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WVT 28: West v Hawthorne PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bsmds Nasmfus (ranked 3159 p4p, 4094 weight class) and Chief Queef (ranked 131 p4p, 161 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bsmds Nasmfus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Queef!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasmfus tries to clinch up.
Nasmfus gets a clinch.
Queef wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Queef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nasmfus clinches.
Queef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Queef shoots in for a takedown but Nasmfus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nasmfus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Queef fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nasmfus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Queef closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nasmfus circles away.
Bsmds Nasmfus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Queef.
Nasmfus wants to clinch but Queef slips to the side
and Queef decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nasmfus's guard.
Queef in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nasmfus manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up 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!
Nasmfus wants to break free but Queef has control.
Queef tries to break free but Nasmfus pushes him back against the cage.
Queef manages to break the clinch.
Queef shoots for a takedown but Nasmfus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nasmfus connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasmfus tries to clinch up but Queef circles away and keeps his distance.
Nasmfus tries to clinch there but Queef circles away.
Queef looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nasmfus is looking to clinch.
Nasmfus throws a head kick but Queef moves out of range.
Nasmfus moves into the clinch successfully.
Nasmfus has Queef pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Queef manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Queef breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Nasmfus as Queef shoots in.
Nasmfus moves in looking to clinch but Queef pushes him off.
Chief Queef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queef closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nasmfus circles away.
Queef misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Queef shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nasmfus is trying to defend but Queef finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Queef looks winded!
Queef throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nasmfus tries to kick Queef off but Queef keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queef throwing shots but Nasmfus is blocking nicely.
Nasmfus wants to get back to his feet.
Nasmfus taking some punishment here, with Queef in his half guard.
Nasmfus is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Roosters Coop, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nasmfus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Queef scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasmfus is looking to escape.
Queef sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nasmfus defending well though.
Nasmfus is trying to stand back up but Queef is controlling him
Queef working Nasmfus over with strikes.
Queef scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Queef there.
 Nasmfus is rocked!
Queef sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nasmfus defending well though.
Nasmfus wants to get back to his feet.
Queef landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Nasmfus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Queef not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nasmfus seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus is trying to stand.
Queef has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Queef drops an elbow to the side of Nasmfus's head.
Nasmfus taking some punishment here, with Queef in his half guard.
Queef winds up and cracks Nasmfus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nasmfus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Queef.
Nasmfus wants to get back to his feet.
Queef lands a big elbow - Nasmfus is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Queef!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Queef!
During a confident post fight interview, Chief Queef thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turd McPherson (ranked 3437 p4p, 3170 weight class) and Seelow Heights (ranked 138 p4p, 132 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Turd McPherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seelow Heights!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heights swinging wildly here.
McPherson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McPherson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heights misses with a double jab.
Heights shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McPherson eats them both and turns towards Heights to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Heights misses with a head kick.
Heights has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Heights blocks a head kick by McPherson.
Heights has managed to clinch.
Heights throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heights controlling the action here for a moment.
McPherson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Heights avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Heights.
McPherson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Heights pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd McPherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heights buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McPherson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Heights misses.
Heights lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McPherson circles away quickly and effectively.
McPherson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heights connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McPherson with a poor takedown
and Heights counters with a nice body shot.
McPherson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heights misses with a kick to the body
and McPherson counters with a shoot takedown. Heights fights it but they end up in guard.
Heights pulls McPherson in close to prevent any damage.
Heights is continuing to stall.
McPherson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McPherson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McPherson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson trying to control the position from guard on top but Heights is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McPherson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McPherson scoring with some ground and pound.
McPherson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Heights keeping moving, preventing McPherson from controlling successfully.
McPherson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McPherson throwing strikes but missing.
Heights trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson trying to control the position from guard on top but Heights is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Heights throws a sloppy head kick and McPherson moves out of range easily.
McPherson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Heights sprawls and moves away.
Heights bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McPherson throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Heights. Those never looked like landing.
Heights feints a jab promting McPherson to slip. Heights then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McPherson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A combination from Heights does no damage.
McPherson feinted with a counter takedown.
Heights dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McPherson. That did some damage!
McPherson darts in looking for a takedown but Heights gets double underhooks and turns McPherson into the cage.
McPherson is working for takedown but Heights is calmly controlling the position for now.
Heights with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heights gets through McPherson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heights lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heights.
Heights blocks a body shot from McPherson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heights softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McPherson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heights throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McPhersons head.
Heights works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heights pressing his opponent against the cage.
Heights slowing the pace effectively.
