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BKFC 3 - Rodriguez vs Marley PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lahmat Kadirov (ranked 6362 p4p, 5582 weight class) and Magnus Goddard (ranked 450 p4p, 423 weight class). Magnus Goddard has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lahmat Kadirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Goddard!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goddard feints and as Kadirov raises his hands in defense, Goddard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goddard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kadirov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Goddard has Kadirov in his guard.
Goddard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kadirov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Goddard holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kadirov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Goddard looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Goddard looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Goddard!
Goddard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goddard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Goddard passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kadirov!
Kadirov tries to reverse the position but Goddard maintains control.
Goddard working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Kadirov turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Goddard off and cradles Kadirov's limp body as Goddard celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Magnus Goddard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Jenkins (ranked 24977 p4p, 6096 weight class) and Stoner Steve (ranked 701 p4p, 619 weight class). Jenkins comes into the arena with Imagine Dragons - Thunder blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stoner Steve!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jenkins wants it to stay on the feet.
Jenkins throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Jenkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steve.
Steve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve 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.
Jenkins throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jenkins dodges the punch combination from Steve.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steve drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the cage.
Steve looking to stall.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins breaks from the clinch.
Steve fails with a takedown attempt.
Alan Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stoner Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Jenkins.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Steve tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve is looking for the big counter here.
Steve throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Jenkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steve is out of range.
Jenkins lands a jab to the nose.
Steve throws a body kick that misses.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Steve checks it.
Steve tries to work over Jenkins's front leg with a kick but Jenkins checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jenkins in his tracks.
Jenkins checks a low kick from Steve.
Steve moves out of range as Jenkins strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve! But no joy.
Steve has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Steve, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve goes for a double leg but Jenkins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jenkins continues to drive forward.
Steve fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jenkins swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Jenkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Jenkins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steve to the mat! Steve manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jenkins trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
Steve wants to stand but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Steve isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jenkins stacks Steve on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jenkins!
Jenkins in side control, throwing shots but Steve defends.
Jenkins throws an elbow but Steve slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jenkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steve, who protects the arm well.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steve has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Jenkins.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Steve can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Steve's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jenkins fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You can see the frustration on Steve's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jenkins trying to control the action but Steve is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steve knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Jenkins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steve fails with the takedown.
Jenkins dives in for a single leg takedown but Steve sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Steve is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jenkins is defending well.
Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from Jenkins misses its target.
Jenkins throws a shot to the body.
Steve shoots for a takedown but Jenkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jenkins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Alan Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stoner Steve.
Jenkins 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steve is defended easily by Jenkins.
Alan Jenkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenkins.
Stoner Steve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve misses with a takedown attempt
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jenkins throws a looping overhand right but Steve ducks down to avoid it.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve staying out of range there.
Jenkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins misses with a looping left.
Jenkins throws out a loose jab but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins throws a front kick aimed at Steve's knee but Steve avoids it well.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve throws a fast counter high kick but Jenkins manages to duck under it in time.
Steve wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jenkins throws out a loose jab but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve wants to counter with a clinch but Jenkins pushes him away.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve darts in looking for a takedown but Jenkins gets double underhooks and turns Steve into the cage.
It looked like Jenkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jenkins throws a big shot that misses.
Steve shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jenkins misses with a looping left.
Steve drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steve trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Steve looking to pass the guard.
Alan Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steve trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jenkins's guard.
Jenkins looking to control.
Jenkins looking for subs off his back but Steve has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jenkins gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Steve from controlling successfully.
Jenkins 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.
Jenkins looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steve wants to stand and escape but instead Jenkins has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Jenkins dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jenkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Steve somewhat.
Steve slips a jab from Jenkins.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Steve.
Jenkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jenkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steve stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alan Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Jenkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkins jabs Steve right on the nose. Steve blinks but takes it well.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Steve shoots in looking for a takedown but Jenkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steve's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Jenkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Steve moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
Jenkins digs a good hook to Steve's body.
Jenkins misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Jenkins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jenkins wants it to stay on the feet.
Alan Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stoner Steve.
Steve shoots in looking for a takedown. Jenkins tries to sprawl out of it but Steve keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jenkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve flicks out a counter leg kick but Jenkins steps away.
