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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Pete (ranked 4030 p4p, 418 weight class) and Zintis Saljanka (ranked 5250 p4p, 471 weight class). Pete comes to the cage accompanied by Midnight Rider. 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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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saint Pete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zintis Saljanka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saljanka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pete.
Saint Pete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pete with a jab.
Pete throws a right and a left that Saljanka avoids nicely.
A cross from Pete lands.
Saljanka has closed the distance and engaged Pete in a clinch.
Pete is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saljanka is defending well for now.
Pete lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pete.
Saljanka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Pete.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pete lands a nice uppercut.
Pete scores with a hook to the body.
Pete pushes Saljanka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Pete to work.
Pete working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saljanka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pete throws a nice looking combination but Saljanka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saljanka shoots in for a double leg but Pete sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pete lands a slapping body shot.
Pete works over Saljanka's head and body with a nice combination.
Pete scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saljanka in his tracks.
Pete cracks Saljanka with a good jab.
Pete stuffs the takedown attempt from Saljanka. Saljanka gets slowly back to his feet.
Pete changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saljanka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pete advances to full mount.
Pete thowing shots but they're missing.
Pete punching from mount but Saljanka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete punching from mount but Saljanka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pete thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Saljanka is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pete looking for a guillotine from mount but Saljanka is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pete throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Saljanka because Pete loaded up on that one.
Pete sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Saljanka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saljanka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pete thowing shots but they're missing.
Pete with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pete throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Saljanka manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Check out the look on Pete's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pete throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Saljanka is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Pete take his back! Uh oh - Pete has got a rear naked choke here! Saljanka is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Saint Pete!
Saint Pete 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hagler (ranked 3894 p4p, 407 weight class) and Raimo Peltonen (ranked 3718 p4p, 395 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hagler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Peltonen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagler slips a jab from Peltonen.
Peltonen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Peltonen missing with a left hand there. Hagler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hagler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hagler misses the jab.
Hagler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peltonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Hagler misses its intended target.
Hagler tries to clinch up but Peltonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Peltonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hagler darts in and clinches Peltonen up against the cage.
Hagler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hagler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peltonen takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Raimo Peltonen has been cut.
Hagler looking to slow down the pace here.
Peltonen manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peltonen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hagler eats them both and turns towards Peltonen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've been informed that Peltonen 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.
Hagler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raimo Peltonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltonen lands a two punch combo.
Hagler ducks under a wild hook from Peltonen.
Peltonen misses with a few strikes there.
Hagler scores with a jab.
Peltonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hagler.
Peltonen lands with a cross.
Hagler wants to clinch.
Peltonen misses with a straight left.
Peltonen misses with a two punch combination.
Peltonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hagler.
Peltonen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hagler throws out a leg kick but Peltonen moves out of range and Hagler only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagler is looking to clinch but Peltonen is avoiding it.
Hagler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Hagler misses
and Peltonen counters with a straight right hand.
Hagler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Hagler. Those never looked like landing.
Hagler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peltonen misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Hagler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Peltonen drops Hagler with a beautiful combination! Hagler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Peltonen is looking for the KO!
Hagler is rocked!
Peltonen cracks Hagler with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raimo Peltonen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Milos (ranked 3348 p4p, 370 weight class) and Sabotage Rex (ranked 2914 p4p, 346 weight class). Rex has chosen Motley Crue - Girlsx3 as his entrance music. Ricardo Milos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sabotage Rex's chin.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Milos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabotage Rex!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Milos, right into the meat.
Rex looks to land a left hand but Milos moved out of range nicely.
Rex checks a low kick from Milos.
The crowd cheers as Rex lands an impressive looking overhand right. Milos doesn't seem phased though.
A jab lands there for Rex.
Milos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Milos. Rex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rex checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rex paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Milos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rex tests Milos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Milos. Rex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Milos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rex checks it well.
Rex looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Milos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Milos tests Rex's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sabotage Rex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Milos.
Rex slips under a jab.
Milos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rex.
Milos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex misses with a hook.
Milos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Milos throws a hook to the side of Rex's head but Rex sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Rex.
Milos takes a swing at Rex's ribcage but misses.
Milos 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.
Milos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Milos takes a swing at Rex's ribcage but misses.
Milos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rex throws a hook but Milos blocks it.
Rex jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rex lands with an uppercut that bounces Milos off the cage and back into range.
Rex might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Milos misses with a wild body shot.
Milos lands a glancing blow to the side of Rex's head.
Rex rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Milos misses with a hook. Rex ducked under it nicely.
