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CFC 558 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Potter (ranked 2820 p4p, 2902 weight class) and Fred Schneider (ranked 341 p4p, 348 weight class). Charlie Potter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Fred Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneider closes the distance and clinches.
Schneider lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
 It looks like Charlie Potter has been cut.
Schneider pulls guard.
Schneider looking for a triangle here. Potter is fighting it but it looks tight! Schneider pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Potter is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Fred Schneider!
After winning the bout, Fred Schneider 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tmas Panzy (ranked 3509 p4p, 3329 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 403 p4p, 389 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tmas Panzy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panzy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
Panzy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging White to the ground. Panzy is now in White's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White has his hands on Panzy's head, controlling the position.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Panzy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Panzy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Panzy trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White is controlling Panzy's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panzy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Panzy looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
White is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
White postures up.
White preventing the sweep.
Panzy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White is stalling in the full guard.
White pushing down on Panzy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Panzy has hold of White's hands but White slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
White is figuring out what he wants to do next.
White is trying to control the action in half guard but Panzy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
White slips a nice elbow through Panzy's hands, connecting with Panzy's forehead.
White is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
White wants to work for an arm triangle but Panzy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
White 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White wants to pass to mount but Panzy is defending the position.
Panzy is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gumburcules Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
White is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Panzy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panzy defending well though.
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.
Panzy is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Panzy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Panzy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
White looking to pass the guard.
White scoring with punches to the head and body.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Panzy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panzy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as White controls the pace.
Panzy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Panzy's guard.
White is in close to Panzy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
White landing some decent shots from guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Panzy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White is in close to Panzy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
White with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panzy wants to sweep but no luck.
White works over Panzy with some ground and pound from guard.
White wants to control from the top but Panzy keeps moving.
Panzy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White's corner is telling him to maintain position.
White got a little sloppy there for a moment and Panzy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, White has managed to get both his arms back between Panzy's legs - danger averted.
Panzy wants to control but White passes easily into half guard.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ground and pound from White.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. White lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from White there.
Panzy wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
White working over Panzy with some ground and pound. Panzy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
White wants to work for an arm triangle but Panzy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Walter White has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control but Panzy is keeping him busy.
White working Panzy over with strikes.
Panzy actively working from the bottom here.
White scoring with strikes to the body and head.
White is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
White perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
White is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Panzy is just riding it out for now. White eventually gives up the hold.
White looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Panzy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Panzy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Panzy keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells White's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Panzy keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panzy is keeping the position for now.
Panzy keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Panzy's brow.
White stands up over Panzy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Panzy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
White feints and as Panzy raises his hands in defense, White changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
White with a nice head shot there.
White slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Panzy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White throws an elbow that misses. Panzy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Panzy!
Panzy has gone for a leg lock! White slips out almost immediately though and dives into Panzy's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panzy has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Panzy trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Panzy's head.
Panzy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White scoring with punches to the head and body.
White is in close to Panzy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
 Panzy is rocked!
White lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Panzy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Panzy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
White trying to control but Panzy is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is pushing down on Panzy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Panzy is fighting to maintain full guard but White has managed to sneak the leg through.
Panzy seems to have got his legs back now.
White content to control rather than advance.
White looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Panzy wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. White connects with a nice short shot to Panzy's temple.
Panzy has hold of White's hands but White slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
White working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with White in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Panzy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White lands strikes from half guard.
White lands a big elbow - Panzy 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 White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter White!
A relieved looking Walter White 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yu Sei Songwong (ranked 2773 p4p, 2982 weight class) and Omar Dahir (ranked 346 p4p, 366 weight class). Yu Sei Songwong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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159
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yu Sei Songwong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Omar Dahir!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahir fails with the takedown.
Dahir with a poor takedown
so Songwong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Songwong wants to control from the top but Dahir keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dahir has his hands on Songwong's head, controlling the position.
Songwong trying to control but Dahir is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Songwong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dahir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahir wants to hit a sweep here but Songwong passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dahir there!
