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WFC 4: Ricci vs Silva PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Jay Cannon (ranked 5003 p4p, 6030 weight class) and Heavy Dude (ranked 501 p4p, 551 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Jay Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heavy Dude!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude clinches.
Dude can't find room to land a body shot as Cannon controls the action.
Dude misses with a body punch.
A short left from Dude.
Dude misses with some punches.
Dude misses with some punches.
Cannon wants a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dude as Cannon tries to tie him up.
Dude lands a shot to the body.
Cannon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dude is defending well.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dude.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon blocks a body shot from Dude.
Dude misses with a punch to the body.
Dude working aggressively here.
Dude lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dude tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Dude scores with a nice short uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Cannon has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dude just leaning against Cannon, taking a breather.
Dude gets through Cannon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dude pushes Cannon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cannon is breathing heavily.
Dude gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cannon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Jay Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cannon working hard to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Dude.
Dude lands a hook that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dude.
Dude leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dude lands a body shot.
A short left from Dude.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Come on Dude - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dude is leaning against Cannon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dude lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dude lands a body shot.
Dude pushes Cannon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dude.
A short body shot lands from Dude as the two fighters clinch.
Dude scores with a shot to the side of Cannon's head.
Dude scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dude.
Dude is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dude lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dude lands a hook that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Dude is working Cannon over against the cage.
Dude will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cannon up against the cage.
Dude slows down the pace here.
Dude continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude scores with a shot to the side of Cannon's head.
Dude lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dude lands a nice shot to the body.
Dude works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dude lands with a short shot to the head.
Dude digs a right hand underneath Cannon's ribcage. Cannon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dude lands a body punch.
Dude lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Dude dominated that round.
That's time! Cannon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dude lands a jab to the nose.
 It looks like Jay Jay Cannon has been cut.
Dude drives through and clinches with Cannon against the cage.
Dude has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dude scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Dude.
A shot in the inside from Dude.
Dude holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dude lands a body shot.
Dude lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dude.
Dude scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dude.
Dude works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dude.
We've been informed that Dude has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dude lands with a light punch inside.
Dude drops Cannon onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cannon is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Cannon is rocked!
Dude pushes Cannon against the cage. Dude is working some dirty boxing. Dude pushes off with a quick right hook! Cannon goes down! Cannon tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Dude moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heavy Dude!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Peterson (ranked 4938 p4p, 5476 weight class) and Larry Lewandowski (ranked 531 p4p, 561 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Red Nation. Lewandowski has chosen Welcome to Bavaria! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phoenix Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Larry Lewandowski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewandowski's coach down at LAVA Core Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lewandowski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewandowski moves away.
Despite the aggression on Lewandowski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Peterson with the inside leg kick.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewandowski misses with a combination
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Lewandowski to the floor! Peterson dives in looking for the finish!
 Lewandowski is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lewandowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewandowski is in trouble now - Peterson has advanced to mount!
Lewandowski is still in real trouble! Can Peterson finish him?
Peterson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Peterson jabs at Lewandowski's body.
Crack! Peterson connects with the perfect overhand right and Lewandowski falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Peterson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phoenix Peterson!
As Phoenix Peterson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This is PRIME TIME baby!! Time to celebrate my 19th birthday and come back even better'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lala Payash (ranked 4686 p4p, 3881 weight class) and Pookie Rogers (ranked 520 p4p, 470 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lala Payash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pookie Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers looks to throw the jab but Payash is out of range.
Rogers throws a body shot but no joy.
Rogers misses with a straight right.
Payash tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rogers misses with a right hand
and Payash counters by clinching up.
Rogers tries to throw a body punch but Payash avoids it by throwing Rogers back against the cage.
Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Rogers - just one landing.
Payash is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers clinches with his opponent.
Payash is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Payash content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers misses with some punches.
Rogers breaks the clinch.
Payash walks into a straight right hand from Rogers.
Rogers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Payash has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rogers off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Payash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Rogers misses
and Payash counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rogers won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers pushes Payash away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Payash gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payash working the ground and pound but Rogers is defending the strikes.
Rogers is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Payash has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Payash misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Payash tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet.
Payash looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rogers is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet.
Rogers defending against the ground and pound.
Rogers wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Payash in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Payash working away.
Rogers is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Payash has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rogers is trying to control Payash's posture but Payash avoids it.
Rogers throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Payash wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Payash is rocked!
It looks like Lala Payash has been cut.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Rogers! Payash is backing up but he can't get away as Rogers lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Payash and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pookie Rogers!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Arfield (ranked 5268 p4p, 5338 weight class) and Noel Marcos (ranked 415 p4p, 425 weight class). Arfield comes to the cage accompanied by Saturday Night- Whigfield. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Arfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noel Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arfield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arfield drags the fight down to the ground.
Marcos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arfield is adopting a defensive guard.
Arfield wants to stand and escape but Marcos is having none of it.
