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NYCL 12 - Foote vs Smif PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Scardina (ranked 6045 p4p, 6250 weight class) and Adam Orel (ranked 611 p4p, 619 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alessio Scardina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Orel!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scardina on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scardina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orel.
Scardina half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've been told by Scardina's head coaches at Cozad MMA London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Orel misses with a double jab.
Scardina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Scardina dodges the punch combination from Orel.
Scardina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Orel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Orel duly obliges.
Orel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orel's coach down at Brloh was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Orel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Orel misses with the combination.
Scardina attempts a counter takedown but Orel avoids it well and moves away.
Orel throws a right and a left that Scardina avoids nicely.
Scardina half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Orel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orel misses with a few strikes there.
Scardina tries to counter with a takedown but Orel is quick to defend against it.
Scardina has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Orel throws a combination that misses
and Scardina counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Orel pushes Scardina off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orel misses with a few strikes there.
Orel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Orel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scardina dodges the punch combination from Orel.
Scardina tries to counter with a takedown but Orel is quick to defend against it.
Scardina moves out of range as Orel strikes.
Scardina changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice cross by Orel.
Orel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scardina counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scardina showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Scardina has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel wants to stand and escape but Scardina is having none of it.
Scardina seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Scardina preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scardina is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scardina dodges the punch combination from Orel.
Scardina drops down looking for a counter takedown but Orel sprawls and moves away.
Scardina tries to move into range but Orel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Orel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scardina attempts a counter takedown but Orel avoids it well and moves away.
Orel misses with a double jab
and Scardina decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Orel's guard.
Scardina stays in close to Orel's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scardina stopping the sweep attempt from Orel.
Orel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Scardina controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scardina gets tackled into the cage by Orel. Orel maintains the clinch.
Scardina tries to score a body lock takedown but Orel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Orel manages to break the clinch.
Orel lands with a hook. Scardina tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orel misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Orel dominated that round.
That's time! Scardina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Orel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Orel duly obliges.
Orel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scardina counters with a nice double leg into side control. Orel won't be happy with that.
Scardina in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Orel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Scardina has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Scardina controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scardina wants to control for a moment but Orel uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Well, if Scardina 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.
Alessio Scardina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orel is trying to stand back up but Scardina is controlling him
Scardina trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Orel trying to control but Scardina postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Orel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scardina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orel throws a right and a left that Scardina avoids nicely.
Scardina changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Orel with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Orel misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Orel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scardina attempts a counter takedown but Orel avoids it well and moves away.
Orel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scardina attempts a counter takedown but Orel avoids it well and moves away.
Orel scores with a hook to the body. Scardina takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch lands to the side of Scardina 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scardina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scardina attempts a counter takedown but Orel avoids it well and moves away.
Orel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scardina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Adam Orel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orel closes the distance and pushes Scardina back into the cage.
Scardina is trying to drag Orel to the mat but Orel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Scardina wants a takedown but no success here.
Orel wants to get back to striking at distance but Scardina won't allow it.
Orel tries to circle away but Scardina has him pinned against the cage.
Scardina changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Orel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessio Scardina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Orel does no damage.
Scardina feinted with a counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Orel. Those never looked like landing.
Orel throws a leg kick
and Scardina counters with a nice double leg into side control. Orel won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scardina remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orel is not content to let Scardina control the position.
Scardina working away.
Scardina tries to move to mount but Orel blocks the move with his legs.
Orel being controlled for a moment.
Orel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Orel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Orel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Orel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scardina counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Scardina perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Orel controlling the position for now.
Scardina controlling the action here.
Orel trying to hold on to Scardina's head to control him but Scardina postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Scardina in particular looking to stall.
Scardina seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Orel for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scardina prevents Orel from standing back up.
Scardina controlling the pace.
Scardina's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Orel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scardina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scardina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Orel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scardina. Scardina circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Orel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Orel fails to land with a series of punches.
Scardina tries to counter with a takedown but Orel is quick to defend against it.
Orel misses with a few strikes there.
Orel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Scardina back to the cage. Orel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alessio Scardina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orel with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel throws a jab when Scardina was well out of range.
Scardina tries to counter with a takedown but Orel is quick to defend against it.
Orel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scardina counters with a takedown into side control.
Orel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orel sneaks back into half guard.
Scardina controlling the action here.
