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WCF 1: Ushakov vs Middlefinger PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pann Khumpai (ranked 4890 p4p, 382 weight class) and Theo Andersson (ranked 6422 p4p, 425 weight class). Pann Khumpai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 Hilo, Pann Khumpai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khumpai dips to his left and cracks Andersson with an uppercut!
Andersson shoots in and gets a takedown into Khumpai's guard.
Andersson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andersson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Andersson controlling the action here.
Andersson works his way into full mount!
Andersson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Khumpai moves into range and clinches up with Andersson.
Khumpai prevents a body shot from Andersson.
Andersson prevents a body shot from Khumpai.
Andersson jumps guard and drags Khumpai to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Andersson is on top in guard.
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!
Andersson content to stall in guard here.
Khumpai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Andersson on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson stands up and waves to Khumpai to follow him.
Khumpai lands with a nice combination. Andersson backs away looking to recover.
Andersson with a poor takedown
and Khumpai counters with a three punch combo that has Andersson backing up. Andersson nods at Khumpai to acknowledge the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Andersson or perhaps it was just good defense by Khumpai, which made it look bad.
Pann Khumpai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Khumpai. Beautiful body shot.
A nice combination there by Khumpai.
Khumpai rushes Andersson and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khumpai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Khumpai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andersson jumps guard but Khumpai turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Andersson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pann Khumpai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Andersson.
Khumpai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khumpai manages to break the clinch.
Theo Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khumpai lands with a nice body kick.
Khumpai clinches up against the cage.
Andersson wants a takedown but no success here.
Khumpai trying to stall but Andersson improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to break free.
Andersson missing with knees to the body.
Andersson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khumpai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Khumpai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khumpai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andersson trying to land knees to the body.
Khumpai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andersson effectively controlling the action here.
Andersson is trying to break the clinch but Khumpai has him pressed against the cage.
Khumpai lands with a left to the head.
Andersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andersson tries to break the clinch but Khumpai is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson tries to circle away but Khumpai has him pinned against the cage.
Khumpai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Andersson looks winded!
Khumpai lands an uppercut.
Khumpai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khumpai moves into range and clinches up with Andersson.
A right hook to the body lands for Khumpai.
Andersson is trying to drag Khumpai to the mat but Khumpai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Khumpai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andersson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khumpai avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pann Khumpai 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.
Khumpai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khumpai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khumpai clinches with his opponent.
Andersson tries to break the clinch but Khumpai is controlling the position.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
Andersson is trying to push Khumpai away but Khumpai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khumpai stops a takedown attempt from Andersson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khumpai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khumpai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andersson looks for a takedown but Khumpai sprawls well.
Andersson shoots in and gets a takedown into Khumpai's guard.
Khumpai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andersson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson wants to control from the top but Khumpai keeps moving.
Andersson is stalling in the full guard.
Andersson trying to control but Khumpai is working from the bottom.
Andersson drops back looking for a leg! Khumpai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Khumpai manages to kick Andersson off! Andersson jumps back into Khumpai's guard.
Andersson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Andersson wants to control from the top but Khumpai keeps moving.
Andersson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Andersson stops Khumpai from standing up.
Andersson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khumpai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andersson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khumpai smiles and moves away.
Pann Khumpai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Andersson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khumpai clinches up against the cage.
Khumpai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Andersson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khumpai has him pressed against the cage.
Andersson is working for takedown but Khumpai is calmly controlling the position for now.
Khumpai wants to get back to striking at distance but Andersson won't allow it.
Andersson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Khumpai uses from the top position.
Khumpai trying to stand up but can't free himself from Andersson's guard.
Andersson wriggles free and stands up.
Andersson moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson wants a takedown.
Khumpai scores with a shot to the side of Andersson's head.
Andersson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andersson has picked Khumpai up - he's going for a ride! Andersson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Khumpai kicks Andersson off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khumpai throws a one two combo.
Khumpai moves into range and clinches up with Andersson.
Andersson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khumpai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andersson is breathing heavily.
Andersson has his takedown stuffed
and Khumpai counters with an outside leg kick.
Andersson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pann Khumpai dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Andersson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khumpai has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Khumpai to work.
Khumpai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andersson misses with a takedown
and Khumpai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andersson misses with a takedown attempt
and Khumpai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pann Khumpai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Andersson.
Khumpai rushes Andersson and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khumpai crunches a lovely knee into Andersson's ribcage.
