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W2 E1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 5566 p4p, 5648 weight class) and Billy Bob Cooter (ranked 88 p4p, 91 weight class). Creed has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Billy Bob Cooter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Bob Cooter!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cooter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Creed is looking to get back to his feet here but Cooter is keeping cool and he's managed to take Creed's back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cooter trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Creed doesn't escape.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Creed is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Creed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooter on the ground.
Creed has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cooter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
What can Creed do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Cooter looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Creed taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Bob Cooter!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Generic Jobber (ranked 5605 p4p, 5365 weight class) and Dominick Yonic (ranked 90 p4p, 81 weight class). Yonic has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Generic Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominick Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yonic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Yonic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jobber moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yonic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jobber is looking to clinch but Yonic is avoiding it.
Yonic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yonic looks winded!
Jobber dives in for a single leg takedown but Yonic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yonic prevents the takedown attempt.
Jobber really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yonic working aggressively here.
Jobber lands with a right to the head.
Jobber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jobber pushes Yonic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jobber is trying to pull guard but Yonic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Generic Jobber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yonic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jobber throws a sloppy head kick and Yonic moves out of range easily.
Jobber gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yonic counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic swats away the attempt to clinch by Jobber.
Jobber misses with a takedown
and Yonic counters with a nice leg kick.
Yonic throws a low kick, looking for Jobber's leg but Jobber calmly moves out of range.
Yonic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jobber.
A little jabbing left from Yonic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jobber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jobber shoots in for a takedown but Yonic shows good takedown defense.
Jobber scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber fails with the takedown.
Jobber shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yonic as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Jobber with that takedown attempt.
Yonic keeps the fight on the outside.
Yonic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jobber lands with a hook. Yonic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jobber tries to clinch but Yonic is having none of it.
Jobber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jobber.
Jobber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yonic.
A swing and a miss from Yonic.
Jobber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
Yonic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yonic wants it to stay on the feet.
Jobber lands a two punch combo.
Jobber shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yonic as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jobber goes for a double leg but Yonic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yonic continues to drive forward.
Yonic throws out a counter right but Jobber avoids it with no problem.
Yonic swings wildly with an uppercut but Jobber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Yonic fails to land.
Yonic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jobber drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yonic can't find room to land a body shot as Jobber controls the action.
Yonic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jobber's efforts to push away.
Yonic is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Yonic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jobber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yonic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jobber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yonic as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Yonic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yonic checks a leg kick nicely.
Yonic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jobber closes the distance and clinches.
Yonic prevents Jobber from breaking the clinch.
Jobber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jobber blocking some punches.
Jobber pulls guard.
Jobber keeping full guard, as Yonic tries to pass.
Yonic has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Foundry. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic is still trying to improve position.
Jobber 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.
Yonic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jobber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jobber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yonic tries to roll over but Jobber keeps him under control.
Jobber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yonic has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jobber thows a huge punch but Yonic dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber is keen to just control but Yonic is a slippery customer.
Jobber looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jobber trying to pass the guard but Yonic defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yonic is defending against the submission attempts here by Jobber.
Jobber seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Jobber wants to clinch.
Yonic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yonic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yonic slaps away a takedown attempt from Jobber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yonic swats away the attempt to clinch by Jobber.
It seemed like Yonic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Generic Jobber dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Yonic misses its intended target.
Jobber shoots in for a double leg but Yonic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jobber tries to clinch up but Yonic circles away and keeps his distance.
Yonic raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yonic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jobber.
Yonic keeps the fight on the outside.
Jobber tries to clinch but Yonic is having none of it.
Generic Jobber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jobber scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jobber or perhaps it was just good defense by Yonic, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Generic Jobber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yonic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jobber rushes Yonic and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber jumps guard but Yonic stands there with Jobber around his waist. Jobber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jobber tries to pull guard but Yonic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jobber tries to score a body lock takedown but Yonic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jobber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yonic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yonic can't find room to land a body shot as Jobber controls the action.
Jobber is trying to pull guard but Yonic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jobber tries to break the clinch but Yonic is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yonic.
Jobber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jobber is looking for a takedown.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yonic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jobber blocks an uppercut.
Yonic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic stuffs the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yonic! But no joy.
Jobber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jobber shoots in but Yonic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jobber fails with a takedown attempt.
Jobber moves in looking to clinch but Yonic pushes him off.
Yonic tries to land a front kick but Jobber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jobber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jobber.
A little jabbing left from Yonic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jobber wants to clinch.
Jobber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yonic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jobber's elbow.
A short right from Yonic on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber missing with knees to the body.
Yonic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jobber is defended easily by Yonic.
Jobber tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Yonic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jobber throws a sloppy head kick and Yonic moves out of range easily.
Yonic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jobber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yonic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Jobber moved out of range.
