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GDL 94: DeLuna VS Submission PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deon Carruthers (ranked 25168 p4p, 25336 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 742 p4p, 685 weight class). Daniel Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deon Carruthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Carruthers's takedown attempt.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Deon Carruthers has been cut.
Carruthers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carruthers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deon Carruthers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carruthers is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva works on Carruthers's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Carruthers is breathing heavily.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carruthers takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Carruthers shrugs off.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carrutherss head.
 Carruthers is rocked!
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oh Carruthers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clinched against the cage, Silva lands a big elbow that drops Carruthers! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Carruthers is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chelo Romero (ranked 5203 p4p, 4501 weight class) and Lyrix Gar (ranked 575 p4p, 550 weight class). Lyrix Gar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chelo Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyrix Gar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Gar is keeping the position.
Gar is trying to control the position but Romero postures up.
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romero throws an elbow that misses. Gar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Romero's guard. Nice move by Gar!
Gar trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gar won't allow Romero to sweep him here.
I've been told that Gar has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Gar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Romero looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gar passes into half guard.
Romero tries to roll over but Gar keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gar is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Romero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gar pulls his head out easily.
Gar is trying to control the action in half guard but Romero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Romero tries to roll over but Gar keeps him under control.
Gar not doing much here.
Romero could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gar is looking to take a break and control but Romero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gar tries to stand and escape but Romero is controlling the position.
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.
Romero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gar pulls his head out easily.
Gar content to control rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chelo Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gar stuffs the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gar.
Romero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gar circles away.
Gar tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gar.
Gar drives through and clinches with Romero against the cage.
Gar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Chelo Romero has been cut.
Nice elbow from Gar.
Gar misses with an elbow strike.
Gar lands an elbow inside.
Chelo Romero's cut is getting worse.
Gar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gar as Romero tries to tie him up.
Gar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gar misses with an elbow over the top.
Romero takes an elbow to the temple.
Gar lands an elbow inside that Romero shrugs off.
Chelo Romero's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chelo Romero's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lyrix Gar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kentaro Nishimura (ranked 5548 p4p, 5356 weight class) and Maekawa Tsutomu (ranked 545 p4p, 530 weight class). Maekawa Tsutomu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kentaro Nishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maekawa Tsutomu!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Tsutomu.
It looks like Kentaro Nishimura has been cut.
Tsutomu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tsutomu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nishimura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nishimura takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nishimura trying to mount his opponent but Tsutomu defends it.
Nishimura seems to be working for a kimura but Tsutomu defends the submission attempt.
Nishimura is trying for a kimura here. Tsutomu looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nishimura wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kentaro Nishimura!
Kentaro Nishimura opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
Maekawa Tsutomu spoke after the fight, saying 'The fish got off the hook.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jozef De Vries (ranked 4545 p4p, 5901 weight class) and Drake Johnson (ranked 554 p4p, 605 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jozef De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
De Vries throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson with the counter takedown but De Vries avoids it easily.
De Vries looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
De Vries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Johnson tries to counter it with a takedown but De Vries pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Vries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Vries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Vries misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Vries.
De Vries gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. De Vries manages to retain guard.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and De Vries dives on top into guard.
De Vries drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick De Vries off! De Vries jumps back into Johnson's guard.
De Vries trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but De Vries pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Vries defends it easily.
De Vries stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Vries definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Vries defends it easily.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but De Vries pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Vries slips nicely into half guard.
De Vries is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
De Vries wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for subs off his back but De Vries has passed one foot through into half guard.
De Vries 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.
De Vries is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Vries seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson is pressing down on De Vries's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead De Vries passes into side control.
De Vries tries to advance to mount but Johnson denies him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drake Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Vries's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Vries throws out the jab.
De Vries misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Vries.
De Vries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
De Vries looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
De Vries fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Vries.
De Vries seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson dives in and scores a takedown into De Vries's guard.
De Vries working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! De Vries is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnson, into his guard.
De Vries might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries postures up.
Johnson keeping full guard, as De Vries tries to pass.
