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RRFC Fight Night 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Rand (ranked 3732 p4p, 310 weight class) and Lucio Almeida (ranked 4648 p4p, 348 weight class). Rand comes to the cage accompanied by Protect ya neck-Wu Tang. Lucio Almeida struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Danny Rand has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Rand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Almeida!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Rand.
Rand connects with a leg kick. Almeida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Almeida misses with a takedown attempt - Rand sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Almeida clinches up with Rand and pushes him back against the cage.
Almeida wants a takedown.
Rand scores a nice knee to the body.
Almeida gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Almeida is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rand defends it well.
Rand flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Almeida looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Almeida wants to control but Rand is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rand trying to control here.
Rand is refusing to be controlled, as Almeida sits in half guard.
Almeida seems to be looking for submissions.
Almeida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rand keeps working.
Rand desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Rand is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rand looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Almeida 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.
Almeida is stalling here. Rand is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Almeida seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rand has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Almeida is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rand wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy.
Almeida wants to control but Rand postures up.
Rand lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Almeida down.
Almeida takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida wants to control but Rand postures up.
Rand lands an elbow.
Almeida is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rand is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rand in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rand lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Almeida hang on?
Rand landing punches.
The referee warns Almeida that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Almeida looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rand won't let Almeida get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rand working for a submission but Almeida is keeping him at bay.
Rand lands a heavy elbow.
Almeida sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Almeida blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rand.
Almeida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rand scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Rand dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rand cracks Almeida with a good jab.
Almeida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rand misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rand.
Rand darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rand keeps the fight on the outside.
Rand throws a sloppy head kick and Almeida moves out of range easily.
Rand lands a nice leg kick that just misses Almeida's sensitive parts.
A jab from Rand finds it's way through Almeida's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rand thuds his shin into the meat of Almeida's side.
Rand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Almeida fails to land the takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rand enables Almeida to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rand manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Rand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rand had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Almeida defends it easily.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Rand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rand, up you get!
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.
Almeida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rand's waist but Rand gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Almeida off to one side.
Almeida tries to clinch but Rand is having none of it.
Rand bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Almeida's head.
Rand connects with a good right hand that stumbles Almeida. Almeida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rand lands a two punch combo.
Almeida tries to clinch up.
Almeida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Almeida looks to clinch
and Rand counters with a left and a right that stings Almeida.
Rand fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Almeida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Almeida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rand counters with a leg kick.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Almeida walks into a stiff left hand from Rand.
Rand takes the fight into the clinch.
Rand gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Almeida.
Danny Rand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucio Almeida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Rand won't allow it.
Rand prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Almeida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rand breaks the clinch.
Rand cracks the inside of Almeida's front leg.
Rand lands with a good body shot.
Rand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Almeida.
Danny Rand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rand throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Danny Rand is winning the standup battle so far.
Rand lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rand scores with a jab to the head.
Rand 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.
Rand scores with a leg kick.
Rand swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Almeida.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Almeida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Almeida has his takedown stuffed
enabling Rand to counter with a crisp jab.
Rand scores with a jab to the head.
Rand moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rand lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Rand dominated that second round.
That's time! Rand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rand ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Almeida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rand.
Rand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almeida can do to turn this around?
Almeida tries to clinch
and Rand counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rand moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rand lands with a slapping head kick.
Rand is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Rand.
Rand avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almeida fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rand to the ground. Almeida is now in Rand's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rand striking off his back but it's not causing Almeida any problems.
Almeida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida trying to control but Rand is working from the bottom.
Rand is trying to control the position but Almeida postures up.
Rand is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rand is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Almeida stays in close to Rand's body and controls the position.
Almeida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danny Rand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Rand scores with a head kick. Almeida tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rand sprawls well. Rand wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Almeida gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Almeida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rand scores with a kick to the body.
Rand with a hook.
Rand throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Almeida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Almeida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rand wants to improve his position but Almeida is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rand is trying is best to control the position here.
