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Sucker Punch Pro Series 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yellow Belt Casey (ranked 4838 p4p, 4272 weight class) and Akara Kongsangchai (ranked 430 p4p, 409 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yellow Belt Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akara Kongsangchai!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongsangchai clinches up against the cage.
Kongsangchai misses with a punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kongsangchai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kongsangchai is pushing Casey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice left hand lands by Kongsangchai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kongsangchai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kongsangchai doesn't manage to clinch there - Casey circles away.
Kongsangchai moves into the clinch successfully.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
Casey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongsangchai lands a hook that snaps the head of Casey backwards.
Casey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kongsangchai walks away with a smile on his face. Casey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kongsangchai has closed the distance and engaged Casey in a clinch.
Casey is looking to break free of the clinch but Kongsangchai has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kongsangchai effectively controlling the action here.
Kongsangchai receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Casey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kongsangchai trying to land knees to the body.
Kongsangchai just leaning against Casey, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Casey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongsangchai has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kongsangchai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Casey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kongsangchai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Casey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Casey throwing a counter right hand but Kongsangchai manages to avoid it.
Casey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kongsangchai's hands.
Kongsangchai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Casey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Casey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kongsangchai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Casey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Casey duly obliges.
 It looks like Akara Kongsangchai has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kongsangchai tries to clinch there but Casey circles away.
Casey looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kongsangchai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Casey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Casey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kongsangchai counters by moving into the clinch.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Casey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kongsangchai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Casey avoids the elbow strike from Kongsangchai, against the cage.
Kongsangchai stalling.
Kongsangchai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Casey up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Kongsangchai's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Casey.
Kongsangchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Casey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Kongsangchai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kongsangchai misses with a punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai lands an elbow that stopped Casey in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Yellow Belt Casey has been cut.
Kongsangchai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kongsangchai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Casey's defenses.
Casey wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongsangchai won't allow it.
Casey is trying to break free.
Kongsangchai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Casey up against the cage.
Kongsangchai stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akara Kongsangchai dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kongsangchai defending well as Casey loads up on a big left hand.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch but Casey moves out of range.
Kongsangchai pushes Casey up against the cage in a clinch.
Kongsangchai lands with a right to the head.
Casey avoids the elbow strike from Kongsangchai, against the cage.
Kongsangchai swings wildly with an uppercut but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kongsangchai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kongsangchai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kongsangchai working aggressively here.
Kongsangchai stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongsangchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai lands with a short shot to the head.
Kongsangchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Casey is trying to force a seperation but Kongsangchai has the dominant position.
Casey breaks from the clinch.
Kongsangchai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Casey lands a nice looking body shot.
Yellow Belt Casey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kongsangchai tries to close the distance and clinch but Casey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Casey throws an overhand right that lands on Kongsangchai's shoulder, as Kongsangchai tries to avoid the shot.
Kongsangchai instigates a clinch.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
Kongsangchai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kongsangchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongsangchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Casey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai misses with some punches.
Kongsangchai missing with knees to the body.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Casey.
Kongsangchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akara Kongsangchai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kongsangchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongsangchai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casey blocks a body shot from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai slowing the pace effectively.
Casey takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongsangchai keeps control of Casey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
Kongsangchai misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai lands a left hand.
Kongsangchai looking to throw knees to the head but Casey is blocking nicely.
Kongsangchai just leaning against Casey, taking a breather.
Casey is trying to break free.
Casey dodges an elbow strike from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Casey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kongsangchai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kongsangchai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Casey blocking some punches.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Casey.
A frustrated look appears on Casey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kongsangchai gets underhooks to prevent Casey's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kongsangchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Casey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kongsangchai tries to work over Casey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kongsangchai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Casey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kongsangchai scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kongsangchai lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kongsangchai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kongsangchai misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akara Kongsangchai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kongsangchai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Casey throws out the jab.
Kongsangchai is looking for the big counter here.
Kongsangchai moves in looking to clinch but Casey pushes him off.
Kongsangchai instigates a clinch.
Kongsangchai struggles to land a body shot inside as Casey controls his hands.
Casey avoiding damage as Kongsangchai throws knees to the body.
Casey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kongsangchai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Casey takes a shot to the head.