Scardina prevents Orel from improving his position.
Scardina seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Orel is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Scardina controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Orel working a defensive guard here.
Scardina won't allow Orel to get back to his feet.
Scardina stays in close to Orel's body and controls the position.
Orel is looking to stand up but Scardina isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Adam Orel 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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Some wild striking there from Orel.
Scardina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orel, as that shot connected.
Orel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Orel misses with a few strikes there.
Orel scores with a nice head shot.
Orel tries to bum rush Scardina with a series of wild strikes but Scardina uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alessio Scardina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scardina checks a low kick from Orel.
Orel tests Scardina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scardina counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Orel uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Orel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Orel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Orel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Orel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melting Stamp (ranked 5580 p4p, 6070 weight class) and Thorn Pierce (ranked 182 p4p, 192 weight class). Pierce has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melting Stamp!
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, Thorn Pierce!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamp has managed to clinch.
Stamp manages to pull guard.
Stamp wants to sweep but no luck.
Stamp trying to control the position here.
Stamp controls Pierce momentarily but Pierce frees himself.
Stamp looking for a sweep. Not yet Stamp, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stamp throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Stamp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pierce doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pierce manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamp looking for a sweep. Not yet Stamp, not yet.
Stamp escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pierce gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pierce is looking to work some ground and pound but Stamp has wrist control.
Pierce tries to free his leg and advance position but Stamp is retaining full guard.
Stamp wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stamp throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Stamp trying to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pierce misses with a double jab
and Stamp counters with a two punch combo.
Pierce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stamp is looking for a counter combo.
A combination from Stamp does no damage.
Pierce tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sloppy strikes from Stamp. Those never looked like landing.
Stamp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pierce throws a series of punches but Stamp moves out of range.
Stamp shoots in but no luck this time.
Pierce fails with a takedown attempt.
Pierce looks winded!
Pierce keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melting Stamp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pierce, pushing him back against the cage.
Stamp fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Come on Pierce - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stamp jumps guard.
Stamp wants to sweep here but Pierce controlling him for the moment.
Pierce 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.
Stamp is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Pierce presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've been informed that Pierce has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stamp pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pierce stalling in the clinch but Stamp improves position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stamp - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pierce drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stamp jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pierce walks away with a smile on his face. Stamp gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stamp misses with a takedown attempt - Pierce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melting Stamp dominated that 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.
Stamp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown but Stamp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Melting Stamp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stamp throws a head kick that misses.
Stamp connects with a leg kick.
Stamp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pierce is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stamp pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pierce wants to break free but Stamp has control.
Stamp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce doesn't manage to clinch there - Stamp circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stamp takes the fight into the clinch.
Stamp looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pierce is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamp drags the fight down to the ground.
Stamp trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pierce stopping the sweep attempt from Stamp.
Pierce passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Pierce trying to control from half guard but Stamp is working away.
Stamp is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pierce's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pierce's back!
Stamp tries to get the hooks in deep but Pierce pushed the leg off.
Good control from Stamp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce fending off the submission attempt from Stamp.
Pierce tries to escape but Stamp has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Stamp scores with punches from the back.
What can Pierce do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Stamp wants to control but Pierce is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamp punches Pierce on the ear.
Stamp is persistently looking for the submission but Pierce is defending it well.
Stamp is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pierce has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
A lull in the action here.
Stamp biding his time, controlling Pierce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamp is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pierce defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Stamp working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Stamp lands a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierce preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Stamp.
Stamp punishes Pierce with strikes from the back mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melting Stamp dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pierce defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stamp.
Stamp tries for a takedown but Pierce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pierce tries to clinch up but Stamp circles away and keeps his distance.
Stamp blocks a head kick by Pierce.
Stamp shoots and misses
and Pierce counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melting Stamp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pierce wants it to stay on the feet.
Pierce misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pierce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stamp.
Pierce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pierce blocks a head kick by Stamp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pierce.
Stamp shoots in and drives through. Pierce sprawls well.
Pierce looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pierce thows a leg kick but Stamp checks it
and Stamp counters with a two punch combo.
Stamp tries to clinch there but Pierce circles away.
Stamp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stamp stops a takedown attempt from Pierce.
Pierce letting Stamp take a breather here.
Stamp jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pierce walks away with a smile on his face. Stamp gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pierce tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamp avoids a kick to the body.
