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FARTMMA 87 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutalis Rhino (ranked 3997 p4p, 421 weight class) and Pauli Johansson (ranked 1618 p4p, 207 weight class). Brutalis Rhino has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pauli Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johansson tries to work over Rhino's front leg with a kick but Rhino checks it.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Rhino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brutalis Rhino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhino slips a straight right by Johansson.
Rhino stuns Johansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rhino closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rhino working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rhino is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johansson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rhino prevents Johansson from escaping the position.
Johansson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rhino tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rhino has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rhino is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johansson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino is trying to get an arm triangle but Johansson is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Johansson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rhino tries for a kimura but Johansson is defending well.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet.
Rhino thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johansson regains half guard.
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.
Rhino looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johansson kicks Rhino off and gets back to his feet.
Johansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johansson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johansson throws the kick towards the body but Rhino avoids it.
A jab lands there for Rhino.
Rhino moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Nice sprawl there from Johansson as Rhino shoots in.
Johansson cracks Rhino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johansson sprawls well. Johansson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rhino gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johansson misses with a hook. Rhino ducked under it nicely.
Johansson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Rhino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rhino closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Pauli Johansson has been cut.
Rhino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rhino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rhino scores with a nice right hand.
Johansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johansson throws a right hand that Rhino ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhino also avoids with ease.
Rhino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rhino looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutalis Rhino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johansson misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lunges at Rhino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rhino's hand.
A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target.
Rhino shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johansson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rhino throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johansson wants to stand but Rhino is controlling the position.
Johansson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johansson is trying to control the action in half guard but Rhino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rhino looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johansson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johansson trying to control the pace.
Rhino looking for submissions from an awkward position 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 Brutalis Rhino will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pauli Johansson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johansson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rhino lands with an overhand left.
Good leg kick by Johansson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rhino lands a really nice looking cross but Johansson seems unphased.
Johansson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rhino lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sloppy strikes from Johansson. Those never looked like landing.
Rhino throwing a counter right hand but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Rhino is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rhino works Johansson's body with a nice hook.
Rhino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown but Johansson shows good takedown defense.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhino.
Rhino throws a good cross that connects.
Johansson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rhino on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johansson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rhino 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.
Johansson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rhino's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Johansson stacks Rhino on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Johansson!
Johansson trying to control the position but Rhino is working away.
Johansson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Johansson throws a jab when Rhino was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rhino misses the target.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Rhino ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Johansson misses.
No joy there for Johansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
Rhino looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Johansson!
Johansson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rhino is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johansson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johansson struggling a bit here.
Rhino is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johansson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rhino tries for a kimura but Johansson is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhino is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johansson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino is trying to get an arm triangle but Johansson is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Johansson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rhino working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rhino will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rhino decides to stand back up.
Rhino darts in looking for a takedown but Johansson gets double underhooks and turns Rhino into the cage.
Johansson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rhino fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutalis Rhino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Rhino.
Brutalis Rhino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Johansson scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Brutalis Rhino has been cut.
Rhino slips a straight right by Johansson.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rhino.
Johansson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johansson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johansson throws a counter combo.
Johansson walks into a stiff left hand from Rhino.
Rhino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson misses with the combination.
Pauli Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Rhino defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Rhino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rhino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johansson moves forwards but Rhino connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brutalis Rhino will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rhino misses the target.
Rhino scores with a hook to the body. Johansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Rhino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Rhino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johansson throws a hook but Rhino avoids it easily.
Johansson throws a hook but Rhino avoids it easily.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Rhino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johansson.
Johansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rhino.
Johansson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown but Johansson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rhino lands a nice looking body shot.
Rhino looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Rhino does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johansson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rhino is rocked!
Rhino is holding his hands too far apart here. Johansson throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Rhino is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pauli Johansson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Von Pong (ranked 2891 p4p, 343 weight class) and Lucas Pablo (ranked 5854 p4p, 486 weight class). Von Pong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lucas Pablo's chin.
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200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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195 lbs
5 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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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, Von Pong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pong lands a left and a right that send Pablo crashing to the mat, dazed. Pong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pablo is rocked!
It looks like Lucas Pablo has been cut.
Pong measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Pablo! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Von Pong!
An out of breath Von Pong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Lucas Pablo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Puta!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wyman Manderly (ranked 21362 p4p, 562 weight class) and Jason Knight (ranked 2492 p4p, 291 weight class). Jason Knight has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wyman Manderly's chin.
