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BLAZE 9 - THE HUN VS RIDER PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Thompson Iv (ranked 5403 p4p, 5023 weight class) and Newton Diaz (ranked 558 p4p, 534 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Thompson Iv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Newton Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Thompson Iv jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Thompson Iv around his waist. Thompson Iv gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diaz lands a takedown into guard.
Diaz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diaz in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz prevents Thompson Iv from improving his position.
Diaz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Thompson Iv could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Diaz has cracked it and Thompson Iv is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Newton Diaz!
An out of breath and clearly excited Newton Diaz thanked MKFC for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Powers (ranked 4269 p4p, 24851 weight class) and Cranjis Mcbasketball (ranked 490 p4p, 655 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cranjis Mcbasketball!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Powers.
Mcbasketball closes the distance but Powers moves to the side
and Powers counters with a shoot takedown. Mcbasketball fights it but they end up in guard.
Mcbasketball has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at EFC Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Mcbasketball is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Powers is aware though and is defending well.
Powers drops back looking for a leg! Mcbasketball is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mcbasketball manages to kick Powers off! Powers jumps back into Mcbasketball's guard.
Mcbasketball is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mcbasketball is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Powers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mcbasketball.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcbasketball is stalling here. Powers is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mcbasketball seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Powers has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mcbasketball looks calm but he's in trouble here. Powers gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mcbasketball is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Powers lets go of the hold and Mcbasketball can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fred Powers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willy Kimber (ranked 5700 p4p, 5871 weight class) and Hiroyuki Shimada (ranked 527 p4p, 533 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Kimber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Shimada!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimber leaves Shimada with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kimber throws a low kick but Shimada avoids it.
Shimada is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kimber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Shimada misses.
Kimber closes the distance and clinches up with Shimada, looking for a takedown. Kimber pushes Shimada against the cage but Shimada circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shimada slaps away a takedown attempt from Kimber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kimber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shimada, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimber is trying to trip Shimada. He has hold of a leg but Shimada is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kimber persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kimber sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kimber preventing the sweep.
Kimber has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shimada can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimber lands a couple of digs.
Kimber slips nicely into half guard.
Kimber winds up and cracks Shimada with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kimber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kimber 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.
Kimber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kimber in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Shimada tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kimber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Willy Kimber!
Willy Kimber 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harve Spalding (ranked 5319 p4p, 6239 weight class) and Jesper Light (ranked 222 p4p, 242 weight class). Light is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Twilight Zone. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harve Spalding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesper Light!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Light looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Light tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spalding swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spalding was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Light tries to clinch up but Spalding circles away and keeps his distance.
Light is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spalding circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spalding went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Light tries to clinch up.
Light closes the distance but Spalding moves to the side
and Spalding counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Light fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spalding tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Light manages to circle out of the way.
Spalding keeps the fight on the outside.
Light tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spalding swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Light tries to clinch but Spalding is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light tries to clinch up.
Light is looking to clinch but Spalding is avoiding it.
Spalding scores with a one two! Light had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jesper Light seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Light is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Light tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spalding misses with a jab, cross combination.
Light wants to clinch.
Light wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light tries to clinch up but Spalding circles away and keeps his distance.
Spalding throws a big counter combination but Light scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Spalding throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Light darts in trying to clinch
and Spalding counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spalding really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Light wants to clinch.
Spalding throwing a counter right hand but Light manages to avoid it.
Light tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spalding shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Light eats them both and turns towards Spalding to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Spalding misses with a looping right.
Light doesn't manage to clinch there - Spalding circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Light slips a jab and a cross from Spalding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spalding misses with an uppercut. Light saw that one coming.
Light feints the counter takedown.
Light tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spalding manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Spalding was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Light looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spalding feinted with a counter takedown.
Light lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spalding circles away quickly and effectively.
Spalding throws a body shot but no joy.
Light is looking to clinch.
Spalding is looking to counter punch.