Rex looks to throw the jab but Milos is out of range.
Jab from Rex.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rex misses with the combination.
Rex cracks Milos with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Milos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rex chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Milos connects with a crisp jab.
Rex is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Milos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Milos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rex. Rex obviously looking to wear him down.
Milos slips a straight right by Rex.
Milos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milos.
Milos misses with a hook. Rex ducked under it nicely.
Rex bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rex shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Milos just misses with a punch to the body.
Rex throws a shot from downtown. Milos moves away and avoids it.
Rex scores with a crisp jab that stopped Milos in his tracks.
Milos misses with a low kick.
Rex steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Milos.
Milos slips under a jab.
Milos is looking to counter punch.
Milos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Milos misses with a hook. Rex ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rex.
Rex connects with a good right hand that stumbles Milos. Milos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rex swings for the body but Milos moves out of range.
Milos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rex scores with a jab.
Milos tests Rex's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Milos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rex throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rex checks the leg kick.
Milos 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.
Milos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rex misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milos sizes up Rex with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Milos checks a leg kick.
Milos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rex misses the jab.
Milos connects with an inside leg kick.
Rex slips a straight right by Milos.
Rex is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex avoids the body shot from Milos.
Milos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rex.
Milos tries to work over Rex's front leg with a kick but Rex checks it.
Rex misses with a hook
and Milos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rex misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Milos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Milos misses with a wild body shot.
Rex throws a lazy uppercut
and Milos counters with a three punch combo that has Rex backing up. Rex nods at Milos to acknowledge the strikes.
Milos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rex checks it well.
Rex swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Milos.
Rex throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Milos counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Milos.
Milos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Milos misses with a wild combination.
Rex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milos misses with a hook. Rex ducked under it nicely.
Rex throws a lazy uppercut
letting Milos counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Rex misses the target.
Milos 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.
Rex throws a lazy uppercut
and Milos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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 Ricardo Milos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milos.
Rex lands with a cross.
Rex instigates a clinch.
Milos lands a nice uppercut.
Milos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Rex.
Rex throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miloss head.
Rex taking a breather.
Rex tries to work over Milos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Rex.
Rex works on Milos's body with a couple of short punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rex lands a left hand that snaps the head of Milos backwards.
Milos is rocked!
Rex lands with a right to the head.
Oh Milos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rex working aggressively here.
Rex creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Milos's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Milos drops to his knees and Rex pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sabotage Rex!
Sabotage Rex very nearly forgot to thank Groove Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Chaize (ranked 2216 p4p, 254 weight class) and Samuel Boom (ranked 1986 p4p, 234 weight class). Boom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boom. Samuel Boom will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Boom!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaize ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chaize slips a straight right by Boom.
A swing and a miss from Boom.
Chaize throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chaize has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Chaize takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boom lands a nice shot that snaps Chaize's head back.
Chaize wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chaize shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaize. Boom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaize connects with a body shot that sends Boom's belly button to the back.
Boom thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom misses with a looping right.
Boom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaize manages to avoid it.
It looked like Chaize was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boom.
Chaize throws a lazy right hand but Boom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom swinging wildly here.
Boom misses the jab.
Samuel Boom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize works Boom's body with a nice hook.
Boom misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaize counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boom misses with an uppercut
and Chaize counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom misses with the combination.
Chaize keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boom tries to keep at a distance but Chaize has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chaize using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chaize's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chaize throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chaize cracks a nice hook into Boom's ribs.
Boom misses with a left hand
and Chaize counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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 nice right hand lands inside from Chaize.
A short right from Chaize on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boom fails to land.
Chaize looking to throw knees to the head but Boom is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Chaize to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom misses with some punches.
Boom is trying to force a seperation but Chaize has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boom.
Chaize lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Chaize scores with a hook to the body.
Boom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chaize lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chaize with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Samuel Boom has been cut.
Chaize breaks from the clinch.
Boom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boom on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chaize displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boom throws out the jab.
Chaize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom throws a looping overhand right but Chaize ducks down to avoid it.
Boom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaize.
Sloppy strikes from Boom. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize slips under a jab.
Chaize tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Boom manages to circle out of the way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boom.
Chaize misses with a straight left.
A combination from Boom does no damage.
Chaize's corner calls for a 1-2. Chaize obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chaize ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chaize misses the jab.
Chaize misses with a shot to the body
and Boom counters with a left and a right that stings Chaize.
Chaize displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boom throws out the jab.
Chaize throws a series of punches but Boom moves out of range.