Almeida is looking to take a break and control but Rand is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rand pushes Almeida off and gets back to his feet.
Almeida has managed to clinch.
Almeida changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rand fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rand.
Almeida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Almeida moves to clinch but Rand breaks away
and Rand makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good shot there by Rand.
Rand slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rand jabs Almeida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rand connects with a right hand. Almeida shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rand lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lucio Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Rand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Rand tenderised Almeida's leg. Almeida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rand cracks Almeida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Rand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rand 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Rand!
Danny Rand decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dantas Barao (ranked 6071 p4p, 385 weight class) and Daniel McCullen (ranked 5852 p4p, 379 weight class). 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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148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dantas Barao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel McCullen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barao tries to counter by clinching up but McCullen breaks away and moves out of range.
Barao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McCullen throws a leg kick but Barao sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barao moves away.
Barao tries to clinch but McCullen moves out of range.
Barao throws a head kick that misses.
McCullen keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like McCullen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCullen looks to throw the jab but Barao is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCullen.
Nice jab there from McCullen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao works the jab nicely.
It looks like Daniel McCullen has been cut.
McCullen blocks the body kick.
McCullen tries to bum rush Barao with a series of wild strikes but Barao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barao is looking to counter the offense by McCullen and move into the clinch.
McCullen looks for the body kick but Barao saw that one coming.
McCullen misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCullen cracks the inside of Barao's front leg.
McCullen throws a body punch but Barao moves out of range.
Barao seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for McCullen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from McCullen is predictable there
and Barao counters with an inside leg kick.
Daniel McCullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCullen takes a swing at Barao's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barao.
Barao closes the distance and clinches.
Barao scores a nice knee to the body.
Barao looking to throw knees to the head but McCullen is blocking nicely.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barao prevents McCullen from breaking the clinch.
Barao tries to land knees in the clinch but McCullen avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barao manages to break the clinch.
McCullen misses with the combination.
McCullen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barao manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCullen looks to land a combination. Barao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but McCullen blocks with his arms.
Barao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barao trying to land knees to the body.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCullen.
McCullen looks to throw the jab but Barao is out of range.
Barao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCullen fails to land with a series of punches.
Barao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McCullen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCullen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McCullen thuds a left hand into Barao's body.
A solid body kick from Barao.
Barao avoids a kick to the body.
Barao throws a jab but it's blocked by McCullen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullen 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 is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barao doesn't manage to clinch there - McCullen circles away.
Barao has taken the fight to the clinch.
McCullen avoiding damage as Barao throws knees to the body.
Barao lands a nice shot to the body.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao with a knee to the head.
Barao can't find room to land a body shot as McCullen controls the action.
Barao trying to land knees to the body.
Barao has McCullen pressed against the cage, preventing McCullen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barao's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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 Dantas Barao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel McCullen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McCullen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barao ducks under a wild hook from McCullen.
Barao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCullen.
Barao quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barao, right into the meat.
McCullen misses with a few strikes there.
Barao misses with a head kick.
Barao moves into range and clinches up with McCullen.
Barao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barao working McCullen over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McCullen managing to block the knees to the body from Barao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Barao.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but McCullen blocks with his arms.
McCullen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barao is pushing McCullen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but McCullen blocks with his arms.
Barao misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but McCullen blocks with his arms.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
McCullen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barao seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McCullen can turn it around.
Barao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCullen avoids it.
Barao trying to land knees to the body.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Barao.
Barao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullen throws a hook but Barao avoids it easily.
McCullen lands with an uppercut that bounces Barao off the cage and back into range.
Barao avoids the body shot from McCullen.
Barao throws a wild body kick that McCullen sees coming a mile off.
Barao ducks under a wild hook from McCullen.
Barao tries to counter by clinching up but McCullen breaks away and moves out of range.
McCullen misses with a hook. Barao ducked under it nicely.
McCullen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barao on the side of the head.
