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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alois Vrana (ranked 4693 p4p, 24658 weight class) and Bryce Lee (ranked 533 p4p, 654 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alois Vrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Vrana throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vrana is in Lee's guard.
Vrana looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vrana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vrana thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vrana with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrana landing some decent shots from guard.
Vrana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vrana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vrana drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Vrana off! Vrana jumps back into Lee's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee is trying to keep Vrana in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vrana drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Vrana off! Vrana jumps back into Lee's guard.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vrana will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vrana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vrana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vrana drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vrana jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vrana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrana drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Vrana off! Vrana jumps back into Lee's guard.
Vrana lands a couple of digs.
Vrana is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vrana postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vrana stands and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vrana is working to tighten his grip on Lee's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Lee has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Vrana is really squeezing tight and eventually Lee passes out! Vrana breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alois Vrana!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bersck Trenson (ranked 24806 p4p, 4238 weight class) and Ralphie Hornby (ranked 502 p4p, 365 weight class). Trenson comes to the cage accompanied by Drive That Funky Soul. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bersck Trenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralphie Hornby!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trenson blocks a head kick by Hornby.
Trenson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hornby but Hornby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hornby wants to counter with a clinch but Trenson pushes him away.
Trenson has his takedown stuffed
and Hornby finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hornby shoots in and drives through. Trenson sprawls well.
Hornby clinches up with Trenson and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trenson has Hornby pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hornby manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bersck Trenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hornby wants a takedown but no success here.
Hornby is trying to drag Trenson to the mat but Trenson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornby breaks from the clinch.
Trenson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hornby counters with a left and a right that stings Trenson.
Trenson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hornby is looking for the big counter here.
Hornby swats away the attempt to clinch by Trenson.
Hornby wants to counter with a clinch but Trenson pushes him away.
Trenson shoots in looking for a takedown but Hornby manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trenson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hornby moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornby successfully pulls guard.
Trenson has gone for a leg lock! Hornby slips out almost immediately though and dives into Trenson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hornby works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hornby seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trenson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Trenson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Trenson controlling Hornby's posture.
Hornby wants to pass the guard but Trenson is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornby throws a big right hand that misses.
Hornby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trenson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trenson keeping moving, preventing Hornby from controlling successfully.
Trenson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trenson keeping moving, preventing Hornby from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Trenson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trenson misses with a takedown
and Trenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hornby bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralphie Hornby dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hornby moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hornby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hornby connects with a high kick.
Ralphie Hornby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hornby has closed the distance and engaged Trenson in a clinch.
Hornby just leaning against Trenson, taking a breather.
Trenson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hornby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hornby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trenson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hornby scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trenson goes for a takedown attempt but Hornby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hornby lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hornby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trenson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hornby.
Hornby closes the distance and clinches.
Hornby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trenson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trenson stops a takedown attempt from Hornby.
Bersck Trenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralphie Hornby.
Hornby taking a breather.
Trenson gets underhooks to prevent Hornby's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornby breaks the clinch.
Hornby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trenson misses with a takedown
and Hornby counters with a left and a right that stings Trenson.
Trenson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hornby moves into the clinch.
Trenson stalling in the clinch but Hornby improves position.
Trenson wants to take the fight to the mat but Hornby manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hornby - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trenson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Trenson wants it to stay on the feet.
Hornby lands a two punch combo.
Hornby works over Trenson's head and body with a nice combination.
Trenson misses with a takedown
and Hornby counters with a series of strikes. Trenson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hornby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Hornby.
Trenson feinted with a counter takedown.
Ralphie Hornby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trenson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hornby.
Hornby looks to land a combination but Trenson avoids it well.
Hornby moves into the clinch.
Hornby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hornby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trenson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trenson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hornby avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralphie Hornby 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!
Trenson shoots and misses
and Hornby counters with a nice body shot.
Hornby has closed the distance and engaged Trenson in a clinch.
Hornby stops a takedown attempt from Trenson.
Hornby stops a takedown attempt from Trenson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bersck Trenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trenson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hornby prevents it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornby has Trenson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Trenson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornby lands with a short shot to the head.
Hornby breaks the clinch.
Hornby throws a nice head kick!
Hornby connects with a high kick.
Trenson goes for a double leg but Hornby avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hornby continues to drive forward.
Hornby lands a knee to the head.
Ralphie Hornby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hornby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hornby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hornby closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hornby.
Hornby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hornby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hornby throws a sloppy head kick and Trenson moves out of range easily.
Trenson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hornby defends well and Trenson ends up having to push Hornby into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hornby successfully pulls guard.