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wyman Manderly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Knight!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Manderly misses its intended target.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knight lands with a nice body punch.
Knight has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Manderly is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Manderly's shoulder, as Manderly tries to avoid the shot.
Manderly misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manderly thinking.
Nice body punch from Manderly.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manderly misses with a combination
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manderly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight slips under a jab.
Manderly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Manderly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manderly swings widly with a right hand
and Manderly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Manderly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manderly swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight lands with a good body shot.
Manderly throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wyman Manderly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manderly misses with a left hand
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Manderly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Manderly needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manderly.
Knight lands a right hook to the body.
Manderly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight connects with a body shot.
Manderly is looking to clinch.
As Manderly backs off Knight throws a huge counter combo but Manderly manages to avoid it all.
Knight connects with a right hand. Manderly shakes it off.
A jab from Manderly finds it's way through Knight's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manderly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
A cross from Knight lands.
Manderly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manderly backs up against the cage.
Knight avoids the body shot from Manderly.
Manderly misses with a shot to the body
and Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manderly thinking.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manderly cracks Knight with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manderly slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight throws a shot to the body.
Manderly throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Manderly misses with a takedown attempt
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knight lands a body shot.
Knight blocks a jab.
Manderly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Manderly misses with a takedown
and Knight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manderly misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manderly throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manderly throws an off balance right hand
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manderly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jason Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manderly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manderly wants to clinch
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Manderly misses its intended target.
Manderly with a poor takedown
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wyman Manderly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manderly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manderly defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Knight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manderly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a left and a right that stings Manderly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manderly throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Manderly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manderly. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knight clobbers Manderly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Manderly doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Manderly lands the left hand.
Manderly throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Manderly wants to clinch but Knight slips to the side
and Knight counters with a left and a right that stings Manderly.
Manderly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manderly slips a straight right by Knight.
Manderly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manderly misses with a jab to the body
and Knight counters with a two punch combo.
Knight is working the combinations to good effect here.
Manderly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Knight dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manderly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manderly misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knight.
Manderly throws a jab when Knight was well out of range.
Knight let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Manderly might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Manderly misses with a hook
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manderly misses with an uppercut
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Manderly misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jason Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight thuds a left hand into Manderly's body.
Jason Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manderly swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight throws a series of punches but Manderly moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knight.
Knight lands a right hook to the body.
Manderly throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Knight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Manderly.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manderly slips a jab from Knight.
A counter left hand to the body from Manderly misses its target.
Knight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Knight scores with a jab to the body.
Manderly avoids the body shot from Knight.
Knight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Manderly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manderly tries to clinch up.
Manderly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manderly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manderly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight counters with a series of strikes. Manderly will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manderly.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manderly misses the body punch
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Knight both land. Nice combination.
Knight throws a series of punches but Manderly avoids them all with ease.
Manderly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manderly throws out the jab.
Manderly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manderly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Manderly.
Manderly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Manderly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight missing with a left hand there. Manderly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manderly.
Manderly throws an off balance right hand
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Manderly loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Manderly misses with a right hand
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manderly throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Manderly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knight tests Manderly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manderly tries to clinch up
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Manderly throws an off balance right hand
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manderly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Manderly misses with a body shot.
Manderly throws a lazy uppercut
and Manderly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knight throws the left hand but Manderly avoids the punch easily.
Manderly swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Manderly misses with a wild body shot.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manderly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manderly misses with a body punch
and Knight counters with a three punch combo that has Manderly backing up. Manderly nods at Knight to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manderly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight swings for the body but Manderly moves out of range.
Knight on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manderly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Manderly misses with a hook to the body
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Manderly throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight throws a right and a left that Manderly avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Manderly misses the target.
Knight scores with a three punch combo!
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight connects with a body shot.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Manderly is out of range.
Manderly misses with a hook
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Manderly misses the body punch
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Manderly.
Manderly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Manderly.
Manderly scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one.
Knight works the jab nicely.
Manderly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Manderly or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight, which made it look bad.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Manderly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight takes a swing at Manderly's ribcage but misses.
Knight throws a good cross that connects.
Manderly misses with a hook to the body
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knight!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manderly is rocked!
Manderly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knight scores with a shot to the body.
Knight staying out of range there.
Manderly throws a sloppy body shot
and Knight counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Manderly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Manderly throws a sloppy body shot
and Knight counters with a nice body shot.
