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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baby Boy (ranked 24322 p4p, 74 weight class) and Fernando Martinez (ranked 3331 p4p, 117 weight class). Fernando Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy! 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, Fernando Martinez! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Boy tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martinez. Boy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Martinez pulls him back up using the underhooks. Boy tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him. A hook to the body from Martinez.
Boy is breathing heavily. A short right from Martinez on the inside. A body shot lands from Martinez.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Martinez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boy backwards. Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Good body shot from Martinez.
Martinez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boy. Boy letting Martinez take a breather here. Martinez lands a hook to the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Martinez lands a big right hand that drops Boy! The killer instinct kicks in and Martinez finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Martinez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Martinez! In defeat, Baby Boy stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hello guys I hope you enjoy the fight even tho I didn't win the fight but still I'm happy to give my all in this performance and I promise every fight I'll jump into I'll be prepared win or lose just to give you all the best show . Tonight I came up short my opponent is tough he's very smart he know'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Walker (ranked 6476 p4p, 558 weight class) and Caio Terra (ranked 23813 p4p, 577 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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174 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 Las Vegas, James Walker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Terra! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Walker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Terra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Walker throwing a counter right hand but Terra manages to avoid it. Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Terra shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Walker lands the left hand. Terra drops his hands momentarily and Walker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Terra fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Walker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. James Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Terra. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Terra is defended easily by Walker. Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terra.
Walker lands a jab. Terra with a lazy takedown attempt and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Terra. Walker stuffs the takedown. Walker throwing a counter right hand but Terra manages to avoid it. Terra looks winded! Terra tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walker defends well and Terra ends up having to push Walker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Terra misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Walker lands a jab to the head.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Terra takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Terra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Terra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Terra fails with a takedown attempt. Terra takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Terra's hands. Walker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Walker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Terra misses the body punch and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Terra is rocked! Terra throws a combination that misses and Walker counters with a crisp right that sends Terra to the canvas! Walker follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Walker! Our winner, James Walker, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Eriksson (ranked 5125 p4p, 399 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 3516 p4p, 314 weight class). Stefan Eriksson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Eriksson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Parker fails to land the takedown. Eriksson doesn't succeed with the takedown and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Parker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Eriksson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parker, pushing him back against the cage. Eriksson tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Eriksson back against the cage. The referee is keeping an eye on Eriksson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Eriksson trying to stall but Parker improves his position.
Eriksson can't get the takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eriksson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Eriksson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parker up against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Eriksson looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stefan Eriksson. Eriksson shoots in and gets a takedown into Parker's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Eriksson won't allow Parker to sweep him here. Parker keeping moving, preventing Eriksson from controlling successfully. Parker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Parker wants to sweep here but Eriksson controlling him for the moment. Eriksson postures up in Parker's guard and throws a big left but Parker blocks it. Eriksson throws a big elbow that misses. Eriksson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Eriksson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Parker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Parker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Parker! Eriksson wants to control but Parker postures up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Parker in side control, throwing shots but Eriksson defends. Parker remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. Eriksson is trying to control Parker's posture but Parker avoids it. Parker advances to mount. Eriksson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Parker misses with an elbow to the head. Eriksson is trying to break free.
Eriksson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Parker controlling the position well here. Eriksson rolled but Parker kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Even with his hooks in, Parker manages to miss with strikes from the back. Parker thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Eriksson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Eriksson is working hard here to advance position. Eriksson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Parker is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Eriksson tries to escape but Parker has the hooks in and won't let him break free. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Parker working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Eriksson is doing well to defend. Parker seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Eriksson is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Peter Parker!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Insane Prince (ranked 4011 p4p, 345 weight class) and Eddie Mild (ranked 23654 p4p, 473 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Insane Prince! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Mild! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Prince throws a body shot but no joy. Mild is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. The fighters circling - Prince throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Eddie Mild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mild throws a head kick but Prince moves out of range.
