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GDL 72: Gomez VS Marley PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Dawggen (ranked 5329 p4p, 6535 weight class) and Jaryd Lund (ranked 501 p4p, 566 weight class). Jaryd Lund has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shane Dawggen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Dawggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaryd Lund!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawggen connects with a crisp jab.
Dawggen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lund has time to react.
Both fighters circling a little - Dawggen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lund takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dawggen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Dawggen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dawggen.
Lund takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
 Lund is rocked!
Dawggen throws a jab when Lund was well out of range.
Dawggen tries to clinch but Lund moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lund moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lund is still on wobbly legs! Can Dawggen finish him?
Lund looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawggen is just out of range.
Lund seems to have recovered his senses.
Dawggen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lund will feel that in the morning.
Dawggen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lund sprawling to the canvas! Lund rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dawggen finish him?!
Dawggen misses with the body kick
and Lund counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lund looks winded!
Dawggen tries to get to full guard but Lund has control of the leg.
Dawggen is in trouble now - Lund has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund controlling from the full mount.
Dawggen is working to get back to half guard.
Lund lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dawggen tries to reverse the position but Lund maintains control.
Lund content just to control the position here.
Lund working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Dawggen turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Lund off and cradles Dawggen's limp body as Lund celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jaryd Lund!
A relieved looking Jaryd Lund 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Matthews (ranked 7108 p4p, 23945 weight class) and Brendan Moker (ranked 657 p4p, 702 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendan Moker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews moves into the clinch.
Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matthews closes the distance but Moker moves to the side
and Moker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Moker throws a body kick that misses
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Moker.
Matthews moves away from the strike by Moker.
A quick step to the side and Matthews tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brendan Moker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Moker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matthews closes the distance but Moker moves to the side
and Moker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matthews has his takedown stuffed
and Moker counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moker scores with a hook to the body. Matthews takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moker lands a nice hook to Matthews's body. Matthews takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Moker misses.
Matthews shoots in and drives through. Moker sprawls well.
A telegraphed right hand from Moker misses the target.
Matthews throws a big counter combination but Moker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Matthews looks to land a right hand but Moker moved out of range.
Moker with a nice cross.
Moker checks a low kick from Matthews.
Matthews takes the fight into the clinch.
Moker wants to break free but Matthews has control.
Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moker connects with a crisp jab.
 Matthews is rocked!
Matthews walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Matthews limp body while Moker jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brendan Moker!
A relieved looking Brendan Moker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Mick Matthews had this to say: 'We will meet again !!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Snapple Grapple (ranked 2830 p4p, 23300 weight class) and Jimmy Wynns Jr (ranked 279 p4p, 480 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Snapple Grapple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Wynns Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wynns Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wynns Jr wants to clinch up but Grapple keeps it at a distance.
Grapple misses with a hook.
Grapple looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grapple lands an overhand right.
Grapple gets the takedown into side control.
Wynns Jr throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Grapple tries to advance position but instead Wynns Jr slips a leg back in to half guard.
Grapple winds up and cracks Wynns Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grapple is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grapple is working for a kimura but Wynns Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Wynns Jr wants to control but Grapple is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grapple sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wynns Jr defending well though.
Grapple lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wynns Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grapple wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wynns Jr keeps working.
Grapple lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grapple is looking to advance position but Wynns Jr won't allow it.
Grapple scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grapple looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wynns Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wynns Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Wynns Jr misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Grapple working over Wynns Jr with some ground and pound. Wynns Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grapple working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wynns Jr's thigh. Wynns Jr counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Grapple looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grapple trying to control but Wynns Jr is working from the bottom.
Grapple passes Wynns Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grapple is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wynns Jr is just riding it out for now. Grapple eventually gives up the hold.
Wynns Jr felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wynns Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grapple.
Grapple throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wynns Jr tries to kick Grapple off but Grapple keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Grapple is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grapple is keen to just control but Wynns Jr is a slippery customer.
Grapple wants to pass the guard but Wynns Jr is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grapple landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grapple 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.
Grapple not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grapple is looking to pass Wynns Jr's guard but actually Wynns Jr recovers to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grapple keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wynns Jr's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Snapple Grapple dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wynns Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Wynns Jr wants to clinch
and Grapple counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wynns Jr won't be happy with that.
Grapple landing a few strikes.
Grapple grinds an elbow into Wynns Jr's temple.
Grapple tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wynns Jr's legs.
Grapple trying to control the position but Wynns Jr is working away.
Grapple is trying to ground and pound but Wynns Jr uses the momentary lack of control by Grapple to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grapple connects with a nice short shot to Wynns Jr's temple.
Grapple prevents Wynns Jr from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grapple lands a nice short elbow.