Andersson looking to stall.
Pann Khumpai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andersson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Khumpai.
Good body shot from Khumpai.
A body shot lands from Khumpai.
Khumpai tries to stall but Andersson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Andersson tries to score a body lock takedown but Khumpai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Khumpai blocks a body shot from Andersson.
Khumpai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andersson wants to take the fight to the mat but Khumpai manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Khumpai - that landed with a thud.
Khumpai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khumpai lands a shot to the body.
Khumpai breaks from the clinch.
Khumpai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khumpai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khumpai breaks from the clinch.
Andersson gets tackled into the cage by Khumpai. Khumpai maintains the clinch.
Khumpai lands a nice shot to the body.
Khumpai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khumpai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khumpai delivers a nice body kick.
Khumpai closes the distance and clinches.
Khumpai lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Khumpai.
Khumpai lands a nice uppercut.
Khumpai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khumpai moves into range and clinches up with Andersson.
Khumpai breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khumpai has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Khumpai.
Khumpai tries to stall but Andersson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Andersson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Khumpai tries to kick Andersson off but Andersson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Andersson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Khumpai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andersson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khumpai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Khumpai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Andersson.
Khumpai breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khumpai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khumpai throws a head kick that Andersson semi-blocks.
Andersson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khumpai drives through and clinches with Andersson against the cage.
Andersson is still on wobbly legs! Can Khumpai finish him?
Andersson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Khumpai avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Khumpai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khumpai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andersson wants a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khumpai.
Khumpai cracks Andersson with a nice body shot.
Khumpai lands a big knee to the head and Andersson goes down! Khumpai pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pann Khumpai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Yoder (ranked 22178 p4p, 593 weight class) and Abrodolf Lincler (ranked 5096 p4p, 500 weight class). Abrodolf Lincler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Yoder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abrodolf Lincler!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoder scores with a one two! Lincler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yoder misses with a few strikes there.
Yoder scores with a three punch combo!
Yoder ducks under a wild hook from Lincler.
Yoder misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan Yoder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Lincler.
Yoder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Yoder. Those never looked like landing.
Lincler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yoder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lincler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoder throws a right hand that Lincler ducks under and follows up with a left that Lincler also avoids with ease.
Yoder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yoder misses with a body shot.
Lincler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoder misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Yoder.
Yoder throws a right and a left that Lincler avoids nicely.
Lincler lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lincler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lincler looks to land a right hand but Yoder moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Yoder.
Yoder defending well as Lincler loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Yoder misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoder. That's going to slow Lincler down.
Yoder misses with a few strikes there.
Yoder throws a right and a left that Lincler avoids nicely.
Lincler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yoder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoder feints a jab promting Lincler to slip. Yoder then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lincler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Lincler does no damage.
Yoder blocks a head kick by Lincler.
Yoder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoder throws a nice looking combination but Lincler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lincler looks to throw the jab but Yoder is out of range.
Lincler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoder slips a straight right by Lincler.
Yoder appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yoder's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yoder duly obliges.
Lincler misses with a hook
and Yoder counters with a three punch combo that has Lincler backing up. Lincler nods at Yoder to acknowledge the strikes.
Yoder cracks Lincler with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincler throws a hook but Yoder avoids it easily.
Yoder changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yoder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yoder displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lincler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lincler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lincler looks winded!
Yoder connects with a right hand. Lincler shakes it off.
Yoder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoder shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lincler eats them both and turns towards Yoder to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yoder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoder throws a nice looking combination but Lincler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yoder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lincler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yoder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoder.
Yoder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lincler throws an overhand right that lands on Yoder's shoulder, as Yoder tries to avoid the shot.
Lincler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yoder jabs Lincler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lincler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoder throws a right hand that Lincler ducks under and follows up with a left that Lincler also avoids with ease.
Lincler throws a counter combo.
Yoder avoids the head kick by Lincler.
Yoder's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yoder duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lincler looks to land a left hand but Yoder moved out of range nicely.
Yoder feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Yoder dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yoder throws a series of punches but Lincler avoids them all with ease.
Lincler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoder.
Yoder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Lincler misses.
Yoder throws a nice looking combination but Lincler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ryan Yoder is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoder lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincler misses the target.
Yoder tries to counter with a takedown but Lincler is quick to defend against it.
Lincler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yoder counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yoder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yoder slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lincler is breathing heavily.