Jenkins tries to land a leg kick but Steve saw it coming and moves away.
Steve clinches.
Jenkins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Steve fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jenkins throws a low kick, looking for Steve's leg but Steve calmly moves out of range.
Steve tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Steve fails with the takedown.
Jenkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steve.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown.
Steve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jenkins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Steve was covering up waiting for the punch and Jenkins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jenkins connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins works over Steve with some ground and pound from guard.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Steve keeps moving.
Jenkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jenkins throwing strikes but missing.
Jenkins stopping the sweep attempt from Steve.
Jenkins is in close to Steve's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Steve working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenkins.
Steve has momentary wrist control but Jenkins slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenkins is one step ahead there.
Jenkins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jenkins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jenkins trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
Steve trying to keep a closed guard but Jenkins is proving a slippery customer.
Jenkins throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jenkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stoner Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jenkins, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Jenkins!
Alan Jenkins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Penn (ranked 5328 p4p, 6561 weight class) and John Paul (ranked 631 p4p, 713 weight class). John Paul is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gracie Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Paul!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn closes the distance and clinches.
Paul's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Paul's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Paul is stalling here.
Paul lands a nice elbow.
Penn really is a fat lump.
Paul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Gracie Penn has been cut.
Paul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paul putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Paul lands a nice elbow.
Paul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 Penn is rocked!
Paul lands an elbow inside.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul leaning his opponent against the cage.
The referee calls for Paul to work.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clinched against the cage, Paul lands a big elbow that drops Penn! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Penn is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Paul!
In his post fight interview, John Paul gave a big smile as he said 'THE RETURN OF THE BEAST FROM VADOVITZE'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petcharon Sitsongrit (ranked 5824 p4p, 6195 weight class) and Naser Oric (ranked 559 p4p, 573 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petcharon Sitsongrit !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naser Oric!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oric works Sitsongrit 's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Oric digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit 's ribs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit .
Oric has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.
Oric is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sitsongrit to keep the fight standing.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Oric's ribcage. Oric let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oric blocks an elbow strike.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sitsongrit throws an elbow but misses.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oric has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oric looks winded!
Sitsongrit throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oric tries to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.
Oric is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit stalls.
Oric jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sitsongrit walks away with a smile on his face. Oric gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Petcharon Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Naser Oric.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oric throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left lands for Sitsongrit .
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit , right into the meat of the thigh.
Oric moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oric looks to land a combination but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Oric's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit catches Oric with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Oric.
Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Oric up against the cage.
Sitsongrit pushes off an throws an elbow but Oric leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Oric avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit gets underhooks to prevent Oric's takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit is working Oric over against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oric backwards.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Oric and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit works on Oric's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sitsongrit .
 It looks like Naser Oric has been cut.
Sitsongrit lands a damaging elbow.
 Oric is rocked!
Sitsongrit cracks Oric with a nice body shot.
Oric is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oric seems to have recovered his senses.
Sitsongrit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sitsongrit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oric's brow.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oric backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit .
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oric blocks the elbow strike.
Oric blocks an elbow strike from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit is leaning against Oric and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oric blocks an elbow strike.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Oric! Sitsongrit unloads with more strikes and Oric sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petcharon Sitsongrit !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean OMalley (ranked 5897 p4p, 5231 weight class) and Braxton Labatt (ranked 263 p4p, 237 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Labatt's choice of entrance music: Dierks Bentley - Sideways. This should be a great matchup!
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Brawler
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean OMalley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braxton Labatt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OMalley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Labatt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Labatt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
OMalley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Well, if Labatt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Labatt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and OMalley defends it well.
Labatt is looking for a kimura here.
Labatt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so OMalley is just riding it out for now. Labatt eventually gives up the hold.
Well, if Labatt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labatt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Labatt passes the guard and advances to mount!
Labatt has control of OMalley's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and OMalley regains control of the situation pretty easily.
OMalley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Labatt looking for a guillotine from mount but OMalley is having none of it.
OMalley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labatt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OMalley can't escape the position.
Labatt looking to control and managing it successfully.
OMalley tries to reverse the position but Labatt maintains control.
Labatt forces the positional change into back control.
Labatt sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! OMalley taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Braxton Labatt!
