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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius McCrae (ranked 6923 p4p, 531 weight class) and Alfred Robinho (ranked 4514 p4p, 442 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius McCrae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alfred Robinho!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCrae bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCrae wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Robinho, who protects the arm well.
McCrae goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Robinho rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McCrae's guard! Nice work there by Robinho!
McCrae looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Robinho postures up in McCrae's guard and throws a big left but McCrae blocks it.
McCrae has his feet on Robinho's thighs here. He's pushed Robinho off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Robinho screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darius McCrae!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Anvils (ranked 4322 p4p, 472 weight class) and Hunter Hughes (ranked 5646 p4p, 531 weight class). Donovan Anvils has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donovan Anvils!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anvils lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anvils throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Hughes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Anvils connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hughes. Hughes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anvils.
Hughes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anvils defends it well.
Anvils tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Anvils.
Anvils lands a right hook to the body.
Hughes defending well as Anvils loads up on a big left hand.
Anvils throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anvils misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Hughes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anvils falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hughes counters with a nice body shot.
Hughes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvils gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hughes working hard to break the clinch.
Anvils lands an uppercut.
Anvils doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anvils prevents Hughes from breaking the clinch.
Anvils can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
Anvils tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anvils swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughes tries to break free but Anvils pushes him back against the cage.
Anvils leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Anvils on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anvils tries a body shot but Hughes blocks it.
Anvils manages to break the clinch.
Anvils misses with a hook to the body
and Hughes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anvils thinking.
Anvils has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
No joy there for Anvils, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anvils fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hughes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Anvils, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Anvils backs off Hughes throws a huge counter combo but Anvils manages to avoid it all.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anvils.
Hughes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anvils.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anvils misses with a straight right.
Anvils has managed to clinch.
Anvils stalling the fight.
Hughes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anvils manages to break the clinch.
Anvils misses with a double jab
and Hughes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anvils lands a jab to the nose.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Anvils.
Hughes wants to counter with a clinch but Anvils pushes him away.
Anvils throws a combination that misses
and Hughes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anvils throws a lazy uppercut
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anvils misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Hughes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anvils has Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
Anvils breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Anvils.
Hughes is looking for the big counter here.
Anvils lands with an uppercut that bounces Hughes off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anvils scores with a nice head shot.
Anvils swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hughes is looking for the big counter here.
Anvils closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Anvils dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anvils lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Anvils is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
A jab from Anvils misses.
Hughes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anvils throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anvils defends it well.
Hughes slips a jab from Anvils.
Anvils is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hughes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donovan Anvils is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anvils misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Hughes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anvils.
Anvils smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anvils uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hughes has time to react.
Hughes is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvils connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Hughes to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Anvils!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Donovan Anvils!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Foley (ranked 2241 p4p, 250 weight class) and Maksim Volkov (ranked 24646 p4p, 546 weight class). Foley comes to the cage accompanied by Beverly Hills Cop Theme. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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164 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Axel Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maksim Volkov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley forces Volkov back against the cage and clinches.
Foley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Foley.
Foley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Foley.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Foley lands a knee to the head.
Foley lands a knee to the head.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov working hard to break the clinch.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Foley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Volkov jumps guard but Foley stands there with Volkov around his waist. Volkov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Foley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Foley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Foley lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Foley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Volkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Foley scores with a knee to the head.
Foley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Foley.
Foley scores with a knee to the head.
Foley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Volkov's face.
Foley landing knees to the head.
Volkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Volkov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Volkov's face.
A knee to the head by Foley.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Foley scores with a knee to the head.
Foley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Volkov's face.
Foley tries to land a knee to the head but Volkov blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Foley has Volkov pressed against the cage, preventing Volkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Foley lands a good knee to the midsection. Volkov won't want to take too many of those.
Foley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Foley with a knee to the head.
Foley with a knee to the head.
Foley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Volkov looks winded!
Foley working Volkov over with knees to the body.
Foley landing knees to the body.
Volkov takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Foley.
Foley working Volkov over with knees to the body.