Songwong is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dahir can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dahir wants to hold on but Songwong pushes him away.
Songwong throwing strikes here but Dahir is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Songwong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dahir tries to lock up and control but Songwong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Songwong jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dahir is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dahir and Songwong has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dahir struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahir manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Songwong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Songwong is trying to work for a kimura but Dahir is defending well.
Dahir gets full guard.
Dahir has Songwong pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahir keeping moving, preventing Songwong from controlling successfully.
Dahir has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Combat Wombat Burrow. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dahir has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dahir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Songwong's waist but Songwong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dahir off to one side.
Yu Sei Songwong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Dahir.
Dahir with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Songwong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dahir has a takedown stuffed.
Songwong tried to counter with a leg kick but Dahir avoided it.
Dahir shoots in for a double leg but Songwong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dahir shoots in looking for a takedown but Songwong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dahir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahir with a poor takedown
and Songwong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Omar Dahir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dahir shoots for a takedown but Songwong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dahir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Songwong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Songwong is trying to control Dahir's posture but Dahir avoids it.
Songwong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Songwong is looking to improve his position.
Dahir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Songwong tries to roll over but Dahir keeps him under control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Songwong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Songwong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dahir prevents Songwong from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yu Sei Songwong 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.
Dahir fails to land the takedown.
Songwong tried to counter with a leg kick but Dahir avoided it.
Dahir goes for a double leg but Songwong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Songwong continues to drive forward.
Songwong tried to counter with a leg kick but Dahir avoided it.
Dahir darts in looking for a takedown but Songwong gets double underhooks and turns Dahir into the cage.
Yu Sei Songwong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Dahir.
No luck for Dahir with that takedown attempt.
Songwong looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dahir has his takedown stuffed
and Songwong counters with a low kick, right behind Dahir 's knee.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dahir or perhaps it was just good defense by Songwong, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahir shoots for a takedown but Songwong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Songwong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dahir.
Songwong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Songwong throws a shot from downtown. Dahir moves away and avoids it.
Songwong connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Songwong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dahir.
As Dahir backs away, Songwong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dahir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Songwong decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dahir's guard.
Songwong stopping the sweep attempt from Dahir.
Dahir trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dahir's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Songwong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dahir can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Songwong drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dahir manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Songwong has Dahir in his guard.
Dahir scoring with some ground and pound.
Songwong looking for subs off his back but Dahir has passed one foot through into half guard.
Songwong wants to improve his position but Dahir is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahir is keen to just control but Songwong is a slippery customer.
Songwong is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Dangerous Fight Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Songwong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Songwong looking for submissions off his back.
Dahir perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Songwong actively working from the bottom here.
Songwong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Dahir there.
Songwong tries to roll over but Dahir keeps him under control.
Songwong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four 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.
Dahir is nestled in close to Songwong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dahir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dahir connects with a nice short shot to Songwong's temple.
Songwong is rocked!
Dahir lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Songwong! More strikes land and this one is all over! Dahir jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Dahir!
A relieved looking Omar Dahir 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Ryker (ranked 3635 p4p, 2441 weight class) and Tyson Hargrave (ranked 412 p4p, 306 weight class). Hargrave has chosen Mastodon - High Road as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Ryker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Hargrave!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryker blocks a jab.
Ryker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hargrave escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ryker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ryker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryker looks to clinch
and Hargrave counters with a straight right hand.
Hargrave lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ryker tries to clinch there but Hargrave circles away.
A little jabbing left from Hargrave on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ryker wants to clinch.
Ryker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hargrave counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hargrave swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hargrave paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hargrave connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryker moves to clinch but Hargrave breaks away
and Hargrave connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargrave circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from Hargrave.
Hargrave fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ryker darts in trying to clinch
and Hargrave counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hargrave circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hargrave counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryker tries to clinch but Hargrave moves away
and Hargrave counters with a right hand that sends Ryker tumbling to the canvas! Can Hargrave finish him? He dives into Ryker's guard looking to do just that!
