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300.F.C FIGHT 5 PBP Commentary |
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Andy Liu really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 173.7, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Jayson Howard was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yushi Sakura (ranked 24067 p4p, 24086 weight class) and Maki Damchaigym (ranked 456 p4p, 442 weight class). Yushi Sakura 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushi Sakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maki Damchaigym!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damchaigym blocks a head kick by Sakura.
Damchaigym throws a fast counter high kick but Sakura manages to duck under it in time.
Maki Damchaigym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damchaigym looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sakura clinches.
Sakura working aggressively here.
Damchaigym blocks an uppercut.
Damchaigym tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sakura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakura breaks the clinch.
Damchaigym takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sakura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sakura lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakura has Damchaigym up against the cage in a clinch.
Damchaigym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damchaigym managing to block the knees to the body from Sakura.
Sakura lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakura swings wildly with an uppercut but Damchaigym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damchaigym blocks an uppercut.
Damchaigym breaks from the clinch.
Sakura closes the distance and pushes Damchaigym back into the cage.
Damchaigym tries to break the clinch but Sakura is controlling the position.
A short left from Sakura.
A head punch on the inside from Sakura fails to land.
Sakura misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sakura has a couple of punches blocked by Damchaigym.
Damchaigym looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sakura lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damchaigym circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damchaigym gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sakura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sakura closes the distance and pushes Damchaigym back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakura.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakura.
A left hand lands to the body for Sakura.
Good body shot from Sakura.
Sakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damchaigym walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sakura.
Sakura clinches up against the cage.
Sakura lands with a light punch inside.
Sakura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sakura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sakura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakura forces Damchaigym back against the cage and clinches.
Sakura tries to break free but Damchaigym pushes him back against the cage.
Sakura swings wildly with an uppercut but Damchaigym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakura lands a shoulder strike.
Sakura lands with a left to the head.
Sakura misses with a body punch.
Sakura can't find room to land a body shot as Damchaigym controls the action.
Sakura scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sakura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakura.
Sakura throws a punch but it's blocked by Damchaigym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sakura.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damchaigym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakura lands a body shot.
Damchaigym blocks an uppercut.
Damchaigym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakura tries to clinch up but Damchaigym circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sakura.
Damchaigym blocks an uppercut.
Sakura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sakura scores with a shoulder strike.
 Damchaigym is rocked!
Sakura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakura moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yushi Sakura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sakura clinches up with Damchaigym and pushes him back against the cage.
Damchaigym turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Sakura's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sakura tries to improve position but can't.
Sakura struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakura tries to buck Damchaigym off but Damchaigym is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damchaigym is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sakura is trying to buck Damchaigym off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakura manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sakura in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Damchaigym tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sakura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yushi Sakura!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kealin Bishop (ranked 5795 p4p, 24561 weight class) and Dre Miller Ii (ranked 597 p4p, 609 weight class). Bishop's entrance music is HonestKey- When I Wake Up. A fine choice. Dre Miller Ii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kealin Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Miller Ii!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Miller Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Miller Ii throws a big counter head kick but Bishop avoids it with no problem.
Miller Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller Ii avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Miller Ii looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Miller Ii.
Miller Ii drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bishop has his foot on Miller Ii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miller Ii works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller Ii looking to pass the guard.
Bishop looking for a triangle here. Miller Ii is fighting it but it looks tight! Bishop pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Miller Ii is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kealin Bishop!
After winning the bout, Kealin Bishop 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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John Gordon had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 159.9, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Eracle Berrini was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ulli Muhammad (ranked 4305 p4p, 3974 weight class) and Eric Traub (ranked 519 p4p, 496 weight class). Eric Traub has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ulli Muhammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Traub!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Traub defends well and Muhammad ends up having to push Traub into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Traub.
Good body shot from Traub.
Traub lands with a right to the head.
Muhammad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Traub avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Traub is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulli Muhammad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Traub - that landed with a thud.
Come on Traub - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Muhammad is trying to stall.
