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Outlaw 20 - Pollard vs Hickock PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noah Smith (ranked 6535 p4p, 6794 weight class) and Raining Blood (ranked 603 p4p, 618 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raining Blood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith has managed to clinch.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood scores with a hook to the body.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blood lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Blood lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Blood is working Smith over against the cage.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blood or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blood.
Smith trying to stall but Blood improves his position.
Blood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
Blood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Blood.
Blood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blood scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blood avoids it.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blood lands a body punch.
Blood cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Blood lands a body punch.
Blood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blood lands with a light punch inside.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Blood.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Blood lands with a light punch inside.
Blood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blood has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smith seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blood can turn it around.
Blood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blood lands a body shot.
Blood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
Blood lands a left hand.
Smith looking to stall.
Blood lands a right hand.
 Smith is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blood gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short body shot lands from Blood as the two fighters clinch.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Blood scores with a hook to the body.
Blood scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Blood scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Blood lands with a right to the head.
Blood lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Blood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blood is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Blood.
A right hook to the body lands for Blood.
Blood lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Blood.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Blood.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood is working Smith over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Blood.
A short uppercut from Blood.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raining Blood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blood connects with a jab.
Blood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Blood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blood steps in with a hook that catches Smith right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Blood follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Smith looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raining Blood!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ante Novak (ranked 5892 p4p, 5483 weight class) and Dre Battle (ranked 611 p4p, 593 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Novak!
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, Dre Battle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Novak misses
and Battle moves into the clinch.
Battle lands with a right to the head.
Battle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battle working aggressively here.
Battle can't find room to land a body shot as Novak controls the action.
Novak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Novak misses with the head strike.
Battle misses with a punch to the body.
Battle gets through Novak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Novak.
Battle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Novak.
Novak blocks a body shot from Battle.
A right handed body shot lands from Novak.
Novak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Battle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Novak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Novak lands a hook that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novak working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle can't find room to land a body shot as Novak controls the action.
Novak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Battle swings wildly with an uppercut but Novak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Battle struggles to land a body shot inside as Novak controls his hands.
Battle takes a shot to the head.
Battle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Novak's elbow.
Novak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Novak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Novak blocks a body shot from Battle.
Novak prevents a body shot from Battle.
Novak prevents a body shot from Battle.
Battle can't find room to land a body shot as Novak controls the action.
Battle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Novak lands a shot to the body.
Battle misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Battle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Novak throws out a powerful jab.
Novak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
 Battle is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Novak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Battle is still on wobbly legs! Can Novak finish him?
Battle tries to clinch but Novak moves away
and Novak scores with a counter punch that sends Battle to the canvas! Novak smells blood - he's punishing Battle with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Battle has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ante Novak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between kt One (ranked 4815 p4p, 4758 weight class) and kt Two (ranked 559 p4p, 556 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, kt One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, kt Two!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
One attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
One misses with a head kick.
Two throws a big counter head kick but One avoids it with no problem.
Two takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
One misses with an uppercut.
One throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Two. That did some damage!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Two misses with a body shot.
Two throws a head kick but One moves out of range.
One ducks under a wild hook from Two.
It appears One was looking to counter with a kick there.
One lands with a kick to the ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Two. One does a little dance to reset his feet.
One was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One misses with a leg kick.
One misses with a hook
and Two counters with a nice uppercut.
One avoids the head kick by Two.
Two misses with a body kick.
Two misses with a body shot.
One was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Two avoids the head kick by One.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two fakes the leg kick and cracks One in the body.
Two fakes a jab and throws a low kick but One checks it well.
One misses with an uppercut
and Two counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Two jabs at One's body.
One misses with an uppercut
and Two cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
One misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Two misses the target.
A head kick misses from Two.
Two moves out of range as One strikes.
One lands with a nice body punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Two paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
One throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that kt One will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
One swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Two is predictable there
and One counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Two tries a head kick but it misses.
One appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Two tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two takes a swing at One's ribcage but misses.
One takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One throws the left hand but Two avoids the punch easily.
One blocks a head kick by Two.
One swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Two throws an overhand right that lands on One's shoulder, as One tries to avoid the shot.
kt Two seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Two on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Two throws a leg kick
and One counters with a good, hard body kick but Two shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Two throws a lazy head kick
and One counters with a head kick.
Two cracks One with a right hand to the side of the head.
One avoids the body shot from Two.
As Two backs away, One returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
One avoids the head kick by Two.
One throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Two swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One checks a leg kick nicely.
One with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Two to score with a decent uppercut.
Two misses with a head kick.
Two ducks down and throws a hook to the body but One moves away.
One lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A jab from Two misses.
One appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Two lands with a shot to the body.
One swings for the body but Two moves out of range.
One tries to land a body kick
and Two counters with a stiff right hand.
Two misses with a lunging right hand
and One counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Two throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
One catches Two with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but kt Two will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Two takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Two uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by One.
One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Two doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A head kick misses from Two.
A quick step to the side and One tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two throws a body punch but One moves out of range.
One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two looks to land a left hand but One moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from One on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Two tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
One appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Two misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from One misses its target.