Yoder stands and steps away. Lincler gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lincler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoder works over Lincler's head and body with a nice combination.
Lincler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lincler. That did some damage!
Yoder throws a right and a left that Lincler avoids nicely.
Yoder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoder misses with a two punch combination.
Lincler slips a jab and a cross from Yoder.
Yoder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lincler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lincler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoder.
Lincler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yoder lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoder tries to bum rush Lincler with a series of wild strikes but Lincler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lincler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lincler throws a leg kick
and Yoder counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Yoder.
Yoder paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yoder throws a series of strikes that have Lincler backpedaling.
Lincler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoder.
Yoder misses with a two punch combination.
Lincler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yoder.
Yoder tries to bum rush Lincler with a series of wild strikes but Lincler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoder swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Yoder.
Lincler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoder manages to avoid it.
Yoder lands with an uppercut that bounces Lincler off the cage and back into range.
Lincler throws a body kick that misses.
Yoder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Yoder as he connects with a hook.
Lincler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lincler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lincler. Yoder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoder tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lincler manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lincler.
Yoder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lincler can do to turn this around?
Yoder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoder fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoder throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yoder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lincler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yoder throws a series of punches but Lincler moves out of range.
Yoder throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Yoder dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Yoder misses with a few strikes there.
Lincler raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lincler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoder moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Yoder.
A nice side step and Lincler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lincler missing with a left hand there. Yoder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lincler throws a lazy head kick
and Yoder counters with a one-two to the body.
Yoder lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lincler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoder. That did some damage!
Yoder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoder slips a jab from Lincler.
Lincler throws a series of punches but Yoder avoids them all with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoder.
Yoder lands with a right hand.
Ryan Yoder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lincler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yoder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lincler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yoder is working the combinations to good effect here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoder. That's going to slow Lincler down.
Yoder is looking to slow Lincler down with leg kicks.
Yoder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yoder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lincler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lincler tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lincler 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.
Yoder connects with a leg kick. Lincler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lincler dodges the punch combination from Yoder.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoder tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Lincler.
Lincler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoder.
Lincler throws a fast counter high kick but Yoder manages to duck under it in time.
Lincler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoder misses with a series of wild punches.
Lincler misses with a looping right.
Lincler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoder. Yoder obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoder throws a leg kick which misses Lincler's front leg but catches the back leg as Lincler tries to avoid it.
Yoder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lincler unleashes a big counter combination but Yoder bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Abrodolf Lincler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Yoder.
Yoder misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoder. That's going to slow Lincler down.
Lincler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoder.
Yoder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincler misses with a combination
and Yoder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lincler's guard.
Yoder stands up from Lincler's guard - Yoder perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoder is looking to slow Lincler down with leg kicks.
Yoder pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lincler back to the cage. Yoder follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yoder misses with a wild combination.
Yoder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yoder.
Yoder throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yoder lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Yoder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yoder 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Yoder!
Ryan Yoder really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that NEVERMIND logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jian Fu (ranked 6321 p4p, 505 weight class) and Said Halidov (ranked 7137 p4p, 534 weight class). Said Halidov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
192 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jian Fu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Said Halidov!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halidov darts in and clinches Fu up against the cage.
Halidov is struggling to control the position.
Halidov scores with a knee to the head.
Fu avoids the elbow strike from Halidov, against the cage.
Fu working hard to break the clinch.
Halidov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Halidov has picked Fu up - he's going for a ride! Halidov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fu has one foot on Halidov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halidov pushes Fu up against the cage in a clinch.
Halidov scores a nice knee to the body.
Fu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halidov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fu to score with a decent uppercut.
Fu gets caught napping as Halidov dives in and scores a takedown. Fu manages to retain guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Fu manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halidov throws an elbow that misses.
Halidov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halidov moves into the clinch.
Halidov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fu avoids it.
Halidov prevents Fu from breaking the clinch.
Halidov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Halidov manages to end up in side control.
My spies in Cozad MMA London inform me that Halidov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fu manages to get back to half guard.
Fu looking for submissions off his back.
Fu pushes Halidov off looking to stand but Halidov dives back in and keeps control.
Fu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halidov trying to mount his opponent but Fu defends it.
Halidov working the head and body with strikes.
Fu has hold of Halidov's hands but Halidov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halidov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Halidov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fu is refusing to be controlled, as Halidov sits in half guard.
Halidov wants to pass to mount but Fu is defending the position.