De Vries trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Vries can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Vries sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
De Vries seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
De Vries is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Vries wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
De Vries is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. De Vries eventually gives up the hold.
De Vries controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into full guard.
De Vries forces his way into half guard.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson trying to control here.
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.
De Vries is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
De Vries wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
De Vries wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is pressing down on De Vries's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Vries looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Vries is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef De Vries 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!
De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Vries defends it well.
De Vries throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Vries.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Vries looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
De Vries is looking for a sweep.
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force De Vries to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so De Vries shrugs it off.
De Vries keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to finish this one by submission but De Vries is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johnson.
De Vries wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson working for a submission but De Vries is keeping him at bay.
De Vries is trying to escape the mount.
De Vries tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Vries sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but De Vries defends the submission attempt.
De Vries wants to control but Johnson 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.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
De Vries wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Vries doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
De Vries moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson trying to control but De Vries is working from the bottom.
Johnson stands and throws De Vries's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but De Vries is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on De Vries's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but De Vries is defending well.
You can see the frustration on De Vries's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Drake Johnson!
A relieved looking Drake Johnson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 5363 p4p, 6624 weight class) and Clovis Bruneau (ranked 531 p4p, 585 weight class). Ispa Perkele could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clovis Bruneau's chin.
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BJJ Blue 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clovis Bruneau!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruneau slips a straight right by Perkele.
Perkele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perkele misses with an uppercut
and Bruneau counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Perkele is staying active underneath Bruneau, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bruneau seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Perkele knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bruneau on the ground.
Perkele is refusing to be controlled, as Bruneau sits in half guard.
Bruneau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perkele defending well though.
Bruneau lands with a punch from half guard.
Perkele blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruneau.
Perkele has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bruneau is working away from the top position though.
Bruneau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruneau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bruneau is trying to control. Perkele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bruneau prevents Perkele from improving his position.
Bruneau perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bruneau throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Perkele is trying to get back to full guard.
Bruneau throwing shots but Perkele is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bruneau is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perkele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bruneau on the side of the head.
Bruneau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruneau.
Bruneau is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Perkele is defending well.
Bruneau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruneau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
Perkele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkele lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruneau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Bruneau's shoulder, as Bruneau tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Perkele coming out on top.
A cross from Perkele lands.
Bruneau throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruneau throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Perkele wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and Bruneau counters with a shoot takedown. Perkele fights it but they end up in guard.
Perkele is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bruneau dives into side control.
Perkele is looking for a sweep.
Perkele is not content to let Bruneau control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruneau looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Perkele is avoiding damage well.
Bruneau in side control, throwing shots but Perkele defends.
Bruneau working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Perkele's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bruneau trying to control the position but Perkele is working away.
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 Ispa Perkele will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Bruneau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele connects with a jab.
Bruneau defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Bruneau ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Bruneau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruneau manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Perkele.
Nice uppercut lands for Perkele. That snapped Bruneau's head back.
Perkele lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruneau ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
And Bruneau tries to counter it with a takedown but Perkele pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bruneau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruneau misses with a body punch
and Perkele counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perkele misses with a hook
and Bruneau counters with a shoot takedown. Perkele fights it but they end up in guard.
Perkele is wriggling around but Bruneau manages to pass to half guard.
Perkele has hold of Bruneau's hands but Bruneau slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bruneau passes to side control.
Bruneau working the ground and pound.
Perkele tries to control but Bruneau manages to take his back.
Perkele is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Bruneau throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruneau tries to get the hooks in deep but Perkele pushed the leg off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruneau controls the position.
Perkele covers up after that shot from Bruneau.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perkele wants to control his opponent's hands but Bruneau gets his hands free.
Will Bruneau go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruneau misses with a punch to the head.
Bruneau wants to control but Perkele is keeping busy.
Bruneau is landing with strikes. Perkele can't take much more of this.
Perkele is in bad spot here.
Bruneau throwing strikes and Perkele squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Bruneau thowing shots but they're missing.