McPherson goes for a takedown attempt but Heights pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Heights blocks a head kick by McPherson.
McPherson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heights sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McPherson somewhat.
Heights lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heights fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heights throws a right and a left that McPherson avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heights throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on McPherson's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Heights dives in looking to finish as McPherson flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Heights's strikes! Heights is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! McPherson's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but McPherson was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seelow Heights!
An out of breath Seelow Heights 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Henderson (ranked 3432 p4p, 3291 weight class) and Krit Leekpai (ranked 144 p4p, 140 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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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 12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ryan Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leekpai misses with a wild body shot.
Leekpai throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Leekpai misses its intended target.
Leekpai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson .
Leekpai misses with a wild body shot.
Leekpai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson .
Leekpai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson .
Leekpai jabs Henderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Leekpai saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Leekpai.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson throws a hook but Leekpai avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leekpai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson .
Leekpai lands with a cross.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leekpai.
Henderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Leekpai slips the punch.
Henderson misses with a body punch
and Leekpai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Henderson working over Leekpai with some ground and pound. Leekpai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leekpai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Leekpai has hold of Henderson 's hands but Henderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Leekpai tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Leekpai gets back to full guard.
Henderson trying to control but Leekpai is working from the bottom.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson preventing the sweep.
Henderson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Leekpai lands a leg kick that knocks Henderson off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leekpai.
Leekpai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henderson throws a hook but Leekpai blocks it.
Leekpai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leekpai at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson . Leekpai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Leekpai as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Leekpai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leekpai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Leekpai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henderson on the side of the head.
Leekpai misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Leekpai's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Henderson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leekpai was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson .
Leekpai misses with an uppercut
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Leekpai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Henderson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Leekpai.
An attempted straight right counter from Henderson misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Leekpai as he connects with a hook.
Leekpai swings widly with a right hand
and Henderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leekpai throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donk. Henderson catches Leekpai right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leekpai.
Henderson is rocked!
A bone on bone clash there as Henderson blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Leekpai throws a leg kick that misses.
Henderson blocks a leg kick.
Krit Leekpai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson slips under a jab from Leekpai.
Henderson checks a leg kick.
Leekpai loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Henderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Henderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leekpai looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Leekpai misses.
Leekpai misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Leekpai tenderised Henderson 's leg. Henderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leekpai throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Leekpai tries to sprawl but Henderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Leekpai is looking to improve his position.
Henderson is working for an americana but Leekpai has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Henderson was thinking about the submission.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Leekpai blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krit Leekpai dominated that round.
That's time! Henderson 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Henderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Leekpai did well to prevent Henderson getting side control.
Henderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henderson 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leekpai is looking to improve his position.
Henderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson winds up and cracks Leekpai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leekpai keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henderson connects with a nice short shot to Leekpai's temple.
Nice strikes from Henderson there.
Henderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Leekpai gets back to full guard.
Henderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Ryan Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Leekpai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Henderson throws a body punch but Leekpai moves out of range.
Leekpai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Leekpai throws a hook to the side of Henderson 's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Henderson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leekpai.
Henderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leekpai throws a hook to the side of Henderson 's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Leekpai throws a body shot but no joy.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Leekpai is just out of range.
Leekpai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leekpai throws out a leg kick but Henderson moves out of range and Leekpai only half commits.
Leekpai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai misses with a looping left.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leekpai wants to land a leg kick but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps Leekpai's head back.
The fighters circling - Leekpai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson stuns Leekpai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leekpai on the side of the head.
Leekpai cracks Henderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leekpai.
Leekpai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henderson lands a jab to the head.
Leekpai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leekpai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Leekpai has control of Henderson 's left arm, preventing Henderson from doing any damage.
Henderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Leekpai taking a bit of punishment here - Henderson scoring with strikes.
Henderson scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Henderson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A low kick from Leekpai misses
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Leekpai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Leekpai.
Leekpai scores with a nice strike.
Leekpai moves away from the strike by Henderson .
Leekpai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson .
A swing and a miss from Henderson .
Henderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Leekpai.
A quick step to the side and Henderson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leekpai! But no joy.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Henderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leekpai misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson darts in looking for a takedown but Leekpai gets double underhooks and turns Henderson into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leekpai misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leekpai.
Leekpai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Leekpai pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Leekpai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Henderson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leekpai tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Leekpai back against the cage.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Leekpai.
Henderson has Leekpai pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Henderson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Leekpai tumbling to the mat - Henderson dives into Leekpai's guard.