Jobber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yonic counters with a head kick. That will keep Jobber thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Yonic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yonic 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Yonic!
Dominick Yonic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emelianenko Fedor (ranked 4508 p4p, 4488 weight class) and Jay Gatsby (ranked 147 p4p, 66 weight class). Fedor comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem plays as confetti rains down. . 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emelianenko Fedor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Gatsby!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatsby dives in and scores a takedown into Fedor's guard.
Fedor wants to get back to his feet but Gatsby passes into half guard.
Fedor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fedor tries to get out of the position.
Gatsby slips a nice elbow through Fedor's hands, connecting with Fedor's forehead.
Gatsby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gatsby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gatsby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gatsby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gatsby wants to work for an arm triangle but Fedor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Gatsby.
Gatsby is nestled in close to Fedor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fedor trying to control from the bottom.
Gatsby scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gatsby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
 Fedor is rocked!
Fedor could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gatsby lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Fedor quite badly. Fedor pulls Gatsby in close trying to recover. Gatsby postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Fedor on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Fedor doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
During a confident post fight interview, Jay Gatsby thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Emelianenko Fedor had this to say: 'This was gods will'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spiridon Theato (ranked 3270 p4p, 6180 weight class) and Damien Sepultra (ranked 106 p4p, 100 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spiridon Theato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Sepultra!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepultra misses with a body shot
and Theato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Theato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sepultra.
Sepultra throws an off balance right hand
letting Theato counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Damien Sepultra has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Sepultra.
 It looks like Spiridon Theato has been cut.
Jab by Sepultra.
Theato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sepultra misses with an uppercut. Theato saw that one coming.
Theato is looking to counter punch.
Sepultra looks to score with a jab to the body but Theato is just out of range.
As Sepultra looks to move away, Theato throws a big counter combo but Sepultra just gets out of the way.
Sepultra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sepultra throws a hook but Theato avoids it easily.
Theato blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sepultra connects with a single shot there.
Sepultra swings widly with a right hand
and Theato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sepultra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepultra scores with a sloppy right hand. Theato should have avoided that one.
Sepultra jabs Theato to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sepultra lands a jab.
Sepultra lands a nice hook to Theato's body. Theato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sepultra misses with a hook. Theato ducked under it nicely.
Theato lands a nice looking body shot.
Sepultra misses with a left hand
and Theato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Theato takes a jab right on the kisser.
Theato staying out of range there.
Theato is looking to counter punch.
Sepultra misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sepultra gets tackled into the cage by Theato. Theato maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepultra manages to break the clinch.
Theato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sepultra should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sepultra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Theato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sepultra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Theato.
A nice right hand lands inside from Theato.
Sepultra wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Theato.
Sepultra looks winded!
Theato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Theato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Theato cracks Sepultra with a nice body shot.
Theato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Theato.
A short right from Theato on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Theato.
Theato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Theato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Theato lands a right hand.
A short right from Theato.
Theato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sepultra backwards.
Theato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Theato lands with a right to the head.
Theato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 Sepultra 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!
Theato lands a shot to the body.
Sepultra is still on wobbly legs! Can Theato finish him?
Theato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Theato loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Sepultra senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spiridon Theato!
In defeat, Damien Sepultra stepped up to the mic, saying 'Granite, 84% Morale'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jones (ranked 3129 p4p, 5523 weight class) and Liam Reem (ranked 37 p4p, 87 weight class). Reem comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Daft Punk - Robot Rock 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Reem!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a series of punches but Reem moves out of range.
Reem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reem scores with a head kick.
Reem staying out of range there.
Reem wants to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch position.
Jake Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reem walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones rushes Reem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reem connects with a knee to the head.
Reem lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reem leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reem working Jones over with knees to the body.
Reem looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reem.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reem obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reem takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reem.
Reem will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Reem is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reem stalls.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Reem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reem lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Reem has Jones pressed against the cage.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reem lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Reem.
Reem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reem - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reem stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reem continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Reem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reem stalling the fight.
Reem landing knees to the body.
Reem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reem scores with a knee to the head.
Reem with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reem obliges.
Reem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reem connects with a knee to the head.
Reem lands a knee to the body.
Reem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem'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.
The referee calls for Reem to work.
Reem scores with a knee to the head.
Reem landing knees to the body.
Reem lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reem obliges.
Reem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Reem with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reem.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Reem avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Reem stalls.
Reem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reem lands a knee to the head.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reem lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Reem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reem throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Reem dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reem clinches.
Reem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reem is stalling here.
Reem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reem throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reem as Jones tries to tie him up.
Reem scores a nice knee to the body.
Reem working Jones over with knees to the body.
Reem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reem landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reem scores with a knee to the head.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reem.
The referee calls for Reem to work.
Reem lands a knee to the body.
