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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Veljko Bakocevic (ranked 3988 p4p, 342 weight class) and Felix Thompson (ranked 6253 p4p, 416 weight class). Felix Thompson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veljko Bakocevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakocevic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson is refusing to be controlled, as Bakocevic sits in half guard.
Bakocevic wants to free his trapped foot but Thompson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thompson gets back to full guard.
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.
Bakocevic wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakocevic wants to stand but Thompson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Bakocevic tries to pass.
Thompson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thompson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thompson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Thompson trying to control from half guard but Bakocevic is working away.
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.
Thompson moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Bakocevic.
Bakocevic is trying to control Thompson's posture but Thompson avoids it.
Bakocevic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thompson connects with a decent elbow.
Bakocevic is looking to regain half guard here but Thompson keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Bakocevic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bakocevic sneaks out the side door and pushes Thompson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakocevic drives through with a takedown into Thompson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bakocevic stops Thompson from standing up.
Bakocevic trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Bakocevic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bakocevic connects with a couple of short punches.
Thompson being controlled here, momentarily.
Thompson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Bakocevic is proving a slippery customer.
Bakocevic wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Bakocevic wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
Thompson working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bakocevic haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bakocevic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Veljko Bakocevic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bakocevic rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Bakocevic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thompson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bakocevic jumps into guard, dragging Thompson to the mat.
Thompson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson trying to control but Bakocevic is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bakocevic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bakocevic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bakocevic is controlling Thompson's posture.
Bakocevic looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bakocevic wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
Bakocevic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thompson defends well.
Bakocevic wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Bakocevic moves out of range easily.
Bakocevic feinted with a counter takedown.
Bakocevic closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thompson did well to prevent Bakocevic getting side control.
Bakocevic tries to pass to full mount but Thompson defends it.
Bakocevic stalling away here and it's allowed Thompson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working a defensive guard here.
Bakocevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bakocevic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson controlling Bakocevic's posture.
Bakocevic trying to move into half guard but instead Thompson has managed to sweep!
Bakocevic wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Bakocevic trying to control the position.
Bakocevic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thompson passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bakocevic wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bakocevic is trying to get back to full guard.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felix Thompson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Bakocevic is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Bakocevic lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thompson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bakocevic stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Bakocevic tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakocevic postures up.
Thompson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bakocevic is one step ahead there.
Thompson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bakocevic keeps working.
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.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Bakocevic dodges it nicely.
Bakocevic wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thompson throwing shots but Bakocevic is blocking nicely.
Bakocevic is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Bakocevic wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy.
Bakocevic wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakocevic actively working from the bottom here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thompson is just content to waste time from the top position. Bakocevic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bakocevic has a closed guard, preventing Thompson from standing up.
Bakocevic wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Thompson is now in half guard.
Bakocevic actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four 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.
Thompson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bakocevic pulls guard.
Bakocevic is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bakocevic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Felix Thompson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aron Egomi (ranked 5090 p4p, 401 weight class) and Iron Shiek (ranked 3083 p4p, 284 weight class). Egomi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hand of doom by Manowar. Iron Shiek has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aron Egomi's 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aron Egomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iron Shiek!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiek gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Egomi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shiek working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shiek has hold of Egomi's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Egomi tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Shiek cranks the arm and Egomi screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Egomi, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Iron Shiek!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Red Fox (ranked 2837 p4p, 155 weight class) and Harry Llloyd (ranked 2835 p4p, 154 weight class). Red Fox 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Llloyd!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox tries to keep at a distance but Llloyd has taken the fight into the clinch.
Llloyd has Fox pressed against the cage.
Llloyd breaks from the clinch.
Llloyd forces Fox back against the cage and clinches.
Fox tries to score a body lock takedown but Llloyd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Llloyd stalls.
Fox wants to get back to striking at distance but Llloyd won't allow it.
Llloyd stops a takedown attempt from Fox.
Llloyd pulls guard.
Llloyd working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llloyd wants to sweep but no luck.
Llloyd is looking for a triangle but Fox pushes his legs off easily.
Llloyd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llloyd prevents Fox from improving his position.
Fox is defending against the submission attempts here by Llloyd.
Fox tries to get to full guard but Llloyd has control of the leg.
Llloyd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Llloyd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Llloyd on the ground.
Llloyd trying to control from half guard but Fox is working away.
Fox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fox tries to get out of the position.
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.
Fox is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Llloyd stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Fox to get to his feet.
Fox is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Llloyd blocks a jab.