Kongsangchai avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Kongsangchai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Casey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongsangchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai misses with an elbow strike.
Kongsangchai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kongsangchai - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kongsangchai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casey has Kongsangchai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kongsangchai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Casey.
Kongsangchai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Casey's efforts to push away.
Kongsangchai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai throws an elbow but it misses.
Kongsangchai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Casey has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kongsangchai regains guard immediately.
Kongsangchai wants to stand but Casey is controlling the position.
Casey tries to free his leg and advance position but Kongsangchai is retaining full guard.
Casey wants to control from the top but Kongsangchai keeps moving.
Kongsangchai wants to stand up but Casey is controlling him.
Casey trying to control but Kongsangchai is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey is stalling in the full guard.
Kongsangchai wants to stand up but Casey is controlling him.
Yellow Belt Casey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
Kongsangchai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Casey's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey wants to break free but Kongsangchai has control.
Casey can't break the clinch.
Kongsangchai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kongsangchai stalls.
Kongsangchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Casey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kongsangchai pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kongsangchai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kongsangchai moves out of range as Casey throws a body kick.
Casey sets himself, and Kongsangchai steps forward looking for the clinch! Casey avoids it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kongsangchai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Casey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Kongsangchai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Akara Kongsangchai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kongsangchai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Casey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kongsangchai clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akara Kongsangchai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kongsangchai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akara Kongsangchai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Slamcock (ranked 3140 p4p, 23576 weight class) and Ian Justino (ranked 420 p4p, 662 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Slamcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Justino!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slamcock shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Slamcock showed some decent athleticism there.
Justino gets full guard.
Justino bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slamcock's guard.
Justino with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justino wants to control from the top but Slamcock keeps moving.
Justino engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Justino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justino with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Justino works over Slamcock with some ground and pound from guard.
Slamcock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slamcock tries to get out of the position.
Justino in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slamcock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justino is one step ahead there.
Justino throws a big elbow that misses.
Justino tries to free his leg and advance position but Slamcock is retaining full guard.
Justino scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justino throwing strikes but missing.
Slamcock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Justino wants to control from the top but Slamcock keeps moving.
Slamcock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Justino wants to control from the top but Slamcock keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slamcock dives in and scores a takedown into Justino's guard.
Justino is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Slamcock has his hands clasped together but Justino extends and breaks Slamcock's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Justino.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ian Justino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Longsun Zhao (ranked 2949 p4p, 23535 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 373 p4p, 610 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Longsun Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zhao pinned against the cage. Zhao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zhao throws a sloppy head kick and Wick moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Wick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zhao lands a high kick to the side of Wick's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Zhao dives into guard, looking to finish.
 Wick is rocked!
It looks like John Wick has been cut.
Wick wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Zhao is now in half guard.
Wick is still in real trouble! Can Zhao finish him?
Zhao stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
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!
Zhao has closed the distance and engaged Wick in a clinch.
Wick tries to pull guard but Zhao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zhao jumps guard.
Wick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zhao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wick has managed to get both his arms back between Zhao's legs - danger averted.
Zhao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wick trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhao working for a triangle but Wick defends it easily.
Zhao thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zhao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zhao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wick has managed to get both his arms back between Zhao's legs - danger averted.
Zhao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wick defends it easily.
Zhao is breathing heavily.
Wick postures up in Zhao's guard and throws a big left but Zhao blocks it.
Wick seems to have recovered his senses.
Wick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wick drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Zhao dives on top into guard.
Zhao is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Iron Wolf Private Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick has an active guard here but Zhao has managed to pass into half guard.
Zhao seems to be working for a kimura but Wick defends the submission attempt.
Wick lands with a few short shots to the body.
Zhao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wick on the ground.
Wick is looking to escape.
Wick wants to control but Zhao is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wick works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wick will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wick seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wick wants to stand but Zhao is controlling the position.
Wick is trying to keep Zhao in close.
Wick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zhao is one step ahead there.
Wick is trying to control the position but Zhao postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao takes the fight into the clinch.
Wick pulls guard successfully.
Wick is trying to control the position but Zhao postures up.
Zhao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zhao has managed to get both his arms back between Wick's legs - danger averted.
