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Demolition 9 - TBA PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kron Diego (ranked 898 p4p, 105 weight class) and Rocco OGrady (ranked 719 p4p, 86 weight class). Kron Diego is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco OGrady!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Diego.
Diego slips under a jab from OGrady.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
OGrady connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
OGrady fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diego looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A leg kick checked by Diego.
A big left from Diego misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by OGrady. That's going to slow Diego down.
A telegraphed right hand from OGrady misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from OGrady.
We've been informed that OGrady has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Diego lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
OGrady misses with a body shot.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by OGrady.
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but OGrady paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kron Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OGrady avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
OGrady misses the shot to the body.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
OGrady tried to score with a low kick but Diego checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
OGrady tries to score with a low kick but Diego moves his leg out of the way.
Diego smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OGrady throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diego makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
OGrady attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diego throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Diego misses.
Diego scores with a sloppy right hand. OGrady should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from OGrady.
Good exchange - Diego coming out on top.
Diego lands a jab to OGrady's midsection.
OGrady lands a lovely overhand right.
OGrady misses with a wild combination.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
OGrady throws a right and a left that Diego avoids nicely.
Diego seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OGrady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diego circles away quickly and effectively.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
OGrady lands with a right hand.
Diego takes a swing at OGrady's ribcage but misses.
Diego swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and OGrady counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OGrady swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
OGrady throws a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Diego.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OGrady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego tries to bum rush OGrady with a series of wild strikes but OGrady uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diego connects with a crisp jab.
Diego sizes up OGrady with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diego lands a jab-cross combination.
Diego checks the leg kick.
OGrady tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
OGrady dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
OGrady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
OGrady throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego tries to clinch but OGrady moves out of range.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OGrady manages to avoid it.
OGrady takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OGrady misses with the combination.
OGrady walks into a stiff left hand from Diego.
Diego throws a right and a left that OGrady avoids nicely.
Diego goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
OGrady fails to land with a series of punches.
Diego scores with a crisp jab that stopped OGrady in his tracks.
Diego throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling OGrady to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego throws a lazy body kick
letting OGrady counter with a right hand.
Diego moves out of range as OGrady throws a body kick.
Diego staying out of range there.
Diego lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
OGrady throws a body shot but no joy.
OGrady digs a good hook to Diego's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego misses with an uppercut. OGrady saw that one coming.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from OGrady.
Diego is looking to clinch but OGrady is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OGrady throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego throws out a loose jab but OGrady uses good head movement to avoid it.
OGrady throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
OGrady throws a right hand that misses
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
OGrady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
OGrady blocks a jab.
Diego moves away from the strike by OGrady.
Diego's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diego duly obliges.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
OGrady blocks an uppercut.
OGrady misses with a punch on the inside.
OGrady struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by OGrady.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
A short left from Diego.
OGrady misses with a punch to the body.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OGrady.
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 Kron Diego will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diego misses with a hook. OGrady ducked under it nicely.
Diego cracks OGrady with a good jab.
Diego jabs OGrady right on the nose. OGrady blinks but takes it well.
OGrady throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. OGrady does a little dance to reset his feet.
OGrady was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
OGrady avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
OGrady fakes the leg kick and cracks Diego in the body.
OGrady thuds his right hand into Diego's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
OGrady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
OGrady lands with a kick to the temple. Diego shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from OGrady.
OGrady walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
OGrady swings away with a leg kick that misses.
OGrady shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OGrady.
Diego works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OGrady walks into a stiff left hand from Diego.
OGrady has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from OGrady there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diego scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diego staying out of range there.
OGrady walks into a stiff left hand from Diego.
Diego looks to land a left hand but OGrady moved out of range nicely.
OGrady keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
OGrady fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OGrady looks to throw a body kick
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
OGrady slips a straight right by Diego.
OGrady looks to land a combination but Diego avoids it well.
OGrady blocks a jab.
Diego has managed to clinch.
OGrady throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OGrady lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego stuns OGrady with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
OGrady moves out of range as Diego strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OGrady slips under a jab.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from OGrady.
OGrady bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling OGrady to counter with a crisp jab.
OGrady scores with a jab to the head.
Diego lands with a cross.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but OGrady slips the punch.
OGrady throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
OGrady throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
OGrady misses the shot to the body.
OGrady tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
OGrady defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
OGrady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from OGrady.
