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Bellicose 90 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Joe (ranked 24582 p4p, 24546 weight class) and Steve Baker (ranked 668 p4p, 664 weight class). Baker has chosen Monster Magnet - Space Lord as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Big Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Baker!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Baker.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt.
Baker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joe sprawls well. Joe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baker gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe moves to clinch but Baker breaks away
and Baker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Baker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Baker stands and throws Joe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe wants to control but Baker postures up.
Baker controlling the position.
Joe tries to improve position but can't.
Joe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baker just content to control the position.
Baker working away.
Joe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Joe is trying to get back to his feet.
Joe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker scoring with punches and elbows.
Baker 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.
Baker scoring with punches from side control.
Joe struggling a bit here.
Joe is looking to reverse the position.
Baker controlling from side mount.
Joe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Baker's best efforts.
Baker blocks the strikes from Joe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baker lands a nice short elbow.
Baker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Joe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Baker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Baker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baker working over Joe with some ground and pound. Joe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Joe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Joe is in trouble now - Baker has advanced to mount!
Baker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Joe?
Joe taking shots to the head.
Baker controlling from mount.
Baker avoids the attempt from Joe to control.
Joe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joe tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baker lands a heavy elbow.
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!
BOOM! Baker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Baker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker working Joe over with strikes here.
Joe tries to hold on but Baker postures up.
Baker lands with some strikes.
Baker looking to control but Joe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Baker 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.
Joe shoots in for a double leg but Baker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Baker feints the counter takedown.
Joe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baker cracks Joe with an open hand slap.
Baker stuffs the takedown.
Baker has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Joe's guard.
Baker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Baker is working Joe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker landing some decent shots from guard.
Baker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Baker is in close to Joe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker working some strikes from top position.
Baker landing some decent shots from guard.
Baker won't allow Joe to get back to his feet.
Baker lands a couple of elbows.
Baker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Joe wants to sweep here but Baker controlling him for the moment.
Steve Baker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baker defends it easily.
Baker scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker connects with a couple of short punches.
Baker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baker passes Joe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Baker controlling the pace.
Baker prevents Joe from improving his position.
Baker uses his free foot to push down on Joe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Joe.
Baker lands a couple of good shots and Joe has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker has good solid back control here.
Joe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baker on the ground.
Baker lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Baker.
Joe trying to control the position but Baker manages to sink in the hooks.
Baker controlling from the back.
Baker lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Baker biding his time, controlling Joe.
Joe manages to reverse the position and now he's in Baker's guard. Nice work there by Joe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker looking for a triangle here. Joe is fighting it but it looks tight! Baker pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Joe is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Steve Baker!
After winning the bout, Steve Baker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braden Moore (ranked 3374 p4p, 2207 weight class) and Luka Doncic (ranked 118 p4p, 76 weight class). Braden Moore has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braden Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luka Doncic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore tries to clinch but Doncic moves away
and Doncic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt
and Doncic counters with a big right hand! Oh Moore is in trouble here! Doncic follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Doncic!
An out of breath Luka Doncic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cudlitz (ranked 2867 p4p, 2492 weight class) and Scottie Tarantino (ranked 365 p4p, 317 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cudlitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scottie Tarantino!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarantino closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cudlitz circles away.
Cudlitz closes the distance and clinches up with Tarantino, looking for a takedown. Cudlitz pushes Tarantino against the cage but Tarantino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cudlitz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cudlitz looking to pass the guard.
Tarantino has his hands on Cudlitz's head, controlling the position.
Cudlitz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tarantino swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cudlitz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarantino has Cudlitz pulled in close to control his posture.
Cudlitz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tarantino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cudlitz is looking to work some ground and pound but Tarantino has wrist control.
Tarantino is pulling down on Cudlitz's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cudlitz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tarantino controlling Cudlitz's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cudlitz preventing the sweep.
Tarantino has his hands on Cudlitz's head, controlling the position.
Cudlitz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cudlitz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cudlitz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tarantino dives in and scores a takedown into Cudlitz's guard.
Cudlitz is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tarantino dives into side control.
Tarantino in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tarantino misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cudlitz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cudlitz tries to get out of the position.
Tarantino throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cudlitz is looking for a sweep.
Tarantino wants to control but Cudlitz is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Cudlitz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
An elbow from Tarantino crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cudlitz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tarantino looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cudlitz is avoiding damage well.
Tarantino working the ground and pound but Cudlitz is defending the strikes.
Tarantino working the head and body with strikes.