Muhammad is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Traub to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Traub scores with a nice short uppercut.
Traub taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traub stalls.
Traub has Muhammad pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Traub pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Muhammad tumbling to the mat - Traub dives into Muhammad's guard.
Traub landing some decent shots from guard.
Muhammad is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traub landing with the ground and pound.
Traub keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Muhammad's head.
 Muhammad is rocked!
Traub is in close to Muhammad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Muhammad is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Traub scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Traub arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Muhammad's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eric Traub!
A determined Eric Traub didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Tillich (ranked 3898 p4p, 5000 weight class) and Ben Solomon (ranked 485 p4p, 558 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Manuel Tillich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Solomon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon lands a lovely overhand right.
 It looks like Manuel Tillich has been cut.
Tillich drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tillich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tillich trying to stand up but can't free himself from Solomon's guard.
Solomon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tillich is looking to work some ground and pound but Solomon has wrist control.
Solomon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Solomon won't allow Tillich to sweep him here.
Tillich wants to stand but Solomon is controlling the position.
Tillich tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Solomon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tillich's guard.
Solomon controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solomon advances to half guard.
Tillich wants to improve his position but Solomon is controlling well.
Tillich gets back to full guard.
Solomon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Solomon pushes down on Tillich's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tillich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tillich tries to get out of the position.
Tillich is trying to get back to full guard.
Solomon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tillich looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillich wants to improve his position but Solomon is controlling well.
Solomon tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tillich controls his leg.
Tillich tries to get to full guard but Solomon has control of the leg.
Solomon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tillich is looking to improve his position.
Solomon wants to stand up but Tillich is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Solomon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Solomon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillich is desperately trying to improve his position but Solomon has a good base and remains in mount.
Solomon content just to control the position here.
Tillich is wriggling around trying to escape.
Solomon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tillich is looking to get to half guard.
Solomon controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tillich really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Solomon content just to control the position here.
Tillich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tillich can't escape the position.
Solomon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Solomon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Tillich's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Solomon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Solomon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tillich tries to clinch up.
Tillich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Manuel Tillich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solomon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Solomon pounces like a tiger and cracks Tillich with a vicious hook! Tillich is down but not out! Solomon follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ben Solomon!
A relieved looking Ben Solomon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morales Casilla (ranked 4937 p4p, 3703 weight class) and Lucas Tejedor (ranked 568 p4p, 487 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Morales Casilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucas Tejedor!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casilla connects with an inside leg kick.
Tejedor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tejedor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tejedor trying to control the action but Casilla is working from the bottom.
Casilla is looking for a sweep.
Casilla manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Casilla blocks the strikes from Tejedor.
Casilla sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tejedor desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tejedor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tejedor trying to control but Casilla postures up.
Casilla is keen to just control but Tejedor is a slippery customer.
Tejedor wants to improve his position but Casilla is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Casilla in particular looking to stall.
Tejedor wants to control but Casilla is keeping busy.
Casilla trying to mount his opponent but Tejedor defends it.
Casilla is thwarting Tejedor's attempts to control the position.
Tejedor landing rabbit punches to the side of Casilla's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Tejedor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Casilla passes to side control.
Casilla wants to control for a moment but Tejedor uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Casilla blocks the strikes from Tejedor.
Casilla prevents Tejedor from improving his position.
Tejedor gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casilla trying to control but Tejedor is working from the bottom.
Casilla slips nicely into half guard.
Casilla is looking to take a break and control but Tejedor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tejedor wants to control but Casilla is keeping busy.
Tejedor keeping control of the position.
Tejedor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tejedor has Casilla pulled in close to control his posture.
Casilla not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Casilla wants to control from the top but Tejedor keeps moving.
Casilla prevents Tejedor from getting back to his feet.
Tejedor can't keep his opponent in guard - Casilla advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tejedor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tejedor pulls Casilla in close to prevent any damage.
We've been informed that Tejedor has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Casilla trying to control but Tejedor is working from the bottom.
