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KING OF FIGHTERS: ROUND THREE PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Johnson (ranked 4208 p4p, 497 weight class) and Robert Schafer (ranked 7717 p4p, 686 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Dream No More. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Schafer!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schafer connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schafer jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Schafer circles away easily
and Schafer counters with a nice body shot.
Schafer misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Eric Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Schafer, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Schafer against the cage but Schafer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Schafer gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schafer counters with a straight that turns Johnson's legs to rubber! Schafer pushes forward with more strikes and Johnson goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Schafer!
Robert Schafer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alec Kemp (ranked 7005 p4p, 256 weight class) and Deonte Carter (ranked 6818 p4p, 251 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alec Kemp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deonte Carter!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemp fails to land the takedown.
Kemp moves out of range of the body kick.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Kemp scores with a leg kick.
Kemp throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Kemp has Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Kemp lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Carter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kemp is struggling to control the position.
Kemp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and Kemp counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kemp.
Kemp drags the fight down to the ground.
Kemp lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter keeping full guard, as Kemp tries to pass.
Kemp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kemp seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kemp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kemp stands up and waves to Carter to follow him.
Kemp closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carter quickly recovers to half guard.
Kemp definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kemp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kemp in particular looking to stall.
Carter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kemp seems to be working for a kimura but Carter defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kemp controlling the action here.
Kemp seems to be working for a kimura but Carter defends the submission attempt.
Carter trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carter is bucking up trying to escape but Kemp cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kemp content just to control the position here.
Kemp fails to move to back control.
Kemp controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kemp wants to control but Carter has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Kemp dominated that round.
That's time! Kemp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kemp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kemp moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCarter.
Carter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kemp swivels and escapes.
Kemp changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kemp shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Kemp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kemp is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Carter's half guard.
Kemp seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kemp uses his free foot to push down on Carter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemp looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Carter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kemp scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kemp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carter working to try and regain half guard.
Kemp fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kemp controlling the pace for now.
Kemp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Carter is working to get back to half guard.
Carter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to control but Kemp is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kemp is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Kemp there.
Kemp is taking a breather. Carter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kemp's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Carter throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp wants to free his trapped foot but Carter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kemp is controlling the pace.
Carter tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kemp manages to move to mount!
Carter is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kemp controlling the position easily from mount.
Kemp stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carter tries to clinch there but Kemp circles away.
Kemp has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've been informed that Carter has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Carter taking a breather.
Kemp breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Kemp dominated that second round.
That's time! Kemp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kemp looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Kemp moves out of range easily.
Kemp dives in for a single leg takedown but Carter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kemp has Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Kemp being controlled against the cage.
Carter drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter keeping full guard, as Kemp tries to pass.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Alec Kemp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter controls Kemp momentarily but Kemp frees himself.
Kemp controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kemp stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
Carter wants to hit a sweep here but Kemp passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Carter there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kemp controlling the pace for now.
Kemp lands with some strikes.
Kemp sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kemp landing punches.
Carter tries to reverse the position but Kemp maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kemp with a couple of short strikes.
Kemp looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carter is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemp scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carter?
Carter slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kemp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Kemp keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kemp 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.
Kemp winds up and cracks Carter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Kemp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kemp 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alec Kemp!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musan Zaintashara (ranked 4950 p4p, 519 weight class) and Alexei Rodionovich (ranked 6273 p4p, 574 weight class). Rodionovich is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Svarga & Drygva - Volnitsa. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Musan Zaintashara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Rodionovich!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaintashara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodionovich tries to clinch but Zaintashara moves out of range.
Rodionovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zaintashara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rodionovich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaintashara is fending him off so far but Rodionovich persists. Nope, Zaintashara circles away and we're back to standing.
Zaintashara slips a jab and a cross from Rodionovich.
Zaintashara scores with a jab. Rodionovich acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zaintashara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaintashara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rodionovich is rocked!
Donk. Zaintashara catches Rodionovich right on the button with a cross.
Rodionovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaintashara finish him?