Ryker is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hargrave wants to pass the guard but Ryker is keeping the position.
Oh Ryker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hargrave is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ryker seems to have got his legs back now.
Hargrave trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ryker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ryker stays in close to Hargrave's body and controls the position.
Ryker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hargrave swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hargrave looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ryker being controlled here momentarily.
Ryker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave is looking for a triangle here but Ryker uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hargrave's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hargrave looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hargrave is not content to let Ryker control the position.
That's four 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.
Ryker tries to score with some ground and pound. Hargrave controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hargrave tries to improve position but can't.
Hargrave manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hargrave tries to get to full guard but Ryker has control of the leg.
Ryker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Hargrave 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.
Ryker clinches up against the cage.
Hargrave has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ryker fails to pull guard.
Hargrave drags the fight down to the ground.
Ryker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hargrave manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryker manages to get himself to full guard.
Ryker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hargrave gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryker keeping moving, preventing Hargrave from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hargrave passes into half guard.
Ryker wants to improve his position but Hargrave is controlling well.
Hargrave content to control rather than advance.
Hargrave maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Ryker could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hargrave has cracked it and Ryker is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hargrave!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyson Hargrave!
After the fight, Tyson Hargrave was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Draconis (ranked 2567 p4p, 2507 weight class) and Joey Cruz (ranked 312 p4p, 308 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Draconis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Cruz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draconis manages to avoid it.
Draconis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Draconis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Draconis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cruz stalks Draconis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Draconis's face. Draconis staggers backwards, shaken.
Cruz throws a hook but Draconis blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Draconis feinted with a counter takedown.
Cruz sizes up Draconis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cruz swings for the body but Draconis moves out of range.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Draconis's head but Draconis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draconis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cruz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Draconis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Draconis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Draconis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Draconis cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Draconis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Draconis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Draconis landing with the ground and pound.
Draconis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Draconis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Draconis scoring with some ground and pound.
Draconis lands a couple of elbows.
Draconis chips away with some ground and pound.
Draconis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Draconis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Draconis postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Cruz covers up, he's hurt! Draconis keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Draconis and the ref steps in to end the fight! Draconis can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Draconis!
Tommy Draconis 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Sprintin (ranked 2762 p4p, 3155 weight class) and Jim Bob Walton (ranked 161 p4p, 185 weight class). Sprintin comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Bad Man. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Bob Walton!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprintin throws a hook but Walton blocks it.
Walton throws out a counter right but Sprintin avoids it with no problem.
Sprintin clobbers Walton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sprintin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walton was well out of range. Poor timing from Sprintin.
Walton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walton takes a swing at Sprintin's ribcage but misses.
Sprintin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walton.
Sprintin lands with a cross.
Sprintin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walton slips a straight right by Sprintin.
Sprintin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sprintin throws an off balance right hand
and Walton counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin lands a lovely overhand right.
Sprintin thuds a left hand into Walton's body.
Sprintin misses with an uppercut
and Walton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walton moves in looking to clinch but Sprintin pushes him off.
Walton moves away from the strike by Sprintin.
Sprintin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walton wants to counter with a clinch but Sprintin pushes him away.
Sprintin connects with a body shot.
Sprintin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walton doesn't seem bothered though.
Sprintin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walton moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walton throws out a counter right but Sprintin avoids it with no problem.
Sprintin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Phil Sprintin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sprintin misses with a looping right.
Walton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sprintin closes the distance and pushes Walton back into the cage.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sprintin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton misses with the head strike.
Sprintin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walton misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
Walton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sprintin tries to pull guard but Walton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Walton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton tries to land a knee to the head but Sprintin blocks with his arms.
A short right from Walton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sprintin being controlled against the cage.
Sprintin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walton.
Sprintin has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Walton misses with some punches.
Sprintin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sprintin throws a head punch that misses.
Sprintin has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Walton misses with some punches.
Walton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short right from Walton on the inside.
Sprintin misses with a punch on the inside.
Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walton.
Sprintin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sprintin digs a right hand into Walton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walton's gas tank.