Henderson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leekpai, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai swings widly with a right hand
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
Henderson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Leekpai sprawls well initially but Henderson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson trying to control from half guard but Leekpai is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henderson connects with a nice short shot to Leekpai's temple.
Henderson is trying to control. Leekpai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leekpai trying to control but Henderson postures up.
Leekpai tries to get to full guard but Henderson has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands strikes from half guard.
Henderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Leekpai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leekpai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henderson content to control rather than advance.
Leekpai has hold of Henderson 's hands but Henderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Henderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Leekpai tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working the head and body with strikes.
Henderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Still in half guard, Henderson seems content to control.
Leekpai trying to hold on to Henderson 's head to control him but Henderson postures up.
Henderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
 Leekpai is rocked!
Henderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Leekpai is still in real trouble! Can Henderson finish him?
Leekpai trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Henderson manages to pass to mount!
Henderson 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.
Henderson lands with some strikes.
Henderson is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Leekpai goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Henderson !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ryan Henderson !
Ryan Henderson gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 1642 p4p, 1568 weight class) and Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd (ranked 64 p4p, 59 weight class). Lyle Alzado 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Alzado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzado misses with a low kick.
Alzado gets tackled into the cage by Tsmfimsfnd. Tsmfimsfnd maintains the clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd prevents a body shot from Alzado.
Alzado lands with a light punch inside.
Alzado connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsmfimsfnd's face.
 It looks like Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd has been cut.
Alzado tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alzado throws a head punch that misses.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to stall but Alzado uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alzado avoids the elbow strike from Tsmfimsfnd, against the cage.
Alzado with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tsmfimsfnd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tsmfimsfnd working hard to break the clinch.
Alzado is leaning against Tsmfimsfnd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tsmfimsfnd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alzado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsmfimsfnd's elbow.
A knee to the head by Alzado.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Alzado.
A short uppercut from Alzado.
Alzado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsmfimsfnd has had enough of the clinch but Alzado keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alzado is pressed up against the cage. Tsmfimsfnd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alzado down to the mat. Alzado avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alzado misses with a body shot.
Tsmfimsfnd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alzado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alzado lands a really nice looking cross but Tsmfimsfnd seems unphased.
Tsmfimsfnd forces Alzado back against the cage and clinches.
Tsmfimsfnd has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alzado after a bit of a struggle.
Tsmfimsfnd is looking to control Alzado's arms but Alzado gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tsmfimsfnd has his back to the cage.
Tsmfimsfnd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alzado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alzado lands with a light punch inside.
Alzado connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsmfimsfnd's face.
Alzado gets through Tsmfimsfnd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsmfimsfnd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alzado.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd breaks from the clinch.
Alzado throws a nice looking combination but Tsmfimsfnd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lyle Alzado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsmfimsfnd gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Alzado.
That has opened up Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd's cut even more.
Tsmfimsfnd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tsmfimsfnd is looking for a takedown.
Lyle Alzado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd.
A nice left hand lands by Alzado.
Alzado working Tsmfimsfnd over with knees to the body.
Alzado struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsmfimsfnd controls his hands.
Alzado connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsmfimsfnd's face.
Alzado throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alzado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tsmfimsfnd backwards.
Tsmfimsfnd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alzado lands a left hand.
Tsmfimsfnd breaks the clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd slips a straight right by Alzado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd misses with a few strikes there.
Tsmfimsfnd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alzado misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Tsmfimsfnd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tsmfimsfnd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsmfimsfnd swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Alzado.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tsmfimsfnd.
Alzado throws a right hand that Tsmfimsfnd ducks under and follows up with a left that Tsmfimsfnd also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Alzado scores with a four punch combination!
Alzado swings for the body but Tsmfimsfnd moves out of range.
Tsmfimsfnd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alzado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alzado lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsmfimsfnd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alzado, pushing him back against the cage.
Tsmfimsfnd wants to get back to striking at distance but Alzado won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alzado gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Alzado.
Alzado misses with a knee strike.
Alzado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tsmfimsfnd avoids the body shot from Alzado.
Tsmfimsfnd moves out of range of the leg kick from Alzado.
Alzado misses the shot to the body.
Tsmfimsfnd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tsmfimsfnd scores with a shot to the body.
Alzado is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Alzado as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsmfimsfnd forces Alzado back against the cage and clinches.
Alzado tries to throw a body punch but Tsmfimsfnd avoids it by throwing Alzado back against the cage.
Tsmfimsfnd stalling.
Alzado with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tsmfimsfnd tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Alzado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Alzado slips a jab and a cross from Tsmfimsfnd.