Stamp shoots in but Pierce avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pierce forces Stamp back against the cage and clinches.
Stamp gets control of Pierce's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stamp will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pierce trying to control but Stamp is working from the bottom.
Stamp lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamp looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamp is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stamp trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stamp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stamp landing some decent shots from guard.
Pierce keeping moving, preventing Stamp from controlling successfully.
Stamp is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pierce is trying to keep Stamp in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierce being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melting Stamp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stamp 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melting Stamp!
The defeated Thorn Pierce had this to say: 'The future is bright!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Requis (ranked 4896 p4p, 5488 weight class) and Karel Sup (ranked 516 p4p, 550 weight class). Requis comes to the cage accompanied by Dark Souls III - Ludex Gundyr . The key to victory for The Requis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Requis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Requis lunges at Sup with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sup's hand.
Requis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sup shoots in looking for a takedown. Requis tries to sprawl out of it but Sup keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Requis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Requis throwing a counter right hand but Sup manages to avoid it.
Requis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sup's coach down at Brloh was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sup's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sup lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Requis circles away quickly and effectively.
Requis 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sup under the eye.
 Sup is rocked!
Sup circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Requis . Sup falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Requis !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Requis !
The Requis took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I told everybody exacty what would happen today, and I was right. I want the belt, and I'll beat anyone who dares to stand in my way. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Perry (ranked 4840 p4p, 4825 weight class) and Stanislav Strakapoud (ranked 557 p4p, 556 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stanislav Strakapoud!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry has closed the distance and engaged Strakapoud in a clinch.
Strakapoud jumps guard but Perry stands there with Strakapoud around his waist. Strakapoud gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Strakapoud tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Strakapoud tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perry smiles and moves away.
Sam Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislav Strakapoud.
Strakapoud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Perry. No joy for Strakapoud on that attempt.
Strakapoud shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perry pinned against the cage. Perry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Perry dives in and scores a takedown into Strakapoud's guard.
Strakapoud is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perry is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry lands a couple of digs.
Perry cracks Strakapoud with a solid left hand.
Perry 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.
Strakapoud has his foot on Perry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perry works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Perry stopping the sweep attempt from Strakapoud.
Perry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Strakapoud is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perry is aware though and is defending well.
Perry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Strakapoud throws his legs up looking for a submission but Perry uses it to pass to side control.
Perry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Strakapoud tries to improve position but can't.
Strakapoud is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Perry's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Strakapoud is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perry pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud won't allow Perry to pass to mount.
Strakapoud looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Perry seems to be working for a kimura but Strakapoud defends the submission attempt.
Strakapoud looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strakapoud is pressing down on Perry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Strakapoud looking for a guillotine here but Perry defends easily.
Strakapoud is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strakapoud is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Perry frees his head nicely. Oh but Strakapoud has switched to an armbar! Perry is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Stanislav Strakapoud!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rosqui Marciano (ranked 3687 p4p, 4816 weight class) and Prokop Pustik (ranked 428 p4p, 513 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rosqui Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prokop Pustik!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pustik changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marciano looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Marciano tries to escape but Pustik is in control.
Marciano takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
 It looks like Rosqui Marciano has been cut.
Pustik scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Marciano is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Pustik can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prokop Pustik!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anson Jones (ranked 4134 p4p, 4034 weight class) and Sean McCarthy (ranked 138 p4p, 134 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Big Show. Anson Jones 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves into the clinch.
McCarthy is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
McCarthy tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
McCarthy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McCarthy is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McCarthy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCarthy trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
McCarthy controlling the position.
McCarthy wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McCarthy is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones cracks McCarthy with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones postures up in McCarthy's guard and throws a big left but McCarthy blocks it.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McCarthy is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy controlling Jones's posture.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but McCarthy has wrist control.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. McCarthy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by McCarthy!
McCarthy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but McCarthy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones tries to clinch but McCarthy is having none of it.
McCarthy gets a double leg takedown into Jones's guard.
McCarthy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead McCarthy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
McCarthy stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McCarthy stops Jones from standing up.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCarthy.
McCarthy controlling from the top position.
Jones 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCarthy throws a big right hand that misses.
McCarthy content to stall in guard here.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McCarthy won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones keeping full guard, as McCarthy tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCarthy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anson Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones shoots in and drives through. McCarthy sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean McCarthy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones looks to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jones!