Sprintin prevents a body shot from Walton.
Sprintin lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton is stalling here.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton gets through Sprintin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sprintin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sprintin lands a right hand.
Sprintin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sprintin.
Walton lands a body punch.
Sprintin presses Walton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sprintin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sprintin tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Sprintin back against the cage.
Sprintin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton taking a breather.
Walton scores with a shoulder strike.
Sprintin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sprintin misses with some punches.
Sprintin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walton lands an uppercut.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Sprintin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sprintin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sprintin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sprintin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sprintin duly obliges.
 Walton is rocked!
Walton misses with a lunging right hand
and Sprintin counters with a nice body shot.
Sprintin throws a lazy uppercut
and Walton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sprintin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sprintin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walton can do to turn this around?
Sprintin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walton is still on wobbly legs! Can Sprintin finish him?
Sprintin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walton is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Walton seems to have recovered his senses.
Sprintin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walton.
Sprintin throwing a counter right hand but Walton manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sprintin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin scores with a nice right hand.
Sprintin misses with a hook to the body
and Walton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Sprintin catches Walton right on the button with a cross.
Sprintin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sprintin.
Walton needs to keep his hands up - Sprintin had a free shot at his head there.
Sprintin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sprintin needs to keep his hands up - Walton had a free shot at his head there.
Sprintin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walton's head.
Walton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sprintin.
Walton is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sprintin has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walton looking to slow down the pace here.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sprintin's elbow.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Sprintin.
Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walton avoiding damage.
Sprintin pushes Walton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sprintin misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sprintin as Walton tries to tie him up.
Sprintin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walton prevents a body shot from Sprintin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sprintin.
Sprintin has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Sprintin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sprintin or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton lands with a right to the head.
Jim Bob Walton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walton blocks a body shot from Sprintin.
Walton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sprintin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Walton walks away with a smile on his face. Sprintin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sprintin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sprintin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walton.
Sprintin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walton has time to react.
Sprintin misses with a double jab.
Walton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sprintin with a body shot.
Walton staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Walton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sprintin to score with a decent uppercut.
Sprintin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sprintin looks to land a right hand but Walton moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sprintin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sprintin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walton throws out a counter right but Sprintin avoids it with no problem.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from Sprintin.
Walton tries to clinch up but Sprintin circles away and keeps his distance.
Sprintin works the jab nicely.
Sprintin loads up on a big right hand but Walton slips the punch.
Walton misses with an uppercut.
Sprintin scores with a hook to the body. Walton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sprintin connects with a right hand. Walton shakes it off.
Sprintin looks to land a right hand but Walton moved out of range.
Walton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Sprintin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Walton misses with a hook to the body
and Sprintin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jim Bob Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sprintin dips to his left and cracks Walton with an uppercut!
Walton drives through and clinches with Sprintin against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sprintin.
Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
Walton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sprintin fails to pull guard.
Walton has a couple of punches blocked by Sprintin.
Walton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sprintin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
Sprintin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sprintin throws a head punch that misses.
Walton misses with the head strike.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton working aggressively here.
Walton is looking to control Sprintin's arms but Sprintin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walton has his back to the cage.
Sprintin can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sprintin lands an uppercut.
A short left from Sprintin.
Walton takes a shot to the head.
Sprintin pushes Walton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Walton.
A head punch on the inside from Walton fails to land.
Walton prevents a body shot from Sprintin.
Sprintin throws a head punch that misses.
Walton pushes off an throws an elbow but Sprintin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Sprintin.
Walton missing with knees to the body.
Sprintin lands with a short shot to the head.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sprintin's elbow.
Walton throws a head punch that misses.
Walton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sprintin tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walton tries a body shot but Sprintin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Walton fails to land.
Walton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sprintin backwards.
Walton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Walton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sprintin is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Walton fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Walton.
Walton has a couple of punches blocked by Sprintin.
Sprintin misses with the head strike.
Walton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short uppercut from Sprintin.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Sprintin on the inside.
Sprintin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sprintin.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sprintin can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
Good body shot from Sprintin.