Llloyd only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Llloyd shoots in looking for a takedown. Fox tries to sprawl out of it but Llloyd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Llloyd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Llloyd tries a head kick but it misses.
Llloyd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fox tries to avoid it but Llloyd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fox to the ground. Fox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Red Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Llloyd.
Llloyd looks to land a combination but Fox avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llloyd fails with the takedown.
Fox is looking to counter punch.
Llloyd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fox just misses with a punch to the body.
Fox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fox counters with a nice uppercut.
Llloyd shoots for a double leg takedown but Fox sprawls well. He's pushed Llloyd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fox throws a right hand that Llloyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Llloyd also avoids with ease.
Llloyd gets caught flat footed, as Fox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Llloyd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Llloyd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox with a nice head shot there.
Fox trying to control but Llloyd is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Llloyd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fox looking to sit in guard and control but Llloyd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Llloyd decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Llloyd shoots in for a double leg but Fox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fox lands a left and a right that sends Llloyd crashing to the canvas! Fox dives into mount looking to finish!
Llloyd is rocked!
Llloyd tries to hold on but Fox pushes him away.
Llloyd is still in real trouble! Can Fox finish him?
Llloyd throwing hammer fists to the chest of Fox. What's that going to do exactly?
A big strike lands for Fox! That's really hurt Llloyd and he's turned his back - Fox keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Fox jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Fox!
A very excited looking Red Fox 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colin Lamprey (ranked 1981 p4p, 115 weight class) and Daiyan Valdes (ranked 2389 p4p, 138 weight class). Valdes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. a lo cubano kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Colin Lamprey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Lamprey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daiyan Valdes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdes staying out of range there.
Valdes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lamprey tries to clinch up but Valdes circles away and keeps his distance.
Lamprey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lamprey closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lamprey taking a breather.
Valdes has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lamprey regains guard immediately.
Valdes looking to pass the guard.
Lamprey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lamprey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valdes on the ground.
Lamprey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Valdes is pushing down on Lamprey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lamprey is fighting to maintain full guard but Valdes has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdes works his way into full mount!
Lamprey has given up his back. Will we see Valdes going for some submissions?
Lamprey is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdes is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lamprey defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Valdes has got one arm under Lamprey's chin. This could be trouble... Lamprey trying to control the other hand but Valdes gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Lamprey has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daiyan Valdes!
An out of breath Daiyan Valdes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Petrov (ranked 2696 p4p, 302 weight class) and Hassan Van Den Berg (ranked 3096 p4p, 335 weight class). Hassan Van Den Berg is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Van Den Berg!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Van Den Berg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrov shoots in and bounces Van Den Berg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Petrov wants to control from the top but Van Den Berg keeps moving.
Van Den Berg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Petrov trying to control but Van Den Berg is working from the bottom.
Van Den Berg wants to stand up but Petrov is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Den Berg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Den Berg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Petrov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Van Den Berg sprawls well initially but Petrov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Petrov trying to control the pace.
Van Den Berg is trying to escape back to his feet but Petrov uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Petrov landing strikes.
Petrov trying to control the action but Van Den Berg is working from the bottom.
Van Den Berg is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Petrov is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov cracks Van Den Berg with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Petrov grinds an elbow into Van Den Berg's temple.
Petrov looks up at the clock and then as Van Den Berg takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Petrov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Van Den Berg takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Berg wants to get back to his feet but Petrov is dominant here and he's now got Van Den Berg's back!
Van Den Berg is trying to stand back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Petrov gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Petrov gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Petrov apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Van Den Berg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Den Berg but Van Den Berg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petrov is looking for a takedown.
Petrov is trying to trip Van Den Berg. He has hold of a leg but Van Den Berg is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Petrov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Petrov is working Van Den Berg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van Den Berg keeping moving, preventing Petrov from controlling successfully.
Petrov stands up over Van Den Berg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Berg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Petrov trying to control but Van Den Berg is working from the bottom.
Van Den Berg wants to stand up but Petrov is controlling him.
Petrov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Van Den Berg keeping moving, preventing Petrov from controlling successfully.
Petrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petrov connects with a couple of short punches.
Petrov prevents Van Den Berg from getting back to his feet.
Petrov 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.
Petrov controlling from the top position.
Van Den Berg has momentary wrist control but Petrov slips an elbow through the middle.
Petrov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Petrov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Van Den Berg is looking to stand up but Petrov isn't so interested in that idea.
Petrov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Petrov 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.
Petrov cracks Van Den Berg with a solid left hand.
Petrov landing with the ground and pound.