Braxton Labatt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robek Robeksson (ranked 4503 p4p, 6356 weight class) and Hefty Ladd (ranked 154 p4p, 178 weight class). Robek Robeksson 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robek Robeksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hefty Ladd!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robeksson fails with the takedown.
Ladd feints a counter leg kick.
Robeksson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ladd feints a counter leg kick.
Ladd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robek Robeksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robeksson moves out of range as Ladd strikes.
Ladd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robeksson, pushing him back against the cage.
Robeksson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ladd gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Ladd. That snapped Robeksson's head back.
It looks like Robek Robeksson has been cut.
Robeksson shoots for a takedown but Ladd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robeksson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robeksson shoots and misses
and Ladd counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Robeksson is breathing heavily.
Ladd has managed to clinch.
Robeksson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ladd is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Robeksson tries to score a body lock takedown but Ladd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd is stalling here.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robeksson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ladd.
Ladd jabs at Robeksson's body.
Ladd takes the fight into the clinch.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladd cracks a nice hook into Robeksson's ribs.
Ladd throws an overhand right that has Robeksson reeling! Ladd follows up with more punches and Robeksson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hefty Ladd!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jobber (ranked 4105 p4p, 3696 weight class) and Wilhelm Eckersberg (ranked 522 p4p, 472 weight class). Wilhelm Eckersberg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Jobber's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilhelm Eckersberg!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Eckersberg coming out on top.
Jobber swings widly with a right hand
and Eckersberg counters with a nice body shot.
Eckersberg lands a body shot.
Jobber stuns Eckersberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eckersberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jobber manages to avoid it.
Eckersberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Eckersberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jobber looks to throw the jab but Eckersberg is out of range.
Eckersberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jobber counters with a nice uppercut.
Jobber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jobber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eckersberg.
Eckersberg takes one on the button.
Eckersberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jobber blocks a jab.
Jobber lands with an uppercut that bounces Eckersberg off the cage and back into range.
Jobber misses with a hook. Eckersberg ducked under it nicely.
Jobber fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckersberg walks into a stiff left hand from Jobber.
Eckersberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eckersberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Jobber misses the target.
Eckersberg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Joe Jobber has been cut.
Eckersberg lands a right hook to the body.
Jobber connects with a single shot there.
Jobber slips a straight right by Eckersberg.
Jobber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eckersberg's head.
Jobber throws a right hand that misses
and Eckersberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eckersberg scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eckersberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jobber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jobber throws a lazy right hand but Eckersberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been told by Jobber's head coaches at HAHAHAHAAHAA PHILANTHROPIC GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jobber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eckersberg.
Decent striking displayed by Eckersberg there.
Eckersberg lands with a right hand.
Eckersberg defending well as Jobber loads up on a big left hand.
Eckersberg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jobber is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckersberg finds Jobber's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Jobber flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Eckersberg lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Jobber will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wilhelm Eckersberg!
In his post fight interview, Wilhelm Eckersberg started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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#R1#
N'Sakala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilber throws out the jab.
N'Sakala tries to counter by clinching up but Wilber breaks away and moves out of range.
Wilber slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for N'Sakala. That snapped Wilber's head back.
#CUT#It looks like Sam Wilber has been cut.
N'Sakala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
N'Sakala jabs Wilber right on the nose. Wilber blinks but takes it well.#KD2#
Wilber cracks N'Sakala with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wilber has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning N'Sakala to stand back up!#CUT2#It looks like Yannick N'Sakala has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
N'Sakala scores with a jab.
N'Sakala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL#
N'Sakala clinches up with Wilber and pushes him back against the cage.
N'Sakala throws a head punch that misses.
N'Sakala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, N'Sakala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
N'Sakala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilber is trying to force a seperation but N'Sakala has the dominant position.#T1#
N'Sakala has Wilber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wilber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
N'Sakala scores with a hook to the body.
Wilber blocks a body shot from N'Sakala.
Wilber blocks an uppercut.
N'Sakala pushes Wilber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from N'Sakala.
N'Sakala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilber backwards.
N'Sakala lands a right hand.
N'Sakala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilber looks winded!
Nice body punch from N'Sakala.
N'Sakala misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Nice body punch from N'Sakala.
N'Sakala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from N'Sakala.
N'Sakala lands a body punch.
