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WCF 21: Orion vs Diaz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lors (ranked 6789 p4p, 5580 weight class) and Carter Ortiz (ranked 629 p4p, 567 weight class). Lors comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Lors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carter Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lors throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lors defends it well.
Lors throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Lors just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lors defends it well.
Lors scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Carter Ortiz has been cut.
Lors misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lors misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Ortiz with the counter takedown but Lors avoids it easily.
Lors misses with a wild body shot.
Ortiz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Lors.
Ortiz with the counter takedown but Lors avoids it easily.
Lors thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Lors. Those never looked like landing.
Ortiz feints the counter takedown.
Ortiz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lors throws a shot from downtown. Ortiz moves away and avoids it.
Lors misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiz with the counter takedown but Lors avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lors misses the target.
And Ortiz tries to counter it with a takedown but Lors pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A swing and a miss from Lors.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Lors.
Ortiz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lors defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lors misses with a straight left.
A right-left combo lands from Lors.
Lors scores with a body shot.
Lors takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lors.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lors pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lors just misses with a punch to the body.
Lors looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Ortiz feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lors.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lors.
Ortiz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lors is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ortiz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lors misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Lors looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
Lors throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lors throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lors's guard.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lors is keeping the position for now.
Lors knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ortiz on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ortiz seems to have locked his on tight now - Lors screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ortiz, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Carter Ortiz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chun Li (ranked 7251 p4p, 5954 weight class) and Levi Rowan (ranked 264 p4p, 239 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chun Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Levi Rowan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Rowan misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Li misses its target.
Rowan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rowan throws a big shot that misses.
Rowan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li tries to counter with a takedown but Rowan is quick to defend against it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rowan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rowan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Rowan misses.
Li has been working on his balance at Syndicate L.A, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rowan.
Rowan misses the jab.
Rowan lands a nice shot to the body.
Rowan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Levi Rowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Li misses its target.
Li has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rowan finds it's way round the side to connect with Li's head.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
Li is looking to counter the offense by Rowan and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowan misses with a double jab.
Li drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rowan sprawls and moves away.
Rowan takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rowan throws a right hand that misses
and Li counters with a right hand to the body.
Rowan throws a body shot but no joy.
Li is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rowan looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Rowan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rowan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li blocks a jab.
Li attempts a counter takedown but Rowan avoids it well and moves away.
Rowan throws a big shot that misses.
Li appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rowan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rowan looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Rowan lands with a nice combination. Li backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rowan. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rowan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Rowan.
Li feinted with a counter takedown.
A left and a right from Rowan both land. Nice combination.
Rowan lands a jab to Li's midsection.
Rowan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Rowan misses its intended target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rowan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Rowan throws a left and a right that both miss
so Li counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rowan kicks Li off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Rowan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
Levi Rowan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rowan throws the left hand but Li avoids the punch easily.
Rowan lands with a good body shot.
Rowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Li swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rowan misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Li tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowan throws a hook but Li blocks it.
Rowan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Li. Li circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rowan just misses with a punch to the body.
Li is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rowan misses with a straight left.
Li swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rowan scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.
Rowan feints a jab promting Li to slip. Rowan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Li slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rowan misses with a combination
and Li counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rowan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li stands up over Rowan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rowan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Li looking to pass the guard.
Li lands a couple of elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li throwing strikes but missing.
Li working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Li with a nice head shot there.
Li postures up and lands a big shot to Rowan's brow.
Rowan has momentary wrist control but Li slips an elbow through the middle.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Li scoring with some ground and pound.
Li has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Li working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li working some strikes from top position.
Li lands a couple of elbows.
Li chips away with some ground and pound.
Li with a nice head shot there.
Li lands a couple of digs.
Li connects with a couple of short punches.
Li works over Rowan with some ground and pound from guard.
Rowan is rocked!
Li distracts Rowan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rowan is still in real trouble! Can Li finish him?
Li content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rowan trying to control the position.
Li working some strikes from top position.
Li distracts Rowan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Li lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li with a nice head shot there.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Li distracts Rowan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Li is working Rowan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Li being controlled here momentarily.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Li postures up and lands a big shot to Rowan's brow.
Li works over Rowan with some ground and pound from guard.
Li working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Li prevents Rowan from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chun Li 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!
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rowan.
Rowan seems to have recovered his senses.
Rowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Rowan misses with a looping left.
Li wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rowan throws a shot from downtown. Li moves away and avoids it.
Rowan throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
Rowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rowan manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li avoids the body shot from Rowan.
Li is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Li gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Levi Rowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Rowan. Those never looked like landing.
Rowan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Li tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rowan scores with a jab. Li acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rowan scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowan misses the jab.
Rowan swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Rowan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rowan throws a body shot but no joy.