Zaintashara connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodionovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodionovich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaintashara pinned against the cage. Zaintashara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rodionovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Zaintashara lands a left and a right that send Rodionovich crashing to the mat, dazed. Zaintashara thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Zaintashara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Zaintashara. That snapped Rodionovich's head back.
Musan Zaintashara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodionovich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaintashara swivels and escapes.
Musan Zaintashara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Rodionovich.
Rodionovich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zaintashara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zaintashara pounces like a tiger and cracks Rodionovich with a vicious hook! Rodionovich is down but not out! Zaintashara follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Musan Zaintashara!
A relieved looking Musan Zaintashara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Alexei Rodionovich had this to say: 'Every white has its black and every sweet its sour'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wisse (ranked 7911 p4p, 700 weight class) and Ryan Bateman (ranked 5032 p4p, 539 weight class). Bateman has chosen Critical Mass as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Wisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wisse counters with a two punch combo.
Wisse drives through and clinches with Bateman against the cage.
Bateman prevents Wisse from breaking the clinch.
Bateman turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bateman manages to end up in side control.
Bateman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bateman landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bateman working the ground and pound from side control.
Bateman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Bateman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bateman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bateman scoring with punches and elbows.
Wisse struggling a bit here.
Bateman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bateman is putting a hurting on Wisse here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman lands a strong strike to the head of Wisse. That's dazed him! Bateman looking to finish here. Wisse is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Bateman lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Bateman!
In his post fight interview, Ryan Bateman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Breyder Leon (ranked 6845 p4p, 252 weight class) and Robert Frost (ranked 6194 p4p, 241 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oh Oklahoma. Frost has chosen SETH ECT - B.L.A.S.T as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Breyder Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Frost!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frost lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leon blocks the body kick.
Frost scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Breyder Leon has been cut.
Frost fails to land with a series of punches.
Leon throws a quick counter head kick but Frost was just out of range.
Frost has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Leon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Leon slips a jab and a cross from Frost.
Leon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leon closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost tries a body shot but Leon blocks it.
Frost works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Frost throwing strikes from guard but Leon blocks nicely.
Frost throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leon is looking for a triangle but Frost pushes his legs off easily.
Frost tries to free his leg and advance position but Leon is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Leon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leon shoots and misses
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Leon.
Leon with a poor takedown
and Frost counters with a left and a right that stings Leon.
Leon is rocked!
Leon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oh Leon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leon is breathing heavily.
Leon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frost throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Leon colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Frost as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Leon is left battered and dazed whilst Frost and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Frost!
After winning the bout, Robert Frost thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamalu Nokkau (ranked 5621 p4p, 459 weight class) and Wilhelm Van Hoodonk (ranked 5415 p4p, 453 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamalu Nokkau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilhelm Van Hoodonk!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hoodonk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Hoodonk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Hoodonk dips to his left and cracks Nokkau with an uppercut!
Van Hoodonk lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Hoodonk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Hoodonk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nokkau.
Nokkau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nokkau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Hoodonk scores with a nice strike.
Van Hoodonk staying out of range there.
Van Hoodonk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Nokkau does no damage.
Van Hoodonk throws out a counter right but Nokkau avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of Nokkau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hoodonk throws a combination. Nokkau tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Van Hoodonk slips under a jab from Nokkau.
No joy there for Nokkau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Hoodonk. That snapped Nokkau's head back.
Van Hoodonk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nokkau eats them both and turns towards Van Hoodonk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Van Hoodonk lands with a nice body punch.
Van Hoodonk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokkau walks into a straight right hand from Van Hoodonk.
Nokkau is rocked!
Kamalu Nokkau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hoodonk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oh Nokkau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Hoodonk drops Nokkau with a straight right hand, right on the button! Van Hoodonk follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilhelm Van Hoodonk!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raitis Ivanans (ranked 6164 p4p, 487 weight class) and Oakley Fisher (ranked 6014 p4p, 477 weight class). Fisher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bolt Thrower - Spearhead. Raitis Ivanans has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raitis Ivanans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oakley Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ivanans quickly recovers to half guard.
Ivanans is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fisher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fisher's back!
Ivanans biding his time, controlling Fisher.
Fisher is in bad spot here.
Ivanans controlling from the back.
Fisher is in bad spot here.
Fisher keeps trying to improve his position.
