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WCF 85: Goncalves vs Anderson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dar Jee (ranked 4132 p4p, 22503 weight class) and Funky Colemadina (ranked 226 p4p, 292 weight class). Jee's entrance music is Everybody Knows My Name. A fine choice. Colemadina comes into a darkened arena with his song building. immortal by adema kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dar Jee has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dar Jee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Funky Colemadina!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Colemadina moves out of range of the body kick.
Jee feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Colemadina sprawling to the canvas! Colemadina rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jee finish him?!
 Colemadina is rocked!
Jee sends Colemadina crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jee is motioning to the referee to let Colemadina up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Colemadina is still on wobbly legs! Can Jee finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colemadina gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Colemadina tries to pull guard but Jee holds him up against the cage and eventually Colemadina drops back down to his feet.
Colemadina seems to have recovered his senses.
Colemadina breaks the clinch.
Colemadina seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Jee shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Colemadina is backing up but Jee catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Colemadina covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Jee Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dar Jee!
Dar Jee spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alan Ragasatria (ranked 2900 p4p, 2626 weight class) and Gagong UnEqual (ranked 164 p4p, 149 weight class). UnEqual has chosen C'mon Man - WTFBRAHH! as his entrance music. Alan Ragasatria has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Ragasatria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gagong UnEqual!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
UnEqual lands a jab to Ragasatria's midsection.
UnEqual closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ragasatria trying to control from the bottom.
Ragasatria has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for UnEqual. Oh but Ragasatria has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! UnEqual goes limp - he's gone! Ragasatria jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alan Ragasatria!
A very excited looking Alan Ragasatria made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Gagong UnEqual was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Delbert Mazzariello (ranked 2756 p4p, 2340 weight class) and Jeffery Berwick (ranked 361 p4p, 315 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Delbert Mazzariello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffery Berwick!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Mazzariello or perhaps it was just good defense by Berwick, which made it look bad.
Mazzariello gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Berwick counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Mazzariello down! Berwick is looking to finish but Mazzariello is intelligently defending himself.
 Mazzariello is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berwick loads up on a big left hand. Mazzariello felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Berwick looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Mazzariello can't hide his disappointment, as Berwick celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffery Berwick!
Our winner, Jeffery Berwick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daaniel Teteny (ranked 2809 p4p, 4281 weight class) and Danilo Hooper (ranked 394 p4p, 546 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Danilo Hooper was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Daaniel Teteny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danilo Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper lands a jab-cross combination.
 It looks like Daaniel Teteny has been cut.
Teteny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hooper lands a right hook to the body.
Hooper clinches up with Teteny and pushes him back against the cage.
Hooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hooper closes the distance and pushes Teteny back into the cage.
Hooper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Teteny is trying to drag Hooper to the mat but Hooper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daaniel Teteny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooper stops a takedown attempt from Teteny.
A short right from Hooper on the inside.
Hooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hooper lands a big shot that drops Teteny! Can he finish him?
Hooper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Teteny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Teteny, up you get!
Hooper keeps the fight on the outside.
Hooper looks to land a combination but Teteny avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Teteny is on queer street and Hooper is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Danilo Hooper!
Danilo Hooper 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juice Williams (ranked 1647 p4p, 1772 weight class) and Frank Lucas (ranked 230 p4p, 239 weight class). Williams's entrance music is Super Freak. A fine choice. Juice Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juice Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Lucas catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Lucas manages to avoid it.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucas. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lucas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lucas is looking to land body kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucas. That's going to slow Williams down.
Williams clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lucas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Lucas throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Lucas throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Lucas only half commits.
Lucas throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Lucas misses with a wild body shot.
Lucas throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Lucas lands a left hand.
Lucas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lucas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lucas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucas controlling the action here for a moment.
Lucas tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lucas.
Lucas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Lucas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucas throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Williams misses.
Lucas is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Lucas with the inside leg kick.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams tries to clinch there but Lucas circles away.
