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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand Madness (ranked 5369 p4p, 399 weight class) and Animal Baldwin (ranked 6778 p4p, 443 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rand Madness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Animal Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madness lands with a straight right. Baldwin didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Animal Baldwin has been cut.
Madness works over Baldwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Madness scores with a hook to the body. Baldwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Madness lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Madness slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Madness misses with a double jab
and Baldwin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baldwin.
Madness manages to break the clinch.
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!
Madness fails to land with a series of punches.
Baldwin wants to counter the offense by Madness and move into the clinch position.
Madness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baldwin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Madness lands a right hook to the body.
Baldwin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That has opened up Animal Baldwin's cut even more.
A punch combination from Madness misses.
Baldwin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Madness defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Baldwin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Baldwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baldwin moves in looking to clinch but Madness pushes him off.
Baldwin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Madness digs a good hook to Baldwin's body.
Madness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madness lands the left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Madness. Those never looked like landing.
Baldwin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Madness tries to bum rush Baldwin with a series of wild strikes but Baldwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Madness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baldwin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness misses with a double jab.
Baldwin fails with the takedown
letting Madness counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Madness misses.
Baldwin dodges the punch combination from Madness.
Baldwin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Madness shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baldwin eats them both and turns towards Madness to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baldwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baldwin eats them both and turns towards Madness to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Baldwin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The cut above Animal Baldwin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A punch combination from Madness misses.
Baldwin throws a fast counter high kick but Madness manages to duck under it in time.
Madness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madness is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Madness is breathing heavily.
Baldwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madness appears to be looking for a big counter.
Madness connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Madness works over Baldwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Madness throws a body punch but Baldwin moves out of range.
Madness moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBaldwin.
Madness throws a series of punches but Baldwin moves out of range.
Baldwin tries to clinch but Madness is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madness tries to keep at a distance but Baldwin has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Madness stops a takedown attempt from Baldwin.
Madness is trying to drag Baldwin to the mat but Baldwin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Baldwin manages to pull guard.
Baldwin lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Baldwin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baldwin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Madness manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Madness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Animal Baldwin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Madness throws a right and a left that Baldwin avoids nicely.
Madness moves into range and connects with a jab.
Madness lands with a nice body punch.
Madness displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Madness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madness scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baldwin in his tracks.
Animal Baldwin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Baldwin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madness catches Baldwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Madness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madness goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Animal Baldwin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rand Madness!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorg Tromaras (ranked 4973 p4p, 175 weight class) and Chris Benson (ranked 5571 p4p, 187 weight class). Chris Benson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gorg Tromaras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Benson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Tromaras manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Benson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tromaras prevents it.
Benson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tromaras is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Benson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tromaras fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gorg Tromaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Benson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benson tries to pull guard but Tromaras forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Benson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tromaras manages to break the clinch.
Tromaras scores with a head kick. Benson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tromaras gets caught flat footed, as Benson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Benson stopping the sweep attempt from Tromaras.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tromaras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tromaras looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Benson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tromaras keeping moving, preventing Benson from controlling successfully.
Benson with a nice head shot there.
Tromaras keeping moving, preventing Benson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benson throws an elbow that misses. Tromaras uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Benson's guard. Nice move by Tromaras!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tromaras trying to control but Benson is working from the bottom.
Benson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tromaras is one step ahead there.
Tromaras thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tromaras throws a big right hand that misses.
Tromaras decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Benson dives in and grabs Tromaras's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tromaras pushes down on Benson's head and hops out.
Chris Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson fails with a takedown attempt.
Benson tries to clinch but Tromaras is having none of it.
Benson clinches up with Tromaras and pushes him back against the cage.
Tromaras wants to take the fight to the mat but Benson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tromaras is pressed up against the cage. Benson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tromaras down to the mat. Tromaras avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tromaras drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tromaras postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tromaras controls from within his opponent's guard.
Benson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tromaras. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tromaras wants to control from the top but Benson keeps moving.
Tromaras content to stall in guard here.
Benson wants to sweep here but Tromaras controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorg Tromaras dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benson has his takedown stuffed
and Tromaras counters with a nice body shot.
Benson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tromaras is trying to defend but Benson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Benson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tromaras defending well though.
Tromaras regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tromaras is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benson can do to turn this around?
Tromaras is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tromaras prevents the takedown attempt.
Tromaras pulls guard.
Tromaras looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Benson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tromaras manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Benson has Tromaras in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tromaras lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Benson wants to improve his position but instead Tromaras has moved into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Benson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tromaras decides to return to a standing position.