Boom missing with a left hand there. Chaize was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chaize takes one on the button.
Boom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chaize scores with a shot to the body.
Boom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom looks to land a left hand but Chaize moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chaize lands with a hook. Boom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chaize lands a nice looking body shot.
Chaize misses with a wild body shot.
Chaize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom misses with a double jab.
Chaize ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaize counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaize.
Chaize is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boom is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Chaize - that landed with a thud.
Boom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaize landing knees to the body.
We've been informed that Boom has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chaize is looking to wear down Boom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chaize slips under a jab.
Boom misses with a hook. Chaize ducked under it nicely.
Chaize tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Boom manages to circle out of the way.
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 Jacques Chaize will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samuel Boom'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.
Chaize takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boom throws a shot from downtown. Chaize moves away and avoids it.
Boom is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boom misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Chaize.
Chaize takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chaize darts in and clinches Boom up against the cage.
Chaize lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Chaize.
Boom is trying to break free.
Boom swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaize goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chaize can't find room to land a body shot as Boom controls the action.
Jacques Chaize has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Chaize on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom misses with some punches.
Chaize lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chaize is working Boom over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Chaize.
Chaize blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom wants to get back to striking at distance but Chaize won't allow it.
Chaize lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chaize is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boom can do to turn this around?
Chaize lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chaize lands a body shot.
Chaize lands with a light punch inside.
Chaize escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chaize bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boom's head.
Boom looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaize is just out of range.
Chaize jabs at Boom's body.
Chaize throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom throws a hook to the side of Chaize's head but Chaize sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boom throws a hook to the side of Chaize's head but Chaize sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chaize instigates a clinch.
Chaize manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chaize moves into the clinch.
Boom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chaize backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize effectively controlling the action here.
Chaize lands a knee to the body.
Boom is breathing heavily.
Chaize's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Chaize.
Boom looks to land a left hand but Chaize moved out of range nicely.
Chaize has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chaize.
Chaize stalling against the cage.
Chaize lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Boom avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Chaize.
Boom has a couple of punches blocked by Chaize.
Chaize lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chaize gets through Boom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chaize pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boom misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize scores with a shot to the side of Boom's head.
Chaize scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boom throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaize.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chaize presses Boom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Come on Chaize - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chaize has Boom pushed against the cage.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaize is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chaize works on Boom's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize scores with a hook to the body.
Chaize with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boom working aggressively here.
Boom misses with a punch to the body.
Chaize tries to throw a body punch but Boom avoids it by throwing Chaize back against the cage.
Boom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chaize lands a shoulder strike.
Boom scores with a shoulder strike.
Boom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Chaize.
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!
Chaize uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boom.
Chaize throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chaize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chaize misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaize lands a slapping body shot.
Chaize darts in and clinches Boom up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Chaize dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Boom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot by Chaize.
Chaize misses with a body shot.
Boom throws a series of punches but Chaize avoids them all with ease.
Chaize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boom.
Chaize moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left lands for Chaize.
Boom throws a series of punches but Chaize moves out of range.
Boom walks into a jab.
Boom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom takes one to the chin there.
Boom walks into a left hand.
Boom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chaize.
Boom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chaize moves in looking to clinch but Boom pushes him off.
Chaize ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boom moves away.
Boom throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom throws a right hand that Chaize ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaize also avoids with ease.
Boom looks to land a left hand but Chaize moved out of range nicely.
Chaize lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boom circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boom! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom looks to throw the jab but Chaize is out of range.
Chaize swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chaize connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chaize's hands.
Jab by Chaize.
Chaize works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boom walks into a stiff left hand from Chaize.
Boom swings widly with a right hand
and Chaize holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boom working hard to break the clinch.
Boom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chaize breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom misses the body punch
enabling Chaize to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chaize lands with a right to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chaize blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chaize prevents Boom from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chaize.
Chaize lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Chaize.
Boom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chaize throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Booms head.
Boom swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaize lands with a left to the head.
Boom has a couple of punches blocked by Chaize.
Chaize is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boom is defending well for now.
Boom takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chaize keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boom's efforts to push away.
Boom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaize throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chaize unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaize tries to throw a body punch but Boom avoids it by throwing Chaize back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boom lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Chaize.
Chaize lands a hook that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Chaize pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom looks to land a combination but Chaize avoids it well.
Boom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chaize has managed to clinch.
Chaize throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Chaize.
Chaize lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chaize lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boom.
Chaize stalls.
Chaize lands a shoulder strike.