Diego is looking for a counter combo.
Diego throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
OGrady fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OGrady swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
OGrady takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diego fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OGrady paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
OGrady works over Diego's head and body with a nice combination.
Diego scores with a crisp jab that stopped OGrady in his tracks.
Diego fails to land with a series of punches.
OGrady has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
OGrady misses the shot to the body.
OGrady is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab from Diego.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from OGrady misses the target.
OGrady slips a straight right by Diego.
Diego lands a jab-cross combination.
A left lands for Diego.
OGrady misses with a low kick.
Kron Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
OGrady misses with a straight left.
Diego clinches.
Diego being controlled against the cage.
OGrady wants to get back to striking at distance but Diego won't allow it.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
OGrady struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
OGrady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OGrady manages to break the clinch.
Diego is looking to land body kicks.
OGrady throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
OGrady misses the shot to the body.
Diego looks to land a combination but OGrady avoids it well.
OGrady is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Diego dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
OGrady uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
OGrady misses with an uppercut.
Diego lands a jab to the nose.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
OGrady dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
OGrady misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Diego.
Diego dodges the punch combination from OGrady.
OGrady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Good leg kick by OGrady there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diego looks to throw the jab but OGrady is out of range.
OGrady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Diego.
OGrady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from OGrady.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - OGrady circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from OGrady misses.
OGrady slips a jab from Diego.
Diego jabs OGrady right on the nose. OGrady blinks but takes it well.
OGrady takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
OGrady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
OGrady throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
OGrady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego avoids the body shot from OGrady.
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
OGrady is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diego blocking some punches.
OGrady throws a head punch that misses.
OGrady stalling the fight.
Kron Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
OGrady is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by OGrady.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
OGrady tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego pushes OGrady back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as OGrady controls his hands.
A short right from Diego.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
OGrady lands a body punch.
OGrady works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
OGrady blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OGrady is trying to stall.
OGrady blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rocco OGrady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OGrady blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OGrady blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
OGrady doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OGrady can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Diego.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego is trying to force a seperation but OGrady has the dominant position.
OGrady can't break the clinch.
Diego misses with a body punch.
A short right from OGrady on the inside.
OGrady lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
OGrady blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by OGrady.
OGrady lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by OGrady.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from OGrady as the two fighters clinch.
OGrady breaks from the clinch.
OGrady loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Diego swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
OGrady takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A good leg kick by OGrady.
OGrady throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
OGrady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego swings for the body but OGrady moves out of range.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego drives through and clinches with OGrady against the cage.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by OGrady.
A short left from Diego.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Kron Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
OGrady tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
OGrady swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kron Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diego 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Diego!
After the big win, Kron Diego made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keone Kapisi (ranked 440 p4p, 17 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 800 p4p, 35 weight class). Knox has chosen Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keone Kapisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox moves out of range as Kapisi throws a body kick.
Knox blocks a jab.
Kapisi gets a clinch.
Kapisi throws a head punch that misses.
Kapisi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
Kapisi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Kapisi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kapisi.
Kapisi lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Kapisi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kapisi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kapisi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Kapisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keone Kapisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kapisi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kapisi sends Knox crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kapisi is motioning to the referee to let Knox up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Knox has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kapisi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapisi has managed to clinch.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kapisi moves into the clinch.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kapisi has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
A short left from Knox.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kapisi.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Kapisi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kapisi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Kapisi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kapisi throws a head punch that misses.
Kapisi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kapisi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox misses with some punches.
Kapisi struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Kapisi working aggressively here.
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!
Kapisi works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kapisi.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kapisi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kapisi rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kapisi.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Kapisi controls his hands.
Kapisi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kapisi lands an elbow just above Knox 's eye.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Kapisi lands a shoulder strike.
Kapisi misses with the head strike.
Knox is working Kapisi over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Kapisi's head.
Kapisi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Kapisi as the two fighters clinch.
Kapisi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kapisi.
Kapisi tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knox blocks a body shot from Kapisi.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox blocking some punches.
Kapisi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kapisi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
A short body shot lands from Kapisi as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Knox.
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!
Kapisi blocks an uppercut.