Grapple thows a huge punch but Wynns Jr dodges it nicely.
Grapple missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wynns Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grapple.
Grapple tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wynns Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Grapple has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grapple is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grapple prevents Wynns Jr from improving his position.
Grapple prevents Wynns Jr from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Grapple thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grapple thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wynns Jr's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grapple connects with a nice short shot to Wynns Jr's temple.
Grapple controlling the action here.
Grapple missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grapple takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wynns Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grapple is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wynns Jr can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grapple trying to control from half guard but Wynns Jr is working away.
Grapple wants to free his trapped foot but Wynns Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wynns Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grapple scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grapple trying to control the action but Wynns Jr is working from the bottom.
Wynns Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grapple scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grapple is trying to work for a kimura but Wynns Jr is defending well.
Grapple frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Grapple connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Grapple looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Grapple has control of Wynns Jr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wynns Jr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Grapple lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wynns Jr is rocked!
Grapple trying to control but Wynns Jr is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grapple unloading with bombs!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Snapple Grapple dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grapple closes the distance and clinches.
Wynns Jr breaks from the clinch.
Jimmy Wynns Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grapple has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Grapple fails to land.
Grapple throws a punch but it's blocked by Wynns Jr.
Grapple pushes Wynns Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grapple tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wynns Jr smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grapple ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Grapple no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wynns Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wynns Jr wants to stand and escape but instead Grapple has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grapple drops back looking for a leg! Wynns Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wynns Jr manages to kick Grapple off! Grapple jumps back into Wynns Jr's guard.
Grapple throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wynns Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wynns Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Wynns Jr, not yet.
Wynns Jr keeps trying to improve his position.
Grapple trying to control but Wynns Jr is working from the bottom.
Grapple won't allow Wynns Jr to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grapple wants to control from the top but Wynns Jr keeps moving.
Grapple won't allow Wynns Jr to get back to his feet.
Grapple cracks Wynns Jr with a solid left hand.
Wynns Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grapple cracks Wynns Jr with a solid left hand.
Grapple sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wynns Jr's guard.
Grapple working the head and body with strikes.
Grapple working the head and body with strikes.
Wynns Jr wants to improve his position but Grapple is controlling well.
Wynns Jr is pressing down on Grapple's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grapple content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grapple working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wynns Jr's head.
Grapple stands up over Wynns Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wynns Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Snapple Grapple overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grapple advances to half guard.
Snapple Grapple is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, if Grapple is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Grapple thows a huge punch but Wynns Jr dodges it nicely.
Grapple takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Grapple is working for a kimura but Wynns Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grapple content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grapple seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wynns Jr for as long as he can get away with.
Jimmy Wynns Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grapple works his way into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snapple Grapple showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grapple has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snapple Grapple!
Snapple Grapple very nearly forgot to thank UN-KAGED SAVAGE PEDS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Mondello (ranked 2926 p4p, 6133 weight class) and Bob Weadababyitsaboy (ranked 365 p4p, 605 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Mondello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Weadababyitsaboy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mondello is looking to clinch but Weadababyitsaboy is avoiding it.
Weadababyitsaboy cracks a nice hook into Mondello's ribs.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mondello forces Weadababyitsaboy back against the cage and clinches.
Weadababyitsaboy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mondello tries to close the distance and clinch but Weadababyitsaboy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weadababyitsaboy keeps the fight on the outside.
Mondello on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Weadababyitsaboy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mondello doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck for Mondello with that takedown attempt.
Mondello tries to close the distance and clinch but Weadababyitsaboy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mondello tries to clinch up but Weadababyitsaboy circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Weadababyitsaboy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Weadababyitsaboy.
The fighters circling - Weadababyitsaboy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mondello is looking to clinch but Weadababyitsaboy is avoiding it.
Mondello shoots in and bounces Weadababyitsaboy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mondello wants to control from the top but Weadababyitsaboy keeps moving.
Mondello tries to free his leg and advance position but Weadababyitsaboy is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondello throws a big elbow that misses.
Mondello throwing strikes but missing.
Mondello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weadababyitsaboy is keeping the position for now.
Mondello has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to stand but Mondello is controlling the position.
Weadababyitsaboy is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mondello wants to control from the top but Weadababyitsaboy keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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.
Mondello in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Weadababyitsaboy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mondello throws a big right hand that misses.
Mondello working some strikes from top position.
Mondello working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mondello stops Weadababyitsaboy from standing up.
Mondello with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to get back to his feet but Mondello is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Weadababyitsaboy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mondello.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mondello throws a big right hand that misses.
Mondello working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to stand but Mondello is controlling the position.
Mondello scoring with some ground and pound.