McCullen works the jab nicely.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barao.
Barao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barao.
McCullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barao tries to stall but McCullen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCullen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barao connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barao manages to avoid it.
Barao tries to clinch but McCullen moves out of range.
McCullen throws an overhand right that lands on Barao's shoulder, as Barao tries to avoid the shot.
McCullen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barao clinches with his opponent.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dantas Barao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel McCullen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McCullen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barao.
Barao avoids a kick to the body.
And Barao counters with a quick kick to the body but McCullen blocks it.
McCullen throws a poor cross that misses
and Barao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barao misses with a low kick.
McCullen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barao with a body shot.
Barao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCullen throws a leg kick but Barao sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCullen avoids the head kick by Barao.
McCullen scores with a punch to the head.
Barao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCullen can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen throws a looping overhand right but Barao ducks down to avoid it.
McCullen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barao is out of range and McCullen settles back down.
Barao tries to counter by clinching up but McCullen breaks away and moves out of range.
Barao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McCullen misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from McCullen misses
and Barao counters with a solid body kick.
Barao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barao closes the distance and clinches.
Barao misses with a knee to the head.
Barao stalls.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCullen managing to block the knees to the body from Barao.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barao is trying to maintain a safe position but McCullen gets an underhook and turns Barao into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao tries a knee to the head but McCullen blocks it.
Dantas Barao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barao taking a breather.
McCullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McCullen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCullen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A good leg kick by McCullen.
McCullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Dantas Barao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCullen throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen blocks a head kick by Barao.
Barao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCullen.
A head kick misses from Barao.
McCullen looks to land a right hand but Barao moved out of range.
The fighters circling - McCullen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barao is looking for a counter combo.
McCullen lands a nice hook to Barao's body. Barao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCullen throws a body punch but Barao moves out of range.
A combination from McCullen does no damage.
Barao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCullen.
McCullen scores with the left hand. Barao knows he should have avoided that one.
McCullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barao instigates a clinch.
McCullen avoiding damage as Barao throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCullen tries to break the clinch but Barao is controlling the position.
Barao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barao tries to land knees in the clinch but McCullen avoids the damage to the body.
Barao trying to land knees to the body.
McCullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daniel McCullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCullen swings wildly with an uppercut but Barao uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel McCullen.
I think Barao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dantas Barao!
A relieved looking Dantas Barao 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 Kyle Lewis (ranked 3428 p4p, 377 weight class) and Daron Gunner (ranked 5402 p4p, 472 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Slippin. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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199 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daron Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunner.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Gunner.
A quick step to the side and Lewis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunner throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Gunner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewis dives in for a single leg takedown but Gunner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Gunner. Those never looked like landing.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Gunner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lewis connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Gunner covering up! Lewis comes in with a big uppercut and Gunner goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kyle Lewis!
Kyle Lewis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Daron Gunner stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to thank everyone for coming out and I'm sorry I couldn't get the job done. I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Lutz (ranked 24241 p4p, 446 weight class) and Sandy Jones (ranked 6281 p4p, 425 weight class). Jones has chosen Can't leave without it as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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246 lbs
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250 lbs
0 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Louis Lutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sandy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lutz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
Lutz is looking to improve his position.
Lutz is positioning himself well to prevent Jones advancing to mount.
Jones trying to control the action but Lutz is working from the bottom.
Jones working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lutz's thigh. Lutz counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Lutz seems keen to control Jones's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lutz has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Lutz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Lutz!
Jones is looking for a triangle but Lutz pushes his legs off easily.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lutz defends well.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lutz is controlling him.
Lutz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lutz drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Lutz off! Lutz jumps back into Jones's guard.
That's two 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.
Lutz content to stall in guard here.
Lutz forces his way into half guard.
Jones is staying active underneath Lutz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lutz moves nicely into side control.
Lutz trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lutz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lutz prevents Jones from escaping the position.