Tsmfimsfnd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alzado throws a right hand that Tsmfimsfnd ducks under and follows up with a left that Tsmfimsfnd also avoids with ease.
Alzado swinging wildly here.
Alzado thuds a left hand into Tsmfimsfnd's body.
Alzado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lyle Alzado is winning the standup battle so far.
Tsmfimsfnd looks to land a body kick but Alzado moved away.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to clinch up.
Tsmfimsfnd takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsmfimsfnd slips under a jab from Alzado.
Alzado looks to land a combination but Tsmfimsfnd avoids it well.
Tsmfimsfnd lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alzado will feel that in the morning.
Alzado throws a push kick but Tsmfimsfnd slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tsmfimsfnd takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alzado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alzado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsmfimsfnd can do to turn this around?
Tsmfimsfnd is trying to break the clinch but Alzado is controlling him.
Tsmfimsfnd breaks the clinch.
Alzado swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsmfimsfnd.
Tsmfimsfnd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tsmfimsfnd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lyle Alzado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alzado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alzado thuds his right hand into Tsmfimsfnd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alzado misses with a few strikes there.
Alzado misses with a double jab
and Tsmfimsfnd counters with a three punch combo that has Alzado backing up. Alzado nods at Tsmfimsfnd to acknowledge the strikes.
Alzado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsmfimsfnd misses with a head kick.
Tsmfimsfnd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tsmfimsfnd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsmfimsfnd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsmfimsfnd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tsmfimsfnd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tsmfimsfnd is looking to clinch but Alzado is avoiding it.
Alzado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alzado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alzado is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alzado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsmfimsfnd closes the distance and clinches.
Alzado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsmfimsfnd manages to break the clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alzado.
Tsmfimsfnd throws out a counter right but Alzado avoids it with no problem.
Tsmfimsfnd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alzado throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Alzado.
Tsmfimsfnd drives through and clinches with Alzado against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tsmfimsfnd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alzado gets underhooks to prevent Tsmfimsfnd's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsmfimsfnd.
Tsmfimsfnd ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tsmfimsfnd no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alzado prevents Tsmfimsfnd from getting back to his feet.
Alzado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsmfimsfnd kicks Alzado off and gets to his feet.
Alzado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alzado lands a lovely overhand right.
The cut above Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tsmfimsfnd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alzado.
Alzado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tsmfimsfnd circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alzado throws a lazy right hand but Tsmfimsfnd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsmfimsfnd throws a head kick that misses.
Tsmfimsfnd has managed to clinch.
Alzado throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsmfimsfnd.
Tsmfimsfnd has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Alzado regains guard immediately.
Tsmfimsfnd stands and steps away. Alzado gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Alzado lands a head shot.
A big right from Alzado misses.
Tsmfimsfnd is looking to clinch.
Alzado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alzado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tsmfimsfnd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd breaks the clinch.
Alzado misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lyle Alzado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Alzado misses with a few strikes there.
Alzado tries to land a front kick but Tsmfimsfnd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tsmfimsfnd is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tsmfimsfnd moves in looking to clinch but Alzado pushes him off.
Alzado catches Tsmfimsfnd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alzado misses with a few strikes there.
Tsmfimsfnd moves into the clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to pull guard but Alzado holds him up against the cage and eventually Tsmfimsfnd drops back down to his feet.
Tsmfimsfnd tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice left hand lands by Alzado.
Alzado can't find room to land a body shot as Tsmfimsfnd controls the action.
Alzado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tsmfimsfnd.
Alzado misses with some punches.
Alzado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsmfimsfnd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alzado fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lyle Alzado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd.
Tsmfimsfnd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alzado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alzado cracks Tsmfimsfnd with an open hand slap.
Alzado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Alzado misses its intended target.
Tsmfimsfnd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alzado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Alzado.
Tsmfimsfnd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsmfimsfnd throws a series of punches but Alzado avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alzado.
A big right from Alzado misses.
Tsmfimsfnd has Alzado up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alzado misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alzado avoids it.
Tsmfimsfnd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alzado lands with a short shot to the head.
Alzado has a couple of punches blocked by Tsmfimsfnd.
Alzado misses with some punches.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to pull guard but Alzado holds him up against the cage and eventually Tsmfimsfnd drops back down to his feet.
Tsmfimsfnd can't break the clinch.
Alzado is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alzado tries a knee to the head but Tsmfimsfnd blocks it.
Alzado gets underhooks to prevent Tsmfimsfnd's takedown attempt.
Tsmfimsfnd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alzado tries to land a knee to the head but Tsmfimsfnd blocks with his arms.
Tsmfimsfnd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alzado misses with a punch to the body.
