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TFL:1 New Era PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Bartolo (ranked 4724 p4p, 3488 weight class) and Ozaki Buakaw (ranked 365 p4p, 325 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sonny Bartolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozaki Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buakaw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bartolo blocks a jab.
Buakaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bartolo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bartolo with a jab.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buakaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartolo lands a nice shot to the body.
Buakaw's coach down at Cozad MMA Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Buakaw's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Buakaw moves into the clinch.
Buakaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buakaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartolo tries to work over Buakaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buakaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buakaw is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bartolo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buakaw has him pressed against the cage.
Bartolo can't break the clinch.
Buakaw blocks a body shot from Bartolo.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Buakaw won't allow it.
Bartolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bartolo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bartolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Buakaw has double underhooks.
Buakaw misses with some punches.
Buakaw throws a head punch that misses.
Bartolo blocks an uppercut.
Buakaw pushes Bartolo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buakaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartolo tries to break the clinch but Buakaw is controlling the position.
Bartolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buakaw gets through Bartolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buakaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bartolo's efforts to push away.
Bartolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Buakaw has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartolo.
Bartolo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buakaw has him pressed against the cage.
Bartolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buakaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bartolo.
Bartolo struggles to land a body shot inside as Buakaw controls his hands.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolo working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Buakaw on the inside.
Buakaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buakaw throws a head punch that misses.
Bartolo tries to circle away but Buakaw has him pinned against the cage.
Buakaw misses with some punches.
Bartolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buakaw.
A short uppercut from Buakaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buakaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartolo.
Bartolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bartolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartolo tries to break the clinch but Buakaw is controlling the position.
Bartolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buakaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartolo is trying to push Buakaw away but Buakaw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Buakaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Buakaw lands a nice uppercut.
Bartolo tries to break the clinch but Buakaw is controlling the position.
Bartolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolo working hard to break the clinch.
Buakaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buakaw gets through Bartolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buakaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bartolo blocks an uppercut.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bartolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartolo is trying to break the clinch but Buakaw has him pressed against the cage.
Bartolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buakaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bartolo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bartolo wants to break free but Buakaw has control.
Buakaw lands a right hand.
Bartolo is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Bartolo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buakaw misses with some punches.
Bartolo working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolo is trying to break the clinch but Buakaw is controlling him.
Buakaw lands with a right to the head.
Bartolo misses with a body punch.
Buakaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bartolo backwards.
Bartolo wants to break free but Buakaw has control.
Buakaw misses with the head strike.
Buakaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buakaw scores with a nice strike.
 Bartolo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartolo scores with a jab. Buakaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Bartolo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bartolo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Buakaw.
Bartolo looks up at the clock. Bad move! Buakaw lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bartolo. Buakaw pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ozaki Buakaw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raymon Lucas (ranked 5704 p4p, 23212 weight class) and Jaz Moore (ranked 549 p4p, 560 weight class). Jaz Moore is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raymon Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaz Moore!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Lucas stuffs the takedown attempt from Moore. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lucas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Moore wants to get back to his feet.
Lucas wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Moore is holding on to half guard well.
Moore striking from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moore manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Moore 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! Lucas rolls with it to try and escape but Moore cranks on the arm and Lucas is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaz Moore!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Efim Gracie (ranked 23858 p4p, 5285 weight class) and Kevin Luke (ranked 507 p4p, 465 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by The Reunion- Eminem ft. Royce Da 5'9. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efim Gracie!
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, Kevin Luke!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Luke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Luke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Luke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Luke misses with a series of wild punches.
Luke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Luke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie cracks Luke on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Luke falls backwards against the cage. Gracie follows up with more strikes that drop Luke to his knees. Gracie keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Luke! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efim Gracie!
Post fight, Efim Gracie stared into the camera and said 'Im a world champion.. IM A WORLD CHAMPION!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Vera (ranked 5116 p4p, 4375 weight class) and Janusz Dayne (ranked 460 p4p, 431 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jefferson Vera!
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, Janusz Dayne!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera wants to clinch.