Foley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looking to stall.
Foley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Foley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Foley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Volkov is trying to break the clinch but Foley is controlling him.
Foley scores with a knee to the head.
Foley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Foley obliges.
Foley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Foley scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Foley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley with a knee to the head.
Foley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Foley landing knees to the head.
Foley landing knees to the head.
Foley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Foley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Volkov's face.
Foley lands a knee to the head.
Foley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Foley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Foley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Axel Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksim Volkov.
Foley closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Foley dominated that round.
That's time! Foley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Foley moves into the clinch successfully.
Foley with a knee to the head.
Volkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Volkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Foley scores with a knee to the head.
Foley lands a good knee to the midsection. Volkov won't want to take too many of those.
Foley lands a good knee to the midsection. Volkov won't want to take too many of those.
Foley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Foley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foley with a knee to the head.
Foley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Volkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Foley.
Foley lands a knee to the body.
Volkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Foley landing knees to the head.
Foley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foley scores with a knee to the head.
Axel Foley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Foley scores with a knee to the head.
Foley tries to land a knee to the head but Volkov blocks with his arms.
Volkov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Volkov looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Foley obliges.
Foley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Foley obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Foley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Foley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Volkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Foley scores a nice knee to the body.
Foley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Foley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Foley landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Foley.
Foley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkov can do to turn this around?
Foley lands a knee to the head.
Foley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Foley landing knees to the body.
Foley landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Foley obliges.
Foley working Volkov over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley scores a nice knee to the body.
Foley working Volkov over with knees to the body.
Volkov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Foley smiles and moves away.
Foley closes the distance and pushes Volkov back into the cage.
Foley lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Foley.
Knees in the clinch landing for Foley.
Foley landing knees to the body.
Foley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foley with a knee to the head.
Foley landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Foley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Foley with a knee to the head.
Foley lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Foley.
A knee to the head by Foley.
Foley scores a nice knee to the body.
Foley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Volkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foley lands a knee to the head.
Foley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Foley scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Foley dominated that second round.
That's time! Foley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Foley gets a clinch.
Foley scores a nice knee to the body.
Volkov wants to break free but Foley has control.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Foley tries a knee to the head but Volkov blocks it.
Foley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Foley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Volkov's face.
Foley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Foley crunches a lovely knee into Volkov's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Foley.
Volkov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Foley scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foley with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Volkov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Foley is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foley lands a good knee to the midsection. Volkov won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Foley.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Foley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Axel Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksim Volkov.
Foley scores with a knee to the head.
Foley landing knees to the head.
Foley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foley with a knee to the head.
Volkov working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Foley lands a knee to the head.
Volkov tries for a takedown but Foley manages to get underhooks.
Foley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Volkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Foley landing knees to the head.
Foley working Volkov over with knees to the body.
Foley scores a nice knee to the body.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Volkov looking for a takedown.
Foley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Volkov's face.
Foley lands a knee to the head.
Foley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Foley lands a good knee to the midsection. Volkov won't want to take too many of those.
Volkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Volkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Foley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Foley lands a knee to the head.
Foley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foley scores a nice knee to the body.
Volkov trying to control the position but instead, Foley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Volkov into the cage.
Foley lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Foley.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Foley obliges.
Foley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Volkov's face.
Foley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foley lands a nice knee to the body.
Volkov is working for takedown but Foley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Foley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Volkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Foley obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov is looking to control Foley's arms but Foley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Volkov has his back to the cage.
Foley scores with a knee to the head.
Maksim Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Axel Foley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foley crunches a lovely knee into Volkov's ribcage.
Foley scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Foley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axel Foley!
A less than humble Axel Foley misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barry Diemomd (ranked 3263 p4p, 175 weight class) and Kiril Bohizdar (ranked 2306 p4p, 129 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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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Diemomd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiril Bohizdar!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohizdar checks a leg kick nicely.
Diemomd lands with an overhand left.
Bohizdar tries to clinch there but Diemomd circles away.
Diemomd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bohizdar tries a head kick but it misses.
