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RRFC 29: Shabazz vs Kholin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denis Jahic (ranked 3679 p4p, 401 weight class) and Quinton Flynn (ranked 4700 p4p, 459 weight class). Denis Jahic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denis Jahic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Flynn!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flynn's waist but Flynn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jahic off to one side.
Flynn drops Jahic with a beautiful combination! Jahic stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Flynn is looking for the KO!
Jahic is rocked!
It looks like Denis Jahic has been cut.
Flynn steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Jahic is out on his feet! Flynn sets himself and nearly takes Jahic's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Quinton Flynn!
Quinton Flynn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Martens (ranked 2249 p4p, 250 weight class) and Marcello Mygueel (ranked 3406 p4p, 341 weight class). Martens comes to the cage accompanied by The XX - Intro. On his way into the cage it seems that Alex Martens has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alex Martens seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Martens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcello Mygueel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mygueel avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mygueel.
Mygueel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mygueel somewhat.
Mygueel takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Marcello Mygueel has been cut.
Mygueel misses with a takedown
and Martens counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Mygueel badly! Martens follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Mygueel out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Martens finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Martens!
An out of breath Alex Martens thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kotkaniemi (ranked 1587 p4p, 207 weight class) and Clive Burrows (ranked 3062 p4p, 358 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Kotkaniemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clive Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kotkaniemi was covering up waiting for the punch and Burrows finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Burrows working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kotkaniemi wriggles free and stands up.
Kotkaniemi moves out of range as Burrows throws a body kick.
Kotkaniemi moves in looking to clinch but Burrows pushes him off.
Burrows changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kotkaniemi tries to avoid it but Burrows manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kotkaniemi to the ground. Kotkaniemi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burrows throws a poor cross that misses
and Kotkaniemi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Kotkaniemi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kotkaniemi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burrows's head.
Kotkaniemi working Burrows over with strikes.
Kotkaniemi not doing much here.
Kotkaniemi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kotkaniemi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burrows tries to roll over but Kotkaniemi keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kotkaniemi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burrows taking some punishment here, with Kotkaniemi in his half guard.
Kotkaniemi not doing much here.
Burrows is doing well to control the position and prevent Kotkaniemi from advancing to side control.
Burrows punching from the bottom.
Kotkaniemi lands with a punch from half guard.
Kotkaniemi is trying to control the action in half guard but Burrows is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Burrows is trying to stand back up but Kotkaniemi is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kotkaniemi lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows wants to get back to full guard.
Burrows has hold of Kotkaniemi's hands but Kotkaniemi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kotkaniemi slips a nice elbow through Burrows's hands, connecting with Burrows's forehead.
Burrows is rocked!
Kotkaniemi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Burrows is still in real trouble! Can Kotkaniemi finish him?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kotkaniemi connects with a nice short shot to Burrows's temple.
Kotkaniemi is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Burrows is hurt! He's hurt bad - Kotkaniemi fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Burrows from any more punishment! Congratulations to Kotkaniemi! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kotkaniemi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Shelby (ranked 4020 p4p, 428 weight class) and Chief Queef (ranked 3380 p4p, 381 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Shelby !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Queef!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shelby throws out the jab.
Shelby scores with a jab. Queef acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shelby throws a head kick that misses.
And Queef tries to counter it with a takedown but Shelby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shelby misses with a looping left.
Shelby takes a swing at Queef's ribcage but misses.
Shelby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Queef counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Queef preventing the sweep.
Queef wants to pass the guard but Shelby is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queef pushing down on Shelby 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shelby manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Queef slips nicely into half guard.
Queef is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shelby !
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Queef has isolated one of Shelby 's arms. Shelby looking to fight him off but Queef twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chief Queef!
Chief Queef seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Silva (ranked 820 p4p, 111 weight class) and Kyle Austin (ranked 1550 p4p, 201 weight class). Austin has chosen Roy Jones. Jr - Can't be Touched as his entrance music. Kyle Austin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Austin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Austin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Austin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Austin counters with a crisp one two that drops Silva! Austin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Silva to his feet! Silva is in big trouble!
Austin keeps the fight on the outside.
Austin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva 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.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva wants to clinch up but Austin keeps it at a distance.
Austin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Austin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Austin tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva tries a body shot but Austin blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Austin working aggressively here.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Austin keeps him there for the moment.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Austin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Austin blocking some punches.
Austin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Austin tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with some punches.