Cudlitz struggling a bit here.
Tarantino throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cudlitz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tarantino on the ground.
Cudlitz is looking for a sweep.
Tarantino in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Tarantino's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cudlitz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tarantino connects with a decent elbow.
Tarantino throws an elbow but Cudlitz slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cudlitz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cudlitz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tarantino has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tarantino grinds an elbow into Cudlitz's temple.
Cudlitz tries to escape but Tarantino is in control.
Tarantino is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cudlitz's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tarantino is working Cudlitz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tarantino landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tarantino tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tarantino is working Cudlitz over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tarantino works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tarantino misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tarantino is looking to take a break and control but Cudlitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Tarantino dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tarantino shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cudlitz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tarantino throws a strike but Cudlitz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tarantino bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cudlitz's guard.
Cudlitz wants to stand up but Tarantino is controlling him.
Tarantino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tarantino trying to control but Cudlitz is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarantino prevents Cudlitz from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarantino trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tarantino throwing strikes from guard but Cudlitz blocks nicely.
Tarantino postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tarantino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cudlitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cudlitz keeping moving, preventing Tarantino from controlling successfully.
Cudlitz wants to stand up but Tarantino is controlling him.
Tarantino tries to free his leg and advance position but Cudlitz is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tarantino stands and throws Cudlitz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cudlitz is throwing a few token shots, despite Tarantino being in side control.
Scottie Tarantino has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tarantino prevents Cudlitz from escaping the position.
Tarantino is chipping away with strikes.
Tarantino creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tarantino trying to control the action but Cudlitz is working from the bottom.
Tarantino lands a nice forearm strike.
Cudlitz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tarantino working the ground and pound from side control.
Tarantino throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino slows the pace down.
The ground and pound from Tarantino seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tarantino cracks Cudlitz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tarantino working the ground and pound but Cudlitz is defending the strikes.
Tarantino postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tarantino misses with the ground and pound.
Tarantino lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tarantino misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tarantino scoring with punches and elbows.
Cudlitz is not content to let Tarantino control the position.
Tarantino working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino scores with punches from side control.
Tarantino throws a strike aimed at the side of Cudlitz's head but Cudlitz avoids it well.
Tarantino lands a nice forearm strike.
Tarantino working the ground and pound from side control.
Tarantino is looking to take a break and control but Cudlitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tarantino in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tarantino creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cudlitz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cudlitz struggling a bit here.
Tarantino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cudlitz keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Tarantino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cudlitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cudlitz.
Tarantino drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cudlitz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tarantino scoring with punches from side control.
Cudlitz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tarantino has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cudlitz looks to move to half guard but instead Tarantino has passed into mount! Damn!
Cudlitz taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarantino lands a couple of good shots and Cudlitz has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tarantino gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Cudlitz trying to control the position but Tarantino manages to sink in the hooks.
Cudlitz wants to escape the position.
Tarantino throwing damaging strikes from the back! Cudlitz could be in trouble here!
Tarantino is landing with strikes from the back.
Cudlitz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Tarantino.
Tarantino lands with a hammerfist to the side of Cudlitz's head.
Cudlitz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Tarantino biding his time, controlling Cudlitz.
Tarantino lands a shot to the head.
Scottie Tarantino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Cudlitz right now.
Tarantino's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tarantino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The adventures of Tarantino the control monster continue. Boring.
Let's hope that Tarantino 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cudlitz trying to get back to his feet but Tarantino is in full control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scottie Tarantino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tarantino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scottie Tarantino!
A relieved looking Scottie Tarantino 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuufo Seanoa (ranked 2304 p4p, 1536 weight class) and Tony Viikinki (ranked 306 p4p, 216 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuufo Seanoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Viikinki!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seanoa avoids the body shot from Viikinki.
A big left from Seanoa misses.
Viikinki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Seanoa digs a good body shot into Viikinki's ribs.
Tony Viikinki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seanoa slips a straight right by Viikinki.
Viikinki looks to score with a jab to the body but Seanoa is just out of range.
Seanoa is looking to counter punch.
Viikinki throws the left hand but Seanoa avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Seanoa misses its target.
Seanoa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viikinki.
Viikinki tries to bum rush Seanoa with a series of wild strikes but Seanoa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seanoa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Seanoa throws a body punch but Viikinki moves out of range.
Seanoa misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seanoa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Tony Viikinki has been cut.
Seanoa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seanoa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seanoa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Viikinki swings for the body but Seanoa moves out of range.
