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FFT Strikers Vs Grapplers R2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Griggs (ranked 5383 p4p, 4877 weight class) and Nermin Varupa (ranked 511 p4p, 492 weight class). Vinny Griggs had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinny Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nermin Varupa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varupa throws a series of punches but Griggs moves out of range.
Varupa misses with a double jab.
Varupa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Varupa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griggs closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Varupa fails to land.
Griggs lands a right hand.
Varupa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griggs scores with a shot to the side of Varupa's head.
Varupa misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Griggs.
Varupa misses with the head strike.
Varupa looking to slow down the pace here.
Varupa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varupa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Varupa is looking to break free of the clinch but Griggs has double underhooks.
Varupa is trying to break the clinch but Griggs has him pressed against the cage.
Griggs misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Varupa fails to land.
Griggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Griggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Varupa misses with a punch on the inside.
Varupa working aggressively here.
Griggs can't find room to land a body shot as Varupa controls the action.
Griggs misses with a punch to the body.
Varupa trying to stall but Griggs improves his position.
Varupa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griggs.
Griggs misses with the head strike.
Griggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs keeps control of Varupa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Varupa tries a body shot but Griggs blocks it.
Griggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griggs lands a right hand.
Griggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Varupa's efforts to push away.
Varupa is trying to stall.
Griggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Griggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Varupa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Varupa misses with the head strike.
Griggs blocks an uppercut.
Griggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varupa throws a punch but it's blocked by Griggs.
Varupa tries to break the clinch but Griggs is controlling the position.
Griggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Varupa's elbow.
Griggs pushes Varupa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Griggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griggs blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Varupa on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Varupa fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Varupa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Griggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Varupas head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Griggs as Varupa tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varupa taking a breather.
Griggs blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Griggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Varupa blocks an uppercut.
Griggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Griggs to work.
Griggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griggs misses with a hook from 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!
Varupa is trying to push Griggs away but Griggs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Varupa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Varupa blocking some punches.
Varupa misses with the head strike.
Griggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griggs lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Griggs dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Varupa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Varupa throws a punch but it's blocked by Griggs.
A short uppercut from Griggs.
Varupa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Varupa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griggs blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Varupa.
Griggs gets through Varupa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Griggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Varupa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Varupa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Varupa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griggs's elbow.
Varupa wants to get back to striking at distance but Griggs won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Varupa.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Varupa 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.
Varupa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Varupa misses with a punch on the inside.
Varupa misses with the head strike.
Varupa throws a punch but it's blocked by Griggs.
Varupa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Griggs prevents a body shot from Varupa.
Griggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Varupa tries to circle away but Griggs has him pinned against the cage.
Griggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Varupa backwards.
Griggs has Varupa pressed against the cage, preventing Varupa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varupa is stalling here.
Griggs lands a nice uppercut.
Varupa misses with a punch on the inside.
Griggs prevents Varupa from breaking the clinch.
Varupa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Griggs lands a nice uppercut.
Griggs working aggressively here.
Griggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Varupa throws a punch but it's blocked by Griggs.
Vinny Griggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs digs a right hand into Varupa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Varupa's gas tank.
Varupa blocks an uppercut.
Varupa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griggs's elbow.
Griggs can't find room to land a body shot as Varupa controls the action.
Varupa is stalling here.
Varupa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Varupa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griggs throws a head punch that misses.
Griggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Griggs blocking some punches.
Griggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Varupa tries to work over Griggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Varupa throws a head punch that misses.
Varupa struggles to land a body shot inside as Griggs controls his hands.
Griggs blocking some punches.
Griggs misses with some punches.
Varupa misses with some punches.
Griggs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Varupa up against the cage.
Griggs throws a head punch that misses.
Griggs scores with a shot to the side of Varupa's head.
Varupa wants to get back to striking at distance but Griggs won't allow it.
Varupa blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Griggs dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Varupa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've been informed that Varupa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nermin Varupa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Varupa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Varupa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Varupa.
Varupa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griggs clinches up with Varupa and pushes him back against the cage.
Griggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Varupa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 Varupa is rocked!
Varupa misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varupa wants to get back to striking at distance but Griggs won't allow it.
Varupa is trying to break the clinch but Griggs is controlling him.
Varupa has had enough of the clinch but Griggs keeps him there for the moment.
Griggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Varupa is still on wobbly legs! Can Griggs finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varupa misses with the head strike.
A short right from Griggs.
Griggs throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Griggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griggs.
A short uppercut from Griggs.
Good body shot from Varupa.
Varupa is trying to push Griggs away but Griggs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Varupa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griggs.
Varupa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griggs lands a body punch.
Varupa seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griggs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Griggs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Varupa misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Griggs fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Griggs.
Varupa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griggs has him pressed against the cage.