Weadababyitsaboy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mondello is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mondello sitting in guard, not really doing much.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Weadababyitsaboy is on top in guard.
Mondello is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weadababyitsaboy throws an elbow that misses. Mondello uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Weadababyitsaboy's guard. Nice move by Mondello!
Weadababyitsaboy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mondello.
Mondello is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Weadababyitsaboy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Weadababyitsaboy has escaped and now he's on top!
Weadababyitsaboy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jordan Mondello will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mondello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weadababyitsaboy.
Weadababyitsaboy lands with a straight right. Mondello didn't see that one coming.
Mondello tries to score a power double leg takedown but Weadababyitsaboy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mondello somewhat.
Weadababyitsaboy closes the distance and pushes Mondello back into the cage.
Mondello wants to break the clinch but can't.
Weadababyitsaboy pulls Mondello into guard.
Weadababyitsaboy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Weadababyitsaboy looking for a sweep. Not yet Weadababyitsaboy, not yet.
Mondello stands up over Weadababyitsaboy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weadababyitsaboy can't keep his opponent in guard - Mondello advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mondello wants to work for an arm triangle but Weadababyitsaboy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mondello is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Weadababyitsaboy to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondello working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mondello throwing strikes but missing.
Weadababyitsaboy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to stand and escape but Mondello is having none of it.
Mondello is in close to Weadababyitsaboy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mondello stands up from Weadababyitsaboy's guard - Mondello perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jab, jab by Weadababyitsaboy - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a hook.
Jordan Mondello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mondello clinches up against the cage.
Mondello is trying to break the clinch but Weadababyitsaboy has him pressed against the cage.
Weadababyitsaboy breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mondello has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Weadababyitsaboy finds it's way round the side to connect with Mondello's head.
Weadababyitsaboy closes the distance and clinches.
Mondello drops down looking for an ankle pick but Weadababyitsaboy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Weadababyitsaboy tries a head kick but it misses.
Mondello feinted with a counter takedown.
Weadababyitsaboy scores with a jab.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mondello is defended easily by Weadababyitsaboy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Mondello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weadababyitsaboy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mondello looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Mondello is looking to clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mondello's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondello tries to clinch there but Weadababyitsaboy circles away.
Mondello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weadababyitsaboy.
Weadababyitsaboy throws an overhand right that lands on Mondello's shoulder, as Mondello tries to avoid the shot.
Weadababyitsaboy scores with a nice right hand.
Mondello gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weadababyitsaboy.
Weadababyitsaboy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mondello momentarily.
Weadababyitsaboy scores with a sloppy right hand. Mondello should have avoided that one.
Mondello slips under a jab from Weadababyitsaboy.
Mondello tries to clinch up.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a hook to the side of Mondello's head but Mondello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mondello half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mondello tries to clinch up but Weadababyitsaboy circles away and keeps his distance.
Weadababyitsaboy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mondello takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Weadababyitsaboy. Beautiful body shot.
Weadababyitsaboy connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weadababyitsaboy throws a big shot that misses.
Mondello throws a body punch but Weadababyitsaboy moves out of range.
Mondello walks into a jab.
Weadababyitsaboy swats away the attempt to clinch by Mondello.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondello tries to clinch up but Weadababyitsaboy circles away and keeps his distance.
Weadababyitsaboy slips a straight right by Mondello.
Weadababyitsaboy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Weadababyitsaboy. Beautiful body shot.
Bob Weadababyitsaboy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mondello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mondello blocks a jab.
Mondello tries to clinch up.
Mondello looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mondello is looking to clinch but Weadababyitsaboy is avoiding it.
Weadababyitsaboy lands a nice hook to Mondello's body. Mondello takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Weadababyitsaboy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mondellos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mondello lands a nice shot to the body.
Mondello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weadababyitsaboy.
Mondello moves forwards but Weadababyitsaboy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Mondello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mondello drives through and clinches with Weadababyitsaboy against the cage.
Weadababyitsaboy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Weadababyitsaboy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Weadababyitsaboy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Weadababyitsaboy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mondello staying out of range there.
Weadababyitsaboy dodges the punch combination from Mondello.
Weadababyitsaboy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weadababyitsaboy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mondello is looking to clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mondello misses with a hook. Weadababyitsaboy ducked under it nicely.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a series of wild punches.
Bob Weadababyitsaboy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a looping left.
Weadababyitsaboy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Weadababyitsaboy tries a head kick but it misses.
Mondello shoots in but Weadababyitsaboy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mondello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weadababyitsaboy.
Weadababyitsaboy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weadababyitsaboy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondello takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Weadababyitsaboy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mondello is fending him off so far but Weadababyitsaboy persists. Nope, Mondello circles away and we're back to standing.