Knox tries to stall but Kapisi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kapisi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kapisi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Kapisi has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Nice body punch from Kapisi - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Knox.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kapisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox leaning against his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kapisi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kapisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox blocks a head kick by Kapisi.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kapisi tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Kapisi sets himself, and Knox steps forward looking for the clinch! Kapisi avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keone Kapisi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeta Knox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kapisi blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Kapisi does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Keone Kapisi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kapisi gets a clinch.
Kapisi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kapisi lands a nice uppercut.
Kapisi misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kapisi.
Kapisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kapisi throws a head punch that misses.
Kapisi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapisi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Kapisi throws a head punch that misses.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Kapisi wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kapisi gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapisi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox tries a body shot but Kapisi blocks it.
Kapisi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Kapisi tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Kapisi back against the cage.
Kapisi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kapisi struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Kapisi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kapisi lands an uppercut.
Kapisi throws a head punch that misses.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Kapisi controls his hands.
Kapisi pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kapisi misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kapisi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Kapisi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kapisi lands a nice uppercut.
Kapisi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kapisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kapisi tries to clinch up
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kapisi cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kapisi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox throws a hook but Kapisi blocks it.
Kapisi is looking to clinch.
Kapisi throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kapisi.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kapisi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Kapisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox takes a swing at Kapisi's ribcage but misses.
Kapisi throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
Knox drops his hands for a split second and Kapisi immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Knox face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Kapisi follows up with a right hand that knocks Knox into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Keone Kapisi!
A relieved looking Keone Kapisi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odchigin Khadan (ranked 604 p4p, 84 weight class) and Johnny Truth (ranked 820 p4p, 112 weight class). Khadan comes to the cage accompanied by Khoomii. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Johnny Truth was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnny Truth!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Khadan.
Khadan throws a hook to the side of Truth's head but Truth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Truth is looking for the big counter here.
Truth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Truth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Truth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khadan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khadan misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Khadan.
Khadan scores with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Truth, as that shot connected.
Khadan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A lazy left from Khadan finds it's target.
Truth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khadan scores with a jab to the head.
Khadan wants to clinch.
Truth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Odchigin Khadan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truth walks into a straight right hand from Khadan.
We've been hearing reports that Khadan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Khadan looks to score with a jab to the body but Truth is just out of range.
Truth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khadan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Khadan cracks Truth with an open hand slap.
Khadan clinches.
Khadan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khadan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Truth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Truth breaks the clinch.
Khadan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Truth wants to get back to striking at distance but Khadan won't allow it.
Truth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khadan lands with a right to the head.
Truth stops a takedown attempt from Khadan.
Truth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khadan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khadan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Khadan.
Truth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khadan misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Truth breaks from the clinch.
Khadan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khadan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Truth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khadan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Truth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Truth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Truth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khadan.
Khadan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khadan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khadan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khadan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khadan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan wants to clinch.
Khadan misses with a body punch
and Truth counters with a nice body shot.
Khadan connects with a jab.
Khadan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Truth.
Khadan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Truth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khadan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Truth throws out the jab.
Khadan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Truth stuffs the takedown.
Khadan lands a jab to the head.
Truth throws a leg kick but Khadan moved away.
Truth throws a looping overhand right but Khadan ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan lands a body shot.
Khadan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Truth eats them both and turns towards Khadan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Truth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khadan tries for a takedown but Truth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Truth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odchigin Khadan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khadan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khadan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Khadan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khadan tries to clinch there but Truth circles away.
Truth throws a hook but Khadan blocks it.
Truth defending well as Khadan loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Truth.
Truth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khadan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Truth! But no joy.
Khadan ducks under a wild hook from Truth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odchigin Khadan 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.
Truth scores with a decent looking hook.
Khadan moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khadan.
Truth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khadan lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Truth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Truth has had enough of the clinch but Khadan keeps him there for the moment.
Truth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khadan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khadan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Truth can do to turn this around?
Khadan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khadan prevents Truth from breaking the clinch.
Khadan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khadan misses with a body punch.
Truth has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khadan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Truth can turn it around.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Truth has had enough of the clinch but Khadan keeps him there for the moment.
Khadan tries a body shot but Truth blocks it.
Truth is trying to push Khadan away but Khadan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Truth tries to circle away but Khadan has him pinned against the cage.
Truth is looking to break free of the clinch but Khadan has double underhooks.
Truth lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan keeps control of Truth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khadan tries to work over Truth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Truth blocks a body shot from Khadan.
Truth blocks a body shot from Khadan.
A right handed body shot lands from Khadan.
