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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aly Cissokho (ranked 24189 p4p, 212 weight class) and Ken Striker (ranked 6525 p4p, 437 weight class). Aly Cissokho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aly Cissokho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Striker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Striker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Striker in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cissokho is kicking away at Striker from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Striker grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Cissokho trying to push Striker off... Cissokho taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Ken Striker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Blakemond (ranked 4707 p4p, 492 weight class) and Syco Souirrel (ranked 3868 p4p, 424 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spencer Blakemond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Syco Souirrel!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Souirrel.
A little feinted left hand from Blakemond on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Souirrel tries to keep at a distance but Blakemond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blakemond is trying to break the clinch but Souirrel is controlling him.
Souirrel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Blakemond to keep the fight standing.
Blakemond has Souirrel pressed against the ropes, preventing Souirrel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Souirrel is working for takedown but Blakemond is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blakemond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blakemond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blakemond connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spencer Blakemond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blakemond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souirrel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blakemond throws a right and a left that Souirrel avoids nicely.
Souirrel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blakemond defends well and Souirrel ends up having to push Blakemond into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Spencer Blakemond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syco Souirrel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blakemond swinging wildly here.
Souirrel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blakemond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blakemond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Souirrel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blakemond misses with a double jab
and Souirrel counters with a left to the body.
Blakemond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blakemond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blakemond is looking to clinch.
Blakemond throws a series of punches but Souirrel moves out of range.
Spencer Blakemond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blakemond cracks Souirrel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Souirrel shoots in for a takedown but Blakemond shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Souirrel swats away the attempt to clinch by Blakemond.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souirrel tries to clinch but Blakemond moves out of range.
Souirrel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Souirrel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blakemond swinging wildly here.
Blakemond moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souirrel is trying to pull guard but Blakemond turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Souirrel prevents Blakemond from breaking the clinch.
Souirrel has Blakemond pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Blakemond manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Souirrel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Souirrel tries to break free but Blakemond pushes him back against the ropes.
Souirrel working hard to break the clinch.
Blakemond tries to circle away but Souirrel has him pinned against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blakemond wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blakemond wants to break the clinch but can't.
Souirrel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blakemond is keeping busy.
Souirrel is trying to pull guard but Blakemond turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Souirrel can't break the clinch.
Blakemond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Souirrel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blakemond throws a right hand that Souirrel ducks under and follows up with a left that Souirrel also avoids with ease.
Blakemond throws a nice looking combination but Souirrel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blakemond swinging wildly here.
Souirrel wants to counter with a clinch but Blakemond pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blakemond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blakemond misses with the combination.
Blakemond connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Souirrel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Blakemond tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souirrel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Souirrel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Blakemond dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blakemond feints a jab promting Souirrel to slip. Blakemond then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Souirrel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blakemond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souirrel can do to turn this around?
Blakemond drops Souirrel with a beautiful combination! Souirrel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blakemond is looking for the KO!
Souirrel is rocked!
Blakemond connects with a body shot.
Souirrel is still on wobbly legs! Can Blakemond finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blakemond goes for a small jab and connects. Now Blakemond goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Souirrel stumbles back but Blakemond runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Souirrel to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Souirrel will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Spencer Blakemond!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Till (ranked 5040 p4p, 475 weight class) and Henry Wang (ranked 3337 p4p, 365 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Till might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sweet Caroline. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Wang!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang connects with a high kick.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Till tries to clinch there but Wang circles away.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Till tries to clinch there but Wang circles away.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Till takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Till takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Wang swats away the attempt to clinch by Till.
Wang keeps the fight on the outside.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Till wants to clinch up but Wang keeps it at a distance.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Wang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wang misses with a head kick.
It looked like Till was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Till avoids the head kick by Wang.
Till tries to clinch but Wang moves out of range.
Till takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang throws a big counter head kick but Till avoids it with no problem.
Till tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wang. Till shrugs it off though.
Wang keeps the fight on the outside.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Till looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till moves out of range as Wang strikes.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Till is looking to clinch but Wang is avoiding it.
Till clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang can't break the clinch.
Till looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wang manages to break the clinch.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Till wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wang finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Wang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Wang. That snapped Till's head back.
Wang misses with a head kick.
