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OFK 127-Sripituksakul Vs Inoue PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Jones (ranked 2979 p4p, 3276 weight class) and Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 379 p4p, 409 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendy fails with a takedown attempt.
Mendy scores with a body shot.
Mendy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Mendy loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Mendy misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Mendy breaks away and moves out of range.
Mendy looks to throw a body kick
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mendy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Mendy trying to control but Jones postures up.
Mendy wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones stops Mendy from getting back to his feet.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mendy's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones prevents Mendy from standing back up.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mendy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mendy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is looking to improve his position.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones trying to control the action but Mendy is working from the bottom.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Mendy is defending well.
Mendy is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones thows a huge punch but Mendy dodges it nicely.
Jones is keen to just control but Mendy is a slippery customer.
Jones is thwarting Mendy's attempts to control the position.
Jones throwing shots but Mendy is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mendy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Mendy from controlling successfully.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Mendy throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
Mendy sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy throwing strikes but missing.
Mendy lands a couple of digs.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendy connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mendy working his ground and pound in the gym.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendy is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Mendy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendy throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendy misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendy.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendy is working away from the top position though.
Pierre Ragout Mendy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is in trouble now - Mendy has advanced to mount!
Jones holds on to Mendy as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Mendy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mendy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Mendy cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mendy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mendy raining down shots from the mount!
 Jones is rocked!
Jones is in a horrible position here. Mendy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendy landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Mendy! Jones is hurt baaadly! Mendy is firing away with more strikes - Jones is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Ragout Mendy!
Pierre Ragout Mendy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Altitude Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 2898 p4p, 2123 weight class) and Bertel Haardt (ranked 349 p4p, 273 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertel Haardt!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big head kick from Koniu and Haardt is sent sprawling to the canvas!
 Haardt is rocked!
 It looks like Bertel Haardt has been cut.
Koniu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Haardt is still on wobbly legs! Can Koniu finish him?
Koniu sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Haardt's defenses. It connects perfectly with Haardt's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Japa Koniu!
A victorious Japa Koniu 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Burrito Supreme (ranked 2346 p4p, 2449 weight class) and Orion Struss (ranked 297 p4p, 312 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Struss's choice of entrance music: Lil Gnar - New Bugatti. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burrito Supreme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Struss!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supreme misses the jab.
Struss thuds a left hand into Supreme's body.
Supreme misses with a wild body shot.
Supreme throws a lazy right hand but Struss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Struss's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Supreme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Supreme walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Struss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Supreme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Struss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Supreme thows a leg kick but Struss checks it
and Struss counters with a nice uppercut.
Supreme takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Supreme throws a hook to the side of Struss's head but Struss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Struss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Supreme.
Supreme throws a nice looking combination but Struss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Supreme misses with a straight right.
Supreme throws a hook but Struss blocks it.
Struss has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Supreme is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Struss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supreme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Supreme does it's job there.
Supreme throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Struss on the side of the head.
Nice cross by Supreme.
It looks like Orion Struss has been cut.
Supreme throws out a powerful jab.
Supreme is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Struss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Supreme.
Supreme lands with a big left! Struss is wobbled badly! Supreme comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Struss to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Burrito Supreme!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 1717 p4p, 2276 weight class) and Travis Copeland (ranked 226 p4p, 291 weight class). Gellar comes to the cage accompanied by James Randi exposes Uri Geller. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland pushes Gellar up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Copeland.
Copeland takes a shot to the head.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Copeland takes a shot to the head.
Gellar being controlled against the cage.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Copeland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Copeland lands a body shot.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar blocks an elbow strike.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Gellar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Copelands head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland pushes off an throws an elbow but Gellar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Copeland.
A nice left hand lands by Gellar.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Copeland lands an uppercut.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar pushes Copeland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Copeland'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.
Copeland gets through Gellar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar lands a nice uppercut.
Copeland working Gellar over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Copeland slowing the pace effectively.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gellar's defenses.
Copeland lands an uppercut.
Gellar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Copeland working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gellar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Gellar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Copeland controls his hands.
Gellar misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Copeland.
Gellar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Copeland has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gellar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Copeland can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Copeland - that landed with a thud.
Gellar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gellar.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Copeland.
Copeland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gellar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar prevents a body shot from Copeland.
Copeland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Copeland is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Copeland struggles to land a body shot inside as Gellar controls his hands.