One connects with a solid leg kick.
Two takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Two doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Two lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and One has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from One and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
One throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as One blocks the low kick.
Two just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Two. One does a little dance to reset his feet.
Two dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two gets off balance looking for a body kick
and One makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Two avoids the body shot from One.
One thuds a left hand into Two's body.
One misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Two releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Two throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Two throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from One.
Two swings and misses with a hook to the body.
One throws a quick counter head kick but Two was just out of range.
One uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good shot there by Two.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Two tries to land a front kick but One steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that's the end of the fight!
kt One showed his dominance in that final round.
Well One has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Davis (ranked 3473 p4p, 6710 weight class) and Emilio Sanchez (ranked 194 p4p, 310 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emilio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez with the counter takedown but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a takedown into side control.
Davis is looking to regain half guard here but Sanchez keeps moving and retains side control.
Davis wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
Davis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Davis gets back to full guard.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Sanchez stands up over Davis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez can't keep his opponent in guard - Davis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sanchez manages to get to full guard.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Davis looking to sit in guard and control but Sanchez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez cracks Davis with a solid left hand.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez distracts Davis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is pulling down on Davis's head. It's preventing any offense from Davis, at least for the moment.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Davis's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez works over Davis with some ground and pound from guard.
Davis is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davis is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davis seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez pulls Davis in close to his closed guard and prevents Davis from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Sanchez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Sanchez!
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Davis's head.
Sanchez scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Davis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez works over Davis with some ground and pound from guard.
Davis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Sanchez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davis to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis 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.
Sanchez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sanchez is in Davis's guard.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Davis's head.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez stands and throws Davis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Davis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanchez connects with a decent elbow.
Davis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Emilio Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davis is looking to reverse the position.
Sanchez working the ground and pound.
Davis manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis trying to control here.
Sanchez working over Davis with some ground and pound. Davis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davis is rocked!
Sanchez winds up and cracks Davis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh Davis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Davis quite badly. Davis pulls Sanchez in close trying to recover. Sanchez postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Davis on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Davis doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ringo (ranked 3633 p4p, 4986 weight class) and Bohnomme SeptHeures (ranked 388 p4p, 483 weight class). Bohnomme SeptHeures struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Johnny Ringo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Ringo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bohnomme SeptHeures!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringo lands a right hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of SeptHeures 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ringo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ringo misses with a body shot
and SeptHeures counters by moving into the clinch.
Ringo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down SeptHeures.
SeptHeures using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ringo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
SeptHeures tries to throw a body punch but Ringo avoids it by throwing SeptHeures back against the cage.
Ringo cracks SeptHeures with a nice body shot.
Ringo tries to throw a body punch but SeptHeures avoids it by throwing Ringo back against the cage.
Ringo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
SeptHeures misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Ringo.
Ringo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
SeptHeures looks winded!
Ringo struggles to land a body shot inside as SeptHeures controls his hands.
Ringo lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ringo lands with a light punch inside.
Ringo misses with the head strike.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head.
Ringo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
SeptHeures tries a knee to the head but Ringo blocks it.
Ringo scores with a shoulder strike.
Ringo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ringo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of SeptHeures backwards.
Ringo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Ringo - that landed with a thud.
Ringo scores with a shoulder strike.
SeptHeures misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ringo.
Ringo is working SeptHeures over against the cage.
Ringo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ringo.
A right hand to the body from Ringo.
Good body shot from Ringo.
Ringo lands a shot to the body.
Ringo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ringo.
Ringo lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Ringo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Ringo.
Ringo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ringo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of SeptHeures backwards.
Ringo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ringo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
SeptHeures's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ringo lands with a right to the head.
Ringo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringo gets through SeptHeures's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ringo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ringo.
Ringo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
SeptHeures is rocked!
Ringo lands with a short shot to the head.
SeptHeures is still on wobbly legs! Can Ringo finish him?
Ringo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ringo creates a bit of space for himself and rocks SeptHeures with a big uppercut! SeptHeures tries to clinch up but Ringo pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples SeptHeures to the mat! SeptHeures covers up and Ringo unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Ringo!
Our winner, Johnny Ringo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Betty Crocker (ranked 3469 p4p, 4185 weight class) and Geraint Jones (ranked 436 p4p, 501 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Betty Crocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Geraint Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crocker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Geraint Jones has been cut.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Crocker had a free shot at his head there.
Crocker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones misses with a combination
and Crocker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crocker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jones! Crocker lets Jones back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jones is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crocker counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Betty Crocker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 2561 p4p, 6736 weight class) and Jean Riviere (ranked 350 p4p, 659 weight class). Jesse James is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Riviere!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riviere tries to move into range but James moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
James moves out of range as Riviere throws a body kick.
Jean Riviere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Riviere's head.
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.
James looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for James.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riviere throws a quick inside leg kick.
James checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
James throwing a counter right hand but Riviere manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as James checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from James.
Riviere throws a leg kick
and James makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riviere gets cracked with a nice right hand there by James.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James throws a shot to the body.
James takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
James scores with a jab. Riviere acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James lands a nice looking body shot.
James feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Riviere sprawling to the canvas! Riviere rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can James finish him?!
Riviere is rocked!
James lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Riviere falls backwards - clearly groggy! James dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse James!
Jesse James 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 Keenwah Graines (ranked 2774 p4p, 5819 weight class) and Jean Yves Theriault (ranked 349 p4p, 574 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenwah Graines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Yves Theriault!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theriault looks to land a body kick but Graines moved away.
Theriault throws a leg kick
and Graines counters with a single leg into guard. Theriault didn't expect that.
Graines 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.
Graines distracts Theriault with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Graines trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graines is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Graines preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graines trying to control but Theriault is working from the bottom.
Graines working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Theriault's head.
Graines 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.
Graines is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Graines lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theriault has momentary wrist control but Graines slips an elbow through the middle.
Theriault is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Graines thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Graines thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Graines passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theriault is trying to control Graines's posture but Graines avoids it.
Graines has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Theriault is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Graines yanks on the arm and Theriault is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Graines.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Keenwah Graines!
After winning the bout, Keenwah Graines 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Pollard (ranked 2723 p4p, 2473 weight class) and James Butler Hickok (ranked 368 p4p, 338 weight class). Cedric Pollard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255
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285
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cedric Pollard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Butler Hickok!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickok lunges at Pollard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pollard's hand.
 It looks like Cedric Pollard has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pollard tries to land a leg kick but Hickok saw it coming and moves away.
Hickok misses with a looping left.
Pollard thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pollard thuds a left hand into Hickok's body.
Pollard throws a push kick but Hickok slaps the foot to one side.
Pollard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hickok throws a jab but it's blocked by Pollard.
Hickok lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Pollard sprawling to the canvas. Hickok follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Pollard hang on?
Pollard is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickok decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Oh Pollard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hickok connects with a body shot that sends Pollard's belly button to the back.
Pollard seems to have got his legs back now.
Hickok measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Pollard! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). James Butler Hickok!
James Butler Hickok decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ruiz (ranked 2361 p4p, 2784 weight class) and Clay Mann (ranked 293 p4p, 351 weight class). Ruiz comes to the cage accompanied by DB7 - Squid Game Drill. Anthony Ruiz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clay Mann's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clay Mann!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz cracks Mann with an open hand slap.
Ruiz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mann takes one to the chin there.
Mann shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ruiz is looking to improve his position.
Mann is looking to advance position but Ruiz won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruiz's head.
Ruiz is trying to stand up here but Mann is controlling him well.
Mann throwing shots but Ruiz is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann drops an elbow to the side of Ruiz's head.
Ruiz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mann's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mann's back!
Ruiz doesn't have the hooks in and Mann manages to turn into his guard.
Mann is stalling in the full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mann working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mann postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ruiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mann won't allow Ruiz to get back to his feet.
Mann postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mann tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruiz is retaining full guard.
Ruiz trying to control the position.
Mann wants to pass the guard but Ruiz is keeping the position.
Mann looking to sit in guard and control but Ruiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann keeping moving, preventing Ruiz from controlling successfully.
Mann has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ruiz advances position into side control!
Mann struggling a bit here.
That's four 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.
Ruiz tries to get to his feet but Mann is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Ruiz in his guard.
Mann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Ruiz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ruiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruiz.
A lazy left from Ruiz finds it's target.
Mann closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mann controlling the position from side mount.
Ruiz is looking to regain half guard here but Mann keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann is chipping away with strikes.
Mann is working Ruiz over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann working away.
Ruiz is looking to regain half guard here but Mann keeps moving and retains side control.
Ruiz tries to escape but Mann is in control.
Ruiz is looking to reverse the position.
Mann tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mann working away.
Mann in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mann tries to move to mount but Ruiz blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mann is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ruiz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mann misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mann tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mann has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mann is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ruiz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann working the ground and pound from side control.
Ruiz tries to improve position but can't.
Clay Mann has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruiz keeps working.
Mann thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four 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.
Ruiz is trying to work for a sweep but Mann has mounted him!
Mann landing strikes from the mount and Ruiz is in trouble!
Mann looking to control but Ruiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ruiz is desperately trying to improve his position but Mann has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mann lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ruiz hang on?
Ruiz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Mann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mann shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mann was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ruiz is trying to control Mann's posture but Mann avoids it.
Mann tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mann keeps trying to improve his position.
Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz is not content to let Mann control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ruiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mann tries for a kimura but Ruiz is defending well.
Mann creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ruiz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mann looks up at the clock and then as Ruiz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mann smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mann working away.
Mann lands an elbow.
Mann laying and praying for a moment but Ruiz takes advantage and regains half guard.
Mann lands strikes from half guard.
Mann trying to control the pace.
Ruiz wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mann is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ruiz gets back to full guard.
Ruiz wants to hit a sweep here but Mann passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ruiz there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Mann connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mann postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ruiz looks a forlorn figure.
Ruiz tries to hold on but Mann pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee warns Ruiz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ruiz is rocked!
Mann fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Mann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mann has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Mann!
A relieved looking Clay Mann thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
28% |
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