Li attempts a counter takedown but Rowan avoids it well and moves away.
Li is looking to wear down Rowan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rowan misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Rowan.
Rowan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowan stuns Li with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rowan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Li counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rowan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rowan sizes up Li with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowan takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rowan throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rowan.
Rowan misses with an uppercut.
Rowan looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rowan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Li.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li slips under a jab from Rowan.
Rowan throws the left hand but Li avoids the punch easily.
Li swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Levi Rowan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rowan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi Rowan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cezary Kesik (ranked 7133 p4p, 7639 weight class) and Leron Jones (ranked 637 p4p, 669 weight class). Kesik kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kękę - Presja. 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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cezary Kesik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leron Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a jab.
Kesik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Kesik keeps him there for the moment.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Kesik keeps him there for the moment.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Kesik misses with a punch to the body.
Kesik misses with a punch to the body.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kesik.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cezary Kesik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kesik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kesik jabs at Jones's body.
Kesik tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones scores with a body shot.
Kesik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kesik has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blanc Fitness Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kesik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones 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.
Kesik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones clinches.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kesik wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kesik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kesik moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Kesik.
Kesik gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kesik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Kesik is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones jabs Kesik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kesik tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kesik dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Kesik's head and hops out.
Jones thuds his right hand into Kesik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Kesik's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kesik could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kesik walks into a left hand.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Kesik is breathing heavily.
Kesik loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kesik is rocked!
Kesik tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kesik tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Kesik back against the cage.
Kesik is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leron Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kesik tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kesik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Kesik persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cezary Kesik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Kesik takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kesik right on the button. Kesik goes down! Jones follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Jones gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leron Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koji Ueno (ranked 2837 p4p, 3024 weight class) and Shaq Champlain (ranked 299 p4p, 312 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koji Ueno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaq Champlain!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champlain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ueno tries to clinch
and Champlain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ueno wants to stand back up but Champlain manages to pass into side control.
Ueno wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Champlain has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Ueno's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Ueno is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Champlain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Shaq Champlain!
A very excited looking Shaq Champlain 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Pope (ranked 3369 p4p, 3954 weight class) and Zac Zane (ranked 169 p4p, 190 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maddox Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zac Zane!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope looks to land a body kick but Zane moved away.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt.
Pope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zane.
Pope went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zane moves into the clinch successfully.
Zane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zane misses with the combination.
Pope tries to clinch up but Zane circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Zane.
Zane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zane throws the left hand but Pope avoids the punch easily.
Zane throws a jab but it's blocked by Pope.
Zane misses with a jab to the body
and Pope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pope tries to clinch but Zane moves out of range.
Zane is looking for the big counter here.
Pope digs a good hook to Zane's body.
Zane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pope.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zane swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Zane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zane.
Pope tries to clinch but Zane is having none of it.
Zac Zane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane misses with a double jab.
A big left from Pope misses.
The crowd cheers as Zane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pope doesn't seem phased though.
Pope throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zane misses with the combination.
Zane swinging wildly here.
Pope tries to clinch up but Zane circles away and keeps his distance.
Pope throws a combination that misses
and Zane counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Pope.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Zane pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zane pushes Pope up against the cage in a clinch.
Zane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pope is rocked!
It looks like Maddox Pope has been cut.
Zane throws a right hand that Pope ducks under and follows up with a left that Pope also avoids with ease.
Oh Pope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zane misses with an uppercut.
Pope throws a big counter combination but Zane scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pope seems to have got his legs back now.
Pope tries to clinch up but Zane circles away and keeps his distance.
Zane throws out a counter right but Pope avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Zane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zane slaps away a takedown attempt from Pope, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a series of punches but Zane moves out of range.
Zane clinches up with Pope and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zane misses with a wild combination.
Zane lunges at Pope with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pope's hand.
Pope tries to clinch up
and Zane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zane throws a jab when Pope was well out of range.
Pope scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zac Zane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maddox Pope'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.
Pope throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pope fails to pull guard.
Zane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pope.
Maddox Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zane leaves Pope with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Pope.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope gets tackled into the cage by Zane. Zane maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zane manages to break the clinch.
Pope shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maddox Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Zane circles away.
Zane clinches up against the cage.
Zane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pope on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pope misses with a double jab
and Zane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pope avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zane has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Zane clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Zane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Pope wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pope is defended easily by Zane.
Zane avoids the head kick by Pope.
No joy there for Pope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Zane.
Zane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zac Zane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pope 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 Zane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zane dodges the punch combination from Pope.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope with a poor takedown
and Zane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Zane pushes him off.
A combination from Zane does no damage.
Zane might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zane swinging wildly here.
Zane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pope ducks right into an uppercut from Zane.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pope lunges at Zane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zane's hand.