Copeland is leaning against Gellar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar lands an uppercut.
Copeland presses Gellar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Copeland blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Copeland.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Copeland takes a shot to the head.
Copeland lands a nice knee to the body.
Copeland stalling.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Copeland presses Gellar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Copeland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Copeland.
Copeland misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Copeland.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gellar avoiding damage as Copeland throws knees to the body.
Copeland lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gellar.
Copeland works on Gellar's body with a couple of short punches.
Gellar misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Travis Copeland will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uri Gellar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gellar gets through Copeland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Copeland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gellar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Copeland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Gellar.
A right hook to the body lands for Copeland.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Copeland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Copeland as the two fighters clinch.
Gellar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Copeland controls his hands.
Copeland utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Copeland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uri Gellar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland moves away from the strike by Gellar.
Gellar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gellar gets tackled into the cage by Copeland. Copeland maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Copeland slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Gellar.
Copeland stalling against the cage.
Copeland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Copeland is pushing Gellar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Copeland's elbow.
Copeland scores with a shot to the side of Gellar's head.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Gellar lands a hook that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Copeland lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar letting Copeland take a breather here.
Copeland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Copeland holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Copeland lands a shoulder strike.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Copeland'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.
Gellar lands a right hand.
Copeland holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Copeland on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Copeland.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
Copeland slows down the pace here.
Gellar blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Gellar.
The referee is keeping an eye on Copeland - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Copeland misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Copeland's elbow.
Gellar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Copeland.
Copeland throws a punch but it's blocked by Gellar.
Copeland can't get the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gellar dodges an elbow strike from Copeland.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Gellar.
Gellar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Copelands head.
A head punch on the inside from Copeland fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Copeland.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Copeland.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Travis Copeland will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Copeland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gellar.
Copeland is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Travis Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gellar is looking to clinch but Copeland is avoiding it.
Copeland unleashes a big counter combination but Gellar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gellar throws a leg kick that misses.
Gellar gets tackled into the cage by Copeland. Copeland maintains the clinch.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Copeland.
A short left from Gellar.
Copeland swings wildly with an uppercut but Gellar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Copeland fails to land.
Gellar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland throws a head punch that misses.
Copeland holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland working aggressively here.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Gellar.
A short right from Gellar.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Copeland avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
Copeland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Copeland lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Copeland trying to control the position but instead, Gellar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Copeland into the cage.
Copeland lands with a right to the head.
Gellar is fighting off a takedown attempt but Copeland is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gellar to the mat. Gellar regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Copeland wants to pass the guard but Gellar is keeping the position.
Copeland postures up.
Copeland sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gellar's guard.
Copeland is working for a kimura but Gellar is defending it quite comfortably.
Gellar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uri Gellar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Copeland stands and throws Gellar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Copeland advances to full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Copeland connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gellar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gellar tries to reverse the position but Copeland maintains control.
Copeland postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Gellar badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Copeland around the waist but Copeland pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Copeland is the winner by TKO! Copeland jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Copeland!
After winning the bout, Travis Copeland thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Furnum Pullum (ranked 927 p4p, 3120 weight class) and Arlo Rochester (ranked 128 p4p, 384 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rochester's choice of entrance music: Tech N9ne- Dysfunctional. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furnum Pullum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arlo Rochester!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullum misses with a lunging right hand
and Rochester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rochester.
Pullum has Rochester pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rochester manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rochester lands a body punch.
Rochester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pullum backwards.
Pullum tries to work over Rochester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pullum really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Rochester jumps guard but Pullum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pullum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pullum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rochester's elbow.
Rochester is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rochester tries to pull guard but Pullum won't allow it.
Rochester jumps guard and drags Pullum to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pullum tries to free his leg and advance position but Rochester is retaining full guard.
Pullum throws a big elbow that misses.
Pullum working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullum scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rochester is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've been hearing good reports from Pullum's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pullum slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullum takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pullum is working for a submission of some sort.
Rochester blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pullum.
Pullum missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pullum frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pullum breaks from Rochester's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Arlo Rochester has been cut.
Rochester is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullum with shots to the head and body - Rochester looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rochester gets back to half guard.
Pullum looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rochester is looking to improve his position.
Pullum 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.
Pullum is looking for a kimura but Rochester is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pullum to get the leverage.
Rochester is staying active underneath Pullum, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Pullum there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pullum seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rochester does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rochester wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rochester regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pullum postures up.
