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Bellicose - Prokop vs Vedran PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Mendoza (ranked 23953 p4p, 6101 weight class) and Klaus Von Alkum (ranked 603 p4p, 563 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guillermo Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Von Alkum!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mendoza misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Alkum counters with a low kick, right behind Mendoza 's knee.
Von Alkum rushes Mendoza and presses him up against the cage.
Mendoza is trying to force a seperation but Von Alkum has the dominant position.
Von Alkum stalling against the cage.
A short right from Von Alkum on the inside.
Von Alkum lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Alkum prevents Mendoza from breaking the clinch.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Von Alkum has him pinned against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Von Alkum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mendoza up against the cage.
Mendoza is trying to break free.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Von Alkum won't allow it.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Von Alkum pushes Mendoza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mendoza can't break the clinch.
Von Alkum has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Von Alkum as the two fighters clinch.
Von Alkum scores with a shot to the side of Mendoza's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Von Alkum won't allow it.
Mendoza is trying to force a seperation but Von Alkum has the dominant position.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Von Alkum has double underhooks.
Von Alkum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Von Alkum.
A right hand to the body from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum is leaning against Mendoza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Von Alkum will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mendoza up against the cage.
Von Alkum lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Alkum lands a shot to the body.
Von Alkum scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Von Alkum - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mendoza is trying to push Von Alkum away but Von Alkum has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mendoza wants to break free but Von Alkum has control.
Von Alkum works on Mendoza's body with a couple of short punches.
Von Alkum'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.
Von Alkum digs a right hand underneath Mendoza's ribcage. Mendoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Von Alkum keeps control of Mendoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Von Alkum.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Von Alkum keeps him there for the moment.
Von Alkum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Von Alkum.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Von Alkum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Von Alkum.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Von Alkum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Von Alkum will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mendoza up against the cage.
Von Alkum lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum has Mendoza pushed against the cage.
Von Alkum lands with a right to the head.
Von Alkum scores with a hook to the body.
Von Alkum has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Von Alkum.
Mendoza letting Von Alkum take a breather here.
Von Alkum has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Von Alkum lands an uppercut.
Von Alkum lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendoza or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mendoza tries to break free but Von Alkum pushes him back against the cage.
Von Alkum pushes Mendoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Alkum is working Mendoza over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Alkum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 Mendoza is rocked!
A short right from Von Alkum on the inside.
Oh Mendoza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Alkum lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mendoza to his knees! Von Alkum keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klaus Von Alkum!
A victorious Klaus Von Alkum thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Hignett (ranked 24312 p4p, 5124 weight class) and Jasur Pak (ranked 473 p4p, 396 weight class). Hignett kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Right Above It. Jasur Pak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralph Hignett !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jasur Pak!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hignett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hignett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hignett misses with the combination.
Pak lands a nice hook to Hignett 's body. Hignett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hignett but Hignett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hignett feinted with a counter takedown.
Pak throws a sloppy head kick and Hignett moves out of range easily.
Hignett misses with a double jab
and Pak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hignett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hignett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pak throwing strikes but missing.
Pak looking to pass the guard.
Pak 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.
Pak tries to free his leg and advance position but Hignett is retaining full guard.
Hignett throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pak uses it to pass to side control.
Pak advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pak thowing shots but they're missing.
Pak content just to control the position here.
Pak fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pak working for a guillotine from mount but Hignett is in no mood to give up.
Pak working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Hignett turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Pak off and cradles Hignett 's limp body as Pak celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jasur Pak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Israel Adesanya (ranked 3801 p4p, 24704 weight class) and Frank Shamrock (ranked 473 p4p, 651 weight class). Adesanya comes to the cage accompanied by Israel Adesanya Entrance Music. Shamrock has chosen The Next Episode as his entrance music. Israel Adesanya 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Adesanya misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Adesanya has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Adesanya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adesanya looking to throw knees to the head but Shamrock is blocking nicely.
Adesanya looking to throw knees to the head but Shamrock is blocking nicely.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Adesanya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adesanya looking to throw knees to the head but Shamrock is blocking nicely.
