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SAFO 54 Daugherty v Namasuzuki PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Perry (ranked 7326 p4p, 271 weight class) and Cedrick Diggery (ranked 6811 p4p, 259 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedrick Diggery!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry moves away from the strike by Diggery.
Perry looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Perry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diggery pinned against the cage. Diggery gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyler Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but Diggery shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diggery throws a jab but it's blocked by Perry.
Perry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Diggery. No joy for Perry on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry dodges the punch combination from Diggery.
Diggery just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPerry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Diggery misses the target.
Perry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diggery throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry avoids the body shot from Diggery.
Perry wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diggery lands with a shot to the body.
Diggery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diggery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perry is rocked!
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Perry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diggery throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
BAM! Diggery delivers a spinning backfist that drops Perry like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Cedrick Diggery!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 3587 p4p, 402 weight class) and Alesana Seia (ranked 19271 p4p, 627 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alesana Seia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
Seia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stone tries to counter with a takedown but Seia is quick to defend against it.
Seia throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Seia, as that shot connected.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seia.
Stone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Seia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Seia looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stone.
Seia misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stone avoids the body shot from Seia.
Stone half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stone staying out of range there.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seia can pounce on him.
Seia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Seia throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Seia staying out of range there.
Stone shoots in and drives through. Seia sprawls well.
Seia lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Seia.
Alesana Seia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seia lands a jab to Stone's midsection.
Stone looks for a takedown but Seia sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seia misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
Stone looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Alesana Seia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stone appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seia. Seia obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Seia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seia.
Seia cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Seia cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Seia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Seia throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seia.
No luck for Stone with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stone showed some decent athleticism there.
Seia is looking to get back to is feet but Stone passes into side control.
Stone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Seia is looking for a sweep.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but Seia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia is looking to regain half guard here but Stone keeps moving and retains side control.
Seia is looking to get back to his feet here but Stone is keeping cool and he's managed to take Seia's back.
Stone loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Seia hold on?
Seia wants to get back to his feet.
Stone controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alesana Seia dominated that round.
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.
Seia throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seia defends it nicely.
Stone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Seia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Seia will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Seia wants to stand but Stone is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone landing with the ground and pound.
Seia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stone is one step ahead there.
Seia has momentary wrist control but Stone slips an elbow through the middle.
Stone drops back looking for a leg! Seia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Seia manages to kick Stone off! Stone jumps back into Seia's guard.
Stone trying to control but Seia is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seia wants to stand up but Stone is controlling him.
Stone trying to control but Seia is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Seia throws a shot to the body.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seia.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Seia as he avoids it easily.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone walks into a jab.
A jab from Seia finds it's way through Stone's defenses.
Seia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seia scores with a nice head shot.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Seia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone avoids the body shot from Seia.
Seia looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Seia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seia loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
It looked like Stone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia moves out of range of the strikes.
Seia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Seia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stone in his tracks.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown but Seia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good leg kick by Seia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Seia.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Seia, as that shot connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from Seia.
Stone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alesana Seia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Seia jabs at Stone's body.
Seia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seia.
Seia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone closes the distance and clinches up with Seia, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes Seia against the cage but Seia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Seia misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seia but Seia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stone moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSeia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Stone misses the target.
Nice takedown defense from Seia. No joy for Stone on that attempt.
Seia tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seia scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Seia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Seia misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
A head kick misses from Seia.
Stone is looking to counter punch.
Seia throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Stone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stone drops his hands momentarily and Seia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Ben Stone has been cut.
A lazy body kick from Seia
and Stone counters with a shoot takedown. Seia fights it but they end up in guard.
Seia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stone is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seia can't keep his opponent in guard - Stone advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seia keeps working.
Seia is looking to control Stone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Seia avoid being mounted?
Stone trying to control the action but Seia is working from the bottom.
Stone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia pushes Stone off and gets back to his feet.
Seia misses with a low kick.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Seia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alesana Seia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seia swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Seia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stone half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stone moves away from the strike by Seia.
Seia misses the jab.
Stone moves out of range as Seia strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Stone misses the target.
Seia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown. Seia tries to sprawl out of it but Stone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Seia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice side step and Seia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Seia!
Seia throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Stone's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seia. That's going to slow Stone down.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seia.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seia.
Ben Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alesana Seia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alesana Seia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Barnhardt (ranked 2778 p4p, 331 weight class) and Che Von Cru (ranked 2561 p4p, 308 weight class). Barnhardt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, James Brown, living in America . The crowd seem to be enjoying Cru's choice of entrance music: the stranger. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Barnhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Che Von Cru!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cru misses with a left hand
and Barnhardt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnhardt is looking to clinch.