Austin blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva working aggressively here.
Austin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Austin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Austin lands with a light punch inside.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Austin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Austin's elbow.
Austin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Austin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva tries to work over Austin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva working aggressively here.
Austin lands a nice uppercut.
Silva gets through Austin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Austin controls the action.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Austin misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Austin misses its intended target.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Austin counters with a big right hand! Oh Silva is in trouble here! Austin follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Austin!
Kyle Austin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Claus Haba (ranked 1139 p4p, 63 weight class) and Kris Jakua (ranked 1475 p4p, 89 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Claus Haba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Jakua!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Haba misses.
Jakua tries to bum rush Haba with a series of wild strikes but Haba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haba tries to counter with a takedown but Jakua is quick to defend against it.
Jakua misses with a combination
and Haba counters by moving into the clinch.
Haba has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jakua is trying to keep an underhook but Haba manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Haba trying to mount his opponent but Jakua defends it.
Haba is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakua is trying to maintain the position but Haba is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jakua is holding on to half guard well.
Jakua is looking for a sweep. Haba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Haba in particular looking to stall.
Haba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Haba trying to control the pace.
Haba is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jakua controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jakua is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Haba jumps into side control!
Jakua is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Haba creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jakua sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakua defending against the ground and pound.
Jakua is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jakua, who protects the arm well.
Jakua stops Haba from passing to mount.
Haba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Haba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Haba tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Haba is looking to take a break and control but Jakua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haba throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Haba is staying tight to Jakua's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Haba working away.
Haba passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jakua!
Haba thowing shots but they're missing.
Haba misses with a head shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haba with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Haba looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Haba dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jakua blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and Jakua releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Haba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jakua can do to turn this around?
Haba misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Jakua misses.
Haba is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jakua's half guard.
Haba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haba trying to mount his opponent but Jakua defends it.
Haba is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Claus Haba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haba is looking for a kimura but Jakua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haba to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakua scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Haba manages to mount him!
Haba looking to secure an arm triangle but Jakua defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haba looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Haba content just to control the position here.
Jakua holds on for dear life.
Haba thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jakua is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Haba jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jakua is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jakua and Haba has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jakua keeps working.
Haba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Haba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jakua stops Haba from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Haba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Haba seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Haba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jakua has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jakua can't do much from the bottom here.
Jakua is trying to improve his position.
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.
Haba tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jakua's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haba working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Haba trying to control the position but Jakua is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Haba 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. This is the final round!
Haba takes a swing at Jakua's ribcage but misses.
Jakua has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jakua moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Claus Haba has been cut.
Haba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haba moves into range and clinches up with Jakua.
Haba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haba looking for a takedown.
Haba prevents a body shot from Jakua.
Haba looking for a takedown.
Haba has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jakua clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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!
Jakua defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Haba's arms.
Haba is looking for the choke from the back position but Jakua is controlling his hands well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haba not allowing Jakua to control his hands.
Haba misses with a punch to the head.
Haba working for a choke but Jakua is defending well.
Haba looking for the choke from the back.
Jakua is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
I really don't envy Jakua right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakua trying to control the action but Haba just sinks the hooks in.
Jakua has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Haba.
Jakua showing good submission defense here.
Haba misses with a punch to the head.
Jakua wants to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jakua tries to escape but Haba has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haba is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jakua defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Haba is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jakua defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Haba's arms.
Haba is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haba is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jakua has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Haba missing with strikes.
Claus Haba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haba struggling to land strikes to the head as Jakua covers up.
Haba is riding his opponent, not letting Jakua buck him off.
Kris Jakua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haba working for the choke.
Haba controlling from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claus Haba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haba, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claus Haba!
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#R1#
Tomcic closes this distance looking for a takedown but O'Neil circles away.
Tomcic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tomcic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O'Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomcic.
O'Neil throws a leg kick that misses.
O'Neil tries to move into range but Tomcic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Tomcic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
O'Neil misses with a body shot.
O'Neil misses with a straight right. #CL#
Tomcic moves into the clinch.
Tomcic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O'Neil fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tomcic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tomcic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O'Neil's head.
Tomcic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O'Neil cracks a nice hook into Tomcic's ribs.
Tomcic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomcic blocks a head kick by O'Neil.
O'Neil throws a head kick that misses.
Vladimir Tomcic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O'Neil fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tomcic checks it well.
Mickey O'Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Tomcic fails with an attempt to clinch.