Diemomd throws a head kick but Bohizdar moves out of range.
Diemomd misses with a two punch combination.
Diemomd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bohizdar cracks Diemomd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bohizdar throws a shot to the body.
Bohizdar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diemomd.
Some wild striking there from Diemomd.
A little jabbing left from Bohizdar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diemomd throws a jab but it's blocked by Bohizdar.
Diemomd avoids the head kick by Bohizdar.
A slow jab from Diemomd misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diemomd throws a right hand that misses
letting Bohizdar counter with a right hand.
Bohizdar takes one on the button.
Bohizdar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diemomd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diemomd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bohizdar.
Bohizdar raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bohizdar throws a sloppy head kick and Diemomd moves out of range easily.
Bohizdar lands with a cross.
Bohizdar tries to clinch there but Diemomd circles away.
Diemomd misses with the combination.
Diemomd looks to land a combination but Bohizdar avoids it well.
Bohizdar slips a straight right by Diemomd.
Diemomd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Diemomd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bohizdar to score with a decent uppercut.
Bohizdar moves into the clinch.
Diemomd slows down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bohizdar lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohizdar lands an elbow just above Diemomd 's eye.
Bohizdar tries a body shot but Diemomd blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Bohizdar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bohizdar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diemomd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bohizdar working Diemomd over with knees to the body.
Bohizdar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diemomd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bohizdar is keeping busy.
Bohizdar blocks an uppercut.
Diemomd wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bohizdar throws an elbow but misses.
Bohizdar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bohizdar gets through Diemomd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diemomd blocks an elbow strike.
Bohizdar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diemomd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diemomd is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohizdar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Diemomd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bohizdar has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Diemomd - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Bohizdar, and another! Diemomd is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kiril Bohizdar!
Our winner, Kiril Bohizdar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Diaz (ranked 2388 p4p, 262 weight class) and Francesco Liberti (ranked 3380 p4p, 357 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Troublesome '96 - 2pac. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesco Liberti!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liberti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Liberti tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Liberti avoids it well.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liberti moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Liberti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liberti throws a big shot that misses.
Liberti thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Liberti.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liberti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liberti misses with a knee strike.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liberti backwards.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liberti misses with some punches.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to bum rush Liberti with a series of wild strikes but Liberti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Francesco Liberti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liberti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liberti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liberti misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Liberti - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Liberti. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Liberti moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Liberti.
Liberti tries to work over Diaz's front leg with a kick but Diaz checks it.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz forces Liberti back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Liberti stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Liberti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liberti.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liberti.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Liberti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Liberti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Liberti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Liberti's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Liberti looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liberti circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws a right hand that Liberti ducks under and follows up with a left that Liberti also avoids with ease.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Diaz.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Liberti swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Liberti.
Liberti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Liberti struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Liberti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Liberti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Diaz 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.
Liberti looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liberti can do to turn this around?
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Mario Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liberti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Mario Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Liberti trying to land knees to the body.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liberti throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Liberti rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liberti backwards.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liberti backwards.
Liberti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Liberti looking to slow down the pace here.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Liberti is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A right-left combo lands from Liberti.
Liberti misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Liberti avoids them all with ease.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liberti, pushing him back against the cage.
Liberti swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz gets through Liberti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz is stalling here.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Liberti in a clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
As Liberti looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Liberti just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Liberti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liberti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liberti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Liberti slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Liberti avoids it well.
Liberti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Liberti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liberti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Liberti. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liberti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liberti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liberti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liberti clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liberti backwards.
Liberti is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Liberti into the cage.
Diaz digs a right hand into Liberti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liberti's gas tank.
Liberti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz prevents a body shot from Liberti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Diaz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Liberti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Liberti doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Francesco Liberti has been cut.
Diaz rushes Liberti and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liberti looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Liberti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Liberti swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liberti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liberti looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Liberti lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz darts in and clinches Liberti up against the cage.
Diaz avoiding damage as Liberti throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz pushes Liberti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liberti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liberti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liberti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liberti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Liberti back into the cage.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liberti misses with the combination.