Seanoa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seanoa dodges the punch combination from Viikinki.
Viikinki cracks Seanoa with a good jab.
Viikinki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Seanoa counters with a thumping low kick.
Seanoa drops his hands momentarily and Viikinki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Viikinki throws a body shot but no joy.
Viikinki swings widly with a right hand
and Seanoa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Viikinki looks winded!
Viikinki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Seanoa lands with a good body shot.
Viikinki gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nuufo Seanoa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shingen Takeda (ranked 1834 p4p, 1603 weight class) and James Carter (ranked 216 p4p, 195 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingen Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Carter!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda scores with a takedown into Carter's guard.
Takeda trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Takeda is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Carter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Carter has escaped and now he's on top!
Takeda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carter is aware though and is defending well.
Carter tries to stand but Takeda is controlling from the bottom.
Takeda isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Carter stacks Takeda on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Carter!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda wants to control but Carter postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda is looking for a sweep.
Takeda struggling a bit here.
Takeda is looking for a sweep.
Carter working away.
Takeda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Takeda's coaches at Takeda Clan Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Takeda looking for submissions off his back.
Takeda actively working from the bottom here.
Takeda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carter pulls his head out easily.
Carter slows the pace down in half guard.
Takeda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda tries to get to full guard but Carter has control of the leg.
Takeda is not content to let Carter control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Takeda wants to control but Carter is keeping busy.
Takeda actively working from the bottom here.
Takeda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carter pulls his head out easily.
Takeda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Takeda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Takeda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takeda walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.
Takeda slips under a jab from Carter.
Takeda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carter under the eye.
Takeda shoots for a takedown but Carter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takeda moves away.
Carter misses the jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takeda moves into the clinch successfully.
Takeda blocks an uppercut.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Takeda blocking some punches.
Takeda tries to pull guard but Carter holds him up against the cage and eventually Takeda drops back down to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Carter will probably get the nod.
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.
Carter throws a hook but Takeda avoids it easily.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter throws a body punch but Takeda moves out of range.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Takeda cracks a nice hook into Carter's ribs.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carter staying out of range there.
Carter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takeda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carter scrambles back to his feet.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takeda.
James Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter misses with a hook.
Takeda darts in trying to clinch
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takeda.
A shot to the liver by Carter. Beautiful body shot.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Takeda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carter doesn't seem phased though.
Carter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takeda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carter throws a hook but Takeda avoids it easily.
Carter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takeda on the side of the head.
Takeda tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Takeda's head but Takeda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a right hand
and Takeda counters with a nice body shot.
Takeda swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takeda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takeda.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Takeda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carter tries to bum rush Takeda with a series of wild strikes but Takeda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takeda.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takeda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Takeda moves away and avoids it.
Takeda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Takeda avoids the body shot from Carter.
Takeda has a takedown stuffed.
Carter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Takeda is out of range.
Shingen Takeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter slips a jab from Takeda.
Carter defending well as Takeda loads up on a big left hand.
Takeda misses with a straight left.
Takeda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carter lands with a right hand.
Takeda misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Takeda is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takeda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Takeda throwing a counter right hand but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter gets tackled into the cage by Takeda. Takeda maintains the clinch.
Takeda is trying to pull guard but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
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!
Takeda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shingen Takeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takeda tries to pull guard but Carter won't allow it.
Takeda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Takeda controls the action.
Takeda is trying to pull guard but Carter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
 It looks like Shingen Takeda has been cut.
Takeda jumps guard but Carter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takeda or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shingen Takeda's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carter digs a good body shot into Takeda's ribs.
Carter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takeda tries to clinch up
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Takeda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takeda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takeda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter throws a jab when Takeda was well out of range.
Carter throws a right and a left that Takeda avoids nicely.
Takeda shoots in but no luck this time.
Good work by Carter as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
Carter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takeda tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Takeda tries to clinch up.
Takeda slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter needs to keep his hands up - Takeda had a free shot at his head there.
Carter tries to keep at a distance but Takeda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takeda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carter walks away with a smile on his face. Takeda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Takeda walks into a jab.
Takeda shoots and misses
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shingen Takeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Takeda with a body shot.
Takeda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Takeda's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Takeda moved out of range nicely.
Takeda throws a solid leg kick but Carter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takeda.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Takeda cracks a nice hook into Carter's ribs.
Takeda scores with a hook.
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Takeda scores with a nice head shot.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Takeda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeda tries to counter by clinching up but Carter breaks away and moves out of range.