O'Neil feints a counter leg kick.
Tomcic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tomcic avoids the body shot from O'Neil.
O'Neil swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomcic.
O'Neil looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tomcic misses with a wild body shot.
Tomcic throws a push kick but O'Neil slaps the foot to one side.
Tomcic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O'Neil can pounce on him.
A jab from Tomcic misses.
Tomcic doesn't manage to clinch there - O'Neil circles away.
Tomcic is looking to clinch.
O'Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomcic is just out of range.#CL#
Tomcic has O'Neil up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Neil.
Tomcic struggles to land a body shot inside as O'Neil controls his hands.
O'Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
O'Neil lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tomcic or not.
O'Neil misses with a body punch.
Tomcic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomcic drops down looking for an ankle pick but O'Neil pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Tomcic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomcic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O'Neil sprawls well. O'Neil wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tomcic gets slowly back to his feet.
Tomcic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O'Neil swivels and escapes.
Tomcic dodges the punch combination from O'Neil.
#CL#
O'Neil tries to keep at a distance but Tomcic has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomcic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. O'Neil avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, O'Neil scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomcic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomcic tries for a takedown but O'Neil manages to get underhooks.
Tomcic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O'Neil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Tomcic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomcic tries to work over O'Neil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomcic lands with a light punch inside.
Tomcic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O'Neil is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O'Neil prevents a body shot from Tomcic.
O'Neil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomcic misses with an elbow strike.
Tomcic wants a takedown but no success here.
O'Neil lands with a short shot to the head. #TD#
Tomcic has clasped his hands together around O'Neil's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #SUB#
Tomcic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O'Neil knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tomcic trying to control the position but O'Neil is working away.
O'Neil wants to control but Tomcic postures up.#T4#
O'Neil keeping his opponent close.
Tomcic works to advance to full mount. O'Neil defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
O'Neil is looking to improve his position but Tomcic isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Tomcic is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But O'Neil has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from O'Neil!
Tomcic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but O'Neil puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
O'Neil is thwarting Tomcic's attempts to control the position.
O'Neil not doing much here.
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 Vladimir Tomcic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
O'Neil blocks a jab.
O'Neil lands a nice hook to Tomcic's body. Tomcic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O'Neil scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tomcic tries to clinch up but O'Neil circles away and keeps his distance.
O'Neil throws a body punch but Tomcic moves out of range.
Tomcic tries to clinch up but O'Neil circles away and keeps his distance.
O'Neil throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tomcic swings away with a body shot that misses
and O'Neil counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomcic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick and O'Neil moves out of range easily.
Mickey O'Neil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomcic fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomcic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #TD#
Tomcic shoots in and bounces O'Neil off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomcic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O'Neil is keeping the position for now. #T1#
O'Neil bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tomcic's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Tomcic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O'Neil doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O'Neil manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tomcic wants to improve his position but instead O'Neil has moved into half guard.
Tomcic is looking for a sweep. O'Neil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Tomcic is working hard here to advance position.
Tomcic works his way to full guard. Good work.
O'Neil preventing the sweep.
O'Neil wants to pass the guard but Tomcic is keeping the position.
O'Neil stands and throws Tomcic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tomcic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but O'Neil wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tomcic manages to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Tomcic actively working from the bottom here.
Tomcic wants to improve his position but O'Neil is controlling well.
#T3#
O'Neil is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tomcic moves into full guard.
We've been informed that O'Neil has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
O'Neil trying to control but Tomcic is working from the bottom.
Tomcic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Tomcic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. O'Neil doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tomcic. #T4#
O'Neil is controlling Tomcic's trapped leg to prevent Tomcic from advancing to side control.
Tomcic is looking to take a break and control but O'Neil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Tomcic seems to be working for a kimura but O'Neil defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomcic is thwarting O'Neil's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mickey O'Neil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Tomcic connects with an inside leg kick.
Tomcic connects with a body shot.
O'Neil misses with a body shot.
O'Neil needs to keep his hands up - Tomcic had a free shot at his head there.#TD#
Tomcic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tomcic showed some decent athleticism there.
Tomcic is trying to control the action in half guard but O'Neil is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Neil manages to get to full guard.
O'Neil 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.#T1#
Tomcic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
O'Neil is not content to let Tomcic control the position.#SUB#
Tomcic is looking for submissions but instead, O'Neil has regained full guard.