Barnhardt avoids a kick to the body.
Barnhardt is looking to chop away at Cru's legs.
Cru fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnhardt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cru lands a nice looking body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Barnhardt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnhardt needs to keep his hands up - Cru had a free shot at his head there.
We've been informed that Cru has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cru chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cru misses with a shot to the body
and Barnhardt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnhardt. That's going to slow Cru down.
Cru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body 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!
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cru with a nice cross.
Barnhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnhardt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cru.
Barnhardt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cru.
Barnhardt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cru.
Barnhardt connects with a high kick.
We've been told by Barnhardt's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barnhardt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cru throws out a leg kick but Barnhardt moves out of range and Cru only half commits.
Cru connects with a high kick.
Cru throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cru wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cru feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnhardt's calf.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cru connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cru.
Barnhardt tries to clinch but Cru moves out of range.
Cru throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnhardt.
Barnhardt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cru connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnhardt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cru has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barnhardt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnhardt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cru looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnhardt is just out of range.
Barnhardt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barnhardt avoids the body shot from Cru.
Cru throws a push kick but Barnhardt slaps the foot to one side.
Barnhardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnhardt slips under a jab from Cru.
Cru 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.
Cru tries a low kick but Barnhardt avoids it.
Cru has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cru throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cru fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnhardt on the side of the head.
Cru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnhardt. That did some damage!
Barnhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnhardt tries to clinch up but Cru circles away and keeps his distance.
Cru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnhardt moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru feints and then cracks Barnhardt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnhardt down.
Cru lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cru digs a good body shot into Barnhardt's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Barnhardt blocks the low kick.
Cru lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnhardt can pounce on him.
Cru stuns Barnhardt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnhardt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cru stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt misses with a few strikes there.
Barnhardt drops his hands momentarily and Cru takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barnhardt misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cru misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Che Von Cru dominated that round.
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.
Cru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cru looks to land a left hand but Barnhardt moved out of range nicely.
Barnhardt moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnhardt.
Cru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnhardt's elbow.
Cru has a couple of punches blocked by Barnhardt.
Cru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnhardt trying to land knees to the body.
Barnhardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cru scores with a shot to the side of Barnhardt's head.
Barnhardt misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnhardt lands a shoulder strike.
Barnhardt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cru tries to work over Barnhardt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Cru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnhardt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Cru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cru as Barnhardt tries to tie him up.
Barnhardt has a couple of punches blocked by Cru.
Barnhardt misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnhardt connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnhardt takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Barnhardt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cru! But no joy.
Cru connects with the punch.
Barnhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Cru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cru gets a clinch.
Barnhardt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cru misses with a leg kick.
Barnhardt moves in looking to clinch but Cru pushes him off.
Barnhardt tries to clinch up but Cru circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnhardt swings widly with a right hand
and Cru counters with a nice uppercut.
Cru lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Barnhardt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Barnhardt.
Cru misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnhardt counters with a thumping low kick.
Barnhardt avoids the body shot from Cru.
Barnhardt throws the kick towards the body but Cru avoids it.
Cru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barnhardt lands with a hook. Cru tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cru connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnhardt's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cru lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnhardt's head.
Barnhardt tries to clinch but Cru moves away
and Cru counters with a good low kick that Barnhardt was not able to check.
Cru closes the distance and pushes Barnhardt back into the cage.
A short right from Cru.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
Cru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barnhardts head.
Barnhardt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cru swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnhardt uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Cru.
Cru misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Cru controls the action.
Cru lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnhardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Cru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cru tries a body shot but Barnhardt blocks it.
Cru lands with a short shot to the head.
Cru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnhardt backwards.
Cru misses with some punches.
Barnhardt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cru's defenses.
Cru prevents a body shot from Barnhardt.
Cru tries to throw a body punch but Barnhardt avoids it by throwing Cru back against the cage.
Cru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnhardt tries to land knees in the clinch but Cru avoids the damage to the body.
Cru lands with a light punch inside.
Che Von Cru seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barnhardt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnhardt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnhardt tries to work over Cru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Che Von Cru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Barnhardt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cru throws out a counter right but Barnhardt avoids it with no problem.
Cru tests Barnhardt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cru throws a leg kick but Barnhardt moved away.
Cru looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cru scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Che Von Cru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnhardt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cru connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barnhardt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cru manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnhardt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cru has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cru and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cru is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cru misses with a low kick.