Bruneau thowing shots but they're missing.
Perkele holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bruneau tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruneau pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Perkele tries to lock up and control but Bruneau gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bruneau lands a heavy elbow.
Bruneau trying to control but Perkele is having none of it.
Bruneau with a couple of short strikes.
Bruneau in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clovis Bruneau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bruneau slips under a jab from Perkele.
Perkele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perkele throws a hook but Bruneau avoids it easily.
Bruneau drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Perkele defends it well.
Bruneau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruneau drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Perkele defends it well.
Bruneau tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perkele sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bruneau somewhat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bruneau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Bruneau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bruneau. Bruneau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bruneau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruneau moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Bruneau moved out of range nicely.
Bruneau throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Bruneau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruneau tries to move into range but Perkele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bruneau darts in looking for a takedown but Perkele gets double underhooks and turns Bruneau into the cage.
Ispa Perkele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clovis Bruneau.
Perkele swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bruneau counters with a nice double leg into side control. Perkele won't be happy with that.
Bruneau tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Perkele is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bruneau wants to control but Perkele is keeping him busy.
Bruneau in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruneau fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bruneau throws an elbow but Perkele slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele is not content to let Bruneau control the position.
Bruneau misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Clovis Bruneau has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bruneau trying to control the position but Perkele is working away.
Perkele is trying to control Bruneau's posture but Bruneau avoids it.
Bruneau misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruneau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perkele keeps working.
Bruneau in side control, throwing shots but Perkele defends.
Bruneau controlling the position from side mount.
Bruneau is looking to take a break and control but Perkele is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bruneau working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bruneau has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Perkele!
Bruneau has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Perkele's face.
Perkele taking shots to the head.
Bruneau throws a sloppy strike and Perkele uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Perkele has ended up in Bruneau's guard.
Bruneau is trying to control the position but Perkele postures up.
Bruneau doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perkele stopping the sweep attempt from Bruneau.
Bruneau looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clovis Bruneau.
I think Bruneau 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 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Clovis Bruneau!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Bandito (ranked 6783 p4p, 5362 weight class) and Ispa Mfer (ranked 466 p4p, 418 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juanito Bandito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandito fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mfer checks it well.
Mfer checks a low kick from Bandito.
Mfer lands a nice hook to Bandito's body. Bandito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bandito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Bandito lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mfer lands a body shot.
Bandito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mfer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bandito throws a leg kick but Mfer checks it.
Bandito throws a leg kick but Mfer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bandito with the inside leg kick.
Bandito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bandito misses with a low kick.
Bandito misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mfer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandito definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandito.
Bandito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer pushes Bandito up against the cage in a clinch.
Mfer blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer blocks an elbow strike.
Bandito taking a breather.
Mfer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing Bandito back against the cage.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Bandito.
A short right from Mfer.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bandito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bandito leaning against his opponent.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bandito's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mfer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bandito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mfer.
Bandito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
Bandito throws an elbow that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Mfer.
Bandito creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mfer's defenses.
Bandito taking a breather.
Mfer scores with a hook to the body.
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bandito misses with a body punch.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Bandito avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
Come on Mfer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandito misses with a punch to the body.
Bandito pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bandito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bandito tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing Bandito back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mfer.
A right handed body shot lands from Mfer.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Bandito.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mfer gets through Bandito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bandito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bandito staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Mfer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mfer.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Bandito.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito tries a head kick but it misses.
As Bandito backs off Mfer throws a huge counter combo but Bandito manages to avoid it all.
Mfer throws a jab when Bandito was well out of range.
Bandito throws a big shot that misses.
Juanito Bandito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Bandito. That snapped Mfer's head back.
Bandito staying out of range there.
Mfer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandito.
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bandito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Bandito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandito motions for Mfer to come forward. Bandito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bandito loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Mfer there.
Bandito throws a series of punches but Mfer avoids them all with ease.
Mfer keeps the fight on the outside.
Bandito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mfer blocks a head kick by Bandito.