Weadababyitsaboy digs a good hook to Mondello's body.
Mondello is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A lazy left from Weadababyitsaboy finds it's target.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mondello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Weadababyitsaboy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Weadababyitsaboy scores with a jab. Mondello acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mondello wants to clinch up but Weadababyitsaboy keeps it at a distance.
Weadababyitsaboy leaves Mondello with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mondello darts in and clinches Weadababyitsaboy up against the cage.
Weadababyitsaboy manages to break the clinch.
Mondello shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Weadababyitsaboy keeps the fight on the outside.
Weadababyitsaboy cracks Mondello with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weadababyitsaboy scores with a nice strike.
Mondello throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Weadababyitsaboy's waist but Weadababyitsaboy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mondello off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Mondello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mondello gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weadababyitsaboy.
Mondello moves to clinch but Weadababyitsaboy breaks away
and Weadababyitsaboy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weadababyitsaboy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weadababyitsaboy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mondello shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weadababyitsaboy as he avoids it easily.
Mondello dives in and scores a takedown into Weadababyitsaboy's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mondello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weadababyitsaboy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mondello avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondello throws a big elbow that misses.
Mondello works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mondello is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mondello stops Weadababyitsaboy from getting back to his feet.
Mondello throws a strike but Weadababyitsaboy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mondello looking to sit in guard and control but Weadababyitsaboy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mondello has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Weadababyitsaboy has passed into side control.
Mondello gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weadababyitsaboy decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to keep at a distance but Mondello has taken the fight into the clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weadababyitsaboy keeps the fight on the outside.
Mondello shoots in for a takedown but Weadababyitsaboy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mondello moves into range and clinches up with Weadababyitsaboy.
Mondello has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Weadababyitsaboy after a bit of a struggle.
Weadababyitsaboy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weadababyitsaboy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weadababyitsaboy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mondello takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Weadababyitsaboy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mondello is fending him off so far but Weadababyitsaboy persists. Nope, Mondello circles away and we're back to standing.
Mondello throwing a counter right hand but Weadababyitsaboy manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Weadababyitsaboy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Weadababyitsaboy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Weadababyitsaboy!
Bob Weadababyitsaboy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Batang Kock (ranked 2431 p4p, 5807 weight class) and Walter Wiener (ranked 249 p4p, 409 weight class). Walter Wiener has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Batang Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiener steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Wiener chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kock can pounce on him.
A low kick from Kock misses
and Wiener counters with a body kick.
Wiener throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wiener keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Kock misses.
Wiener misses with a head kick.
Wiener ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock throws a low kick but Wiener moves out of range easily.
Wiener is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kock blocks a head kick by Wiener.
Kock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kock bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wiener is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiener is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kock asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock is putting a hurting on Wiener here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wiener wants to get back to his feet but Kock drags him back down.
Kock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kock scoring with punches from side control.
Kock is looking to take a break and control but Wiener is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wiener is trying to get back to his feet.
Kock is looking to take a break and control but Wiener is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kock tries to score with some ground and pound. Wiener controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kock prevents Wiener from escaping the position.
Kock tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kock is trying to ground and pound but Wiener uses the momentary lack of control by Kock to regain half guard.
Wiener tries to kick Kock off but Kock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kock controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiener looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wiener has time to react.
Kock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wiener swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kock went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kock loads up on a big right hand but Wiener slips the punch.
Wiener keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiener steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Kock misses.
Wiener throws a fast counter high kick but Kock manages to duck under it in time.
Kock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiener.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiener misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kock.
Kock misses with a body kick.
Wiener looks for the body kick but Kock saw that one coming.
Kock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wiener tries to land a front kick but Kock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kock looks to land a combination but Wiener avoids it well.
Kock shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kock showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kock looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kock content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wiener tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kock manages to move to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Kock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kock lands with a cross.
Kock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wiener can do to turn this around?
Kock misses with a hook. Wiener ducked under it nicely.
Batang Kock is winning the standup battle so far.
Wiener tries to sprawl but Kock drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've been informed that Wiener has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wiener is trying to stand.
Kock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kock stops Wiener from getting back to his feet.
Kock is stalling here. Wiener is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wiener has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kock is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wiener off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kock is punishing Wiener with some ground and pound.
Wiener is rocked!
Kock scores with punches to the body.
Wiener is still in real trouble! Can Kock finish him?
Kock is landing with strikes from the back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock lands a good shot there. Wiener covers up! Kock smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Wiener to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Kock jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Batang Kock!
