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WVT 62: Smith v Sharma PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne King (ranked 20303 p4p, 3860 weight class) and Harry Hendersons (ranked 487 p4p, 395 weight class). The key to victory for Dwayne King has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 18 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Hendersons!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendersons throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Hendersons.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Hendersons decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
Hendersons tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
Hendersons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hendersons drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Hendersons off! Hendersons jumps back into King's guard.
Hendersons drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and King dives on top into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendersons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King wants to stand but Hendersons is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendersons looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hendersons is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but King frees his head nicely. Oh but Hendersons has switched to an armbar! King is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Harry Hendersons!
Harry Hendersons decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Cubbedge (ranked 2677 p4p, 2212 weight class) and Cayden Abner (ranked 345 p4p, 294 weight class). Abner has chosen Bulls On Parade as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Billy Cubbedge 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Abner!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cubbedge . Abner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cubbedge shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Abner counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Billy Cubbedge has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Abner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cubbedge doesn't seem phased though.
Abner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 Cubbedge is rocked!
Cubbedge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abner.
Abner throws out a counter right but Cubbedge avoids it with no problem.
Abner moves away from the strike by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Abner 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Abner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cubbedge throws a sloppy body shot
and Abner counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Cubbedge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cubbedge seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge misses the body punch
and Abner counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cubbedge ! Abner lets Cubbedge back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cubbedge misses with a body shot.
Cubbedge jabs Abner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cubbedge misses with a double jab
and Abner scores with a counter punch that sends Cubbedge to the canvas! Abner smells blood - he's punishing Cubbedge with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cubbedge has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cayden Abner!
Cayden Abner decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Nouveau (ranked 1842 p4p, 2041 weight class) and Ryan Henderson (ranked 227 p4p, 248 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Nouveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ryan Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Henderson has knocked Nouveau down with a huge combo! Henderson steps away and waves a wobbly Nouveau back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nouveau is rocked!
It looks like Theodore Nouveau has been cut.
Nouveau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oh Nouveau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nouveau moves away from the strike by Henderson .
Nouveau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nouveau shoots and misses
and Henderson counters with a big right hand! Oh Nouveau is in trouble here! Henderson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Henderson !
An out of breath and clearly excited Ryan Henderson thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Theodore Nouveau spoke after the fight, saying 'what a mess...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn West (ranked 1475 p4p, 1186 weight class) and Remi Johnson (ranked 191 p4p, 155 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Canโt Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShawn West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remi Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by West as he connects with a hook.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
West swings away with a body shot that misses
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
West swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
West throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
West jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Johnson blocks a head kick by West.
Johnson avoids the head kick by West.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. West manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
West ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but West avoids it.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. West backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by West.
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Johnson cracks West with a right hand to the side of the head.
West throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
West misses the jab.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
DeShawn West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like Remi Johnson has been cut.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from West misses the target.
A head kick by West misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johnson throws a jab when West was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
West lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by West.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
West misses with a hook.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but West swivels and escapes.
West thinks about countering with a head kick.
DeShawn West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remi Johnson.
West misses with a looping right.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been told by West's head coaches at Outlier Martial Arts ๐ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Decent striking displayed by West there.
Johnson scores with a takedown into West's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remi Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson shoots and misses
and West makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to stand but West has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like Johnson is going to stand back up.
Johnson not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
West works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
West defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
West lands a body shot.
West misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging West to the ground. Johnson is now in West's guard.
West is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
West is adopting a defensive guard.
West is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from West.
Remi Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West tries to land a body kick
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and West tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
West ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says West as he avoids it easily.
West throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from West.
West connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 Johnson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thuds a left hand into West's body.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
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!
Nice straight punches there by West. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of West.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
West throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. West doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Remi Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Remi Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
West lands an overhand right.
West catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him?
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
Remi Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
West misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
West misses with a hook
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
DeShawn West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a straight left.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
West misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as West backs up against the cage.
Johnson avoids the body shot from West.
West throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
West misses with a straight left.
West misses with a looping right.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
West slips under a jab from Johnson.
West lands a big uppercut and Johnson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Johnson looks OK. West waves Johnson back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
West takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
West lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Johnson up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs West from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Johnson's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DeShawn West!