Pullum makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rochester keeping full guard, as Pullum tries to pass.
Rochester is trying to control the position but Pullum postures up.
Pullum lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pullum sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rochester's guard.
Rochester is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rochester slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rochester isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pullum stacks Rochester on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pullum!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullum working the head and body with strikes.
Pullum cracks Rochester with a big elbow.
Pullum throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rochester is not content to let Pullum control the position.
Rochester wants to control but Pullum postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pullum tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Furnum Pullum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arlo Rochester's cut.
That's time! Pullum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rochester keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pullum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rochester is fending him off so far but Pullum persists. Nope, Rochester circles away and we're back to standing.
A lazy left from Pullum finds it's target.
Pullum gets tackled into the cage by Rochester. Rochester maintains the clinch.
Pullum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rochester pushes Pullum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rochester ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rochester no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rochester is trying to keep Pullum in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rochester working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pullum doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pullum manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pullum wants to pass the guard but Rochester is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullum postures up in Rochester's guard and throws a big left but Rochester blocks it.
Rochester working for a triangle but Pullum defends it easily.
Rochester is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pullum cracks Rochester with a solid left hand.
Pullum lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rochester is trying to keep Pullum in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pullum pushing down on Rochester's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pullum is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pullum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rochester is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pullum's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pullum's back!
Pullum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rochester can do to turn this around?
Rochester is looking for a rear naked choke here but Pullum reverses the position brilliantly into Rochester's guard!
Rochester controls Pullum momentarily but Pullum frees himself.
Furnum Pullum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rochester has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pullum has managed to get both his arms back between Rochester's legs - danger averted.
Rochester has momentary wrist control but Pullum slips an elbow through the middle.
Pullum trying to control but Rochester is working from the bottom.
Pullum is really struggling to control Rochester but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pullum scoring with some ground and pound.
Rochester had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pullum defends it easily.
Rochester looking for a guillotine here but Pullum defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullum trying to control the position from guard on top but Rochester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pullum postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rochester is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rochester trying to keep a closed guard but Pullum is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pullum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Furnum Pullum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arlo Rochester's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pullum scores with a takedown into Rochester's guard.
Rochester is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pullum is aware though and is defending well.
Pullum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rochester has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pullum is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rochester.
Pullum scores with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rochester is looking to reverse the position.
Rochester takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rochester is looking to regain half guard here but Pullum keeps moving and retains side control.
Rochester gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester gets back to full guard.
Pullum with a nice head shot there.
Rochester controls Pullum momentarily but Pullum frees himself.
Rochester working a defensive guard but Pullum passes into half guard.
Rochester is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Pullum.
Rochester makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rochester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullum tries to free his leg and advance position but Rochester is retaining full guard.
Pullum landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pullum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rochester is rocked!
Pullum wants to control from the top but Rochester keeps moving.
Pullum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pullum working some strikes from top position.
Pullum postures up and lands a big shot to Rochester's brow.
Rochester is still in real trouble! Can Pullum finish him?
Pullum trying to control but Rochester is working from the bottom.
Rochester seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullum stands and throws Rochester's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pullum moves into full mount!
Furnum Pullum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pullum working Rochester over with strikes here.
Arlo Rochester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rochester working to try and regain half guard.
Pullum has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rochester's face.
Pullum tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pullum lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Pullum connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rochester is trying to escape the mount.
Pullum lands with some strikes.
Pullum looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
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!
Pullum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Furnum Pullum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pullum, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Furnum Pullum!
Furnum Pullum made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 1614 p4p, 1579 weight class) and Willie Layer (ranked 220 p4p, 217 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Layer!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes delivers a nice body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Layer, as that shot connected.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Layer's front leg but catches the back leg as Layer tries to avoid it.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Layer's hands.
Layer throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Layer tries to sprawl but Barnes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barnes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnes works his way into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes unloads with some shots from mount but Layer bucks and avoids them well.
Barnes unloads with some shots from mount but Layer bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and Layer is in trouble!
Barnes wants to control the pace but Layer is squirming around nicely.
Barnes scoring with strikes but Layer is staying in there.
Barnes trying to control but Layer is having none of it.
Barnes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Barnes looking to finish with strikes here!
Barnes 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.
Barnes controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barnes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barnes looking to ground and pound but Layer is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes content just to control the position here.
Barnes looking to ground and pound but Layer is blocking nicely.