Prince appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Prince lands with a good body shot. Mild gets off balance looking for a body kick letting Prince counter with a right hand. Mild takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mild misses with a takedown attempt and Prince counters with a right hand to the body. Mild gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Prince counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Prince throws a monster overhand right that drops Mild! Prince follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Insane Prince! During a confident post fight interview, Insane Prince thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Egill Skallagrimsson (ranked 6285 p4p, 497 weight class) and Russell Phillips (ranked 6560 p4p, 504 weight class). Russell Phillips will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Egill Skallagrimsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Phillips! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Skallagrimsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phillips pinned against the cage. Phillips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Skallagrimsson clinches. Phillips misses with a punch to the body.
Skallagrimsson blocking some punches.
Phillips tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Phillips digs a right hand underneath Skallagrimsson's ribcage. Skallagrimsson let out a lung full of air as it connected. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Phillips working aggressively here.
Skallagrimsson successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Skallagrimsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Phillips is looking to stand up but Skallagrimsson won't let him. Skallagrimsson tries to land a sweep but no joy. Skallagrimsson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Phillips trying to stand up but can't free himself from Skallagrimsson's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Skallagrimsson is looking to clinch but Phillips is avoiding it.
Skallagrimsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Phillips manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Skallagrimsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Phillips leaves Skallagrimsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Egill Skallagrimsson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Phillips slaps away a takedown attempt from Skallagrimsson, before circling back to the center of the mat. Skallagrimsson tries to clinch up. Skallagrimsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Phillips misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A right hand to the body from Phillips.
Skallagrimsson jumps guard but Phillips stands there with Skallagrimsson around his waist. Skallagrimsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Skallagrimsson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Phillips lands a body shot in the clinch.
Skallagrimsson is looking to take this one to the mat. Phillips struggles to land a body shot inside as Skallagrimsson controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Phillips. Phillips is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Phillips working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Phillips lands an uppercut. Phillips looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Phillips tries to work over Skallagrimsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Skallagrimsson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Phillips uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Skallagrimsson tries to land a sweep but no joy. Skallagrimsson is working hard here to advance position. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Skallagrimsson holds on and takes a little breather. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Skallagrimsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Skallagrimsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Phillips dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skallagrimsson manages to avoid it. Skallagrimsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Phillips sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phillips! But no joy. Skallagrimsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phillips swats him away and circles back towards the center. Phillips looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Skallagrimsson misses with a takedown attempt and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Skallagrimsson staying out of range there. Phillips fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skallagrimsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Skallagrimsson fails with a takedown attempt. A little jabbing left from Phillips on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Egill Skallagrimsson. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Skallagrimsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand! Phillips jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Skallagrimsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skallagrimsson closes the distance and pushes Phillips back into the cage. Phillips lands with a right to the head. Skallagrimsson decides to pull guard. Phillips tries to stand but Skallagrimsson is controlling from the bottom. Skallagrimsson has his hands on Phillips's head, controlling the position. Phillips wanted to stand there but Skallagrimsson had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Skallagrimsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Skallagrimsson stops Phillips from standing up. Skallagrimsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Skallagrimsson looking to pass the guard. Skallagrimsson advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Skallagrimsson controlling the position from side mount. Further stalling from Skallagrimsson. Phillips is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Skallagrimsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phillips as he jumps to the side. Skallagrimsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Phillips makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Phillips cracks a nice hook into Skallagrimsson's ribs. Phillips looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Skallagrimsson misses with a takedown attempt and Skallagrimsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Skallagrimsson misses with a takedown attempt - Phillips sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Phillips works Skallagrimsson's body with a nice hook. Skallagrimsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Russell Phillips seems to be getting the better of the standup. Phillips ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Phillips misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Phillips!
Phillips has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Skallagrimsson goes for a double leg but Phillips avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Phillips continues to drive forward. Phillips scores with a nice head shot. Skallagrimsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skallagrimsson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Phillips scores with a hook. Skallagrimsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Phillips sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Egill Skallagrimsson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Skallagrimsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Skallagrimsson moves out of range as Phillips strikes. Skallagrimsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phillips manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Phillips swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Skallagrimsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phillips is fending him off so far but Skallagrimsson persists. Nope, Phillips circles away and we're back to standing. Phillips misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phillips circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Skallagrimsson does a little dance to reset his feet. Skallagrimsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Skallagrimsson throws a head kick that misses. Skallagrimsson throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily. Skallagrimsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Phillips. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Skallagrimsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Skallagrimsson misses with a takedown attempt and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Egill Skallagrimsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russell Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Skallagrimsson tries to move into range but Phillips moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Phillips circles away from the clinch attempt and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skallagrimsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips. Skallagrimsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Phillips counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Skallagrimsson misses with an uppercut. Phillips lands a lovely overhand right. Phillips swinging wildly here.
