Nurmagomedov tries to score with some ground and pound. Silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Nurmagomedov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nurmagomedov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nurmagomedov is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nurmagomedov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Nurmagomedov is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Nurmagomedov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nurmagomedov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nurmagomedov advances to full mount.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nurmagomedov lands with some strikes.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva is rocked!
Nurmagomedov with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nurmagomedov on the ground.
Nurmagomedov postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Silva bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Nurmagomedov and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between PooPee PooPoo (ranked 4144 p4p, 465 weight class) and Roger Holly (ranked 24818 p4p, 644 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, PooPee PooPoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Holly!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PooPoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
PooPoo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holly.
No luck for Holly with that takedown attempt.
PooPoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Holly misses.
Holly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holly has PooPoo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. PooPoo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Holly is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but PooPoo is defending well.
PooPee PooPoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Holly.
PooPoo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
PooPoo throws a series of punches but Holly avoids them all with ease.
Holly tries to close the distance and clinch but PooPoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
PooPoo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
PooPee PooPoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
PooPoo misses with a two punch combination.
Holly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says PooPoo as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holly dodges the punch combination from PooPoo.
Holly tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but PooPoo defends well and Holly ends up having to push PooPoo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for PooPoo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holly.
PooPoo throws a combination. Holly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
PooPoo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
PooPoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holly was well out of range. Poor timing from PooPoo.
Holly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
PooPoo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some wild striking there from PooPoo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly closes this distance looking for a takedown but PooPoo circles away.
Sloppy strikes from PooPoo. Those never looked like landing.
Holly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but PooPoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holly shoots in looking for a takedown. PooPoo tries to sprawl out of it but Holly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. PooPoo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by PooPoo as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Holly with that takedown attempt.
PooPoo throws a nice looking combination but Holly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
PooPoo misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly avoids a punch combination nicely.
PooPoo feints and then cracks Holly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holly down.
Holly moves out of range as PooPoo strikes.
PooPoo misses with a body shot.
PooPoo throws a right and a left that Holly avoids nicely.
PooPoo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holly darts in looking for a takedown but PooPoo gets double underhooks and turns Holly into the cage.
PooPoo misses with a series of wild punches.
Holly fails with a takedown attempt.
PooPee PooPoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
PooPoo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holly shoots in but no luck this time.
Holly looks winded!
PooPoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holly is looking for the big counter here.
PooPoo swinging wildly here.
Holly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holly misses with a knee to the head.
PooPoo breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from PooPoo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PooPee PooPoo dominated that round.
That's time! PooPoo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good leg kick by PooPoo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holly shoots in but no luck this time.
PooPoo is looking for a counter combo.
Holly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
PooPoo leaves Holly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
PooPoo throws a series of punches but Holly moves out of range.
As PooPoo backs off Holly throws a huge counter combo but PooPoo manages to avoid it all.
Holly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. PooPoo defends it nicely.
PooPee PooPoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Holly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
PooPoo cracks Holly with a good jab.
Holly has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PooPoo manages to break the clinch.
PooPoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holly.
PooPoo blocks a head kick by Holly.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holly.
PooPee PooPoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Holly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and PooPoo counters with an inside leg kick.
Holly is breathing heavily.
Holly tries to clinch up.
PooPoo dodges the punch combination from Holly.
PooPoo tries to bum rush Holly with a series of wild strikes but Holly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
PooPoo misses with a wild body shot.
Holly tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly dives in and grabs PooPoo's left leg, looking for a takedown. PooPoo pushes down on Holly's head and hops out.
PooPoo scores with a shot to the body.
PooPoo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from PooPoo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
PooPoo misses with a two punch combination.
PooPoo jabs Holly right on the nose. Holly blinks but takes it well.
PooPoo throws a series of punches but Holly moves out of range.
PooPoo moves into range and clinches up with Holly.
PooPoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from PooPoo does no damage.
PooPoo misses with the combination.
PooPoo tries to land a leg kick but Holly saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PooPoo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
PooPoo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Holly back to the cage. PooPoo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Holly fails in his attempt to clinch.
