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AVKT 21: Colossal Impact PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Trevena (ranked 5850 p4p, 25394 weight class) and Cheeks Clapperton (ranked 565 p4p, 597 weight class). Trevena comes to the cage accompanied by Va Va Voom . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ White 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 6 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Trevena !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cheeks Clapperton!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Trevena .
Clapperton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trevena .
Trevena is looking to counter with head kicks.
Trevena misses with a head kick.
Trevena gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Trevena is trying to control the position but Clapperton postures up.
Clapperton working some strikes from top position.
Trevena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clapperton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trevena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clapperton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clapperton forces his way into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clapperton working the head and body with strikes.
Trevena has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Clapperton is working away from the top position though.
Clapperton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Trevena has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clapperton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clapperton controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clapperton lands a big shot there that rocks Trevena but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Clapperton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Trevena looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Trevena knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clapperton on the ground.
Clapperton controlling from the full mount.
Clapperton with the ground and pound from mount.
Trevena is bucking up trying to escape but Clapperton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clapperton lands with some strikes.
Clapperton controlling the pace for now.
Clapperton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clapperton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Clapperton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Clapperton controlling his opponent.
Trevena tries to hold on but Clapperton pushes him away.
Clapperton landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clapperton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Clapperton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Trevena hang on?
Clapperton with the ground and pound from mount.
Clapperton controlling the pace for now.
Clapperton cracks Trevena with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheeks Clapperton!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Cheeks Clapperton made sure he mentioned Furnace Performance 🔥, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, King Trevena stepped up to the mic, saying 'You got that voom voom.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gage Mickey (ranked 5012 p4p, 5253 weight class) and Bob White (ranked 252 p4p, 261 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gage Mickey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob White!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Mickey.
White gets a double leg takedown into Mickey's guard.
Mickey keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Mickey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mickey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Mickey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
My spies in Julians Sports Bar & Gym inform me that White has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Mickey has wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Mickey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gage Mickey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Mickey as White shoots in.
White drops his hands momentarily and Mickey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Mickey, which made it look bad.
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mickey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mickey throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
Gage Mickey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob White.
Mickey throws a shot to the body.
White shoots and misses
and Mickey counters with a nice body shot.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
White looks winded!
Mickey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mickey stuffs the takedown.
Mickey scores with a nice strike.
Mickey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mickey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White darts in looking for a takedown but Mickey gets double underhooks and turns White into the cage.
Mickey jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mickey gets in close and tags White with a short punch that almost sends White to the mat! Oh White is in big trouble! He turns his back on Mickey, trying to create some distance but Mickey rushes him, striking wildly and White goes down! The referee tackles Mickey into the cage to end the fight! Mickey is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gage Mickey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Der Hund (ranked 4840 p4p, 5573 weight class) and Kondo Nousani (ranked 459 p4p, 480 weight class). Hund comes to the cage accompanied by Dogs of War. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kondo Nousani enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Der Hund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kondo Nousani!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nousani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hund has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hund there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nousani should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nousani cracks Hund with an open hand slap.
Hund throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nousani.
Hund throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nousani was covering up waiting for the punch and Hund finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hund is pushing down on Nousani's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nousani is fighting to maintain full guard but Hund has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hund frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hund content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Nousani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hund working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Nousani turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Hund off and cradles Nousani's limp body as Hund celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Der Hund!
During a confident post fight interview, Der Hund thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Wong (ranked 3376 p4p, 3791 weight class) and Crazy Earl (ranked 374 p4p, 406 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Wong!
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, Crazy Earl!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong fails to land with a series of punches.
Wong scores with a body shot.
Wong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Earl throws a solid leg kick but Wong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Earl.
Crazy Earl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Earl was well out of range. Poor timing from Wong.
Nice uppercut lands for Earl. That snapped Wong's head back.
Earl jabs Wong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Earl slips under a jab.
Earl swings widly with a right hand
and Wong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong moves out of range as Earl strikes.
Wong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Earl throws a leg kick
and Wong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Earl thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earl misses with an uppercut. Wong saw that one coming.
Earl throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Earl thinking.
Earl misses with a lunging right hand
and Wong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Earl lands a glancing blow to the side of Wong's head.