Petrov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Den Berg's head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Petrov 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.
Petrov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Petrov is nestled in close to Van Den Berg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Petrov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Van Den Berg is staying active underneath Petrov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petrov trying to mount his opponent but Van Den Berg defends it.
Petrov trying to control from half guard but Van Den Berg is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Petrov lands a nice short elbow.
Petrov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Petrov is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Den Berg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov working over Van Den Berg with some ground and pound. Van Den Berg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Petrov drops an elbow to the side of Van Den Berg's head.
Van Den Berg tries to kick Petrov off but Petrov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Petrov working Van Den Berg over with strikes.
Petrov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Den Berg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Van Den Berg is rocked!
Van Den Berg is trying to escape back to his feet but Petrov uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Van Den Berg is still in real trouble! Can Petrov finish him?
Van Den Berg takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Van Den Berg is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Van Den Berg seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrov working the head with strikes.
Van Den Berg wants to get back to his feet.
Petrov scoring with punches from side control.
Van Den Berg tries to escape but Petrov is in control.
Van Den Berg tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the head.
Petrov loads up with a big shot that hurts Van Den Berg! He's pulled Petrov in close but Petrov has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Van Den Berg survive? More strikes from Petrov and Van Den Berg is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Peter Petrov!
After winning the bout, Peter Petrov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xi Li (ranked 3238 p4p, 371 weight class) and Steve Crane (ranked 2089 p4p, 262 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by HYFR by Drake featuring Lil Wayne. Steve Crane has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xi Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Crane!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crane avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Crane takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crane.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Crane avoids the damage to the body.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Crane.
It looks like Xi Li has been cut.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Crane, against the cage.
Crane misses with an elbow over the top.
Crane lands a nice elbow.
I was talking to Li's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crane throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crane.
Li takes an elbow to the forehead.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crane blocks it with crossed arms.
Crane avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crane throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane lands an elbow inside that Li shrugs off.
Li blocks the elbow strike.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Li takes an elbow to the forehead.
Xi Li's cut is getting worse.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crane avoids it.
Crane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crane throws an elbow but it misses.
Li blocks an elbow strike from Crane.
Li takes an elbow to the forehead.
Li blocks an elbow strike.
Crane lands an elbow inside that Li shrugs off.
Xi Li's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crane throws an elbow but misses.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Crane lands an elbow inside.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crane is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Crane lands a nice elbow.
Crane lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Xi Li's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crane throws an elbow but misses.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Crane avoids the damage to the body.
Crane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crane avoids it.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Crane, against the cage.
Crane misses with an elbow strike.
Crane lands an elbow that stopped Li in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Xi Li's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steve Crane!
In defeat, Xi Li stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm young , I'll be back. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 1188 p4p, 134 weight class) and Funky Lotus Style (ranked 2186 p4p, 215 weight class). Farrokhzad comes to the cage accompanied by Iranian Baloch - This Is A Catch. Lotus Style has chosen Dan�ando Lambada as his entrance music. Bardia Farrokhzad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Funky Lotus Style's chin.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Funky Lotus Style!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad stuffs the takedown.
Lotus Style misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Farrokhzad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farrokhzad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farrokhzad, as that shot connected.
Lotus Style dives in and grabs Farrokhzad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Farrokhzad pushes down on Lotus Style's head and hops out.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter punch.
Bardia Farrokhzad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Funky Lotus Style.
Farrokhzad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lotus Style looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad stuffs the takedown attempt from Lotus Style. Lotus Style gets slowly back to his feet.
Lotus Style fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lotus Style at a distance.
Lotus Style takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Farrokhzad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lotus Style doesn't seem phased though.
Farrokhzad cracks Lotus Style with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Farrokhzad has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lotus Style to stand back up!
Lotus Style is rocked!
It looks like Funky Lotus Style has been cut.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Lotus Style out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Bardia Farrokhzad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micah Hawk (ranked 1163 p4p, 148 weight class) and Efraim Turban (ranked 805 p4p, 101 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hawk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efraim Turban!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turban throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.
A cross from Turban lands.
Turban misses with a hook. Hawk ducked under it nicely.
Hawk thinks about countering with a head kick.
Turban swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hawk counters with a head kick. That will keep Turban thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hawk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turban throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Turban misses with a right hand
and Hawk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turban's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turban avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turban controls Hawk momentarily but Hawk frees himself.
Hawk wants to pass the guard but Turban is keeping the position.
Turban looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hawk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hawk passes into half guard.
Hawk is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hawk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Turban sees it coming and defends easily.