Chaize lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaize slowing the pace effectively.
Chaize lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Boom throws a head punch that misses.
Boom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Chaize.
Samuel Boom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaize.
Chaize pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boom.
Chaize rushes Boom and presses him up against the cage.
Boom prevents a body shot from Chaize.
Chaize working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chaize is working Boom over against the cage.
Chaize lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaize makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chaize is leaning against Boom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Chaize.
Jacques Chaize is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short uppercut from Chaize.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Chaize showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaize 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Chaize!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Soldic (ranked 2201 p4p, 227 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 1953 p4p, 209 weight class). Soldic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Come With Me. This should be fireworks!
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149 lbs
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152 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Soldic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie moves away from the strike by Soldic.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie's coach down at Smitty's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gracie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Soldic with a nice cross.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Soldic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Soldic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Soldic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soldic looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Soldic finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Soldic shows good takedown defense.
Soldic connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Soldic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Soldic throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic works the jab nicely.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soldic lands with an overhand left.
Soldic thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
Soldic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gracie takes a swing at Soldic's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Soldic's head coaches at Far-Q Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Soldic throws a head kick that misses.
Soldic cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Soldic throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie slips under a jab from Soldic.
Soldic connects with a jab.
Soldic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soldic throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soldic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Soldic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Soldic avoids it easily.
Soldic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie moves out of range as Soldic strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie moves out of range as Soldic strikes.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Soldic avoids it easily.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Soldic.
Soldic throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Soldic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soldic connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soldic counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberto Soldic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Gracie.
Soldic misses with a double jab.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters circling - Soldic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Soldic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie has hold of Soldic's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Soldic tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gracie cranks the arm and Soldic screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Soldic, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kron Gracie!
Post fight, Kron Gracie stared into the camera and said 'I'll give a choke to anyone on the roster who wants it!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pinales (ranked 1679 p4p, 212 weight class) and Kev McKill (ranked 1503 p4p, 198 weight class). McKill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome to the jungle, Guns n Roses.. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 Las Vegas, Javier Pinales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Kev McKill !
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by McKill .
It looks like Javier Pinales has been cut.
Pinales seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McKill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McKill misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Pinales on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McKill looks to land a combination but Pinales avoids it well.
McKill lands a left and a right that send Pinales crashing to the mat, dazed. McKill thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pinales is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKill swings for the body but Pinales moves out of range.
Pinales takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pinales walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McKill misses with a wild combination.
McKill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinales looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McKill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McKill stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McKill wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinales changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McKill tries to avoid it but Pinales manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McKill to the ground. McKill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pinales has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pinales avoiding damage as McKill throws knees to the body.
McKill is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McKill throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinales.
McKill lands a nice uppercut.
McKill throws an elbow that misses.
McKill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McKill tries to work over Pinales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKill crunches a lovely knee into Pinales's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKill .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on McKill - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McKill has a couple of punches blocked by Pinales.
McKill misses with an elbow over the top.
McKill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McKill trying to land knees to the body.
Pinales is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McKill can't fight it off and eventually Pinales manages to take the fight to the floor. McKill looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinales advances to half guard.
Pinales is working for a kimura but McKill is defending it quite comfortably.
Pinales is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McKill defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinales seems to be working for a kimura but McKill defends the submission attempt.
Pinales is trying to work for a kimura but McKill is defending well.
McKill wants to control but Pinales is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pinales wants to work for an arm triangle but McKill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McKill has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McKill is defending against the submission attempts here by Pinales.
Pinales is thwarting McKill 's attempts to control the position.
Pinales is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pinales is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McKill has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pinales is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McKill sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kev McKill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Pinales's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McKill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McKill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pinales drops down looking for a counter takedown but McKill sprawls and moves away.
McKill misses with a straight right.
Pinales closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McKill regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pinales drops back, looking for a kneebar! McKill looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McKill looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McKill !
McKill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pinales keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKill fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McKill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinales is working to avoid the ground and pound but McKill connects with a decent elbow.
Pinales looks to move to half guard but instead McKill has passed into mount! Damn!
Pinales is working to get back to half guard.
McKill lands a couple of good shots and Pinales has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
McKill tries to keep control of the position but Pinales is staying busy.
Pinales is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
McKill doesn't have the hooks in and Pinales manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinales looking to pass the guard.
Pinales drops back, looking for a kneebar! McKill looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McKill looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McKill !
Javier Pinales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinales tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McKill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McKill connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pinales some visible discomfort.