Wong throws a poor cross that misses
and Earl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Earl doesn't seem bothered though.
Earl misses with a left hand
and Wong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Earl misses
and Wong counters with a nice uppercut.
Wong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Earl throws out the jab.
Earl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earl tries to move into range but Wong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Earl throws the left hand but Wong avoids the punch easily.
Wong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wong scores with a shot to the body.
Wong just misses with a punch to the body.
Wong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Earl misses with an uppercut
and Wong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Earl thinking.
Wong is looking to wear down Earl with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Earl takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Earl manages to avoid it.
Wong looks to score with a jab to the body but Earl is just out of range.
Earl connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earl misses with a hook to the body
and Wong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Earl misses with a lunging right hand
and Wong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Earl manages to avoid it.
Wong misses the shot to the body.
Wong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Earl was well out of range. Poor timing from Wong.
Wong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Earl under the eye.
Wong throws out a loose jab but Earl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wong misses with a hook
and Earl counters with a nice body shot.
Earl misses with a shot to the body
enabling Wong to counter with a crisp jab.
Earl walks into a stiff left hand from Wong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earl misses with a hook
and Wong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Earl looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Earl scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Earl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Earl throws a sloppy body shot
and Wong counters with a nice uppercut.
Earl lands with a nice body punch.
Wong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Earl throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Earl throws an overhand right that lands on Wong's shoulder, as Wong tries to avoid the shot.
Wong swings for the body but Earl moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Wong dominated that round.
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.
Earl throws a hook but Wong blocks it.
Wong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Earl throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Wong to counter with a crisp jab.
Wong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Earl.
Wong tried to counter with a leg kick but Earl avoided it.
Wong 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.
Wong lands a head shot.
Earl throws a poor cross that misses
and Wong counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Earl throws a combination that misses
and Wong counters with a straight right hand.
Wong connects with the punch.
Jab by Earl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earl misses with the body kick
enabling Wong to counter with a crisp jab.
Earl misses with a double jab
and Wong counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Earl coming out on top.
Earl throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Earl has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Earl there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wong loads up on a big right hand but Earl slips the punch.
Earl throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Wong to counter with a crisp jab.
Wong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Earl has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Earl scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Earl misses the body punch
and Wong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Earl slips a straight right by Wong.
Wong with a hook.
Wong scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Wong finds it's way through Earl's defenses.
Earl thows a leg kick but Wong checks it
and Wong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Earl misses with a right hand
letting Wong counter with a right hand.
A big left from Earl misses.
Wong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Earl lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wong.
Wong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Earl under the eye.
A slow jab from Wong misses its intended target.
Earl misses with a left hand
and Wong counters with a left to the body.
Earl throws a right hand that misses
enabling Wong to counter with a crisp jab.
Earl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Earl throws a poor cross that misses
and Wong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Earl looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Earl misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earl misses with a hook. Wong ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Wong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wong misses with a straight left.
Earl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Wong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Earl misses with a right hand
and Wong counters with a right hand to the body.
Wong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Earl doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Earl misses with a kick to the body.
Earl takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Wong dominated that second round.
That's time! Wong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A low kick from Earl is predictable there
and Wong counters with a straight right hand.
Earl takes one to the chin there.
Earl misses with a hook.
Wong throws the left hand but Earl avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Earl.
Earl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Earl moves away from the strike by Wong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Earl uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wong has time to react.
Earl swings widly with a right hand
and Wong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Earl thinking.
Earl tests Wong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King Wong is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earl blocks a leg kick.
Earl lands a glancing blow to the side of Wong's head.
Earl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wong manages to avoid it.
Wong tried to counter with a leg kick but Earl avoided it.
Danga de danga de dang - Wong scores with a four punch combination!
Earl misses with a looping right.
Wong takes a swing at Earl's ribcage but misses.
Wong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Earl can do to turn this around?
Earl missing with a left hand there. Wong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wong slips under a jab from Earl.
Wong blocks a jab.
Earl misses with a jab to the body
and Wong counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Earl in his tracks.
Earl misses with a hook
and Wong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Earl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Earl missing with a left hand there. Wong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wong clobbers Earl with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wong here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Earl throws a lazy uppercut
and Wong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Earl throws a lazy uppercut
and Wong counters with a straight right hand.