PooPoo throws a series of punches but Holly avoids them all with ease.
Holly is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
PooPoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holly can do to turn this around?
Holly misses with a series of wild punches.
PooPoo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
PooPoo being controlled against the cage.
PooPoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with PooPoo but PooPoo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
PooPoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as PooPoo sprawls well. PooPoo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Holly gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
PooPoo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
PooPee PooPoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
PooPoo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Holly counter with a right hand.
PooPoo stuffs the takedown.
Holly misses with a wild combination.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Holly is defended easily by PooPoo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PooPee PooPoo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Holly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from PooPoo.
PooPoo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holly breaks from the clinch.
PooPoo throws a leg kick but Holly checks it.
PooPoo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holly moves into the clinch.
Holly is trying to pull guard but PooPoo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holly wants to take the fight to the mat but PooPoo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
PooPoo breaks from the clinch.
PooPoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holly was well out of range. Poor timing from PooPoo.
Holly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly instigates a clinch.
Holly swings wildly with an uppercut but PooPoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holly tries a body shot but PooPoo blocks it.
PooPoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holly fails in his attempt to clinch.
PooPoo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holly in his tracks.
PooPoo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holly circles away quickly and effectively.
Holly is looking to clinch but PooPoo is avoiding it.
PooPoo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holly can't get the takedown.
PooPee PooPoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Holly.
Holly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but PooPoo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly decides to pull guard.
Holly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holly working a defensive guard here.
Holly keeping moving, preventing PooPoo from controlling successfully.
Holly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Holly is trying to keep PooPoo in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holly is on top in guard.
Holly trying to control the position from guard on top but PooPoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holly controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
PooPoo slaps away a takedown attempt from Holly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
PooPoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roger Holly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
PooPee PooPoo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
PooPoo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
PooPee PooPoo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for PooPoo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PooPee PooPoo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krakers Smudak (ranked 4920 p4p, 503 weight class) and Kilo Dealo (ranked 4171 p4p, 462 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krakers Smudak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kilo Dealo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smudak gets caught napping as Dealo dives in and scores a takedown. Smudak manages to retain guard.
Dealo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smudak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dealo trying to control but Smudak is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dealo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dealo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Smudak to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dealo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Smudak pulls down on the head and he's put Dealo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Krakers Smudak!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rita Stienis (ranked 6301 p4p, 461 weight class) and Candy Routure (ranked 4905 p4p, 395 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Routure's choice of entrance music: Born in the USA by- BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN. The key to victory for Rita Stienis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rita Stienis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Candy Routure!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Routure throws a nice looking combination but Stienis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stienis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Routure sprawls well initially but Stienis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Routure really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stienis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Routure looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stienis wants to stand but Routure has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Routure is looking to improve his position.
Stienis trying to control the action but Routure is working from the bottom.
Stienis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stienis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Routure doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stienis.
Routure is looking to control Stienis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Routure avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Routure looking for submissions off his back.
Stienis wants to take a breather but Routure is having none of it.
Routure avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stienis.
Routure should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Routure trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stienis trying to control from half guard but Routure is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Routure gets a clinch.
Routure tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Routure throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stienis tries to pull guard but Routure holds him up against the cage and eventually Stienis drops back down to his feet.
Routure scores a nice knee to the body.
Routure pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stienis jumps guard but Routure turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Routure is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stienis to keep the fight standing.
Routure wants to get back to striking at distance but Stienis won't allow it.
Stienis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Routure is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Stienis can't fight it off and eventually Routure manages to take the fight to the floor. Stienis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stienis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Routure not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Routure looking to sit in guard and control but Stienis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stienis stops Routure from standing up.
Routure has his foot on Stienis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stienis works his way back into a safe position though.
Routure working a defensive guard but Stienis passes into half guard.
Stienis stands up and beckons Routure to join him on the feet.
Stienis avoids the head kick by Routure.
As Routure looks to move away, Stienis throws a big counter combo but Routure just gets out of the way.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stienis swinging wildly here.
Stienis throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 Rita Stienis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Routure swats away the attempt to clinch by Stienis.