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Layer's face.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and Layer is in trouble!
Layer is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Barnes! Layer is hurt baaadly! Barnes is firing away with more strikes - Layer is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Barnes!
Don Barnes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Tomori (ranked 632 p4p, 3145 weight class) and Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 38 p4p, 187 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgar Avetisyan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomori takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Avetisyan misses with a hook
and Tomori counters by clinching up.
Avetisyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tomori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomori swings wildly with an uppercut but Avetisyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avetisyan is trying to force a seperation but Tomori has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomori.
Avetisyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tomori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Avetisyan is rocked!
Avetisyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Tomori won't allow it.
Avetisyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Tomori finish him?
Tomori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avetisyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Avetisyan unleashes a big counter combination but Tomori bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tomori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avetisyan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tomori tries to clinch up
and Avetisyan counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avetisyan thows a leg kick but Tomori checks it
and Tomori counters with a takedown into side control.
Avetisyan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tomori asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Avetisyan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tomori asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Tomori are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tomori controls the position from side control.
Avetisyan seems to have recovered his senses.
Avetisyan throws Tomori to one side and escapes!
Tomori tries to clinch but Avetisyan moves away
and Avetisyan counters with a head kick. That will keep Tomori thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Avetisyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomori closes the distance but Avetisyan moves to the side
and Avetisyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Avetisyan misses.
Tomori tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Avetisyan manages to circle out of the way.
Edgar Avetisyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomori has Avetisyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Avetisyan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tomori throws a head punch that misses.
Tomori has Avetisyan pressed against the cage, preventing Avetisyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tomori swings wildly with an uppercut but Avetisyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avetisyan is trying to push Tomori away but Tomori has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Tomori.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomori lands a nice uppercut.
Avetisyan avoiding damage as Tomori throws knees to the body.
Tomori throws an elbow but it misses.
Avetisyan managing to block the knees to the body from Tomori.
Tomori has Avetisyan pressed against the cage, preventing Avetisyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Tomori.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tomori fails to land.
Avetisyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Avetisyan tries to break free but Tomori pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Tomori.
I was talking to Tomori's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tomori has Avetisyan pressed against the cage, preventing Avetisyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Avetisyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Avetisyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.
Tomori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomori closes the distance and clinches.
Tomori can't find room to land a body shot as Avetisyan controls the action.
Tomori creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Avetisyan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tomori walks away with a smile on his face. Avetisyan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Avetisyan lands a jab.
Tomori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Avetisyan breaks from the clinch.
Tomori ducks under a wild hook from Avetisyan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori tries to clinch there but Avetisyan circles away.
Avetisyan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tomori tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Avetisyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tomori looks to clinch
and Avetisyan counters with an outside leg kick.
Tomori looks to clinch
enabling Avetisyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Hiroki Tomori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Nice cross by Avetisyan.
Tomori wants to clinch
and Avetisyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomori wants to clinch up but Avetisyan keeps it at a distance.
Tomori wants to clinch
and Avetisyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Avetisyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomori.
Avetisyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomori.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hiroki Tomori will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Avetisyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avetisyan throws out a counter right but Tomori avoids it with no problem.
Tomori wants to clinch up but Avetisyan keeps it at a distance.
Avetisyan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tomori's hands.
Tomori wants to clinch up but Avetisyan keeps it at a distance.
Avetisyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tomori on the side of the head.
Tomori misses with a combination
and Avetisyan counters with a nice uppercut.
Avetisyan misses with a body shot.
As Avetisyan tries to get set, Tomori tries to push him back and clinch up but Avetisyan manages to avoid the attempt.
Tomori tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Avetisyan counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Avetisyan! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Tomori misses.
It seemed like Avetisyan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tomori takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avetisyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avetisyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Tomori won't allow it.
Tomori lands a left hand.
Tomori controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Tomori fails to land.
Avetisyan wants to break free but Tomori has control.
Avetisyan breaks the clinch.
A big left from Avetisyan misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Avetisyan.
Avetisyan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tomori slips under a jab from Avetisyan.
Tomori tries to clinch but Avetisyan is having none of it.
Edgar Avetisyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomori staying out of range there.
Tomori is looking to clinch but Avetisyan is avoiding it.
Avetisyan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch but Avetisyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomori swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Avetisyan counters with a straight right hand.
Avetisyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Avetisyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Avetisyan blocks an uppercut.