Cru connects with a leg kick. Barnhardt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnhardt connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cru delivers a nice body kick.
Ronnie Barnhardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Cru tenderised Barnhardt's leg. Barnhardt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnhardt throws a lazy right hand but Cru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cru misses with a leg kick
and Barnhardt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnhardt throws a sloppy head kick and Cru moves out of range easily.
Cru throws a quick inside leg kick.
Che Von Cru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnhardt blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnhardt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cru finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cru feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnhardt's calf.
Cru connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Che Von Cru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cru buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnhardt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cru scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnhardt doesn't seem bothered though.
Cru moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barnhardt lands with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnhardt.
Cru slips under a jab.
Barnhardt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barnhardt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnhardt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnhardt moves out of range of the body kick from Cru.
Barnhardt throws a lazy head kick
and Cru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnhardt throws a shot from downtown. Cru moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru digs a good body shot into Barnhardt's ribs.
Cru moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cru lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnhardt off the cage and back into range.
Cru misses with the combination.
Cru just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarnhardt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cru.
Cru takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barnhardt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cru.
Cru closes the distance and pushes Barnhardt back into the cage.
Cru manages to break the clinch.
Cru misses with a lunging right hand
letting Barnhardt counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt lands a right hook 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!
Barnhardt takes one to the chin there.
Ronnie Barnhardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cru avoids the head kick by Barnhardt.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnhardt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cru cracks the inside of Barnhardt's front leg.
Cru throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barnhardt.
Cru lands a nice looking body kick.
Cru lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnhardt throws a shot to the body.
Cru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cru lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barnhardt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Che Von Cru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cru 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Che Von Cru!
A very excited looking Che Von Cru rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Archer (ranked 996 p4p, 139 weight class) and Dropkick Flexy (ranked 1501 p4p, 203 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Archer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No Church In The Wild - Kanye West. Flexy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Big Thing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dropkick Flexy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sterling Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dropkick Flexy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flexy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
Archer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flexy.
Flexy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Archer's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flexy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Flexy throwing strikes from guard but Archer blocks nicely.
Archer is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Kombat Hangar 18 that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Flexy tries to free his leg and advance position but Archer is retaining full guard.
Archer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Flexy trying to move into half guard but instead Archer has managed to sweep!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Flexy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Flexy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Archer is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flexy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Archer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flexy keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
Flexy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Archer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flexy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Archer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flexy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Archer is aware though and is defending well.
Archer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Flexy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Archer trying to control but Flexy is working from the bottom.
Flexy is looking for a triangle but Archer pushes his legs off easily.
Archer wants to control from the top but Flexy keeps moving.
Archer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Flexy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Archer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Archer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flexy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Archer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Archer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flexy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Archer has managed to get both his arms back between Flexy's legs - danger averted.
Flexy keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
Archer has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Flexy to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Archer is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Flexy pulls down on the head and he's put Archer to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dropkick Flexy!
Our winner, Dropkick Flexy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almoez Ali (ranked 599 p4p, 88 weight class) and Raul Kyshenko (ranked 1719 p4p, 239 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Almoez Ali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raul Kyshenko!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyshenko has his takedown stuffed
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Banana Stand in the buildup to the fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kyshenko.
A little feinted left hand from Ali on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kyshenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Almoez Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Kyshenko.
Kyshenko with a poor takedown
and Ali counters with a head kick that drops Kyshenko to the mat! Kyshenko scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Kyshenko is rocked!
Kyshenko with a poor takedown
and Ali counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Almoez Ali!
Almoez Ali is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Almoez Ali thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Maximus (ranked 2313 p4p, 61 weight class) and Landon Till (ranked 1134 p4p, 30 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DJ Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Landon Till!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Till counters with a two punch combo.
Maximus throws a body kick that misses.
Till dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Till trying to control the position but instead, Maximus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Till into the cage.
Maximus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Till stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Till 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.
Till throws a one two combo.
Till lands with a shot to the body.
Maximus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Till throws a poor cross that misses
and Maximus counters with a stiff right hand.
Till takes a swing at Maximus's ribcage but misses.
Till tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maximus was well out of range. Poor timing from Till.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till lands with a nice body punch.
Maximus misses the body punch
and Till counters with a left to the body.
Maximus lands with a cross.
Till closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Till.
Till pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximus misses the shot to the body.
Till moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good leg kick by Till there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maximus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maximus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Till misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till misses with a wild combination.
Till scores with a nice strike.