Light fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spalding keeps the fight on the outside.
Spalding avoids the head kick by Light.
Light looks to clinch
and Spalding counters with a straight right hand.
Light tries to close the distance and clinch but Spalding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spalding is looking for a counter combo.
No joy there for Spalding, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spalding is looking for a counter combo.
Light tries to clinch up but Spalding circles away and keeps his distance.
As Light looks to move away, Spalding throws a big counter combo but Light just gets out of the way.
Spalding jabs at Light's body.
Spalding throws a body punch but Light moves out of range.
Light feints the counter takedown.
No joy there for Spalding, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Light keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Light moves in looking to clinch but Spalding pushes him off.
Light moves to clinch but Spalding breaks away
and Light takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Spalding.
Light is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harve Spalding 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.
Spalding has closed the distance and engaged Light in a clinch.
Spalding is trying to pull guard but Light turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Spalding fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spalding has Light pressed against the cage, preventing Light from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Light wants to stall.
Light misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spalding is trying to break free.
Spalding prevents Light from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spalding tries to break free but Light pushes him back against the cage.
Spalding blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Light swings wildly with an uppercut but Spalding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Light misses with an elbow over the top.
Spalding tries to circle away but Light has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light is looking to control Spalding's arms but Spalding gets an underhook and turns him. Now Light has his back to the cage.
Light fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spalding scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Light fails to land.
Light prevents Spalding from breaking the clinch.
Spalding avoids the elbow strike from Light, against the cage.
Spalding drops down looking for an ankle pick but Light pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harve Spalding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Light is looking to clinch.
Harve Spalding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Light tries to clinch but Spalding moves out of range.
Spalding misses with a two punch combination.
Spalding fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Light manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Light, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spalding attempts a counter takedown but Light avoids it well and moves away.
Spalding throws a body kick that misses.
Light is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light tries to clinch up but Spalding circles away and keeps his distance.
Light moves in looking to clinch but Spalding pushes him off.
Light fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spalding swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Light is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Light tries to clinch up but Spalding circles away and keeps his distance.
Light tries to clinch there but Spalding circles away.
Spalding throwing a counter right hand but Light manages to avoid it.
Light tries to clinch up.
Light fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spalding tries to counter by clinching up but Light breaks away and moves out of range.
Spalding avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Spalding wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spalding is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Light can do to turn this around?
Light tries to clinch up
and Spalding counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light moves to clinch but Spalding breaks away
and Spalding counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Light thinking.
Light fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spalding manages to avoid it.
As Light looks to move away, Spalding throws a big counter combo but Light just gets out of the way.
Light tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Spalding counter with a right hand.
Light doesn't manage to clinch there - Spalding circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Light looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Light wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spalding dodges the punch combination from Light.
Spalding looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Light is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spalding scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Light doesn't seem bothered though.
Light tries to close the distance and clinch but Spalding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Light tries to close the distance and clinch but Spalding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spalding throws a big counter combination but Light scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Light moves in looking to clinch but Spalding pushes him off.
Light moves in looking to clinch but Spalding pushes him off.
Spalding swats away the attempt to clinch by Light.
Spalding is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harve Spalding dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Spalding misses with a wild combination.
Light wants to clinch up but Spalding keeps it at a distance.
Light doesn't manage to clinch there - Spalding circles away.
Light tries to close the distance and clinch but Spalding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spalding is looking for a counter combo.
Harve Spalding is winning the standup battle so far.
Spalding throws a right hand that Light ducks under and follows up with a left that Light also avoids with ease.
Light wants to clinch up but Spalding keeps it at a distance.
Spalding swats away the attempt to clinch by Light.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Light misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spalding seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Light tries to clinch up but Spalding circles away and keeps his distance.
Light misses with a two punch combination.
Light tries to clinch but Spalding is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light doesn't manage to clinch there - Spalding circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Light tries to clinch up but Spalding circles away and keeps his distance.