Takeda takes one to the chin there.
Shingen Takeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Carter.
Carter tries to keep at a distance but Takeda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Takeda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takeda lands an uppercut.
James Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Takeda is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carter cracks Takeda with a nice body shot.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Takeda's head.
Takeda tries to pull guard but Carter holds him up against the cage and eventually Takeda drops back down to his feet.
Takeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
Takeda goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a jab when Takeda was well out of range.
Takeda fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carter just manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Carter blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
Carter lands the left hand.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takeda throws a leg kick that misses.
Takeda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takeda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takeda.
James Carter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Takeda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Takeda swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Takeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter throws a shot to the body.
James Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Takeda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Takeda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Carter!
James Carter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 1180 p4p, 1521 weight class) and Razor Ramano (ranked 149 p4p, 188 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Howlett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Indestructible. Razor Ramano is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Razor Ramano!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ramano as Howlett shoots in.
Ramano tests Howlett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've been hearing reports that Howlett has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Howlett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramano throws a head kick that misses.
Ramano gets tackled into the cage by Howlett. Howlett maintains the clinch.
Ramano has a couple of punches blocked by Howlett.
Ramano tries a body shot but Howlett blocks it.
Howlett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Ramano.
Ramano lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ramano.
Howlett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ramano after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howlett gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett content to control rather than advance.
Howlett wants to advance to full mount but Ramano doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett prevents Ramano from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howlett trying to control but Ramano is working from the bottom.
Howlett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramano is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Howlett trying to control but Ramano is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Howlett avoids the body shot from Ramano.
Ramano throws a sloppy head kick and Howlett moves out of range easily.
Howlett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ramano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Howlett dives in and scores a takedown into Ramano's guard.
Howlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Howlett looking to sit in guard and control but Ramano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ramano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Howlett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ramano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramano postures up in Howlett's guard and throws a big left but Howlett blocks it.
Ramano distracts Howlett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howlett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramano chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Howlett's head.
Ramano stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Howlett has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Ramano manages to get his head free but now Howlett has transitioned to an armbar! Ramano grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Howlett! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Howlett!
After winning the bout, James Howlett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Paul (ranked 1941 p4p, 926 weight class) and Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 247 p4p, 129 weight class). Thibodeaux Jr. has chosen Rags2Riches as his entrance music. Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake Paul's chin.
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux Jr. uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paul.
Paul getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paul misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips under a jab from Paul.
Thibodeaux Jr. feints a counter leg kick.
Paul throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paul misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paul falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a nice right hand that sends Paul toppling to the canvas! Paul scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thibodeaux Jr. finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thibodeaux Jr. is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Paul with a body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a straight left.
Paul swings widly with a right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a straight right hand.
Paul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paul swings widly with a right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a nice right hand that sends Paul toppling to the canvas! Paul scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thibodeaux Jr. finish him?!
 Paul is rocked!
Paul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux Jr. 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 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Matthews (ranked 1789 p4p, 700 weight class) and Jorge Santa Perez (ranked 239 p4p, 96 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorge Santa Perez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santa Perez to the mat! Santa Perez manages to get full guard.
Matthews tries to free his leg and advance position but Santa Perez is retaining full guard.
Matthews thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santa Perez can't keep his opponent in guard - Matthews advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Matthews winds up and cracks Santa Perez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Matthews is looking for a kimura here.
Santa Perez trying to control but Matthews postures up.
Santa Perez wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Perez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matthews is trying to work for a kimura but Santa Perez is defending well.
Matthews is trying to work for a kimura but Santa Perez is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews seems to be working for a kimura but Santa Perez defends the submission attempt.
Santa Perez is defending against the submission attempts here by Matthews.
Matthews is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santa Perez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Matthews.
Santa Perez tries to roll over but Matthews keeps him under control.
Santa Perez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Matthews is trying to work for a kimura but Santa Perez is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Matthews thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santa Perez's head.
Matthews is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matthews seems to be working for a kimura but Santa Perez defends the submission attempt.
Santa Perez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santa Perez.
Matthews throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Perez is looking for a triangle but Matthews pushes his legs off easily.
Matthews makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santa Perez is looking for a triangle but Matthews pushes his legs off easily.
Matthews with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Santa Perez looking for a guillotine here but Matthews defends easily.
Matthews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matthews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Matthews working some strikes from top position.
Santa Perez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Matthews's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Perez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santa Perez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matthews gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matthews advances position into side control!
Matthews goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Santa Perez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Matthews but great work by Santa Perez.