Adesanya looking to throw knees to the head but Shamrock is blocking nicely.
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adesanya misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
 It looks like Israel Adesanya has been cut.
Adesanya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adesanya works on Shamrock's body with a couple of short punches.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adesanya lands with a shot to the body.
Shamrock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Adesanya lands but Shamrock takes it in his stride.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Adesanya.
Adesanya lands a leg kick that knocks Shamrock off balance momentarily.
Adesanya moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Adesanya.
Adesanya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adesanya blocks an elbow strike.
Adesanya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head.
Adesanya connects with a knee to the head.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adesanya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Adesanya.
Shamrock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adesanya prevents Shamrock from breaking the clinch.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Adesanya's ribcage.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adesanya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Adesanya controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Adesanya.
Adesanya lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock looks winded!
Adesanya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adesanya working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Adesanya.
Adesanya misses with a knee strike.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Adesanya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Adesanya connects with a knee to the head.
Adesanya scores with a knee to the head.
Adesanya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adesanya landing knees to the head.
Shamrock tries to stall but Adesanya uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adesanya with a knee to the head.
Adesanya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock's face.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adesanya landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adesanya landing knees to the head.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adesanya with a knee to the head.
Adesanya scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Shamrock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Adesanya avoids the damage to the body.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock stalling in the clinch but Adesanya improves position.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adesanya.
Adesanya blocks an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
Adesanya lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shamrock or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adesanya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adesanya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Adesanya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Israel Adesanya's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Adesanya throws a front kick that sends Shamrock stumbling back into the cage.
Adesanya tries to keep at a distance but Shamrock has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adesanya's brow.
Adesanya lands a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adesanya.
Shamrock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adesanya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock breaks the clinch.
Adesanya scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya scores with a push kick.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya moves into the clinch successfully.
Adesanya keeps control of Shamrock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shamrock blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya has Shamrock pressed against the cage, preventing Shamrock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adesanya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks with his arms.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shamrock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shamrock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adesanya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Israel Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adesanya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adesanya lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Adesanya scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Adesanya.
Israel Adesanya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head.
Adesanya lands a shot to the body.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks with his arms.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shamrock tries to circle away but Adesanya has him pinned against the cage.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock manages to break the clinch.
Israel Adesanya is winning the standup battle so far.
Adesanya catches Shamrock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adesanya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adesanya keeps Shamrock at a distance using the push kick.
Shamrock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adesanya. Adesanya obviously looking to wear him down.
Adesanya closes the distance and pushes Shamrock back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adesanya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shamrock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adesanya to score with a decent uppercut.
Adesanya scores with a jab.
Shamrock throws a nice looking combination but Adesanya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adesanya moves into range and clinches up with Shamrock.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Adesanya blocks it.
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adesanya scores with a hook to the body.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock tries to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling the position.
Shamrock breaks from the clinch.
Adesanya lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Adesanya, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adesanya moves into range and clinches up with Shamrock.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adesanya lands a body punch.
Adesanya with a knee to the head.
Adesanya with a knee to the head.
Adesanya misses with a knee to the head.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shamrock blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock misses with an elbow over the top.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks with his arms.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Adesanya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Israel Adesanya's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Shamrock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Adesanya tries to clinch there but Shamrock circles away.
Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Adesanya with a hook.
Adesanya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adesanya connects with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Adesanya - that will leave a mark!
Adesanya throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
Shamrock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Adesanya is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Adesanya scores with a spinning back kick!
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
Shamrock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock has closed the distance and engaged Adesanya in a clinch.
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adesanya landing knees to the body.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adesanya connects with a knee to the head.
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adesanya misses with a knee strike.
Adesanya misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock working hard to break the clinch.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adesanya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Israel Adesanya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock is trying to force a seperation but Adesanya has the dominant position.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Adesanya blocks it.
Shamrock is looking to break free of the clinch but Adesanya has double underhooks.