Routure fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stienis sprawls well initially but Routure persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stienis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Routure prevents Stienis from standing back up.
Routure perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Routure is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Stienis reverses the position - he's now on top in Routure's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Routure is working an open guard so Stienis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Routure avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stienis clinches with his opponent.
Routure is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stienis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Routure blocks it with crossed arms.
Stienis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Routure has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Stienis is trying to keep an underhook but Routure manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Stienis manages to get to full guard.
Routure trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stienis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Stienis trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Routure wants to get up but he can't break Stienis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Routure working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stienis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stienis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stienis is defended easily by Routure.
Rita Stienis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stienis has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rita Stienis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Routure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stienis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Routure.
Stienis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Routure sprawls well. Routure wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stienis gets slowly back to his feet.
Routure has closed the distance and engaged Stienis in a clinch.
Routure stalling against the cage.
Routure jumps guard.
Routure is wriggling around but Stienis manages to pass to half guard.
Routure is looking for a sweep. Stienis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Routure is doing well to control the position and prevent Stienis from advancing to side control.
Routure tries to roll over but Stienis keeps him under control.
Routure looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stienis trying to control the action but Routure is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Routure can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Routure tries to roll over but Stienis keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Candy Routure showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Routure moves into the clinch.
Stienis has had enough of the clinch but Routure keeps him there for the moment.
Stienis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Routure has had enough of the clinch but Stienis keeps him there for the moment.
Stienis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Routure is trying to force a seperation but Stienis has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Routure tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stienis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Routure tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stienis smiles and moves away.
Routure closes the distance and pushes Stienis back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stienis successfully pulls guard.
Routure is looking to stand up but Stienis won't let him.
Routure trying to control the position from guard on top but Stienis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Routure postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stienis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Routure, into his guard.
Stienis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Routure wants to improve his position but instead Stienis has moved into half guard.
Stienis trying to control from half guard but Routure is working away.
Routure wants to control but Stienis is keeping busy.
Stienis wants to control but Routure is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Routure is looking to improve his position.
Routure is trying to control Stienis's posture. Stienis takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Routure! Stienis is rotating here... this could be the end... Routure is out! Stienis has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rita Stienis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sabre Sloane (ranked 2090 p4p, 261 weight class) and David Danis (ranked 4476 p4p, 443 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabre Sloane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Danis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Danis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sloane counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Danis's head backwards.
Sloane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Danis under the eye.
Danis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sloane.
Sloane moves out of range of the body kick.
Sloane instigates a clinch.
Sloane slows down the pace here.
Sloane just leaning against Danis, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sloane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sloane blocks an elbow strike from Danis.
Sloane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sloane 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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sloane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sabre Sloane.
Danis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Danis tries to move into range but Sloane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Danis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sloane.
Sabre Sloane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sloane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Danis dives in and grabs Sloane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sloane pushes down on Danis's head and hops out.
Sloane wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sloane lands the left hand.
Sloane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Danis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sloane.
Danis is rocked!
Sloane circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Danis tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Sloane wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sabre Sloane!
Sabre Sloane retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Sabre Sloane, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Ferreria (ranked 2419 p4p, 251 weight class) and Taisna Zarna (ranked 7058 p4p, 487 weight class). Taisna Zarna will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Ferreria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisna Zarna!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreria lands a jab to Zarna's midsection.
Ferreria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zarna doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferreria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zarna is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zarna doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferreria circles away.
Ferreria cracks Zarna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferreria sends Zarna crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ferreria is motioning to the referee to let Zarna up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Zarna is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zarna is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Ferreria doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Zarna crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Zarna's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Ferreria!
After winning the bout, Alex Ferreria 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Wood (ranked 3673 p4p, 421 weight class) and Eric Wim (ranked 3928 p4p, 443 weight class). Ragnar Wood could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Wim's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Wim!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Wim to counter with a crisp jab.
Wood throws an overhand right that lands on Wim's shoulder, as Wim tries to avoid the shot.
Wim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wood clinches up with Wim and pushes him back against the cage.
Wood breaks from the clinch.