Halidov wants to take a breather but Fu is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halidov 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.
Halidov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halidov pulls his head out easily.
Halidov is trying to work for a kimura but Fu is defending well.
Fu looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Halidov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fu defending well though.
Halidov throwing shots but Fu is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Halidov there.
Fu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Halidov.
Halidov wants to free his trapped foot but Fu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fu is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Special Ops N7 Training , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Halidov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fu defends it well.
Fu is looking to escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Said Halidov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Halidov takes the fight into the clinch.
Fu working hard to break the clinch.
Halidov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halidov shoots in for a takedown but Fu shows good takedown defense.
Halidov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fu is trying to break the clinch but Halidov has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Halidov effectively controlling the action here.
Fu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Halidov.
Halidov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halidov instigates a clinch.
Halidov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halidov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halidov lands an elbow that stopped Fu in his tracks for a moment.
Fu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halidov tries to pull guard but Fu holds him up against the cage and eventually Halidov drops back down to his feet.
Halidov breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halidov.
Jian Fu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Said Halidov.
Halidov has closed the distance and engaged Fu in a clinch.
Fu is trying to push Halidov away but Halidov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halidov breaks the clinch.
Halidov drives through and clinches with Fu against the cage.
Halidov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halidov goes for a double leg but Fu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fu continues to drive forward.
Halidov tries for a takedown but Fu circles away easily
and Fu counters with a series of strikes. Halidov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Halidov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halidov has managed to clinch.
Fu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Halidov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halidov closes the distance and clinches.
Halidov breaks the clinch.
Halidov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halidov tries a knee to the head but Fu blocks it.
Halidov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fu after a bit of a struggle.
Halidov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fu up against the cage.
Halidov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fu blocks it with crossed arms.
Halidov throws an elbow but it misses.
Fu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Halidov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Halidov tries to close the distance and clinch but Fu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fu throws a good cross that connects.
Halidov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Said Halidov has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halidov has Fu up against the cage in a clinch.
Halidov manages to break the clinch.
Halidov has Fu up against the cage in a clinch.
Fu tries to break free but Halidov pushes him back against the cage.
Halidov tries to pull guard but Fu holds him up against the cage and eventually Halidov drops back down to his feet.
Halidov manages to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Said Halidov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Said Halidov'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Halidov manages to break the clinch.
Halidov clinches.
Halidov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Halidov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fu, pushing him back against the cage.
Halidov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halidov has closed the distance and engaged Fu in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu can't break the clinch.
Fu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fu jumps guard but Halidov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Halidov effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halidov clinches with his opponent.
Halidov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fu can't break the clinch.
Fu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halidov decides to pull guard.
Fu is fighting to break Halidov's control of his arms but Halidov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Halidov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halidov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fu is looking to work some ground and pound but Halidov has wrist control.
Fu landing with the ground and pound.
Halidov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halidov's head.
Fu throws a strike but Halidov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Halidov trying to control but Fu is working from the bottom.
Halidov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fu has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Halidov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Fu has tightened it up now! Halidov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jian Fu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uraya Berrio (ranked 23673 p4p, 515 weight class) and Jan Hradek (ranked 5155 p4p, 395 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
277 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uraya Berrio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Hradek!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berrio has Hradek up against the cage in a clinch.
Hradek stalling in the clinch but Berrio improves position.
Berrio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berrio darts in looking for a takedown but Hradek gets double underhooks and turns Berrio into the cage.
Hradek fails to land the takedown.
Berrio is looking to counter with head kicks.
Berrio closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Berrio lands in his opponent's guard.
Berrio 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hradek pushes a forearm under Berrio's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Berrio is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan Hradek!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Da Santiago (ranked 24319 p4p, 290 weight class) and Darrion Vaughn (ranked 6539 p4p, 258 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessio Da Santiago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darrion Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Da Santiago or perhaps it was just good defense by Vaughn, which made it look bad.
Da Santiago takes one on the button.
Da Santiago looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Vaughn.
Vaughn misses with a series of wild punches.
Vaughn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Da Santiago walks into a straight right hand from Vaughn.
Da Santiago scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Santiago takes a little break here. Vaughn wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Da Santiago wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vaughn keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Santiago is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vaughn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vaughn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Da Santiago asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Vaughn is not content to let Da Santiago control the position.
Da Santiago fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vaughn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Da Santiago asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Da Santiago working the ground and pound but Vaughn is defending the strikes.