Lutz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lutz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jones looking to score a takedown here. Lutz is defending well but Jones drives through and ends up in Lutz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lutz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Lutz has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jones is on him like a limpet, forcing Lutz back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lutz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lutz manages to pull guard.
Lutz is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Lutz seems keen to control Jones's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Lutz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones is looking to clinch but Lutz is avoiding it.
As Jones looks to move away, Lutz throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lutz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lutz is trying to stand back up.
Lutz covering up well under a series of strikes from Jones.
We've been hearing good reports from Lutz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lutz staying busy and making it hard for Jones to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lutz covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Lutz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Lutz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Lutz trying to control the hands but Jones won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lutz is trying to get back to his feet but Jones has full control of the position and if anything, Lutz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jones thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Jones misses with punches from the back.
Jones is striking from the back but Lutz escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Lutz manages to get to full guard.
Lutz working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jones preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lutz wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones trying to control but Lutz is working from the bottom.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lutz is keeping the position for now.
Louis Lutz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lutz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones avoids the head kick by Lutz.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lutz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lutz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutz gets a clinch.
Lutz wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lutz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lutz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lutz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lutz gets slowly back to his feet.
Lutz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Lutz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lutz darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Lutz into the cage.
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lutz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jones decides to stand back up.
Jones drives through with a takedown into Lutz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lutz pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lutz is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lutz has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lutz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lutz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Lutz working a defensive guard here.
Lutz trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Lutz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lutz decides to return to a standing position.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lutz to the mat! Lutz manages to get full guard.
Lutz has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Jones throws a strike but Lutz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones wants to control but Lutz passes easily into half guard.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to control Lutz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Lutz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Lutz stands up and beckons Jones to join him on the feet.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Lutz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lutz looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Lutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lutz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lutz sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lutz has one foot on Jones's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lutz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.
Lutz tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Lutz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lutz.
Jones wants to sweep but Lutz has passed to side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Lutz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lutz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Lutz!
Louis Lutz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Donovan (ranked 5132 p4p, 408 weight class) and Darren Woodley (ranked 4729 p4p, 393 weight class). Woodley has chosen Scorpions - Winds Of Change as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Woodley is looking to chop away at Donovan's legs.
Donovan moves to clinch but Woodley breaks away
and Woodley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Woodley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donovan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Woodley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donovan. That did some damage!
Darren Woodley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woodley moves away.
Donovan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Woodley lands a nice shot that snaps Donovan's head back.
Woodley lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woodley stuns Donovan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab by Woodley.
Donovan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Woodley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Woodley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donovan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Woodley cracks Donovan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Woodley lands a leg kick that knocks Donovan off balance momentarily.
Donovan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Woodley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donovan momentarily.
Woodley lands with a kick to the ribs.
A cross from Woodley lands.
Woodley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Woodley circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Woodley counter with a right hand.
Donovan tries to clinch but Woodley moves away
and Woodley counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley tests Donovan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woodley feints and then cracks Donovan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donovan down.
A shot to the liver by Woodley. Beautiful body shot.
Donovan is breathing heavily.
Donovan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Woodley lands a really nice looking cross but Donovan seems unphased.
Donovan is rocked!
Donovan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Woodley.
Donovan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Woodley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donovan drives through and clinches with Woodley against the cage.
Woodley can't break the clinch.
Woodley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woodley connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donovan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Woodley connects with a leg kick. Donovan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donovan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Woodley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donovan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Woodley finds it's way round the side to connect with Donovan's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Woodley.
Donovan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Donovan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donovan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Woodley scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Woodley. That's going to slow Donovan down.
Donovan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donovan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donovan's calf.
Woodley lands with a kick to the temple. Donovan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Donovan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Donovan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donovan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Donovan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woodley closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Donovan! Woodley dives in looking to finish! Donovan is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Woodley!