It looked like Till wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Till tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Till blocks a head kick by Wang.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wang - that will leave a mark!
Wang has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang tries to land a front kick but Till steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Till tries to clinch there but Wang circles away.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Till swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wang just misses with a punch to the body.
Till avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Wang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wang misses with a head kick.
Wang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Till fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darren Till is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Till moves out of range easily.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till takes the fight into the clinch.
Wang wants to break free but Till has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Till crunches a lovely knee into Wang's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till looking to slow down the pace here.
Wang avoiding damage as Till throws knees to the body.
Till has Wang pressed against the ropes, preventing Wang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Till obliges.
Wang tries to break free but Till pushes him back against the ropes.
Wang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wang is trying to push Till away but Till has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Till is looking to control Wang's arms but Wang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Till has his back to the ropes.
Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Till wants to clinch up but Wang keeps it at a distance.
Henry Wang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till wants to clinch up but Wang keeps it at a distance.
Wang keeps the fight on the outside.
Wang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Till tries to clinch but Wang moves out of range.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Wang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Till avoids the head kick by Wang.
Till appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wang throws a fast counter high kick but Till manages to duck under it in time.
Till avoids the head kick by Wang.
Till tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang throws a counter combo.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands a high kick!
Wang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Till throws a quick counter head kick but Wang was just out of range.
Till fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang keeps the fight on the outside.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Till tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Wang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang is breathing heavily.
Till rushes Wang and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wang keeps the fight on the outside.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang misses with a kick to the body.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wang lands a head kick. Till smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Till wants to clinch up but Wang keeps it at a distance.
Wang is looking for the big counter here.
Till tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Wang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Till has Wang up against the ropes in a clinch.
Till looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Wang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Till is looking to clinch.
Till tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nice body kick there by Wang.
Till tries to clinch
and Wang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wang lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Darren Till has been cut.
Wang lands a really nice looking cross but Till seems unphased.
Till is rocked!
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Till is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Till closes the distance but Wang moves to the side
and Wang counters with a big head kick but Till shrugs it off.
Wang tries to land a front kick but Till steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wang is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Till seems to have got his legs back now.
Till fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang throws a body shot but no joy.
Till drives through and clinches with Wang against the ropes.
Wang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wang has had enough of the clinch but Till keeps him there for the moment.
Wang is trying to force a seperation but Till has the dominant position.
Wang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Till.
It looks like Henry Wang has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Wang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wang wants to break free but Till has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Till.
Wang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Till moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWang.
Till wants to clinch.
Wang lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick from Wang lands but Till takes it in his stride.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till wants to clinch
and Wang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Till avoids the head kick by Wang.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick
and Till counters with a left to the body.
Wang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wang throws a body shot but no joy.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Till moves out of range easily.
Till tries to clinch up.
Wang swats away the attempt to clinch by Till.
Wang swats away the attempt to clinch by Till.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Till wants to clinch.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wang scores with a push kick.
Wang gets tackled into the ropes by Till. Till maintains the clinch.
Darren Till has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry Wang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wang is trying to push Till away but Till has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Wang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wang 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Wang!
Henry Wang took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
The defeated Darren Till had this to say: 'That was a good fight but he got the best of me well have to run it back sometime'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calos Crispy (ranked 24861 p4p, 557 weight class) and Hal Green (ranked 25056 p4p, 581 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calos Crispy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hal Green!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Crispy.
A head kick misses from Green.
Crispy blocks a low kick nicely.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green walks into a stiff left hand from Crispy.
Green misses with a double jab.
Crispy lands a head kick. Green smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crispy has his takedown stuffed
and Green decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crispy's guard.
Crispy wants to get back to his feet but Green passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Crispy moves into the clinch.
Green using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Green throws an elbow but it misses.
Green is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispy tries to pull guard but Green forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Crispy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crispy drives through and clinches with Green against the ropes.
Crispy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Green just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calos Crispy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crispy breaks the clinch.
Green looks to land a combination but Crispy avoids it well.
Crispy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Green looks to move away, Crispy throws a big counter combo but Green just gets out of the way.
Crispy checks a low kick from Green.
Hal Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Green. No joy for Crispy on that attempt.
Green closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crispy lands a high kick!
Good shot there by Crispy.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Green blocks a head kick by Crispy.
