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ICE 6: Barr Feabhais PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Baltaretu (ranked 3855 p4p, 2697 weight class) and Andrew Knocker (ranked 454 p4p, 334 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Baltaretu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chatarra - Jincho. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light 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 St Petersburg, Andrei Baltaretu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Knocker!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knocker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baltaretu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andrew Knocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Baltaretu with that takedown attempt.
Knocker lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Knocker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baltaretu feinted with a counter takedown.
Jab, jab by Knocker - just one landing.
Knocker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knocker scores with a body shot.
Knocker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baltaretu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knocker throws a series of punches but Baltaretu moves out of range.
Good shot there by Knocker.
Baltaretu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knocker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knocker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baltaretu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knocker digs a good body shot into Baltaretu's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Knocker.
Knocker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baltaretu shoots in for a double leg but Knocker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Baltaretu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Knocker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baltaretu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Baltaretu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knocker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baltaretu somewhat.
Knocker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baltaretu. Baltaretu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knocker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knocker throws a right and a left that Baltaretu avoids nicely.
Baltaretu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Andrew Knocker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knocker scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knocker stalks Baltaretu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baltaretu's face. Baltaretu staggers backwards, shaken.
Knocker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baltaretu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knocker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baltaretu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baltaretu tries to clinch but Knocker moves out of range.
Knocker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baltaretu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Baltaretu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knocker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baltaretu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Knocker throws a lazy head kick
so Baltaretu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltaretu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baltaretu trying to control but Knocker is working from the bottom.
Baltaretu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baltaretu distracts Knocker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knocker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Baltaretu landing with the ground and pound.
Baltaretu postures up in Knocker's guard and throws a big left but Knocker blocks it.
Knocker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knocker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baltaretu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baltaretu landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knocker controls Baltaretu momentarily but Baltaretu frees himself.
Baltaretu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baltaretu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baltaretu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Knocker controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baltaretu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knocker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baltaretu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baltaretu is fighting to break Knocker's control of his arms but Knocker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Baltaretu trying to control but Knocker is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baltaretu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Knocker 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.
Baltaretu throws a series of punches but Knocker moves out of range.
Knocker lands a nice shot to the body.
Knocker cracks Baltaretu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baltaretu is defended easily by Knocker.
Knocker misses with a two punch combination.
Baltaretu feinted with a counter takedown.
Knocker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Knocker. That snapped Baltaretu's head back.
Knocker misses with a right hand
and Baltaretu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knocker won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knocker prevents Baltaretu from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baltaretu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Knocker to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Baltaretu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Baltaretu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Baltaretu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knocker down.
Andrei Baltaretu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baltaretu remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Baltaretu is chipping away with strikes.
Baltaretu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Knocker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Baltaretu.
Baltaretu scoring with punches from side control.
Knocker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knocker is looking to regain half guard here but Baltaretu keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltaretu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Baltaretu wants to control for a moment but Knocker uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Baltaretu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knocker is trying to maintain the position but Baltaretu is very close to passing his half guard.
Baltaretu winds up and cracks Knocker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Baltaretu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Baltaretu wants to pass to mount but Knocker is defending the position.
Baltaretu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltaretu trying to control from half guard but Knocker is working away.
Knocker wants to control but Baltaretu is keeping busy.
Knocker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Baltaretu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baltaretu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knocker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baltaretu is working away from the top position though.
Baltaretu wants to control but Knocker is keeping him busy.
Baltaretu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knocker is looking to escape.
Baltaretu throwing shots but Knocker is blocking nicely.
Baltaretu working the head and body with strikes.
Baltaretu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Baltaretu wants to take a breather but Knocker is having none of it.
Baltaretu is stalling here. Knocker is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Baltaretu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Knocker has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Baltaretu tries to escape but Knocker is in control.
Baltaretu struggling a bit here.
Baltaretu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Knocker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Baltaretu dominated that second round.
That's time! Baltaretu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knocker connects with a body shot that sends Baltaretu's belly button to the back.
Knocker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Baltaretu attempts a counter takedown but Knocker avoids it well and moves away.