Vera slips under a jab from Dayne.
Vera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dayne has time to react.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vera gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Vera has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dayne has Vera pushed against the cage.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Vera won't allow it.
Vera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dayne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dayne looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera looking to stall.
Vera lands a good knee to the midsection. Dayne won't want to take too many of those.
Dayne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vera.
Vera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vera landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Janusz Dayne has been cut.
Vera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but Dayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Dayne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vera tries to clinch but Dayne moves out of range.
Vera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vera throws out the jab.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dayne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vera clinches up against the cage.
Vera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vera connects with a knee to the head.
Dayne taking a breather.
Vera working Dayne over with knees to the body.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Vera misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
Dayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but Dayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vera wants to clinch up but Dayne keeps it at a distance.
Vera is looking to clinch but Dayne is avoiding it.
Vera wants to clinch up but Dayne keeps it at a distance.
Dayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vera.
Some wild striking there from Dayne.
Vera wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dayne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vera counters by moving into the clinch.
Vera looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vera obliges.
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Dayne slips under a jab.
Dayne throws a counter combo.
Dayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dayne throws out a counter right but Vera avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dayne throws a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Vera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janusz Dayne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dayne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vera moves into the clinch.
Dayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vera stalling in the clinch but Dayne improves position.
Vera lands a nice knee to the body.
Vera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vera.
Vera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vera with a knee to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dayne in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vera.
Vera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dayne is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dayne as Vera tries to tie him up.
Vera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
Vera wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dayne! But no joy.
Vera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dayne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Dayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Vera lands with a shot to the body.
Janusz Dayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vera.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dayne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vera tries to clinch up but Dayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Vera cracks Dayne with an open hand slap.
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
Jefferson Vera is winning the standup battle so far.
Vera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dayne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dayne.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vera tries to clinch up but Dayne circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Dayne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a hook but Dayne avoids it easily.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dayne! But no joy.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vera doesn't manage to clinch there - Dayne circles away.
Dayne unleashes a big counter combination but Vera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vera tries to clinch there but Dayne circles away.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera misses with a straight right.
Dayne is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dayne throws a looping overhand right but Vera ducks down to avoid it.
Vera is looking to counter the offense by Dayne and move into the clinch.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne throws out a loose jab but Vera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vera misses with an uppercut. Dayne saw that one coming.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vera throws a looping overhand right but Dayne ducks down to avoid it.
Dayne throws out a counter right but Vera avoids it with no problem.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dayne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dayne misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Vera misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vera is looking to clinch but Dayne is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Dayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Vera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Janusz Dayne's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vera tries to clinch there but Dayne circles away.
Dayne lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Vera throws a jab when Dayne was well out of range.
Vera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dayne.
Vera misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Dayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dayne.
Dayne looks to land a left hand but Vera moved out of range nicely.
Vera is looking to clinch but Dayne is avoiding it.
Vera fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vera ducks under a wild hook from Dayne.
Dayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne misses with a series of wild punches.
Dayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera misses the shot to the body.
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
Vera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dayne can do to turn this around?
Dayne throws the left hand but Vera avoids the punch easily.
Vera is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dayne.
Vera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vera misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vera. Dayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dayne is looking for the big counter here.
Vera wants to clinch up but Dayne keeps it at a distance.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Vera tries to clinch but Dayne moves out of range.
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
Vera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but Dayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a body punch but Dayne moves out of range.
Dayne avoids the body shot from Vera.
Vera staying out of range there.
Vera tries to clinch but Dayne is having none of it.
Vera throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Vera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
Dayne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Vera looks to throw the jab but Dayne is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Dayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne slips a straight right by Vera.
Vera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dayne.
Dayne misses with a hook. Vera ducked under it nicely.
Dayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dayne throws a counter combo.
Jefferson Vera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
Vera tries to clinch there but Dayne circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dayne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dayne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vera wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janusz Dayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vera 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Vera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Levine (ranked 3897 p4p, 5273 weight class) and El Cucuy (ranked 419 p4p, 464 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as El Cucuy enters the cage!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Levine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, El Cucuy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levine dives in and grabs Cucuy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cucuy pushes down on Levine's head and hops out.