Marcos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Arfield is controlling Marcos's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos trying to control the position from guard on top but Arfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcos is looking to work some ground and pound but Arfield has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arfield keeping full guard, as Marcos tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marcos postures up in Arfield's guard and throws a big left but Arfield blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arfield stuns Marcos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marcos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oooooh!!! Arfield has knocked Marcos down with a huge combo! Arfield steps away and waves a wobbly Marcos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Noel Marcos has been cut.
Arfield takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arfield jumps guard and drags Marcos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Marcos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marcos wants to get up but he can't break Arfield's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Marcos looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arfield keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.
Arfield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marcos tries to free his leg and advance position but Arfield is retaining full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Arfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arfield misses with a two punch combination.
Arfield throws a combination that misses
and Marcos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marcos shoots in for a takedown but Arfield shows good takedown defense.
Marcos looks winded!
Marcos takes the fight into the clinch.
Arfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Arfield counters by moving into the clinch.
Marcos stops a takedown attempt from Arfield.
Arfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arfield.
Marcos throws a counter combo.
Arfield gets a clinch.
Marcos jumps guard but Arfield stands there with Marcos around his waist. Marcos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scott Arfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noel Marcos.
Arfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Arfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marcos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arfield breaks the clinch.
Arfield lands a nice shot that snaps Marcos's head back.
Arfield drives through and clinches with Marcos against the cage.
Marcos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marcos has Arfield pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Arfield manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Arfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arfield manages to break the clinch.
Marcos misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos moves out of range of the body kick.
Arfield scores with a body shot.
No luck for Marcos with that takedown attempt.
Arfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arfield dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marcos. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Arfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Marcos's cut.
That's time! Arfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Arfield!
Arfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Arfield is pushing Marcos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marcos is trying to pull guard but Arfield turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marcos missing with knees to the body.
Arfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marcos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arfield instigates a clinch.
Arfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marcos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arfield is fending him off so far but Marcos persists. Nope, Arfield circles away and we're back to standing.
Scott Arfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noel Marcos.
Arfield misses with a few strikes there.
Marcos gets tackled into the cage by Arfield. Arfield maintains the clinch.
Arfield trying to land knees to the body.
Arfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arfield gets a clinch.
Arfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcos dives in and grabs Arfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arfield pushes down on Marcos's head and hops out.
Arfield throws a right hand that Marcos ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcos also avoids with ease.
Marcos throws a counter combo.
Arfield misses with a kick to the body.
Arfield moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marcos avoiding damage as Arfield throws knees to the body.
Arfield stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is trying to break the clinch but Arfield has him pressed against the cage.
Arfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marcos.
Marcos is looking to control Arfield's arms but Arfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marcos has his back to the cage.
Arfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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!
Marcos working hard to break the clinch.
Marcos is trying to break free.
Marcos jumps guard but Arfield turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Arfield digs a right hand underneath Marcos's ribcage. Marcos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arfield lands a shot to the body.
Arfield scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arfield takes a swing at Marcos's ribcage but misses.
Marcos wants to clinch
and Arfield counters with a left and a right that stings Marcos.
Arfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marcos can't find room to land a body shot as Arfield controls the action.
Arfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arfield throws a nice looking combination but Marcos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marcos fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Arfield.
Marcos takes one on the button.
Scott Arfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Arfield misses with a two punch combination.
Arfield misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marcos can do to turn this around?
Arfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcos with the counter takedown but Arfield avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marcos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arfield is looking for a counter combo.
Marcos wants to clinch up but Arfield keeps it at a distance.
Arfield throwing a counter right hand but Marcos manages to avoid it.
Arfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcos manages to avoid it.
Arfield instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Arfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Noel Marcos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Arfield moves into the clinch.
Arfield tries to work over Marcos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcos controls his hands.
Arfield tries a body shot but Marcos blocks it.
Marcos wants to break free but Arfield has control.
Marcos wants to break free but Arfield has control.
Arfield displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marcos up against the cage.
Marcos tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arfield misses with a double jab.
Arfield clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arfield lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marcos avoids it.
Marcos is trying to drag Arfield to the mat but Arfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marcos is trying to stall.
Arfield manages to break the clinch.
Marcos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arfield misses with a two punch combination.
Marcos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott Arfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott Arfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcos motions for Arfield to come forward. Marcos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arfield stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Arfield.
Marcos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scott Arfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noel Marcos.
Arfield looking to throw knees to the head but Marcos is blocking nicely.
Arfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arfield content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arfield rushes Marcos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marcos jumps guard but Arfield turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marcos tries to land knees in the clinch but Arfield avoids the damage to the body.
Arfield lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arfield lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arfield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arfield wants it to stay on the feet.
Marcos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arfield rushes Marcos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Arfield.
Scott Arfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marcos is trying to push Arfield away but Arfield has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arfield stops a takedown attempt from Marcos.
Arfield tries a body shot but Marcos blocks it.
Arfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marcos's elbow.
Arfield misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arfield is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marcos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Marcos avoids the damage to the body.
Arfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marcos up against the cage.
Arfield breaks from the clinch.
Arfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcos.
Marcos swings for the body but Arfield moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcos.
Noel Marcos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Arfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marcos dodges the punch combination from Arfield.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Arfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arfield has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Arfield!