Hiroki Tomori has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomori leaning his opponent against the cage.
Avetisyan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Avetisyan blocking some punches.
Tomori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomori has Avetisyan pressed against the cage, preventing Avetisyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Avetisyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Tomori has double underhooks.
Tomori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Tomori.
Tomori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Avetisyan is trying to break free.
Tomori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Avetisyan avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori is stalling here.
Tomori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Avetisyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomori tries to clinch up but Avetisyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Avetisyan.
Avetisyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomori moves away.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avetisyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomori tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Avetisyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Avetisyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Avetisyan is trying to break free.
Tomori stalling in the clinch but Avetisyan improves position.
Avetisyan has had enough of the clinch but Tomori keeps him there for the moment.
Avetisyan tries to pull guard but Tomori forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Avetisyan manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avetisyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tomori gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tomori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avetisyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomori is looking to clinch.
Avetisyan throws a big counter head kick but Tomori avoids it with no problem.
Tomori closes the distance and clinches.
Avetisyan breaks the clinch.
Avetisyan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avetisyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Avetisyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomori is looking to clinch.
Tomori doesn't manage to clinch there - Avetisyan circles away.
Tomori darts in trying to clinch
and Avetisyan counters with a leg kick.
Tomori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avetisyan unleashes a big counter combination but Tomori bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Avetisyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Avetisyan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomori tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Avetisyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Avetisyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomori closes the distance but Avetisyan moves to the side
and Avetisyan counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomori tries to clinch but Avetisyan is having none of it.
Avetisyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Avetisyan tries to get set, Tomori tries to push him back and clinch up but Avetisyan manages to avoid the attempt.
Tomori closes the distance and pushes Avetisyan back into the cage.
Avetisyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomori misses with a double jab
and Avetisyan counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avetisyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomori doesn't manage to clinch there - Avetisyan circles away.
Tomori tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avetisyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Avetisyan.
Tomori is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Avetisyan.
Good standup being displayed there by Avetisyan as he connects with a hook.
Tomori throws a front kick aimed at Avetisyan's knee but Avetisyan avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Avetisyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomori tries to clinch but Avetisyan moves out of range.
Tomori fails with the takedown.
Avetisyan lands a lovely overhand right.
Tomori tries to clinch up
and Avetisyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Tomori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tomori looks to clinch
and Avetisyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Avetisyan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tomori is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avetisyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Avetisyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Avetisyan scores with a hook to the body. Tomori takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Avetisyan feints and then cracks Tomori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomori down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomori works the jab nicely.
Avetisyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Avetisyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Avetisyan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tomori takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Tomori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Avetisyan lands with an overhand left.
Avetisyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Avetisyan pulls guard effortlessly.
Avetisyan is looking to stand up but Tomori isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomori engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tomori might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tomori trying to control the position from guard on top but Avetisyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori stays in close to Avetisyan's body and controls the position.
Avetisyan has his feet on Tomori's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tomori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomori wants to clinch
and Avetisyan counters with a good, hard body kick but Tomori shrugs it off.
Tomori tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Avetisyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Avetisyan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tomori looks to land a combination but Avetisyan avoids it well.
Tomori shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Avetisyan defends it nicely.
Avetisyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomori falls off balance throwing a combination
and Avetisyan counters with a straight right hand.
Tomori on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tomori closes the distance looking to clinch
and Avetisyan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tomori is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Avetisyan moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Avetisyan!
A very excited looking Edgar Avetisyan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaia Ky Jr (ranked 1615 p4p, 837 weight class) and Marcos Budinha (ranked 98 p4p, 53 weight class). Gaia Ky Jr 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaia Ky Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Budinha!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budinha throws a body kick that misses.
Budinha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Budinha.
Ky Jr fails to land the takedown.
Budinha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Budinha rushes Ky Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ky Jr avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Ky Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ky Jr.
Budinha gets underhooks to prevent Ky Jr's takedown attempt.
Budinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Ky Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ky Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ky Jr is defending well for now.
Ky Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ky Jr misses with the head strike.
Budinha has Ky Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Ky Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Budinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ky Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but Ky Jr blocks it.
Ky Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ky Jr tries for a takedown but Budinha manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaia Ky Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ky Jr manages to break the clinch.
Ky Jr 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.
Ky Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Budinha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ky Jr. Budinha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ky Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Ky Jr fails to land the takedown.
Budinha tries to clinch but Ky Jr moves out of range.
Budinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Budinha avoids the head kick by Ky Jr.
No luck for Ky Jr with that takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ky Jr checks a leg kick.
Ky Jr throwing a counter right hand but Budinha manages to avoid it.
Ky Jr misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budinha tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Budinha misses with a knee to the head.
Budinha lands an elbow inside that Ky Jr shrugs off.
Ky Jr looking for a takedown.
Ky Jr gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ky Jr trying to control the action but Budinha is working from the bottom.
Budinha pushes Ky Jr off looking to stand but Ky Jr dives back in and keeps control.
Ky Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ky Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Budinha defending well though.
Budinha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Ky Jr there.
Ky Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Budinha's head.
Ky Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr working Budinha over with strikes.
Budinha looks like he's trying to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ky Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Budinha looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ky Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ky Jr 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.
Ky Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Budinha is not content to let Ky Jr control the position.
Budinha taking some punishment here, with Ky Jr in his half guard.
Ky Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Budinha sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Budinha throws a leg kick but Ky Jr checks it.
Budinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Budinha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ky Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ky Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Budinha pinned against the cage. Budinha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marcos Budinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Budinha.
Budinha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budinha moves into range and clinches up with Ky Jr.
Budinha trying to control the position but instead, Ky Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Budinha into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the head but Ky Jr blocks with his arms.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ky Jr is defending well for now.
Budinha gets underhooks to prevent Ky Jr's takedown attempt.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Budinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ky Jr's face.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ky Jr is defending well for now.
Marcos Budinha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ky Jr gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Budinha regains guard.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Budinha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ky Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr wants to control from the top but Budinha keeps moving.
Ky Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Budinha wants to get back to his feet but Ky Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ky Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Budinha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ky Jr trying to control the position here.
Budinha stopping the sweep attempt from Ky Jr.
Gaia Ky Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ky Jr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha stands up from Ky Jr's guard - Budinha perhaps looking for a knockout.
Budinha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ky Jr. That did some damage!
Ky Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Budinha swivels and escapes.
Budinha tries to counter with a clinch but Ky Jr shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaia Ky Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ky Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ky Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Budinha throws a head kick that misses.
Ky Jr throws a big counter combination but Budinha scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Budinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Budinha throws a right hand that Ky Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Ky Jr also avoids with ease.
Budinha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ky Jr's sensitive parts.
Budinha moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Budinha is stalling here.
Ky Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Budinha prevents it.
Budinha misses with a knee to the head.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ky Jr avoids it.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ky Jr avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ky Jr turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Budinha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Budinha.
Budinha tries to clinch up but Ky Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Ky Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Budinha clinches up with Ky Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Ky Jr tries to circle away but Budinha has him pinned against the cage.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ky Jr.
Budinha gets underhooks to prevent Ky Jr's takedown attempt.
Ky Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ky Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Ky Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Budinha.
Budinha throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Ky Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Budinha manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ky Jr keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Budinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ky Jr's face.
Ky Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ky Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Budinha.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budinha obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ky Jr is working for takedown but Budinha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ky Jr tries to circle away but Budinha has him pinned against the cage.
Ky Jr avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha just leaning against Ky Jr, taking a breather.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ky Jr.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ky Jr is defending well for now.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ky Jr is defending well for now.
Budinha lands a nice elbow.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ky Jr.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Budinha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ky Jr's brow.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Ky Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Budinha missing with knees to the body.
Ky Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Budinha.
Ky Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but Budinha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaia Ky Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Ky Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Ky Jr fails to land.
Ky Jr is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Budinha can't fight it off and eventually Ky Jr manages to take the fight to the floor. Budinha looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ky Jr throwing strikes from guard but Budinha blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ky Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ky Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ky Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Budinha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr wants to pass the guard but Budinha is keeping the position.
Ky Jr 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.
Ky Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gaia Ky Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ky Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Ky Jr throwing strikes from guard but Budinha blocks nicely.
Ky Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Budinha is looking to stand up but Ky Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
Ky Jr drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Budinha dives on top into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Budinha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Budinha 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Budinha!
Marcos Budinha thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Grabber (ranked 847 p4p, 1095 weight class) and Oscar Meyer (ranked 110 p4p, 146 weight class). Grabber comes into the arena with Side to Side blaring out of the sound system. Andy Grabber could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oscar Meyer's chin.
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270
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World class boxer
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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 41 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Grabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabber scores with the left hand. Meyer knows he should have avoided that one.