Lucas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick from Lucas, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucas can pounce on him.
Lucas throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lucas counters with a leg kick.
Lucas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Williams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lucas misses with a body punch
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Williams's head coaches at Finnish Elite Sport and Fitness Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Frank Lucas has been cut.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams feinted with a counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams closes the distance and pushes Lucas back into the cage.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lucas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lucas misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lucas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lucas's cut.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lucas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lucas.
Lucas pushes Williams away with a front kick.
Williams misses with the combination.
Lucas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lucas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas with the inside leg kick.
Williams pushes Lucas up against the cage in a clinch.
Lucas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas misses with an uppercut.
Lucas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams throws a series of punches but Lucas avoids them all with ease.
A low kick lands for Lucas.
Lucas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucas.
A low kick from Lucas is predictable there
and Williams counters with a crisp one two that drops Lucas! Williams thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lucas to his feet! Lucas is in big trouble!
Juice Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooh!!! Williams has knocked Lucas down with a huge combo! Williams steps away and waves a wobbly Lucas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lucas is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Williams throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Lucas is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Juice Williams!
Juice Williams very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bennett (ranked 2834 p4p, 3080 weight class) and Matt Barnes (ranked 338 p4p, 361 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Tyron Woodley . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bennett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Matt Barnes has been cut.
Bennett connects with a crisp jab.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Bennett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Bennett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barnes.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Robert Bennett has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Bennett bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bennett misses with a jab to the body
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bennett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bennett lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bennett misses with a hook.
Bennett tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Bennett has closed the distance and engaged Barnes in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robert Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Bennett.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Bennett off balance momentarily.
Bennett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett tries to counter by clinching up but Barnes breaks away and moves out of range.
Bennett tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Barnes.
Bennett connects with a body shot.
A jab from Bennett does it's job there.
Bennett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bennett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
Bennett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Bennett throws out a powerful jab.
Bennett moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Bennett throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bennett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bennett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barnes's coach down at Mentor Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barnes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Bennett.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Bennett saw it coming and moves away.
Bennett sends Barnes crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bennett is motioning to the referee to let Barnes up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Barnes is rocked!
That has opened up Matt Barnes's cut even more.
Barnes leaves his chin hanging out and Bennett seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Barnes crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Bennett!
Robert Bennett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaycen Solo (ranked 1358 p4p, 1324 weight class) and Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 194 p4p, 191 weight class). Magnus Gunnarsson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaycen Solo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson throws a good cross that connects.
Gunnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Solo ducks down to avoid it.
Gunnarsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Solo.
Gunnarsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gunnarsson.
Solo tries for a takedown but Gunnarsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Solo shoots in for a takedown but Gunnarsson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaycen Solo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solo shoots for a takedown but Gunnarsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gunnarsson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Solo defends it well.
Solo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Solo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Solo is defended easily by Gunnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gunnarsson stuffs the takedown.
Gunnarsson with the counter takedown but Solo avoids it easily.
Solo looks for a takedown but Gunnarsson sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the side of Solo's head but Solo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunnarsson leaves Solo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gunnarsson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Solo defends it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunnarsson misses the target.
Solo feinted with a counter takedown.
Solo shoots in for a takedown but Gunnarsson shows good takedown defense.
Solo shoots in looking for a takedown. Gunnarsson tries to sprawl out of it but Solo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gunnarsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Solo fails to land the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Solo.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick but Solo moves out of range.
Solo tries to land a leg kick but Gunnarsson saw it coming and moves away.
Solo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Gunnarsson. That snapped Solo's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo shoots in for a takedown but Gunnarsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Solo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gunnarsson defends well and Solo ends up having to push Gunnarsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Solo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gunnarsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Solo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gunnarsson is fending him off so far but Solo persists. Nope, Gunnarsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Gunnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunnarsson.
Solo shoots in for a takedown but Gunnarsson shows good takedown defense.
Gunnarsson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gunnarsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Solo has wrist control.
Gunnarsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gunnarsson postures up in Solo's guard and throws a big left but Solo blocks it.