Knocker misses with a leg kick
and Baltaretu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Baltaretu thows a huge punch but Knocker dodges it nicely.
Baltaretu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Knocker wants to hold on but Baltaretu pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knocker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
 It looks like Andrew Knocker has been cut.
Knocker blocking the ground and pound.
Baltaretu unloads with some shots from mount but Knocker bucks and avoids them well.
Baltaretu with a couple of short strikes.
 Knocker is rocked!
That has opened up Andrew Knocker's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltaretu breaks from Knocker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Knocker is still in real trouble! Can Baltaretu finish him?
Baltaretu unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Knocker wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Baltaretu celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Baltaretu!
Andrei Baltaretu is the new light heavyweight champion!
Andrei Baltaretu was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Candy Routure (ranked 5370 p4p, 6523 weight class) and Bo Hell (ranked 529 p4p, 581 weight class). Bo Hell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Candy Routure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bo Hell!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Routure stalks Hell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hell's face. Hell staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Bo Hell has been cut.
Hell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Routure's waist but Routure gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hell off to one side.
Routure lands a big right hand that sends Hell crashing to the mat! Routure stays standing though and waves Hell back to his feet!
Hell is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hell drops his hands momentarily. Routure doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Hell staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Hell doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Candy Routure!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evaristo Catricheo (ranked 4894 p4p, 3395 weight class) and Shaun Basham (ranked 509 p4p, 391 weight class). Catricheo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Entre a mi pago sin golpear. Shaun Basham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Evaristo Catricheo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Basham!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catricheo misses with a body punch
letting Basham counter with a right hand.
Catricheo slips under a jab from Basham.
Basham lands with a right hand.
Catricheo fails with the takedown.
Catricheo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Basham is not content to let Catricheo control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Catricheo advances to mount.
Catricheo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Basham to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Basham shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catricheo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Catricheo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Basham has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Catricheo has managed to slip his arm under Basham's chin. This could be all over... yep, Basham is tapping out! Submission win for Catricheo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Evaristo Catricheo!
Evaristo Catricheo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ham Burger (ranked 3905 p4p, 4952 weight class) and Vlad Hansen (ranked 456 p4p, 533 weight class). Vlad Hansen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 Las Vegas, Ham Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlad Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger lands the left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hansen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hansen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burger lands with a right hand.
Hansen is looking to clinch.
Burger appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Burger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hansen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hansen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Burger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burger tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansen is posturing up here but Burger has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hansen tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hansen has to tap! Slick submission there by Burger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ham Burger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Israel Adesanya (ranked 2864 p4p, 5879 weight class) and Joe Mike Augustine (ranked 355 p4p, 587 weight class). Israel Adesanya has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Mike Augustine!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustine works the jab nicely.
Adesanya shoots in for a takedown but Augustine shows good takedown defense.
Augustine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adesanya takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oooooh!!! Augustine has knocked Adesanya down with a huge combo! Augustine steps away and waves a wobbly Adesanya back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Adesanya is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Augustine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Adesanya tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adesanya swats away the attempt to clinch by Augustine.
Adesanya bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Adesanya working the ground and pound.
Adesanya works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Augustine takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adesanya working the ground and pound from side control.
Augustine really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adesanya. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Adesanya scoring with strikes but Augustine is staying in there.
You get the feeling that Augustine really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adesanya pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Adesanya in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Adesanya landing strikes from the mount.
Adesanya lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Joe Mike Augustine has been cut.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Adesanya cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Adesanya unloading with bombs!
Augustine is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Augustine taking shots to the head.
Augustine is still in real trouble! Can Adesanya finish him?
Augustine taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya lands a big elbow.
Augustine seems to have recovered his senses.
Augustine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adesanya lands a couple of good shots and Augustine has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Adesanya looking for the RNC.
Adesanya landing with strikes.
Augustine is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Adesanya gets his way!
Augustine is trying to remain composed but Adesanya is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Adesanya punishes Augustine with strikes from the back mount.
Adesanya scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Adesanya lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Adesanya landing with strikes.