Spalding throwing a counter right hand but Light manages to avoid it.
Light missing with a left hand there. Spalding was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Spalding was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Light lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spalding circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Light looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Light tries to clinch but Spalding moves out of range.
A punch combination from Light misses.
Light looks to clinch
enabling Spalding to counter with a crisp jab.
Light tries to clinch up but Spalding circles away and keeps his distance.
Light tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spalding paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spalding seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Light tries to clinch but Spalding moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Spalding on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spalding went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Light tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spalding swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Light throws a nice looking combination but Spalding bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spalding lands with a nice body punch.
Light tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Light takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Light instigates a clinch.
Light tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spalding wants to get back to striking at distance but Light won't allow it.
Light scores with a shot to the side of Spalding's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Light misses with some punches.
Light pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Light displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spalding throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Light moves in looking to clinch but Spalding pushes him off.
Spalding appears to be looking for a big counter.
Light throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spalding.
The fight stays on the outside here - Light looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spalding swats away the attempt to clinch by Light.
Spalding throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Light.
Light is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Light lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Light.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spalding slips a jab from Light.
Light tries to clinch but Spalding is having none of it.
Light takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harve Spalding is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spalding swats away the attempt to clinch by Light.
An attempted straight right counter from Spalding misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Light looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spalding scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jesper Light has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Spalding keeps the fight on the outside.
Spalding swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Light tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spalding manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spalding is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Light tries to close the distance and clinch but Spalding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harve Spalding showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spalding, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harve Spalding!
Harve Spalding spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Giant (ranked 3964 p4p, 3679 weight class) and Ambroos De Vries (ranked 148 p4p, 145 weight class). De Vries is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eskimo Callboy - Hypa Hypa. The Giant has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambroos De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant avoids the head kick by De Vries.
Giant looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
De Vries is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giant.
Giant feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Vries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giant tried to counter with a leg kick but De Vries avoided it.
De Vries pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Vries stuns Giant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've been told by Giant's head coaches at Blanc Fitness Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Giant walks into a stiff left hand from De Vries.
A big left from De Vries misses.
De Vries closes the distance and clinches.
Giant pushes off an throws an elbow but De Vries leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Vries has Giant pushed against the cage.
De Vries lands with a right to the head.
De Vries dodges an elbow strike from Giant.
Giant misses with an elbow strike.
Giant misses with an elbow over the top.
De Vries lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giant backwards.
A hook to the body from De Vries.
De Vries effectively controlling the action here.
De Vries scores with a shot to the side of Giant's head.
 It looks like The Giant has been cut.
De Vries's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Vries's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries avoids a wild elbow strike from Giant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant prevents a body shot from De Vries.
Giant blocks a body shot from De Vries.
Giant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Vries is working Giant over against the cage.
Giant is breathing heavily.
De Vries works on Giant's body with a couple of short punches.
De Vries dodges an elbow strike from Giant.
Giant letting De Vries take a breather here.
De Vries is stalling here.
A short body shot lands from De Vries as the two fighters clinch.
De Vries scores with a shot to the side of Giant's head.
Giant misses with an elbow over the top.
Giant letting De Vries take a breather here.
De Vries content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Vries.
A right hook to the body lands for De Vries.
De Vries throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Vries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Vries misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Vries makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from De Vries.
De Vries lands a right hand that snaps the head of Giant backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Vries.
Nice body punch from De Vries - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from De Vries.
De Vries avoids a wild elbow strike from Giant.
De Vries stalling against the cage.
Giant prevents a body shot from De Vries.
A short left from De Vries.
De Vries tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giant's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Giant just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Vries's brow.
De Vries lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Vries tries to throw a body punch but Giant avoids it by throwing De Vries back against the cage.
De Vries avoids the elbow strike from Giant, against the cage.
Giant pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Giant gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Ambroos De Vries has been cut.
Giant misses with an elbow over the top.