Manderly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Manderly ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Manderly misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Manderly moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Manderly just misses with a punch to the body.
Jason Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manderly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight lands with a nice combination. Manderly backs away looking to recover.
Manderly misses with a left hand
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Manderly throws a right hand that misses
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Knight works Manderly's body with a nice hook.
Manderly closes the distance but Knight moves to the side
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Manderly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manderly misses with a body shot
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manderly misses with a body shot
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manderly lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Knight both land. Nice combination.
Oh Manderly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manderly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knight has time to react.
Manderly seems to have got his legs back now.
Manderly takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Knight is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Manderly ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Manderly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good shot there by Knight.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the body from Manderly misses
and Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manderly thinking.
Manderly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Manderly.
Manderly throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knight duly obliges.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Manderly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Knight.
Manderly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knight takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wyman Manderly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manderly lands a nice shot that snaps Knight's head back.
Manderly ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Manderly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Manderly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manderly.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight lands a nice hook to Manderly's body. Manderly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Manderly just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manderly.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Manderly misses with a hook to the body
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Knight!
A relieved looking Jason Knight thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Kartavchenko (ranked 4340 p4p, 440 weight class) and Jay Leno (ranked 5320 p4p, 485 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Kartavchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Leno!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kartavchenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leno's calf.
Jay Leno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leno tries to clinch there but Kartavchenko circles away.
Leno has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leno has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kartavchenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kartavchenko is fighting off a takedown attempt but Leno is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kartavchenko to the mat. Kartavchenko regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Leno gets to his feet - Kartavchenko follows without any prompting.
Leno wants to clinch up but Kartavchenko keeps it at a distance.
Leno has closed the distance and engaged Kartavchenko in a clinch.
Leno drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kartavchenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kartavchenko stops a takedown attempt from Leno.
Sergey Kartavchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Leno.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leno turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kartavchenko is trying to improve his position.
Kartavchenko throws Leno to one side and escapes!
Kartavchenko 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.
Leno forces Kartavchenko back against the cage and clinches.
Leno gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kartavchenko makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartavchenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leno clinches with his opponent.
Kartavchenko has had enough of the clinch but Leno keeps him there for the moment.
Leno is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kartavchenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kartavchenko lands with a right to the head.
Leno goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kartavchenko prevents it.
Leno can't get the takedown.
Leno tries for a takedown but Kartavchenko manages to get underhooks.
Kartavchenko effectively controlling the action here.
Leno tries to score a body lock takedown but Kartavchenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kartavchenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leno has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kartavchenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leno has picked Kartavchenko up - he's going for a ride! Leno dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kartavchenko kicks Leno off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kartavchenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leno's calf.
Leno slips a jab and a cross from Kartavchenko.
Kartavchenko connects with a leg kick. Leno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kartavchenko lands a slapping body shot.
Kartavchenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leno has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leno drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kartavchenko trying to land knees to the body.
Leno tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leno has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kartavchenko after a bit of a struggle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kartavchenko.
Leno takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kartavchenko's efforts to push away.
Kartavchenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Kartavchenko tries to stall but Leno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leno goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kartavchenko prevents it.
Leno is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kartavchenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leno goes for a takedown attempt but Kartavchenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kartavchenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kartavchenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Kartavchenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kartavchenko. That's going to slow Leno down.
Kartavchenko sizes up Leno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kartavchenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Kartavchenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kartavchenko stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leno is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kartavchenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leno drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kartavchenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leno tries to clinch up but Kartavchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Kartavchenko lands with a nice combination. Leno backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kartavchenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kartavchenko cracks Leno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kartavchenko cracks Leno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kartavchenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leno takes one to the chin there.
Nice jab there from Kartavchenko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leno tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kartavchenko counters with a low kick, right behind Leno 's knee.
Kartavchenko scores with a jab. Leno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kartavchenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leno is out of range.
Kartavchenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Kartavchenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leno walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kartavchenko.
Kartavchenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leno.
Leno rushes Kartavchenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kartavchenko gets underhooks to prevent Leno's takedown attempt.
Leno has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kartavchenko after a bit of a struggle.
Kartavchenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sergey Kartavchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Leno.
Leno is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kartavchenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Leno is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kartavchenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Leno can't get the takedown.
Kartavchenko manages to break the clinch.
Leno tries to close the distance and clinch but Kartavchenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kartavchenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kartavchenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kartavchenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leno in his tracks.