Tsmfimsfnd drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alzado misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alzado prevents it.
A short right from Alzado.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alzado.
Alzado throws a head punch that misses.
Tsmfimsfnd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alzado prevents it.
Alzado swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsmfimsfnd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsmfimsfnd wants a takedown but no success here.
Lyle Alzado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alzado lands a hook that snaps the head of Tsmfimsfnd backwards.
Alzado lands with a short shot to the head.
Tsmfimsfnd jumps guard and drags Alzado to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Alzado keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tsmfimsfnd's head.
Alzado keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tsmfimsfnd's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzado working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tsmfimsfnd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alzado is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alzado postures up and lands a big shot to Tsmfimsfnd's brow.
Alzado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alzado with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Tsmfimsfnd has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tsmfimsfnd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alzado keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tsmfimsfnd's head.
Tsmfimsfnd utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alzado 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.
Tsmfimsfnd keeping moving, preventing Alzado from controlling successfully.
Alzado is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tsmfimsfnd is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyle Alzado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alzado, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyle Alzado!
Lyle Alzado seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 2629 p4p, 3369 weight class) and Ezekiel Marley (ranked 105 p4p, 141 weight class). Marley has chosen EMOTIONALLY SCARRED as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekiel Marley!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva punishes Marley's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marley throws out the jab.
Marley connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva takes a swing at Marley's ribcage but misses.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Marley catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Marley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marley wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Marley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Marley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marley is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva is pressing down on Marley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marley is holding on for now.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Marley defends it.
Marley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Marley is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Marley is defending the position.
Marley has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Silva is on him like a limpet, forcing Marley back against the cage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva taking a breather.
Marley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Marley - just one landing.
Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Marley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley connects with a single shot there.
Marley thumps Silva with a low kick.
Marley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley scores with a hook.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Marley misses with a leg kick.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marley moves away.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Marley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Marley ducks down to avoid it.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva is looking to wear down Marley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Marley with a nice cross.
Marley slips a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Marley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Marley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Marley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Marley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marley.
Marley lands a jab to the nose.
Marley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Marley manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Marley.
Marley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marley obliges.
Still in the clinch, Marley scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Marley.
Marley lands an elbow inside.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Marley can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marley crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Marley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marley scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
A hook to the body from Marley.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley sends Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marley is motioning to the referee to let Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Silva is rocked!
Marley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Marley lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crunch! Marley slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Marley scores with a jab to the head.
Marley lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Silva up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Marley from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Silva's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Marley!
A victorious Ezekiel Marley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 2254 p4p, 2470 weight class) and Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 89 p4p, 97 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 33 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chugman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Phetboonme manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chugman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phetboonme is keeping the position for now.
Chugman trying to control the position from guard on top but Phetboonme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phetboonme is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Phetboonme stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Chugman tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chugman.
Chugman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Phetboonme misses with a few strikes there.
Chugman tries to counter with a takedown but Phetboonme is quick to defend against it.
Phetboonme throws a right and a left that Chugman avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Chugman.
Phetboonme throws a right hand that Chugman ducks under and follows up with a left that Chugman also avoids with ease.
Chugman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Phetboonme throws a low kick, looking for Chugman's leg but Chugman calmly moves out of range.
Chugman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chugman doesn't manage to clinch there - Phetboonme circles away.
Phetboonme looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phetboonme throws a solid leg kick but Chugman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phetboonme.
Chugman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phetboonme.
Chugman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chugman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phetboonme.
Chugman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phetboonme sprawls well. Phetboonme wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chugman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme throws a series of punches but Chugman moves out of range.
Chugman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Phetboonme lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chugman circles away quickly and effectively.
Phetboonme throws a poor cross that misses
and Chugman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Phetboonme!
Phetboonme takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phetboonme trying to remain calm as Chugman controls from the top position.
Phetboonme is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman is putting a hurting on Phetboonme here, landing some big shots from side control.
Phetboonme gets back to half guard.
Chugman working Phetboonme over with strikes.
Phetboonme is trying to stand.
Phetboonme is looking to improve his position.
Phetboonme is controlling Chugman's trapped leg to prevent Chugman from advancing to side control.
Chugman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman is looking to take a break and control but Phetboonme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phetboonme is looking to control Chugman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Phetboonme avoid being mounted?
Chugman controlling the action here.
We've been hearing that Chugman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Phetboonme keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phetboonme throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kongchai Phetboonme dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Phetboonme throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chugman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Phetboonme won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Phetboonme's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chugman is chipping away with strikes.
Phetboonme struggling a bit here.