Adesanya looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Adesanya scores with strikes from the back.
Adesanya punches Augustine on the ear.
Adesanya connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Augustine to escape the position.
Adesanya has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Augustine.
Adesanya lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Augustine.
Adesanya lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adesanya punishes Augustine with strikes from the back mount.
Can Augustine hold on?! Adesanya is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's four 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!
Adesanya is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Adesanya working for the choke.
Augustine covers up after that shot from Adesanya.
Augustine is covering up but some of the strikes from Adesanya are getting through and doing damage.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Adesanya. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Adesanya lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Augustine.
Adesanya patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Adesanya scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adesanya scores with punches and elbows.
Adesanya lands punches and elbows.
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 Joe Mike Augustine's cut.
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.
Adesanya shoots in looking for a takedown. Augustine tries to sprawl out of it but Adesanya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Augustine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adesanya swats away the attempt to clinch by Augustine.
Augustine lands a nice shot to the body.
Augustine lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustine lands with an uppercut that bounces Adesanya off the cage and back into range.
Augustine misses with a body shot.
Adesanya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adesanya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adesanya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine thuds his right hand into Adesanya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Augustine drives through and clinches with Adesanya against the cage.
Augustine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adesanya wants to take the fight to the mat but Augustine manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Augustine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adesanya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adesanya looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Adesanya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Augustine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Augustine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adesanya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Augustine can do to turn this around?
Adesanya drops down looking for an ankle pick but Augustine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adesanya tries for a takedown but Augustine circles away easily
and Augustine counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Augustine feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Adesanya sprawling to the canvas! Adesanya rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Augustine finish him?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya is aggressively charging in as Augustine backs up avoiding any damage. Augustine tosses out a jab and Adesanya runs right into it face first! Adesanya is out cold! Augustine dropped down on all fours and is barking in Adesanya's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Mike Augustine!
After winning the bout, Joe Mike Augustine thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Ferg (ranked 6225 p4p, 6125 weight class) and Narcisse Stevie (ranked 568 p4p, 564 weight class). Ferg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Purge. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 Las Vegas, Martin Ferg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Narcisse Stevie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferg is looking to clinch but Stevie is avoiding it.
Ferg clinches up against the cage.
Stevie's coach down at Cali Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stevie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ferg breaks the clinch.
Stevie tries to keep at a distance but Ferg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stevie jumps guard.
Stevie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ferg escapes and throws Stevie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've been hearing good reports from Ferg's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Stevie is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferg has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Stevie is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ferg yanks on the arm and Stevie is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ferg.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Martin Ferg!
An intense looking Martin Ferg took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'm not going to sit around and wait for a decision, I'm here to entertain and I will go for a finish every time I step into that Octagon'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lenon Mesquita (ranked 4931 p4p, 5162 weight class) and Damian Drago (ranked 387 p4p, 397 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lenon Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Drago!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Drago quickly recovers to half guard.
Mesquita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drago gets back to full guard.
Mesquita knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drago on the ground.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drago looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mesquita has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Drago looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drago has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mesquita should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Drago has tightened it up now! Mesquita should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Damian Drago!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Martins (ranked 5936 p4p, 24881 weight class) and Gamba Osaka (ranked 424 p4p, 492 weight class). The key to victory for Thomas Martins has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gamba Osaka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Osaka looking for a takedown.
Osaka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Osaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Osaka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Osaka slows the pace down in half guard.
Osaka trying to control the action but Martins is working from the bottom.
Osaka should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins taking some punishment here, with Osaka in his half guard.
Martins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Martins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Osaka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martins's head.
Martins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Martins manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osaka taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martins.
Martins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Osaka has eaten all the pies!
Osaka tries to break free but Martins pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Martins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.
Osaka leaning against his opponent.
Osaka drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins wants to control from the top but Osaka keeps moving.
Osaka wants to sweep but no luck.
Martins 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.
Osaka is pulling down on Martins's head. It's preventing any offense from Martins, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osaka's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Osaka looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Martins passes into side control.