Earl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Earl gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong misses with a hook
and Earl counters with a low kick, right behind Wong 's knee.
Wong misses with a series of wild punches.
Earl misses with a right hand
and Wong counters with a stiff right hand.
Wong throws a right hand that Earl ducks under and follows up with a left that Earl also avoids with ease.
Earl throws a sloppy head kick and Wong moves out of range easily.
Wong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wong scores with the left hand. Earl knows he should have avoided that one.
Earl throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Wong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earl misses with a left hand
enabling Wong to counter with a crisp jab.
Earl misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Wong misses its target.
Earl misses with an uppercut
and Wong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wong throws a body punch but Earl moves out of range.
Wong tests Earl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Earl misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Earl misses with a lunging right hand
and Wong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wong throws a solid leg kick but Earl takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wong.
Earl ducks under a wild hook from Wong.
Earl throws out a counter right but Wong avoids it with no problem.
Crazy Earl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Wong!
During a confident post fight interview, King Wong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 3543 p4p, 3382 weight class) and Miles Fairisles (ranked 412 p4p, 404 weight class). Fairisles has chosen Thriller - Michael Jackson as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miles Fairisles!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castrello tries a head kick but it misses.
Fairisles tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Castrello misses with a straight right.
Fairisles tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fairisles moves out of range of the body kick from Castrello.
Fairisles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Castrello throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fairisles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Castrello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fairisles.
Fairisles with the counter takedown but Castrello avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castrello stuns Fairisles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fairisles moves out of range of the strikes.
And Fairisles tries to counter it with a takedown but Castrello pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fairisles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Castrello defends it well.
Castrello throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fairisles decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Castrello's guard.
Castrello has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fairisles postures up.
Castrello throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fairisles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castrello is keeping the position for now.
Fairisles sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Castrello's guard.
Fairisles not doing much here.
It looks like Fairisles might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fairisles is working away from the top position though.
Fairisles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Castrello is looking to control Fairisles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castrello avoid being mounted?
Castrello definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Castrello is trying to get back to full guard.
Fairisles is controlling the pace.
Castrello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
My spies in Special Ops N7 Training inform me that Fairisles has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fairisles performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Fairisles has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fairisles trying to pass the guard but Castrello defending well.
Fairisles is taking a breather. Castrello says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fairisles looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fairisles content to control rather than advance.
Castrello is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Castrello is looking for a sweep. Fairisles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Castrello is holding on to half guard well.
Castrello trying to control but Fairisles postures up.
Fairisles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Fairisles.
Castrello wants to control but Fairisles is keeping busy.
Fairisles looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yet more stalling tactics from Fairisles.
Castrello trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miles Fairisles will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Castrello tests Fairisles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castrello lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fairisles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fairisles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fairisles tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fairisles blocks a head kick by Castrello.
Fairisles is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Castrello thuds his right hand into Fairisles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairisles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 Fairisles is rocked!
Castrello is stalking Fairisles. Fairisles circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Castrello, and it's lights out! Fairisles really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cullen Castrello!
Cullen Castrello thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Miles Fairisles spoke after the fight, saying 'Great fighters get beat, great fighters come back. Great fighters beat other great fighters when they come back. The fact is, I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Halme (ranked 2006 p4p, 3109 weight class) and Char Donnay (ranked 238 p4p, 355 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Halme might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Katri Helena-Katson autiota hiekkarantaa. Tony Halme 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Char Donnay!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halme goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donnay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Halme looks to clinch
and Donnay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Halme's guard.
Halme looking for a sweep. Not yet Halme, not yet.
Donnay stands up over Halme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Donnay scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Donnay content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Donnay scoring with punches to the head and body.
Donnay is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
 Halme is rocked!
Donnay loads up on a big left hand. Halme felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Donnay looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Halme can't hide his disappointment, as Donnay celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Char Donnay!
