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FFS 17: Espanola PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Violante (ranked 20654 p4p, 5929 weight class) and Anike Chukwu (ranked 661 p4p, 535 weight class). Luciano Violante has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Luciano Violante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anike Chukwu!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Violante scores with a jab.
Violante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chukwu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Violante definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chukwu cracks Violante with a good jab.
Violante gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chukwu.
Chukwu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chukwu has a couple of punches blocked by Violante.
Chukwu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Violante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chukwu throws a head punch that misses.
Violante lands a hook that snaps the head of Chukwu backwards.
Chukwu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Violante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Violante.
Violante blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chukwu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Violante.
Violante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Violante's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Violante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Violante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chukwu fails to pull guard.
Chukwu blocks an elbow strike from Violante.
Violante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chukwu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Violante blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Violante throws a head punch that misses.
Violante prevents a body shot from Chukwu.
Violante blocks an uppercut.
Chukwu misses with a punch on the inside.
Chukwu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chukwu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwu.
Nice elbow from Violante.
Chukwu pushes Violante back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chukwu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Violante or not.
A short right from Violante.
Violante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chukwus head.
Chukwu tries a body shot but Violante blocks it.
Violante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Violante lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chukwu misses with the head strike.
Chukwu blocking some punches.
Violante can't find room to land a body shot as Chukwu controls the action.
Chukwu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Chukwu.
Chukwu throws a punch but it's blocked by Violante.
Violante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chukwu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwu misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Violante.
Violante pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Violante.
Chukwu throws a punch but it's blocked by Violante.
Chukwu lands a body shot.
Violante comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chukwu gets control of Violante's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chukwu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chukwu has a closed guard, preventing Violante from standing up.
Violante wants to stand and escape but instead Chukwu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chukwu looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chukwu keeps trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anike Chukwu.
I think Chukwu 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 9:10
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anike Chukwu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bel Garion (ranked 6986 p4p, 6158 weight class) and Bozo Stipetic (ranked 546 p4p, 502 weight class). Bel Garion 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 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bel Garion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bozo Stipetic!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stipetic tries to close the distance and clinch but Garion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garion definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Garion lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garion lands a nice shot that snaps Stipetic's head back.
 It looks like Bozo Stipetic has been cut.
Stipetic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stipetic throws a shot from downtown. Garion moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Garion moves into the clinch.
Stipetic misses with the head strike.
Garion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garion has Stipetic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Garion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stipetic is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stipetic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garion landing knees to the head.
Garion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garion misses with a knee to the head.
Stipetic tries to throw a body punch but Garion avoids it by throwing Stipetic back against the ropes.
Stipetic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garion lands a nice elbow.
Garion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stipetic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Garion!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stipetic has a couple of punches blocked by Garion.
The referee is keeping an eye on Garion - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garion.
That has opened up Bozo Stipetic's cut even more.
Garion pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Garion pulls Stipetic into guard.
Garion is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stipetic wants to stand and escape but instead Garion has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stipetic being controlled here, momentarily.
Stipetic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Garion manages to pass to side control.
Garion prevents Stipetic from standing back up.
Stipetic is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Stipetic is looking to get back to is feet but Garion passes into side control.
Stipetic is trying to buck Garion off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bel Garion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garion 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 10:9
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 10:9
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bel Garion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Slamcock (ranked 4502 p4p, 24709 weight class) and Bobby Rutten (ranked 521 p4p, 711 weight class). Rutten has chosen Hail and Kill by Manowar as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Slamcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slamcock throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
Slamcock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten moves into the clinch.
Slamcock misses with the head strike.
Rutten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slamcock.
A knee to the head by Rutten.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slamcock.
Slamcock has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
Slamcock avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Slamcock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rutten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slamcock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slamcock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slamcock.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slamcock.
Rutten with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Tito Slamcock has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slamcock tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slamcock misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slamcock is defending well for now.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slamcock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slamcock misses with the head strike.
Rutten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slamcock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten trying to land knees to the body.
Slamcock misses with the head strike.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but Slamcock blocks it.
Slamcock has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Slamcock avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Rutten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slamcock blocks it with crossed arms.
Slamcock misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Rutten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slamcock blocks it with crossed arms.
Slamcock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slamcock working aggressively here.
Slamcock tries to throw a body punch but Rutten avoids it by throwing Slamcock back against the ropes.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slamcock misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slamcock.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Rutten working Slamcock over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Slamcock.
Rutten looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slamcock misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Slamcock seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rutten can turn it around.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slamcock avoids it.
Slamcock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
Slamcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
Slamcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slamcock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rutten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slamcock.
Slamcock can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but Slamcock blocks it.
Slamcock throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Slamcock managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
Slamcock throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slamcock misses with a body punch.
Rutten misses with a knee strike.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Slamcock avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Slamcock avoids the damage to the body.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but Slamcock blocks with his arms.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Rutten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rutten 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 9:10
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 9:10
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Rutten!