Shamrock tries to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling the position.
Adesanya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adesanya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shamrock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adesanya blocks the elbow strike.
Shamrock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adesanya has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Adesanya.
Adesanya landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adesanya's brow.
Shamrock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock is looking to break free of the clinch but Adesanya has double underhooks.
Shamrock is trying to break free.
Shamrock tries to circle away but Adesanya has him pinned against the cage.
Shamrock has had enough of the clinch but Adesanya keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Adesanya is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Adesanya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Adesanya controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Israel Adesanya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adesanya has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Israel Adesanya!
Israel Adesanya decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sycek (ranked 3227 p4p, 6282 weight class) and Buster Glover (ranked 406 p4p, 627 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Sycek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sycek changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Glover looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Glover avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sycek.
Glover felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sycek in side control, throwing shots but Glover defends.
Glover is looking for a sweep.
Sycek throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sycek in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sycek in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sycek working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sycek cracks Glover with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sycek throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Glover wants to control but Sycek postures up.
Sycek throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Glover wants to get back to his feet but Sycek drags him back down.
Sycek misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Sycek seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sycek working the ground and pound but Glover is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sycek postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sycek throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sycek tries to move into full mount but can't pass Glover's legs.
Sycek is trying to ground and pound but Glover uses the momentary lack of control by Sycek to regain half guard.
Sycek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sycek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Glover wants to get back to his feet.
Sycek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sycek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sycek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sycek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sycek throwing shots but Glover is blocking nicely.
Sycek works his foot free and advances to mount.
Glover is in all sorts of trouble here.
Glover slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sycek thows a huge punch but Glover dodges it nicely.
Sycek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Glover's head.
Sycek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sycek is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Glover keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sycek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sycek throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Glover to regain full guard.
Sycek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sycek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glover swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sycek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Glover preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Glover avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sycek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Glover works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Glover avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sycek throws an elbow that misses. Glover uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sycek's guard. Nice move by Glover!
Sycek wants to sweep here but Glover controlling him for the moment.
Glover wants to stand but Sycek has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sycek is on top in guard.
Sycek postures up in Glover's guard and throws a big left but Glover blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sycek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sycek throws an elbow that misses. Glover uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sycek's guard. Nice move by Glover!
Glover is looking to stand up but Sycek won't let him.
Sycek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Glover's guard.
Sycek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Glover preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Glover wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sycek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sycek throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sycek postures up in Glover's guard and throws a big left but Glover blocks it.
Glover has control of Sycek's left arm, preventing Sycek from doing any damage.
Glover utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Sycek dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sycek fails with a takedown attempt.
Sycek doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Glover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sycek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It seemed like Glover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sycek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glover darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sycek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glover can do to turn this around?
Sycek has his takedown stuffed
and Glover counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Samuel Sycek has been cut.
Sycek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Glover tries to avoid it but Sycek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Glover to the ground. Glover escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Glover throws out a counter right but Sycek avoids it with no problem.
Sycek with a lazy takedown attempt
and Glover makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover lands with a nice body punch.
Sycek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sycek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Glover circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Sycek to the canvas! Sycek doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Glover keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Glover!
A very excited looking Buster Glover made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen McShane (ranked 1738 p4p, 3286 weight class) and Rak Boonliang (ranked 226 p4p, 388 weight class). Rak Boonliang told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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155
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Excellent MT
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Owen McShane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rak Boonliang!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McShane misses with a wild body shot.
Boonliang lands a nice looking body shot.
McShane loads up on a big right hand but Boonliang slips the punch.
Boonliang lands a right hook to the body.
Boonliang lands a body shot.
Boonliang moves out of range of the strikes.
Boonliang throws a body punch but McShane moves out of range.
Boonliang throws a head kick that misses.
McShane clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boonliang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McShane misses with a hook. Boonliang ducked under it nicely.
McShane tries to clinch up but Boonliang circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Boonliang.