Zhao gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zhao tries to clinch up
and Wick counters with a takedown into side control.
Wick moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zhao is trying to escape the mount.
Zhao tries to hold on but Wick postures up.
Zhao is trying to escape the mount but Wick keeps good control and instead manages to take Zhao's back.
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!
Zhao is really stuck here.
Zhao preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Wick.
Zhao covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Longsun Zhao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Wick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wick gets a clinch.
Wick tries to pull guard but Zhao won't allow it.
Wick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zhao is trying to break the clinch but Wick is controlling him.
Zhao breaks from the clinch.
John Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhao lands with a kick to the temple. Wick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wick shoots in for a takedown but Zhao shows good takedown defense.
Wick shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zhao napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zhao bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhao misses with a head kick.
Zhao clinches up against the cage.
Zhao tries to circle away but Wick has him pinned against the cage.
Wick wants a takedown but no success here.
Longsun Zhao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Zhao wants to get back to his feet but Wick passes into half guard.
Wick is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zhao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wick.
Wick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zhao keeps working.
Zhao is looking to escape.
Wick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zhao keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zhao haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wick is working for a submission of some sort.
Zhao wants to improve his position but Wick is controlling well.
Wick escapes and gets back to his feet.
Zhao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wick can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Zhao.
Wick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zhao counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick fails to land the takedown.
Zhao clinches up with Wick and pushes him back against the cage.
Zhao manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
John Wick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wick is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zhao can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wick controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wick defends it easily.
Wick passes Zhao's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick is looking for a kimura but Zhao is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wick to get the leverage.
Zhao actively working from the bottom here.
Zhao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wick lands strikes from half guard.
Zhao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wick.
Wick wants to work for an arm triangle but Zhao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zhao looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Longsun Zhao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Wick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zhao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wick was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhao.
Wick drives through with a takedown into Zhao's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zhao has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Wick has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wick shoots in looking for a takedown but Zhao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zhao throws a quick counter head kick but Wick was just out of range.
Zhao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zhao closes the distance and pushes Wick back into the cage.
Wick looking to slow down the pace here.
Wick successfully pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wick tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao wants to control from the top but Wick keeps moving.
Wick wants to sweep but no luck.
Zhao stands up and waves to Wick to follow him.
Zhao lands a high kick to the side of Wick's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Zhao dives into guard, looking to finish.
Wick is looking to cinch up a triangle. Zhao throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Wick's body to avoid the submission. Wick has instead reached around Zhao's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Wick arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Wick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Hasanov (ranked 2563 p4p, 4259 weight class) and Ross Rhea (ranked 348 p4p, 529 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ali Hasanov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ali Hasanov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ali Hasanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Rhea!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Hasanov.
Hasanov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rhea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hasanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rhea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Ali Hasanov has been cut.
Rhea tries to clinch up but Hasanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Rhea closes the distance and clinches.
Rhea lands a nice elbow.
Hasanov misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rhea throws an elbow but misses.
Hasanov misses with the head strike.
Rhea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hasanov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rhea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rhea lands a right hand.
Ali Hasanov's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Rhea on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Hasanov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rhea scores with a hook to the body.
Hasanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasanov is trying to break the clinch but Rhea is controlling him.
Rhea throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hasanov is breathing heavily.
Hasanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hasanov misses with some punches.
Rhea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hasanov's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Rhea.
Rhea lands a shoulder strike.
Rhea pushes Hasanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rhea is leaning against Hasanov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hasanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rhea's elbow.
Rhea lands a nice shot to the body.
Rhea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rhea scores with a shot to the side of Hasanov's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rhea.
Rhea told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Rhea works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rhea lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hasanov backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhea lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hasanov backwards.
A hook to the body from Rhea.
A hook to the body from Rhea.
Hasanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ali Hasanov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhea lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rhea lands an elbow inside that Hasanov shrugs off.
Jeez, Ali Hasanov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ali Hasanov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ross Rhea!
Ross Rhea took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hot Spunk for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Fury (ranked 2822 p4p, 2390 weight class) and OJ Simpson (ranked 382 p4p, 328 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Simpson's choice of entrance music: Even Flow - Pearl Jam. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, OJ Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury scores with a jab.