Pope takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oooooh!!! Zane has knocked Pope down with a huge combo! Zane steps away and waves a wobbly Pope back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zane throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Pope lands a nice looking body shot.
Zane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zane throws a monster overhand right that drops Pope! Zane follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zac Zane!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 729 p4p, 1906 weight class) and Colton Ortiz (ranked 91 p4p, 215 weight class). Farrokhzad comes to the cage accompanied by Iranian Baloch - This Is A Catch. Bardia Farrokhzad has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colton Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad misses the jab.
Ortiz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Farrokhzad closes the distance and clinches.
Farrokhzad cracks Ortiz with a nice body shot.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrokhzad.
I was talking to Farrokhzad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farrokhzad lands a nice knee to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ortiz looks winded!
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad works on Ortiz's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Colton Ortiz has been cut.
Farrokhzad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Ortiz - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Farrokhzad, and another! Ortiz is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bardia Farrokhzad!
An out of breath Bardia Farrokhzad 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jett Denovan (ranked 2118 p4p, 2732 weight class) and Jack Tupp (ranked 229 p4p, 292 weight class). Tupp has chosen Black No. 1 as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jett Denovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Tupp!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupp lands a big head kick that sends Denovan tumbling to the mat! Tupp takes a step backwards and waves Denovan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jett Denovan has been cut.
Tupp cracks Denovan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tupp has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Denovan to stand back up!
Denovan is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Denovan walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Denovan limp body while Tupp jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Tupp!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kribbson Diaz (ranked 2391 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Hector Sanchez (ranked 316 p4p, 300 weight class). Kribbson Diaz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kribbson Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Sanchez wants to counter with a clinch but Diaz pushes him away.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kribbson Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Sanchez.
Diaz lands a jab.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Diaz sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Sanchez stumbling backwards into the cage! Sanchez bounces back off the cage towards Diaz, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Diaz lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Diaz celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kribbson Diaz!
Post fight, Kribbson Diaz stared into the camera and said 'I Want to thank the fans and everyone training out of Kribbson's MMA Garage.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Zwirn (ranked 2143 p4p, 1918 weight class) and Kribb Furgesson (ranked 240 p4p, 220 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederick Zwirn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kribb Furgesson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zwirn pushes Furgesson up against the cage in a clinch.
Furgesson tries to pull guard but Zwirn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Furgesson is trying to pull guard but Zwirn has him pressed against the cage.
Zwirn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Furgesson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frederick Zwirn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kribb Furgesson.
Zwirn tries to work over Furgesson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zwirn lands an elbow just above Furgesson 's eye.
Zwirn has hold of one of Furgesson's legs. Furgesson is fighting the takedown attempt but Zwirn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Zwirn trying to control but Furgesson is working from the bottom.
Zwirn sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Furgesson doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Zwirn paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Furgesson - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kribb Furgesson!
Kribb Furgesson is the new lightweight champion!
Kribb Furgesson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Arcticus University: London, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Talon Orion (ranked 1111 p4p, 1351 weight class) and Frank Diaz (ranked 139 p4p, 164 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Talon Orion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Talon Orion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Orion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orion.
Diaz feints and as Orion raises his hands in defense, Diaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz stands up over Orion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Orion keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Orion is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diaz is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion has Diaz pulled in close to control his posture.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orion trying to control the position.
Orion keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick from Orion misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Orion to the ground. Diaz is now in Orion's guard.
Orion wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz passes into half guard.
Orion wants to get back to his feet.
Orion trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Orion pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Orion is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Orion wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Orion is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion kicks off Diaz and gets to his feet.
Orion scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Orion not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is working Orion over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Orion keeps moving.
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!
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Orion manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Orion pulls his leg out and moves away.
Talon Orion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Diaz.
Orion gets caught flat footed, as Diaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Orion wriggles free and stands up.
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 Talon Orion will probably get the nod.
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.
Diaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Diaz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Orion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Orion is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Elite Underground Training Facility, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orion does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Orion is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Orion has wrist control.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz trying to control but Orion is working from the bottom.
Diaz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Orion is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Orion has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Diaz looking to control.
Orion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Orion postures up.
Orion preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz is trying to keep Orion in close.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Orion passes into half guard.
Orion tries to pass to full mount but Diaz defends it.
Orion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Frank Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz is trying to control but Orion passes into side control!
Diaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Orion off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Orion just trying to survive but Diaz is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Diaz struggling to keep hold of the position.
Diaz has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Orion is in real trouble here. Diaz gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Orion is tapping out! Diaz wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Diaz!
Frank Diaz is the new featherweight champion!
Talon Orion was interviewed post fight and said 'Yeah, yeah. He beat me. He came for the title.. he wanted it, he got it. Congratulations my friend. I will be back for it very soon....'.
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