DeShawn West thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 1457 p4p, 1282 weight class) and Chad Strdoza (ranked 188 p4p, 165 weight class). Bleak comes into the arena with Du Hast - Rammstein blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bleak tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ground and pound from Bleak seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bleak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Strdoza is trying to buck Bleak off.
Bleak throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Strdoza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bleak scoring with punches and elbows.
Strdoza takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bleak lands a nice forearm strike.
Strdoza is rocked!
Bleak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Strdoza is looking for a sweep.
Bleak cracks Strdoza with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Bleak immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Strdoza is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Bleak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wulfgang Bleak!
A very excited looking Wulfgang Bleak made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 1071 p4p, 1385 weight class) and John Mongrel (ranked 153 p4p, 196 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mongrel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongrel throws a jab when Zaire was well out of range.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mongrel.
Zaire throws a body punch but Mongrel moves out of range.
Zaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Mongrel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick from Zaire, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaire has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cope's in the buildup to the fight.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mongrel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaire works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mongrel's head backwards.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mongrel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaire scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Mongrel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zaire tests Mongrel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mongrel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mongrel slips under a jab from Zaire.
Mongrel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mongrel misses with a straight right.
Zaire throws a poor cross that misses
and Mongrel counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Zaire. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zaire.
Zaire misses with a hook
and Mongrel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Abdullah Zaire has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zaire swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mongrel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zaire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zaire is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice jab there from Zaire.
Mongrel blocks a leg kick.
Mongrel throws out a counter right but Zaire avoids it with no problem.
Mongrel lands with a good body shot.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mongrel.
Mongrel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mongrel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zaire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaire tried to counter with a leg kick but Mongrel avoided it.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A low kick from Zaire is predictable there
and Zaire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaire throws a good cross that connects.
Zaire throws a head kick but Mongrel moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire with a nice calf kick.
A jab from Zaire does it's job there.
Zaire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zaire jabs Mongrel right on the nose. Mongrel blinks but takes it well.
Mongrel misses with a body punch
and Zaire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zaire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zaire misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mongrel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mongrel moves away.
Mongrel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaire.
Zaire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mongrel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mongrel.
Zaire throwing a counter right hand but Mongrel manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mongrel counters with a crisp right that sends Zaire to the canvas! Mongrel follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Mongrel!
An out of breath John Mongrel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Halli (ranked 2716 p4p, 1649 weight class) and Klaus Chugman (ranked 306 p4p, 209 weight class). Halli's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz. 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 Klaus Chugman 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reijo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chugman slips a straight right by Halli.
Chugman slips a jab from Halli.
Reijo Halli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Halli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chugman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Halli defends it well.
Chugman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Halli shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chugman's guard.
Halli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but Chugman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chugman is keeping the position for now.
Halli stands and throws Chugman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman is not content to let Halli control the position.
Chugman is looking for a sweep.
Halli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chugman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chugman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chugman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Halli controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Halli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chugman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Halli has passed into side control.
Chugman is looking for a sweep.
Halli tries for a kimura but Chugman is defending well.
Chugman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Halli off and has taken his back!
Chugman keeps control of the position as Halli tries to break free.
Halli showing good submission defense here.
Halli tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Halli has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chugman lands a shot to the body.
Chugman is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Chugman throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Halli!
Halli defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Halli manages to reverse the position and now he's in Chugman's guard. Nice work there by Halli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli tries to free his leg and advance position but Chugman is retaining full guard.
Chugman looking to control.
Halli lands a couple of digs.
Chugman looking for a sweep. Not yet Chugman, not yet.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but Chugman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chugman keeping full guard, as Halli tries to pass.
Chugman looking for a sweep. Not yet Chugman, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halli trying to control but Chugman is working from the bottom.
Halli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chugman wants to sweep here but Halli controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reijo Halli will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Chugman.
Chugman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chugman clinches with his opponent.
Halli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halli manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chugman working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Halli is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chugman is aware though and is defending well.
Chugman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Halli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chugman preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli working a defensive guard here.
Chugman wants to control from the top but Halli keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman is looking to advance position but Halli has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Chugman tries to lock up and control but Halli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chugman tries to reverse the position but Halli maintains control.
Chugman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Halli is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chugman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chugman shrugs it off.