During a confident post fight interview, Char Donnay thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Tony Halme was interviewed post fight and said 'just a bad dream.. no way I could lose.. Open your eyes.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Clarkint (ranked 1764 p4p, 2438 weight class) and Sacrificial Lamb Jr (ranked 272 p4p, 365 weight class). Jean Clarkint 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Clarkint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sacrificial Lamb Jr!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lamb Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clarkint looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lamb Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Clarkint misses with a takedown attempt
and Lamb Jr counters with a series of strikes. Clarkint will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clarkint tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lamb Jr counters with a big left hand that crumples Clarkint! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sacrificial Lamb Jr!
Sacrificial Lamb Jr 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ted Lasso (ranked 2942 p4p, 1022 weight class) and Donovan Sharpe (ranked 369 p4p, 146 weight class). Donovan Sharpe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Lasso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lasso on his heels. He'll look to pass Lasso's guard now, I'm sure.
Sharpe throws a big right hand that misses.
Sharpe is in close to Lasso's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lasso looking to control.
Sharpe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sharpe is working Lasso over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sharpe landing with the ground and pound.
Sharpe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lasso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sharpe postures up in Lasso's guard and throws a big left but Lasso blocks it.
Lasso trying to keep a closed guard but Sharpe is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharpe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sharpe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sharpe scoring with some ground and pound.
Sharpe trying to control but Lasso is working from the bottom.
Lasso controls Sharpe momentarily but Sharpe frees himself.
Lasso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharpe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sharpe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lasso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sharpe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lasso is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sharpe scoring with some ground and pound.
Sharpe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sharpe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sharpe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sharpe is in close to Lasso's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sharpe chips away with some ground and pound.
Sharpe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lasso is trying to control the position but Sharpe postures up.
Sharpe throws a big right hand that misses.
Lasso controls Sharpe momentarily but Sharpe frees himself.
Sharpe works over Lasso with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe working some strikes from top position.
Sharpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sharpe won't allow Lasso to sweep him here.
Sharpe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sharpe is working Lasso over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sharpe distracts Lasso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lasso is rocked!
Sharpe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sharpe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharpe postures up and lands a big shot to Lasso's brow.
Oh Lasso is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sharpe lands a couple of digs.
Sharpe postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Lasso covers up, he's hurt! Sharpe keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Sharpe and the ref steps in to end the fight! Sharpe can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donovan Sharpe!
Donovan Sharpe is the new middleweight champion!
Donovan Sharpe tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arlo Cash (ranked 2020 p4p, 2784 weight class) and Lil Fella (ranked 175 p4p, 227 weight class). Arlo Cash could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lil Fella's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arlo Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lil Fella!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch but Fella swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cash rushes Fella and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cash tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cash is trying to pull guard but Fella turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cash avoids the elbow strike from Fella, against the cage.
Cash is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fella to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arlo Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fella looking to throw knees to the head but Cash is blocking nicely.
Fella misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fella just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cash's brow.
Cash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fella is trying to force a seperation but Cash has the dominant position.
Fella tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cash avoids it.
Cash manages to pull guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Cash's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fella avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cash had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fella defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash has his foot on Fella's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fella works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fella wants to control from the top but Cash keeps moving.
Fella controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fella drops back looking for a leg! Cash is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cash manages to kick Fella off! Fella jumps back into Cash's guard.
Fella stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Cash throws up his legs and catches Fella in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Fella tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Cash! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Arlo Cash!
Arlo Cash 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 Miet Cleever (ranked 701 p4p, 1036 weight class) and Jason Voorhees (ranked 105 p4p, 128 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Voorhees!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voorhees throws a jab when Cleever was well out of range.
No joy there for Cleever, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cleever moves away from the strike by Voorhees.
Voorhees misses with a hook
and Cleever counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jason Voorhees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleever misses with a hook.
We've been told by Cleever's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cleever lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Voorhees swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voorhees takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Voorhees misses with a leg kick
and Cleever counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cleever.
Voorhees has had enough of the clinch but Cleever keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Cleever.
Cleever lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Voorhees looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cleever working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleever manages to break the clinch.
Voorhees throws a sloppy body shot
and Cleever counters with a crisp right hand that drops Voorhees! Cleever lets Voorhees back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Voorhees is rocked!
Voorhees throws an off balance right hand
and Cleever rattles Voorhees with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Voorhees tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Cleever dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Voorhees stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Miet Cleever!
Miet Cleever retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Miet Cleever 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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