Hornby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trenson drops back looking for a leg! Hornby is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hornby manages to kick Trenson off! Trenson jumps back into Hornby's guard.
Hornby throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trenson wants to control from the top but Hornby keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hornby looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hornby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hornby working a defensive guard here.
Hornby being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hornby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trenson as he jumps to the side.
Trenson misses with a takedown attempt
and Hornby counters with a three punch combo that has Trenson backing up. Trenson nods at Hornby to acknowledge the strikes.
Hornby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trenson is fending him off so far but Hornby persists. Nope, Trenson circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Hornby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hornby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hornby throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trenson.
No luck for Trenson with that takedown attempt.
Hornby is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralphie Hornby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hornby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralphie Hornby!
A very excited looking Ralphie Hornby rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Mihailov (ranked 6510 p4p, 5055 weight class) and Ragnar Ragnarson (ranked 647 p4p, 564 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Solid 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Mihailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ragnar Ragnarson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ragnarson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mihailov.
Mihailov breaks from the clinch.
Ragnarson throws a right and a left that Mihailov avoids nicely.
Ragnarson misses with a head kick.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mihailov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mihailov.
An inside leg kick from Ragnarson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihailov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mihailov throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnarson counters with a straight right hand.
Ragnarson drops Mihailov with a beautiful combination! Mihailov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ragnarson is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarson throws out a leg kick but Mihailov moves out of range and Ragnarson only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson lands a big head kick that sends Mihailov to the canvas! Ragnarson follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Ragnarson!
Ragnar Ragnarson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Origen Alexandria (ranked 3508 p4p, 24545 weight class) and Luca Rossi (ranked 411 p4p, 636 weight class). Rossi has chosen Lamu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Origen Alexandria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luca Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rossi.
Alexandria shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexandria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexandria throwing a counter right hand but Rossi manages to avoid it.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Alexandria.
Rossi tries to clinch up but Alexandria circles away and keeps his distance.
Rossi walks into a jab.
Rossi scores with a takedown into Alexandria's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alexandria is on top in guard.
Alexandria working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alexandria might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alexandria postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossi working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Alexandria escapes and throws Rossi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rossi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alexandria is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rossi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Alexandria 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.
Alexandria is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rossi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Rossi's face as Alexandria controls the position.
Alexandria is looking to take a break and control but Rossi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rossi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandria wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rossi keeps working.
Rossi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alexandria is controlling him well.
Alexandria is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rossi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alexandria trying to control the position but Rossi is working away.
Alexandria tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandria tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alexandria lands a decent elbow from side control.
Alexandria is trying to get an arm triangle but Rossi is defending well.
Alexandria passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rossi!
Rossi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alexandria. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandria with a couple of short strikes.
Alexandria fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alexandria controlling the pace for now.
Rossi flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexandria with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rossi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Origen Alexandria dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rossi tries to keep at a distance but Alexandria has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Alexandria.
Alexandria is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice left hand lands by Alexandria.
Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Alexandria.
Rossi misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandria lands a hook that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Alexandria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rossi is trying to break the clinch but Alexandria has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alexandria has him pressed against the cage.
Alexandria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandria lands a knee to the body.
Alexandria has clasped his hands together around Rossi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rossi explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Alexandria throws a leg kick which misses Rossi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rossi tries to avoid it.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch but Alexandria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rossi closes the distance and clinches up with Alexandria, looking for a takedown. Rossi pushes Alexandria against the cage but Alexandria circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alexandria is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi misses with a head kick.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
Alexandria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rossi can do to turn this around?
Alexandria has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandria is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rossi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexandria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rossi working hard to break the clinch.
Rossi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alexandria prevents it.
Alexandria crunches a lovely knee into Rossi's ribcage.
Rossi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rossi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexandria prevents the takedown attempt.
Origen Alexandria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luca Rossi.
Alexandria scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alexandria fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rossi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Alexandria counter with a right hand.
Origen Alexandria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi is breathing heavily.
Rossi gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Alexandria gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Origen Alexandria!
An out of breath Origen Alexandria thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Luca Rossi spoke after the fight, saying 'How?! I was supposed to win'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sega Israel (ranked 5738 p4p, 2669 weight class) and Henry Tacos (ranked 425 p4p, 268 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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27
150
5 - 4 - 0 |
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25
145
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sega Israel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Tacos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Israel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Israel moves into range and clinches up with Tacos.
Israel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Israel is struggling to control the position.
Israel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Israel as Tacos tries to tie him up.
Israel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tacos avoids the elbow strike from Israel, against the cage.