Giant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Vries lands a right hand.
De Vries is working Giant over against the cage.
A short uppercut from De Vries.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a nice shot to the body.
Giant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Vries gets through Giant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Vries is leaning against Giant and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Vries cracks Giant with a nice body shot.
De Vries works on Giant's body with a couple of short punches.
De Vries lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from De Vries.
De Vries lands a nice shot to the body.
De Vries's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Vries blocks an elbow strike.
De Vries tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from De Vries.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Vries.
De Vries throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Vries lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Vries lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Vries gets through Giant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries has Giant pressed against the cage.
De Vries works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Vries dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, De Vries scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body.
De Vries lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giant backwards.
De Vries throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Giants head.
Giant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for De Vries.
Giant takes a shot to the head.
De Vries lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Vries is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Vries lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giant.
De Vries lands with a short shot to the head.
De Vries lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Vries works on Giant's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ambroos De Vries dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Vries lands a jab to Giant's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by De Vries as he connects with a hook.
De Vries connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Vries wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Vries lands with a nice combination. Giant backs away looking to recover.
De Vries throws a combination that misses
and Giant counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Vries's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by De Vries.
De Vries throws a looping overhand right but Giant ducks down to avoid it.
Giant quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nice shot by De Vries.
De Vries tries to keep at a distance but Giant has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Vries has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giant misses with an elbow over the top.
De Vries lands a nice shot to the body.
Giant pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from De Vries as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Vries.
Ambroos De Vries seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Vries stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Vries is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from De Vries - that landed with a thud.
De Vries slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries is working Giant over against the cage.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on De Vries - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De Vries scores with a shoulder strike.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Vries creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Vries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Giant just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Vries's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Vries creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by De Vries.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from De Vries.
A nice left hand lands by De Vries.
De Vries lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Giant up against the cage.
De Vries cracks Giant with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from De Vries - that landed with a thud.
De Vries lands a nice shot to the body.
De Vries lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giant.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body.
De Vries pushes Giant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Vries dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
De Vries misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Vries taking a breather.
De Vries avoids the elbow strike from Giant, against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Vries in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries struggles to land a body shot inside as Giant controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from De Vries.
De Vries scores with a shoulder strike.
Giant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Vries blocks the elbow strike.
Giant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Giant just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Vries's brow.
De Vries lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giant.
A right hook to the body lands for De Vries.
De Vries dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from De Vries.
Giant pushes off an throws an elbow but De Vries leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hand to the body from De Vries.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Vries lands a left hand.
De Vries lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries pressing his opponent against the cage.
Giant throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giant blocks a body shot from De Vries.
De Vries lands a body punch.
De Vries lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Vries lands with a short shot to the head.
De Vries lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Giant or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Vries.
De Vries pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for De Vries.
De Vries scores with a shot to the side of Giant's head.
De Vries lands a hook that snaps the head of Giant backwards.
De Vries misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Vries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Giant throws an elbow but misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for De Vries. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A left hand lands to the body for De Vries.
De Vries lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Vries scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ambroos De Vries showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De Vries lands a jab to Giant's midsection.
De Vries cracks Giant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Giant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Vries keeps Giant at a distance using the push kick.
Giant moves into the clinch successfully.
De Vries avoids the elbow strike from Giant, against the cage.
De Vries misses with a punch to the body.
Giant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vries.
Giant misses with an elbow strike.
De Vries avoids the elbow strike from Giant, against the cage.
Giant pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Giant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Giant lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Giant just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Vries's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giant pushes off an throws an elbow but De Vries leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Vries works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Vries misses with a body punch.
De Vries struggles to land a body shot inside as Giant controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries avoids a wild elbow strike from Giant.
De Vries holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Giant throws an elbow but misses.
De Vries lands a shot to the body.
De Vries lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giant backwards.
De Vries misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giant.
Still in the clinch, De Vries scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Vries lands a nice uppercut.