Martins creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Osaka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osaka tries to bench press Martins off him but Martins keeps the position.
Osaka throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Osaka is trying to improve his position.
Martins tries to move to mount but Osaka blocks the move with his legs.
Osaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martins stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Martins rushes Osaka and presses him up against the cage.
Martins looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Osaka has Martins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Martins manages to pull guard.
Osaka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osaka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Osaka is in close to Martins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Osaka stands up over Martins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Osaka slips nicely into half guard.
Osaka stalling.
Osaka lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martins is looking to escape.
Martins tries to get to full guard but Osaka has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osaka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Osaka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Martins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Osaka tries to keep at a distance but Martins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Osaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Osaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Osaka fails to land the takedown.
Martins moves into the clinch.
Osaka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martins is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osaka tries to break free but Martins pushes him back against the cage.
Osaka wants to take the fight to the mat but Martins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thomas Martins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gamba Osaka.
Osaka is trying to push Martins away but Martins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins leaning against his opponent.
Osaka is trying to push Martins away but Martins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Osaka controlling the action here for a moment.
Martins keeps control of Osaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Osaka tries for a takedown but Martins manages to get underhooks.
Osaka looking for a takedown.
Martins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osaka can do to turn this around?
Osaka tries to pull guard but Martins won't allow it.
Osaka is breathing heavily.
Martins avoiding damage.
Martins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osaka tightens his grip and picks Martins up, before dumping him to the ground. Martins manages to land in guard.
Osaka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Martins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gamba Osaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Osaka wants to pass the guard but Martins is keeping the position.
Martins keeping moving, preventing Osaka from controlling successfully.
Osaka pushes down on Martins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Martins tries to kick Osaka off but Osaka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Martins is looking to improve his position.
Osaka slows the pace down in half guard.
Osaka working Martins over with strikes.
Martins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Osaka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Osaka is continuing to stall.
Osaka stalling away here and it's allowed Martins to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
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.
Osaka content to stall in guard here.
Osaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Martins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osaka pushing down on Martins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Martins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Osaka is keen to just control but Martins is a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martins tries to kick Osaka off but Osaka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Osaka controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Martins 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. This is the final round!
Osaka gets tackled into the cage by Martins. Martins maintains the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martins stops a takedown attempt from Osaka.
Martins manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Gamba Osaka has been cut.
Martins misses with the combination.
Martins gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Osaka has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Martins regains guard immediately.
Osaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Martins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osaka throws an elbow that misses. Martins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Osaka's guard. Nice move by Martins!
Martins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Osaka looking for a guillotine here but Martins defends easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Osaka holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Osaka has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Osaka wants to hit a sweep here but Martins passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Osaka there!
Osaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Osaka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Osaka wants to control but Martins is having none of it.
Martins wants to control the pace but Osaka is squirming around nicely.
Martins controlling from the full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Osaka can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Martins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Martins lands a couple of good shots and Osaka has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Osaka tries to roll but Martins sticks to his back.
Martins is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Osaka is defending well though. Martins let's go of the attempt for now.
Osaka trying to control the hands but Martins won't let him.
Osaka can't escape the position.
Osaka looking very determined here, making life difficult for Martins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osaka breaks Martins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Osaka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The adventures of Osaka the control monster continue. Boring.
Martins trying to keep a closed guard but Osaka is proving a slippery customer.
Thomas Martins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Osaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Martins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osaka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gamba Osaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osaka stopping the sweep attempt from Martins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Martins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martins, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Martins!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kit Campbell (ranked 6093 p4p, 4645 weight class) and Leonidas Dominguez (ranked 618 p4p, 540 weight class). Dominguez has chosen Vaso de Cristal as his entrance music. Leonidas Dominguez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kit Campbell'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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kit Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonidas Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Campbell is looking to get back to his feet here but Dominguez is keeping cool and he's managed to take Campbell's back.
Campbell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dominguez on the ground.
Campbell is trying to break free.
Dominguez has his arm under Campbell's chin here. Game over son! Dominguez squeezes tightly and Campbell is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leonidas Dominguez!
After the fight, Leonidas Dominguez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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