N'Sakala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
N'Sakala lands with a left to the head.
A short right from N'Sakala.
N'Sakala lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by N'Sakala.
N'Sakala lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from N'Sakala.
Wilber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
A shot in the inside from N'Sakala.
A right hand to the body from N'Sakala.
N'Sakala lands with a left to the head.
N'Sakala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from N'Sakala.
N'Sakala is working Wilber over against the cage.
N'Sakala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilber backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from N'Sakala.
N'Sakala presses Wilber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
N'Sakala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilber backwards.
N'Sakala gets through Wilber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
N'Sakala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilber backwards. #T4#
A hook to the body from N'Sakala.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
N'Sakala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilber backwards. #BC#
N'Sakala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
N'Sakala closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - N'Sakala lands in his opponent's guard.
Wilber is striking from the bottom but N'Sakala uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
N'Sakala is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
N'Sakala continues to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yannick N'Sakala dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
N'Sakala tries for a takedown but Wilber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilber! But no joy.
N'Sakala ducks under a wild hook from Wilber.
Sam Wilber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
N'Sakala jabs Wilber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilber throws a hook but N'Sakala avoids it easily.
A left lands for N'Sakala.
Jab by N'Sakala.#CUT#That has opened up Sam Wilber's cut even more.#CL#
N'Sakala closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from N'Sakala.
A nice right hand lands inside from N'Sakala.
N'Sakala lands a shot to the body.
N'Sakala misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for N'Sakala to work.
N'Sakala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilber can do to turn this around?
A right handed body shot lands from N'Sakala.
Wilber is breathing heavily.#T1#
N'Sakala lands a right hand.
N'Sakala lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to N'Sakala's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from N'Sakala.
N'Sakala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from N'Sakala.
N'Sakala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've been informed that Wilber has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A shot in the inside from N'Sakala.
N'Sakala scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC#Wilber is rocked!
N'Sakala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wilber or not.
N'Sakala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilber backwards.
Wilber is still on wobbly legs! Can N'Sakala finish him?#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from N'Sakala.
Wilber seems to have recovered his senses.
N'Sakala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, N'Sakala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
N'Sakala lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from N'Sakala.
A short right hand to the side of the head by N'Sakala.
Nice body punch from N'Sakala.
N'Sakala lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Wilber to his knees! N'Sakala keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yannick N'Sakala!
Yannick N'Sakala seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Assad Fez (ranked 3640 p4p, 3788 weight class) and David Freeman (ranked 469 p4p, 481 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Assad Fez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freeman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like David Freeman has been cut.
Freeman's coach down at Stronghold Gym Amsterdam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Freeman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Freeman gets tackled into the cage by Fez. Fez maintains the clinch.
Fez lands with a short shot to the head.
Freeman working hard to break the clinch.
Fez swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Fez has him pressed against the cage.
Fez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fez has a couple of punches blocked by Freeman.
Fez has Freeman pressed against the cage, preventing Freeman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Freeman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Freeman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fez lands a body punch.
Freeman tries to circle away but Fez has him pinned against the cage.
Fez keeps control of Freeman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fez throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Fez gets through Freeman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fez lands a hook that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Freeman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Freeman tries to break free but Fez pushes him back against the cage.
Fez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fez prevents Freeman from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman is looking to break free of the clinch but Fez has double underhooks.
Freeman can't break the clinch.
Fez gets through Freeman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fez lands a nice uppercut.
Fez lands a nice uppercut.
Fez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fez lands with a light punch inside.
Fez pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freeman tries to break free but Fez pushes him back against the cage.
Fez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fez pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fez lands a right hand.
Fez pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fez pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freeman wants to break free but Fez has control.
Fez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Freeman tries to break free but Fez pushes him back against the cage.
Fez lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Fez.
Fez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fez gets through Freeman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Freeman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Freeman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fez works on Freeman's body with a couple of short punches.
Fez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freemans head.
A right hand to the body from Fez.
Freeman looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Fez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Freeman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freeman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fez lands with a right to the head.
Fez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fez.
Fez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freeman can't break the clinch.
Freeman blocks a body shot from Fez.
Fez gets through Freeman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fez is working Freeman over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Fez.
Freeman blocks an uppercut.