Hawk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk looking to secure an arm triangle but Turban defends it well.
Hawk looking to finish with strikes here!
Turban wants to hold on but Hawk pushes him away.
Hawk thowing shots but they're missing.
Hawk looking to control but Turban is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Turban is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Turban tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turban can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hawk throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hawk looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hawk is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Turban to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Turban shrugs it off.
Hawk working for a guillotine from mount but Turban is in no mood to give up.
Turban is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hawk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hawk 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk punching from mount but Turban doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hawk is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Turban to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Turban shrugs it off.
Hawk working for a submission but Turban is keeping him at bay.
Turban tries to lock up and control but Hawk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hawk throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Turban because Hawk loaded up on that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Turban is trying desperately to improve position.
Hawk is working for a guillotine from mount but Turban frees his head quite easily.
Turban is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Turban is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Hawk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawk tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turban! But no joy.
Hawk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turban ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Turban looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk staying out of range there.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turban can do to turn this around?
Hawk looks to land a combination but Turban avoids it well.
Turban throws out a counter right but Hawk avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turban just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawk misses with a takedown attempt
and Turban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawk throws a head kick but Turban moves out of range.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turban.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turban! But no joy.
Turban scores with a nice head shot.
Turban bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Turban counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk doesn't manage to clinch there - Turban circles away.
Efraim Turban seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Efraim Turban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turban doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawk fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Hawk is predictable there
and Turban counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turban blocks a head kick by Hawk.
Turban dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turban avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turban 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.
Turban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turban's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hawk under the eye.
Turban scores with a hook to the body. Hawk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Turbans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turban bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turban misses with a straight left.
Hawk moves to clinch but Turban breaks away
and Turban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turban ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk moves into the clinch successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Efraim Turban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Turban misses its intended target.
Turban misses with a wild body shot.
Hawk shoots for a takedown but Turban saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Turban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Turban sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk slips a straight right by Turban.
As Turban backs away, Hawk returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Turban throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hawk.
Turban jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawk is looking to counter punch.
Hawk misses with a hook. Turban ducked under it nicely.
Hawk takes one on the button.
Nice body punch from Turban.
Turban lands a really nice looking cross but Hawk seems unphased.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Turban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawk is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Turban misses the target.
Turban throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawk is looking to counter punch.
Turban keeps the fight on the outside.
Turban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Turban.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawk misses the target.
Turban throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hawk.
Turban 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.
Oh Hawk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turban misses with a hook.
Hawk seems to have got his legs back now.
Efraim Turban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turban throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Turban lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hawk doesn't seem phased though.
Turban ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turban, as that shot connected.
Turban lunges at Hawk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawk's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turban misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawk defending well as Turban loads up on a big left hand.
Turban is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
Turban avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turban appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hawk with a poor takedown
and Turban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turban throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawk tries to clinch but Turban moves away
and Turban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Efraim Turban really 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.
Hawk works the jab nicely.
Hawk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turban 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.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Turban.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turban paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk tries to clinch up
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Turban.
Hawk closes the distance but Turban moves to the side
and Turban counters with a left to the body.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Turban.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Turban.
Turban looks to land a left hand but Hawk moved out of range nicely.
Hawk throwing a counter right hand but Turban manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a lazy head kick
and Turban counters with a stiff right hand.
Turban just misses with a punch to the body.
Turban misses with a two punch combination.
Turban cracks a nice hook into Hawk's ribs.
Turban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turban dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk looks to land a right hand but Turban moved out of range.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turban.
Turban just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHawk.
Turban swings for the body but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turban as he avoids it easily.
Turban is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hawk fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A jab from Turban misses.
Turban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
Hawk throwing a counter right hand but Turban manages to avoid it.
A big left from Turban misses.
Hawk tries to clinch
and Turban counters with a nice uppercut.
Turban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turban throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawk.
Turban misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Hawk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Efraim Turban dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.
Turban avoids a kick to the body.
Hawk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turban throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hawk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawk with a poor takedown
and Turban counters with a stiff right hand.
Turban misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turban tries to bum rush Hawk with a series of wild strikes but Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Turban tries to get set, Hawk tries to push him back and clinch up but Turban manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Turban misses the target.
Hawk is looking to counter punch.
Hawk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Turban's guard.
Hawk slips nicely into half guard.
Hawk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hawk wants to take a breather but Turban is having none of it.
Hawk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Turban manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turban lands a nice hook to Hawk's body. Hawk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turban lands a nice hook to Hawk's body. Hawk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Turban.