Tacos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the fighters up against the cage, Israel throws an elbow but misses.
Israel just leaning against Tacos, taking a breather.
Israel misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Israel to work.
Israel slowing the pace effectively.
Tacos letting Israel take a breather here.
Israel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tacos avoids a wild elbow strike from Israel.
Tacos blocks an elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Israel.
Israel lands an elbow that stopped Tacos in his tracks for a moment.
Israel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tacos avoids the elbow strike from Israel, against the cage.
Tacos blocks an elbow strike.
Tacos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Israel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Israel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Israel effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sega Israel.
Israel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tacos misses with a wild combination.
Israel closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Israel'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.
Israel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Israel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Israel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tacos's defenses.
Israel lands an elbow just above Tacos 's eye.
Tacos blocks the elbow strike.
Tacos blocks an elbow strike from Israel.
Israel lands an elbow inside that Tacos shrugs off.
Tacos is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Israel.
Israel lands an elbow inside that Tacos shrugs off.
Tacos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tacos blocks an elbow strike.
Israel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tacos up against the cage.
Israel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Israel avoiding damage as Tacos throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Israel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tacos's brow.
Tacos is trying to maintain a safe position but Israel gets an underhook and turns Tacos into the cage.
Israel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sega Israel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tacos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Israel.
Israel tries to clinch but Tacos is having none of it.
Tacos fails to land with a series of punches.
Israel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tacos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tacos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tacos 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.
Tacos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Israel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Israel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tacos misses with a wild combination.
Israel slips under a jab.
Israel has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Israel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tacos takes an elbow to the temple.
Israel lands a nice shot to the body.
Israel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tacos can do to turn this around?
Israel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tacos is looking to control Israel's arms but Israel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tacos has his back to the cage.
Sega Israel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Israel lands a damaging elbow.
Israel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Israel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Israel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Israel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tacos avoids the elbow strike from Israel, against the cage.
Israel lands a damaging elbow.
Israel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Israel throws an elbow but misses.
Israel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Israel misses with an elbow strike.
Israel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tacos's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Israel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Israel pushes off an throws an elbow but Tacos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tacos is looking to control Israel's arms but Israel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tacos has his back to the cage.
Israel misses with an elbow over the top.
Come on Israel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Israel throws an elbow that misses.
Israel lands a damaging elbow.
Tacos is trying to break the clinch but Israel has him pressed against the cage.
Israel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Israel lands an elbow inside.
Tacos blocks an elbow strike from Israel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Israel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tacos's defenses.
Israel lands an elbow inside.
Tacos wants to stall.
Tacos tries to throw a body punch but Israel avoids it by throwing Tacos back against the cage.
Tacos blocks the elbow strike.
Israel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tacos's defenses.
Tacos blocks an elbow strike from Israel.
Tacos avoids a wild elbow strike from Israel.
Tacos misses with an elbow over the top.
Israel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tacos blocks the elbow strike.
Israel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacos blocks an elbow strike.
Come on Israel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tacos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Israel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Israel.
Israel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Israel lands a nice elbow.
Israel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Israel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sega Israel dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Tacos throws a body shot but no joy.
Israel forces Tacos back against the cage and clinches.
Israel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tacos blocks an elbow strike from Israel.
Israel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Israel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tacos tries to stall but Israel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Israel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Israel effectively controlling the action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Israel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Israel lands a nice elbow.
Israel lands an elbow inside.
Israel lands an elbow that stopped Tacos in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacos avoids the elbow strike from Israel, against the cage.
Israel lands a damaging elbow.
Israel pushes off an throws an elbow but Tacos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tacos taking a breather.
Tacos takes an elbow to the temple.
Tacos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tacos blocks the elbow strike.
Israel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Israel.
Israel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tacos's defenses.
Israel slows down the pace here.
Israel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Israel seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Israel lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Israel.
Tacos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tacos takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tacos avoids the elbow strike from Israel, against the cage.
Israel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 Tacos is rocked!
Tacos is trying to maintain a safe position but Israel gets an underhook and turns Tacos into the cage.
Israel throws an elbow but it misses.
Israel tries to throw a body punch but Tacos avoids it by throwing Israel back against the cage.
Tacos blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Israel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Israel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Israel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Israel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sega Israel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Israel throws an elbow but it misses.
Israel lands a nice elbow.
Tacos blocks an elbow strike.
Tacos takes an elbow to the temple.
Israel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Israel misses with an elbow over the top.
Israel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tacos is trying to maintain a safe position but Israel gets an underhook and turns Tacos into the cage.
Israel controlling the action here for a moment.
Israel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Henry Tacos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Israel lands an elbow inside.