Ivanans connects with a big shot to the side of Fisher's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ivanans.
Fisher looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
I would not like to be Fisher right now.
Ivanans has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ivanans missing with punches from the back.
Ivanans will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ivanans keeps control of the position as Fisher tries to break free.
Fisher rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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.
Fisher is looking to control Ivanans's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fisher avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ivanans lands a nice short elbow.
Ivanans winds up and cracks Fisher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fisher tries to get to full guard but Ivanans has control of the leg.
Ivanans is looking to take a break and control but Fisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fisher is pressing down on Ivanans's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ivanans slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ivanans really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fisher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ivanans avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is working an open guard so Ivanans takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ivanans throws a sloppy head kick and Fisher moves out of range easily.
Good work by Fisher as he checks the leg kick.
Fisher drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fisher won't allow Ivanans to get back to his feet.
Fisher drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ivanans dives on top into guard.
Ivanans sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fisher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanans wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Fisher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ivanans controls the pace.
Fisher looking to control.
Ivanans stands up over Fisher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fisher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ivanans defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivanans trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raitis Ivanans dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fisher stuffs the takedown attempt from Ivanans. Ivanans gets slowly back to his feet.
Raitis Ivanans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanans shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fisher pinned against the cage. Fisher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ivanans as he avoids it easily.
Ivanans is looking to counter the offense by Fisher and move into the clinch.
Ivanans tries to keep at a distance but Fisher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ivanans is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ivanans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanans throws the kick towards the body but Fisher avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ivanans circles away.
Raitis Ivanans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oakley Fisher.
Ivanans misses with a head kick.
Oakley Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanans moves in looking to clinch but Fisher pushes him off.
Ivanans closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ivanans lands in his opponent's guard.
Ivanans postures up.
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.
Fisher looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ivanans puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fisher trying to control but Ivanans postures up.
Ivanans trying to control the action but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Fisher is pressing down on Ivanans's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ivanans stays in close to Fisher's body and controls the position.
Fisher wants to hit a sweep here but Ivanans passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fisher there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fisher is still trying to improve position.
Ivanans stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ivanans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
Ivanans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fisher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ivanans here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fisher throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ivanans tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fisher is in Ivanans's guard.
Ivanans pulls Fisher in to control the position.
Fisher postures up in Ivanans's guard and throws a big left but Ivanans blocks it.
Ivanans is trying to control the position but Fisher postures up.
Fisher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fisher drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ivanans dives on top into guard.
Raitis Ivanans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fisher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fisher working for a triangle but Ivanans defends it easily.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Ivanans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fisher is keeping the position for now.
Fisher wants to sweep here but Ivanans controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fisher is working an open guard so Ivanans takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ivanans 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.
Fisher has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ivanans is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ivanans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fisher can't get the takedown.
Fisher jumps into guard, dragging Ivanans to the mat.
Ivanans showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fisher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ivanans manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivanans controlling the position.
Fisher won't allow Ivanans to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raitis Ivanans dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fisher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivanans rushes Fisher and presses him up against the cage.
Ivanans breaks from the clinch.
Ivanans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivanans shoots in looking for a takedown. Fisher tries to sprawl out of it but Ivanans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fisher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fisher closes the distance but Ivanans moves to the side
and Ivanans counters with a body kick that stops Fisher in his tracks momentarily.
Ivanans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fisher's waist but Fisher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ivanans off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ivanans counters with a stiff right hand.
Fisher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Ivanans to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ivanans quickly recovers to half guard.
Fisher is working for a kimura but Ivanans is defending it quite comfortably.
Fisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanans wants to get back to his feet.
Ivanans trying to control but Fisher postures up.
Fisher prevents Ivanans from improving his position.
Ivanans trying to hold on to Fisher's head to control him but Fisher postures up.
Ivanans is staying active underneath Fisher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanans wants to control but Fisher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fisher 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.
Ivanans landing rabbit punches to the side of Fisher's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Fisher seems to be working for a kimura but Ivanans defends the submission attempt.
Fisher wants to control but Ivanans is keeping him busy.
Ivanans trying to control but Fisher postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanans is positioning himself well to prevent Fisher advancing to mount.