Wim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wood.
Wim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood clinches up against the cage.
Wood breaks the clinch.
Wood instigates a clinch.
Wood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wood clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wood on the side of the head.
Wood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wim counters with a straight right hand.
Wim swings widly with a right hand
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood drives through with a takedown into Wim's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wood working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Wim to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Wood is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Wim pulls down on the head and he's put Wood to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eric Wim!
Our winner, Eric Wim, 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 Norman Young (ranked 3049 p4p, 325 weight class) and Jaka Prawira (ranked 3129 p4p, 329 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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160 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
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norman Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaka Prawira!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Young is trying to control the action in half guard but Prawira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Young looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Young throws a strike but Prawira manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Young tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jaka Prawira!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jaka Prawira waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrygo Da Silva (ranked 3325 p4p, 347 weight class) and Trey Bridges (ranked 3032 p4p, 323 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Trey Bridges enters the cage!
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrygo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Bridges!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridges fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Bridges pulls Da Silva into guard.
Da Silva preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bridges is on top in guard.
Bridges trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Bridges got a little sloppy there for a moment and Da Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bridges has managed to get both his arms back between Da Silva's legs - danger averted.
Bridges with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bridges chips away with some ground and pound.
Bridges pushing down on Da Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bridges working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Da Silva defending well though.
Ground and pound from Bridges.
Da Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bridges looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva taking some punishment here, with Bridges in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Bridges.
Bridges working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bridges missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Da Silva is in trouble now - Bridges has advanced to mount!
Da Silva is squirming around, avoiding Bridges's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges landing strikes from the mount and Da Silva is in trouble!
Da Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Bridges has a good base and remains in mount.
Bridges can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Da Silva is looking to escape.
Da Silva is looking to improve his position but Bridges isn't that keen on the idea.
Bridges tries to control but Da Silva wriggling away.
Bridges raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges landing strikes from the mount.
Bridges looking to control but Da Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Da Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bridges scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Da Silva?
Da Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Bridges looking to control but Da Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bridges wants to control the pace but Da Silva is squirming around nicely.
Da Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bridges working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bridges is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Bridges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Bridges dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bridges.
Bridges dives in and scores a takedown into Da Silva's guard.
Bridges with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bridges trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bridges is pushing down on Da Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Da Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Bridges has managed to sneak the leg through.
Da Silva is not content to let Bridges control the position.
Bridges takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bridges slips a nice elbow through Da Silva's hands, connecting with Da Silva's forehead.
Bridges landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bridges content to control rather than advance.
Bridges has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Silva is staying active underneath Bridges, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges passes to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Bridges.
Da Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Bridges raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bridges raining down hammerfists from mount.
Da Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bridges wants to control the pace but Da Silva is squirming around nicely.
Bridges unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bridges fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bridges scoring with strikes but Da Silva is staying in there.
Da Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bridges lands a big elbow.
Bridges fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bridges raining down shots from the mount!
Trey Bridges has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bridges lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Da Silva hang on?
Bridges lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Da Silva hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bridges wants to control the action but instead Da Silva gets a body lock and reverses into Bridges's guard! Nice work!
Bridges bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Da Silva's guard.
Bridges advances position into side control!
Bridges lands some shots froms side control.
Bridges trying to control the action but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Bridges landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Da Silva trying his best to control but Bridges has mounted him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridges avoids the attempt from Da Silva to control.
Bridges lands a heavy elbow.
Bridges fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bridges trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bridges lands a heavy elbow.
Bridges cracks Da Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bridges postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Da Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Bridges working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Bridges showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bridges decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Da Silva is staying active underneath Bridges, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Da Silva taking some punishment here, with Bridges in his half guard.
Bridges seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bridges working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bridges wants to take a breather but Da Silva is having none of it.
Bridges seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bridges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Da Silva trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bridges manages to pass to mount!
Da Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bridges avoids the attempt from Da Silva to control.
Bridges working Da Silva over with strikes here.
Bridges putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bridges lands a couple of good shots and Da Silva has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is covering up but some of the strikes from Bridges are getting through and doing damage.