Skallagrimsson goes for a double leg but Phillips avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Phillips continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Phillips defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Skallagrimsson. Jab from Phillips. Phillips misses with a wild body shot. Nice sprawl there from Phillips as Skallagrimsson shoots in. A little jabbing left from Phillips on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Skallagrimsson throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily. Phillips looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Phillips scores with a body shot.
Egill Skallagrimsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Skallagrimsson clinches up against the cage. Skallagrimsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Phillips scores with a nice hook to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Phillips goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phillips lands a left hand.
Egill Skallagrimsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Russell Phillips is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Skallagrimsson can't find room to land a body shot as Phillips controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight! Russell Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Phillips 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Phillips! Russell Phillips decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jock Langdon (ranked 4327 p4p, 464 weight class) and Milo Vicente (ranked 3844 p4p, 429 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 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 New York, Jock Langdon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Vicente! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vicente lands with a nice combination. Langdon backs away looking to recover. Langdon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. A swing and a miss from Langdon. Langdon throws an overhand right that lands on Vicente's shoulder, as Vicente tries to avoid the shot. Vicente throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Vicente moves out of range of the strikes. Vicente scores with a jab. Langdon jabbing away but nothing is landing. Langdon ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Langdon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vicente takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Langdon lands a lovely overhand right. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vicente throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vicente throws a series of punches but Langdon moves out of range. Langdon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Milo Vicente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Langdon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Langdon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Langdon throws a body shot but no joy. Vicente throws out a powerful jab. Langdon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vicente counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Langdon fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Langdon looks to score with a jab to the body but Vicente is just out of range. Langdon is looking to wear down Vicente with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Vicente misses with a wild combination.
Vicente misses with a looping right. Langdon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vicente.
Milo Vicente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Vicente moves forwards but Langdon connects with a nice, crisp jab. Langdon slips under a jab from Vicente. Langdon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vicente manages to avoid it. Vicente misses with a series of wild punches.
Vicente cracks Langdon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Vicente throws a front kick aimed at Langdon's knee but Langdon avoids it well. Vicente lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Nice cross by Vicente. Langdon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vicente lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vicente takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vicente misses with a straight left. Vicente misses the shot to the body. Vicente ducks under a wild hook from Langdon. Vicente slips under a jab. Langdon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vicente can pounce on him.
Langdon is looking to score with low kicks. Vicente jabs Langdon right on the nose. Langdon blinks but takes it well. Vicente closes the distance and lands a one-two. Vicente swings widly with a right hand
and Langdon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vicente won't be happy with that. Langdon is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Vicente's shoulder. That is not cool. Vicente on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Vicente takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Langdon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Vicente is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Langdon is controlling him well. Langdon scoring with punches from side control. Langdon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vicente has escaped the position, nice work there. Langdon scoring with punches from side control. The ground and pound from Langdon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Langdon working the head and body with strikes. Langdon lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Langdon lands a nice forearm strike. Langdon is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Vicente is trying to escape and Langdon transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Vicente is forced to tap! Nice work there by Langdon! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jock Langdon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fan Boi (ranked 7090 p4p, 571 weight class) and Victor Klimov (ranked 4097 p4p, 454 weight class). Victor Klimov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Fan Boi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Klimov! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Klimov throws a body shot but no joy. Boi walks into a stiff left hand from Klimov. Klimov throws a body punch but Boi moves out of range. Klimov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Boi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klimov sees it coming and avoids it easily. Klimov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Klimov ducks under a wild hook from Boi. Boi throws a big shot that misses. Boi moves out of range as Klimov strikes. Klimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boi. Klimov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Boi is landing a low percentage of strikes. Boi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klimov. Klimov swings widly with a right hand
and Boi counters with a straight right hand. Boi throws a leg kick that misses. We've been hearing reports that Boi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Klimov looks to throw the jab but Boi is out of range. Nice uppercut lands for Klimov. That snapped Boi's head back.