Fisher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ivanans is staying active underneath Fisher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fisher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Raitis Ivanans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oakley Fisher.
Fisher shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ivanans defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ivanans.
That's four 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.
Fisher closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fisher wants to take a breather but Ivanans manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Fisher.
Fisher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fisher stands and throws Ivanans's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ivanans is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fisher tries to advance to mount but Ivanans instead regains half guard.
Oakley Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raitis Ivanans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fisher is looking to pass Ivanans's guard but actually Ivanans recovers to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Raitis Ivanans.
Well Ivanans 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raitis Ivanans!
Oakley Fisher was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to thank my opponent for this good fight'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Phillips (ranked 5995 p4p, 479 weight class) and Fathis Aren (ranked 5338 p4p, 449 weight class). Buddy Phillips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Buddy Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fathis Aren!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aren fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Phillips missing with a left hand there. Aren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aren throws a lazy uppercut
and Aren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aren misses with a shot to the body
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Aren.
Phillips thuds his right hand into Aren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phillips has time to react.
Aren throws a lazy uppercut
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Aren is out of range.
Aren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Phillips sizes up Aren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aren misses with a lunging right hand
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Aren.
Aren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aren takes a jab right on the kisser.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Aren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Phillips is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aren fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phillips, pushing him back against the cage.
Phillips is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aren jumps guard.
Phillips sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Phillips knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aren on the ground.
Aren is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Phillips defends well.
Phillips tries to free his leg and advance position but Aren is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is stalling in the full guard.
Aren is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aren has control of Phillips's left arm, preventing Phillips from doing any damage.
Phillips trying to control but Aren is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aren working for a triangle but Phillips defends it easily.
Phillips stopping the sweep attempt from Aren.
Our spies down at at Oblivion Gate inform us that Aren has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aren looking for subs off his back but Phillips has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aren has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Phillips is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Phillips wants to take a breather but Aren is having none of it.
Phillips definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Phillips stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aren throws a right hand that misses
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Buddy Phillips will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aren misses with an uppercut
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
Aren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phillips misses with a hook.
Aren misses with a jab to the body
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
Phillips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aren misses with a lunging right hand
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
Aren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips slips a jab from Aren.
Nice straight punches there by Aren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aren.
Aren misses with a hook
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phillips scores with a decent looking hook.
Aren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aren misses with a right hand
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aren moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Aren misses its intended target.
Aren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Phillips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab.
Aren throws a counter combo.
Phillips takes a swing at Aren's ribcage but misses.
Aren wants to counter the offense by Phillips and move into the clinch position.
A punch lands to the side of Aren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Aren is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aren, as that shot connected.
A combination from Aren does no damage.
Aren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phillips takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Aren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aren misses with an uppercut
and Phillips counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Aren moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Phillips. That snapped Aren's head back.
Aren misses the jab.
Phillips throws a big counter combination but Aren scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aren defending well as Phillips loads up on a big left hand.
Aren is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Aren throws a body shot but no joy.
Aren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aren moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
Aren on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aren tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aren closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aren lands an overhand right.
Phillips missing with a left hand there. Aren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aren throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips works Aren's body with a nice hook.
Aren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phillips was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buddy Phillips is winning the standup battle so far.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Aren moved out of range.
Phillips slips a jab from Aren.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aren. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aren misses with a combination
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Aren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aren tries to counter with a clinch but Phillips shakes him off and moves away.
Aren slips a straight right by Phillips.
Aren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phillips throws a jab but it's blocked by Aren.
Aren looks to clinch
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
Aren lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips stuns Aren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phillips moves away.
Phillips was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aren with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phillips to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Phillips misses.
Aren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Phillips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Phillips pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aren back to the cage. Phillips follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Aren.
Aren scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Aren.
Aren missing with a left hand there. Phillips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Buddy Phillips will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Aren moves into range and clinches up with Phillips.
Phillips wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aren jumps guard but Phillips turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aren pushes Phillips back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aren tries to pull guard but Phillips won't allow it.
Aren has a couple of punches blocked by Phillips.
Aren has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aren tries to pull guard but Phillips forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Buddy Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fathis Aren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Aren.