Pinales is looking to regain half guard here but McKill keeps moving and retains side control.
McKill trying to control the action but Pinales is working from the bottom.
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!
McKill is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinales is trying to improve his position.
McKill throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McKill is looking to take a break and control but Pinales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pinales tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McKill cracks Pinales with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pinales is looking for a sweep.
McKill throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKill takes a little break here. Pinales wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
McKill landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKill misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McKill looks up at the clock and then as Pinales takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McKill smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McKill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pinales keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kev McKill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Javier Pinales's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McKill moves in looking to clinch but Pinales pushes him off.
Pinales changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pinales on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McKill lands a slapping body shot.
Nice takedown defense from McKill . No joy for Pinales on that attempt.
Pinales takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Javier Pinales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from McKill both land. Nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from McKill . Those never looked like landing.
McKill works the jab nicely.
McKill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McKill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinales is looking to counter the offense by McKill and move into the clinch.
McKill lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinales ducks right into an uppercut from McKill .
Kev McKill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pinales.
Pinales working away.
Pinales tries for a kimura but McKill is defending well.
Pinales tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pinales has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pinales working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKill wants to control but Pinales postures up.
McKill wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Pinales seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! McKill is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Javier Pinales!
Javier Pinales gave a mention to Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Crusher (ranked 2810 p4p, 263 weight class) and Tom Boaler (ranked 2213 p4p, 212 weight class). The key to victory for Psycho Crusher has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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240 lbs
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260 lbs
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Psycho Crusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Boaler!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher works Boaler's body with a nice hook.
Crusher drives through with a takedown into Boaler's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boaler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crusher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Boaler is tightening it up a little... Crusher has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Crusher reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Crusher taps out! Nice BJJ there by Boaler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tom Boaler!
Tom Boaler managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Glue Factory, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agostin Carrilo (ranked 1646 p4p, 168 weight class) and Jeremy Motts (ranked 1479 p4p, 159 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Agostin Carrilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Motts!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts digs a good body shot into Carrilo's ribs.
Jeremy Motts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Motts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Jeremy Motts has been cut.
Motts wants to clinch but Carrilo slips to the side
enabling Carrilo to counter with a crisp jab.
Carrilo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Motts throws out a powerful jab.
Motts 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Motts as he connects with a hook.
Motts misses with a jab to the body
and Carrilo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Carrilo misses its intended target.
It seemed like Motts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carrilo digs a good hook to Motts's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carrilo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carrilo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Motts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carrilo at a distance.
Motts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Carrilo misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts lands with a right hand.
Motts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Motts lands a really nice looking cross but Carrilo seems unphased.
Carrilo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carrilo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Motts throws a body shot but no joy.
Carrilo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carrilo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carrilo is rocked!
Motts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Carrilo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Motts drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Carrilo right on the button. Carrilo goes down! Motts follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Motts gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Motts!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Hammer (ranked 1531 p4p, 63 weight class) and Tiago Da Costa (ranked 1607 p4p, 68 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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285 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fritz Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiago Da Costa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Hammer misses the jab.
It seemed like Da Costa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hammer throws a body punch but Da Costa moves out of range.
Da Costa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hammer to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Tiago Da Costa has been cut.
Da Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Hammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Costa.
Da Costa throws a big counter head kick but Hammer avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Hammer misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer rushes Da Costa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Hammer on the inside.
Da Costa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hammer is defending well.
Hammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Our sources have told us that Hammer has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Da Costa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Da Costa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hammer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fritz Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Da Costa.
Hammer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hammer.
Hammer works on Da Costa's body with a couple of short punches.
Hammer lands with a left to the head.
Hammer lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hammer.
Da Costa is trying to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling him.
Da Costa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hammer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Da Costas head.
Da Costa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hammer uses from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Costa is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Costa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hammer doesn't defend quickly enough and Da Costa has managed to lock this one up! Can Hammer escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Da Costa on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tiago Da Costa!
Tiago Da Costa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Haba (ranked 2311 p4p, 275 weight class) and Ken Robinson (ranked 1583 p4p, 205 weight class). The key to victory for Phillip Haba has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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178 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phillip Haba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Robinson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haba cracks Robinson with a good jab.
Phillip Haba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson clinches with his opponent.
Haba manages to break the clinch.
Robinson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oooooh!!! Haba has knocked Robinson down with a huge combo! Haba steps away and waves a wobbly Robinson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Robinson is rocked!
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!
Haba fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Robinson square on the jaw! Damn, Robinson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phillip Haba!
Phillip Haba 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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