Fez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Freeman or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is trying to push Fez away but Fez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Freeman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fez lands with a right to the head.
Fez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Fez lands with a short shot to the head.
Fez throws a head punch that misses.
Fez lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Fez.
Freeman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Freeman blocks an uppercut.
Fez keeps control of Freeman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fez working aggressively here.
Fez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freemans head.
Fez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Freeman's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Fez as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Fez - that landed with a thud.
Freeman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fez cracks Freeman with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Fez.
Fez working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fez.
Fez lands a hook that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Fez throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Fez lands a body shot.
Fez cracks Freeman with a nice body shot.
Fez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fez lands a hook that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Freeman is trying to push Fez away but Fez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fez lands a shoulder strike.
Fez lands a nice uppercut.
Fez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Fez.
Fez lands a shoulder strike.
Fez lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Freeman.
Fez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fez lands with a short shot to the head.
Fez throws a head punch that misses.
Fez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Assad Fez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Freeman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fez misses with the combination.
Fez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fez lands a lovely overhand right.
Fez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Freeman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fez moves into the clinch.
Freeman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Fez on the inside.
Fez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
Freeman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freeman is looking to break free of the clinch but Fez has double underhooks.
Fez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Fez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Fez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Freeman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Freeman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fez has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Fez.
Fez prevents Freeman from breaking the clinch.
Fez misses with some punches.
Freeman working hard to break the clinch.
Fez lands an uppercut.
Freeman tries to break free but Fez pushes him back against the cage.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Fez has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman takes a shot to the head.
Freeman blocks an uppercut.
Fez throws a head punch that misses.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Fez has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fez working aggressively here.
Freeman takes a shot to the head.
Fez lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Fez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fez.
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fez pushes Freeman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Fez fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Fez lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fez.
Freeman tries to break free but Fez pushes him back against the cage.
Fez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
A short right from Fez.
Freeman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Freeman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freemans head.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch but Fez keeps him there for the moment.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Fez has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fez.
Freeman takes a shot to the head.
Fez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fez lands a right hand.
Fez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fez lands with a left to the head.
Freeman tries to break the clinch but Fez is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fez keeps control of Freeman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fez lands a body punch.
Fez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Freeman's efforts to push away.
Freeman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fez has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fez.
Freeman tries to break the clinch but Fez is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Fez fails to land.
Freeman blocking some punches.
Fez lands a shoulder strike.
Fez lands a right hand.
Fez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freeman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Assad Fez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fez throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Freeman tries to break the clinch but Fez is controlling the position.
Fez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fez lands with a short shot to the head.
Fez is leaning against Freeman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman is looking to break free of the clinch but Fez has double underhooks.
Fez presses Freeman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fez lands a right hand.
Fez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fez throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Freeman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Fez.
Fez throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Fez gets through Freeman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fez prevents Freeman from breaking the clinch.
Fez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
A short right from Fez on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Fez.
Fez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Fez lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Assad Fez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Freeman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fez lands a glancing blow to the side of Freeman's head.
Fez lands a slapping body shot.
Freeman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fez jabs Freeman right on the nose. Freeman blinks but takes it well.
Freeman is rocked!
Freeman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Freeman is still on wobbly legs! Can Fez finish him?
Freeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab from Fez.
Fez pushes Freeman up against the cage in a clinch.
Fez misses with some punches.
Fez has a couple of punches blocked by Freeman.
Freeman seems to have recovered his senses.
Freeman takes a shot to the head.
Fez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freemans head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Fez on the inside.
Fez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freemans head.
Freeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fez works on Freeman's body with a couple of short punches.
Freeman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fez scores with a shot to the side of Freeman's head.
Fez lands a right hand.
Fez throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Freeman tries to circle away but Fez has him pinned against the cage.
Fez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Fez on the inside.
Fez pushes Freeman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Fez.
Freeman is trying to break free.
Freeman working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Freeman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fez throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Fez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fez lands a shoulder strike.
Freeman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fez digs a right hand into Freeman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Freeman's gas tank.
Fez is leaning against Freeman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Fez.
David Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fez lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Freeman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Fez.
Fez has a couple of punches blocked by Freeman.
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freeman tries to break free but Fez pushes him back against the cage.
Fez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fez swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fez swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fez misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fez working aggressively here.