A right-left combo lands from Kartavchenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kartavchenko throws a nice looking combination but Leno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartavchenko connects with the punch.
Kartavchenko misses with a wild combination.
Leno instigates a clinch.
Kartavchenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Leno goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kartavchenko prevents it.
Leno is looking for a takedown.
Kartavchenko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kartavchenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leno tries to score a body lock takedown but Kartavchenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leno is breathing heavily.
Leno wants a takedown.
Leno drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leno has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kartavchenko after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kartavchenko is trying to break the clinch but Leno has him pressed against the cage.
Kartavchenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leno can do to turn this around?
Leno drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kartavchenko scores with a shot to the side of Leno's head.
Leno has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kartavchenko after a bit of a struggle.
Leno has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kartavchenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kartavchenko looking to stall.
Leno is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kartavchenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kartavchenko.
Leno tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kartavchenko pushes Leno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kartavchenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leno is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leno is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kartavchenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leno changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kartavchenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kartavchenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kartavchenko, right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kartavchenko, as that shot connected.
Kartavchenko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kartavchenko looks to land a combination. Leno sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kartavchenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sergey Kartavchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kartavchenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Kartavchenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leno under the eye.
Kartavchenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kartavchenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leno is rocked!
Kartavchenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leno is still on wobbly legs! Can Kartavchenko finish him?
Sergey Kartavchenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kartavchenko cracks a nice hook into Leno's ribs.
BOOM! Kartavchenko lands a beautiful left hook that drops Leno. Leno tries to recover but Kartavchenko is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Leno lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Kartavchenko!
In his post fight interview, Sergey Kartavchenko started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Tucker (ranked 5369 p4p, 398 weight class) and Andrei Mirkovich (ranked 22987 p4p, 504 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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269 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lindsay Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Mirkovich!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker shoots for a takedown but Mirkovich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tucker fails with the takedown.
Tucker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mirkovich counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lindsay Tucker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mirkovich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mirkovich closes the distance and clinches.
Mirkovich gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mirkovich prevents Tucker from improving his position.
Tucker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mirkovich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tucker is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mirkovich has his hands clasped together but Tucker extends and breaks Mirkovich's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tucker.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lindsay Tucker!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heitor Machado (ranked 962 p4p, 46 weight class) and Bo Bodfors (ranked 5430 p4p, 175 weight class). Bodfors has chosen Raubtier - Achtung Panzer as his entrance music. 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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300 lbs
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24
265 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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heitor Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Bodfors!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machado shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bodfors pinned against the cage. Bodfors gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bodfors throws a counter combo.
Machado shoots for a double leg takedown but Bodfors sprawls well. He's pushed Machado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Machado connects with the punch.
Machado has taken the fight to the clinch.
Machado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machado connects with a body shot that sends Bodfors's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bodfors scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Machado doesn't seem bothered though.
Machado shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Machado was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machado is trying to get an arm triangle but Bodfors is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bodfors has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Machado but great work by Bodfors.
Bodfors trying to control the position but Machado is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bodfors connects with a decent elbow.
Machado tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bodfors creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Machado sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Machado can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodfors working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Machado tries to improve position but can't.
Bodfors lands a decent elbow from side control.
Machado manages to get back to half guard.
Machado looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bodfors not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bodfors throwing shots but Machado is blocking nicely.
Machado is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bodfors wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machado keeps working.
Machado looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bodfors is thwarting Machado's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Machado has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bodfors is working away from the top position though.
Bodfors lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Machado is trying to control but can't.
Bodfors lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Machado wants to control but Bodfors is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Machado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bodfors pulls his head out easily.
Bodfors perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Machado slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Machado escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bodfors gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Machado working for a triangle but Bodfors defends it easily.
Machado looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bodfors has picked Machado up and slammed him! Machado can't keep hold of the triangle and Bodfors manages to pass to side control!
Machado manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bodfors is trying to stand back up but Machado is controlling him
Machado is trying to work for a kimura but Bodfors is defending well.
Machado looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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 Heitor Machado will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bodfors tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machado was well out of range. Poor timing from Bodfors.
Machado has managed to clinch.
Bodfors throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
Machado breaks the clinch.
Machado shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bodfors as he jumps to the side.
Machado wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado tries to clinch there but Bodfors circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bodfors! But no joy.
Machado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bodfors at a distance.