Crispy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Green misses with a double jab.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Green looks winded!
Danga de danga de dang - Crispy scores with a four punch combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Crispy scores with a four punch combination!
Green takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crispy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green swinging wildly here.
Green takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispy has managed to clinch.
Crispy breaks from the clinch.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
Crispy shoots in and bounces Green off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Crispy stands and steps away. Green gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crispy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Green takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crispy clobbers Green with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crispy scores with a head kick.
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!
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crispy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crispy jabs Green to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crispy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Green sprawls well initially but Crispy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Crispy wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
Crispy wants to free his trapped foot but Green is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Green has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crispy is working away from the top position though.
Crispy trying to pass the guard but Green defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crispy is looking to stall here but Green recovers full guard.
Crispy stands up from Green's guard - Crispy perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calos Crispy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Green tries to keep at a distance but Crispy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crispy prevents Green from breaking the clinch.
Crispy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Jab from Crispy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green walks into a straight right hand from Crispy.
Green throws a low kick but Crispy moves out of range easily.
Green misses with a low kick as Crispy jumps back.
Crispy throws a nice looking combination but Green bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crispy connects with a nice looking jab.
Crispy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Green tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Crispy is in Green's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Calos Crispy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crispy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Green manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Crispy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crispy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Crispy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crispy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Green lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Green slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Crispy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Crispy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Crispy tries to bench press Green off him but Green keeps the position.
Green working the head with strikes.
Crispy is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green working the ground and pound from side control.
Crispy is trying to work for a sweep but Green has mounted him!
Green working the ground and pound effectively.
Crispy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Green on the ground.
Green is landing with some decent strikes but Crispy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Crispy tries to lock up and control but Green gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a big elbow.
Green prevents Crispy from getting the reversal.
Green lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Crispy is rocked!
Crispy working to try and regain half guard.
Green is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Crispy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green prevents Crispy from getting the reversal.
Crispy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Green looking to finish Crispy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crispy!
Green raining down hammerfists from mount.
Green connects with a bit shot that sees Crispy covering up! More strikes from Green and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Green is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hal Green!
Hal Green decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Longstreet (ranked 6501 p4p, 580 weight class) and Aiwan Tsaegaellae (ranked 5079 p4p, 527 weight class). Longstreet comes to the ring accompanied by A Country Boy Can Survive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Longstreet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiwan Tsaegaellae!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longstreet clinches.
Tsaegaellae lands a nice elbow.
It looks like James Longstreet has been cut.
Tsaegaellae managing to block the knees to the body from Longstreet.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Longstreet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tsaegaellae lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Longstreet is rocked!
Longstreet tries to land knees in the clinch but Tsaegaellae avoids the damage to the body.
Tsaegaellae throws an upwards elbow that knocks Longstreet out cold! Wow! You do not see a knockout like that very often - that will be on youtube highlights for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Aiwan Tsaegaellae!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory Rothstein (ranked 5787 p4p, 530 weight class) and William Shitlord (ranked 6185 p4p, 548 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Rothstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Shitlord!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Shitlord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rothstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Shitlord on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rothstein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shitlord! But no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rothstein.
Shitlord replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rothstein blocks it well.
Rothstein throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothstein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shitlord counters with a nice uppercut.
Rothstein with a poor takedown
and Shitlord counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Rothstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothstein with a poor takedown
and Shitlord holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shitlord throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rothsteins head.
Rothstein tries to break free but Shitlord pushes him back against the ropes.
Shitlord dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Shitlord keeps control of Rothstein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shitlord tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothstein's elbow.
A short right from Shitlord.
Shitlord lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rothstein backwards.
Rothstein blocks an uppercut.
Rothstein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shitlord prevents Rothstein from breaking the clinch.
Rothstein tries to circle away but Shitlord has him pinned against the ropes.
Come on Shitlord - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rothstein prevents a body shot from Shitlord.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shitlord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rothstein tries to break the clinch but Shitlord is controlling the position.
Shitlord has Rothstein pressed against the ropes, preventing Rothstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rothstein tries to break the clinch but Shitlord is controlling the position.
Shitlord prevents Rothstein from breaking the clinch.
Rothstein working hard to break the clinch.
Shitlord misses with a punch on the inside.
Shitlord avoiding damage.