Griggs blocks a body shot from Varupa.
Griggs prevents Varupa from breaking the clinch.
Varupa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Varupa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Varupa wants to break free but Griggs has control.
Varupa throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs drops Varupa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Varupa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Griggs pushes Varupa against the cage. Griggs is working some dirty boxing. Griggs pushes off with a quick right hook! Varupa goes down! Varupa tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Griggs moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Griggs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Branko Banik (ranked 5567 p4p, 4748 weight class) and Loke Axelsen (ranked 522 p4p, 487 weight class). Axelsen has chosen Cha Cha PT2- Freddie Dredd as his entrance music. Loke Axelsen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Branko Banik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loke Axelsen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banik throws a poor cross that misses
and Banik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banik misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banik shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banik throws an off balance right hand
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banik throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Banik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banik misses with a body shot
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Axelsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice side step and Axelsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Banik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Axelsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Axelsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banik with a poor takedown
and Axelsen counters with a one-two to the body.
Banik misses with an uppercut. Axelsen saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Axelsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Banik closes the distance but Axelsen moves to the side
and Axelsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Banik with a poor takedown
and Axelsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Branko Banik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banik swings away with a body shot that misses
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banik tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Axelsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Banik is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banik misses with a hook
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banik throws a combination that misses
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banik throws a right hand that misses
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banik gets a clinch.
Axelsen manages to break the clinch.
Banik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loke Axelsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Axelsen. No joy for Banik on that attempt.
Banik swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banik moves to clinch but Axelsen breaks away
and Axelsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banik swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Banik throws a lazy uppercut
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Banik misses with a jab to the body
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Banik throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Banik throws a sloppy body shot
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Axelsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Banik misses with an uppercut
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banik.
Despite the aggression on Axelsen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Banik misses with a hook
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Banik looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banik throws a poor cross that misses
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsen.
Banik misses with a hook
and Banik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banik swings widly with a right hand
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banik swings widly with a right hand
and Axelsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Banik misses with a body shot
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banik misses with a right hand
and Axelsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Banik thinking.
Banik swings away with a body shot that misses
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Loke Axelsen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Banik has his takedown stuffed
and Axelsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Banik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Banik misses with a jab to the body
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Axelsen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Banik moves to clinch but Axelsen breaks away
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsen moves out of range as Banik strikes.
Axelsen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Banik tries for a takedown but Axelsen circles away easily
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banik throws a poor cross that misses
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banik throws a sloppy body shot
and Axelsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Banik misses with a lunging right hand
and Axelsen counters with a crisp one two that drops Banik! Axelsen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Banik to his feet! Banik is in big trouble!
 Banik is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banik misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen counters with a big right hand! Oh Banik is in trouble here! Axelsen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loke Axelsen!
Loke Axelsen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Collins (ranked 3113 p4p, 5643 weight class) and Michael Hall (ranked 374 p4p, 526 weight class). Abraham Collins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abraham Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Hall!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins looks to land a combination. Hall sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Danga de danga de dang - Collins scores with a four punch combination!
Hall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Collins counters with a three punch combo that has Hall backing up. Hall nods at Collins to acknowledge the strikes.
Hall is rocked!
Hall looks winded!
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Collins finish him?
Collins digs a good hook to Hall's body.
Hall get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Hall stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Collins runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abraham Collins!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurou Nishiyama (ranked 3398 p4p, 3052 weight class) and Patamon Pallaton (ranked 408 p4p, 364 weight class). The key to victory for Kurou Nishiyama has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurou Nishiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patamon Pallaton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Nishiyama as Pallaton shoots in.
Pallaton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pallaton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nishiyama taking some punishment here, with Pallaton in his half guard.
Pallaton prevents Nishiyama from standing back up.
Nishiyama is trying to maintain the position but Pallaton is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pallaton winds up and cracks Nishiyama with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pallaton prevents Nishiyama from standing back up.
Nishiyama knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pallaton on the ground.
Pallaton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pallaton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pallaton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pallaton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nishiyama is defending against the submission attempts here by Pallaton.
Nishiyama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pallaton scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallaton is nestled in close to Nishiyama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Pallaton there.
Nishiyama is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pallaton lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Nishiyama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pallaton lands a big elbow - Nishiyama is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Pallaton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patamon Pallaton!
After winning the bout, Patamon Pallaton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bil Green (ranked 3629 p4p, 3934 weight class) and Maxton Hefferman (ranked 430 p4p, 455 weight class). Green's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Natural Life - Natural Life. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hefferman's choice of entrance music: enemies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bil Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxton Hefferman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Green clinches up against the cage.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Hefferman avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Hefferman managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
Hefferman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Green is defending well.
Green pushes Hefferman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hefferman lands an uppercut.
Hefferman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Green fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hefferman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hefferman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hefferman blocks a body shot from Green.
A frustrated look appears on Hefferman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Green misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hefferman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Green pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bil Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxton Hefferman.