Simpson avoids the body shot from Fury.
Simpson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Simpson misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Fury misses with a hook
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fury looks to throw the jab but Simpson is out of range.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Simpson is just out of range.
Simpson rushes Fury and presses him up against the cage.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simpson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Simpson misses.
Fury swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fury swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Simpson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Fury.
Simpson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Fury. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson missing with a left hand there. Fury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fury has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Fury as he connects with a hook.
Fury swings for the body but Simpson moves out of range.
Fury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simpson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simpson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simpson digs a good hook to Fury's body.
Simpson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Fury misses its intended target.
Simpson tries to counter with a clinch but Fury shakes him off and moves away.
Simpson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a lazy right hand but Simpson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury throws a body punch but Simpson moves out of range.
Simpson misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Simpson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Simpson thuds his right hand into Fury's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury lands a body shot.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simpson wants to counter the offense by Fury and move into the clinch position.
Fury throws a body shot but no joy.
Fury throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simpson moves away.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simpson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simpson! But no joy.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury throws a body punch but Simpson moves out of range.
Fury digs a good body shot into Simpson's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by Simpson.
Simpson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Simpson.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Simpson moved out of range.
Simpson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fury lands a slapping body shot.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Simpson moves away and avoids it.
Simpson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fury with a body shot.
Simpson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
The fighters circling - Fury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simpson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simpson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
Fury lands a head shot.
Fury misses with a right hand
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Simpson has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury misses with an uppercut. Simpson saw that one coming.
A jab from Simpson misses.
A big left from Fury misses.
Nice jab there from Simpson.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simpson doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Simpson misses.
Simpson throws out a loose jab but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circling - Fury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simpson wants to counter the offense by Fury and move into the clinch position.
Simpson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fury missing with a left hand there. Simpson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fury dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fury throws a big shot that misses.
Fury throws a poor cross that misses
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
Fury misses with a left hand
and Simpson counters with a straight right hand.
Simpson misses with a hook.
Simpson connects with a jab.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Simpson is just out of range.
Fury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fury takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fury misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury sets himself, and Simpson steps forward looking for the clinch! Fury avoids it this time.
Simpson takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Simpson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury throws a jab when Simpson was well out of range.
Simpson throws a hook but Fury avoids it easily.
Fury throws a big shot that misses.
Simpson wants to counter with a clinch but Fury pushes him away.
Fury fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Simpson scores with a hook.
Fury lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Simpson is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Fury ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Simpson clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Fury!
John Fury bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sacrificial Lamb (ranked 1524 p4p, 3235 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 213 p4p, 432 weight class). Doe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Clap For The Killers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sacrificial Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe throws a leg kick which misses Lamb's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamb tries to avoid it.
Lamb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doe.
Doe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from Doe tenderised Lamb's leg. Lamb is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lamb.
Lamb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doe.
Doe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doe digs a good body shot into Lamb's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Lamb blocks the low kick.
Lamb circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lamb counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb slips under a jab from Doe.
Doe misses with a straight right.
Lamb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lamb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Doe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lamb avoids the body shot from Doe.
It looked like Lamb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doe is looking to chop away at Lamb's legs.
Lamb was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Doe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lamb has time to react.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Doe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doe, as that shot connected.
Doe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamb.
Doe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doe lands a slapping body shot.
Doe misses with a lunging right hand
letting Lamb counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe misses with an uppercut. Lamb saw that one coming.
Lamb 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.
Doe throws a leg kick which misses Lamb's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamb tries to avoid it.
Lamb takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb missing with a left hand there. Doe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doe swings widly with a right hand
and Lamb counters with a left to the body.
Crunch! Doe slams his shin into Lamb's torso.
A big right from Doe misses.
Doe scores with a hook to the body. Lamb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lamb misses with a low kick.
Doe misses with a hook. Lamb ducked under it nicely.
Doe throws a poor cross that misses
and Lamb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doe thinking.
Doe misses with a left hand
and Lamb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Doe misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe clinches.
Lamb wants a takedown.
Lamb takes a shot to the head.
Lamb misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe blocks an uppercut.
Doe gets through Lamb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doe.
Lamb misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lamb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Doe.
Lamb has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Doe after a bit of a struggle.