A relieved looking Bobby Rutten thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Ciro (ranked 4425 p4p, 7218 weight class) and Edward Mills (ranked 514 p4p, 646 weight class). Jay Ciro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Ciro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward Mills!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Ciro. Those never looked like landing.
Mills on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Edward Mills has been cut.
Mills connects with a body shot.
Mills checks a low kick from Ciro.
Mills connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mills lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciro circles away quickly and effectively.
Ciro throws a lazy right hand but Mills sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mills paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mills lands a right hook to the body.
Ciro with a hook.
Mills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciro was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills.
Ciro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciro throws a right and a left that Mills avoids nicely.
Mills throws a jab but it's blocked by Ciro.
Ciro went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mills punishes Ciro's body with a nice straight punch.
Mills tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ciro moves out of range as Mills strikes.
Mills fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills's corner calls for a 1-2. Mills obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mills slips a straight right by Ciro.
Ciro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mills moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mills misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ciro.
Ciro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mills waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ciro.
Mills lands with a shot to the body.
Mills is looking to clinch but Ciro is avoiding it.
Ciro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ciro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mills scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ciro doesn't seem bothered though.
Ciro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mills lands with a straight right. Ciro didn't see that one coming.
Mills misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ciro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ciro tests Mills's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Edward Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ciro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ciro throwing a counter right hand but Mills manages to avoid it.
Ciro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mills takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mills jabs at Ciro's body.
Jab by Mills.
Mills misses the shot to the body.
Ciro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mills.
Mills takes a swing at Ciro's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mills fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciro fails to land with a series of punches.
Ciro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ciro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ciro misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Mills comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mills has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 9:10
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Mills!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Mills thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 4783 p4p, 4535 weight class) and Roman Hahn (ranked 573 p4p, 554 weight class). Yip Man Iii could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roman Hahn's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 Montreal, Yip Man Iii!
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, Roman Hahn!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man Iii's corner calls for a 1-2. Man Iii obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Hahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hahn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hahn throws a hook to the side of Man Iii's head but Man Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hahn walks into a straight right hand from Man Iii.
Man Iii lands with a shot to the body.
Man Iii throws a nice looking combination but Hahn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man Iii.
A left lands for Man Iii.
Hahn throws a body punch but Man Iii moves out of range.
Man Iii lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Man Iii closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hahn 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.
Man Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hahn.
Hahn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hahn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hahn throws a series of punches but Man Iii moves out of range.
Man Iii went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Man Iii misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Hahn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hahn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hahn misses the shot to the body.
Hahn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man Iii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hahn.
Man Iii shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hahn eats them both and turns towards Man Iii to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hahn swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hahn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man Iii finds it's way round the side to connect with Hahn's head.
Hahn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Man Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hahn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Man Iii rather than just go for the knockout.
Hahn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hahn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Hahn.
Hahn throws a counter combo.
We've been told by Man Iii's head coaches at HARDCORE MMA (max 2 per session) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Man Iii lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Roman Hahn has been cut.
Hahn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Man Iii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hahn looks to land a right hand but Man Iii moved out of range.
Hahn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
 Hahn is rocked!
Man Iii scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hahn is still on wobbly legs! Can Man Iii finish him?
Hahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man Iii throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a hook but Hahn blocks it.
Hahn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Man Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hahn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hahn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Man Iii throws a nice looking combination but Hahn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hahn is looking for the big counter here.
Man Iii lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hahn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man Iii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hahn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man Iii blocks a jab.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Man Iii! Hahn is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yip Man Iii!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barak Of Trellheim (ranked 7480 p4p, 3181 weight class) and Archy Banoffee (ranked 610 p4p, 361 weight class). Banoffee has chosen Bad Reputation as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barak Of Trellheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Archy Banoffee!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Trellheim misses with a takedown attempt
and Banoffee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banoffee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banoffee forces Of Trellheim back against the ropes and clinches.
Banoffee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banoffee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Of Trellheim.
Banoffee manages to break the clinch.
Banoffee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Of Trellheim shoots and misses
and Banoffee counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barak Of Trellheim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of Trellheim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banoffee manages to avoid it.
Banoffee shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Trellheim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Of Trellheim fails with the takedown
and Banoffee counters with a nice uppercut.
Of Trellheim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Banoffee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banoffee sends Of Trellheim crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Banoffee is motioning to the referee to let Of Trellheim up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Of Trellheim is rocked!
OH! Of Trellheim has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Banoffee smells blood and charges in for the finish! Banoffee unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Of Trellheim sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Archy Banoffee!
During a confident post fight interview, Archy Banoffee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between El Salva (ranked 7140 p4p, 2582 weight class) and Jesse Custer (ranked 640 p4p, 335 weight class). Jesse Custer is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight 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, El Salva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Custer!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salva lands a nice hook to Custer's body. Custer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Custer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Custer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Custer looks to land a left hand but Salva moved out of range nicely.
Salva motions for Custer to come forward. Salva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Custer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Salva slips under a jab from Custer.