Da Santiago throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vaughn is not content to let Da Santiago control the position.
Da Santiago working the ground and pound but Vaughn is defending the strikes.
Da Santiago scores with punches from side control.
Vaughn is looking to get back to his feet here but Da Santiago is keeping cool and he's managed to take Vaughn's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Santiago looking for the choke from the back.
Da Santiago working for a choke but Vaughn is defending well.
Da Santiago seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Vaughn's chin but Vaughn turns very nicely into Da Santiago's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Vaughn.
Da Santiago has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vaughn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn stands and steps away. Da Santiago gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vaughn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vaughn duly obliges.
No joy there for Vaughn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Da Santiago avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vaughn misses with a combination
and Da Santiago moves into the clinch.
Da Santiago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Da Santiago.
Vaughn's coach down at So Cal Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vaughn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Santiago keeps control of Vaughn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Da Santiago lands an elbow that stopped Vaughn in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Da Santiago takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vaughn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrion Vaughn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vaughn misses with a few strikes there.
Vaughn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Da Santiago with that takedown attempt.
Da Santiago pushes Vaughn up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Santiago drags the fight down to the ground.
Da Santiago 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.
Da Santiago is trying to control the position but Vaughn postures up.
Da Santiago wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Da Santiago is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vaughn is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Santiago is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vaughn is aware though and is defending well.
Da Santiago is working an open guard so Vaughn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vaughn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Da Santiago drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn keeping moving, preventing Da Santiago from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Da Santiago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vaughn pushes Da Santiago off and scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Vaughn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Da Santiago drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Da Santiago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some wild striking there from Vaughn.
Da Santiago goes for a double leg but Vaughn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vaughn continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessio Da Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Santiago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vaughn as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vaughn connects with a right hand. Da Santiago shakes it off.
Da Santiago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vaughn feints the counter takedown.
Vaughn misses with a few strikes there.
Da Santiago is looking to counter the offense by Vaughn and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaughn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Da Santiagos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vaughn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vaughn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Santiago.
Da Santiago shoots in and bounces Vaughn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vaughn wants to stand and escape but Da Santiago is having none of it.
Da Santiago controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Da Santiago gets to his feet. Vaughn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Da Santiago. Da Santiago circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vaughn misses with a few strikes there.
Vaughn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alessio Da Santiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vaughn 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.
Darrion Vaughn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Da Santiago looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vaughn is fending him off so far but Da Santiago persists. Nope, Vaughn circles away and we're back to standing.
Vaughn works over Da Santiago's head and body with a nice combination.
Vaughn misses with the combination.
Da Santiago is looking for a counter combo.
Vaughn tries to bum rush Da Santiago with a series of wild strikes but Da Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vaughn lands a lovely overhand right.
Vaughn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Santiago shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vaughn sprawls well. Vaughn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Da Santiago gets slowly back to his feet.
Vaughn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vaughn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Santiago is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Da Santiago rushes Vaughn and presses him up against the cage.
Da Santiago lands an elbow inside.
Da Santiago tries to pull guard but Vaughn holds him up against the cage and eventually Da Santiago drops back down to his feet.
Vaughn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Da Santiago.
Da Santiago lands an elbow inside that Vaughn shrugs off.
Da Santiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vaughn fails to land with a series of punches.
Vaughn tests Da Santiago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vaughn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Santiago counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vaughn won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrion Vaughn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vaughn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Da Santiago.
Vaughn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Da Santiago is rocked!
Vaughn drops Da Santiago with a huge uppercut! Da Santiago drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Vaughn is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darrion Vaughn!
Darrion Vaughn is the new bantamweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Darrion Vaughn gave a big smile as he said 'He had no right fighting for a title, none!!! I proved that tonight. He's tight with the owner of the company and got handed a shot at the belt. Tonight I ended this mans career. Four straight losses son bye bye. It's my time!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matthias Wagon (ranked 4976 p4p, 386 weight class) and Luis Armando (ranked 4212 p4p, 353 weight class). Luis Armando has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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23
150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthias Wagon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Armando!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armando keeps the fight on the outside.
Wagon goes for a double leg but Armando avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Armando continues to drive forward.
Armando tries a quick counter leg kick but Wagon is wise to it.
Wagon is looking to clinch.
Armando changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wagon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wagon is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Wagon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Armando advances nicely into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armando looking to control but Wagon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando avoids the attempt from Wagon to control.