Mfer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bandito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Mfer as he checks the leg kick.
Mfer blocks the body kick.
Bandito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandito moves away.
Bandito throws out a loose jab but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandito does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mfer.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandito manages to avoid it.
Bandito throws a low kick but Mfer moves out of range easily.
Mfer blocks a head kick by Bandito.
Bandito throws a low kick but Mfer moves out of range easily.
Mfer avoids the head kick by Bandito.
Mfer tests Bandito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bandito is looking to land body kicks.
Mfer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mfer dodges an elbow strike from Bandito.
Mfer gets through Bandito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mfer avoids the elbow strike from Bandito, against the cage.
Mfer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mfer blocks an elbow strike from Bandito.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bandito throws a low kick but Mfer avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandito. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandito wants to land a leg kick but Mfer is out of range.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bandito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mfer is out of range and Bandito settles back down.
Mfer blocks a head kick by Bandito.
Bandito throws a push kick but Mfer slaps the foot to one side.
Bandito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mfer is out of range and Bandito settles back down.
Juanito Bandito is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mfer throws out a counter right but Bandito avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mfer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandito throws a head kick but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandito looks for the body kick but Mfer saw that one coming.
Mfer lands with a nice body punch.
Mfer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bandito on the side of the head.
Bandito throws a leg kick
and Mfer counters by clinching up.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Bandito.
Bandito throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bandito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer blocks an elbow strike from Bandito.
Mfer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Bandito controls his hands.
Mfer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bandito or not.
Mfer breaks the clinch.
Mfer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bandito scores with a nice head shot.
Bandito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bandito moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Bandito throws a leg kick but Mfer moved away.
Bandito doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Bandito is out of range.
Mfer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandito moves away.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Mfer lands a right hook to the body.
Mfer checks a leg kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandito moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mfer blocks the leg kick.
Mfer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mfer checks a low kick from Bandito.
Bandito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandito.
Mfer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mfer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bandito doesn't seem bothered though.
Bandito with the inside leg kick.
Bandito on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mfer with a jab.
Mfer throws a body punch but Bandito moves out of range.
Bandito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer lands with a shot to the body.
Bandito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mfer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mfer checks a low kick from Bandito.
Bandito misses with a low kick.
Bandito fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mfer checks it well.
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch but Bandito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandito misses with a hook
and Bandito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mfer throws a hook but Bandito blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito misses with a head kick.
Bandito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mfer.
Bandito takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mfer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bandito.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bandito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandito misses the target.
Mfer throws a looping overhand right but Bandito ducks down to avoid it.
Mfer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mfer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mfer swings for the body but Bandito moves out of range.
Bandito throws a body kick that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mfer 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.
Bandito misses with a low kick.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Bandito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bandito slips a jab from Mfer.
Bandito ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a straight right.
Bandito throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandito.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Bandito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer moves into the clinch.
Mfer avoids the elbow strike from Bandito, against the cage.
Mfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mfer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bandito working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Mfer.
Good body shot from Mfer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mfer lands a left hand.
Mfer presses Bandito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Mfer as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer lands a hook that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bandito throws a lazy head kick
and Mfer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bandito moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Bandito lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bandito gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bandito throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mfer lands a jab to the nose.
Mfer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Bandito is predictable there
and Mfer counters with a nice uppercut.
Bandito misses with a head kick.
Bandito tries a head kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Bandito as he connects with a hook.
Mfer lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer closes the distance and pushes Bandito back into the cage.
Mfer avoids the elbow strike from Bandito, against the cage.
Mfer digs a right hand into Bandito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bandito's gas tank.
Ispa Mfer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bandito pushes off an throws an elbow but Mfer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mfer lands with a right to the head.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer lands a shot to the body.
Bandito misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito taking a breather.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mfer lands a nice shot to the body.
Bandito tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing Bandito back against the cage.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
Mfer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
Bandito pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bandito trying to control the position but instead, Mfer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bandito into the cage.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Mfer.
Mfer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Bandito is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
Mfer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Mfer.