McShane has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McShane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boonliang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boonliang lands a nice hook to McShane's body. McShane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boonliang throws a left and a right that both miss
and McShane counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boonliang won't be happy with that.
McShane tries to move into full mount but can't pass Boonliang's legs.
McShane wants to control but Boonliang is keeping him busy.
Boonliang manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boonliang holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Boonliang wants to get back to full guard.
McShane tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boonliang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McShane is keen to just control but Boonliang is a slippery customer.
McShane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McShane looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boonliang told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Boonliang is concentrating on defense, preventing McShane from advancing position.
McShane is pressing down on Boonliang's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boonliang is holding on for now.
McShane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boonliang is in trouble now - McShane has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McShane dominating with strikes here.
McShane is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Boonliang has managed to escape the submission attempt.
McShane looking to control but Boonliang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang wants to hold on but McShane pushes him away.
McShane thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McShane lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McShane looking to control but Boonliang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McShane looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McShane goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Boonliang is on top in guard.
McShane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang content to stall in guard here.
Boonliang wants to stand but McShane is controlling his posture from full guard.
McShane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McShane is working hard here to advance position.
McShane looking to control.
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 Owen McShane will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McShane connects with a right hand. Boonliang shakes it off.
Boonliang lands a jab.
McShane wants to clinch
and Boonliang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McShane throws a body shot but no joy.
McShane misses with a hook to the body
and Boonliang counters with a nice body shot.
Boonliang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McShane's head.
Boonliang lands with an uppercut that bounces McShane off the cage and back into range.
Boonliang connects with the punch.
Boonliang misses with a jab to the body
and McShane counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boonliang won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McShane advances to full mount.
Boonliang tries to hold on but McShane postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boonliang is trying desperately to improve position.
McShane tries to control but Boonliang wriggling away.
McShane looking to land elbow strikes but Boonliang uses the position to regain half guard.
McShane moves into full mount! Boonliang won't be happy about that!
McShane goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Boonliang turns into him and now he's in McShane's guard.
McShane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McShane isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Boonliang stacks McShane 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 Boonliang!
McShane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McShane tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Boonliang presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
McShane regains half guard.
McShane wants to improve his position but Boonliang is controlling well.
McShane preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McShane wants to get back to full guard.
Boonliang takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boonliang trying to mount his opponent but McShane defends it.
McShane is trying to get back to full guard.
Boonliang stalling.
McShane is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McShane has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boonliang is working away from the top position though.
Boonliang prevents McShane from improving his position.
Boonliang controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boonliang throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rak Boonliang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McShane tries to clinch but Boonliang moves away
and Boonliang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boonliang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boonliang lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - McShane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boonliang!
Nice body punch from Boonliang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boonliang misses with a body kick.
Boonliang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McShane shoots in looking for a takedown but Boonliang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McShane's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boonliang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McShane throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Boonliang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McShane is looking to wear down Boonliang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boonliang lets loose with a powerful body kick. McShane will feel that in the morning.
McShane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boonliang finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boonliang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McShane.
Boonliang throws a sloppy head kick and McShane moves out of range easily.
McShane has taken the fight to the clinch.
McShane drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boonliang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boonliang breaks from the clinch.
McShane takes the fight into the clinch.
Boonliang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boonliang avoids a wild elbow strike from McShane.
Boonliang breaks the clinch.
McShane misses with a right hand
and Boonliang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boonliang throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McShane tries for a takedown but Boonliang circles away easily
and Boonliang counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen McShane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McShane with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Boonliang to counter with a crisp jab.
Rak Boonliang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boonliang jabs McShane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boonliang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McShane at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McShane has a takedown stuffed.
McShane shoots and misses
and Boonliang counters with a nice uppercut.
Owen McShane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McShane drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Boonliang scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McShane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boonliang lands a body shot.
Boonliang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boonliang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McShane misses with a right hand
and Boonliang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boonliang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McShane doesn't seem bothered though.
McShane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boonliang counters with a solid body kick.
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!