Reem connects with a knee to the head.
Reem will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Reem lands a knee to the body.
Reem has Jones pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Reem.
The crowd are getting on Reem's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Reem has Jones pushed against the cage.
Reem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reem scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Liam Reem.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Reem in a clinch.
Reem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reem lands a knee to the head.
Reem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reem connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Reem.
Reem working Jones over with knees to the body.
Reem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Reem has Jones pushed against the cage.
Reem lands a knee to the body.
Reem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem with a knee to the head.
Reem lands a knee to the head.
Reem crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Reem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Reem scores with a knee to the head.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Reem improves position.
Reem stalling against the cage.
Reem tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liam Reem seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reem lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Reem.
Reem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reem obliges.
Reem lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reem takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reem.
Reem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reem tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Reem trying to land knees to the body.
Reem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Reem turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reem leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Reem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones throws a body punch but Reem moves out of range.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reem blocks a jab.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab from Jones.
Reem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Reem.
Reem landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem is struggling to control the position.
A knee to the head by Reem.
Reem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reem misses with an elbow over the top.
Reem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reem lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Reem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones digs a right hand into Reem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reem's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reem tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reem leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reem obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Reem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reem as Jones tries to tie him up.
Reem tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reem.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reem misses with a knee strike.
Reem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reem working Jones over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Reem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage as Reem throws knees to the body.
Reem is trying to stall.
Reem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Reem blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Reem controls the action.
Reem trying to land knees to the body.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Reem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reem will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Jones trying to stall but Reem improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Reem missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reem leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reem is stalling here.
Reem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jake Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones tries to stall but Reem uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Reem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reem 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Reem!
Liam Reem thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deruck Nganoo (ranked 5101 p4p, 2869 weight class) and Everest Frank (ranked 163 p4p, 92 weight class). Deruck Nganoo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deruck Nganoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everest Frank!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nganoo enables Frank to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nganoo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Frank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nganoo has momentary wrist control but Frank slips an elbow through the middle.
Nganoo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Frank slips nicely into half guard.
Frank is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Nganoo is hurt! He's hurt bad - Frank fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Nganoo from any more punishment! Congratulations to Frank! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Everest Frank!
A relieved looking Everest Frank thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Goldberg (ranked 4417 p4p, 2749 weight class) and Ramesses Rei (ranked 144 p4p, 27 weight class). Ramesses Rei is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Barry Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramesses Rei!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rei's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rei duly obliges.
Rei scores with a punch to the head.
Goldberg tries to clinch up but Rei circles away and keeps his distance.
Rei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barry Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goldberg doesn't seem bothered though.
Goldberg closes the distance but Rei moves to the side
and Rei counters with a nice body shot.
Rei lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Barry Goldberg has been cut.
Rei drops Goldberg with a straight right hand, right on the button! Rei follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramesses Rei!
During a confident post fight interview, Ramesses Rei 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roder Control (ranked 3244 p4p, 3570 weight class) and James Gracie (ranked 42 p4p, 47 weight class). Control has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 Los Angeles, Roder Control!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Control avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Control seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Control.
Control misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Control is breathing heavily.
Gracie throwing shots but Control is blocking nicely.
Control is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie is pressing down on Control's thigh, looking to free his foot. Control is holding on for now.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Control is defending well.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Control's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Control but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Control on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Control tries to get out of the position.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Control but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.
Gracie working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Control looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Gracie! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Gracie!
A victorious James Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adams Bricks (ranked 3228 p4p, 2441 weight class) and Ginny Cotroni (ranked 101 p4p, 23 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adams Bricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ginny Cotroni!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bricks moves out of range as Cotroni strikes.
Cotroni misses with an uppercut
and Bricks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bricks moves out of range as Cotroni strikes.
Cotroni throws a lazy uppercut
and Cotroni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cotroni throws a looping overhand right but Bricks ducks down to avoid it.
Cotroni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bricks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cotroni throws a sloppy body shot
and Bricks counters with a nice right hand that sends Cotroni toppling to the canvas! Cotroni scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bricks finish him?!
Cotroni is rocked!
Bricks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BLK Elite MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Cotroni.
Cotroni is still on wobbly legs! Can Bricks finish him?
Bricks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cotroni misses with a left hand
and Bricks counters with a huge right that knocks Cotroni out cold! Bricks is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adams Bricks!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Nti (ranked 2381 p4p, 3236 weight class) and Aderbar Moura (ranked 21 p4p, 41 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kwame Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aderbar Moura!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti cracks Moura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nti misses with a straight left.
Nti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moura.
Moura closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Moura tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Who's going to make the next move?
Nti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moura thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nti is trying to get back to half guard.
Moura has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Nti is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Moura yanks on the arm and Nti is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Moura.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aderbar Moura!
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