Bridges scores with punches from the back.
Bridges punches Da Silva on the ear.
Bridges is not going to allow Da Silva to sit and survive in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Will Bridges go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bridges scores with punches from the back.
Da Silva trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can Da Silva hold on?! Bridges is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Bridges scores with punches from the back.
Bridges is landing with strikes from the back.
Bridges lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Bridges.
Bridges is looking to control Da Silva but Da Silva is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Bridges struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridges scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Da Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Da Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Bridges has full control of the position and if anything, Da Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Trey Bridges is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bridges is landing with strikes from the back.
Bridges punishes Da Silva with strikes from the back mount.
Bridges wants to control but Da Silva is keeping busy.
Bridges is landing with strikes. Da Silva can't take much more of this.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Will Bridges go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bridges is not going to allow Da Silva to sit and survive in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Bridges comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bridges has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Bridges!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renshu Brady (ranked 1252 p4p, 182 weight class) and Vernon Wells (ranked 2258 p4p, 283 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renshu Brady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vernon Wells!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wells takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wells uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brady.
Brady dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wells staying out of range there.
Wells lands a right hook to the body.
Wells lands with a shot to the body.
Brady needs to keep his hands up - Wells had a free shot at his head there.
Renshu Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wells connects with a right hand. Brady shakes it off.
Wells ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wells has closed the distance and engaged Brady in a clinch.
Wells blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Wells.
Brady definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brady lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wells.
A short uppercut from Wells.
Brady misses with a body punch.
Wells lands an elbow inside that Brady shrugs off.
It looks like Renshu Brady has been cut.
Wells content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brady pulls Wells into guard.
Wells wants to stand but Brady has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brady seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady is trying to control the position but Wells postures up.
Brady wants to sweep but no luck.
Brady is controlling Wells's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brady might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wells is looking to stand up but Brady won't let him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brady throws a body punch but Wells moves out of range.
Brady misses with a body shot.
Wells scores with a hook to the body. Brady takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells ducks under a wild hook from Brady.
Brady throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Wells to counter with a crisp jab.
Brady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wells was well out of range. Poor timing from Brady.
Wells misses with a few strikes there.
Brady misses with an uppercut. Wells saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Brady there.
It looks like Vernon Wells has been cut.
Brady connects with a single shot there.
Brady gets tackled into the cage by Wells. Wells maintains the clinch.
Brady tries a body shot but Wells blocks it.
Wells is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brady misses with some punches.
Wells blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wells lands an elbow just above Brady 's eye.
Brady goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brady tries to work over Wells's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brady tries to throw a body punch but Wells avoids it by throwing Brady back against the cage.
Wells's coach down at Crassus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wells's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wells lands a hook that snaps the head of Brady backwards.
Brady misses with a punch on the inside.
Brady misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wells lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brady backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells throws an elbow but it misses.
Brady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wells gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wells lands an elbow inside that Brady shrugs off.
Brady tries a body shot but Wells blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wells.
Brady misses with a punch to the body.
Brady throws a head punch that misses.
Brady tries to throw a body punch but Wells avoids it by throwing Brady back against the cage.
Wells lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Renshu Brady's cut is getting worse.
Brady digs a right hand into Wells's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wells's gas tank.
Wells works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wells lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Wells - that landed with a thud.
Wells digs a right hand underneath Brady's ribcage. Brady let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brady is breathing heavily.
Wells lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wells lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Renshu Brady's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wells lands a hook that snaps the head of Brady backwards.
Wells dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wells lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wells creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brady's defenses.
Jeez, Renshu Brady's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Brady tries to work over Wells's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wells lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brady misses with a body punch.
Brady has a couple of punches blocked by Wells.
A nice left hand lands by Wells.
Wells lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wells lands a hook that snaps the head of Brady backwards.
Wells scores with a shoulder strike.
Brady is rocked!
Wells lands a left hand.
Oh Brady is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wells lands an elbow just above Brady 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Renshu Brady's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vernon Wells!
Vernon Wells is the new light heavyweight champion!
Vernon Wells decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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