Bodfors jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machado shoots in and bounces Bodfors off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado wants to control from the top but Bodfors keeps moving.
Machado is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Heitor Machado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bodfors wants to stand up but Machado is controlling him.
Machado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bodfors keeping full guard, as Machado tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Machado is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bodfors is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bodfors has escaped and now he's on top!
Machado is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bodfors is sitting in close to Machado's body. Machado has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bodfors is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bodfors is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Machado.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Heitor Machado!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaka Zulu (ranked 755 p4p, 34 weight class) and Jessy Dentler (ranked 1125 p4p, 55 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dentler's choice of entrance music: Colter Wall - The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaka Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jessy Dentler!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dentler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zulu misses with a takedown
and Dentler counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Shaka Zulu has been cut.
Dentler sizes up Zulu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've been hearing reports that Zulu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zulu darts in and clinches Dentler up against the cage.
Zulu has Dentler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dentler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zulu tries to pull guard but Dentler won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaka Zulu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dentler misses with the head strike.
Dentler prevents the takedown attempt.
Zulu tightens his grip and picks Dentler up, before dumping him to the ground. Dentler manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zulu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zulu throws a big elbow that misses.
Zulu preventing the sweep.
Dentler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zulu wants to pass the guard but Dentler is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dentler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zulu lands a couple of elbows.
Zulu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dentler dives on top into guard.
Dentler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dentler tries to free his leg and advance position but Zulu is retaining full guard.
Zulu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dentler is one step ahead there.
Zulu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zulu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dentler is positioning himself well to prevent Zulu advancing to mount.
Dentler has hold of Zulu's hands but Zulu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dentler is refusing to be controlled, as Zulu sits in half guard.
Zulu 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.
Dentler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dentler is defending against the submission attempts here by Zulu.
Zulu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dentler defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zulu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zulu trying to control from half guard but Dentler is working away.
Dentler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zulu.
Zulu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zulu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dentler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dentler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zulu is looking to take a break and control but Dentler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Zulu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zulu wants to control but Dentler is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dentler scores with a nice right hand.
Zulu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dentler lands a head shot.
Shaka Zulu's cut is getting worse.
Zulu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jessy Dentler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dentler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dentler clobbers Zulu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shaka Zulu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dentler drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Zulu right on the button. Zulu goes down! Dentler follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Dentler gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jessy Dentler!
A very excited looking Jessy Dentler rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Moore (ranked 213 p4p, 34 weight class) and Johnny Bronco (ranked 656 p4p, 93 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bronco's choice of entrance music: The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite . 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bronco!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore connects with a nice looking jab.
Moore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bronco throws a sloppy body shot
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bronco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bronco misses with a jab to the body
and Moore counters with an outside leg kick.
Bronco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moore.
Bronco tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moore throws a low kick, looking for Bronco's leg but Bronco calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moore thows a leg kick but Bronco checks it
and Bronco counters with a takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bronco tries to advance position but instead Moore slips a leg back in to half guard.
Bronco works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Bronco seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bronco is trying to ground and pound but Moore uses the momentary lack of control by Bronco to regain half guard.
Bronco tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moore knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bronco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moore's head.
Bronco throwing shots but Moore is blocking nicely.
Bronco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
Bronco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bronco trying to mount his opponent but Moore defends it.
Moore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bronco.
Bronco is keen to just control but Moore is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco is pressing down on Moore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moore is holding on for now.
Bronco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bronco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bronco seems to be working for a kimura but Moore defends the submission attempt.
Bronco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bronco trying to mount his opponent but Moore defends it.
Bronco moves into full mount! Moore won't be happy about that!
Bronco throws some wild stikes that Moore manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moore is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moore manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Moore, under a barage of strikes from Bronco.
Bronco is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bronco looks to land a strike but Moore avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Bronco from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bronco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bronco in his tracks.
Bronco slips a jab from Moore.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronco.
Bronco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronco swings widly with a right hand
and Bronco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronco throws a right hand that misses
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Bronco misses with a straight left.
Johnny Bronco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronco is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Bronco fails with the takedown
and Moore counters with an outside leg kick.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a leg kick which misses Bronco's front leg but catches the back leg as Bronco tries to avoid it.
Bronco has managed to clinch.
Bronco is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Moore is defending well.
A left hand lands to the body for Moore.
Bronco tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Bronco has Moore pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Moore manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Angelo Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bronco.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Bronco's head.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronco controls his hands.