Vladimir Tomcic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O'Neil looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tomcic is one step ahead there.
O'Neil is pulling down on Tomcic's head. It's preventing any offense from Tomcic, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O'Neil is on top in guard.
#REVB##T2#
Tomcic looking for a sweep. Not yet Tomcic, not yet. #SUB#
Tomcic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
O'Neil's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Tomcic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O'Neil doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O'Neil manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O'Neil looking to pass the guard. #T3#
O'Neil looking to sit in guard and control but Tomcic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Tomcic trying to control the position from guard on top but O'Neil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O'Neil is pulling down on Tomcic's head to control his posture.
Tomcic wants to control from the top but O'Neil keeps moving. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Tomcic drops back, looking for a kneebar! O'Neil looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. O'Neil looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from O'Neil! #REVB#
Tomcic has one of O'Neil's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Tomcic is trying to get back to half guard.
Tomcic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on O'Neil's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tomcic wants to control but O'Neil is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Tomcic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tomcic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Tomcic!
Vladimir Tomcic gave a mention to Iron Wolf Discount Supplements (Q159/$200, Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Doms (ranked 1300 p4p, 157 weight class) and Douglas Dannis (ranked 1825 p4p, 213 weight class). Frankie Doms had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Doms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Dannis!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dannis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dannis throws out a counter right but Doms avoids it with no problem.
Dannis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doms tries to land a body kick
and Dannis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doms scores with a nice body kick.
Doms is looking to land body kicks.
Dannis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dannis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doms's efforts to push away.
Doms is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doms breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doms throws a lazy body kick
and Dannis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doms has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dannis misses the shot to the body.
Frankie Doms is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dannis clinches.
Doms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dannis checks a leg kick.
Doms scores with a push kick.
Doms throws a leg kick but Dannis moved away.
Frankie Doms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dannis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doms.
Dannis lands the left hand.
Doms swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doms tries to land a front kick but Dannis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Dannis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dannis moves out of range of the body kick from Doms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dannis looks for a takedown but Doms sprawls well.
Dannis goes for a double leg but Doms avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Doms continues to drive forward.
Dannis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doms can pounce on him.
Doms throws a wild body kick that Dannis sees coming a mile off.
Doms throws a body kick that misses
and Doms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Doms misses
and Dannis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doms goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doms lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid body kick from Doms.
Dannis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dannis shoots in for a takedown but Doms shows good takedown defense.
Frankie Doms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Dannis.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dannis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doms misses with a low kick.
Dannis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dannis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dannis with a poor takedown
and Doms counters with a body kick that stops Dannis in his tracks momentarily.
Dannis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doms.
Dannis blocks a low kick nicely.
Doms sets himself, and Dannis steps forward looking for the clinch! Doms avoids it this time.
Doms thumps Dannis with a low kick.
Dannis avoids a kick to the body.
Dannis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doms thows a body kick. Dannis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Doms throws a leg kick which misses Dannis's front leg but catches the back leg as Dannis tries to avoid it.
Doms lands a head kick!
Doms throws a sloppy head kick and Dannis moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dannis checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dannis blocks the leg kick.
Doms throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dannis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Doms circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dannis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dannis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dannis clinches up with Doms and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doms tries to circle away but Dannis has him pinned against the cage.
Doms manages to break the clinch.
Dannis avoids the body shot from Doms.
Doms scores with a kick to the body.
Doms does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Doms dominated that round.
That's time! Doms's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dannis checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Doms.
Dannis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dannis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doms.
A clash of legs there as Dannis blocks the low kick.
Doms lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dannis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dannis closes the distance but Doms moves to the side
and Doms counters with a nice body kick.
Dannis drives through with a takedown into Doms's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dannis trying to control the position from guard on top but Doms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doms is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dannis can do to turn this around?
Dannis trying to control but Doms is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dannis wants to pass the guard but Doms is keeping the position.
Doms throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dannis stopping the sweep attempt from Doms.
Dannis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doms swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doms looking for a sweep. Not yet Doms, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dannis stops Doms from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dannis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Doms misses with a body kick.
Dannis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doms moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doms. That's going to slow Dannis down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dannis or perhaps it was just good defense by Doms, which made it look bad.
Doms fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dannis just manages to avoid it.
Frankie Doms is winning the standup battle so far.
Doms throws a body kick that misses
letting Dannis counter with a right hand.
Doms misses with a hook. Dannis ducked under it nicely.