A jab from Boonliang does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boonliang throws a fast counter high kick but McShane manages to duck under it in time.
McShane shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boonliang is trying to defend but McShane finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Boonliang has his hands clasped together around McShane's back. He's all about the action.
Boonliang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boonliang punching from the bottom.
McShane looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McShane prevents Boonliang from standing back up.
Boonliang is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rak Boonliang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boonliang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rak Boonliang!
A victorious Rak Boonliang 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between RaeRae Usman (ranked 2285 p4p, 3072 weight class) and Pump Fake (ranked 314 p4p, 395 weight class). Usman comes to the cage accompanied by Somewhere I belong. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185
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188
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, RaeRae Usman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pump Fake!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Usman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fake will feel that in the morning.
Fake lands a head shot.
Usman needs to keep his hands up - Fake had a free shot at his head there.
Fake closes the distance and clinches.
We've been hearing reports that Usman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Usman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fake walks away with a smile on his face. Usman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A lazy left from Fake finds it's target.
Usman cracks a nice hook into Fake's ribs.
Fake with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Usman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Usman is rocked!
Usman leaves his chin hanging out and Fake seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Usman crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pump Fake!
A less than humble Pump Fake misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ezuego (ranked 2194 p4p, 2732 weight class) and Nero Hardy (ranked 283 p4p, 343 weight class). Nero Hardy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Ezuego's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Ezuego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nero Hardy!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Hardy - just one landing.
Good exchange - Hardy coming out on top.
Hardy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Ezuego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ezuego missing with knees to the body.
Hardy lands a body punch.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Ezuego fails to land.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hardy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hardy working for a triangle but Ezuego defends it easily.
Hardy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ezuego controls the pace.
Hardy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Ezuego from controlling successfully.
Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ezuego pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Hardy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ezuego is stalling in the full guard.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Ezuego is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Ezuego from controlling successfully.
Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ezuego controlling from the top position.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Ezuego from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ezuego's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ezuego wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Ezuego's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hardy has control of Ezuego's left arm, preventing Ezuego from doing any damage.
Hardy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ezuego defends it easily.
Ezuego wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ezuego not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ezuego wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ezuego walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hardy lands a lovely overhand right.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy clinches.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ezuegos head.
Ezuego is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Ezuego fails to land.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Hardy.
Hardy manages to pull guard.
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!
Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ezuego trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy looking to control.
Ezuego engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hardy working for a triangle but Ezuego defends it easily.
Hardy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ezuego doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ezuego manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Hardy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardy as he connects with a hook.
Hardy lands a jab to Ezuego's midsection.
Hardy lands with a hook. Ezuego tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hardy lands a head shot.
Ezuego moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy clobbers Ezuego with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hardy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardy scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ezuego takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hardy lands with a good body shot.
Donk. Hardy catches Ezuego right on the button with a cross.
Ezuego is rocked!
We've been told by Ezuego's head coaches at Simply The Best that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ezuego tries to keep at a distance but Hardy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Ezuego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
Hardy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ezuego's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ezuego drops to his knees and Hardy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nero Hardy!
Nero Hardy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 2201 p4p, 1399 weight class) and Jacob Taylor (ranked 307 p4p, 212 weight class). Jacob Taylor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Brown's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Taylor!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Taylor thinks about the counter body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown instigates a clinch.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Taylor's ribcage. Taylor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor can't get the takedown.
Taylor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Taylor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Taylor tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor is still trying to improve position.
Taylor is letting Brown control him for a moment.
Taylor wants to control but Brown postures up.
Taylor tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown controls the position from side control.
Taylor sneaks back into half guard.
Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brown is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.
Brown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Taylor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Taylor missing with punches from the back.
Taylor working for a choke but Brown is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Taylor with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Taylor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brown defends well and Taylor ends up having to push Brown into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Taylor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Nice body punch from Brown.
John Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown pushes Taylor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.
Brown tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
John Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Taylor.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taylor is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Taylor decides to pull guard.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Taylor wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor gets a double leg takedown into Brown's guard.