Darren Woodley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Martens (ranked 1711 p4p, 201 weight class) and Errol Jitani (ranked 3506 p4p, 337 weight class). Martens comes to the cage accompanied by The XX - Intro. Jitani has chosen Gaffs Eulogy as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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21
166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Martens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Errol Jitani!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martens throws a body kick that misses.
Martens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jitani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jitani throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jitani.
Jitani slips a straight right by Martens.
Jitani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martens.
A punch lands to the side of Martens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice jab there from Martens.
Jitani throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martens avoids the body shot from Jitani.
Jitani throws a big shot that misses.
Martens's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jitani under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jitani throws out a loose jab but Martens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jitani slips under a jab.
Martens tries a head kick but it misses.
Jitani misses with the combination.
Jitani looks to land a left hand but Martens moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jitani cracks Martens with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martens moves out of range of the strikes.
Jitani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Martens misses the target.
Martens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jitani lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Jitani misses.
Jitani throws the kick towards the body but Martens avoids it.
Martens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jitani. Jitani obviously looking to wear him down.
Jitani misses with a low kick as Martens jumps back.
Martens lands with a cross.
Jitani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jitani tries a head kick but it misses.
Martens throwing a counter right hand but Jitani manages to avoid it.
Jitani throws a body punch but Martens moves out of range.
Martens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitani uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martens has time to react.
Martens throws a right and a left that Jitani avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jitani.
Martens scores with a jab. Jitani acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jitani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martens. That did some damage!
Martens goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Jitani.
Jitani feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martens's calf.
Jitani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jitani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jitani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martens.
Nice shot by Martens.
Jitani connects with an inside leg kick.
Martens checks a leg kick.
Jitani has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jitani throws a leg kick but Martens moved away.
Martens is looking to counter with a body kick.
Martens throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jitani is predictable there
and Martens counters with a body kick that stops Jitani in his tracks momentarily.
Martens throws a series of punches but Jitani avoids them all with ease.
Jitani slips a straight right by Martens.
A swing and a miss from Jitani.
A swing and a miss from Martens.
It seemed like Jitani was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jitani pushes Martens away with a front kick.
Martens misses with a looping left.
Jitani jabs Martens right on the nose. Martens blinks but takes it well.
Jitani pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martens is out of range and Jitani settles back down.
Martens throws out a loose jab but Jitani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jitani throws out a leg kick but Martens moves out of range and Jitani only half commits.
Jitani blocks the body kick.
Martens feints and then cracks Jitani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jitani down.
Martens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jitani.
Jitani's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martens connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jitani scrambles back to his feet.
Jitani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martens looks to throw a body kick
and Jitani counters with a good low kick that Martens was not able to check.
Jitani misses with an uppercut
and Martens counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Martens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters circling - Jitani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martens feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jitani throws out a loose jab but Martens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jitani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jitani scores with a leg kick.
Jitani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martens takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martens is looking to land body kicks.
Martens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jitani throws out the jab.
Jitani getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martens lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jitani takes a step back to recover.
Martens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jitani. Jitani obviously looking to wear him down.
Jitani throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Errol Jitani will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jitani.
An inside leg kick from Martens misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jitani darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Errol Jitani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jitani lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jitani misses with a looping right.
Martens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jitani connects with a solid leg kick.
Jitani tries to land a leg kick but Martens saw it coming and moves away.
Martens throws an overhand right that lands on Jitani's shoulder, as Jitani tries to avoid the shot.
Martens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jitani counters with an inside leg kick.
Martens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jitani moves away.
Martens lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jitani misses with a low kick.
Jitani misses with a looping right.
It looked like Martens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Errol Jitani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Jitani throws a low kick but Martens avoids it.
Martens throws a sloppy head kick and Jitani moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martens.
Jitani feints a counter leg kick.
Martens is looking to chop away at Jitani's legs.
Martens ducks under a wild hook from Jitani.
Jitani throws a jab when Martens was well out of range.
Martens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martens misses with a combination
and Jitani counters with a solid body kick.
Jitani thumps Martens with a low kick.