Doe lands an uppercut.
Lamb misses with the head strike.
Lamb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doe.
Doe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Doe digs a good hook to Lamb's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doe misses with a straight left.
Doe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doe lands a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Doe.
Doe throws an overhand right that lands on Lamb's shoulder, as Lamb tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Lamb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lamb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lamb counters with a stiff right hand.
Lamb ducks under a wild hook from Doe.
Doe thuds his shin into the meat of Lamb's side.
Lamb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice leg kick from Doe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lamb blocks a jab.
Lamb is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lamb 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.
Doe throws a hook to the side of Lamb's head but Lamb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamb half committed to a counter leg kick.
Doe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lamb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lamb rushes Doe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lamb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lamb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamb wants to stall.
Doe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Lamb tries to stall but Doe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doe lands with a right to the head.
Lamb blocks an uppercut.
Doe lands a nice shot to the body.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Lamb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lamb can't get the takedown.
Lamb tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Lamb.
Doe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lamb tries to work over Doe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lamb seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Doe can turn it around.
Lamb blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doe.
A short body shot lands from Lamb as the two fighters clinch.
Doe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doe misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
John Doe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doe misses with a body punch.
Lamb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lamb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamb.
It looked like Lamb was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Doe.
Doe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lamb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lamb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doe throws a looping overhand right but Lamb ducks down to avoid it.
Doe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Doe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe scores with a sloppy right hand. Lamb should have avoided that one.
Doe punishes Lamb's body with a nice straight punch.
Doe looks to land a left hand but Lamb moved out of range nicely.
Lamb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doe was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamb.
Doe connects with a body shot.
Lamb tries to keep at a distance but Doe has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Doe takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Doe.
Doe pushes Lamb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lamb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right from Lamb.
A short right from Doe.
A short right from Doe on the inside.
Lamb swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Doe thumps Lamb with a low kick.
Doe scores with a kick to the body.
Doe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lamb on the side of the head.
Doe throws a hook but Lamb blocks it.
Lamb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Doe throws a big shot that misses.
Lamb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lamb slips a straight right by Doe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doe misses with an uppercut.
Lamb throwing a counter right hand but Doe manages to avoid it.
Doe throws a front kick that sends Lamb stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe misses the body punch
and Lamb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick by Doe misses
and Lamb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lamb looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Lamb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lamb there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doe misses the jab.
Lamb is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lamb takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doe misses with a shot to the body
and Lamb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe misses with a looping right.
Lamb is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lamb tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doe is able to avoid easily.
Doe throws a leg kick which misses Lamb's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamb tries to avoid it.
Lamb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doe.
Doe cracks Lamb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Doe blocks the leg kick.
Doe checks the leg kick.
Sacrificial Lamb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe misses with an uppercut. Lamb saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Lamb misses the target.
Doe keeps the fight on the outside.
Doe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doe misses with a looping left.
John Doe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamb misses with a wild body shot.
Lamb looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Lamb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doe moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe cracks Lamb with an open hand slap.
Doe misses with a wild combination.
Lamb cracks Doe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lamb slips a jab and a cross from Doe.
Lamb lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe checks a low kick from Lamb.
It seemed like Doe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doe.
Lamb appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Doe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Doe!
An out of breath John Doe 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wille Thai (ranked 1490 p4p, 5357 weight class) and Harold Kerzner (ranked 208 p4p, 581 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Kerzner!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerzner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kerzner showed some decent athleticism there.
Kerzner prevents Thai from improving his position.
Kerzner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thai sees it coming and defends easily.
Thai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thai actively working from the bottom here.
Kerzner is controlling the pace.
Thai is looking for a sweep. Kerzner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kerzner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thai sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai actively working from the bottom here.
Kerzner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kerzner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thai tries to roll over but Kerzner keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thai gets full guard.
Kerzner trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kerzner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kerzner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kerzner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kerzner slips nicely into half guard.
Thai is refusing to be controlled, as Kerzner sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai looking for submissions off his back.
Kerzner passes to full mount!
Thai bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Thai advances to half guard.
Kerzner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kerzner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thai.
Kerzner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thai pulls his head out easily.
Kerzner actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai is looking for a kimura but Kerzner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thai to get the leverage.