Batang Kock 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Greenwald (ranked 2443 p4p, 2841 weight class) and Ludwig Von Mises (ranked 325 p4p, 367 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Greenwald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludwig Von Mises!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Mises throws out a counter right but Greenwald avoids it with no problem.
Greenwald gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Von Mises connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Greenwald.
A shot to the liver by Von Mises. Beautiful body shot.
Von Mises with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Von Mises is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Greenwald misses the target.
Von Mises goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Greenwald throws a sloppy head kick and Von Mises moves out of range easily.
Von Mises is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Greenwald with a body shot.
Von Mises with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Greenwald takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Greenwald digs a good hook to Von Mises's body.
A good leg kick by Von Mises.
Greenwald looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Greenwald staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Mises cracks Greenwald with an open hand slap.
Jab by Greenwald.
Greenwald misses with a looping left.
Von Mises stuns Greenwald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Von Mises throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Mises swings for the body but Greenwald moves out of range.
Von Mises missing with a left hand there. Greenwald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Greenwald throws a looping overhand right but Von Mises ducks down to avoid it.
Von Mises blocks a low kick nicely.
Von Mises uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greenwald.
Von Mises takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Greenwald thuds a left hand into Von Mises's body.
Von Mises avoids the body shot from Greenwald.
Von Mises on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Greenwald moves out of range of the body kick.
Von Mises pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Greenwald misses the target.
Von Mises listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Greenwald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Von Mises keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greenwald.
Greenwald digs a good hook to Von Mises's body.
Von Mises showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greenwald.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greenwald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises swings for the body but Greenwald moves out of range.
Greenwald lands with a nice body punch.
Von Mises swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Mises throws a body punch but Greenwald moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Mises. Greenwald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Mises steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greenwald.
Von Mises swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Greenwald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Von Mises misses with a few strikes there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Greenwald.
Greenwald with a nice calf kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Greenwald checks a leg kick.
Von Mises throws a shot to the body.
Von Mises fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Greenwald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Von Mises uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greenwald.
Von Mises lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Greenwald on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Greenwald connects with an inside leg kick.
Von Mises is looking to land body kicks.
Greenwald looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises connects with a right hand. Greenwald shakes it off.
Von Mises fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Greenwald on the side of the head.
Greenwald lands a right hook to the body.
Von Mises 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.
Von Mises looks to land a body kick but Greenwald moved away.
Greenwald looks to land a left hand but Von Mises moved out of range nicely.
Von Mises misses with a series of wild punches.
Von Mises defending well as Greenwald loads up on a big left hand.
Greenwald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Mises was well out of range. Poor timing from Greenwald.
Greenwald throws a sloppy head kick and Von Mises moves out of range easily.
Von Mises ducks under a wild hook from Greenwald.
Greenwald connects with an inside leg kick.
Von Mises is looking to score with low kicks.
Greenwald just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Mises looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Von Mises, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Greenwald misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises swings for the body but Greenwald moves out of range.
Greenwald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Mises manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Mises misses with a double jab.
Von Mises lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Mises pivots, looking for a leg kick but Greenwald is out of range and Von Mises settles back down.
Von Mises misses with a hook.
Greenwald with a hook.
Greenwald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Von Mises scores with a leg kick.
Von Mises wants to slow Greenwald down by chopping away at his legs.
Von Mises stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greenwald.
Greenwald lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Mises lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Greenwald misses.
Von Mises moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Greenwald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Von Mises momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Von Mises.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ludwig Von Mises will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Greenwald is looking to chop away at Von Mises's legs.
Von Mises takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Von Mises misses with a two punch combination.
Von Mises throws a body shot but no joy.
Greenwald is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Von Mises throws the kick towards the body but Greenwald avoids it.
Greenwald throws a series of punches but Von Mises avoids them all with ease.
Greenwald missing with a left hand there. Von Mises was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Greenwald scores with a jab. Von Mises acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Von Mises tries to bum rush Greenwald with a series of wild strikes but Greenwald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Von Mises thuds a left hand into Greenwald's body.
A slow jab from Von Mises misses its intended target.
Greenwald is looking to counter with head kicks.
Greenwald blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenwald takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Von Mises looks to score with a jab to the body but Greenwald is just out of range.
Von Mises gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Greenwald.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greenwald scores with a nice strike.
Von Mises fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Greenwald.
Greenwald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Mises.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenwald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Von Mises avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ludwig Von Mises seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as Greenwald checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick lands for Von Mises.
Von Mises finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Von Mises throws a half hearted mid kick.
Greenwald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Von Mises comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Von Mises tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greenwald was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Mises.
Greenwald lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Mises. Greenwald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greenwald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Von Mises misses with a body shot.
Greenwald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Mises.