Mfer lands a hook that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike.
Bandito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer pushes Bandito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer gets through Bandito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mfer leaning against his opponent.
Bandito pushes off an throws an elbow but Mfer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mfer pushes Bandito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bandito is rocked!
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
Oh Bandito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mfer avoids the elbow strike from Bandito, against the cage.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
Mfer avoids the elbow strike from Bandito, against the cage.
Mfer blocks the elbow strike.
Bandito seems to have got his legs back now.
Mfer lands a hook that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mfer lands a body punch.
Bandito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Mfer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mfer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bandito up against the cage.
A short left from Mfer.
Mfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mfer blocks an elbow strike from Bandito.
Mfer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Mfer - that landed with a thud.
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mfer.
Mfer lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike.
Mfer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer avoids the elbow strike from Bandito, against the cage.
Mfer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer avoids a wild elbow strike from Bandito.
Mfer breaks the clinch.
Mfer lands a body shot.
Mfer lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer lands with a big left! Bandito is wobbled badly! Mfer comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Bandito to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ispa Mfer!
Juanito Bandito spoke after the fight, saying 'Estaré en la esquina del señor!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jess Pointer (ranked 3539 p4p, 5619 weight class) and Jaap Dolman (ranked 125 p4p, 113 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jess Pointer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaap Dolman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolman misses with a takedown attempt
and Dolman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dolman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pointer is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Dolman is tapping! Great win for Pointer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jess Pointer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stewart Folayang (ranked 25047 p4p, 3605 weight class) and Ademir Orochi (ranked 776 p4p, 504 weight class). Folayang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Francis Magalona - Man from Manila. Ademir Orochi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stewart Folayang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ademir Orochi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orochi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Folayang.
Orochi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Folayang with a body shot.
Folayang shoots in for a double leg but Orochi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Orochi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Folayang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stewart Folayang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orochi stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Folayang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Orochi. No joy for Folayang on that attempt.
Folayang is breathing heavily.
Folayang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Orochi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folayang fails with a takedown attempt.
Folayang misses with a takedown attempt - Orochi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Folayang closes the distance and clinches up with Orochi, looking for a takedown. Folayang pushes Orochi against the cage but Orochi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Folayang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Orochi's waist but Orochi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Folayang off to one side.
Orochi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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.
Folayang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orochi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Folayang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orochi tries to avoid it but Folayang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orochi to the ground. Orochi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Orochi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Folayang shoots and misses
and Orochi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Folayang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orochi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Orochi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Folayang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Folayang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Folayang shoots in for a takedown but Orochi shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Folayang.
Folayang really is a fat lump.
Folayang fails to land the takedown.
Orochi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Folayang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Orochi defends well and Folayang ends up having to push Orochi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Orochi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Folayang with a body shot.
Orochi lands an elbow just above Folayang 's eye.
Orochi tries a body shot but Folayang blocks it.
Orochi tries to throw a body punch but Folayang avoids it by throwing Orochi back against the cage.
Orochi tries to throw a body punch but Folayang avoids it by throwing Orochi back against the cage.
Orochi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Folayang's elbow.
Folayang tries for a takedown. No joy.
Orochi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Folayang's defenses.
It looks like Stewart Folayang has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orochi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orochi lands a damaging elbow.
Orochi lands a nice elbow.
Orochi gets underhooks to prevent Folayang's takedown attempt.
Orochi can't find room to land a body shot as Folayang controls the action.
Orochi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orochi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orochi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orochi can't find room to land a body shot as Folayang controls the action.
Orochi lands a damaging elbow.
Orochi tries to work over Folayang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Orochi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orochi tries to work over Folayang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Folayang tries to pull guard but Orochi won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ademir Orochi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stewart Folayang's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Folayang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Folayang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Folayang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice side step and Orochi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Folayang wants to clinch.
Orochi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Folayang.
A countering left hand to the body from Orochi misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stewart Folayang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Folayang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orochi as he avoids it easily.
Folayang shoots in but Orochi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Orochi throws out a counter right but Folayang avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folayang tries to clinch there but Orochi circles away.