Boi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klimov. Klimov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Klimov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boi counters with a nice body shot. Klimov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boi's head. Victor Klimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Klimov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boi counters with a nice body shot. Klimov misses with a right hand and Boi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Klimov avoids the head kick by Boi.
Klimov lands a really nice looking cross but Boi seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Klimov. Klimov looks to throw the jab but Boi is out of range. Klimov tries to sprawl but Boi drives through with a takedown into half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boi in particular looking to stall. Boi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Boi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Boi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. 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! Boi wants to take Klimov's back here but Klimov is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boi working the ground and pound effectively.
Boi lands a big shot there that rocks Klimov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Boi controlling from the full mount. Boi landing punches.
Klimov is rocked! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Boi swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fan Boi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cullen (ranked 3846 p4p, 396 weight class) and Jewel Diaz (ranked 2052 p4p, 233 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Cullen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jewel Diaz! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Diaz looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Diaz throws a big elbow that misses. Diaz throws a strike but Cullen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Cullen stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz. Diaz wants to hit a switch here but Cullen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Diaz there! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Diaz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round. Cullen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Cullen is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to Cullen's brow. Cullen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Cullen keeps moving. Diaz scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Cullen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Diaz trying to control but Cullen is working from the bottom. Diaz's corner is telling him to maintain position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Cullen working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz works over Cullen with some ground and pound from guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Diaz pushing down on Cullen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Cullen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cullen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Diaz lands with a punch from half guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diaz connects with a nice short shot to Cullen's temple. Diaz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Diaz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Diaz trying to control the pace. Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Well, if Diaz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Diaz wants to take a breather but Cullen is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jewel Diaz dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot by Cullen. Cullen cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg. Diaz pushes Cullen up against the cage in a clinch. Good body shot from Cullen.
Cullen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cullen pulls him back up using the underhooks. Cullen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Cullen lands with a short shot to the head. Diaz successfully pulls guard.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Cullen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Diaz is pulling down on Cullen's head. It's preventing any offense from Cullen, at least for the moment. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Diaz seems keen to control Cullen's posture. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diaz can do anything to dispel that myth. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to Cullen's brow. Diaz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cullen's guard. Cullen actively working from the bottom here. Diaz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cullen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Cullen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Cullen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily. Diaz is keen to just control but Cullen is a slippery customer. Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Diaz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Diaz is taking a breather. Cullen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Diaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cullen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Diaz controlling the action here. Diaz scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Diaz looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head. Diaz working over Cullen with some ground and pound. Cullen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Diaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice strikes from Diaz there. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diaz connects with a nice short shot to Cullen's temple. Cullen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily. Diaz lands with a punch from half guard. Nice strikes from Diaz there. Diaz trying to control the pace. Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Cullen wants to control but Diaz passes into side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jewel Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cullen to the mat! Cullen manages to get full guard. Cullen is looking to stand back up but Diaz counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cullen. Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diaz connects with a nice short shot to Cullen's temple. Diaz working over Cullen with some ground and pound. Cullen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diaz connects with a nice short shot to Cullen's temple. Diaz working the head and body with strikes. Diaz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Cullen actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Diaz looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Cullen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Diaz is pressing down on Cullen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cullen is holding on for now. Diaz slows the pace down in half guard. Diaz working Cullen over with strikes. Diaz slows the pace down in half guard. Cullen taking some punishment here, with Diaz in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Diaz drops an elbow to the side of Cullen's head. Diaz winds up and cracks Cullen with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Cullen wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz wants to control but Cullen is keeping him busy. Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard. Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Diaz is trying to control. Cullen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Diaz scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Diaz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cullen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Diaz working Cullen over with strikes. Diaz controlling the action here. Diaz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cullen is rocked! Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Ground and pound from Diaz. Oh Cullen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cullen has hold of Diaz's hands but Diaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Diaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Diaz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Diaz lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Cullen! More strikes land and this one is all over! Diaz jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jewel Diaz! After winning the bout, Jewel Diaz 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bin Laden (ranked 3406 p4p, 356 weight class) and Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 2740 p4p, 298 weight class). Laden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I am Bin Laden - 5jonttu55 . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bin Laden! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tatsuya Kimura! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Laden misses with a left hand and Kimura counters with a shoot takedown. Laden fights it but they end up in guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kimura looking to pass the guard. Kimura preventing the sweep. Kimura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Kimura tries to free his leg and advance position but Laden is retaining full guard. Kimura advances position into side control! Kimura advances to mount. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Laden regains half guard. Laden actively working from the bottom here. Kimura tries to pass to full mount but Laden defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kimura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Laden doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kimura. Laden looking for submissions off his back. Kimura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Laden doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kimura. Laden gets full guard. Kimura is looking to pass into half guard but Laden pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Laden is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Laden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Laden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kimura is keeping the position for now. Kimura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Laden tries to free his leg and advance position but Kimura is retaining full guard. Kimura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Laden trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom. Laden with a nice head shot there. Kimura wants to hit a switch here but Laden passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kimura there! Laden landing punches. Kimura sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Laden 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. Laden is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kimura defends it well. Kimura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Laden is keen to just control but Kimura is a slippery customer. Still in half guard, Laden seems content to control. Kimura tries to get to full guard but Laden has control of the leg. Laden trying to control the action but Kimura is working from the bottom. Kimura tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Laden has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Kimura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Laden looking to control but Kimura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Kimura keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kimura is trying to reverse the position but instead Laden has taken his back - oops! Laden trying to control. Laden is looking for the choke from the back position but Kimura is controlling his hands well. Kimura turns into Laden and is now in his guard.
Kimura trying to move into half guard but instead Laden has managed to sweep! Laden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kimura is keeping the position for now. Kimura working for submissions but it's allowed Laden to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kimura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Kimura looking for submissions off his back. 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 Bin Laden will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Decent striking displayed by Kimura there. Kimura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. The fighters circling - Laden throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Laden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimura.
Laden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kimura is out of range and Laden settles back down. Laden throws a leg kick and Kimura counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Laden! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Laden tries to improve position but can't. Kimura tries for a kimura but Laden is defending well. Kimura wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Laden, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laden wants to get back to his feet. Laden is looking for a sweep. Kimura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Laden is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Laden is working hard here to advance position. Kimura tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Kimura swings around for an armbar but Laden sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kimura's guard. Kimura lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Laden working a defensive guard here.
Laden keeping full guard, as Kimura tries to pass. Bin Laden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Kimura drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Laden manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kimura has Laden in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kimura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Kimura keeping moving, preventing Laden from controlling successfully. Kimura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laden scoring with some ground and pound. Laden is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Laden's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Kimura looking for a guillotine here but Laden defends easily.
Kimura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Laden defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Laden stands and throws Kimura's legs to the side, diving into side control. Laden advances to mount. Laden tries to control but Kimura wriggling away. Laden controlling the pace for now. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Kimura is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bin Laden will probably get the nod. That's time! Laden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kimura with a jab. Kimura moves into range and clinches up with Laden. Kimura can't get the takedown.
Kimura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Laden pulls his leg out and moves away.
Laden throws a big shot that misses. Laden throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A head kick misses from Laden. Kimura slips under a jab. Laden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kimura. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kimura throws a body shot but no joy. Kimura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laden defends it nicely. Bin Laden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuya Kimura.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kimura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laden defends it nicely. Laden throws a push kick but Kimura slaps the foot to one side. Laden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kimura throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Laden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. A big right from Kimura misses. Kimura tries to clinch there but Laden circles away.