Truth wants to get back to striking at distance but Khadan won't allow it.
Khadan misses with a punch to the body.
Truth breaks the clinch.
Truth ducks under a wild hook from Khadan.
Khadan throws the left hand but Truth avoids the punch easily.
Truth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khadan.
Khadan looks to score with a jab to the body but Truth is just out of range.
Khadan throws a body punch but Truth moves out of range.
Khadan connects with a jab.
Khadan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Truth at a distance.
Jab, jab by Truth - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khadan lands an overhand right.
Khadan throws a hook but Truth blocks it.
Truth appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Truth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khadan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Truth! But no joy.
Truth swings for the body but Khadan moves out of range.
Khadan cracks Truth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Truth avoids the body shot from Khadan.
Khadan misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Khadan. Beautiful body shot.
Johnny Truth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khadan tests Truth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khadan throws an off balance right hand
and Truth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khadan throws a looping overhand right but Truth ducks down to avoid it.
Khadan catches Truth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan dips to his left and cracks Truth with an uppercut!
Khadan looks to throw the jab but Truth is out of range.
It seemed like Truth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khadan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khadan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Truths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khadan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Truth walks into a left hand.
Truth takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Khadan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khadan throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Truth counter with a right hand.
Truth circles away from the clinch attempt
and Truth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khadan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khadan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khadan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Truth.
Truth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khadan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khadan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Truth.
Truth throws a lazy right hand but Khadan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khadan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khadan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khadan 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.
Khadan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Truth moves away.
Truth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khadan rushes Truth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Truth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khadan closes the distance and clinches.
Khadan lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odchigin Khadan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Truth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Khadan coming out on top.
Truth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khadan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Truth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khadan throws a shot from downtown. Truth moves away and avoids it.
Truth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khadan throws a good cross that connects.
Khadan scores with a hook.
Khadan looks to throw the jab but Truth is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadan slips a straight right by Truth.
Truth just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Khadan misses its intended target.
Truth needs to keep his hands up - Khadan had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truth moves out of range as Khadan strikes.
Khadan cracks a nice hook into Truth's ribs.
Truth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Truth gets caught napping as Khadan dives in and scores a takedown. Truth manages to retain guard.
Khadan wants to control from the top but Truth keeps moving.
Truth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khadan manages to get himself to full guard.
Truth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Truth is stalling in the full guard.
Khadan has his foot on Truth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Truth works his way back into a safe position though.
Khadan 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Khadan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Truth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Truth tries to stand but Khadan is controlling from the bottom.
Truth's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Truth stands up from Khadan's guard - Truth perhaps looking for a knockout.
Khadan scores with a jab.
Nice body punch from Khadan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Truth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Truth scores with a hook to the body. Khadan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truth slaps away a takedown attempt from Khadan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Truth misses the jab.
Truth throws a body shot but no joy.
Khadan scores with a nice right hand.
Truth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Truth takes a swing at Khadan's ribcage but misses.
Odchigin Khadan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khadan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Truth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khadan.
Khadan cracks Truth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Truth throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Khadan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khadan misses with an uppercut.
Khadan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Truth moves away.
Khadan blocks a jab.
Khadan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Truth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khadan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Truth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khadan fails to land the takedown.
Khadan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Truth misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Odchigin Khadan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khadan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odchigin Khadan!
A relieved looking Odchigin Khadan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhymin Slayin (ranked 1068 p4p, 143 weight class) and David Williams (ranked 1530 p4p, 200 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhymin Slayin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, David Williams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slayin pinned against the cage. Slayin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams has his takedown stuffed
letting Slayin counter with a right hand.
Williams shoots in but Slayin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rhymin Slayin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Williams.
Williams gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Slayin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayin is trying to buck Williams off.
Slayin's coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Slayin is looking for a sweep.
Williams working the body and head with strikes.
Williams working the strikes but Slayin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slayin is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
Williams with the ground and pound but Slayin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Slayin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Slayin pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
David Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slayin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams tries to clinch but Slayin is having none of it.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams shoots in but Slayin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slayin throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Slayin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slayin wants it to stay on the feet.
Slayin throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams slips under a jab.
And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Slayin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Slayin.
Williams is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Slayin misses with a head kick.
Slayin misses with a head kick.
Rhymin Slayin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Slayin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams moves out of range as Slayin strikes.