Till throws a head kick that misses.
Maximus misses with the combination.
Till bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maximus's head.
Sloppy strikes from Till. Those never looked like landing.
Maximus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Till.
Maximus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till misses with a double jab.
Till misses with a two punch combination.
Till pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Maximus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maximus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Till.
Maximus tests Till's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Till!
A punch combination from Till misses.
Till gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Till breaks the clinch.
Maximus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maximus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Till moves away.
Maximus swings for the body but Till moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till throws a nice inside leg kick.
Till scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maximus misses with a leg kick
and Till counters with a stiff right hand.
Till fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maximus thows a body kick. Till tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maximus lands a left and a right that send Till crashing to the mat, dazed. Maximus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Landon Till has been cut.
Till looks winded!
Till avoids a kick to the body.
Maximus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Till misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Till throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maximus.
Maximus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Till. That did some damage!
Till avoids the body shot from Maximus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Till dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Landon Till'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.
Till misses with a looping right.
Till jabs at Maximus's body.
Till is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maximus rather than just go for the knockout.
Till closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maximus misses with a kick to the body.
DJ Maximus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maximus ducks under a wild hook from Till.
Maximus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maximus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maximus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Till checks it well.
Maximus misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus lands a nice shot to the body.
Maximus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maximus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Till scores with a jab to the head.
Till paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maximus misses with a looping left.
Till is looking to clinch but Maximus is avoiding it.
It looked like Maximus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Till's corner calls for a 1-2. Till obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maximus throws a push kick but Till slaps the foot to one side.
Till lands with a nice body punch.
Maximus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Till connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maximus momentarily.
Till moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Till moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maximus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Till throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Till throws a head kick that misses
and Maximus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A low kick from Till is predictable there
and Maximus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Till lands with an uppercut that bounces Maximus off the cage and back into range.
Till slips a jab and a cross from Maximus.
Till doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maximus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Till. Till obviously looking to wear him down.
Till lands with a straight right. Maximus didn't see that one coming.
Maximus throws a series of punches but Till avoids them all with ease.
Maximus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Till.
Maximus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Till digs a good hook to Maximus's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till takes one on the button.
Maximus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Till connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Till scores with a hook to the body. Maximus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maximus walks into a stiff left hand from Till.
Maximus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maximus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Till throws a leg kick which misses Maximus's front leg but catches the back leg as Maximus tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maximus. Till does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Till releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maximus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Till lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Maximus misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Till. Maximus shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Till displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maximus throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Till's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Till lands with a nice combination. Maximus backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximus tries to land a front kick but Till steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maximus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Till uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maximus.
Till throws a series of punches but Maximus avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Till darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Till throws a series of punches but Maximus avoids them all with ease.
Till displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maximus throws out the jab.
Till throws a counter combo.
Till will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Till showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Landon Till's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Till moves out of range as Maximus strikes.
Till throws a right and a left that both miss.
Till throws a body shot but no joy.
As Till backs away, Maximus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Till swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maximus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maximus scores with a nice body kick.
Till scores with a one two! Maximus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maximus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Till.
Landon Till seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Till blocks a head kick by Maximus.
Till doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maximus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maximus looks to land a right hand but Till moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus throws a low kick, looking for Till's leg but Till calmly moves out of range.
A punch combination from Maximus misses.
Maximus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maximus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Till moves away.
Till throws out a counter right but Maximus avoids it with no problem.
Till scores with the left hand. Maximus knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Till is looking to slow Maximus down with leg kicks.
Till lands a jab to Maximus's midsection.
Till moves into range and connects with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maximus.
Till lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maximus circles away quickly and effectively.
Till swinging wildly here.
DJ Maximus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Landon Till is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Till misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Till.
Maximus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Till.
Maximus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Till appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Till uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Maximus. Those never looked like landing.
Till lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Till.
Till throws a nice looking combination but Maximus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maximus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Till.
Maximus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maximus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Till's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Till ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Till.
Till scores with a three punch combo!
Till keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Till has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Till gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maximus.
Maximus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Till misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Till, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maximus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Till moves away.
Till clobbers Maximus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Till jabs Maximus right on the nose. Maximus blinks but takes it well.
Till fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Till feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maximuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maximus misses with a two punch combination.
Till dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Till swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Maximus to counter with a crisp jab.
Maximus slips a jab and a cross from Till.
Maximus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Till just manages to avoid it.