Armando controlling his opponent.
Wagon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wagon tries to hold on but Armando postures up.
Wagon is squirming around, avoiding Armando's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wagon is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wagon tries to hold on but Armando pushes him away.
Armando prevents Wagon from getting the reversal.
Armando controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armando's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wagon tries to reverse the position but Armando maintains control.
Wagon throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Wagon is trying to reverse the position but instead Armando has taken his back - oops!
Armando controls the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wagon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Armando on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Armando gets his hands free as Wagon looks to control.
Wagon trying to get back to his feet but Armando is in full control for now.
I really don't envy Wagon right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wagon is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Armando.
Armando not allowing Wagon to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Armando 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.
Armando forces Wagon back against the cage and clinches.
Wagon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wagon wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Armando has taken Wagon's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Wagon has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luis Armando!
Luis Armando is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Escalante (ranked 4997 p4p, 477 weight class) and Dan Kolov (ranked 5378 p4p, 483 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vicente Escalante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Kolov!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escalante misses with a series of wild punches.
Kolov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kolov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kolov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Escalante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escalante scores with a jab to the head.
Kolov gets a double leg takedown into Escalante's guard.
Escalante on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Escalante tries to get out of the position.
Kolov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kolov is looking to work some ground and pound but Escalante has wrist control.
Kolov content to stall in guard here.
Kolov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kolov landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante trying to keep a closed guard but Kolov is proving a slippery customer.
Escalante preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Escalante is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Escalante is looking to stand up but Kolov isn't so interested in that idea.
Escalante working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kolov.
Kolov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kolov lands a couple of digs.
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.
Kolov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Escalante's head.
Escalante tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kolov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Escalante keeping moving, preventing Kolov from controlling successfully.
Kolov chips away with some ground and pound.
Escalante 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.
Kolov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Escalante works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Escalante keeping moving, preventing Kolov from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Escalante works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kolov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escalante connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kolov scrambles back to his feet.
Escalante slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kolov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kolov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Escalante pinned against the cage. Escalante gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kolov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Escalante defends well and Kolov ends up having to push Escalante into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vicente Escalante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Kolov.
Kolov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escalante's waist but Escalante gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kolov off to one side.
Vicente Escalante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escalante lands the left hand.
Kolov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Escalante tries to avoid it but Kolov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Escalante to the ground. Escalante escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Escalante drops Kolov with a beautiful combination! Kolov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Escalante is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escalante throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kolov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante tests Kolov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escalante connects with the punch.
Kolov is rocked!
Escalante connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kolov - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vicente Escalante!
Vicente Escalante is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gowdy (ranked 25122 p4p, 498 weight class) and Mario Santana (ranked 22685 p4p, 518 weight class). Mario Santana 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Gowdy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Santana!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana shoots in but no luck this time.
Santana dives in and grabs Gowdy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gowdy pushes down on Santana's head and hops out.
Gowdy throws a sloppy head kick and Santana moves out of range easily.
Gowdy gets caught flat footed, as Santana shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gowdy being controlled here, momentarily.
Gowdy looking for a sweep. Not yet Gowdy, not yet.
Gowdy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gowdy being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gowdy's guard.
Santana seems to be looking for submissions.
Gowdy trying to control here.
Santana works his foot free and advances to mount.
Santana in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gowdy is surviving well by controlling Santana's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santana is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Gowdy is in real trouble.
Santana working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Santana working for the choke.
Gowdy defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Santana working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Gowdy is doing well to defend. Santana seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Gowdy is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mario Santana!
Mario Santana is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chance Shamrock (ranked 2661 p4p, 295 weight class) and Luciano Piccio (ranked 4864 p4p, 458 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by Impossible . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chance Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luciano Piccio!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Shamrock rushes Piccio and presses him up against the cage.
Piccio gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Piccio postures up in Shamrock's guard and throws a big left but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock can't keep his opponent in guard - Piccio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shamrock is staying active underneath Piccio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Piccio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shamrock defending well though.
Shamrock throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Piccio thows a huge punch but Shamrock dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piccio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shamrock makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Piccio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shamrock tries to avoid it but Piccio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shamrock to the ground. Shamrock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shamrock shoots for a takedown but Piccio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Piccio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chance Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock leaves Piccio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shamrock fails with the takedown.
Piccio appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shamrock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Piccio blocks the elbow strike.