De Vries stalling against the cage.
De Vries manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from De Vries.
Giant pushes off an throws an elbow but De Vries leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Giant misses with an elbow over the top.
De Vries scores with a shot to the side of Giant's head.
 Giant is rocked!
De Vries digs a right hand underneath Giant's ribcage. Giant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant being controlled against the cage.
De Vries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Giant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Giant's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vries lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Giant or not.
De Vries scores with a shoulder strike.
De Vries lands a body punch.
De Vries lands a nice uppercut.
De Vries digs a right hand into Giant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Giant's gas tank.
De Vries lands a big right hand that drops Giant! The killer instinct kicks in and De Vries finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by De Vries!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ambroos De Vries!
A very excited looking Ambroos De Vries made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Murat (ranked 3910 p4p, 4196 weight class) and Saeid Gholizadeh (ranked 158 p4p, 151 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Murat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saeid Gholizadeh!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murat misses with a takedown attempt
and Gholizadeh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gholizadeh has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marc Murat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murat throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Gholizadeh counter with a right hand.
Murat throws a body punch but Gholizadeh moves out of range.
Murat throws a nice looking combination but Gholizadeh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murat misses with a few strikes there.
Gholizadeh closes the distance and clinches.
Gholizadeh cracks Murat with a nice body shot.
Gholizadeh is working Murat over against the cage.
Gholizadeh effectively controlling the action here.
Murat wants a takedown.
Gholizadeh is leaning against Murat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murat is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gholizadeh pushes Murat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gholizadeh lands with a short shot to the head.
Gholizadeh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gholizadeh closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gholizadeh breaks from the clinch.
Gholizadeh takes the fight into the clinch.
Gholizadeh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Gholizadeh's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh slowing the pace effectively.
Gholizadeh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gholizadeh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gholizadeh cracks Murat with a nice body shot.
Gholizadeh lands with a short shot to the head.
Gholizadeh lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh pushes Murat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh slows down the pace here.
Gholizadeh scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gholizadeh is pushing Murat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A hook to the body from Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gholizadeh avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gholizadeh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gholizadeh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gholizadeh stalling the fight.
Gholizadeh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murat.
Gholizadeh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh digs a right hand into Murat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murat's gas tank.
Gholizadeh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gholizadeh connects with a crisp jab.
Murat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gholizadeh rushes Murat and presses him up against the cage.
Gholizadeh pushes Murat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gholizadeh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gholizadeh lands a slapping body shot.
Murat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gholizadeh jabs Murat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gholizadeh scores with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gholizadeh with a hook.
Murat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saeid Gholizadeh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A cross from Gholizadeh lands.
Murat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gholizadeh scores with a sloppy right hand. Murat should have avoided that one.
Gholizadeh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murat ducks right into an uppercut from Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gholizadeh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gholizadeh digs a right hand into Murat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murat's gas tank.
Gholizadeh lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gholizadeh.
Murat is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gholizadeh stalling in the clinch.
Oh Murat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gholizadeh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gholizadeh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gholizadeh manages to break the clinch.
Murat seems to have got his legs back now.
Gholizadeh closes the distance and pushes Murat back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gholizadeh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saeid Gholizadeh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gholizadeh lands with a shot to the body.
Murat swings widly with a right hand
and Gholizadeh counters with a stiff right hand.
Murat throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gholizadeh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gholizadeh connects with a jab.
Murat shoots in looking for a takedown. Gholizadeh tries to sprawl out of it but Murat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gholizadeh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab lands there for Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh has Murat up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gholizadeh scores with a hook to the body.
Gholizadeh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murat or not.
Gholizadeh is pushing Murat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gholizadeh breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gholizadeh connects with a crisp jab.
Gholizadeh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gholizadeh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gholizadeh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gholizadeh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Gholizadeh.
Murat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gholizadeh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murat in his tracks.
Murat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gholizadeh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murat scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gholizadeh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gholizadeh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murat momentarily.