Diaz pushes Liberti up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liberti wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liberti throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liberti misses with a few strikes there.
Liberti takes one on the button.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Liberti misses with a double jab
and Liberti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liberti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Liberti thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liberti throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz gets a clinch.
Liberti missing with knees to the body.
Liberti tries to stall but Diaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mario Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Liberti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liberti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Liberti swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Francesco Liberti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liberti missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Diaz!
After the fight, Mario Diaz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Francesco Liberti had this to say: 'The best won.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Silva (ranked 1965 p4p, 209 weight class) and Ribaraoi Tawaivuna (ranked 2886 p4p, 272 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Ratamahatta - Sepultura. This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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157 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ribaraoi Tawaivuna!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tawaivuna tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tawaivuna somewhat.
Tawaivuna is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva thuds his right hand into Tawaivuna's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva pushes Tawaivuna up against the cage in a clinch.
Tawaivuna takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Tawaivuna in his tracks for a moment.
Tawaivuna has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Felipe Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ribaraoi Tawaivuna.
Tawaivuna has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Tawaivuna takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands an elbow just above Tawaivuna 's eye.
Tawaivuna looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tawaivuna's defenses.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Tawaivuna shrugs off.
Tawaivuna is rocked!
Tawaivuna takes an elbow to the temple.
Tawaivuna is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Tawaivuna tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Tawaivuna's ribcage.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva has Tawaivuna pressed against the cage. He pushes Tawaivuna back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Silva throws a beautiful elbow that sends Tawaivuna crashing to the floor! Silva piles on the pressure with more strikes! Tawaivuna is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Silva!
In his post fight interview, Felipe Silva 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tomcic (ranked 1314 p4p, 147 weight class) and Danny Wood (ranked 1306 p4p, 145 weight class). Wood has chosen Notorious B.I.G - Hypnotyze as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Tomcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Wood!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Tomcic moves into the clinch.
Wood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomcic has him pressed against the cage.
Wood prevents a body shot from Tomcic.
Tomcic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Wood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wood tries to circle away but Tomcic has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomcic.
Tomcic can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomcic tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomcic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tomcic is trying to pull guard but Wood turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tomcic fails to land.
Tomcic missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood avoiding damage as Tomcic throws knees to the body.
Tomcic drags the fight down to the ground.
Tomcic is looking for a triangle but Wood pushes his legs off easily.
Wood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tomcic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tomcic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tomcic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tomcic is working for a kimura but Wood is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tomcic trying to mount his opponent but Wood defends it.
Wood is not content to let Tomcic control the position.
Tomcic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic wants to work for an arm triangle but Wood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tomcic seems to be looking for submissions.
Tomcic is working for a submission of some sort.
Tomcic is trying to work for a kimura but Wood is defending well.
That's four 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.
Tomcic is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tomcic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tomcic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Vladimir Tomcic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wood blocks a head kick by Tomcic.
Wood unleashes a big counter combination but Tomcic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Tomcic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomcic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wood's waist but Wood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tomcic off to one side.
Tomcic misses with a body punch
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Vladimir Tomcic has been cut.
Tomcic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
Wood gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomcic tries to free his leg and advance position but Wood is retaining full guard.
Tomcic drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wood manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tomcic has Wood in his guard.
Wood is looking to stand up but Tomcic won't let him.
Tomcic wants to improve his position but instead Wood has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Tomcic wants to get back to full guard.
Tomcic wants to control but Wood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tomcic is trying to get back to full guard.
Tomcic is holding on to half guard well.
Tomcic trying to control here.
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.
Tomcic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wood pulls his head out easily.
Tomcic has his hands clasped together around Wood's back. He's all about the action.
Tomcic wants to sweep but Wood has passed to side control!
Tomcic is looking to reverse the position.
Tomcic is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tomcic is trying to work for a kimura but Wood is defending well.
Tomcic wants to work for an arm triangle but Wood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tomcic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tomcic is looking for a kimura but Wood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tomcic to get the leverage.