Solo is pulling down on Gunnarsson's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson wants to control from the top but Solo keeps moving.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Gunnarsson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunnarsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gunnarsson is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Solo darts in looking for a takedown but Gunnarsson gets double underhooks and turns Solo into the cage.
Gunnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunnarsson slows down the pace here.
Solo tries to score a body lock takedown but Gunnarsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Solo wants a takedown but no success here.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunnarsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Solo is keeping busy.
Gunnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Solo.
Gunnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solo is working for takedown but Gunnarsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Solo blocking some punches.
Solo goes for a takedown attempt but Gunnarsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jaycen Solo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gunnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Solo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gunnarsson wriggles free and stands up.
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!
Gunnarsson throws out a loose jab but Solo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solo goes for a double leg but Gunnarsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gunnarsson continues to drive forward.
Gunnarsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gunnarsson is pressed up against the cage. Solo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gunnarsson down to the mat. Gunnarsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Solo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gunnarsson defends well and Solo ends up having to push Gunnarsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gunnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Solo is breathing heavily.
Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Gunnarsson. No joy for Solo on that attempt.
Gunnarsson lunges at Solo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Solo's hand.
Solo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunnarsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Gunnarsson dominated that round.
That's time! Solo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gunnarsson looks to land a combination but Solo avoids it well.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch there but Solo circles away.
Solo shoots in looking for a takedown but Gunnarsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Solo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And Gunnarsson tries to counter it with a takedown but Solo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gunnarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gunnarsson throws the kick towards the body but Solo avoids it.
Gunnarsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Solo in the body.
Solo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Solo fails with the takedown.
Gunnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Solo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gunnarsson sprawls well initially but Solo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunnarsson is trying to stand up here but Solo is controlling him well.
Gunnarsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Solo.
Solo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Solo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunnarsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Solo.
Solo landing some decent shots from guard.
Solo working some strikes from top position.
Gunnarsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Solo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gunnarsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Solo throws a strike but Gunnarsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gunnarsson throws an elbow that misses. Solo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gunnarsson's guard. Nice move by Solo!
Solo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gunnarsson's head.
Gunnarsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Solo postures up in Gunnarsson's guard and throws a big left but Gunnarsson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Solo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position here.
Solo throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Solo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Solo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Solo throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Solo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Solo is looking to work some ground and pound but Gunnarsson has wrist control.
Solo throwing strikes but missing.
Solo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Solo throwing strikes but missing.
Gunnarsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Solo tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunnarsson is retaining full guard.
Solo is looking to work some ground and pound but Gunnarsson has wrist control.
Solo throwing strikes but missing.
Gunnarsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Solo distracts Gunnarsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jaycen Solo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gunnarsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Solo is controlling him.
Solo is looking to work some ground and pound but Gunnarsson has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gunnarsson pulls Solo in close to prevent any damage.
Gunnarsson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Solo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Solo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gunnarsson is trying to keep an underhook but Solo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gunnarsson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnus Gunnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunnarsson missing with a left hand there. Solo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solo defending well as Gunnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunnarsson misses the target.
Gunnarsson clinches with his opponent.
Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Gunnarsson as Solo shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaycen Solo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solo dives in and grabs Gunnarsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gunnarsson pushes down on Solo's head and hops out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Magnus Gunnarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Solo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Solo.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solo shoots for a takedown but Gunnarsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Solo fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaycen Solo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunnarsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Solo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Solo slips a jab from Gunnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson throws the left hand but Solo avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Gunnarsson tenderised Solo's leg. Solo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gunnarsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Gunnarsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solo gets a takedown into half guard.
Gunnarsson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gunnarsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gunnarsson wants it to stay on the feet.
Gunnarsson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gunnarsson has Solo up against the cage in a clinch.
Solo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gunnarsson is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solo wants to take the fight to the mat but Gunnarsson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gunnarsson just leaning against Solo, taking a breather.
Solo takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solo wants to take the fight to the mat but Gunnarsson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gunnarsson slows down the pace here.