Rothstein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rothstein misses with a head kick.
Shitlord is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein looks to land a right hand but Shitlord moved out of range.
Rothstein throws a head kick that Shitlord semi-blocks.
Rothstein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Shitlord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rory Rothstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothstein throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shitlord's waist but Shitlord gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rothstein off to one side.
Shitlord looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rothstein shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shitlord pinned against the ropes. Shitlord gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rothstein tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shitlord defends well and Rothstein ends up having to push Shitlord into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rothstein fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Shitlord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rothstein is breathing heavily.
Rothstein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rothstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein throws a series of punches but Shitlord avoids them all with ease.
Shitlord looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rothstein fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shitlord steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rothstein.
Rothstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rothstein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shitlord sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothstein backing away here, and Shitlord unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rothstein throws a right and a left that Shitlord avoids nicely.
Rothstein really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters circling - Rothstein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothstein misses with the combination.
Shitlord is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rothstein shoots for a double leg takedown but Shitlord sprawls well. He's pushed Rothstein's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Shitlord will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rothstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shitlord! But no joy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rothstein or perhaps it was just good defense by Shitlord, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Shitlord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rothstein throws a lazy uppercut
and Shitlord counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rothstein is looking to score with low kicks.
Rothstein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shitlord! But no joy.
Rothstein misses with a left hand
and Shitlord counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothstein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shitlord tries a quick counter leg kick but Rothstein is wise to it.
No joy there for Rothstein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Shitlord on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rothstein misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothstein misses with a body kick.
Shitlord steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rothstein.
Rothstein throws a solid leg kick but Shitlord takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothstein.
Shitlord replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rothstein blocks it well.
Shitlord avoids the head kick by Rothstein.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shitlord! But no joy.
Rothstein fails with a takedown attempt.
Shitlord tries to counter with a clinch but Rothstein shakes him off and moves away.
Rothstein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shitlord! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Rothstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothstein throws a leg kick
and Shitlord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Rothstein misses the target.
Shitlord tries to counter with a clinch but Rothstein shakes him off and moves away.
Rothstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shitlord swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rothstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shitlord! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Shitlord now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rothstein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shitlord circles away quickly and effectively.
Rothstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shitlord looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rothstein or perhaps it was just good defense by Shitlord, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shitlord! But no joy.
Rothstein throws a sloppy head kick
and Shitlord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Rothstein misses.
Rothstein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shitlord tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rothstein misses with the combination.
Rory Rothstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shitlord looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shitlord moves away from the strike by Rothstein.
Shitlord steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rothstein.
Rothstein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rothstein throws a low kick but Shitlord moves out of range easily.
Rothstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shitlord tries a quick counter leg kick but Rothstein is wise to it.
Rothstein throws a nice looking combination but Shitlord bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rothstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Shitlord looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rothstein misses with the body kick
and Shitlord counters with a nice uppercut.
Rothstein is rocked!
Rothstein throws a poor cross that misses
and Shitlord counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Rothstein to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Shitlord!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). William Shitlord!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Senju (ranked 6877 p4p, 571 weight class) and Erich Ludendorff (ranked 4145 p4p, 452 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ludendorff's choice of entrance music: Erika. Erich Ludendorff will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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175 lbs
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25
175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Senju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erich Ludendorff!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludendorff is looking to clinch.
Senju catches Ludendorff with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Erich Ludendorff has been cut.
Senju swats away the attempt to clinch by Ludendorff.
Senju closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ludendorff's guard.
Senju controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Senju throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ludendorff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Senju is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Senju wanted to stand there but Ludendorff had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senju's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ludendorff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Senju. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senju is looking to stand up but Ludendorff won't let him.
Senju throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ludendorff moves in looking to clinch but Senju pushes him off.
Senju forces Ludendorff back against the ropes and clinches.
Senju misses with an elbow over the top.
Senju can't find room to land a body shot as Ludendorff controls the action.
Ludendorff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ludendorff looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ludendorff is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Senju's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Senju avoids the elbow strike from Ludendorff, against the ropes.
Ludendorff misses with a punch on the inside.
Senju taking a breather.
Ludendorff misses with an elbow strike.