Vladimir Tomcic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wood tries to kick Tomcic off but Tomcic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Wood is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Tomcic!
Vladimir Tomcic took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Doms (ranked 1772 p4p, 206 weight class) and Lokee Hyde (ranked 2101 p4p, 235 weight class). Frankie Doms could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lokee Hyde's chin.
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167 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Doms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lokee Hyde!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde tries for a takedown but Doms circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Doms avoids the body shot from Hyde.
A head kick misses from Hyde.
Doms fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hyde just manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doms's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doms throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Doms connects with a leg kick. Hyde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body kick there by Doms.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doms. That's going to slow Hyde down.
Hyde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body kick there by Doms.
Hyde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde throws out a loose jab but Doms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyde on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doms. Doms obviously looking to wear him down.
Doms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyde.
Hyde has his takedown stuffed
and Doms counters with a low kick, right behind Hyde 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Doms tenderised Hyde's leg. Hyde is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Hyde.
Hyde throws a right and a left that Doms avoids nicely.
Hyde throws an off balance right hand
and Doms counters with a good, hard body kick but Hyde shrugs it off.
We've been informed that Hyde has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Doms lands a nice looking body kick.
Doms has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hyde misses with a two punch combination.
Hyde looks winded!
Doms turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doms throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doms scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hyde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doms plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyde misses with a body shot
and Doms counters with a nice body kick.
Doms pushes Hyde away with a front kick.
Doms scores with a head kick. Hyde tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hyde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doms throws a head kick that Hyde semi-blocks.
Hyde has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doms.
Hyde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doms throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Doms circles away from the clinch attempt
and Doms counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hyde's knee momentarily.
Doms moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doms scoring well with a low kick there.
Doms showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hyde.
Frankie Doms is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doms plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hyde dives in for a single leg takedown but Doms sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Frankie Doms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lokee Hyde.
Hyde falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doms counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doms.
Hyde moves into the clinch.
Hyde is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Doms pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Doms wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doms manages to break the clinch.
Doms lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hyde throws a jab but it's blocked by Doms.
Hyde throws a head kick but Doms moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doms. That's going to slow Hyde down.
Doms moves out of range of the strikes.
Lokee Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doms.
Doms scores with a push kick.
Hyde has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doms.
Hyde misses with a head kick.
Doms thinks about countering with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doms throws a leg kick which misses Hyde's front leg but catches the back leg as Hyde tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doms chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doms. Hyde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doms lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hyde will feel that in the morning.
Doms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doms lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hyde throws a nice head kick!
Doms lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doms fakes the leg kick and cracks Hyde in the body.
A swing and a miss from Hyde.
A head kick misses from Hyde.
Doms fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hyde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doms connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doms throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hyde.
Doms pushes Hyde away with a front kick.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doms bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Doms dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Doms looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doms lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hyde takes a step back to recover.
Doms misses with a head kick.
Hyde swinging wildly here.
Hyde looks to land a left hand but Doms moved out of range nicely.
Hyde bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Doms wants to control but Hyde postures up.
Hyde tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Doms is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hyde's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Doms trying to control from the bottom.
Doms is looking to escape.
Doms looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doms gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Doms is on top in guard.
Doms will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Doms postures up.
Doms trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doms postures up.
Hyde keeping full guard, as Doms tries to pass.
Hyde working for a triangle but Doms defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyde can't keep his opponent in guard - Doms advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Doms trying to control from half guard but Hyde is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doms is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hyde sees it coming and defends easily.
Doms wants to stand but Hyde has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hyde trying to control from the bottom.
Hyde is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doms tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hyde is defending against the submission attempts here by Doms.
It looks like Doms is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde wants to improve his position but Doms is controlling well.
Doms tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hyde controls his leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hyde misses with a head kick.
Doms quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hyde tries to clinch up.
Doms scores with a nice body kick.
Hyde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hyde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doms lands with a kick to the temple. Hyde shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hyde takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Frankie Doms is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doms throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hyde shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doms as he jumps to the side.
Doms thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid body kick from Doms.