Israel lands an elbow just above Tacos 's eye.
Israel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sega Israel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Israel, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sega Israel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lerrick Dewis (ranked 3579 p4p, 4172 weight class) and Dylan Sydal (ranked 429 p4p, 480 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dylan Sydal was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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26
280
2 - 1 - 1 |
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24
270
9 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lerrick Dewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Sydal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydal gets a clinch.
Dewis letting Sydal take a breather here.
Dewis wants the takedown. Sydal is fighting it off but Dewis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sydal's guard against the cage.
Dewis wants to control from the top but Sydal keeps moving.
Sydal lands some strikes from the bottom.
Dewis 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.
Dewis wants to pass the guard but Sydal is keeping the position.
Dewis is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sydal keeping moving, preventing Dewis from controlling successfully.
Sydal working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sydal wants to get back to his feet but Dewis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dewis enables Sydal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dewis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dewis is trying to keep Sydal in close.
Sydal wanted to stand there but Dewis had control of the position.
Dewis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sydal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dewis wants to sweep but no luck.
Sydal wants to control from the top but Dewis keeps moving.
Sydal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dewis is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dewis looking for a guillotine here but Sydal defends easily.
Dewis looking to control but Sydal passes into half guard.
Sydal is looking for a kimura here.
Dewis wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewis is trying to maintain the position but Sydal is very close to passing his half guard.
Dewis tries to roll over but Sydal keeps him under control.
Sydal is looking to take a break and control but Dewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dewis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sydal pulls his head out easily.
Dewis trying to hold on to Sydal's head to control him but Sydal postures up.
Sydal prevents Dewis from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dewis trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sydal manages to pass to mount!
Dewis tries to lock up and control but Sydal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sydal landing punches.
Sydal is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dewis is surviving well by controlling Sydal's body position as best he can.
Dewis is looking to get to half guard.
Sydal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dewis wants to hold on but Sydal pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Sydal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sydal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dewis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dewis keeping full guard, as Sydal tries to pass.
Sydal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sydal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sydal wants to stand but Dewis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sydal stays in close to Dewis's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sydal is looking to stand up but Dewis won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sydal is aware though and is defending well.
Sydal postures up.
Dewis looking for a guillotine here but Sydal defends easily.
Sydal stopping the sweep attempt from Dewis.
Dewis keeping moving, preventing Sydal from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sydal moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dewis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sydal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dewis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sydal is trying to control Dewis's posture but Dewis avoids it.
Dewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sydal keeps working.
Sydal gets back to half guard.
Sydal wants to get back to his feet.
Sydal scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dewis manages to mount him!
Dylan Sydal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sydal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewis dominating with strikes here.
Sydal is squirming around, avoiding Dewis's attempts to control the action.
Sydal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dewis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dewis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dewis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sydal wants to control but Dewis is having none of it.
Sydal 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sydal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sydal stopping the sweep attempt from Dewis.
Dewis working for submissions but it's allowed Sydal to get to half guard.
Dewis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sydal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sydal content to control rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dylan Sydal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sydal drives through with a takedown into Dewis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dewis wants to sweep here but Sydal controlling him for the moment.
Sydal trying to control the position from guard on top but Dewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewis keeping full guard, as Sydal tries to pass.
Sydal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewis keeping moving, preventing Sydal from controlling successfully.
Sydal stopping the sweep attempt from Dewis.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sydal has Dewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Dewis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sydal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dewis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sydal prevents it.
Dewis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sydal after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lerrick Dewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sydal has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dewis regains guard immediately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewis looking for subs off his back but Sydal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dewis looking for submissions off his back.
Dewis is looking to control Sydal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dewis avoid being mounted?
Dewis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sydal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dewis keeping hold of Sydal's head, controlling as best he can.
Dewis trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sydal wants to control but Dewis is keeping him busy.
Sydal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dewis tries to roll over but Sydal keeps him under control.
Dewis is positioning himself well to prevent Sydal advancing to mount.
Dewis wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sydal wants to stand but Dewis has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sydal trying to control the action but Dewis is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sydal gets a takedown into half guard.
Dewis has his hands clasped together around Sydal's back. He's all about the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sydal seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Sydal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sydal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Sydal!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Gage (ranked 1398 p4p, 2789 weight class) and Nedser Kiely (ranked 180 p4p, 345 weight class). Kiely has chosen Walk - Pantera as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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22
206
5 - 1 - 0 |
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220
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar Gage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nedser Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely throws out a loose jab but Gage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gage seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gage has Kiely up against the cage in a clinch.
Gage pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gage has Kiely pressed against the cage, preventing Kiely from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kiely's efforts to push away.