Chugman is looking to take a break and control but Phetboonme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Phetboonme to see if he's OK.
Phetboonme stops Chugman from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Chugman trying to control the action but Phetboonme is working from the bottom.
Chugman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chugman controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phetboonme tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chugman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Phetboonme is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chugman connects with a decent elbow.
Phetboonme trying his best to control but Chugman has mounted him.
Chugman controlling the pace for now.
Phetboonme taking shots to the head.
Chugman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Phetboonme tries to reverse the position but Chugman maintains control.
Chugman 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.
Chugman working Phetboonme over with strikes here.
Chugman avoids the attempt from Phetboonme to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman tries to control but Phetboonme wriggling away.
Chugman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Phetboonme is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Phetboonme is squirming around, avoiding Chugman's attempts to control the action.
Chugman is really struggling to control Phetboonme but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Phetboonme turns into him and now he's in Chugman's guard.
Chugman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Phetboonme wants to stand and escape but instead Chugman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chugman stops Phetboonme from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Chugman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Phetboonme!
Phetboonme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chugman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chugman attempts a counter takedown but Phetboonme avoids it well and moves away.
Chugman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chugman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phetboonme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kongchai Phetboonme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chugman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chugman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chugman throws a strike aimed at the side of Phetboonme's head but Phetboonme avoids it well.
Chugman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Phetboonme is looking to regain half guard here but Chugman keeps moving and retains side control.
Klaus Chugman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman trying to control the position but Phetboonme is working away.
Phetboonme managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chugman.
Check out the look on Chugman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Phetboonme is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chugman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chugman wants to control but Phetboonme is keeping him busy.
Chugman working the ground and pound from side control.
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.
Phetboonme tries to bench press Chugman off him but Chugman keeps the position.
Phetboonme sneaks back into half guard.
Chugman wants to take a breather but Phetboonme is having none of it.
Chugman stalling away here and it's allowed Phetboonme to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Phetboonme wants to stand up but Chugman is controlling him.
Phetboonme is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman stopping the sweep attempt from Phetboonme.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chugman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chugman trying to control but Phetboonme is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Phetboonme misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Phetboonme misses
and Chugman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Phetboonme!
Phetboonme throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Chugman moves out of range as Phetboonme throws a body kick.
Phetboonme misses with a lunging right hand
and Chugman counters with a shoot takedown into 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!
Chugman moves into full mount! Phetboonme won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chugman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Phetboonme manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Phetboonme has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chugman is working away from the top position though.
Phetboonme is not content to let Chugman control the position.
Phetboonme wants to sweep but Chugman has passed to side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Klaus Chugman.
I think Chugman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Chugman!
Klaus Chugman managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahim Shabazz (ranked 1766 p4p, 1575 weight class) and Bob Barnes (ranked 68 p4p, 60 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahim Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shabazz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Shabazz misses.
Barnes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shabazz misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a head kick. That will keep Shabazz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shabazz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barnes checks a low kick from Shabazz.
Shabazz throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shabazz just misses with a punch to the body.
Shabazz misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Shabazz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shabazz.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shabazz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barnes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shabazz eats them both and turns towards Barnes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Shabazz.
Shabazz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Shabazz.
Shabazz scores with a head kick. Barnes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good standup being displayed there by Shabazz as he connects with a hook.
Barnes is rocked!
Shabazz has managed to clinch.
Shabazz prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.
Shabazz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shabazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shabazz throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Shabazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shabazz scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shabazz misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shabazz looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes scores with a head kick.
Shabazz misses the body punch
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shabazz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shabazz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes drops Shabazz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Shabazz looks back up at him and smiles so Barnes waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shabazz lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Barnes sprawling to the canvas. Shabazz follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Barnes hang on?
Barnes is still in real trouble! Can Shabazz finish him?
Shabazz is thwarting Barnes's attempts to control the position.
Shabazz seems to be looking for submissions.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes won't allow Shabazz to pass to mount.
Barnes is trying to stand up here but Shabazz is controlling him well.
Barnes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shabazz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Barnes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shabazz, into his guard.
Barnes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Barnes gets tackled into the cage by Shabazz. Shabazz maintains the clinch.
Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Barnes stops a takedown attempt from Shabazz.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shabazz tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
Shabazz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnes pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahim Shabazz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shabazz throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shabazz.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shabazz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shabazz connects with a jab.
Shabazz misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shabazz throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Shabazz was not able to check.
Barnes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Barnes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shabazz with the inside leg kick.