Tromaras slaps away a takedown attempt from Benson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gorg Tromaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Benson.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tromaras swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tromaras shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Benson's guard.
Benson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tromaras dives into side control.
Tromaras works to advance to full mount. Benson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Benson is breathing heavily.
Tromaras cracks Benson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tromaras lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tromaras is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Benson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Benson shrugs it off.
Benson tries to improve his position but instead Tromaras has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benson showing good submission defense here.
Tromaras has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Benson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Tromaras is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Benson is defending well though. Tromaras let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson wants to get back to his feet.
Tromaras has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Benson's body.
Tromaras is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorg Tromaras dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tromaras stuffs the takedown attempt from Benson. Benson gets slowly back to his feet.
Benson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tromaras closes the distance and clinches.
Benson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tromaras avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gorg Tromaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Benson.
Tromaras turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Benson is not content to let Tromaras control the position.
Benson is being controlled here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tromaras will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tromaras decides to stand back up. Tromaras steps back and let's Benson get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benson.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tromaras paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tromaras has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tromaras displaying some good clinch control by pressing Benson up against the cage.
Tromaras manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Benson trying to control but Tromaras is working from the bottom.
Tromaras manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tromaras with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Benson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tromaras has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Benson uses from the top position.
Benson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tromaras utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tromaras looking to control.
Benson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still 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!
Tromaras bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tromaras trying to control but Benson is working from the bottom.
Tromaras stands and throws Benson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Benson is not content to let Tromaras control the position.
Tromaras has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tromaras drives through and clinches with Benson against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tromaras gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Benson regains guard.
Tromaras trying to control the position from guard on top but Benson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benson is trying to control the position but Tromaras postures up.
Benson wants to stand but Tromaras is controlling the position.
Tromaras is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gorg Tromaras showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tromaras 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorg Tromaras!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Polo Quincy (ranked 3413 p4p, 363 weight class) and Jain Kim (ranked 3623 p4p, 386 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Polo Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jain Kim!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quincy working aggressively here.
Quincy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quincy takes a shot to the head.
Kim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quincy is pushing Kim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Quincy keeps control of Kim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quincy can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Quincy stalling the fight.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Quincy lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
Quincy working aggressively here.
Quincy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kim up against the cage.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Kim.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quincy's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quincy.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim working aggressively here.
Quincy tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Quincy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Quincy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kim.
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim lands an uppercut.
Quincy misses with the head strike.
Quincy tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
Kim scores with a shoulder strike.
Quincy misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling the position.
Quincy is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Quincy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Quincy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kim.
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim lands a hook that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Quincy.
Quincy is struggling to control the position.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Quincy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Quincy.
Quincy lands a right hand.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Quincy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim stalling in the clinch but Quincy improves position.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quincys head.
Kim pushes Quincy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Quincy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quincys head.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quincy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quincy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quincy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quincy can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Quincy is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim is trying to maintain a safe position but Quincy gets an underhook and turns Kim into the cage.
Quincy gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Quincy avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Quincy is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
Quincy wants to stall.
Quincy is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Kim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quincy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kim taking a breather.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Quincy tries to break free but Kim pushes him back against the cage.
Kim lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jain Kim dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quincy drives through and clinches with Kim against the cage.
Kim has Quincy pressed against the cage, preventing Quincy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Quincy.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quincy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jain Kim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quincys head.
Kim lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quincy.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Quincy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quincy lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Quincy.
Kim is trying to break free.
Kim wants to stall.
Quincy lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quincy is keeping busy.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim stalling against the cage.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quincy is working Kim over against the cage.
Quincy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Kim.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Quincy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Quincy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Quincy is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quincy has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Kim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quincy is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quincy has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
Quincy pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Quincy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quincy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kim pushes Quincy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quincy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim blocks a body shot from Quincy.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Quincy avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy lands a right hand.
Quincy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Kim wants to get back to striking at distance but Quincy won't allow it.
Quincy tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Quincy back against the cage.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
Quincy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kim works on Quincy's body with a couple of short punches.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Quincy avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Quincy looking to throw knees to the head but Kim is blocking nicely.
Kim gets through Quincy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Quincy misses with some punches.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Kim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Quincy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy looking to throw knees to the head but Kim is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kim.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Quincy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quincy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Quincy up against the cage.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Quincy wants to get back to striking at distance but Kim won't allow it.
Kim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quincy.
Quincy looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jain Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Quincy moves into the clinch.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kim.
Quincy manages to break the clinch.
Quincy rushes Kim and presses him up against the cage.