Grabber lands with a kick to the temple. Meyer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Meyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch lands to the side of Meyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grabber throws a leg kick but Meyer checks it.
Meyer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Meyer tries to clinch up but Grabber circles away and keeps his distance.
Grabber looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Meyer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Meyer avoids the body shot from Grabber.
Grabber takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Grabber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grabber swings for the body but Meyer moves out of range.
A big right from Grabber misses.
Grabber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meyer.
Meyer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grabber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meyer somewhat.
Meyer with a poor takedown
and Grabber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andy Grabber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabber tries a head kick but it misses.
Grabber jabs Meyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grabber lands a body shot.
Meyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Grabber is just out of range.
Grabber appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meyer closes the distance and clinches up with Grabber, looking for a takedown. Meyer pushes Grabber against the cage but Grabber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andy Grabber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Meyer.
Meyer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grabber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Meyer looks winded!
Grabber throws a head kick that misses.
Grabber bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grabber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown but Grabber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grabber drops Meyer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Meyer looks back up at him and smiles so Grabber waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Meyer is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabber shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Meyer takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Grabber sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Meyer bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Grabber!
Andy Grabber bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 611 p4p, 1498 weight class) and Kaiji Inoue (ranked 37 p4p, 87 weight class). Inoue has chosen Ladies and Gentlemen (Saliva) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaiji Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue tries to sprawl but Sripituksakul drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Inoue gets full guard.
Sripituksakul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Inoue controls Sripituksakul momentarily but Sripituksakul frees himself.
Sripituksakul 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.
Sripituksakul throwing strikes from guard but Inoue blocks nicely.
Sripituksakul throwing strikes but missing.
Sripituksakul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sripituksakul scoring with some ground and pound.
Inoue is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sripituksakul defends well.
We've been hearing good reports from Sripituksakul's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sripituksakul working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Inoue's head.
Inoue looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue looking for a guillotine here but Sripituksakul defends easily.
Sripituksakul passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue tries to improve position but can't.
Sripituksakul scores with punches from side control.
Inoue taking punishment in the form of punches.
Inoue pushes Sripituksakul away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sripituksakul gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Inoue is looking to reverse the position.
Inoue sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Inoue is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sripituksakul trying to mount his opponent but Inoue defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inoue has hold of Sripituksakul's hands but Sripituksakul slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Inoue is looking to control Sripituksakul's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Inoue avoid being mounted?
Inoue regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sripituksakul stopping the sweep attempt from Inoue.
Sripituksakul makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sripituksakul content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sripituksakul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sripituksakul lands a couple of digs.
Inoue is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sripituksakul is aware though and is defending well.
Sripituksakul lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sripituksakul lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Inoue looking for a sweep. Not yet Inoue, not yet.
Sripituksakul stands up over Inoue, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sripituksakul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Inoue's head.
Inoue bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sripituksakul's guard.
Inoue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Inoue stopping the sweep attempt from Sripituksakul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sripituksakul is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Inoue has hold of Sripituksakul's hands but Sripituksakul slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Inoue regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sripituksakul postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Inoue working for a triangle but Sripituksakul defends it easily.
Sripituksakul stops Inoue from standing up.
Sripituksakul slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sripituksakul has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Inoue!
Inoue is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul breaks from Inoue's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sripituksakul putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inoue is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sripituksakul connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sripituksakul lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Inoue gets back to half guard.
Sripituksakul is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Inoue sees it coming and defends easily.
Sripituksakul looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Inoue with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sripituksakul prevents Inoue from improving his position.
Inoue on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Inoue is trying to control but can't.
Sripituksakul prevents Inoue from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Inoue takes a swing at Sripituksakul's ribcage but misses.
Sripituksakul is looking to counter punch.
Inoue takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sripituksakul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inoue.
Sripituksakul misses with a wild body shot.
Kaiji Inoue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inoue rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sripituksakul counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sripituksakul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sripituksakul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul lands with a left to the head.
Inoue lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Inoue looking to throw knees to the head but Sripituksakul is blocking nicely.
Inoue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sripituksakul's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sripituksakul avoids the elbow strike from Inoue, against the cage.
Sripituksakul struggles to land a body shot inside as Inoue controls his hands.
Sripituksakul takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Little Kitty Sripituksakul has been cut.
Sripituksakul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inoue misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul blocking some punches.
Inoue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sripituksakul working aggressively here.
Inoue throws an elbow but it misses.