Von Mises loads up on a big right hand but Greenwald slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises lands a head kick. Greenwald smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Von Mises tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greenwald was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Mises.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Greenwald checks a leg kick.
Greenwald misses with a wild body shot.
Von Mises throws a body punch but Greenwald moves out of range.
Greenwald throws the kick towards the body but Von Mises avoids it.
Von Mises misses with a wild body shot.
Greenwald misses the shot to the body.
A head kick from Von Mises lands but Greenwald takes it in his stride.
Von Mises walks into a stiff left hand from Greenwald.
Greenwald misses with a low kick.
Greenwald just misses with a punch to the body.
Greenwald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Mises is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Greenwald with a body shot.
Greenwald thuds his right hand into Von Mises's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Von Mises drops his hands momentarily and Greenwald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Greenwald thows a body kick. Von Mises tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Von Mises cracks Greenwald with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Von Mises looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Von Mises blocks a head kick by Greenwald.
Von Mises throws a wild body kick that Greenwald sees coming a mile off.
Von Mises throws a body kick that misses.
Von Mises is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Greenwald rather than just go for the knockout.
Von Mises fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Von Mises takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Greenwald throws a series of punches but Von Mises moves out of range.
Von Mises swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Greenwald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Mises throws a leg kick but Greenwald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Greenwald thows a body kick. Von Mises tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Greenwald scores with a three punch combo!
Greenwald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Mises takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Greenwald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Mises.
Greenwald throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Mises counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Mises misses with a lunging right hand
and Greenwald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Von Mises counters with a body kick.
Greenwald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Von Mises.
Von Mises feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greenwalds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Von Mises fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Mises throws a low kick but Greenwald moves out of range easily.
Greenwald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greenwald connects with a looping right hand.
Von Mises is looking to chop away at Greenwald's legs.
Greenwald lands a jab to the head.
Greenwald throws a chopping leg kick but Von Mises manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Greenwald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Von Mises at a distance.
Von Mises throws out a leg kick but Greenwald moves out of range and Von Mises only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Mises lands with a nice body punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Greenwald - that will leave a mark!
Von Mises avoids the body shot from Greenwald.
Greenwald misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Glenn Greenwald will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Von Mises fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greenwald manages to avoid it.
Von Mises scores with a three punch combo!
Von Mises avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Greenwald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Von Mises takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Von Mises tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Mises uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greenwald.
Von Mises misses with a body shot.
Greenwald throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Mises.
Von Mises has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Von Mises blocks a low kick nicely.
Greenwald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Von Mises.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mises misses with a straight right.
Von Mises misses with a body kick.
Von Mises takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Von Mises throws a head kick that misses
enabling Greenwald to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Greenwald misses with a few strikes there.
Greenwald lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenwald looks to throw the jab but Von Mises is out of range.
Von Mises throws a wild body kick that Greenwald sees coming a mile off.
Greenwald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greenwald misses with a hook. Von Mises ducked under it nicely.
Von Mises avoids the body shot from Greenwald.
Von Mises misses with a body kick.
Greenwald pushes Von Mises away with a front kick.
Greenwald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greenwald jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Greenwald lands the left hand.
Nice body kick from Greenwald.
A good leg kick by Von Mises.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Greenwald.
A good leg kick by Greenwald.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Mises lands a leg kick that knocks Greenwald off balance momentarily.
Von Mises 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Greenwald.
Greenwald lands with an uppercut that bounces Von Mises off the cage and back into range.
Von Mises checks the leg kick.
Von Mises scoring well with a low kick there.
Greenwald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Von Mises.
Greenwald throws a lazy right hand but Von Mises sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Greenwald.
Von Mises lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Greenwald takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Von Mises looks to score with a jab to the body but Greenwald is just out of range.
Greenwald scores with a hook to the body. Von Mises takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Greenwald connects with an inside leg kick.
Greenwald cracks a nice hook into Von Mises's ribs.
Von Mises blocks a low kick nicely.
Greenwald swings widly with a right hand
and Von Mises counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald cracks Von Mises with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Greenwald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Mises walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Greenwald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greenwald throws a hook but Von Mises blocks it.
Von Mises scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Von Mises lands a nice looking body kick.
Greenwald misses with a kick to the body.
Von Mises blocks a jab.
Greenwald tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Mises scores with a jab to the jaw.
Greenwald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Von Mises throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greenwald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Von Mises.
Von Mises tries to land a front kick but Greenwald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Greenwald throws a jab when Von Mises was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Von Mises throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Mises fails to land with a series of punches.
Greenwald moves out of range as Von Mises throws a body kick.
Greenwald throws a half hearted mid kick.