Barnes tries to move into range but Shabazz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shabazz misses with a takedown
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shabazz throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Shabazz loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shabazz throws a lazy head kick
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shabazz misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Shabazz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shabazz somewhat.
Rahim Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shabazz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Shabazz moves out of range.
Bob Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shabazz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
Shabazz darts in and clinches Barnes up against the cage.
Shabazz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shabazz lands with a right to the head.
Shabazz misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes slips a straight right by Shabazz.
Bob Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shabazz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shabazz. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shabazz.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Shabazz.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shabazz fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahim Shabazz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shabazz misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Shabazz throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Shabazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shabazz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnes lands a big head kick that sends Shabazz tumbling to the mat! Barnes takes a step backwards and waves Shabazz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shabazz is rocked!
and Barnes counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Shabazz! He's just covering up as Barnes starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Barnes!
After winning the bout, Bob Barnes 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 Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 1318 p4p, 1297 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 50 p4p, 49 weight class). Biff Raper will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sripituksakul throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.
Raper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sripituksakul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raper breaks the clinch.
Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raper.
Sripituksakul shoots in for a takedown but Raper shows good takedown defense.
Raper throws a big shot that misses.
Sripituksakul moves away from the strike by Raper.
Raper misses with a looping right.
Sripituksakul darts in looking for a takedown but Raper gets double underhooks and turns Sripituksakul into the cage.
Raper stops a takedown attempt from Sripituksakul.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Kitty Sripituksakul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sripituksakul can't find room to land a body shot as Raper controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sripituksakul.
Raper misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Sripituksakul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper swings wildly with an uppercut but Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sripituksakul tries a body shot but Raper blocks it.
Raper swings wildly with an uppercut but Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sripituksakul is trying to break the clinch but Raper has him pressed against the cage.
Sripituksakul is working Raper over against the cage.
A short right from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul pulls guard.
Sripituksakul looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sripituksakul looking to control.
Raper wanted to stand there but Sripituksakul had control of the position.
Sripituksakul trying to keep a closed guard but Raper is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper stands up and waves to Sripituksakul to follow him.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Raper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raper swings widly with a right hand
and Sripituksakul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper throws a hook but Sripituksakul blocks it.
Sripituksakul tried to counter with a leg kick but Raper avoided it.
Raper misses with a hook
and Sripituksakul counters with a nice body shot.
Raper misses with a hook
and Sripituksakul counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raper thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper looks to throw the jab but Sripituksakul is out of range.
Biff Raper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raper misses with a left hand
and Sripituksakul counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sripituksakul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raper throws a series of punches but Sripituksakul avoids them all with ease.
Sripituksakul appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big left from Sripituksakul misses.
Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul misses with a kick to the body
and Raper counters with a left and a right that stings Sripituksakul.
Raper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sripituksakul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sripituksakul tries to counter with a takedown but Raper is quick to defend against it.
Sripituksakul connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raper momentarily.
Raper might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That kick from Sripituksakul tenderised Raper's leg. Raper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sripituksakul throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Sripituksakul.
Raper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sripituksakul.
Raper sends Sripituksakul crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Raper is motioning to the referee to let Sripituksakul up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sripituksakul is rocked!
 It looks like Little Kitty Sripituksakul has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sripituksakul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raper circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Sripituksakul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sripituksakul seems to have got his legs back now.
Sripituksakul lands a jab to Raper's midsection.
Raper misses with a hook. Sripituksakul ducked under it nicely.
Raper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Sripituksakul misses the target.
Raper tries to clinch up.
Sripituksakul half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Raper connects with a combination that backs up Sripituksakul into the cage. Raper lands a flurry of punches that gets past Sripituksakul's guard. Sripituksakul is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Raper bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lemieux (ranked 997 p4p, 1787 weight class) and Luis Maestre (ranked 36 p4p, 69 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 38 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre lands a jab to the nose.
Maestre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemieux circles away quickly and effectively.
Maestre Throws a clean left jab. Maestre Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Lemieux's chin! Lemieux crumbles to the ground and Maestre follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Maestre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luis Maestre!
Luis Maestre took some time post fight to say the following; 'UPSET OF THE FUCKING YEAR BABY'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn West (ranked 556 p4p, 733 weight class) and Damien Hawthorne (ranked 16 p4p, 23 weight class). West's entrance music is Can’t Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr. A fine choice. Hawthorne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Schism by Tool kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Damien Hawthorne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeShawn West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West avoids the body shot from Hawthorne.
West avoids the body shot from Hawthorne.
West throws a hook but Hawthorne avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from West.
West staying out of range there.