Inoue stops a takedown attempt from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sripituksakul blocks an uppercut.
Sripituksakul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sripituksakul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sripituksakul lands with a light punch inside.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul scores with a shoulder strike.
Inoue blocking some punches.
Inoue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sripituksakul avoids it.
Inoue prevents a body shot from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul tries to throw a body punch but Inoue avoids it by throwing Sripituksakul back against the cage.
Sripituksakul tries to work over Inoue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sripituksakul tries to throw a body punch but Inoue avoids it by throwing Sripituksakul back against the cage.
Inoue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sripituksakul struggles to land a body shot inside as Inoue controls his hands.
Inoue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sripituksakul backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inoue lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Inoue throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Inoue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sripituksakul has a couple of punches blocked by Inoue.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sripituksakul.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Sripituksakul.
Nice elbow from Inoue.
Sripituksakul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inoue makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Inoue tries to work over Sripituksakul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inoue gets through Sripituksakul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue misses with some punches.
Sripituksakul lands a left hand.
Sripituksakul struggles to land a body shot inside as Inoue controls his hands.
Sripituksakul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inoue can do to turn this around?
Inoue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sripituksakul is defending well for now.
Sripituksakul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Inoue backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Inoue fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul digs a right hand into Inoue's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Inoue's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul lands a left hand.
Inoue misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sripituksakul.
Inoue tries to land knees in the clinch but Sripituksakul avoids the damage to the body.
Inoue swings wildly with an uppercut but Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sripituksakul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inoue's elbow.
Inoue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Inoue lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sripituksakul.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sripituksakul swings wildly with an uppercut but Inoue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inoue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sripituksakul avoiding damage as Inoue throws knees to the body.
Inoue has a couple of punches blocked by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sripituksakul tries a body shot but Inoue blocks it.
Sripituksakul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Inoue pushes Sripituksakul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Inoue on the inside.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inoue has a couple of punches blocked by Sripituksakul.
Inoue pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Inoue has a couple of punches blocked by Sripituksakul.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Inoue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Little Kitty Sripituksakul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Little Kitty Sripituksakul's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sripituksakul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kaiji Inoue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Sripituksakul.
Inoue takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Inoue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sripituksakul is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Inoue.
Sripituksakul ducks under a wild hook from Inoue.
Sripituksakul is looking to counter punch.
Inoue keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sripituksakul drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Inoue throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inoue doesn't manage to clinch there - Sripituksakul circles away.
As Inoue tries to get set, Sripituksakul tries to push him back and clinch up but Inoue manages to avoid the attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inoue. Sripituksakul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inoue throws a chopping leg kick but Sripituksakul manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sripituksakul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Inoue.
Sripituksakul misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sripituksakul digs a good hook to Inoue's body.
Inoue falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sripituksakul counter with a right hand.
Inoue slips a straight right by Sripituksakul.
A telegraphed right hand from Sripituksakul misses the target.
Inoue blocks a leg kick.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inoue avoids the body shot from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul slips a jab from Inoue.
Inoue throws a jab but it's blocked by Sripituksakul.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul is winning the standup battle so far.
Inoue throws out a powerful jab.
Sripituksakul moves away from the strike by Inoue.
Kaiji Inoue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sripituksakul has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Inoue finds it's way round the side to connect with Sripituksakul's head.
Inoue moves away from the strike by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul throws a low kick, looking for Inoue's leg but Inoue calmly moves out of range.
Sripituksakul misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Inoue misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sripituksakul shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sripituksakul showed some decent athleticism there.
Sripituksakul is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Inoue wants to get back to full guard.
Inoue trying to hold on to Sripituksakul's head to control him but Sripituksakul postures up.
Sripituksakul slips a nice elbow through Inoue's hands, connecting with Inoue's forehead.
Inoue taking some punishment here, with Sripituksakul in his half guard.
Sripituksakul tries to pass the half guard into mount. Inoue knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Inoue has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sripituksakul is working away from the top position though.
Sripituksakul passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sripituksakul fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inoue keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sripituksakul landing strikes from the mount.
Inoue manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Inoue has a hand on Sripituksakul's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sripituksakul takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Inoue is bucking up trying to escape but Sripituksakul cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sripituksakul landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sripituksakul landing strikes from the mount.
Inoue is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sripituksakul cracks Inoue with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
Our winner, Little Kitty Sripituksakul, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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