Slayin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Williams darts in looking for a takedown but Slayin gets double underhooks and turns Williams into the cage.
Slayin stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab from Slayin.
Williams is rocked!
The fighters circling - Slayin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slayin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Slayin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams fails with the takedown.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slayin as he avoids it easily.
Williams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Slayin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Slayin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Slayin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Slayin finish him?
An inside leg kick lands from Slayin.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Slayin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Williams dives in and grabs Slayin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slayin pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Williams fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Slayin to the ground. Williams is now in Slayin's guard.
Slayin is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Slayin dives on top into guard.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Slayin from standing up.
Slayin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Williams shoots for a takedown but Slayin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Slayin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhymin Slayin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Slayin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slayin throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Slayin.
Slayin cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slayin throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slayin counters with a nice right hand that sends Williams toppling to the canvas! Williams scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Slayin finish him?!
Slayin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slayin wants it to stay on the feet.
Slayin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rhymin Slayin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Slayin throws a monster overhand right that drops Williams! Slayin follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rhymin Slayin!
Rhymin Slayin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Joteel (ranked 695 p4p, 82 weight class) and Chad Yonic (ranked 1694 p4p, 185 weight class). Joteel comes to the cage accompanied by Moogwalzer. Jacque Joteel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chad Yonic's chin.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Yonic!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joteel counters with a stiff right hand.
Joteel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joteel lands with a straight right. Yonic didn't see that one coming.
Yonic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joteel.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joteel. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joteel moves away.
Yonic tests Joteel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yonic misses with a hook.
Yonic misses with a hook to the body
and Joteel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joteel slips a straight right by Yonic.
Yonic closes the distance and pushes Joteel back into the cage.
Joteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic lands a shoulder strike.
Joteel misses with a punch on the inside.
Joteel breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic throws the left hand but Joteel avoids the punch easily.
Yonic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joteel looks to throw the jab but Yonic is out of range.
Joteel lands with a right hand.
A big left from Yonic misses.
Joteel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yonic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Joteel looks to throw the jab but Yonic is out of range.
Joteel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joteel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joteel is looking to slow Yonic down with leg kicks.
Joteel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've been told by Joteel's head coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Joteel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chad Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yonic throws a shot from downtown. Joteel moves away and avoids it.
Jacque Joteel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yonic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yonic throws a body punch but Joteel moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic swings widly with a right hand
enabling Joteel to counter with a crisp jab.
Yonic is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joteel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
Yonic is still on wobbly legs! Can Joteel finish him?
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Yonic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Joteel counters with a huge left! Yonic is in big trouble! He's backing up but Joteel isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Yonic from any more damage. A dominating finish by Joteel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacque Joteel!
Our winner, Jacque Joteel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianegro (ranked 592 p4p, 72 weight class) and Erik Friedrichsen (ranked 871 p4p, 103 weight class). Emelianegro comes to the cage accompanied by Penis Siciliano. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Emelianegro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Friedrichsen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianegro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emelianegro. That's going to slow Friedrichsen down.
Friedrichsen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Friedrichsen slips a jab from Emelianegro.
Emelianegro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Friedrichsen's calf.
Friedrichsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianegro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Erik Friedrichsen has been cut.
Emelianegro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Friedrichsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianegro throws a wild body kick that Friedrichsen sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Friedrichsen! But no joy.
A big left from Friedrichsen misses.
Emelianegro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Emelianegro.
Fedor Emelianegro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friedrichsen misses the jab.
Emelianegro wants to clinch up but Friedrichsen keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Friedrichsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianegro missing with a left hand there. Friedrichsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Friedrichsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Emelianegro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Friedrichsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Friedrichsen keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Friedrichsen misses.
Emelianegro throws a right hand that misses
and Friedrichsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelianegro missing with a left hand there. Friedrichsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Friedrichsen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Emelianegro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Friedrichsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Emelianegro finds it's way round the side to connect with Friedrichsen's head.
Friedrichsen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Emelianegro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Friedrichsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Emelianegro moves in looking to clinch but Friedrichsen pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Friedrichsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Friedrichsen lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Friedrichsen misses.
Friedrichsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianegro throws out the jab.
Emelianegro checks a low kick from Friedrichsen.
As Friedrichsen tries to get set, Emelianegro tries to push him back and clinch up but Friedrichsen manages to avoid the attempt.
A leg kick checked by Emelianegro.