Shamrock jumps into guard, dragging Piccio to the mat.
Piccio trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shamrock is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Star Studded Beef that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Piccio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shamrock's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piccio works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock is looking for a sweep.
Shamrock takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shamrock is trying to improve his position.
Piccio creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Shamrock is looking to reverse the position.
Piccio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shamrock dodges the ground and pound from Piccio.
Shamrock is not content to let Piccio control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock is working to avoid the ground and pound but Piccio connects with a decent elbow.
Piccio working the head and body with strikes.
Shamrock throws Piccio to one side and escapes!
Shamrock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Piccio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shamrock misses with a double jab.
Piccio counters with a body kick.
Shamrock lands with a nice combination. Piccio backs away looking to recover.
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Piccio wants to stand and escape but Shamrock is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piccio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Piccio keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Shamrock stops Piccio from standing up.
Shamrock gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Shamrock lands a jab to the nose.
Shamrock swinging wildly here.
Shamrock moves into the clinch.
Shamrock tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piccio wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance Shamrock dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Piccio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Piccio passes the guard and advances to mount!
Piccio avoids the attempt from Shamrock to control.
Piccio with the ground and pound from mount.
Shamrock is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock taking shots to the head.
Shamrock is bucking up trying to escape but Piccio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shamrock is desperately trying to improve his position but Piccio has a good base and remains in mount.
You get the feeling that Shamrock really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Piccio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piccio lands a nice shot to the head.
Piccio lands a big elbow.
Piccio lands a big elbow.
Piccio wants to control the pace but Shamrock is squirming around nicely.
Shamrock squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Piccio avoids the attempt from Shamrock to control.
Shamrock is looking to get to half guard.
Piccio lands with some strikes.
Piccio lands a heavy elbow.
Piccio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shamrock hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Piccio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock taking shots to the head.
Piccio landing strikes, looking to finish!
Piccio has hold of Shamrock's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shamrock manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shamrock is in a horrible position here. Piccio smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Piccio avoids the attempt from Shamrock to control.
Piccio prevents Shamrock from getting the reversal.
Shamrock squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Piccio raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Piccio lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Piccio lands a nice short elbow.
Shamrock looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shamrock is looking for a sweep. Piccio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Piccio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Piccio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Piccio is trying to control the action in half guard but Shamrock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to roll over but Piccio keeps him under control.
Piccio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Piccio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shamrock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Piccio content to control rather than advance.
Shamrock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamrock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Piccio pulls his head out easily.
Piccio is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shamrock!
Piccio landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Piccio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Piccio slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
Piccio feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Piccio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piccio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock throws a nice looking combination but Piccio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamrock closes the distance but Piccio moves to the side
and Piccio counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shamrock won't be happy with that.
Piccio landing a few strikes.
Piccio landing a few strikes.
Piccio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shamrock down.
Shamrock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shamrock tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piccio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shamrock keeps working.
Shamrock is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Piccio's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piccio prevents Shamrock from escaping the position.
Shamrock trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Piccio working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Piccio landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Piccio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shamrock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Piccio cracks Shamrock with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Piccio's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shamrock takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piccio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shamrock down.
Piccio scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shamrock is working to avoid the ground and pound but Piccio connects with a decent elbow.
Piccio trying to control the position but Shamrock is working away.
Piccio is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Shamrock wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Piccio lands a decent elbow from side control.
Shamrock takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Piccio's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shamrock takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Shamrock is not content to let Piccio control the position.
Shamrock taking a bit of punishment here - Piccio scoring with strikes.
Shamrock is working to avoid the ground and pound but Piccio connects with a decent elbow.
Piccio is working Shamrock over with some ground and pound from side control.
Piccio lands some shots froms side control.
Piccio is looking to take a break and control but Shamrock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Piccio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piccio in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shamrock taking a bit of punishment here - Piccio scoring with strikes.
Piccio working the ground and pound.
Piccio trying to control the action but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Luciano Piccio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Piccio scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shamrock is trying to buck Piccio off.
Shamrock taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Piccio really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shamrock moves to clinch but Piccio breaks away
and Piccio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Piccio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Piccio is in close to Shamrock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shamrock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shamrock has momentary wrist control but Piccio slips an elbow through the middle.
Piccio trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piccio drops back looking for a leg! Shamrock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shamrock manages to kick Piccio off! Piccio jumps back into Shamrock's guard.