Folayang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Folayang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Orochi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Folayang somewhat.
Folayang darts in looking for a takedown but Orochi gets double underhooks and turns Folayang into the cage.
Orochi misses with a hook to the ribs.
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.
Orochi taking a breather.
Orochi lands a damaging elbow.
Orochi tries to throw a body punch but Folayang avoids it by throwing Orochi back against the cage.
Orochi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Folayang's defenses.
Orochi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Folayang's defenses.
Stewart Folayang's cut is getting worse.
Orochi lands a nice elbow.
Orochi misses with a punch to the body.
Folayang blocks a body shot from Orochi.
Orochi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orochi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stewart Folayang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Orochi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orochi lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi lands an elbow inside that Folayang shrugs off.
Orochi tries a body shot but Folayang blocks it.
Orochi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Stewart Folayang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stewart Folayang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ademir Orochi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sloan (ranked 3383 p4p, 3501 weight class) and Shick Brithouse (ranked 433 p4p, 448 weight class). Shick Brithouse has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shick Brithouse!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brithouse misses with a double jab
and Sloan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Shick Brithouse has been cut.
Sloan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brithouse connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sloan scrambles back to his feet.
Brithouse throws a nice looking combination but Sloan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brithouse misses with a shot to the body
and Sloan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Brithouse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brithouse throws a series of punches but Sloan moves out of range.
Sloan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sloan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brithouse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sloan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brithouse misses with a wild combination.
Brithouse 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.
Sloan missing with a left hand there. Brithouse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brithouse punishes Sloan's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloan definitely looks more muscular than 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!
A punch combination from Brithouse misses.
Sloan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brithouse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brithouse.
Brithouse has his takedown stuffed
and Sloan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brithouse throws a nice looking combination but Sloan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brithouse bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brithouse throws out the jab.
Sloan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brithouse.
Brithouse misses with a combination
and Brithouse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brithouse looks to land a combination but Sloan avoids it well.
Sloan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloan is looking to chop away at Brithouse's legs.
Sloan looks to throw the jab but Brithouse is out of range.
Brithouse misses with a takedown attempt
and Sloan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Brithouse is rocked!
Sloan lands with a good body shot.
Brithouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Sloan finish him?
Brithouse looks winded!
Sloan throws an overhand right that has Brithouse reeling! Sloan follows up with more punches and Brithouse is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Victor Sloan!
In his post fight interview, Victor Sloan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabian DeLuna (ranked 3739 p4p, 3828 weight class) and Senor Submission (ranked 471 p4p, 480 weight class). Senor Submission has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fabian DeLuna's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabian DeLuna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Senor Submission!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Submission drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeLuna is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Submission is controlling him.
Submission sitting in guard, not really doing much.
DeLuna is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Submission wants to pass the guard but DeLuna is keeping the position.
DeLuna wants to stand up but Submission is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Submission showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
DeLuna is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Submission stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Submission has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Submission is trying hard to land a takedown here. DeLuna sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Submission gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Submission gets a double leg takedown into DeLuna's guard.
DeLuna knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Submission on the ground.
Submission drops back looking for a leg! DeLuna is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and DeLuna manages to kick Submission off! Submission jumps back into DeLuna's guard.
DeLuna wants to stand and escape but Submission is having none of it.
DeLuna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Submission controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Submission passes into half guard.
Submission seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Submission is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Submission is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
DeLuna has hold of Submission's hands but Submission slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Submission is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Submission gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Submission shoots in and gets a takedown into DeLuna's guard.
Submission sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Submission won't allow DeLuna to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuna can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Submission controls the pace.
DeLuna will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Submission decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Submission closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming DeLuna to the mat! DeLuna manages to get full guard.
DeLuna is looking to stand up but Submission isn't so interested in that idea.
Submission slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Submission gets to his feet. DeLuna looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuna gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Submission to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Submission advances to half guard.
Submission is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! DeLuna is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Senor Submission!
Senor Submission is the new welterweight champion!
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