Laden misses with a low kick. Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laden swats him away and circles back towards the center. Laden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tatsuya Kimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A punch lands to the side of Kimura 's head but he takes it in his stride. Laden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Kimura lands a nice hook to Laden's body. Laden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Laden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice sprawl there from Kimura as Laden shoots in. The crowd cheers as Kimura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laden doesn't seem phased though. Kimura wants to clinch and Kimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Laden misses with a hook. Kimura wants to clinch up but Laden keeps it at a distance. 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! Laden throws a sloppy head kick and Kimura moves out of range easily. Laden jabbing away but nothing is landing. Laden tries to work over Kimura's front leg with a kick but Kimura checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kimura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Laden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kimura.
Kimura has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Laden after a bit of a struggle. Kimura is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Laden gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Laden jumps into guard, dragging Kimura to the mat.
Laden keeping full guard, as Kimura tries to pass. Kimura has gone for a leg lock! Laden slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kimura's guard. Laden trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom. Kimura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Laden wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving. Kimura wants to hit a switch here but Laden passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kimura there! Kimura is trying to escape the mount.
Laden controlling from mount. Laden prevents Kimura from getting the reversal. Laden lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Laden landing strikes from the mount and Kimura is in trouble! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kimura is squirming around, avoiding Laden's attempts to control the action. Kimura is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight! Bin Laden showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laden, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bin Laden! Bin Laden bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Long Wang (ranked 2045 p4p, 266 weight class) and Kaido Graindo (ranked 2332 p4p, 296 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 Las Vegas, Long Wang! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaido Graindo! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wang rushes Graindo and presses him up against the cage. A short right from Wang. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wang. Wang lands a hook to the side of the head. Wang pressing his opponent against the cage. Graindo dodges an elbow strike from Wang.
Graindo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A short uppercut from Wang. Wang avoiding damage.
Graindo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Graindo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Graindo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Graindo wants to control but Wang is keeping him busy. The fighters are battling for position here. Wang manages to regain full guard. Nice work. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wang lands a decent shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Graindo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wang's head. Graindo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Graindo throwing strikes from guard but Wang blocks nicely. Graindo scoring with punches to the head and body. Wang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graindo is one step ahead there. Graindo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Graindo scoring with punches to the head and body. Wang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Wang has momentary wrist control but Graindo slips an elbow through the middle. Graindo connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Graindo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Graindo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Wang tries to land a sweep but no joy. Wang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Wang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graindo. Graindo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Wang pulls Graindo in to control the position. Wang lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Graindo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Graindo trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Graindo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wang. Graindo wants to sweep here but Wang controlling him for the moment. Wang trying to control but Graindo is working from the bottom. Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Wang sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Graindo's guard. Ground and pound from Wang. Graindo tries to get to full guard but Wang has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Graindo wants to control but Wang is keeping busy.
Wang is trying to control. Graindo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Graindo tries to get to full guard but Wang has control of the leg. Graindo is in trouble now - Wang has advanced to mount! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Graindo tries to hold on but Wang postures up. Wang looking to finish Graindo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Graindo! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Wang 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.
Graindo digs a good body shot into Wang's ribs. Wang misses with a straight left. Graindo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Wang lands a head kick that stumbles Graindo and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Kaido Graindo has been cut. Graindo is trying to keep Wang in close.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Graindo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wang has passed into side control.
Graindo is looking for a sweep. Wang lands a decent elbow from side control. Wang is looking to take a break and control but Graindo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Wang lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wang working away. Wang in side control lands a decent elbow. Wang 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. Wang wants to control but Graindo is keeping him busy. Wang landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Wang landing strikes. Wang advances to mount. Graindo wants to control but Wang is having none of it. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Graindo can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wang trying to control but Graindo is having none of it. Wang lands a nice shot to the head. Wang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wang with shots to the head and body - Graindo looks very uncomfortable down there. Graindo tries to reverse the position but Wang maintains control. Wang wants to control the pace but Graindo is squirming around nicely. Long Wang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wang working Graindo over with strikes here. Wang looking for a guillotine from mount but Graindo is having none of it. Graindo is in a horrible position here. Wang smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wang cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wang looking to finish Graindo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Graindo! Graindo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wang cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Graindo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wang lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Graindo hang on? We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wang fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Graindo is looking to get to half guard. Wang is landing with some decent strikes but Graindo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Graindo tries to reverse the position but Wang maintains control. Wang connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graindo can do to turn this around? Graindo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Graindo is trying to escape the mount.