Green throws a head punch that misses.
Green putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hefferman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hefferman jumps guard but Green stands there with Hefferman around his waist. Hefferman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hefferman tries to pull guard but Green holds him up against the cage and eventually Hefferman drops back down to his feet.
Green stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hefferman can't break the clinch.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hefferman's elbow.
A short uppercut from Green.
Hefferman prevents a body shot from Green.
Hefferman tries to score a body lock takedown but Green shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Green.
A frustrated look appears on Hefferman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Hefferman controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Green as the two fighters clinch.
Hefferman looks winded!
Green lands an elbow just above Hefferman 's eye.
Hefferman jumps guard but Green turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green lands an elbow that stopped Hefferman in his tracks for a moment.
Green misses with the head strike.
Hefferman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hefferman blocks a body shot from Green.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Green looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Hefferman backwards.
Green presses Hefferman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Green lands an uppercut.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hefferman.
Green blocking some punches.
Hefferman blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Hefferman avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Green lands an elbow that stopped Hefferman in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Maxton Hefferman has been cut.
Hefferman blocks a body shot from Green.
Hefferman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Green lands a knee to the body.
We've been informed that Hefferman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Green lands an elbow that stopped Hefferman in his tracks for a moment.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Hefferman controls the action.
Green using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green scores a nice knee to the body.
Green lands a knee to the body.
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!
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Hefferman controls his hands.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Green is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hefferman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Green is keeping busy.
Green is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hefferman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hefferman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Green.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green misses with some punches.
Green wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Green.
Hefferman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bil Green dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxton Hefferman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Green scores with a jab to the head.
Hefferman is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Green wants to clinch but Hefferman slips to the side
and Hefferman counters with a straight right hand.
Hefferman shoots and misses
and Green counters with a nice right hand that sends Hefferman toppling to the canvas! Hefferman scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Green finish him?!
Hefferman is still on wobbly legs! Can Green finish him?
Hefferman slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Green has Hefferman up against the cage in a 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!
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Green pushes Hefferman against the cage. Green is working some dirty boxing. Green pushes off with a quick right hook! Hefferman goes down! Hefferman tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Green moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bil Green!
Bil Green seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Maxton Hefferman had this to say: 'we will get better we will get stronger and we will try again'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Islam Rafiq (ranked 3279 p4p, 3114 weight class) and Marcus Greene (ranked 398 p4p, 375 weight class). Greene has chosen Tokyo Drifting - Glass Animals & Denzel Curry as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Islam Rafiq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Greene!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafiq tries to score a power double leg takedown but Greene sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rafiq somewhat.
Rafiq looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Greene jabs at Rafiq's body.
Greene lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Greene darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rafiq has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Greene finds it's way round the side to connect with Rafiq's head.
Rafiq is rocked!
Greene lands a big right hook! Rafiq looks hurt but is still standing! Greene lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Rafiq falls down and Greene dives in with a huge hammer fist! Rafiq's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Greene runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Greene!
Our winner, Marcus Greene, 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Smith (ranked 2257 p4p, 3339 weight class) and Boris Yeltsin Jr (ranked 271 p4p, 357 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Boris Yeltsin Jr 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Yeltsin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Yeltsin Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith misses the body punch
and Yeltsin Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Yeltsin Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yeltsin Jr misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Yeltsin Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yeltsin Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Smith tests Yeltsin Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yeltsin Jr lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Smith can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Yeltsin Jr and Smith drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Yeltsin Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Yeltsin Jr!
Boris Yeltsin Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Jake Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'Get ready for the gulag, homeboy.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Knight (ranked 2438 p4p, 3142 weight class) and Ethan Gracie (ranked 309 p4p, 383 weight class). Knight comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. Gracie has chosen No Church In The Wild as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ethan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie with a poor takedown
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Knight counters with a left to the body.
Terrell Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Gracie.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knight's waist but Knight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gracie falls to his knees and Knight doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrell Knight!
Terrell Knight bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Ethan Gracie was interviewed post fight and said 'Four losses in a row. Not a good look for me man. Don't know whats next to be honest.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boryenka Stepanov (ranked 916 p4p, 2646 weight class) and Abd El Kader Mohamed (ranked 126 p4p, 323 weight class). Stepanov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Russian Paradise. Abd El Kader Mohamed will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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182
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryenka Stepanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abd El Kader Mohamed!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohamed doesn't manage to clinch there - Stepanov circles away.
Stepanov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stepanov is putting a hurting on Mohamed here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mohamed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stepanov in side control, throwing shots but Mohamed defends.
Stepanov in side control, throwing shots but Mohamed defends.
Stepanov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stepanov misses with the ground and pound.
Stepanov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mohamed!
Stepanov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stepanov postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mohamed bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Stepanov and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boryenka Stepanov!
Boryenka Stepanov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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