Martens throws a hook but Jitani avoids it easily.
Jitani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jitani will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jitani.
Martens looks to throw a body kick
and Jitani counters with an outside leg kick.
Martens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jitani. That's going to slow Martens down.
Martens tries to move into range but Jitani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitani throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jitani.
Jitani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martens moves away.
Jitani wants to land a leg kick but Martens is out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Martens might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Martens throws a leg kick but Jitani sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martens throws a hook to the side of Jitani's head but Jitani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jitani misses with a kick to the body.
Martens tries to bum rush Jitani with a series of wild strikes but Jitani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jitani motions for Martens to come forward. Jitani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jitani misses with a straight left.
Martens throws a right hand that misses
and Jitani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jitani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jitani connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jitani feints and then cracks Martens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martens down.
Jitani misses with a leg kick.
Martens is looking to counter punch.
Jitani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitani jabs at Martens's body.
Martens looks to land a combination but Jitani avoids it well.
Jitani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jitani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jitani can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Jitani.
Martens throws a solid leg kick but Jitani takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martens.
Jitani misses with a head kick.
Jitani lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jitani takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martens misses with a head kick.
Martens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Jitani.
Martens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Jitani.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jitani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martens tried to counter with a leg kick but Jitani avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jitani.
Jitani throws a low kick but Martens moves out of range easily.
Jitani throws a body kick that misses
and Martens counters with a good low kick that Jitani was not able to check.
Jitani tries to work over Martens's front leg with a kick but Martens checks it.
Martens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jitani circles away quickly and effectively.
Jitani avoids the head kick by Martens.
Martens scores with a leg kick.
Martens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jitani. Jitani obviously looking to wear him down.
A clash of legs there as Martens blocks the low kick.
Martens throws a leg kick
and Jitani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jitani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jitani.
An inside leg kick lands from Jitani.
Martens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Errol Jitani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Martens throws a series of punches but Jitani avoids them all with ease.
Martens takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martens does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from Jitani misses its intended target.
Martens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martens tries to land a front kick but Jitani steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jitani scores with a head kick.
Martens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jitani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Jitani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jitani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martens is looking to land body kicks.
Martens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jitani.
The crowd cheers as Jitani lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martens doesn't seem phased though.
Jitani throws a leg kick which misses Martens's front leg but catches the back leg as Martens tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jitani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jitani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martens moves out of range of the leg kick from Jitani.
Jitani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jitani throws a leg kick which misses Martens's front leg but catches the back leg as Martens tries to avoid it.
Jitani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jitani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martens was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jitani lands a right hook to the body.
Martens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jitani throws the left hand but Martens avoids the punch easily.
Martens tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jitani throws a leg kick but Martens checks it.
Martens moves out of range as Jitani strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jitani.
Martens takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jitani misses with a hook. Martens ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jitani.
Martens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martens there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jitani connects with the punch.
Jitani throws a low kick, looking for Martens's leg but Martens calmly moves out of range.
Martens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jitani.
Jitani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martens tests Jitani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jitani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jitani throws out a loose jab but Martens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martens tries to bum rush Jitani with a series of wild strikes but Jitani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jitani! But no joy.
Jitani takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jitani.
Martens throws a right hand that Jitani ducks under and follows up with a left that Jitani also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Martens.
Martens throws a jab but it's blocked by Jitani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitani throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jitani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jitani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jitani lands with an overhand left.
Martens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jitani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good leg kick by Jitani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jitani connects with an inside leg kick.
Jitani scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Martens throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Martens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Martens.
Martens misses with a left hand
and Jitani counters with a nice uppercut.
Jitani throws a nice head kick!
Martens fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jitani checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jitani.
Jitani connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martens. Martens circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jitani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jitani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jitani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jitani lands a nice looking kick to the body. Martens takes a step back to recover.
Errol Jitani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jitani throws a body punch but Martens moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Martens.