Emelianegro is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen tries to land a leg kick but Emelianegro saw it coming and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friedrichsen moves forwards but Emelianegro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Friedrichsen cracks a nice hook into Emelianegro's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianegro slips a straight right by Friedrichsen.
Emelianegro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Friedrichsen swings for the body but Emelianegro moves out of range.
Emelianegro tries to counter by clinching up but Friedrichsen breaks away and moves out of range.
Emelianegro throws the left hand but Friedrichsen avoids the punch easily.
Emelianegro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Friedrichsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianegro manages to avoid it.
Emelianegro wants to clinch up but Friedrichsen keeps it at a distance.
Friedrichsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Friedrichsen.
Emelianegro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Emelianegro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianegro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Friedrichsen can pounce on him.
Friedrichsen throws a hook but Emelianegro avoids it easily.
Friedrichsen missing with a left hand there. Emelianegro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianegro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Friedrichsen throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianegro moves to clinch but Friedrichsen breaks away
and Emelianegro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianegro instigates a clinch.
Friedrichsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Emelianegro fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Friedrichsen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emelianegro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Erik Friedrichsen's cut even more.
Friedrichsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Emelianegro throws a punch but it's blocked by Friedrichsen.
I was talking to Emelianegro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Emelianegro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Emelianegro fails to land.
Friedrichsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelianegro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emelianegro misses with some punches.
Emelianegro lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen lands a nice uppercut.
Emelianegro tries to work over Friedrichsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Friedrichsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedrichsen prevents a body shot from Emelianegro.
Emelianegro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Emelianegro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Friedrichsen backwards.
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!
Emelianegro misses with a body punch.
Emelianegro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Friedrichsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Friedrichsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Friedrichsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianegro scores with a body shot.
Emelianegro ducks under a wild hook from Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen throws a body punch but Emelianegro moves out of range.
Emelianegro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Emelianegro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Friedrichsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianegro lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Friedrichsen falls backwards - clearly groggy! Emelianegro dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Emelianegro!
A victorious Fedor Emelianegro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Erik Friedrichsen had this to say: 'I am young. This is merely a slight delay'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lighty LightHeavyweight (ranked 459 p4p, 67 weight class) and Rich Silva Jr (ranked 1079 p4p, 144 weight class). Silva Jr has chosen Sleeping Giant as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Lighty LightHeavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva Jr prevents a body shot from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LightHeavyweight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LightHeavyweight's elbow.
LightHeavyweight tries to work over Silva Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Silva Jr.
LightHeavyweight swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva Jr pulls guard.
LightHeavyweight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
LightHeavyweight 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.
Silva Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and LightHeavyweight defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr keeping moving, preventing LightHeavyweight from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. LightHeavyweight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
LightHeavyweight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva Jr working for a triangle but LightHeavyweight defends it easily.
Silva Jr 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! LightHeavyweight rolls with it to try and escape but Silva Jr cranks on the arm and LightHeavyweight is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rich Silva Jr!
Our winner, Rich Silva Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cesar Sitsongrit (ranked 535 p4p, 71 weight class) and Valerio Bartoli (ranked 290 p4p, 38 weight class). Bartoli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Modulate - Bass Alert. Valerio Bartoli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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170 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julio Cesar Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Valerio Bartoli!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit darts in looking for a takedown but Bartoli gets double underhooks and turns Sitsongrit into the cage.
No luck for Sitsongrit with that takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches up with Bartoli, looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit pushes Bartoli against the cage but Bartoli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Sitsongrit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Bartoli.
It looks like Julio Cesar Sitsongrit has been cut.
Bartoli has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A left lands for Bartoli.
Sitsongrit fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit has a takedown stuffed.
Sitsongrit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sitsongrit fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Bartoli.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bartoli.
A telegraphed right hand from Bartoli misses the target.
Sitsongrit attempts a counter takedown but Bartoli avoids it well and moves away.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Bartoli moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown but Bartoli shows good takedown defense.
Bartoli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit has his takedown stuffed
and Bartoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bartoli's half guard.
Bartoli is looking to get back to is feet but Sitsongrit passes into side control.
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!
Bartoli wants to get back to his feet but Sitsongrit drags him back down.
Sitsongrit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bartoli keeps working.
Sitsongrit is trying to move to mount but Bartoli reverses beautifully and ends up in Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bartoli defends well.
Sitsongrit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bartoli is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bartoli can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sitsongrit looking to control.