Gunnarsson is pressed up against the cage. Solo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gunnarsson down to the mat. Gunnarsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Solo tries to sprawl but Gunnarsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jaycen Solo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson working over Solo with some ground and pound. Solo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gunnarsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gunnarsson trying to control the action but Solo is working from the bottom.
Solo tries to get to full guard but Gunnarsson has control of the leg.
Gunnarsson tries to pass to full mount but Solo defends it.
Gunnarsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Solo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Solo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gunnarsson.
Solo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gunnarsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Solo keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.
Solo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Solo has momentary wrist control but Gunnarsson slips an elbow through the middle.
Solo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gunnarsson looking to sit in guard and control but Solo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Solo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunnarsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Solo stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Gunnarsson throws up his legs and catches Solo in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Solo tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Gunnarsson! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Magnus Gunnarsson!
The defeated Jaycen Solo had this to say: 'Excellent job by my opponent. I look forward to learning from this experience and coming back a better fighter.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Vanorden (ranked 695 p4p, 854 weight class) and Marcellus Legionarius (ranked 98 p4p, 117 weight class). Vanorden's entrance music is Unstoppable . A fine choice. Marcellus Legionarius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210
11 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Vanorden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcellus Legionarius!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanorden with a jab.
Vanorden lands with an overhand left.
Vanorden has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Decent striking displayed by Vanorden there.
Jab by Vanorden.
Legionarius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vanorden lands with an uppercut that bounces Legionarius off the cage and back into range.
Vanorden misses with a hook. Legionarius ducked under it nicely.
Vanorden closes the distance and clinches.
Vanorden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Legionarius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Legionarius tries to circle away but Vanorden has him pinned against the cage.
Legionarius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Legionarius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legionarius throws a sloppy head kick and Vanorden moves out of range easily.
Legionarius lands a leg kick that knocks Vanorden off balance momentarily.
Legionarius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Legionarius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Legionarius takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Legionarius throws a leg kick but Vanorden moved away.
Vanorden clobbers Legionarius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, jab by Vanorden - just one landing.
Legionarius wants to land a leg kick but Vanorden is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanorden misses with a hook. Legionarius ducked under it nicely.
Legionarius throws a nice looking combination but Vanorden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vanorden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legionarius.
Bruce Vanorden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanorden throws the left hand but Legionarius avoids the punch easily.
Vanorden jabs Legionarius right on the nose. Legionarius blinks but takes it well.
Legionarius misses with an uppercut. Vanorden saw that one coming.
Vanorden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vanorden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Legionarius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Legionarius misses with the combination.
Vanorden throws an overhand right that lands on Legionarius's shoulder, as Legionarius tries to avoid the shot.
Legionarius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vanorden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legionarius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Legionarius misses.
Legionarius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Legionarius lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vanorden backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanorden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Legionarius doesn't seem bothered though.
Vanorden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Legionarius on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden throws a jab but it's blocked by Legionarius.
Vanorden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vanorden lands a body shot.
Vanorden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Legionarius throws a series of punches but Vanorden avoids them all with ease.
Legionarius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vanorden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legionarius was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanorden.
Legionarius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Legionarius looks to land a combination but Vanorden avoids it well.
A combination from Legionarius does no damage.
Legionarius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Legionarius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vanorden.
Legionarius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Legionarius misses with a two punch combination.
Vanorden is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vanorden throws a hook to the side of Legionarius's head but Legionarius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vanorden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legionarius.
Vanorden tries to close the distance and clinch but Legionarius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vanorden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vanorden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Legionarius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanorden was well out of range. Poor timing from Legionarius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vanorden misses with a hook. Legionarius ducked under it nicely.
Vanorden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Legionarius's head.
Vanorden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Legionarius ducks under a wild hook from Vanorden.
Sloppy strikes from Legionarius. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Vanorden misses the target.
Legionarius throws a hook to the side of Vanorden's head but Vanorden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Legionarius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vanorden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Legionarius throws a right hand that Vanorden ducks under and follows up with a left that Vanorden also avoids with ease.