Casilla won't allow Tejedor to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tejedor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tejedor working a defensive guard here.
Casilla wants to control from the top but Tejedor keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Casilla stays in close to Tejedor's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Tejedor.
Tejedor swings for the body but Casilla moves out of range.
Casilla lands the left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Casilla throws out a powerful jab.
Tejedor fails with the takedown
and Casilla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morales Casilla dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Casilla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tejedor lands with a nice combination. Casilla backs away looking to recover.
Tejedor shoots in looking for a takedown. Casilla tries to sprawl out of it but Tejedor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Casilla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Tejedor tries to get set, Casilla tries to push him back and clinch up but Tejedor manages to avoid the attempt.
Casilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Casilla throwing a counter right hand but Tejedor manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Casilla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casilla takes a shot to the head.
Tejedor works on Casilla's body with a couple of short punches.
Tejedor is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Casilla can't fight it off and eventually Tejedor manages to take the fight to the floor. Casilla looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in 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!
Casilla is trying to keep Tejedor in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas Tejedor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tejedor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tejedor with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tejedor postures up.
Tejedor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tejedor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tejedor scoring with some ground and pound.
Casilla is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tejedor stands up over Casilla, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Casilla is rocked!
Casilla is trying to control the position but Tejedor postures up.
Oh Casilla is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tejedor 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casilla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Casilla seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tejedor stands up and waves to Casilla to follow him.
Tejedor drops Casilla with a left right combo! Tejedor follows him down to the ground into side control.
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!
Tejedor slows the pace down.
Tejedor working the ground and pound.
Casilla struggling a bit here.
Tejedor cracks Casilla with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Tejedor immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Casilla is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Tejedor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Tejedor!
A victorious Lucas Tejedor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Gonzales (ranked 3295 p4p, 2312 weight class) and Pepper Brooks (ranked 332 p4p, 242 weight class). Brooks has chosen Pump Up The Jam as his entrance music. Pepper Brooks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Gonzales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepper Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks forces Gonzales back against the cage and clinches.
Gonzales tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzales has Brooks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brooks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gonzales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gonzales wants a takedown but no success here.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzales gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brooks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonzales or not.
Brooks gets through Gonzales's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brooks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonzales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Gonzales scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzales is rocked!
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oh Gonzales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gonzales.
Gonzales tries to land knees in the clinch but Brooks avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzales seems to have got his legs back now.
Brooks lands a left hand.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonzales or not.
Brooks lands with a light punch inside.
Brooks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Brooks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brooks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gonzales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Brooks.
A right hand to the body from Brooks.
Brooks lands a nice shot to the body.
Brooks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brooks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brooks lands a body shot.
Brooks lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Brooks stalling against the cage.
Gonzales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzales is working for takedown but Brooks is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzales.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Brooks.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Brooks.
Brooks pushes Gonzales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Brooks.
Brooks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Brooks lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gonzales to his knees! Brooks keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pepper Brooks!
Pepper Brooks is the new featherweight champion!
Pepper Brooks took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Usually you pay double for that kind of action, Cotton.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 433 p4p, 307 weight class) and Garik Andonian (ranked 59 p4p, 42 weight class). Ispa Perkele is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andonian needs to keep his hands up - Perkele had a free shot at his head there.
Andonian lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perkele backs up against the cage.
Perkele feints and then cracks Andonian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andonian down.
Perkele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Andonian finds it's way round the side to connect with Perkele's head.
Perkele throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Andonian looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andonian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andonian is looking for the big counter here.
Jab, jab by Andonian - just one landing.
A jab from Perkele finds it's way through Andonian's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andonian wants to clinch up but Perkele keeps it at a distance.
Perkele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andonian slips under a jab from Perkele.
Perkele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andonian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perkele blocks the body kick.
Andonian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andonian is rocked!
Perkele flashes Andonian a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Andonian's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Andonian crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Perkele punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele made sure to mention his sponsor, Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview.
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