Wang landing strikes from the mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Wang dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Kaido Graindo's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Graindo blocks the body kick.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graindo.
Graindo connects with a nice looking jab.
Graindo gets a double leg takedown into Wang's guard. Wang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Graindo manages to get himself to full guard.
Wang wants to control from the top but Graindo keeps moving. Wang tries to free his leg and advance position but Graindo is retaining full guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wang stopping the sweep attempt from Graindo. Graindo controls Wang momentarily but Wang frees himself. Wang looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Graindo striking off his back but it's not causing Wang any problems. Wang trying to control but Graindo is working from the bottom. Graindo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Graindo keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully. Wang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Wang sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Graindo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Graindo keeps control of the position for the meantime. Wang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Graindo is trying to get back to full guard. Wang with the ground and pound but Graindo uses the opportunity to regain guard. Wang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Graindo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Graindo controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wang connects with a couple of short punches. Graindo has his hands on Wang's head, controlling the position. Wang postures up.
Wang stands and throws Graindo's legs to the side, diving into side control. Graindo wants to control but Wang postures up. Graindo is not content to let Wang control the position. Wang working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Graindo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Wang wants to control but Graindo is keeping him busy. Graindo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Graindo is looking to regain half guard here but Wang keeps moving and retains side control. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Graindo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wang connects with a decent elbow. Graindo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Wang clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Kaido Graindo's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Graindo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Wang struggling a bit here. Wang manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Wang trying to advance position but Graindo counters by regaining guard. Graindo looking for a sweep. Not yet Graindo, not yet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wang lands a couple of digs. Wang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Wang wants to pass the guard but Graindo is keeping the position. Wang is pushing down on Graindo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Graindo is fighting to maintain full guard but Wang has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wang is trying to control the action in half guard but Graindo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Wang moves nicely into side control. Graindo prevents Wang from moving into mount. Wang is chipping away with strikes.
Graindo is looking for a sweep. Wang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Graindo has escaped the position, nice work there. Graindo can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wang tries for a kimura but Graindo is defending well. Graindo tries to buck Wang off but Wang is having none of it. Wang scores with punches from side control. Wang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Graindo is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wang working the ground and pound. Wang is working Graindo over with some ground and pound from side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Graindo is trying to work for a sweep but Wang has mounted him! Wang content just to control the position here. Wang raining down hammerfists from mount. Graindo wants to hold on but Wang pushes him away. Wang putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Wang working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wang with the ground and pound from mount.
Graindo is rocked! Graindo doing his best to control the position. Can he escape? Graindo is still in real trouble! Can Wang finish him? The referee warns Graindo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wang content just to control the position here. Graindo seems to have recovered his senses. Graindo is trying desperately to improve position. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Graindo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Wang had his way with Kaido Graindo in that round. The cut man is working on Kaido Graindo's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Graindo digs a good hook to Wang's body.
Graindo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Wang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Graindo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Wang is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Roosters Coop, so we'll see if he gets out of it. Wang is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wang works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wang is on top in guard.
Wang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Wang tries to free his leg and advance position but Graindo is retaining full guard. Wang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Graindo's head. Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graindo is keeping the position for now. Graindo working for a triangle but Wang defends it easily.
Graindo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Long Wang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wang seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Wang pushing down on Graindo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Wang is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Graindo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Wang is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wang is pressing down on Graindo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Graindo is holding on for now. Graindo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Graindo regains full guard. Nicely done. Graindo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wang advances to half guard. Wang drops an elbow to the side of Graindo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Graindo is staying active underneath Wang, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Graindo trying to control but Wang postures up.
Wang works his way into side control. Wang trying to control the position but Graindo is working away. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Graindo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Kaido Graindo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wang controls the position from side control.
And that's the end of the fight! Long Wang showed his dominance in that final round. Well Wang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:44 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:44 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Wang! Long Wang retains his light heavyweight title! Long Wang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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