Doms misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doms scores with a push kick.
Dannis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doms misses with a low kick as Dannis jumps back.
Dannis clinches up with Doms and pushes him back against the cage.
Dannis can't find room to land a body shot as Doms controls the action.
Doms leaning against his opponent.
Dannis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dannis.
Come on Doms - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Doms wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doms slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doms is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doms has had enough of the clinch but Dannis keeps him there for the moment.
Doms breaks from the clinch.
Dannis moves in looking to clinch but Doms pushes him off.
Doms looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Dannis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doms misses with a low kick as Dannis jumps back.
Dannis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doms was well out of range. Poor timing from Dannis.
Dannis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doms. Doms obviously looking to wear him down.
Doms throws a front kick that sends Dannis stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doms lands a head kick. Dannis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Doms throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dannis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dannis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Doms dominated that second round.
That's time! Doms's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Dannis blocks the low kick.
Dannis lands a nice hook to Doms's body. Doms takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dannis slips under a jab.
Dannis wants to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Doms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dannis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dannis with a poor takedown
and Doms makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doms feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dannis's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dannis avoids a kick to the body.
Doms throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dannis tries to clinch up but Doms circles away and keeps his distance.
As Dannis backs away, Doms returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good leg kick by Dannis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doms lands a head kick!
Doms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dannis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Doms.
Dannis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Doms scores with a leg kick.
Dannis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Doms.
Dannis blocks a head kick by Doms.
A nice side step and Dannis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doms feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dannis's calf.
Dannis throws out a loose jab but Doms uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Dannis backs away, Doms returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dannis swings for the body but Doms moves out of range.
Doms scores with a push kick.
Doms avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doms avoids the body shot from Dannis.
Doms tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doms scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dannis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doms rather than just go for the knockout.
Doms throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Doms feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dannis's calf.
Doms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doms throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doms throws a body kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doms.
Doms throws a front kick aimed at Dannis's knee but Dannis avoids it well.
Dannis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dannis moves into range and clinches up with Doms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dannis keeps control of Doms as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dannis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doms breaks the clinch.
Doms lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dannis's sensitive parts.
Dannis misses with a right hand
and Doms counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dannis blocks a low kick nicely.
Doms misses with a kick to the body
and Dannis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Doms throws a lazy head kick
and Dannis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doms, right into the meat.
Doms throws the kick towards the body but Dannis avoids it.
Dannis takes a swing at Doms's ribcage but misses.
Doms fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dannis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dannis.
Frankie Doms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Dannis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Doms showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doms, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Doms!
A victorious Frankie Doms thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Douglas Dannis was interviewed post fight and said 'That was a tough cat, mad respect. I'll be back stronger y'all '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Bennett (ranked 448 p4p, 60 weight class) and Sebastian Rutten (ranked 1153 p4p, 138 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Bennett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Rutten!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bennett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Bennett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good exchange - Bennett coming out on top.
It looks like Sebastian Rutten has been cut.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutten.
Rutten shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rutten throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten slips under a jab.
Rutten now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rutten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Rutten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rutten lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten lands a nice uppercut.
Rutten working aggressively here.
Bennett lands a left hand.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett lands with a light punch inside.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Rutten avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
A short right from Bennett.
Bennett keeps control of Rutten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bennett working aggressively here.
A short right from Bennett.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Rutten.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett tries to pull guard but Rutten holds him up against the cage and eventually Bennett drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Bennett.
That has opened up Sebastian Rutten's cut even more.
Bennett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch but Bennett keeps him there for the moment.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bennett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutten or not.
Bennett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rutten - that landed with a thud.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Bennett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rutten walks away with a smile on his face. Bennett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutten is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bennett rather than just go for the knockout.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Nice cross by Rutten.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Rutten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Bennett.
Bennett moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten digs a good hook to Bennett's body.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bennett misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Rutten throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutten misses with a body shot
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rutten on the side of the head.
The cut above Sebastian Rutten's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Bennett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Rutten's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Rutten catches Bennett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bennett swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutten misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Bennett.
Rutten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten throws a shot from downtown. Bennett moves away and avoids it.
Rutten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten misses with a looping left.
Rutten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bennett slips under a jab from Rutten.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Rutten connects with a looping right hand.
Justin Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Bennett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bennett is looking to clinch.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutten can do to turn this around?
Bennett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rutten misses with a hook.