An out of breath Scott Arfield 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Peters (ranked 3756 p4p, 5550 weight class) and Franklin Shark (ranked 408 p4p, 523 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sol Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Shark!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark thuds his right hand into Peters's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Sol Peters has been cut.
Peters scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shark in his tracks.
It looks like Franklin Shark has been cut.
Shark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franklin Shark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Shark.
Peters drops his hands momentarily and Shark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shark looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shark misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Peters wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peters is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sol Peters's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shark thuds a left hand into Peters's body.
Shark is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Peters throws out a loose jab but Shark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peters takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Peters misses the target.
Peters connects with a nice looking jab.
Peters fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Shark to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Shark looks to clinch but Peters throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Shark taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sol Peters!
Sol Peters very nearly forgot to thank Bondi MMA 🏝️ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Oda (ranked 3147 p4p, 4560 weight class) and Thomas Carden (ranked 358 p4p, 454 weight class). Carden has chosen Simple Man as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eiji Oda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Carden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oda.
Carden scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carden scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carden is thwarting Oda's attempts to control the position.
Oda regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carden looking to sit in guard and control but Oda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oda wants to control from the top but Carden keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oda sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oda trying to control but Carden is working from the bottom.
Oda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Carden is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Oda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oda trying to control but Carden is working from the bottom.
Oda stopping the sweep attempt from Carden.
Carden keeps trying to improve his position.
Carden trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oda wants to control from the top but Carden keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carden pulls Oda in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carden rushes Oda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carden has picked Oda up - he's going for a ride! Carden dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carden trying to control the action but Oda is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Carden seems content to control.
Oda is staying active underneath Carden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oda gets full guard.
Carden postures up in Oda's guard and throws a big left but Oda blocks it.
Oda looking for a guillotine here but Carden defends easily.
Carden is posturing up here but Oda has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Carden tries to roll out but it's too tight and Carden has to tap! Slick submission there by Oda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eiji Oda!
Eiji Oda seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Thomas Carden had this to say: 'It was a rough night out here, hats off to my opponent. Ima head back to the farm and get back to work. I ain't going out like this again. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Thornton (ranked 5456 p4p, 5284 weight class) and Jesse Kruger (ranked 579 p4p, 574 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jesse Kruger was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesse Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Thornton.
Thornton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kruger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thornton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kruger.
Kruger working the head and body with strikes.
Kruger seems to be working for a kimura but Thornton defends the submission attempt.
Thornton is looking for a sweep. Kruger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kruger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thornton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kruger.
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!
Kruger slips a nice elbow through Thornton's hands, connecting with Thornton's forehead.
Kruger is thwarting Thornton's attempts to control the position.
Thornton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kruger is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kruger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger winds up and cracks Thornton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kruger lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thornton!
Thornton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kruger on the ground.
Kruger raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kruger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thornton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kruger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kruger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thornton is breathing heavily.
Thornton is in a horrible position here. Kruger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kruger lands a big elbow.
Kruger scoring with strikes but Thornton is staying in there.
Kruger raining down hammerfists from mount.
Thornton is rocked!
Kruger connects with a bit shot that sees Thornton covering up! More strikes from Kruger and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kruger is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kruger!
Jesse Kruger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Thorgard (ranked 4759 p4p, 6003 weight class) and Buzz Williams (ranked 487 p4p, 549 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexei Thorgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buzz Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a head kick that Thorgard semi-blocks.
It looks like Alexei Thorgard has been cut.
Nice shot by Thorgard.
It looks like Buzz Williams has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Williams has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thorgard lands a body shot.
Thorgard cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Alexei Thorgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorgard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams is rocked!
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thorgard sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Williams's defenses. It connects perfectly with Williams's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexei Thorgard!
Alexei Thorgard spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hasbulla Magomedov (ranked 3622 p4p, 3392 weight class) and Dominguez Vera (ranked 203 p4p, 191 weight class). Magomedov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roy Jones Jr - Can't be Touched. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hasbulla Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominguez Vera!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Vera.
Magomedov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magomedov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vera is looking to get back to his feet here but Magomedov is keeping cool and he's managed to take Vera's back.
Magomedov throwing sloppy strikes.
Magomedov is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Vera has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
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!
Vera is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Vera is defending well but eventually Magomedov manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Vera has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hasbulla Magomedov!
As Hasbulla Magomedov got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Abdu Rozik be careful I smesh you.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Ricci (ranked 2668 p4p, 3991 weight class) and Paulo Silva (ranked 269 p4p, 364 weight class). Ricci kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Slipknot - Yen. Alessio Ricci has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alessio Ricci!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva drives through and clinches with Ricci against the cage.
Ricci decides to pull guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ricci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Ricci gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ricci advances to half guard.
Ricci trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ricci jumps into side control!
Ricci is staying tight to Silva's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Ricci controlling the position from side mount.
Silva wants to control but Ricci postures up.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Ricci working away.
Ricci slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ricci forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva jumps guard.
Ricci wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ricci rolls with it to try and escape but Silva cranks on the arm and Ricci is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo Silva!
Paulo Silva is the new featherweight champion!
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