Von Mises defending well as Greenwald loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Greenwald 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Von Mises misses with a looping right.
Von Mises misses with a straight right.
Greenwald lands a jab to the nose.
Greenwald throws a shot to the body.
Von Mises will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greenwald throws a series of punches but Von Mises avoids them all with ease.
Von Mises let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Von Mises misses with a body shot.
Von Mises checks a low kick from Greenwald.
Greenwald is looking to slow Von Mises down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Greenwald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greenwald has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Greenwald!
Our winner, Glenn Greenwald, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Vicente (ranked 1405 p4p, 2763 weight class) and Van Darkholme (ranked 195 p4p, 362 weight class). Milo Vicente has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Vicente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Darkholme!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkholme misses with a wild body shot.
Van Darkholme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darkholme throws a body shot but no joy.
Vicente has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Darkholme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vicente moves away.
Vicente moves forwards but Darkholme connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Darkholme.
Darkholme throws out a powerful jab.
Vicente is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darkholme sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Darkholme throws a low kick, looking for Vicente's leg but Vicente calmly moves out of range.
Vicente shoots in and drives through. Darkholme sprawls well.
Vicente blocks a head kick by Darkholme.
Darkholme fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vicente.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicente takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vicente shoots in looking for a takedown but Darkholme manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vicente's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Vicente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darkholme looks to land a left hand but Vicente moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darkholme, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkholme scores with the left hand. Vicente knows he should have avoided that one.
Vicente will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vicente tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Darkholme defends well and Vicente ends up having to push Darkholme into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vicente breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darkholme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vicente sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vicente on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vicente.
Darkholme 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.
Darkholme cracks Vicente with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darkholme scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darkholme blocks a jab.
Vicente takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Darkholme cracks a nice hook into Vicente's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkholme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vicente blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkholme.
Vicente changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darkholme tries to avoid it but Vicente manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darkholme to the ground. Darkholme escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Darkholme fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vicente tries to clinch but Darkholme is having none of it.
Darkholme throws a leg kick which misses Vicente's front leg but catches the back leg as Vicente tries to avoid it.
Darkholme throws a jab but it's blocked by Vicente.
Darkholme swings for the body but Vicente moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Darkholme.
Darkholme cracks Vicente with a right hand to the side of the head.
Darkholme lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darkholme jabs at Vicente's body.
Darkholme connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkholme misses with a body shot.
Darkholme misses with a wild body shot.
Vicente wants to clinch but Darkholme slips to the side
and Darkholme counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Darkholme.
Vicente uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkholme.
Darkholme misses with a looping left.
Vicente looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Darkholme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darkholme tries to score with a low kick but Vicente moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darkholme.
Vicente shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Darkholme as he avoids it easily.
Vicente walks into a left hand.
Vicente misses with a looping left.
Darkholme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darkholme fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vicente on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicente closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darkholme circles away.
Darkholme scores with a sloppy right hand. Vicente should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darkholme uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vicente has time to react.
Darkholme sizes up Vicente with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vicente shoots in for a double leg but Darkholme sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darkholme is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vicente had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Darkholme scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left lands for Darkholme.
Darkholme thuds his shin into the meat of Vicente's side.
Vicente is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkholme.
Darkholme scores with a jab. Vicente acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Darkholme drops Vicente with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vicente looks back up at him and smiles so Darkholme waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Vicente is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vicente looks up at the clock. Bad move! Darkholme lands a right hand from hell, dropping Vicente. Darkholme pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Van Darkholme!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Mwekassa (ranked 2445 p4p, 2089 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 283 p4p, 237 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Mwekassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with a hook.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Mwekassa throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Mwekassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mwekassa throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Parker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mwekassa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Parker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mwekassa did well to prevent Parker getting side control.
Parker not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker seems to be working for a kimura but Mwekassa defends the submission attempt.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mwekassa defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mwekassa tries to kick Parker off but Parker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Parker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like Parker might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Parker has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Parker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mwekassa looks a forlorn figure.
Parker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Parker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mwekassa's face.
Parker controlling from mount.
Parker with good strikes from the mount here!
Mwekassa tries to lock up and control but Parker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Parker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Parker looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mwekassa tries to hold on but Parker pushes him away.
Parker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mwekassa is looking to improve his position but Parker isn't that keen on the idea.
Parker controlling from mount.
Parker avoids the attempt from Mwekassa to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mwekassa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Mwekassa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mwekassa leaves Parker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Parker throws a series of punches but Mwekassa avoids them all with ease.
Parker blocks a head kick by Mwekassa.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mwekassa manages to avoid it.
Mwekassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Parker swings for the body but Mwekassa moves out of range.