Bronco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Bronco pulls Moore into guard.
Bronco looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Moore is defending well. Bronco quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Moore has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bronco celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Bronco!
Johnny Bronco is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Johnny Bronco thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio De Souza (ranked 1998 p4p, 235 weight class) and Sam Rinaldi (ranked 1346 p4p, 166 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
196 lbs
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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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi cracks a nice hook into De Souza's ribs.
De Souza cracks Rinaldi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rinaldi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Souza back to the cage. Rinaldi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Rogerio De Souza has been cut.
A lazy left from Rinaldi finds it's target.
A big right from De Souza misses.
De Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rinaldi blocks a jab.
Rinaldi swings widly with a right hand
letting De Souza counter with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rinaldi manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rinaldi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Sam Rinaldi has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from De Souza. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Rinaldi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Souza lands with an overhand left.
Rinaldi feints a jab promting De Souza to slip. Rinaldi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Souza slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rinaldi cracks De Souza with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Souza dodges the punch combination from Rinaldi.
De Souza tests Rinaldi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinaldi misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Rinaldi.
Rinaldi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rinaldi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rinaldi misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from De Souza misses its target.
De Souza moves into the clinch.
De Souza works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rinaldi has his hands on De Souza's head, controlling the position.
Rinaldi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rinaldi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Souza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rinaldi is trying to keep De Souza in close.
Rinaldi looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Souza is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rinaldi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Souza is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rinaldi wants to sweep but no luck.
De Souza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza wants to control from the top but Rinaldi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rinaldi wants to sweep but no luck.
Rinaldi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Souza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rinaldi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Souza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rinaldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Souza.
Rinaldi throws a big shot that misses.
De Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rinaldi circles away quickly and effectively.
Rinaldi takes one on the button.
De Souza tries to bum rush Rinaldi with a series of wild strikes but Rinaldi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Souza scores with a hook to the body. Rinaldi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rinaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Souza cracks Rinaldi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That has opened up Sam Rinaldi's cut even more.
De Souza slips a jab from Rinaldi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza scores with a jab. Rinaldi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sam Rinaldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Souza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rinaldi on his heels. He'll look to pass Rinaldi's guard now, I'm sure.
Rinaldi can't keep his opponent in guard - De Souza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Souza trying to advance position but Rinaldi counters by regaining guard.
De Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Rinaldi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Souza is looking to cinch up a triangle. Rinaldi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to De Souza's body to avoid the submission. De Souza has instead reached around Rinaldi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! De Souza arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rogerio De Souza!
Our winner, Rogerio De Souza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Smith (ranked 793 p4p, 100 weight class) and Tan Zan (ranked 751 p4p, 93 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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30
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164 lbs
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tan Zan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zan 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.
Zan blocks a jab.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Zan counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zan! But no joy.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Tan Zan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith cracks Zan with a good jab.
Zan 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.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Zan slips the punch.
Zan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith slips a straight right by Zan.
Zan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zan blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zan! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Zan slips the punch.
Zan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zan lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into Zan's guard.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Zan has wrist control.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Zan has wrist control.
Zan controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zan controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zan looking for a sweep. Not yet Zan, not yet.
Smith works over Zan with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Zan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Zan tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Zan misses.
Smith slips a jab from Zan.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Smith connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at UnderGround BJJ & MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith trying to control but Zan is working from the bottom.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith distracts Zan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Zan's brow.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zan's head.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith works over Zan with some ground and pound from guard.
Zan trying to control the position here.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Zan keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Zan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Zan looking to control but Smith passes into half guard.
Zan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Zan is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zan taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Smith wants to take a breather but Zan is having none of it.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
James Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zan is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zan sprawls well. Zan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Zan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like James Smith has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Zan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith defending well as Zan loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Zan.
Zan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
James Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Zan misses.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith goes for a double leg but Zan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zan continues to drive forward.
A little jabbing left from Zan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zan can do to turn this around?
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zan misses with an uppercut.
James Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zan ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Zan throws a big shot that misses.
Smith 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Zan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zan tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Zan's hands, connecting with Zan's forehead.
Zan tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith stalling away here and it's allowed Zan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up in Zan's guard and throws a big left but Zan blocks it.
Zan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zan has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Tan Zan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith wants to control from the top but Zan keeps moving.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Zan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith works over Zan with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zan's head.
Smith stands up over Zan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith 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.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Smith!
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