Salva tried to counter with a leg kick but Custer avoided it.
Salva swings for the body but Custer moves out of range.
Salva lands with a nice body punch.
Custer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Salva.
El Salva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Custer thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Custer looks to move away, Salva throws a big counter combo but Custer just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Custer.
Salva is looking to chop away at Custer's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Custer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salva. That's going to slow Custer down.
Salva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Custer.
Salva scores with the left hand. Custer knows he should have avoided that one.
Custer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Custer misses with a hook. Salva ducked under it nicely.
Salva tried to counter with a leg kick but Custer avoided it.
A slow jab from Salva misses its intended target.
Salva slips a straight right by Custer.
Custer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Custer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Custer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salva at a distance.
Custer throws an off balance right hand
and Salva counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salva lands a head kick!
Salva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Custer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Custer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice side step and Custer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Custer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salva doesn't seem bothered though.
Salva scores with the left hand. Custer knows he should have avoided that one.
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 El Salva.
Well Salva 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Salva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilfred Ainsworth (ranked 2818 p4p, 6426 weight class) and Tim Blood (ranked 366 p4p, 611 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfred Ainsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Blood!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Ainsworth catches Blood right on the button with a cross.
Ainsworth lands the left hand.
Ainsworth lands a lovely overhand right.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick that knocks Blood off balance momentarily.
Ainsworth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ainsworth throws a shot from downtown. Blood moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Ainsworth misses its intended target.
Ainsworth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blood rushes Ainsworth and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Blood wants to stall.
Ainsworth tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ainsworth fails to land.
Ainsworth lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Ainsworth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ainsworth misses with the head strike.
Blood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ainsworth pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ainsworth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blood is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Ainsworth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ainsworth.
Blood is rocked!
Ainsworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood is still on wobbly legs! Can Ainsworth finish him?
Ainsworth throws a head punch that misses.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ainsworth fails to land.
Ainsworth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood blocking some punches.
Blood blocking some punches.
Ainsworth misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ainsworth fails to land.
Ainsworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Blood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ainsworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ainsworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ainsworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Ainsworth manages to break the clinch.
Ainsworth cracks Blood with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wilfred Ainsworth!
A less than humble Wilfred Ainsworth misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Wayne (ranked 2450 p4p, 3573 weight class) and Jeppe Bjoergen (ranked 263 p4p, 373 weight class). Wayne comes to the ring accompanied by Edge Of A Revolution- Nickelback. Anthony Wayne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeppe Bjoergen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Wayne!
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, Jeppe Bjoergen!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bjoergen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjoergen throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Bjoergen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Bjoergen blocks the body kick.
Bjoergen wants to counter the offense by Wayne and move into the clinch position.
Bjoergen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjoergen 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.
Wayne lands a head kick!
It looks like Jeppe Bjoergen has been cut.
Wayne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wayne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bjoergen checks it well.
Wayne digs a good body shot into Bjoergen's ribs.
Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bjoergen moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wayne - that will leave a mark!
Wayne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bjoergen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bjoergen misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne tries a low kick but Bjoergen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne moves out of range as Bjoergen strikes.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bjoergen tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Bjoergen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bjoergen avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Bjoergen swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Bjoergen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bjoergen throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne slips a straight right by Bjoergen.
Jab, jab by Bjoergen - just one landing.
It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
Bjoergen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Wayne finds it's target.
Bjoergen tries to clinch up.
Wayne throws a counter high kick but Bjoergen was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bjoergen throws a poor cross that misses
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bjoergen takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Bjoergen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a nice looking body kick.
Bjoergen looks winded!
Wayne with the inside leg kick.
Bjoergen throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Bjoergen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jeppe Bjoergen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bjoergen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wayne cracks Bjoergen with an open hand slap.
That has opened up Jeppe Bjoergen's cut even more.
Bjoergen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wayne at a distance.
Bjoergen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Bjoergen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bjoergen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjoergen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Bjoergen moves out of range easily.
Bjoergen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wayne can pounce on him.
Wayne thumps Bjoergen with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Wayne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wayne 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 10:9
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Wayne!
Anthony Wayne decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 2784 p4p, 2432 weight class) and KJ Aldo (ranked 328 p4p, 288 weight class). Morrison's entrance music is Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. A fine choice. 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 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, KJ Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.
Morrison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Aldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Morrison.
Morrison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aldo at a distance.
Morrison lands a jab.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo rushes Morrison and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Aldo blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison tries a body shot but Aldo blocks it.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo.
Aldo lands a left hand.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Aldo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Morrison misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely.
Aldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Morrison.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison misses with a body shot
and Aldo moves into the clinch.
Morrison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison lands a hook that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Aldo looking to slow down the pace here.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrison lands with a right to the head.
Morrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looking to slow down the pace here.
Morrison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aldo.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo taking a breather.
Morrison manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morrison clobbers Aldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morrison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aldo defends it nicely.
Morrison has closed the distance and engaged Aldo in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrison 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 10:9
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 10:9
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Morrison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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