Hawthorne throws a poor cross that misses
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawthorne misses with the body kick
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawthorne looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from West.
Hawthorne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and West makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hawthorne throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawthorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawthorne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a lunging right hand
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawthorne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawthorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawthorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West defending well as Hawthorne loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Hawthorne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hawthorne throws a hook but West blocks it.
West takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been informed that Hawthorne has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
West with a jab.
Hawthorne lands with a hook. West tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
Hawthorne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
West scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West missing with a left hand there. Hawthorne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
West staying out of range there.
Hawthorne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
West throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hawthorne to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawthorne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawthorne.
Decent striking displayed by Hawthorne there.
Hawthorne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawthorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
West avoids the body shot from Hawthorne.
West misses with a body shot
and Hawthorne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
Hawthorne swings for the body but West moves out of range.
West scores with a jab.
West slips a jab from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne clobbers West with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hawthorne scores with a punch to the head.
Hawthorne misses with a looping right.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawthorne connects with a right hand. West shakes it off.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and West counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawthorne throws a jab when West was well out of range.
Hawthorne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawthorne misses with a hook
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
A jab from Hawthorne misses.
West stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawthorne.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne moves out of range as West strikes.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from West misses the target.
Hawthorne thuds his right hand into West's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawthorne moves away.
Hawthorne lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Hawthorne misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West misses with a straight right.
Hawthorne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West misses with an uppercut. Hawthorne saw that one coming.
Hawthorne moves out of range as West strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Hawthorne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawthorne misses with a hook
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne misses with a lunging right hand
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've been told by West's head coaches at Cope's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donk. Hawthorne catches West right on the button with a cross.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawthorne is just out of range.
West scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
West takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hawthorne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
Hawthorne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West takes a jab right on the kisser.
West uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands with an overhand left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether West might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick but West moved away.
Hawthorne tries to clinch but West moves away
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawthorne swings for the body but West moves out of range.
West blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from West.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Hawthorne lands with an uppercut that bounces West off the cage and back into range.
Hawthorne misses with a hook
and West counters with a lovely shot to the body.
West digs a good body shot into Hawthorne's ribs.
Hawthorne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from West.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
It looked like West was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
West was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawthorne swings widly with a right hand
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawthorne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck West on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
West has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab from Hawthorne does it's job there.
Hawthorne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hawthorne connects with a looping right hand.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
West moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut there from West.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawthorne manages to avoid it.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawthorne scores with a hook.
Hawthorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawthorne misses the body punch
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hawthorne.
West blocks a jab.
Hawthorne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot
and West counters with a straight right hand.
West looks to land a right hand but Hawthorne moved out of range.
Hawthorne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
West looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
West lands a jab to Hawthorne's midsection.
Hawthorne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Hawthorne misses its intended target.
Hawthorne misses with a left hand
and West counters with a straight right hand.
Hawthorne swings away with a body shot that misses
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawthorne throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawthorne with a jab.
West lands with a hook. Hawthorne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawthorne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and West counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from West misses.
Hawthorne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hawthorne throws a body kick that misses.
West is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hawthorne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
West throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawthorne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hawthorne connects with the punch.
West blocks a leg kick.
Hawthorne takes one on the button.
West throws the left hand but Hawthorne avoids the punch easily.
West ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
West misses the shot to the body.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Hawthorne's shoulder, as Hawthorne tries to avoid the shot.
Hawthorne misses with a right hand
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damien Hawthorne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hawthorne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hawthorne throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawthorne scores with the left hand. West knows he should have avoided that one.
Hawthorne swings widly with a right hand
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
West misses the shot to the body.
Hawthorne throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
Hawthorne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
West looks to throw the jab but Hawthorne is out of range.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawthorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a hook but Hawthorne blocks it.
West moves out of range of the body kick from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a body kick that misses
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawthorne connects with a good right hand that stumbles West. West circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
West swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
DeShawn West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hawthorne is looking to chop away at West's legs.
West ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
Hawthorne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from West with a body shot.
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
West walks into a stiff left hand from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lunges at West with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by West's hand.
West throws an off balance right hand
and Hawthorne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Hawthorne tenderised West's leg. West is trying to keep his angry face on.
West connects with a jab.
West lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawthorne's head.
Hawthorne misses with a hook
and West counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawthorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawthorne was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Hawthorne thows a leg kick but West checks it
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawthorne jabs at West's body.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawthorne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
West steps in with a hook that catches Hawthorne right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! West follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hawthorne looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeShawn West!
DeShawn West thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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