Jitani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martens throws a looping overhand right but Jitani ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martens misses with a low kick.
Jitani feints a counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jitani.
Alex Martens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jitani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martens. That did some damage!
Jitani throws a leg kick which misses Martens's front leg but catches the back leg as Martens tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Errol Jitani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jitani 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Errol Jitani!
A relieved looking Errol Jitani 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo De Lima (ranked 2650 p4p, 140 weight class) and Khuchtei Bokhchuud (ranked 2465 p4p, 131 weight class). De Lima comes into the arena with Linkin Park - Numb blaring out of the sound system. Bokhchuud has chosen ErgeSholee Biste Turda as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
145 lbs
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146 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khuchtei Bokhchuud!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokhchuud clinches with his opponent.
De Lima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bokhchuud's face.
It looks like Khuchtei Bokhchuud has been cut.
Bokhchuud gets a trip takedown into half guard.
De Lima is trying to get back to full guard.
De Lima is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LA Vale Tudo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bokhchuud slows the pace down in half guard.
De Lima is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima tries to get to full guard but Bokhchuud has control of the leg.
Bokhchuud is controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bokhchuud trying to mount his opponent but De Lima defends it.
Bokhchuud moves nicely into side control.
Bokhchuud looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Lima wants to control but Bokhchuud postures up.
Bokhchuud remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Lima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud has managed to clinch.
Bokhchuud slowing the pace effectively.
Bokhchuud wants a takedown but no success here.
Bokhchuud is trying to trip De Lima. He has hold of a leg but De Lima is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bokhchuud persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bokhchuud looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
De Lima looking for a triangle here. Bokhchuud is fighting it but it looks tight! De Lima pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bokhchuud is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rodrigo De Lima!
Rodrigo De Lima very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Khuchtei Bokhchuud stepped up to the mic, saying 'Сайн байна "Sain baina"-Translation well Shit!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Diaz (ranked 1698 p4p, 200 weight class) and Konichiwa Jempsa (ranked 1654 p4p, 194 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Troublesome '96 - 2pac. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Konichiwa Jempsa!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jempsa.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jempsa with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Jempsa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Konichiwa Jempsa has been cut.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jempsa misses with a takedown attempt
and Jempsa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mario Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konichiwa Jempsa.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jempsa or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
Jempsa throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Diaz throws a chopping leg kick but Jempsa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jempsa with the counter takedown but Diaz avoids it easily.
Jempsa goes for a double leg but Diaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diaz continues to drive forward.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Jempsa manages to avoid it.
Jempsa 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.
Diaz throws a right hand that Jempsa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jempsa also avoids with ease.
Jempsa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jempsa lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Jempsa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jempsa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Jempsa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diaz defends it well.
Jempsa throws a body shot but no joy.
Jempsa shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Konichiwa Jempsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jempsa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jempsa tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jempsa. Jempsa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Jempsa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
Jempsa dives in for a single leg takedown but Diaz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mario Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Jempsa loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz throws a right hand that Jempsa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jempsa also avoids with ease.
And Jempsa tries to counter it with a takedown but Diaz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Jempsa looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Jempsa moves out of range.
Jempsa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jempsa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Jempsa.
Jempsa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jempsa showed some decent athleticism there.
Diaz is trying to stand back up but Jempsa is controlling him
Diaz has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jempsa is on him like a limpet, forcing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jempsa gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Jempsa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Jempsa backing up. Jempsa nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz stalks Jempsa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jempsa's face. Jempsa staggers backwards, shaken.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Jempsa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa's cut.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jempsa misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Jempsa fails with a takedown attempt.
Mario Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konichiwa Jempsa.
Donk. Diaz catches Jempsa right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jempsa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jempsa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jempsa off to one side.
Jempsa misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jempsa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No luck for Jempsa with that takedown attempt.
Diaz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Diaz tries to bum rush Jempsa with a series of wild strikes but Jempsa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jempsa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Jempsa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jempsa can do to turn this around?