Ludendorff pushes Senju back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senju has Ludendorff pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ludendorff manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Senju wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Senju manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Senju tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ludendorff wants to stand but Senju is controlling his posture from full guard.
Senju throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Senju holds on and takes a little breather.
Senju throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senju has his foot on Ludendorff's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ludendorff works his way back into a safe position though.
Senju is controlling Ludendorff's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ludendorff clinches up with Senju and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ludendorff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Senju blocks it with crossed arms.
Ludendorff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ludendorff lands an uppercut.
Senju pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ludendorff misses with a body shot.
Erich Ludendorff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Senju shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ludendorff defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Senju. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ludendorff tries a head kick but it misses.
Senju rushes Ludendorff and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senju can't get the takedown.
Senju manages to pull guard.
Senju is trying to control the position but Ludendorff postures up.
Ludendorff won't allow Senju to sweep him here.
Senju is controlling Ludendorff's posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Senju has his foot on Ludendorff's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ludendorff works his way back into a safe position though.
Senju has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Senju is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Senju controlling Ludendorff's posture.
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 Takashi Senju will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erich Ludendorff's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ludendorff tries to clinch up
and Senju cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Senju scores with a nice body kick.
Ludendorff lands a really nice looking cross but Senju seems unphased.
Ludendorff tests Senju's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ludendorff closes the distance and clinches.
Senju tries for a takedown but Ludendorff manages to get underhooks.
Senju goes for a takedown attempt but Ludendorff pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Senju moves in looking to clinch but Ludendorff pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ludendorff lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Takashi Senju has been cut.
Senju closes the distance and clinches.
Ludendorff looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Senju breaks from the clinch.
Senju fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Senju. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludendorff darts in and clinches Senju up against the ropes.
The referee calls for Ludendorff to work.
Senju goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ludendorff prevents it.
Ludendorff crunches a lovely knee into Senju's ribcage.
Ludendorff lands a good knee to the midsection. Senju won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Ludendorff.
Ludendorff comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Senju takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ludendorff gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ludendorff throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ludendorff scores a nice knee to the body.
Ludendorff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ludendorff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ludendorff obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludendorff taking a breather.
Senju takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ludendorff lands with a short shot to the head.
Senju dodges an elbow strike from Ludendorff.
Erich Ludendorff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ludendorff lands an elbow that stopped Senju in his tracks for a moment.
Senju avoiding damage as Ludendorff throws knees to the body.
Ludendorff with a knee to the head.
Ludendorff scores with a knee to the head.
Ludendorff landing knees to the body.
Ludendorff gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ludendorff landing knees to the head.
Senju is rocked!
Ludendorff connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Senju is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ludendorff landing knees to the body.
Ludendorff dips a shoulder and cracks Senju with a mighty uppercut! Senju falls back against the ropes and Ludendorff unloads with a barrage of strikes! Senju is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ludendorff screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erich Ludendorff!
In his post fight interview, Erich Ludendorff started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bongrips (ranked 2526 p4p, 309 weight class) and Alberto Moreno (ranked 3170 p4p, 375 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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168 lbs
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157 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Bongrips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alberto Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Bongrips. Those never looked like landing.
Moreno loads up on a big right hand but Bongrips slips the punch.
Bongrips throws a big counter combination but Moreno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Moreno tries to bum rush Bongrips with a series of wild strikes but Bongrips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moreno moves in looking to clinch but Bongrips pushes him off.
Bongrips circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moreno throws a right hand that misses
and Bongrips counters with a right hand to the body.
Moreno is looking to clinch.
Moreno gets caught flat footed, as Bongrips shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bongrips is in close to Moreno's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bongrips thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moreno wants to stand but Bongrips is controlling the position.
Moreno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bongrips prevents Moreno from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bongrips drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Bongrips seems to have locked his on tight now - Moreno screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Bongrips, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Billy Bongrips!
A relieved looking Billy Bongrips thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Payne (ranked 2376 p4p, 309 weight class) and Luke Holland (ranked 2445 p4p, 316 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Payne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Holland!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holland lands with a good body shot.
Holland lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payne at a distance.
Payne throws a poor cross that misses
and Holland counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Alex Payne has been cut.
Payne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Holland grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Payne takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Holland cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luke Holland!
Luke Holland is the new light heavyweight champion!
Luke Holland bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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