Quincy lands with a left to the head.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kim gets through Quincy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quincy wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Quincy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Quincy lands with a left to the head.
Quincy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy prevents a body shot from Kim.
Good body shot from Quincy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kim.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
Quincy controlling the action here for a moment.
Kim is looking to control Quincy's arms but Quincy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kim has his back to the cage.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Quincy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kim is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kim.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quincy.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
Quincy tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quincy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quincy tries to circle away but Kim has him pinned against the cage.
Quincy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quincy is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Kim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim looking to stall.
Quincy misses with some punches.
Kim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kim pushes Quincy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quincy.
Quincy misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quincy scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
A shot in the inside from Kim.
Quincy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quincy.
Kim lands a right hand.
Quincy blocking some punches.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quincy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quincy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quincy.
Quincy tries a knee to the head but Kim blocks it.
Quincy blocking some punches.
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!
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Quincy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to break free but Quincy pushes him back against the cage.
Kim looking to stall.
Quincy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim taking a breather.
Quincy throws an elbow that misses.
Quincy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Kim - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Quincy as Kim tries to tie him up.
Kim is pushing Quincy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim misses with some punches.
Polo Quincy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quincy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Polo Quincy.
Well Kim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jain Kim!
A very excited looking Jain Kim made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hopkins (ranked 6077 p4p, 503 weight class) and Death Minister (ranked 6554 p4p, 515 weight class). Minister has chosen Rhapsody of Fire as his entrance music. Nick Hopkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Hopkins !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Death Minister!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
Minister scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Nick Hopkins has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Minister misses the target.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hopkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Minister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hopkins 's head.
Minister ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been told by Hopkins 's head coaches at Rio Fight Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Minister checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hopkins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hopkins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hopkins is rocked!
Hopkins bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Minister comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Hopkins falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Hopkins was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Death Minister!
Post fight, Death Minister took to the microphone: 'Your soul is claimed, I will see you again in HELL.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Verekedos Istvan (ranked 6392 p4p, 427 weight class) and Alex Gracie (ranked 4679 p4p, 377 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Verekedos Istvan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Istvan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Istvan avoids it really well and circles away.
Istvan connects with the punch.
We've been told by Istvan's head coaches at Montreal Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Istvan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Istvan throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Istvan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Verekedos Istvan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Gracie.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Istvan sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Gracie looks to move away, Istvan throws a big counter combo but Gracie just gets out of the way.
Gracie shoots in but Istvan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie looks winded!
Istvan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie jumps guard and drags Istvan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Istvan wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Istvan 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Istvan wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Istvan tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Istvan trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Istvan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Istvan is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Istvan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Istvan wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Istvan is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Istvan sprawls well. Istvan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie dives in and grabs Istvan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Istvan pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Verekedos Istvan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Gracie.
Istvan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Istvan pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Istvan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Istvan walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Istvan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gracie is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Istvan moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Verekedos Istvan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pure Striker (ranked 5213 p4p, 243 weight class) and Orjan Ank (ranked 6345 p4p, 258 weight class). The key to victory for Pure Striker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pure Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Orjan Ank!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ank's hands.
Striker throws a good cross that connects.
Striker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Striker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Striker looking to control.
Striker wants to get back to his feet but Ank is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ank drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ank jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ank throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Striker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ank advances to half guard.
Striker is staying active underneath Ank, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ank throwing shots but Striker is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Striker kicks Ank off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Striker lands a head kick!
Ank shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And Striker counters with a quick kick to the body but Ank blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker lands a jab to the head.
Pure Striker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Striker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A shot to the liver by Striker. Beautiful body shot.
Striker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ank has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ank looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ank takes one on the button.
Striker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Striker lands a head kick. Ank smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ank shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Striker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Striker is looking to reverse the position.
Ank has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ank is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Striker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ank looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ank throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Striker is pushing Ank's head away, looking to escape. Ank manages to hold on to the position though.
Striker is trying to control Ank's posture but Ank avoids it.
Striker wants to get back to his feet but Ank drags him back down.
Ank connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Striker some visible discomfort.
Ank connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Striker some visible discomfort.
Striker is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ank's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Striker pushes Ank off looking to stand but Ank dives back in and keeps control.
Ank wants to control but Striker is keeping him busy.
Ank might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Striker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ank is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker wants to get back to his feet.
Striker gets back to full guard.
Striker trying to control the position.
Ank lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Striker is trying to control the position but Ank postures up.
Ank prevents Striker from getting back to his feet.