McCarthy decides to stand back up.
McCarthy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
McCarthy gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
McCarthy tries to clinch up.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Jones is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McCarthy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jones rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McCarthy's guard! Nice work there by Jones!
McCarthy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones stands up from McCarthy's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
McCarthy looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
McCarthy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. McCarthy is now in Jones's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
McCarthy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jones throwing shots but McCarthy is blocking nicely.
Jones decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged McCarthy in a clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to sprawl but McCarthy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McCarthy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that McCarthy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McCarthy.
McCarthy swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean McCarthy!
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Josef Smejkal had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 209.4, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Bruce Paul was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dreyvon Thomas (ranked 3357 p4p, 3861 weight class) and Clayton Daniels (ranked 425 p4p, 481 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dreyvon Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clayton Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels checks a low kick from Thomas.
Daniels tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thomas defends it well.
Thomas checks a low kick from Daniels.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas lands with a kick to the temple. Daniels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels scores with a kick to the midsection.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas throws a leg kick
so Daniels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thomas trying to control the position.
Daniels not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Daniels has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daniels defends well.
Daniels content to stall in guard here.
Thomas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daniels manages to get himself to full guard.
Daniels seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Daniels 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Thomas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thomas landing some decent shots from guard.
Daniels controlling the position.
Daniels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniels seems keen to control Thomas's posture.
Daniels wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thomas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daniels wants to hit a sweep here but Thomas passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Daniels there!
Thomas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels working to try and regain half guard.
Daniels wants to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Daniels is in a horrible position here. Thomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thomas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Daniels is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Thomas is landing with some decent strikes but Daniels is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Daniels gets back to half guard.
Daniels trying to control but Thomas postures up.
Daniels is looking for a sweep. Thomas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thomas is looking for a kimura here.
Thomas slips a nice elbow through Daniels's hands, connecting with Daniels's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to control the action in half guard but Daniels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas tries to pass to full mount but Daniels defends it.
Thomas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Daniels is trying to get back to full guard.
Daniels moves into full guard.
Daniels is controlling Thomas's posture.
Thomas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daniels has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Daniels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dreyvon Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Daniels has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daniels and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dreyvon Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels, which made it look bad.
Thomas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Daniels defends well and Thomas ends up having to push Daniels into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thomas goes for a takedown attempt but Daniels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dreyvon Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thomas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Thomas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Daniels changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thomas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas is not content to let Daniels control the position.
Thomas is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Thomas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Daniels trying to control from half guard but Thomas is working away.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Daniels is working away from the top position though.
Daniels keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thomas 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.
Thomas manages to get to full guard.
Thomas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daniels is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels is working Thomas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Daniels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Daniels pushes down on Thomas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to work for an arm triangle but Thomas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Daniels working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Thomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Daniels controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas 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.
Daniels passes Thomas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Daniels trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to advance position but Thomas won't allow it.
Daniels has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daniels trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas gets back to half guard.
Well, if Daniels 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.
Daniels trying to mount his opponent but Thomas defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas gets back to full guard.
Daniels trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daniels defends well.
Daniels keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Daniels tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
Thomas looking for a guillotine here but Daniels defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels is pushing down on Thomas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thomas is fighting to maintain full guard but Daniels has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Daniels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Daniels tries to counter it with a takedown but Thomas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A low kick lands for Thomas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Daniels down.
Dreyvon Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas with a poor takedown
and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown. Thomas fights it but they end up in guard.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Daniels postures up.
Daniels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Daniels is staying tight to Thomas's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Daniels wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Daniels in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to bench press Daniels off him but Daniels keeps the position.
Daniels working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daniels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Daniels trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Daniels is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Daniels is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom here.
Daniels wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Thomas is looking to regain half guard here but Daniels keeps moving and retains side control.
Daniels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daniels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face as Daniels controls the position.
Clayton Daniels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daniels passes to full mount!
Daniels wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Daniels!
A relieved looking Clayton Daniels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Henrique Dionisio Cabrera Netros (ranked 3252 p4p, 4867 weight class) and Freddie Coach (ranked 422 p4p, 537 weight class). Dionisio Cabrera Netros comes to the cage accompanied by Luna y sol. Coach has chosen Can't Be Touched - Ray Jones as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Henrique Dionisio Cabrera Netros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddie Coach!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coach fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A swing and a miss from Dionisio Cabrera Netros.