Phillips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aren.
Aren throws a head punch that misses.
Phillips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aren misses with some punches.
Aren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phillips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aren swings wildly with an uppercut but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips blocking some punches.
Aren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fathis Aren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aren has him pressed against the cage.
Aren misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Aren fails to land.
Phillips blocking some punches.
Aren is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Phillips to keep the fight standing.
Aren tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Phillips smiles and moves away.
Aren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phillips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
Aren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Phillips is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aren wants to clinch but Phillips slips to the side
and Phillips makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Phillips.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aren throws a right hand that misses
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aren tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips is looking to counter punch.
Aren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab.
Aren throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Aren moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Phillips misses.
Phillips lands a glancing blow to the side of Aren's head.
Aren moves forwards but Phillips connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aren avoids the body shot from Phillips.
Aren clobbers Phillips with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Phillips tests Aren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aren misses with a hook
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aren throws a lazy uppercut
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
Aren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Phillips counter with a right hand.
Aren throws a right hand that misses
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
Aren misses with an uppercut
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
Aren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aren tries to clinch
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aren throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Aren swings widly with a right hand
and Phillips counters with a stiff right hand.
Phillips looks to land a combination. Aren sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Aren throws a right hand that misses
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
Buddy Phillips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phillips lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Phillips showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Phillips, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Phillips!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thug Bones (ranked 6579 p4p, 623 weight class) and Anthony Daniels (ranked 3089 p4p, 405 weight class). Bones comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. The key to victory for Thug Bones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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206 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thug Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniels clinches.
Daniels is trying to pull guard but Bones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Daniels goes for a takedown attempt but Bones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thug Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Daniels.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bones as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt
and Bones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniels drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daniels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bones scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Daniels shoots in looking for a takedown but Bones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Daniels's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daniels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bones is fending him off so far but Daniels persists. Nope, Bones circles away and we're back to standing.
Bones appears to be looking for a big counter.
Daniels takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daniels takes one to the side of the head.
Anthony Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones scores with a sloppy right hand. Daniels should have avoided that one.
Daniels closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Daniels looks winded!
Bones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Daniels thows a huge punch but Bones dodges it nicely.
Bones trying to control from the bottom.
Bones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Daniels on the ground.
Bones is not content to let Daniels control the position.
Daniels prevents Bones from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Daniels scores with a couple of nice shots.
Daniels slips a nice elbow through Bones's hands, connecting with Bones's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels is taking a breather. Bones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Daniels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daniels looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Daniels with the ground and pound but Bones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daniels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daniels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones wants to control the position but Daniels says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bones keeps working.
Daniels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bones is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Daniels jumps into side control!
Daniels tries to advance to mount but Bones denies him.
Daniels looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bones is trying to control Daniels's posture but Daniels avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Daniels.
Daniels working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Daniels fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Daniels working the ground and pound.
Daniels working the ground and pound from side control.
Daniels lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels landing a few strikes.
Daniels working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Daniels will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Daniels distracts Bones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but Bones blocks nicely.
Bones 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.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels lands a couple of elbows.
Bones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniels stands up over Bones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Daniels is in close to Bones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daniels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daniels trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
Daniels stands up over Bones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Daniels sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bones's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to control. Bones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daniels takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Daniels lands with a punch from half guard.
Daniels working over Bones with some ground and pound. Bones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Daniels landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bones is rocked!
Bones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Bones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniels scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Daniels scores with a big shot! Bones's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Bones! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Daniels!
The defeated Thug Bones had this to say: 'DC made me fkn do it!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ander Herrera (ranked 7647 p4p, 268 weight class) and Lukas Hooper (ranked 3506 p4p, 183 weight class). Herrera comes to the cage accompanied by X Gon Give It To Ya. Lukas Hooper is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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130 lbs
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137 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ander Herrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukas Hooper!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrera tries for a takedown but Hooper circles away easily
so Hooper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hooper looking to pass the guard.
Herrera 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.
Hooper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hooper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper happy to just control the position for now.
Hooper is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Herrera looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hooper gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Herrera is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hooper lets go of the hold and Herrera can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lukas Hooper!
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