Santa Perez moves into full mount!
Santa Perez tries to control but Matthews wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matthews regains half 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!
Matthews slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Matthews dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matthews with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santa Perez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matthews with a poor takedown
and Santa Perez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matthews fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Santa Perez to the ground. Matthews is now in Santa Perez's guard.
Matthews has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Santa Perez to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Matthews is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Santa Perez pulls down on the head and he's put Matthews to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jorge Santa Perez!
After winning the bout, Jorge Santa Perez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyborg Reyes (ranked 1711 p4p, 894 weight class) and Bill Smif (ranked 226 p4p, 124 weight class). Smif has chosen Playtime as his entrance music. Cyborg Reyes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cyborg Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Smif!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smif feints a jab promting Reyes to slip. Smif then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reyes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Cyborg Reyes has been cut.
Smif uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Reyes loads up on a big right hand but Smif slips the punch.
Nice cross by Smif.
Smif lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Smif. Beautiful body shot.
Reyes moves out of range of the strikes.
Reyes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Bill Smif has been cut.
Reyes dodges the punch combination from Smif.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes throws a big shot that misses.
Reyes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Smif fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reyes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smif blocks a jab.
Smif throws a good cross that connects.
Reyes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smif rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smif scores with a hook to the body. Reyes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice straight punches there by Smif. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smif.
Smif tries to keep at a distance but Reyes has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif misses with the head strike.
Reyes can't find room to land a body shot as Smif controls the action.
Reyes lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smif.
Smif scores with a shot to the side of Reyes's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smif.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
Reyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reyes throws a head punch that misses.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.
Smif tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
Reyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smif lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smif misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
Reyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
Reyes scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Smif misses with some punches.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Smif.
Smif blocking some punches.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
Smif tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smif lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
Reyes misses with a body punch.
Smif misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
Smif misses with some punches.
Smif makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reyes misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a hook that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Reyes.
Smif lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smif prevents a body shot from Reyes.
Reyes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smif.
Smif misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Smif.
Smif gets through Reyes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
A short uppercut from Reyes.
Smif can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif misses with the head strike.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smif scores with a shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Smif on the inside.
Nice body punch from Smif.
Reyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reyes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Reyes.
Reyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Smif.
Smif tries a body shot but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes tries a body shot but Smif blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Reyes.
Smif misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smif working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cyborg Reyes's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smif being controlled against the cage.
Reyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Smif dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Smif just misses with a punch to the body.
Smif dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smif waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reyes.
The crowd cheers as Smif lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reyes doesn't seem phased though.
Smif jabs at Reyes's body.
Smif lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reyes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smif uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reyes.
Smif is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smif misses with a straight right.
Bill Smif seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes misses with a left hand
and Smif counters with a crisp right hand that drops Reyes! Smif lets Reyes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Reyes is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smif is stalking Reyes. Reyes circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Smif, and it's lights out! Reyes really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Smif!
An out of breath Bill Smif thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Romero (ranked 461 p4p, 613 weight class) and Kanud Odimabesser (ranked 71 p4p, 92 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kanud Odimabesser enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kanud Odimabesser!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Romero has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Odimabesser slips a straight right by Romero .
Romero jabs Odimabesser right on the nose. Odimabesser blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Kanud Odimabesser has been cut.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Odimabesser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Odimabesser has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Odimabesser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Odimabesser misses the shot to the body.
Odimabesser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Odimabesser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero takes a swing at Odimabesser's ribcage but misses.
Odimabesser lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odimabesser slips a jab from Romero .
A good leg kick by Odimabesser.
Odimabesser scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Rock Romero has been cut.
Romero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Romero lands a really nice looking cross but Odimabesser seems unphased.
Odimabesser throws a lazy uppercut
and Romero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Kanud Odimabesser's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Odimabesser. Odimabesser obviously looking to wear him down.
Odimabesser rushes Romero and presses him up against the cage.
Odimabesser is trying to pull guard but Romero turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Odimabesser backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odimabesser.
Still in the clinch, Odimabesser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Odimabesser pulls Romero into guard.
Romero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Odimabesser has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Romero has managed to get both his arms back between Odimabesser's legs - danger averted.
Odimabesser throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Romero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Odimabesser swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Odimabesser looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Romero is defending well. Odimabesser quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Romero has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Odimabesser celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kanud Odimabesser!
Kanud Odimabesser is the new welterweight champion!
Kanud Odimabesser seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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