Sitsongrit working for a triangle but Bartoli defends it easily.
Bartoli wants to get up but he can't break Sitsongrit's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sitsongrit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bartoli is aware though and is defending well.
Bartoli would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sitsongrit has an active guard here but Bartoli has managed to pass into half guard.
Sitsongrit trying to control but Bartoli postures up.
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.
Bartoli wants to stand up but Sitsongrit has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sitsongrit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bartoli pulls his head out easily.
Sitsongrit trying to control from the bottom.
Bartoli tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit looking for submissions off his back.
Bartoli is thwarting Sitsongrit's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bartoli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cesar Sitsongrit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sitsongrit tries for a takedown but Bartoli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bartoli feints a counter leg kick.
Bartoli jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartoli.
Bartoli lands a head shot.
Bartoli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bartoli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bartoli! But no joy.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Valerio Bartoli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit dives in for a single leg takedown but Bartoli sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Sitsongrit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Bartoli.
Sitsongrit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartoli is trying to stand up here but Sitsongrit is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sitsongrit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartoli is defending against the submission attempts here by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bartoli is trying to stand up here but Sitsongrit is controlling him well.
Sitsongrit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bartoli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bartoli wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bartoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartoli misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit defending well as Bartoli loads up on a big left hand.
Bartoli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit works over Bartoli's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Bartoli coming out on top.
Bartoli looks to land a combination but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit shoots for a takedown but Bartoli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Bartoli counters with a two punch combo.
Sitsongrit fails with the takedown.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartoli.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bartoli defends well and Sitsongrit ends up having to push Bartoli into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bartoli looks to land a combination but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Bartoli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli lands with a nice combination. Sitsongrit backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartoli feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Nice takedown defense from Bartoli. No joy for Sitsongrit on that attempt.
Sitsongrit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bartoli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sitsongrit somewhat.
Bartoli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bartoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julio Cesar Sitsongrit's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bartoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartoli.
Sitsongrit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bartoli tries to avoid it but Sitsongrit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bartoli to the ground. Bartoli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bartoli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Bartoli's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bartoli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sitsongrit tries for a takedown but Bartoli circles away easily
and Bartoli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bartoli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Bartoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartoli swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sitsongrit misses with a takedown attempt
and Bartoli counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Sitsongrit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartoli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bartoli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a double jab
and Bartoli counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the body
and Bartoli counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
Sitsongrit fails with the takedown
and Bartoli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bartoli but Bartoli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bartoli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartoli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Bartoli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bartoli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sitsongrit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bartoli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sitsongrit somewhat.
A little jabbing left from Bartoli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Bartoli misses the target.
It looked like Sitsongrit was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bartoli scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Bartoli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sitsongrit.
Oh Sitsongrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Bartoli's defenses.
Sitsongrit seems to have got his legs back now.
Bartoli cracks Sitsongrit with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sitsongrit looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bartoli finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit fails to land the takedown.
Bartoli feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valerio Bartoli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bartoli winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valerio Bartoli!
Valerio Bartoli bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy HeavyWeight (ranked 616 p4p, 77 weight class) and Massive Overflow (ranked 343 p4p, 45 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy HeavyWeight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Massive Overflow!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HeavyWeight takes one to the side of the head.
HeavyWeight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
HeavyWeight throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Overflow counter with a right hand.
Overflow slips under a jab.
HeavyWeight misses with a shot to the body
and Overflow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Heavy HeavyWeight has been cut.
HeavyWeight misses with a left hand
and Overflow counters with a right hand to the body.
Overflow is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
HeavyWeight misses with a jab to the body
and Overflow counters with a stiff right hand.
HeavyWeight throws a right hand that misses
and Overflow counters with a straight right hand.
HeavyWeight misses with a jab to the body
and Overflow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
HeavyWeight misses with a left hand
and Overflow counters with a crisp right hand that drops HeavyWeight! Overflow lets HeavyWeight back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
HeavyWeight is rocked!
Heavy HeavyWeight's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! HeavyWeight crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Overflow - the referee stops the clock and HeavyWeight gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Overflow. HeavyWeight manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Overflow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from HeavyWeight.
Overflow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
HeavyWeight just misses with a punch to the body.
Overflow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overflow lands a big uppercut and HeavyWeight crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but HeavyWeight looks OK. Overflow waves HeavyWeight back to his feet!