Striker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ank drops back, looking for a kneebar! Striker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Striker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Striker!
Ank is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Striker tries to stand but Ank is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ank bucks up and tries to throw Striker off but instead Striker has got his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Striker trying to control momentarily.
Striker just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Striker trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
I really don't envy Ank right now.
Ank is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Good control from Striker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pure Striker 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.
Striker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Striker throws a head kick that Ank semi-blocks.
Ank has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ank on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Striker. Striker obviously looking to wear him down.
Ank shoots and misses
and Striker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ank thinking.
Striker tries a head kick but it misses.
Ank shoots in looking for a takedown but Striker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ank's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ank fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Striker avoids it really well and circles away.
Pure Striker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orjan Ank.
Ank is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker lands a front kick.
Striker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ank manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Striker on his heels. He'll look to pass Striker's guard now, I'm sure.
Striker is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ank is trying to pull guard but Striker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Striker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ank can do to turn this around?
Striker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Striker lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Striker lands a head kick. Ank smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Striker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker throws a head kick that half lands.
Striker throws a nice head kick!
Pure Striker is winning the standup battle so far.
Striker lands a nice hook to Ank's body. Ank takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pure Striker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Striker tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Striker coming out on top.
Striker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Striker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ank on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Striker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Striker connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker lands a high kick!
Striker misses with a head kick.
Ank throws out a counter right but Striker avoids it with no problem.
Striker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Striker scores with a head kick. Ank tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Striker lands with a nice body punch.
Ank takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ank fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Striker connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ank takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ank with a lazy takedown attempt
and Striker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Striker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ank takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body punch from Striker.
Striker lands with a shot to the body.
Striker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pure Striker dominated that second round.
That's time! Striker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Striker lands a right hook to the body.
Striker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Striker catches Ank with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striker.
Ank scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ank has an Americana. Striker didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ank is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ank hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Orjan Ank!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Mercury (ranked 4246 p4p, 214 weight class) and Evariste Galois (ranked 6871 p4p, 265 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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134 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evariste Galois!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galois gets a double leg takedown into Mercury's guard.
Mercury 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.
Mercury looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Galois passes Mercury's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mercury is pressing down on Galois's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercury tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Galois wants to pass the guard but Mercury is keeping the position.
Galois wants to control from the top but Mercury keeps moving.
Mercury looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Galois 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.
Galois trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galois stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mercury swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mercury looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Galois slips nicely into half guard.
Galois is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galois is trying to work for a kimura but Mercury is defending well.
Mercury is refusing to be controlled, as Galois sits in half guard.
Galois is working for a kimura but Mercury is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Galois prevents Mercury from improving his position.
Mercury wants to get back to full guard but Galois has mounted him!
Mercury sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Galois is taking a breather. Mercury says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Galois prevents Mercury from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galois is trying for a kimura here. Mercury looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Galois wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Evariste Galois!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kelly William (ranked 4318 p4p, 424 weight class) and Bruno Ribeiro (ranked 7213 p4p, 518 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kelly William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William tries a head kick but it misses.
Ribeiro misses with a low kick.
William instigates a clinch.
Ribeiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. William smiles and moves away.
William throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by William's head coaches at Montreal Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
William slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribeiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
William is looking to get back to is feet but Ribeiro passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro gets to mount! William was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ribeiro wants to control the pace but William is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
William is trying to stand.
Ribeiro controlling the position easily from mount.
Ribeiro wants to control the pace but William is squirming around nicely.
Ribeiro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish William?
William tries to hold on but Ribeiro postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to control the pace but William is squirming around nicely.
William tries to control Ribeiro's body but Ribeiro pushes him off. William squirms to his side and now Ribeiro has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William trying to control the hands but Ribeiro breaks the grip.
Ribeiro looking for the RNC.
William staying busy and making it hard for Ribeiro to control.
Ribeiro gets his hands free as William looks to control.
I really don't envy William right now.
William prevents Ribeiro from getting a body triangle.
William is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ribeiro working for a choke but William is defending well.
Ribeiro trying to control.
Ribeiro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
William rolls, trying to escape but Ribeiro keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William turns into Ribeiro and is now in his guard.
Ribeiro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in William's guard.
Ribeiro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ribeiro is fighting to break William's control of his arms but William is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ribeiro postures up.
Ribeiro trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Ribeiro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
William scores with a nice body kick.
Ribeiro misses with a wild combination.
William feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ribeiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before William can pounce on him.
Ribeiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
William throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but William pushes him off.
Ribeiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and William counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ribeiro is rocked!
William has managed to clinch.
Ribeiro is still on wobbly legs! Can William finish him?
William pushes Ribeiro against the cage. William is working some dirty boxing. William pushes off with a quick right hook! Ribeiro goes down! Ribeiro tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! William moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelly William!
Kelly William seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toson Yada (ranked 3585 p4p, 381 weight class) and Jeff Foster (ranked 4947 p4p, 476 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Toson Yada has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Toson Yada seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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211 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toson Yada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Foster!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster misses with a head kick.
Yada shoots in looking for a takedown. Foster tries to sprawl out of it but Yada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yada throws a lazy head kick
and Foster moves into the clinch.
Foster prevents a takedown attempt there.
Foster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Foster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Foster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yada tries to counter by clinching up but Foster breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yada looks for a takedown but Foster sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toson Yada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Yada catches Foster right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Jeff Foster has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yada gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Foster to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yada is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Foster rolls with it to try and escape but Yada cranks on the arm and Foster is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toson Yada!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ho Lee Fuuk (ranked 5044 p4p, 479 weight class) and Tashiro Sugawara (ranked 3613 p4p, 383 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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220 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ho Lee Fuuk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tashiro Sugawara!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuuk moves into the clinch.
A short right from Fuuk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sugawara.
Fuuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fuuk scores with a shoulder strike.
Sugawara blocking some punches.
Fuuk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fuuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Fuuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sugawara backwards.
Sugawara blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Fuuk.
Sugawara drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fuuk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fuuk lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuuk.
Fuuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Fuuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fuuk is pressed up against the cage. Sugawara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fuuk down to the mat. Fuuk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sugawara shoots and misses
and Fuuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Lee Fuuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tashiro Sugawara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugawara shoots in and gets a takedown into Fuuk's guard.
Fuuk uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fuuk has closed the distance and engaged Sugawara in a clinch.
Fuuk lands with a light punch inside.
Fuuk stops a takedown attempt from Sugawara.
Fuuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fuuk lands with a light punch inside.
Fuuk scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Fuuk.
Fuuk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuuk looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fuuk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuuk misses with the head strike.
Sugawara is looking to break free of the clinch but Fuuk has double underhooks.
Fuuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fuuk lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Sugawara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuuk gets through Sugawara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fuuk scores with a shot to the side of Sugawara's head.
Sugawara wants to get back to striking at distance but Fuuk won't allow it.
Fuuk lands a shoulder strike.
Fuuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fuuk fails to land.
A short right from Fuuk.
A head punch on the inside from Fuuk fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fuuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Fuuk.
Fuuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sugawara is trying to drag Fuuk to the mat but Fuuk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sugawara is trying to drag Fuuk to the mat but Fuuk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sugawara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuuk is working Sugawara over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fuuk fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sugawara.
Fuuk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sugawara backwards.
Fuuk is pressed up against the cage. Sugawara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fuuk down to the mat. Fuuk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fuuk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Fuuk.
Sugawara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fuuk lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fuuk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuuk.
Sugawara changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fuuk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuuk has a couple of punches blocked by Sugawara.
Fuuk is pressed up against the cage. Sugawara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fuuk down to the mat. Fuuk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fuuk gets a clinch.
Sugawara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fuuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Sugawara uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Fuuk working aggressively here.
Sugawara is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fuuk lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuuk.
Fuuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sugawara.
Fuuk lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fuuk lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ho Lee Fuuk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fuuk drives through and clinches with Sugawara against the cage.
Fuuk could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sugawara wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuuk.
Fuuk gets underhooks to prevent Sugawara's takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Fuuk.
Fuuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sugawara can do to turn this around?
Sugawara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sugawara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fuuk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ho Lee Fuuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tashiro Sugawara.
Fuuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fuuk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fuuk scores with a shoulder strike.
Fuuk lands a body punch.
Fuuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sugawara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fuuk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fuuk lands with a light punch inside.
Sugawara blocking some punches.
Fuuk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sugawara backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Fuuk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ho Lee Fuuk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sugawara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fuuk fails to land.
Fuuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fuuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Sugawara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sugawara.
Sugawara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fuuk is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sugawara.
A shot in the inside from Fuuk.
Fuuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sugawara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sugawara pulls guard.
Sugawara being controlled here, momentarily.
Sugawara is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Fuuk frees his head nicely. Oh but Sugawara has switched to an armbar! Fuuk is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tashiro Sugawara!
Tashiro Sugawara is the new light heavyweight champion!
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