Hyde is breathing heavily.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick and Doms moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doms throws a head kick that half lands.
Hyde is rocked!
Doms uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hyde is still on wobbly legs! Can Doms finish him?
Doms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hyde can do to turn this around?
Crack! A monster head kick from Doms and Hyde falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Doms!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frankie Doms!
A relieved looking Frankie Doms 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Don Sheidu (ranked 806 p4p, 47 weight class) and Domonic Dilbrandt (ranked 1368 p4p, 82 weight class). Dilbrandt has chosen The Champ is Here as his entrance music. Domonic Dilbrandt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Sheidu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domonic Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheidu dives in for a single leg takedown but Dilbrandt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dilbrandt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sheidu tries to clinch but Dilbrandt is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Dilbrandt.
Sheidu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Horrible takedown attempt by Sheidu or perhaps it was just good defense by Dilbrandt, which made it look bad.
Sheidu shoots in for a takedown but Dilbrandt shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Sheidu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dilbrandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sheidu moves out of range as Dilbrandt throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sheidu has closed the distance and engaged Dilbrandt in a clinch.
Dilbrandt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sheidu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dilbrandt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sheidu's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a knee strike.
Sheidu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dilbrandt smiles and moves away.
Sheidu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Domonic Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt gets tackled into the cage by Sheidu. Sheidu maintains the clinch.
Sheidu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dilbrandt scores with a shot to the side of Sheidu's head.
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dilbrandt to keep the fight standing.
Dilbrandt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sheidus head.
Dilbrandt lands with a right to the head.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Dilbrandt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dilbrandt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sheidu up against the cage.
Dilbrandt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sheidu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sheidu fails to pull guard.
Dilbrandt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sheidu backwards.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheidu manages to pull guard.
Sheidu working for a triangle but Dilbrandt defends it easily.
Dilbrandt wanted to stand there but Sheidu had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheidu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dilbrandt trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sheidu manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dilbrandt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dilbrandt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sheidu manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheidu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dilbrandt controls the pace.
Dilbrandt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sheidu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dilbrandt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dilbrandt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sheidu looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dilbrandt has picked Sheidu up and slammed him! Sheidu can't keep hold of the triangle and Dilbrandt manages to pass to side control!
Sheidu is being controlled here.
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.
Sheidu is trying to improve his position.
Sheidu can't do much from the bottom here.
Dilbrandt controls the position from side control.
Sheidu regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domonic Dilbrandt 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.
Sheidu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dilbrandt. Dilbrandt obviously looking to wear him down.
Dilbrandt throws a lazy right hand but Sheidu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dilbrandt throws a head kick that misses.
Sheidu fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Dilbrandt tries to counter it with a takedown but Sheidu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dilbrandt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sheidu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sheidu tries to clinch there but Dilbrandt circles away.
Dilbrandt feints the counter takedown.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Dilbrandt looks to move away, Sheidu throws a big counter combo but Dilbrandt just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheidu walks into a stiff left hand from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt with a hook.
Dilbrandt tries to land a front kick but Sheidu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dilbrandt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheidu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dilbrandt defends it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Sheidu.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sheidu feinted with a counter takedown.
Sheidu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
Domonic Dilbrandt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut. Sheidu saw that one coming.
Dilbrandt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sheidu throws a shot from downtown. Dilbrandt moves away and avoids it.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Jab by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dilbrandt lands with a hook. Sheidu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sheidu looks for a takedown but Dilbrandt sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheidu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Sheidu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheidu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dilbrandt's waist but Dilbrandt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sheidu off to one side.
Sheidu ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.
Sheidu tries to counter by clinching up but Dilbrandt breaks away and moves out of range.
Sheidu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sheidu is looking to clinch.
Dilbrandt scores with a punch to the head.
Good exchange - Dilbrandt coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheidu throws a lazy right hand but Dilbrandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dilbrandt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sheidu's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheidu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Both fighters circling a little - Dilbrandt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Dilbrandt slams his shin into Sheidu's torso.