Despite the aggression on Cucuy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Levine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cucuy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Levine is fighting to break Cucuy's control of his arms but Cucuy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cucuy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cucuy keeping moving, preventing Levine from controlling successfully.
Cucuy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Levine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levine wants to pass the guard but Cucuy is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cucuy 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levine looking to pass the guard.
Cucuy keeping moving, preventing Levine from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cucuy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Levine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Levine rushes Cucuy and presses him up against the cage.
Cucuy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Levine shoots for a double leg takedown but Cucuy sprawls well. He's pushed Levine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cucuy slaps away a takedown attempt from Levine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Levine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cucuy connects with a body shot.
Levine is breathing heavily.
Cucuy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Cucuy does no damage.
Cucuy misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cucuy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cucuy.
Cucuy misses with a few strikes there.
Levine shoots in and drives through. Cucuy sprawls well.
Levine tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cucuy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Levine somewhat.
Cucuy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Levine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cucuy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cucuy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cucuy clinches with his opponent.
Cucuy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Levine prevents it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cucuy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
El Cucuy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Levine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cucuy is fending him off so far but Levine persists. Nope, Cucuy circles away and we're back to standing.
Levine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cucuy but Cucuy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Levine as Cucuy shoots in.
Oooh a lovely combination from Cucuy sends Levine down but not out. Cucuy dives into side control looking to finish.
Levine is rocked!
Cucuy stands up.
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!
Cucuy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Levine.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Levine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Levine as Cucuy shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cucuy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cucuy looks to land a combination but Levine avoids it well.
Levine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cucuy pinned against the cage. Cucuy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cucuy throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levine goes for a double leg but Cucuy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cucuy continues to drive forward.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cucuy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cucuy shoots in for a takedown but Levine shows good takedown defense.
Levine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cucuy.
Cucuy scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cucuy avoids it really well and circles away.
Levine sets himself, and Cucuy steps forward looking for the clinch! Levine avoids it this time.
Levine goes for a double leg but Cucuy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cucuy continues to drive forward.
Levine being controlled against the cage.
Cucuy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Levine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cucuy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cucuy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cucuy wants it to stay on the feet.
Cucuy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cucuy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Levine defends well and Cucuy ends up having to push Levine into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Levine tries for a takedown but Cucuy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Cucuy coming out on top.
No joy there for Cucuy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cucuy fails with the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
El Cucuy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Cucuy dives in for a single leg takedown but Levine sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Levine.
Cucuy is looking for the big counter here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cucuy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levine looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Levine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cucuy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cucuy but Cucuy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Levine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cucuy counters by clinching up.
Cucuy pulls guard.
Levine trying to control the position from guard on top but Cucuy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cucuy is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Levine throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cucuy escapes and throws Levine's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cucuy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Levine!
Levine tries to reverse the position but Cucuy maintains control.
Cucuy controlling from the full mount.
Cucuy working the ground and pound effectively.
Cucuy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cucuy is working for a guillotine from mount but Levine frees his head quite easily.
Levine is looking to improve his position but Cucuy isn't that keen on the idea.
Cucuy blocks Levine's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cucuy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Levine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cucuy controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Levine sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Levine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cucuy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cucuy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cucuy slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Levine gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Cucuy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cucuy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Cucuy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nilson Acacio (ranked 3768 p4p, 3846 weight class) and Shinya Ikeda (ranked 341 p4p, 344 weight class). Nilson Acacio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shinya Ikeda's chin.
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nilson Acacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Ikeda!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ikeda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Acacio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Acacio misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Ikeda's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ikeda instigates a clinch.
Ikeda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Acacio.
Ikeda breaks from the clinch.
Acacio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ikeda is looking to score with low kicks.
Ikeda slips a jab from Acacio.
Ikeda clinches.
Ikeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Acacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Acacio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Acacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Acacio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
 Ikeda is rocked!
Ikeda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Acacio prevents it.
Acacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ikeda is still on wobbly legs! Can Acacio finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acacio lands with a left to the head.
Ikeda has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Acacio after a bit of a struggle.
Acacio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ikeda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ikeda walks into a jab.
Acacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Acacio throws a looping overhand right but Ikeda ducks down to avoid it.
Ikeda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nilson Acacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Acacio throws a body punch but Ikeda moves out of range.
Ikeda with a lazy takedown attempt
and Acacio counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Ikeda out cold! What a finish! Acacio is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nilson Acacio!
A victorious Nilson Acacio 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Euan Daxton (ranked 2269 p4p, 4191 weight class) and Gildarts Clive (ranked 328 p4p, 502 weight class). Daxton comes to the cage accompanied by Mr Brightside. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Euan Daxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gildarts Clive!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clive lands with a cross.
Daxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clive scores with a nice right hand.
Clive loads up on a big right hand but Daxton slips the punch.
Daxton clinches with his opponent.
Daxton tries to score a body lock takedown but Clive shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Clive wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clive wants to get back to striking at distance but Daxton won't allow it.
Daxton keeps control of Clive as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daxton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daxton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clive gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Euan Daxton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clive manages to break the clinch.
Daxton closes the distance and clinches.
Daxton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A frustrated look appears on Clive's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daxton pulls guard.
Daxton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Daxton works his way into side control.
Daxton has hold of Clive's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Clive tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Daxton cranks the arm and Clive screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Clive, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Euan Daxton!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Euan Daxton waved his t-shirt featuring Shadow Realm Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Griggs (ranked 2524 p4p, 19102 weight class) and Crazy Boco (ranked 332 p4p, 580 weight class). Boco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crazy Nights kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 47 - 0, fighting out of London, Crazy Boco!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boco is looking to clinch but Griggs is avoiding it.
Boco wants to clinch.
Griggs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Griggs scores with a kick to the body.
Crazy Boco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Griggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boco doesn't seem phased though.
Boco moves in looking to clinch but Griggs pushes him off.
Griggs lands a big uppercut and Boco crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Boco looks OK. Griggs waves Boco back to his feet!
Boco is rocked!
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!
A head kick by Griggs - that's a beauty! Boco is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Griggs can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frankie Griggs!
A relieved looking Frankie Griggs 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sugawara Ichirou (ranked 2051 p4p, 23645 weight class) and AJ Adams (ranked 282 p4p, 576 weight class). Ichirou's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Milky Way. Adams has chosen Gold Medalist as his entrance music. Sugawara Ichirou could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to AJ Adams's chin.
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sugawara Ichirou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, AJ Adams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichirou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams.
Ichirou connects with a stiff jab that staggers Adams - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sugawara Ichirou!
AJ Adams was interviewed post fight and said 'It was a tough loss um Im gonna recover and we on to the next '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valdo Calamari (ranked 2388 p4p, 1825 weight class) and Jimmy Thekid (ranked 313 p4p, 242 weight class). Calamari's entrance music is Bellini - Samba Do Brasil. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valdo Calamari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Thekid!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calamari drives through with a takedown into Thekid's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari is working Thekid over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thekid wants to stand and escape but Calamari is having none of it.
Calamari chips away with some ground and pound.
Calamari not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Calamari advances position into side control!
Calamari landing strikes.
Calamari lands a few punches from side control.
Calamari 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.
Calamari controlling the position from side mount.
Calamari has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Calamari grinds an elbow into Thekid's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thekid is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Thekid is rocked!
Thekid wants to get back to his feet.
Thekid is still in real trouble! Can Calamari finish him?
Calamari in side control lands a decent elbow.
Calamari lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Thekid! Calamari senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Thekid out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Valdo Calamari!
Our winner, Valdo Calamari, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Jimmy Thekid had this to say: 'Can’t win em all thanks for all the love and support back to the grind be back better than ever #PaidInFull'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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