Rutten connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rutten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bennett's head backwards.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Bennett shoots for a double leg takedown but Rutten sprawls well. He's pushed Bennett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten's corner calls for a 1-2. Rutten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bennett lands with a cross.
Rutten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bennett finds it's way round the side to connect with Rutten's head.
Sebastian Rutten's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten throws out a powerful jab.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
Bennett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rutten misses with a looping left.
Bennett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rutten doesn't seem bothered though.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Bennett punishes Rutten's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutten swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Bennett is looking to counter punch.
Rutten throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutten moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Rutten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rutten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sebastian Rutten's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Justin Bennett!
Justin Bennett retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Justin Bennett thanked Sportivité for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahim Shabazz (ranked 592 p4p, 85 weight class) and Dalinar Kholin (ranked 3258 p4p, 365 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahim Shabazz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalinar Kholin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabazz dips to his left and cracks Kholin with an uppercut!
Kholin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kholin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shabazz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shabazz throws a hook but Kholin blocks it.
Shabazz throws a nice looking combination but Kholin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shabazz misses with the combination.
Kholin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shabazz.
Some wild striking there from Kholin.
Kholin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shabazz tries to clinch but Kholin is having none of it.
Kholin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kholin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shabazz connects with a right hand. Kholin shakes it off.
Shabazz tries to land a front kick but Kholin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kholin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shabazz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shabazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kholin was well out of range. Poor timing from Shabazz.
A combination from Kholin does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz tests Kholin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kholin scores with a jab.
Shabazz jabs Kholin right on the nose. Kholin blinks but takes it well.
Shabazz lands with a good body shot.
Shabazz tries to clinch but Kholin is having none of it.
Shabazz connects with a nice looking jab.
Shabazz shoots in for a double leg but Kholin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kholin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kholin misses with a series of wild punches.
Shabazz throwing a counter right hand but Kholin manages to avoid it.
Shabazz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kholin misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Shabazz loads up on a big right hand but Kholin slips the punch.
Shabazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Kholin is just out of range.
Kholin connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kholin moves out of range as Shabazz strikes.
Kholin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kholin duly obliges.
Kholin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shabazz loads up on a big right hand but Kholin slips the punch.
Shabazz swinging wildly here.
Kholin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kholin lands a jab-cross combination.
Kholin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kholin misses with a two punch combination.
Kholin avoids the body shot from Shabazz.
Shabazz cracks a nice hook into Kholin's ribs.
Shabazz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kholin counters with a three punch combo that has Shabazz backing up. Shabazz nods at Kholin to acknowledge the strikes.
Kholin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kholin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shabazz looks to land a right hand but Kholin moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz tries to clinch up but Kholin circles away and keeps his distance.
Shabazz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kholin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rahim Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kholin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Kholin both land. Nice combination.
Shabazz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kholin tries to clinch but Shabazz moves out of range.
Shabazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kholin manages to avoid it.
Shabazz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shabazz takes a swing at Kholin's ribcage but misses.
Kholin throws a counter combo.
Shabazz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kholin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kholin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shabazz.
Shabazz lands a lovely overhand right.
Kholin stuffs the takedown attempt from Shabazz. Shabazz gets slowly back to his feet.
Kholin is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kholin digs a good hook to Shabazz's body.
Shabazz throws a push kick but Kholin slaps the foot to one side.
Shabazz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kholin on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Kholin misses.
Shabazz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shabazz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kholin.
Kholin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shabazz.
Shabazz loads up on a big right hand but Kholin slips the punch.
Shabazz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shabazz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shabazz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kholin throws a series of punches but Shabazz avoids them all with ease.
Shabazz throws out a loose jab but Kholin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shabazz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shabazz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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 Rahim Shabazz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kholin gets caught napping as Shabazz dives in and scores a takedown. Kholin manages to retain guard.
Shabazz has gone for a leg lock! Kholin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shabazz's guard.
Kholin wants to pass the guard but Shabazz is keeping the position.
Kholin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kholin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shabazz's head.
Kholin working some strikes from top position.
Shabazz wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kholin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kholin throws a sloppy strike and Shabazz has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Kholin is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Shabazz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rahim Shabazz!
Rahim Shabazz retains his light heavyweight title!
Rahim Shabazz gave a mention to Iron Wolf Discount Supplements (Q159/$200, Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Dalinar Kholin spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry to let down the fans, but I will come back better than before! '.
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