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!
Murat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gholizadeh moves into range and clinches up with Murat.
Gholizadeh lands an uppercut.
Gholizadeh cracks Murat with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gholizadeh gets through Murat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gholizadeh lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gholizadeh.
A left hand lands to the body for Gholizadeh.
Gholizadeh wants to break free but Murat has control.
Gholizadeh lands a big right hand that drops Murat! The killer instinct kicks in and Gholizadeh finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gholizadeh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saeid Gholizadeh!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob White (ranked 5886 p4p, 3799 weight class) and Mannyyy Pacquiaooo (ranked 535 p4p, 403 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155
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155
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mannyyy Pacquiaooo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for White.
A punch combination from Pacquiaooo misses.
Pacquiaooo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Pacquiaooo throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
White throws a series of punches but Pacquiaooo moves out of range.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiaooo misses with a leg kick
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Pacquiaooo 's knee.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
Pacquiaooo throws a leg kick that is checked
and White counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a big head kick that sends Pacquiaooo tumbling to the mat! White takes a step backwards and waves Pacquiaooo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mannyyy Pacquiaooo has been cut.
Jacob White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pacquiaooo's hands.
Pacquiaooo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Pacquiaooo is predictable there
and White makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
White jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a jab.
White with a nice calf kick.
Jab by Pacquiaooo.
Pacquiaooo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pacquiaooo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pacquiaooo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from White.
Pacquiaooo looks winded!
White lands a brutal head kick. Pacquiaooo looks out on his feet and White throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jacob White!
A relieved looking Jacob White thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rio De Janeiro (ranked 3372 p4p, 3664 weight class) and Marcus Matthison (ranked 302 p4p, 317 weight class). Marcus Matthison acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rio De Janeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Matthison!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Janeiro is concentrating on defense, preventing Matthison from advancing position.
De Janeiro looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Matthison pushes past his half guard into mount!
De Janeiro tries to lock up and control but Matthison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matthison is trying to take his opponent's back.
De Janeiro blocking the ground and pound.
Matthison throws a sloppy strike and De Janeiro uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and De Janeiro has ended up in Matthison's guard.
Matthison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matthison working for a triangle but De Janeiro defends it easily.
De Janeiro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Janeiro advances position into side control!
De Janeiro is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Matthison looks calm but he's in trouble here. De Janeiro gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Matthison is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! De Janeiro lets go of the hold and Matthison can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rio De Janeiro!
A relieved looking Rio De Janeiro 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Keaty (ranked 1781 p4p, 6129 weight class) and Russel Taric (ranked 197 p4p, 427 weight class). Keaty's entrance music is Lazerpunk - Damage. A fine choice. Taric comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Moby-South Side feat. Gwen Stefani kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Keaty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russel Taric!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Taric there.
Taric throws a good cross that connects.
Keaty closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Taric quickly recovers to half guard.
Keaty is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Taric 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.
Taric looking for subs from the bottom but Keaty mounts him!
Keaty controlling his opponent.
Keaty working for a submission but Taric is keeping him at bay.
Taric tries to reverse the position but Keaty maintains control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keaty swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henry Keaty!
Henry Keaty very nearly forgot to thank SpeeDee BBQ 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Attila The Hun (ranked 2176 p4p, 2318 weight class) and Jack Rider (ranked 95 p4p, 94 weight class). Attila The Hun has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Attila The Hun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Rider!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hun misses with an uppercut. Rider saw that one coming.
The Hun throws a body shot but no joy.
The Hun steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rider. That one must have hurt.
The Hun throws a hook but Rider avoids it easily.
Rider lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The Hun is breathing heavily.
Rider cracks The Hun with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! The Hun looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rider finish him?
It looks like Attila The Hun has been cut.
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!
The Hun wants to stay close but Rider steps back to make room for something. The Hun seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Rider and The Hun drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Rider!
Jack Rider is the new super heavyweight champion!
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