Coach dives in for a single leg takedown but Dionisio Cabrera Netros sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Coach moves out of range of the strikes.
Coach ducks right into an uppercut from Dionisio Cabrera Netros.
Coach shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dionisio Cabrera Netros pinned against the cage. Dionisio Cabrera Netros gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dionisio Cabrera Netros swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Samuel Henrique Dionisio Cabrera Netros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddie Coach.
Coach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coach is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Coach moves out of range as Dionisio Cabrera Netros strikes.
Coach doesn't manage to clinch there - Dionisio Cabrera Netros circles away.
Coach gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coach jumps guard.
Dionisio Cabrera Netros decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Coach, up you get!
Coach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coach tries to clinch up.
Dionisio Cabrera Netros lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coach has Dionisio Cabrera Netros pressed against the cage, preventing Dionisio Cabrera Netros from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dionisio Cabrera Netros is working for takedown but Coach is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dionisio Cabrera Netros wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dionisio Cabrera Netros tries to circle away but Coach has him pinned against the cage.
Dionisio Cabrera Netros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dionisio Cabrera Netros throws a head kick that misses.
Coach feints the counter takedown.
Coach fails with the takedown.
Dionisio Cabrera Netros darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dionisio Cabrera Netros has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Handsome Guys Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheers as Dionisio Cabrera Netros lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coach doesn't seem phased though.
Coach will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coach takes a swing at Dionisio Cabrera Netros's ribcage but misses.
Dionisio Cabrera Netros displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coach.
Coach looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach tries to clinch there but Dionisio Cabrera Netros circles away.
Dionisio Cabrera Netros throws an overhand right that lands on Coach's shoulder, as Coach tries to avoid the shot.
Coach shoots in and drives through. Dionisio Cabrera Netros sprawls well.
Good exchange - Dionisio Cabrera Netros coming out on top.
Nice straight punches there by Dionisio Cabrera Netros. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dionisio Cabrera Netros.
Coach is rocked!
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!
Coach fails with a takedown attempt.
Dionisio Cabrera Netros lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Coach is still on wobbly legs! Can Dionisio Cabrera Netros finish him?
Dionisio Cabrera Netros tries a head kick but it misses.
Dionisio Cabrera Netros connects with a nice cross there... Coach is looking wobbly and Dionisio Cabrera Netros recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Coach to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Dionisio Cabrera Netros jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samuel Henrique Dionisio Cabrera Netros!
In defeat, Freddie Coach stepped up to the mic, saying 'Palaan pian, odota vain paluuta.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheldy Foote (ranked 2741 p4p, 2884 weight class) and Bill Smif (ranked 352 p4p, 370 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheldy Foote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Smif!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smif lands a glancing blow to the side of Foote's head.
It looks like Sheldy Foote has been cut.
Smif connects with the punch.
Foote has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smif blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foote definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Foote tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foote blocking some punches.
Smif lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smif can't break the clinch.
Smif lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foote backwards.
Foote trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Smif scores with a nice short uppercut.
Foote prevents a body shot from Smif.
Smif wants to get back to striking at distance but Foote won't allow it.
Foote swings wildly with an uppercut but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foote backwards.
Smif can't break the clinch.
Smif lands a hook that snaps the head of Foote backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smif fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smif digs a right hand into Foote's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Foote's gas tank.
Foote blocks an uppercut.
Smif blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foote backwards.
Foote tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
Foote goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foote misses with a knee strike.
Foote misses with the head strike.
Smif scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smif blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foote lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smif on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Smif.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Foote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smif's coach down at Cope's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Smif's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Smif is trying to force a seperation but Foote has the dominant position.
Foote throws an elbow that misses.
Foote has a couple of punches blocked by Smif.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Foote or not.
Foote is breathing heavily.
Smif wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foote has him pressed against the cage.
Smif lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foote swings wildly with an uppercut but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif dodges an elbow strike from Foote.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Foote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif is looking to break free of the clinch but Foote has double underhooks.
Foote misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smif.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smif throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smif breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foote tries a head kick but it misses.
Foote takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Foote drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smif lands a body shot.
Smif lands a big right hand that sends Foote crashing to the mat! Smif stays standing though and waves Foote back to his feet!
 Foote is rocked!
Smif darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Foote's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Smif before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Smif!
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