Halli with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Chugman is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Halli there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Halli wants to finish this one by submission but Chugman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Halli.
Chugman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Halli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chugman keeps working.
Chugman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Halli's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Halli's back!
Halli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chugman can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halli trying to control the position but Chugman manages to sink in the hooks.
I really don't envy Halli right now.
Halli trying to control the action but Chugman just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Halli!
Halli trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Halli tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Chugman looking to control but Halli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Halli is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chugman wants to control the pace but Halli is squirming around nicely.
Chugman avoids the attempt from Halli to control.
Halli slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman working over Halli with some ground and pound. Halli looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Halli is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chugman pulls his head out easily.
Halli looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chugman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halli is trying to control but Chugman manages to pass to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Reijo Halli will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chugman stuffs the takedown attempt from Halli. Halli gets slowly back to his feet.
Chugman has closed the distance and engaged Halli in a clinch.
Halli lands a takedown into guard.
Halli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chugman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chugman trying to keep a closed guard but Halli is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli trying to control but Chugman is working from the bottom.
Chugman is trying to keep Halli in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chugman holds on and takes a little breather.
Halli is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chugman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chugman has escaped and now he's on top!
Halli had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chugman defends it easily.
Halli throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chugman uses it to pass to side control.
Klaus Chugman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Chugman stalls from top position.
Halli sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chugman not doing much here.
Halli works his way to full guard. Good work.
Halli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chugman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Halli is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chugman is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chugman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chugman trying to control the position from guard on top but Halli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halli is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halli looking for a guillotine here but Chugman defends easily.
Chugman is working Halli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Chugman trying to control but Halli is working from the bottom.
Halli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chugman stands up over Halli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chugman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halli keeping full guard, as Chugman tries to pass.
Reijo Halli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chugman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halli's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Reijo Halli.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reijo Halli!
Reijo Halli decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos (ranked 956 p4p, 845 weight class) and Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 134 p4p, 119 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Philippe's choice of entrance music: Chant vaudou haitien. Peguero Jean Philippe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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165
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193
21 - 16 - 0 |
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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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos connects with a jab.
Philippe lands with a right hand.
Carlos throws the kick towards the body but Philippe avoids it.
Carlos misses with a kick to the body.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carlos with a body shot.
Carlos misses with an uppercut.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos misses with a hook.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Carlos misses with a hook to the body
and Philippe counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Carlos - just one landing.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Philippe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carlos's head backwards.
Carlos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
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!
Philippe scores with a punch to the head.
Carlos walks into a jab.
Carlos is rocked!
Carlos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Philippe pinned against the cage. Philippe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Carlos.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carlos.
Philippe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Philippe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Carlos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Philippe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carlos switches off momentarily and Philippe cracks him with a monster right hand! Carlos topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Philippe dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Philippe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pound Town INC for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 592 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 84 p4p, 164 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yevgeny Ignatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Rees Mogg!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Nice cross by Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatov counters with a thumping low kick.
Rees Mogg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatov counters with a one-two to the body.
Rees Mogg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rees Mogg is rocked!
Rees Mogg misses with an uppercut
and Ignatov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rees Mogg is still on wobbly legs! Can Ignatov finish him?
Rees Mogg misses with a lunging right hand
and Ignatov counters with a leg kick.
Rees Mogg is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rees Mogg swings widly with a right hand
and Ignatov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rees Mogg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ignatov counters with an inside leg kick.
Rees Mogg misses with a lunging right hand
and Ignatov counters with a big right hand! Oh Rees Mogg is in trouble here! Ignatov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yevgeny Ignatov!
Yevgeny Ignatov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jacob Rees Mogg was interviewed post fight and said 'Humpty Dumpty would approve.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 191 p4p, 289 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 31 p4p, 42 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, IS THIS LOVE. Kenny Smith 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Sharma throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a crisp one two that drops Sharma! Smith thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sharma to his feet! Sharma is in big trouble!
Sharma doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Sharma manages to avoid it.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Sharma had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
Sharma throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Sharma throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Sharma manages to avoid it.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sharma lands with a good body shot.
Sharma jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharma swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma misses with a shot to the body
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Sharma walks straight into a right hand from Smith - that's dropped him! Smith jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sharma from any more punishment! Sharma complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenny Smith!
A relieved looking Kenny Smith 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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