Kerzner trying to hold on to Thai's head to control him but Thai postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thai is working for an americana but Kerzner has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Thai was thinking about the submission.
Thai slips nicely into half guard.
Kerzner is looking for a sweep. Thai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thai seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Kerzner has recovered full guard.
Thai looking to pass the guard.
Kerzner is trying to keep Thai in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai drops back looking for a leg! Kerzner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kerzner manages to kick Thai off! Thai jumps back into Kerzner's guard.
Thai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kerzner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thai is working hard here to advance position.
Kerzner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kerzner trying to keep a closed guard but Thai is proving a slippery customer.
Kerzner is looking for a triangle but Thai pushes his legs off easily.
Thai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kerzner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thai has managed to get both his arms back between Kerzner's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerzner working for submissions but it's allowed Thai to get to half guard.
Thai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kerzner defends it well.
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 Wille Thai will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kerzner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thai on the side of the head.
Kerzner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kerzner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thai is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thai gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kerzner seems to be looking for submissions.
Thai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerzner is looking to take a break and control but Thai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thai is refusing to be controlled, as Kerzner sits in half guard.
Thai is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kerzner pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thai looking for submissions off his back.
Thai tries to roll over but Kerzner keeps him under control.
Kerzner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Thai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thai looking for submissions off his back.
Kerzner tries to pass to full mount but Thai defends it.
Kerzner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kerzner tries to pass to full mount but Thai defends it.
Thai wants to improve his position but Kerzner is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kerzner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kerzner's back!
Thai has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Kerzner! Can he survive? No! He's out! Thai gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wille Thai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bard (ranked 2122 p4p, 1578 weight class) and Joe Junior (ranked 290 p4p, 221 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Bard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Junior!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Junior as Bard shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Junior on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Junior takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've been hearing reports that Bard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Junior tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Junior tries to avoid it but Bard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Junior to the ground. Junior escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Junior unleashes a big counter combination but Bard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Bard backs off Junior throws a huge counter combo but Bard manages to avoid it all.
Bard connects with the punch.
Junior is rocked!
Bard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Junior avoids the body shot from Bard.
Bard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Junior let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mike Bard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bard throws the kick towards the body but Junior avoids it.
Bard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Junior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bard moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior blocks an elbow strike.
Bard lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior stalling against the cage.
Bard is leaning against Junior and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Junior uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Junior gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bard controlling the position.
Junior is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Junior decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bard closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bard letting Junior take a breather here.
Bard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Junior smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Junior is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Junior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bard looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Bard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Junior doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bard.
Bard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bard was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior.
Bard moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Joe Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bard lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Junior swivels and escapes.
Junior is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bard with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bard cracks Junior with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice leg kick from Bard, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bard misses with a wild body shot.
Bard dives in for a single leg takedown but Junior sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bard. Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bard.
Junior has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Bard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Junior on the side of the head.
Bard lands a jab to the head.
Junior is still on wobbly legs! Can Bard finish him?
Bard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Bard.
Junior throws out a counter right but Bard avoids it with no problem.
Junior seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard shoots in and drives through. Junior sprawls well.
Bard catches Junior with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Bard.
Bard lands a body shot.
Bard fails with the takedown.
Bard takes the fight into the clinch.
Bard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bard jumps guard but Junior stands there with Bard around his waist. Bard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Junior manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bard tries to clinch there but Junior circles away.
Bard tests Junior's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Junior slips under a jab.
Junior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bard tries for a takedown but Junior circles away easily
and Junior counters with a nice uppercut.
Bard blocks the body kick.
Mike Bard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bard tries to pass to full mount but Junior defends it.
Junior trying to hold on to Bard's head to control him but Bard postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bard is on him like a limpet, forcing Junior back against the cage.
Bard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Junior can do to turn this around?
Bard can't find room to land a body shot as Junior controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bard up against the cage.
Bard breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Junior counters with a nice body shot.
Bard just misses with a punch to the body.
Junior looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bard tries a head kick but it misses.
Bard throws a series of punches but Junior avoids them all with ease.
Junior lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bard misses the shot to the body.
Bard digs a good hook to Junior's body.
Bard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Junior defends it nicely.