Legionarius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vanorden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Legionarius fails to land with a series of punches.
Vanorden lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Vanorden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legionarius walks into a straight right hand from Vanorden.
Vanorden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Legionarius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vanorden connects with a right hand. Legionarius shakes it off.
Legionarius tries to keep at a distance but Vanorden has taken the fight into the clinch.
Legionarius manages to break the clinch.
Legionarius fails to land with a series of punches.
Legionarius misses with a double jab.
Vanorden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vanorden cracks Legionarius with a good jab.
Vanorden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Legionarius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vanorden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Legionarius moves out of range as Vanorden strikes.
Vanorden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Legionarius misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanorden scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Vanorden.
Vanorden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vanorden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Vanorden dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Legionarius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donk. Vanorden catches Legionarius right on the button with a cross.
Vanorden lands with an uppercut that bounces Legionarius off the cage and back into range.
Vanorden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vanorden misses with a looping left.
Vanorden misses with a hook. Legionarius ducked under it nicely.
Marcellus Legionarius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Legionarius throws a sloppy head kick
and Vanorden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Legionarius misses.
Vanorden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vanorden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legionarius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Vanorden misses its intended target.
Vanorden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Legionarius has time to react.
Legionarius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Legionarius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legionarius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vanorden wants to clinch.
Vanorden lands with an uppercut that bounces Legionarius off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanorden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legionarius throws a sloppy head kick and Vanorden moves out of range easily.
Vanorden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Legionarius on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Legionarius. Vanorden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vanorden throws a hook but Legionarius blocks it.
Legionarius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vanorden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vanorden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Legionarius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Legionarius tries to work over Vanorden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legionarius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Legionarius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vanorden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legionarius can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Vanorden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vanorden lands a body shot.
Vanorden taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vanorden can't get the takedown.
Legionarius wants to break free but Vanorden has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Vanorden.
A head punch on the inside from Vanorden fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanorden is trying to drag Legionarius to the mat but Legionarius just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vanorden can't find room to land a body shot as Legionarius controls the action.
Legionarius working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vanorden keeps control of Legionarius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vanorden has Legionarius pushed against the cage.
Legionarius blocks a body shot from Vanorden.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vanorden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Vanorden.
Vanorden tries a body shot but Legionarius blocks it.
Vanorden's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Legionarius manages to break the clinch.
Vanorden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vanorden.
Vanorden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vanorden connects with a right hand. Legionarius shakes it off.
Vanorden misses the jab.
Vanorden lands a lovely overhand right.
Legionarius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legionarius throws a nice looking combination but Vanorden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Vanorden.
Vanorden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Legionarius can pounce on him.
Legionarius wants to land a leg kick but Vanorden is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legionarius.
Legionarius feints a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanorden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vanorden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vanorden works the jab nicely.
Vanorden has closed the distance and engaged Legionarius in a clinch.
Vanorden tries to work over Legionarius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vanorden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruce Vanorden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Legionarius wants to break free but Vanorden has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Vanorden.
Vanorden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Legionarius's efforts to push away.
Legionarius tries to break free but Vanorden pushes him back against the cage.
Vanorden goes for a takedown attempt but Legionarius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Vanorden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legionarius misses with a double jab.
Vanorden scores with a jab. Legionarius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Legionarius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Legionarius defending well as Vanorden loads up on a big left hand.
Legionarius counters with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Vanorden dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Legionarius ducks under a wild hook from Vanorden.
Vanorden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Vanorden finds it's way through Legionarius's defenses.
Legionarius blocks a jab.
Vanorden lands a nice shot to the body.
Legionarius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vanorden lands with a straight right. Legionarius didn't see that one coming.
Vanorden looks to score with a jab to the body but Legionarius is just out of range.
Legionarius tried to score with a low kick but Vanorden checks it.
Vanorden misses with a wild body shot.
Legionarius throws a low kick, looking for Vanorden's leg but Vanorden calmly moves out of range.
Vanorden tries to clinch but Legionarius is having none of it.