Gage manages to break the clinch.
Gage drives through with a takedown into Kiely's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kiely is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kiely is looking to stand up but Gage isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely trying to control the position.
Kiely 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.
Kiely keeping moving, preventing Gage from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gage forces his way into half guard.
Gage stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gage performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kiely wants to get back to his feet.
Gage working over Kiely with some ground and pound. Kiely looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kiely makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kiely.
Kiely wants to control but Gage passes easily into half guard.
Gage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gage is thwarting Kiely's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely moves into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kiely can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kiely is keeping the position for now.
Gage trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiely looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gage puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kiely wants to improve his position but Gage is controlling well.
Gage frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gage prevents Kiely from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gage fails to advance to Kiely's back.
Gage tries to control but Kiely wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kiely can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gage fails to move to back control.
Kiely tries to hold on but Gage pushes him away.
Kiely really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kiely is trying to reverse the position but instead Gage has taken his back - oops!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kiely is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gage off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Kiely is trying to defend against the choke here but Gage has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Gage Tightens the hold and Kiely taps out furiously! Gage displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oscar Gage!
Oscar Gage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Nedser Kiely was interviewed post fight and said 'I only fight for money, I dont care'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Africa Boombada (ranked 1354 p4p, 1530 weight class) and Lucius Aurelius (ranked 185 p4p, 205 weight class). Boombada comes to the cage accompanied by Here comes the Boom by- P.O.D. This should be a great matchup!
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Africa Boombada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucius Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius scores with a jab to the body.
Boombada misses with an uppercut. Aurelius saw that one coming.
Boombada clinches up with Aurelius and pushes him back against the cage.
Boombada swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelius manages to break the clinch.
Boombada tries to clinch but Aurelius is having none of it.
Boombada gets tackled into the cage by Aurelius. Aurelius maintains the clinch.
Aurelius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boombada avoids it.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boombada gets through Aurelius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aurelius can't break the clinch.
Aurelius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boombada lands with a left to the head.
Boombada 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.
Aurelius presses Boombada against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aurelius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aurelius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boombada misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelius blocks an uppercut.
Aurelius wants to break free but Boombada has control.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelius fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boombada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Aurelius.
Boombada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Boombada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boombada lands with a right to the head.
Aurelius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Boombada.
Boombada swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boombada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
Aurelius misses with a punch on the inside.
Boombada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Boombada leaning against his opponent.
A hook to the body from Boombada.
Boombada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Aurelius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boombada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aurelius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boombada blocks an uppercut.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
Boombada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boombada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Aurelius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelius misses with a body punch.
A short left from Boombada.
Aurelius blocks an uppercut.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius tries to throw a body punch but Boombada avoids it by throwing Aurelius back against the cage.
Boombada pushes Aurelius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boombada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boombada has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Boombada has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boombada.
Aurelius looking to slow down the pace here.
Aurelius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boombada closes the distance and pushes Aurelius back into the cage.
Boombada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boombada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aurelius swings wildly with an uppercut but Boombada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boombada swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelius is trying to break the clinch but Boombada has him pressed against the cage.
Aurelius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aurelius struggles to land a body shot inside as Boombada controls his hands.
Boombada blocks a body shot from Aurelius.
Boombada throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boombada takes a swing at Aurelius's ribcage but misses.
Aurelius moves away from the strike by Boombada.
Aurelius let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aurelius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aurelius punishes Boombada's body with a nice straight punch.
Boombada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aurelius circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boombada closes the distance and pushes Aurelius back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Boombada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aurelius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boombada misses with some punches.
Boombada lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Boombada.
Boombada misses with a punch on the inside.
Boombada working aggressively here.
Aurelius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boombada is keeping busy.
Boombada swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boombada as Aurelius tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boombada lands a left hand.
Boombada lands a left hand.
Boombada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aurelius tries to throw a body punch but Boombada avoids it by throwing Aurelius back against the cage.
Aurelius misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Africa Boombada dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aurelius throws a right hand that Boombada ducks under and follows up with a left that Boombada also avoids with ease.
Boombada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aurelius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boombada lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Aurelius.
Aurelius moves forwards but Boombada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boombada lands with an overhand left.
Aurelius throws an off balance right hand
and Boombada counters with a huge left! Aurelius is in big trouble! He's backing up but Boombada isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Aurelius from any more damage. A dominating finish by Boombada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Africa Boombada!
Africa Boombada retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, Africa Boombada stared into the camera and said 'NO ONE is touching me in this division....WHO WANTS THESE HANDS?'.
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