Mwekassa scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker shoots in but no luck this time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parker.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mwekassa enables Parker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mwekassa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Parker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mwekassa is trying to keep Parker in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mwekassa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mwekassa wants to sweep here but Parker controlling him for the moment.
Parker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mwekassa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Parker stands up over Mwekassa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Parker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mwekassa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mwekassa tries to get out of the position.
Parker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Parker works over Mwekassa with some ground and pound from guard.
Parker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Parker landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Mwekassa's face as Parker controls the position.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Parker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mwekassa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Parker connects with a decent elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Parker working away.
Parker is trying to get an arm triangle but Mwekassa is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Mwekassa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker just content to control the position.
Parker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mwekassa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Parker scoring with punches and elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mwekassa is looking to regain half guard here but Parker keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Parker lands a right hook to the body.
Parker avoids the head kick by Mwekassa.
Parker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mwekassa rather than just go for the knockout.
Mwekassa moves away from the strike by Parker.
Parker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mwekassa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parker.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mwekassa is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mwekassa connects with a body shot that sends Parker's belly button to the back.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Parker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mwekassa.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mwekassa as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker swings widly with a right hand
and Mwekassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mwekassa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mwekassa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mwekassa backing away here, and Parker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mwekassa swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Maximus Mwekassa is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parker.
It looked like Mwekassa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maximus Mwekassa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Parker.
Mwekassa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parker, pushing him back against the cage.
Parker tries to score a body lock takedown but Mwekassa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mwekassa throws a head punch that misses.
Mwekassa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mwekassa is trying to maintain a safe position but Parker gets an underhook and turns Mwekassa into the cage.
Maximus Mwekassa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mwekassa up against the cage.
Parker tries to circle away but Mwekassa has him pinned against the cage.
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.
Mwekassa scores with a head kick.
Mwekassa avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker throws a lazy uppercut
and Mwekassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Parker scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker digs a good body shot into Mwekassa's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mwekassa connects with the punch.
Parker throws a body punch but Mwekassa moves out of range.
Parker fails with the takedown.
Parker shoots in looking for a takedown. Mwekassa tries to sprawl out of it but Parker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mwekassa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mwekassa throws a head kick that Parker semi-blocks.
Parker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker pushes Mwekassa up against the cage in a clinch.
Mwekassa misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mwekassa misses with the head strike.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maximus Mwekassa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mwekassa enables Parker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mwekassa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mwekassa is wriggling around but Parker manages to pass to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mwekassa's head.
Parker lands with a punch from half guard.
Parker content to control rather than advance.
Peter Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
More stalling from Parker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Mwekassa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Parker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Little Bitch (ranked 2770 p4p, 2307 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 363 p4p, 306 weight class). Bateman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. King of New York, Fun luvin Criminals kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Bitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bateman!
Bitch is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bateman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bitch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bitch is trying to get an arm triangle but Bateman is defending well.
Bateman gets back to half guard.
Bitch is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Bateman as he works his way to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman is trying to keep Bitch in close.
Bitch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bateman is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bateman looking for a guillotine here but Bitch defends easily.
Bitch trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Bitch postures up.
Bitch wants to pass the guard but Bateman is keeping the position.
Bateman looking for a sweep. Not yet Bateman, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bitch is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bateman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bateman has escaped and now he's on top!
Bateman with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bitch is on top in guard.
Bitch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bitch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bateman looking to control.
Bateman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bitch manages to get himself to full guard.
Bitch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bateman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bateman connects with a couple of short punches.
Bitch looking for a guillotine here but Bateman defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch looking for a sweep. Not yet Bitch, not yet.
Bateman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bitch keeping moving, preventing Bateman from controlling successfully.
Bateman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bateman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bitch keeps working.
Bitch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bitch is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bateman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bateman working the head and body with strikes.
Bitch is rocked!
Bateman in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bitch looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Bateman turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Bateman!
Patrick Bateman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonny Gomez (ranked 258 p4p, 1553 weight class) and Ezekiel Marley (ranked 42 p4p, 204 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Heal our Land. Marley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: EMOTIONALLY SCARRED. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonny Gomez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezekiel Marley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley clinches with his opponent.
Marley keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Marley is controlling him.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marley missing with knees to the body.
Marley lands with a short shot to the head.
Marley scores a nice knee to the body.
Gomez breaks the clinch.
Marley connects with a nice looking jab.
Ezekiel Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley cracks a nice hook into Gomez's ribs.
Marley moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Gomez crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Ezekiel Marley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Tonny Gomez spoke after the fight, saying 'Hes a better man tonight but i aint going nowhere hi there kids @ #HouseOfChange we gon do it i Promise 🙂'.
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