Legionarius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanorden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legionarius.
Vanorden looks to land a right hand but Legionarius moved out of range.
Legionarius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanorden scores with a jab to the head.
Vanorden jabs Legionarius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanorden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius is trying to break free.
Vanorden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Legionarius blocks a body shot from Vanorden.
Legionarius takes a shot to the head.
Vanorden misses with a punch to the body.
Legionarius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Legionarius scores with a leg kick.
Vanorden works Legionarius's body with a nice hook.
Vanorden rushes Legionarius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vanorden lands a shot to the body.
Legionarius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Legionarius letting Vanorden take a breather here.
Legionarius prevents a body shot from Vanorden.
Vanorden stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vanorden - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vanorden.
Vanorden displaying some good clinch control by pressing Legionarius up against the cage.
Legionarius manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Legionarius.
Vanorden wants to clinch up but Legionarius keeps it at a distance.
Legionarius throws out a counter right but Vanorden avoids it with no problem.
Vanorden scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanorden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vanorden lands a slapping body shot.
Vanorden lands with a cross.
Vanorden scores with a hook.
Vanorden getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Legionarius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vanorden.
Legionarius walks into a stiff left hand from Vanorden.
Legionarius misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Legionarius slips a straight right by Vanorden.
Legionarius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Legionarius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanorden.
Vanorden tries to close the distance and clinch but Legionarius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vanorden throws a shot from downtown. Legionarius moves away and avoids it.
Legionarius misses with a series of wild punches.
Marcellus Legionarius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Legionarius misses with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Legionarius misses its intended target.
Legionarius throws a lazy uppercut
and Vanorden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vanorden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legionarius.
Vanorden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vanorden scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vanorden darts in trying to clinch
and Legionarius counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Legionarius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Legionarius moves forwards but Vanorden connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Legionarius tries to keep at a distance but Vanorden has taken the fight into the clinch.
Legionarius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vanorden scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Vanorden.
Vanorden can't find room to land a body shot as Legionarius controls the action.
Legionarius manages to break the clinch.
Legionarius throws a sloppy head kick
and Vanorden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Legionarius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Legionarius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Legionarius drops his hands momentarily and Vanorden takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Legionarius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legionarius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Vanorden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vanorden 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Vanorden!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce Vanorden thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Riker (ranked 1504 p4p, 1604 weight class) and Nick Rodriquez (ranked 186 p4p, 199 weight class). William Riker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Rodriquez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Riker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Rodriquez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riker throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriquez.
Riker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riker is fending him off so far but Rodriquez persists. Nope, Riker circles away and we're back to standing.
Riker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riker just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriquez dives in and grabs Riker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riker pushes down on Rodriquez's head and hops out.
Riker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Riker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rodriquez's head backwards.
It looks like Nick Rodriquez has been cut.
Riker misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriquez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rodriquez is trying to stall.
Rodriquez has a couple of punches blocked by Riker.
Riker breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Riker.
Riker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Riker missing with a left hand there. Rodriquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodriquez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Riker as Rodriquez shoots in.
William Riker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Rodriquez.
Riker cracks Rodriquez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Riker.
Rodriquez is rocked!
Rodriquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riker.
Rodriquez moves out of range as Riker strikes.
Rodriquez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rodriquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Riker finish him?
Riker closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Rodriquez out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Riker!
A very excited looking William Riker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Goncalves (ranked 117 p4p, 254 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 14 p4p, 37 weight class). Anderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pop out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Guilherme Goncalves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a left hand
letting Goncalves counter with a right hand.
Goncalves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goncalves throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goncalves.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Goncalves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson throws a jab when Goncalves was well out of range.
Goncalves appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Goncalves is just out of range.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses
enabling Goncalves to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goncalves throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range.
Anderson 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.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Goncalves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Goncalves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson lands a big head kick that sends Goncalves to the canvas! Anderson follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Anderson!
Ryan Anderson is the new lightweight champion!
A less than humble Ryan Anderson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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