Piccio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Piccio is pushing down on Shamrock's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shamrock is fighting to maintain full guard but Piccio has managed to sneak the leg through.
Piccio wants to take a breather but Shamrock is having none of it.
Piccio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shamrock throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Piccio is keen to just control but Shamrock is a slippery customer.
Shamrock is trying to stand up here but Piccio is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Piccio there.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Piccio is nestled in close to Shamrock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Piccio is keen to just control but Shamrock is a slippery customer.
Shamrock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Piccio slips a nice elbow through Shamrock's hands, connecting with Shamrock's forehead.
Shamrock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Piccio scores with a couple of nice shots.
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. Piccio connects with a nice short shot to Shamrock's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piccio has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shamrock takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Piccio with a couple of short strikes.
Shamrock is looking to improve his position but Piccio isn't that keen on the idea.
Piccio lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Piccio controlling from the full mount.
Shamrock wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Piccio landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piccio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shamrock is looking to escape.
Piccio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shamrock in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shamrock swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piccio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Piccio connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Piccio landing strikes from the mount and Shamrock is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Piccio dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Shamrock as Piccio shoots in.
Shamrock pushes Piccio up against the cage in a clinch.
Shamrock prevents the takedown attempt.
Piccio is trying to trip Shamrock. He has hold of a leg but Shamrock is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Piccio persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Piccio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Piccio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Piccio from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock wants to stand but Piccio is controlling the position.
Shamrock is controlling Piccio's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piccio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Piccio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Piccio stops Shamrock from standing up.
Piccio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shamrock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Piccio from controlling successfully.
Piccio is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Shamrock 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shamrock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Piccio's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piccio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shamrock.
Piccio shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock shows good takedown defense.
Chance Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luciano Piccio.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piccio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Shamrock.
Piccio throws a counter combo.
Piccio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Piccio prevents the takedown attempt.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piccio wants the takedown. Shamrock is fighting it off but Piccio persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Shamrock's guard against the cage.
Piccio stands up over Shamrock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Piccio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Piccio from controlling successfully.
Piccio postures up and lands a big shot to Shamrock's brow.
Piccio stands up over Shamrock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Piccio working some strikes from top position.
Piccio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shamrock is keeping the position for now.
Piccio lands a couple of digs.
Piccio lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piccio is in close to Shamrock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Piccio distracts Shamrock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Piccio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Piccio throwing strikes from guard but Shamrock blocks nicely.
Piccio stands up over Shamrock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Piccio throwing strikes but missing.
Shamrock is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piccio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chance Shamrock.
I think Piccio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 47:48
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 44:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Piccio!
Luciano Piccio is the new lightweight champion!
In defeat, Chance Shamrock stepped up to the mic, saying 'I can't believe I lost to that bum , it might be time to retire'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ushakov (ranked 5886 p4p, 523 weight class) and Lord Middlefinger (ranked 4659 p4p, 479 weight class). Ushakov comes to the cage accompanied by Rings of Saturn - Senseless Massacre. This should be fireworks!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Ushakov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lord Middlefinger!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Middlefinger clinches with his opponent.
Ushakov wants a takedown.
Ushakov tries to score a body lock takedown but Middlefinger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Middlefinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Middlefinger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ushakov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Middlefinger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Ushakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ushakov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Middlefinger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Middlefinger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Middlefinger misses with a looping left.
Ushakov misses with a takedown attempt
and Middlefinger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Middlefinger drives through and clinches with Ushakov against the cage.
Middlefinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ushakov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Middlefinger defends it nicely.
Middlefinger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ushakov shoots for a double leg takedown but Middlefinger sprawls well. He's pushed Ushakov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ushakov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Middlefinger defends it nicely.
Middlefinger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Middlefinger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Middlefinger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Middlefinger gets a clinch.
Middlefinger has Ushakov pressed against the cage.
Ushakov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Middlefinger breaks the clinch.
Ushakov misses with a takedown attempt
and Middlefinger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Middlefinger misses with a double jab.
Ushakov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Middlefinger looks to land a left hand but Ushakov moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Middlefinger lands a left and a right that send Ushakov crashing to the mat, dazed. Middlefinger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ushakov is rocked!
It looks like Sergei Ushakov has been cut.
Ushakov ducks into an uppercut from Middlefinger and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lord Middlefinger!
Lord Middlefinger is the new welterweight champion!
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