As Bard backs off Junior throws a huge counter combo but Bard manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bard throws a lazy head kick
and Junior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bard swings widly with a right hand
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Junior counters with a nice uppercut.
Junior jabs at Bard's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bard manages to avoid it.
Bard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bard throws a body shot but no joy.
Bard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Junior.
Bard throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bard misses the target.
Bard with the inside leg kick.
Bard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Junior counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior.
Junior throws a series of punches but Bard avoids them all with ease.
Bard has his takedown stuffed
and Junior counters with a series of strikes. Bard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bard circles away quickly and effectively.
Junior avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Junior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bard misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
Bard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bard takes a swing at Junior's ribcage but misses.
Bard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Junior now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Junior walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bard throws a nice looking combination but Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Junior! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bard misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Junior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bard misses with a few strikes there.
Bard misses with a straight right.
Junior let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Junior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Junior.
Bard throws a leg kick but Junior sees it coming and moves out of range.
Junior doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bard shoots in but Junior avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Junior! But no joy.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bard ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Junior will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bard misses with an uppercut
and Junior counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bard wants to clinch
and Junior counters with a nice uppercut.
Bard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Junior comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Bard stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Junior is on him like rabid pit bull! Bard slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Junior!
Joe Junior thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chaz Campbell (ranked 2296 p4p, 1061 weight class) and Carter Ortiz (ranked 328 p4p, 153 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chaz Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carter Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortiz feints the counter takedown.
A punch combination from Campbell misses.
Campbell throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
And Ortiz tries to counter it with a takedown but Campbell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Campbell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campbell.
Ortiz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortiz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chaz Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Ortiz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Campbell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ortiz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz drops back looking for a leg! Campbell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Campbell manages to kick Ortiz off! Ortiz jumps back into Campbell's guard.
Ortiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Campbell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ortiz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Campbell dives on top into guard.
Campbell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Campbell wants to pass the guard but Ortiz is keeping the position.
Our spies down at at Danaher Death Squad inform us that Ortiz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ortiz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Campbell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ortiz is tightening it up a little... Campbell has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Campbell reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Campbell taps out! Nice BJJ there by Ortiz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Carter Ortiz!
Carter Ortiz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Cobain (ranked 1172 p4p, 1519 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 155 p4p, 186 weight class). Cobain kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Smells Like Teen Spirit. 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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158
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149
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Cobain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Chris Dean and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cobain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aalto scrambles back to his feet.
Cobain blocks a head kick by Aalto.
Aalto thuds a left hand into Cobain's body.
Cobain misses with a hook.
Cobain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aalto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cobain connects with a jab.
Cobain misses with a body shot.
Aalto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cobain defends it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Aalto 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.
Aalto connects with an inside leg kick.
Cobain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aalto on the side of the head.
Cobain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Legendary MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Aalto throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aalto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aalto misses with a body shot.
Aalto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cobain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aalto with a nice calf kick.
A big left from Cobain misses.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Cobain.
Aalto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aalto connects with an inside leg kick.
Aalto slips under a jab from Cobain.
Cobain throws a lazy right hand but Aalto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Aalto.
Aalto tries for a takedown but Cobain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aalto has a takedown stuffed.
Aalto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cobain is able to avoid easily.
Cobain misses with a left hand
and Aalto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aalto tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobain connects with a looping right hand.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Cobain.
Aalto throws a big shot that misses.
Cobain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aalto.
Aalto moves away from the strike by Cobain.
Cobain misses with a looping left.
Cobain moves into range and clinches up with Aalto.
Cobain throws a punch but it's blocked by Aalto.
A short right from Cobain on the inside.
Cobain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aalto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aalto pushes Cobain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cobain fails to land.
Aalto working aggressively here.
Aalto pulls guard effortlessly.
Cobain trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aalto's guard.
Aalto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cobain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cobain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aalto looking for a sweep. Not yet Aalto, not yet.
Cobain tries to stand but Aalto is controlling from the bottom.
Aalto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cobain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aalto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cobain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aalto on the ground.
Cobain wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Aalto's closed guard. He's half up but Aalto has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Aalto pivots and extends the arm, Cobain falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Aalto! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Aalto!
Michael Aalto is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Michael Aalto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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