Fez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Freeman wants to break free but Fez has control.
Freeman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Fez.
Fez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Freeman or not.
Freeman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fez has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fez lands with a short shot to the head.
Fez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Freeman.
Assad Fez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good body shot from Fez.
Fez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Freeman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Fez has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman lands a left hand.
Freeman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to get back to striking at distance but Fez won't allow it.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by Fez.
Fez scores with a hook to the body.
Freeman throws a punch but it's blocked by Fez.
Fez lands an uppercut.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Fez is controlling him.
Freeman can't find room to land a body shot as Fez controls the action.
Fez keeps control of Freeman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Freeman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freeman can't break the clinch.
Fez misses with a punch on the inside.
Freeman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Assad Fez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Assad Fez!
An out of breath Assad Fez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Rodriguez (ranked 2747 p4p, 1540 weight class) and Rakeem Marley (ranked 359 p4p, 224 weight class). Marley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rakeem Marley!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley moves to clinch but Rodriguez breaks away
and Rodriguez counters with a shoot takedown. Marley fights it but they end up in guard.
Rodriguez throws a big elbow that misses.
Rodriguez is fighting to break Marley's control of his arms but Marley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez postures up in Marley's guard and throws a big left but Marley blocks it.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Marley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marley is trying to control the position but Rodriguez postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez looking to sit in guard and control but Marley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rodriguez wants to sweep here but Marley controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working hard here to advance position.
Rodriguez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Marley has passed into side control.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks Marley politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Marley prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rodriguez tries to bench press Marley off him but Marley keeps the position.
Marley wants to stand but Rodriguez is controlling his arm.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep but Marley has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Marley looking to control but Rodriguez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to escape the mount.
Marley controlling the pace for now.
Rodriguez is trying desperately to improve position.
Marley trying to control but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Marley prevents Rodriguez from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley controlling from the full mount.
Marley is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Marley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marley is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Marley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marley throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Rodriguez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marley.
Marley misses with a right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a left and a right that both miss
so Rodriguez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rodriguez stops Marley from standing up.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Marley keeps moving.
Marley wants to get back to his feet but Rodriguez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rodriguez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marley's guard.
Rodriguez is thwarting Marley's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez stops Marley from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez trying to control from Marley's half guard. Marley has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Marley kicks Rodriguez off and gets to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rakeem Marley will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but Marley moved out of range.
Marley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley stalks Rodriguez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rodriguez's face. Rodriguez staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Nick Rodriguez has been cut.
Marley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodriguez tries to sprawl out of it but Marley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley lands a body shot.
Marley misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rakeem Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marley tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marley takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Rodriguez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
Marley unleashes a big counter combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Marley.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Marley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marley throws a counter combo.
Marley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez throws a big counter combination but Marley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marley throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Marley throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease.
Marley misses with a body punch
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Rakeem Marley has been cut.
Marley shoots for a takedown but Rodriguez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marley tests Rodriguez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodriguez looking to score a takedown here. Marley is defending well but Rodriguez drives through and ends up in Marley's guard.
Marley wants to get back to his feet but Rodriguez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rodriguez pushes down on Marley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rodriguez thows a huge punch but Marley dodges it nicely.
Rodriguez wants to control but Marley is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rakeem Marley 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! This is the final round!
Rodriguez lands a jab to Marley's midsection.
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Marley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marley fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marley lands a jab-cross combination.
Marley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Marley. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Marley avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Marley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Marley. Those never looked like landing.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodriguez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marley moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Marley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marley throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Rodriguez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marley keeping full guard, as Rodriguez tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley pushes Rodriguez off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rodriguez scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Rodriguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez tries to move into range but Marley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marley takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the body
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rakeem Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley swinging wildly here.
Marley misses with a two punch combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Rodriguez misses its target.
Marley loads up on a big right hand but Rodriguez slips the punch.
Rakeem Marley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marley's waist but Marley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodriguez off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Marley as he checks the leg kick.
Marley throws out a counter right but Rodriguez avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick lands from Marley.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rodriguez throws a hook but Marley avoids it easily.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marley is trying to defend but Rodriguez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marley pushes Rodriguez off and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rakeem Marley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rakeem Marley!
After winning the bout, Rakeem Marley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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