Domonic Dilbrandt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dilbrandt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dilbrandt lands with an uppercut that bounces Sheidu off the cage and back into range.
Sheidu doesn't manage to clinch there - Dilbrandt circles away.
Dilbrandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheidu.
Sheidu attempts a counter takedown but Dilbrandt avoids it well and moves away.
Sheidu misses with a wild body shot.
Dilbrandt delivers a nice body kick.
Sheidu shoots for a double leg takedown but Dilbrandt sprawls well. He's pushed Sheidu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dilbrandt cracks Sheidu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dilbrandt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sheidu is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sheidu.
Oh Sheidu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dilbrandt looks to land a combination. Sheidu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dilbrandt lands with a straight right. Sheidu didn't see that one coming.
Sheidu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheidu staying out of range there.
Sheidu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good work by Sheidu as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sheidu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sheidu seems to have got his legs back now.
Dilbrandt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sheidu's head.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domonic Dilbrandt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sheidu slips a jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sheidu.
Dilbrandt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sheidu defends it well.
Sheidu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a jab when Sheidu was well out of range.
And Sheidu counters with a quick kick to the body but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping left.
A cross from Dilbrandt lands.
Sheidu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dilbrandt sprawls well. Dilbrandt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sheidu gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheidu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sheidu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dilbrandt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt swings for the body but Sheidu moves out of range.
Dilbrandt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dilbrandt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dilbrandt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dilbrandt wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Sheidu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dilbrandt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sheidu wants to clinch up but Dilbrandt keeps it at a distance.
Sheidu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dilbrandt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dilbrandt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheidu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dilbrandt throws a head kick but Sheidu moves out of range.
Sheidu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dilbrandt defends well and Sheidu ends up having to push Dilbrandt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dilbrandt lands a big head kick that sends Sheidu tumbling to the mat! Dilbrandt takes a step backwards and waves Sheidu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sheidu's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Dilbrandt misses the target.
Sheidu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dilbrandt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dilbrandt drops Sheidu with a big left hand! Sheidu is injured, injured bad! Dilbrandt jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domonic Dilbrandt!
Domonic Dilbrandt is the new bantamweight champion!
Domonic Dilbrandt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Sir (ranked 760 p4p, 102 weight class) and Landon Ford (ranked 655 p4p, 87 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Landon Ford is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Sir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Landon Ford!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford misses with a double jab.
Sir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
Sir looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
Sir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford works Sir's body with a nice hook.
Ford lands with a good body shot.
Ford feints and then cracks Sir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sir down.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Sir misses with an uppercut
and Ford counters with a head kick. That will keep Sir thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice shot by Ford.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ford.
Sir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the body from Sir misses
and Ford counters with a good low kick that Sir was not able to check.
Ford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sir misses with a shot to the body
and Ford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Sir does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sir swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Ford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sir's sensitive parts.
Sir tries to move into range but Ford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ford. Sir shrugs it off though.
Ford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ford blocks a jab.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sir is looking to counter punch.
Sir tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sir takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Nice shot by Sir.
Landon Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sir.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ford throws a hook but Sir blocks it.
Sir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ford.
Sir misses with a left hand
and Ford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ford lands a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Sir.
Ford moves out of range of the strikes.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ford throws a jab when Sir was well out of range.
Sir throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Sir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Ford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sir misses with a wild body shot.
Sir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sir counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sir misses the jab.
Sir throws a lazy right hand but Ford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sir.
Sir looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
Ford throws out a counter right but Sir avoids it with no problem.
Sir throws a body punch but Ford moves out of range.
Ford connects with a leg kick. Sir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sir misses with an uppercut.
Sir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ford is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sir had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A nice combination there by Ford.
Ford connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford lands a high kick!
Ford moves away from the strike by Sir.
Ford lands a high kick!
Sir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sir misses with a wild body shot.
Ford throws a jab when Sir was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ford.
Sir cracks Ford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ford is rocked!
Sir connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Sir finish him?
Ford scoring well with a low kick there.
Ford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sir drops Ford with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ford! Sir dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Sir!
Pablo Sir retains his welterweight title!
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