Oh HeavyWeight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
HeavyWeight sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
HeavyWeight is breathing heavily.
Overflow lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Massive Overflow!
Massive Overflow really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BuriedAlive// Fight Gear 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 Tud Stoddler (ranked 26 p4p, 4 weight class) and Ernest Graves (ranked 105 p4p, 13 weight class). Stoddler comes to the cage accompanied by Arcade Fire - Ready to Start. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tud Stoddler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Graves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stoddler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoddler manages to avoid it.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoddler.
Graves digs a good body shot into Stoddler's ribs.
Graves moves away from the strike by Stoddler.
Graves throws a jab when Stoddler was well out of range.
Graves uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stoddler has time to react.
Stoddler misses with a double jab.
Stoddler tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stoddler fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoddler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stoddler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ernest Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoddler is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stoddler rather than just go for the knockout.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stoddler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoddler is looking to counter with head kicks.
Graves gets a takedown into half guard.
Graves is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Graves is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stoddler sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves wants to pass the guard but Stoddler is defending well.
Graves passes into side control, despite Stoddler's attempt to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Stoddler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Graves working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Graves working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Graves wants to control but Stoddler is keeping him busy.
Graves tries to move to mount but Stoddler blocks the move with his legs.
Stoddler is not content to let Graves control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoddler tries to improve position but can't.
Graves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stoddler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stoddler struggling a bit here.
Graves trying to control the action but Stoddler is working from the bottom.
Graves working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Graves trying to control the action but Stoddler is working from the bottom.
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.
Graves works to advance to full mount. Stoddler defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Graves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stoddler wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Graves.
Stoddler tries to hold on but Graves postures up.
Stoddler tries to reverse the position but Graves maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graves wants to take Stoddler's back here but Stoddler is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Stoddler just holding on.
Graves is trying to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Graves 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.
Graves lands with a shot to the body.
Graves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stoddler counters with a right hand to the body.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stoddler tries to move into range but Graves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Graves. Beautiful body shot.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stoddler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoddler was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Graves lands with a shot to the body.
Stoddler cracks Graves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Ernest Graves has been cut.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graves shoots in and drives through. Stoddler sprawls well.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoddler is just out of range.
Stoddler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Graves. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoddler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Graves sizes up Stoddler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Graves slips a jab from Stoddler.
Stoddler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Graves scores with a hook to the body. Stoddler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Graves thuds a left hand into Stoddler's body.
Graves shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Graves showed some decent athleticism there.
Stoddler is doing well to control the position and prevent Graves from advancing to side control.
Graves wants to pass the guard but Stoddler is defending well.
Graves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stoddler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Graves.
Graves wants to pass to mount but Stoddler is defending the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoddler is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Graves wants to pass to mount but Stoddler is defending the position.
Graves looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stoddler is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Graves tries to pass to full mount but Stoddler defends it.
Graves is stalling here. Stoddler is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Graves seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stoddler has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves sneaks back into half guard.
Stoddler tries to pass to full mount but Graves defends it.
Graves wants to control but Stoddler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stoddler wants to control but Graves is keeping him busy.
Graves tries to get to full guard but Stoddler has control of the leg.
Stoddler sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Graves trying to get back to full guard but Stoddler takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernest Graves's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoddler moves away.
Graves cracks a nice hook into Stoddler's ribs.
Stoddler takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Stoddler lands a really nice looking cross but Graves seems unphased.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoddler.
Stoddler throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoddler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graves.
Stoddler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stoddler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Graves takes a swing at Stoddler's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stoddler.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoddler manages to avoid it.
Stoddler connects with a body shot that sends Graves's belly button to the back.
Stoddler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gravess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Stoddler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves misses with a looping left.
Graves scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stoddler doesn't seem bothered though.
Stoddler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Graves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Graves. Beautiful body shot.
Graves lands a jab to Stoddler's midsection.
Graves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stoddler throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
Graves clobbers Stoddler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Graves connects with a body shot.
Oooooh!!! Stoddler has knocked Graves down with a huge combo! Stoddler steps away and waves a wobbly Graves back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Graves is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoddler was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Graves is still on wobbly legs! Can Stoddler finish him?
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoddler.
Ernest Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stoddler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoddler throws an uppercut from hell that sends Graves clean off his feet! He's out cold! Stoddler stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tud Stoddler!
Tud Stoddler retains his lightweight title!
Tud Stoddler spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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