Maximus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Till moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Till comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Till 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Till!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pupuki Namasuzuki (ranked 519 p4p, 72 weight class) and John Daugherty (ranked 966 p4p, 119 weight class). Namasuzuki comes into the arena with Stand By Me- Ben King blaring out of the sound system. Daugherty has chosen Dragula - Rob Zombie as his entrance music. John Daugherty told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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266 lbs
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235 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pupuki Namasuzuki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Daugherty!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daugherty scores with a sloppy right hand. Namasuzuki should have avoided that one.
We've been hearing reports that Namasuzuki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Daugherty scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Pupuki Namasuzuki has been cut.
Daugherty misses the jab.
Daugherty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daugherty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daugherty scores with a punch to the head.
Daugherty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Namasuzuki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Namasuzuki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Namasuzuki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daugherty in his tracks.
Namasuzuki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Daugherty if he has to take too many more of those.
Daugherty throws a nice looking combination but Namasuzuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daugherty with a jab.
Daugherty is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Daugherty slips a jab from Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daugherty.
Daugherty misses with an uppercut
and Namasuzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daugherty misses the jab.
Namasuzuki forces Daugherty back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Namasuzuki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daugherty.
Daugherty is trying to break free.
Daugherty is trying to break free.
Namasuzuki misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Namasuzuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daugherty's elbow.
Namasuzuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Daugherty controls his hands.
Daugherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Namasuzuki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki misses with a body punch.
Namasuzuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Daugherty is trying to push Namasuzuki away but Namasuzuki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Namasuzuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Daugherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Namasuzuki misses with a punch on the inside.
Namasuzuki lands with a right to the head.
Namasuzuki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daugherty backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daugherty.
Namasuzuki lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Namasuzuki.
Daugherty blocks a body shot from Namasuzuki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Namasuzuki lands with a light punch inside.
Namasuzuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Daugherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daugherty can't break the clinch.
Namasuzuki has Daugherty pressed against the cage, preventing Daugherty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Namasuzuki misses with a punch on the inside.
Daugherty blocks an uppercut.
Namasuzuki keeps control of Daugherty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Namasuzuki has Daugherty pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Namasuzuki.
A short body shot lands from Namasuzuki as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Namasuzuki.
Daugherty tries to circle away but Namasuzuki has him pinned against the cage.
Namasuzuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Namasuzuki lands with a left to the head.
Daugherty is rocked!
Namasuzuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daugherty is still on wobbly legs! Can Namasuzuki finish him?
Namasuzuki pushes Daugherty against the cage. Namasuzuki is working some dirty boxing. Namasuzuki pushes off with a quick right hook! Daugherty goes down! Daugherty tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Namasuzuki moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pupuki Namasuzuki!
Pupuki Namasuzuki retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Pupuki Namasuzuki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
John Daugherty spoke after the fight, saying 'Umm...yeah...where am I again?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Gomes (ranked 1179 p4p, 146 weight class) and Veikko Keskinen (ranked 1543 p4p, 184 weight class). Gomes comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Keskinen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keskinen gets a clinch.
Keskinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomes's face.
Gomes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Keskinen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gomes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gomes is trying to drag Keskinen to the mat but Keskinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gomes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gomes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Keskinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keskinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomes won't want to take too many of those.
Keskinen presses Gomes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gomes goes for a takedown attempt but Keskinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Keskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Keskinen clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Keskinen.
Keskinen connects with a knee to the head.
Keskinen is working Gomes over against the cage.
Keskinen connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like David Gomes has been cut.
Keskinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gomes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gomes is breathing heavily.
Keskinen lands a shoulder strike.
Keskinen lands a nice uppercut.
Keskinen connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keskinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head.
Gomes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Keskinen.
Keskinen prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomes tries to pull guard but Keskinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Gomes drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Keskinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is looking for a takedown.
Keskinen digs a right hand into Gomes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomes's gas tank.
Keskinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomes's face.
A knee to the head by Keskinen.
Gomes is rocked!
Keskinen stops a takedown attempt from Gomes.
Oh Gomes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head.
Keskinen has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Gomes - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Keskinen, and another! Gomes is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Veikko Keskinen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 1296 p4p, 162 weight class) and Jay Simon (ranked 848 p4p, 104 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ROYCE GRACIE. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Simon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks for a takedown but Simon sprawls well.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Simon avoids it really well and circles away.
Kron Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simon leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Simon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simon scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Simon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Kron Gracie has been cut.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Simon counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simon pounces like a tiger and cracks Gracie with a vicious hook! Gracie is down but not out! Simon follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jay Simon!
A very excited looking Jay Simon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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