Taylor throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Taylor has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Taylor controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Taylor is tightening it up a little... Brown has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Brown reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Brown taps out! Nice BJJ there by Taylor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jacob Taylor!
Our winner, Jacob Taylor, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kanud Odimabesser (ranked 928 p4p, 1192 weight class) and Mickey Backman (ranked 135 p4p, 165 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kanud Odimabesser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Backman!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backman tries to land a front kick but Odimabesser steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Odimabesser checks a low kick from Backman.
Odimabesser throws a counter high kick but Backman was just alert enough to avoid it.
Odimabesser gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Backman tries to free his leg and advance position but Odimabesser is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Backman won't allow Odimabesser to sweep him here.
Backman passes into half guard.
Backman lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Backman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Backman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Backman lands with some strikes.
It looks like Kanud Odimabesser has been cut.
Backman with the ground and pound from mount.
Odimabesser is looking to get to half guard.
Backman raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backman goes for an armbar but Odimabesser turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Odimabesser.
Backman trying to control the position.
Backman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Odimabesser's guard.
Backman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Odimabesser has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Backman has managed to get both his arms back between Odimabesser's legs - danger averted.
Backman lands a couple of elbows.
My spies in Simply The Best inform me that Backman has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Odimabesser is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Backman controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odimabesser wants to free his trapped foot but Backman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Odimabesser prevents Backman from improving his position.
Backman is pressing down on Odimabesser's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Odimabesser has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Backman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Odimabesser had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Backman defends it easily.
Odimabesser is looking to cinch up a triangle. Backman throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Odimabesser's body to avoid the submission. Odimabesser has instead reached around Backman's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Odimabesser arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kanud Odimabesser!
Kanud Odimabesser retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Kanud Odimabesser thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prokop Pustik (ranked 1168 p4p, 1390 weight class) and Vedran Mihaljevic (ranked 156 p4p, 179 weight class). Vedran Mihaljevic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prokop Pustik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vedran Mihaljevic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihaljevic misses with a hook. Pustik ducked under it nicely.
Pustik attempts a counter takedown but Mihaljevic avoids it well and moves away.
Mihaljevic lands with a hook. Pustik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pustik needs to keep his hands up - Mihaljevic had a free shot at his head there.
Pustik shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mihaljevic is trying to defend but Pustik finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pustik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pustik not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mihaljevic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pustik scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mihaljevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pustik.
Mihaljevic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pustik.
Pustik is looking to advance position but Mihaljevic won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pustik connects with a nice short shot to Mihaljevic's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mihaljevic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pustik working Mihaljevic over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaljevic wants to get back to his feet.
Pustik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mihaljevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pustik.
Mihaljevic is trying to stand back up but Pustik is controlling him
Mihaljevic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Pustik there.
Mihaljevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pustik.
Mihaljevic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pustik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mihaljevic's head.
Mihaljevic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pustik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mihaljevic is trying to stand up here but Pustik is controlling him well.
Mihaljevic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pustik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pustik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pustik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pustik passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pustik thowing shots but they're missing.
Mihaljevic tries to hold on but Pustik pushes him away.
Mihaljevic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mihaljevic is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mihaljevic avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pustik.
Pustik unloads with some shots from mount but Mihaljevic bucks and avoids them well.
Mihaljevic is bucking up trying to escape but Pustik cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihaljevic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pustik misses with a head shot.
Pustik throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mihaljevic because Pustik loaded up on that one.
Pustik throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mihaljevic because Pustik loaded up on that one.
Pustik thowing shots but they're missing.
Pustik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pustik throwing strikes here but Mihaljevic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pustik scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mihaljevic?
Pustik lands with some strikes.
 Mihaljevic is rocked!
Mihaljevic looks winded!
Pustik loads up with a big shot that hurts Mihaljevic! He's pulled Pustik in close but Pustik has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Mihaljevic survive? More strikes from Pustik and Mihaljevic is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Prokop Pustik!
Prokop Pustik retains his heavyweight title!
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