Jempsa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jempsa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Jempsa with that takedown attempt.
Mario Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Jempsa is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz drops Jempsa with a beautiful combination! Jempsa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Diaz is looking for the KO!
Jempsa is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jempsa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Diaz cracks Jempsa with an open hand slap.
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jempsa.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Jempsa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Jempsa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jempsa!
Jempsa slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jempsa.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jempsa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jempsa or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Diaz.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jempsa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mario Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Jempsa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That has opened up Konichiwa Jempsa's cut even more.
Jempsa takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Jempsa feints the counter takedown.
Jempsa moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Jempsa goes for a double leg but Diaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diaz continues to drive forward.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jempsa gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jempsa.
Jempsa shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jempsa fails with the takedown.
Mario Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konichiwa Jempsa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jempsa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jempsa shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Jempsa's head and hops out.
Jempsa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jempsa counters with a takedown into side control.
Diaz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Diaz throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Diaz rushes Jempsa and presses him up against the cage.
Jempsa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Diaz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jempsa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diaz sprawls well initially but Jempsa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Diaz keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
Diaz wants to stand but Jempsa is controlling the position.
Diaz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Jempsa shoots in.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Jempsa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jempsa off to one side.
Nice shot by Diaz.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jempsa.
Jempsa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz throws a big counter combination but Jempsa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jempsa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mario Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Jempsa just misses with a punch to the body.
Jempsa keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jempsa on the side of the head.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jempsa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz works over Jempsa's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jempsa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Diaz!
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Jempsa is dominant here and he's now got Diaz's back!
Konichiwa Jempsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jempsa is looking for the choke from the back position but Diaz is controlling his hands well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Diaz!
In his post fight interview, Mario Diaz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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#R1#
Bohizdar slaps away a takedown attempt from Stunt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bohizdar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.#ROC#
Stunt is rocked!
Stunt with a poor takedown
and Bohizdar counters with a nice body shot.
Stunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Bohizdar finish him?
Stunt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've been told by Bohizdar's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (12 Elites and Growing) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kiril Bohizdar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Stunt.
and Bohizdar counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Stunt! He's just covering up as Bohizdar starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiril Bohizdar!
A victorious Kiril Bohizdar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Lowry (ranked 1519 p4p, 204 weight class) and Dale Murphy (ranked 1664 p4p, 216 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Lowry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowry takes one to the chin there.
Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lowry, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lowry pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lowry is fighting off a takedown attempt but Murphy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lowry to the mat. Lowry regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lowry wants to get back to his feet but Murphy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murphy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lowry is one step ahead there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lowry stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Murphy rushes Lowry and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Lowry.
Lowry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lowry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dale Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy tries to counter with a clinch but Lowry shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy has Lowry up against the cage in a clinch.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Lowry tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Fred Lowry has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lowry throws an elbow but misses.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lowry backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowry.
Lowry misses with the head strike.
Lowry misses with an elbow over the top.
Lowry dodges an elbow strike from Murphy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Lowry misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lowry on the inside.
Lowry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Lowry.
A nice left hand lands by Lowry.
Lowry misses with some punches.
Lowry takes a shot to the head.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowry misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Lowry throws a head punch that misses.
Lowry throws an elbow but it misses.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Lowry in a clinch.
Lowry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murphy is keeping busy.
Lowry throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy is leaning against Lowry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lowry misses with an elbow strike.
Murphy throws an elbow but it misses.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Lowry misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Lowry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lowry swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lowry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Lowry throws an elbow but it misses.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Lowry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dale Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lowry blocking some punches.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike from Lowry.
A shot in the inside from Lowry.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lowry is rocked!
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Lowry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fred Lowry's cut is getting worse.
Lowry is stalling here.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Lowry fails to land.
Lowry misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Lowry in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy pushes Lowry against the cage. Murphy is working some dirty boxing. Murphy pushes off with a quick right hook! Lowry goes down! Lowry tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Murphy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dale Murphy!
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