Hawk half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Turban with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turban scores with a jab to the head.
Turban lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turban fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawk looks up at the clock. Bad move! Turban lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hawk. Turban pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efraim Turban! Efraim Turban retains his lightweight title!
Efraim Turban really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Condemned logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 811 p4p, 17 weight class) and More IsMore (ranked 402 p4p, 16 weight class). Kaspars Petrovs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to More IsMore's chin.
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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
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaspars Petrovs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, More IsMore!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
IsMore just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrovs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrovs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
IsMore slaps away a takedown attempt from Petrovs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrovs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice shot by IsMore.
Kaspars Petrovs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovs takes a swing at IsMore's ribcage but misses.
Petrovs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with IsMore but IsMore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Petrovs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by IsMore.
IsMore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrovs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Petrovs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and IsMore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrovs shoots in and drives through. IsMore sprawls well.
We've been told by Petrovs's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaspars Petrovs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrovs just misses with a punch to the body.
IsMore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
IsMore avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovs misses with a combination
and IsMore counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Petrovs keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Petrovs is trying to stand.
IsMore drops an elbow to the side of Petrovs's head.
IsMore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
IsMore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
IsMore looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Petrovs is rocked!
IsMore takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Petrovs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrovs is trying to stand back up but IsMore is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
IsMore sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Petrovs seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrovs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from IsMore.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
IsMore tries to pass the half guard into mount. Petrovs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Petrovs manages to escape and get back to his feet!
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!
Petrovs throws a one two combo.
Petrovs throws a right and a left that both miss.
IsMore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
IsMore scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrovs should have avoided that one.
Petrovs misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
IsMore avoids a punch combination nicely.
IsMore tests Petrovs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrovs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but IsMore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from IsMore! But no joy.
Petrovs tries to clinch but IsMore moves away
and IsMore counters with a nice right hand that sends Petrovs toppling to the canvas! Petrovs scrambles and gets back to his feet - can IsMore finish him?!
Petrovs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrovs tries to clinch
and IsMore counters with a big right hand! Oh Petrovs is in trouble here! IsMore follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). More IsMore!
More IsMore really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HELLBENT logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 1089 p4p, 136 weight class) and Gundro Vilheimshaugen (ranked 2678 p4p, 299 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ROYCE GRACIE. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gundro Vilheimshaugen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilheimshaugen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vilheimshaugen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vilheimshaugen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Vilheimshaugen is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vilheimshaugen, who protects the arm well.
Vilheimshaugen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vilheimshaugen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Gracie fails to take his opponent's back.
Vilheimshaugen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vilheimshaugen keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Vilheimshaugen is in real trouble.
Gracie working for the choke.
Vilheimshaugen showing good submission defense here.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vilheimshaugen tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Vilheimshaugen manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vilheimshaugen scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilheimshaugen working some strikes from top position.
Vilheimshaugen is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vilheimshaugen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vilheimshaugen with a nice head shot there.
Vilheimshaugen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Vilheimshaugen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vilheimshaugen connects with a couple of short punches.
Vilheimshaugen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vilheimshaugen throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Vilheimshaugen preventing the sweep.
Vilheimshaugen throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vilheimshaugen's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Vilheimshaugen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vilheimshaugen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Vilheimshaugen is defending well.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vilheimshaugen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vilheimshaugen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilheimshaugen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Vilheimshaugen won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Vilheimshaugen looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Vilheimshaugen defending well.
Vilheimshaugen wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Vilheimshaugen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vilheimshaugen actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vilheimshaugen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vilheimshaugen sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vilheimshaugen defends it well.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Vilheimshaugen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Vilheimshaugen is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vilheimshaugen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie moves into full mount! Vilheimshaugen won't be happy about that!
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but Vilheimshaugen doesn't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vilheimshaugen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vilheimshaugen has given up his back. Will we see Gracie going for some submissions?
Gracie looking for the choke from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gracie working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilheimshaugen wants to escape the position.
Vilheimshaugen showing good submission defense here.
Vilheimshaugen tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gracie working for the choke.
Gracie looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gracie working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gracie keeps control of the position as Vilheimshaugen tries to break free.
Gracie 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, Vilheimshaugen has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
Vilheimshaugen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilheimshaugen showing good submission defense here.
Gracie keeps control of the position as Vilheimshaugen tries to break free.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gracie has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Vilheimshaugen is in real trouble here. Gracie gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Vilheimshaugen is tapping out! Gracie wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kron Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Kron Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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