Sprintin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sprintin blocks an uppercut.
Walton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sprintin.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton missing with knees to the body.
Sprintin working aggressively here.
Sprintin tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Sprintin back against the cage.
Sprintin lands a nice uppercut.
Walton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sprintin misses with some punches.
Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walton tries to stall but Sprintin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walton lands a left hand.
Sprintin is working Walton over against the cage.
Sprintin lands a nice shot to the body.
Walton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sprintin blocking some punches.
Walton working aggressively here.
Sprintin takes a shot to the head.
Sprintin cracks Walton with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Sprintin.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sprintin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Sprintin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Sprintin.
A right hook to the body lands for Sprintin.
Walton takes a shot to the head.
Sprintin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Walton blocks a body shot from Sprintin.
Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sprintin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walton.
A short left from Sprintin.
Walton prevents a body shot from Sprintin.
Sprintin digs a right hand underneath Walton's ribcage. Walton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Sprintin.
Sprintin lands a right hand.
Sprintin lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Sprintin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sprintin, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Sprintin!
A very excited looking Phil Sprintin 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cottoneye Joe (ranked 1602 p4p, 2412 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 197 p4p, 293 weight class). Apollo Creed acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265
5 - 1 - 0 |
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20
289
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cottoneye Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Creed !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Creed .
Creed scores with a punch to the head.
Joe slips a jab from Creed .
Joe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Creed drops Joe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Joe looks back up at him and smiles so Creed waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Creed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creed .
Joe is looking to counter the offense by Creed and move into the clinch.
Joe is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Creed doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Joe crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Joe's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apollo Creed !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ferenc Fazekas (ranked 1933 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Michael Montana (ranked 231 p4p, 186 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferenc Fazekas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Montana!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Montana misses the jab.
Fazekas throws a shot from downtown. Montana moves away and avoids it.
Montana throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Fazekas to counter with a crisp jab.
Montana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fazekas.
Montana throws a shot from downtown. Fazekas moves away and avoids it.
Fazekas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fazekas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab by Fazekas.
Montana has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Fazekas.
Montana lands with a nice body punch.
Fazekas moves out of range as Montana strikes.
Montana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fazekas.
The fighters circling - Montana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fazekas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fazekas misses with an uppercut.
Fazekas misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana throws a poor cross that misses
and Fazekas counters with a nice uppercut.
Fazekas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montana.
It looked like Fazekas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Michael Montana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montana throws a counter combo.
Montana staying out of range there.
It seemed like Montana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fazekas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Montana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fazekas.
Fazekas throws the left hand but Montana avoids the punch easily.
Fazekas avoids the body shot from Montana.
Fazekas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Montana swings widly with a right hand
and Montana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montana misses with a hook
and Fazekas counters with a crisp right hand that drops Montana! Fazekas lets Montana back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 It looks like Michael Montana has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fazekas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Montana counter with a right hand.
Montana throws a poor cross that misses
and Fazekas counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Montana falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ferenc Fazekas!
Ferenc Fazekas 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Kaepernick (ranked 1488 p4p, 1665 weight class) and Mario Yamasaki (ranked 210 p4p, 232 weight class). Mario Yamasaki struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Julius Kaepernick has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julius Kaepernick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaepernick drives through with a takedown into Yamasaki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yamasaki controlling the position.
Kaepernick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kaepernick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaepernick trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaepernick connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaepernick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaepernick looking to sit in guard and control but Yamasaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kaepernick managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki wants to pass the guard but Kaepernick is keeping the position.
Yamasaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick has Yamasaki pulled in close to control his posture.
Kaepernick is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kaepernick thows a huge punch but Yamasaki dodges it nicely.
Kaepernick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaepernick tries to pass to full mount but Yamasaki defends it.
Kaepernick wants to control but Yamasaki is keeping him busy.
Yamasaki trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kaepernick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kaepernick is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kaepernick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yamasaki's head.
Kaepernick is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kaepernick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yamasaki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick wants to control but Yamasaki is keeping him busy.
Kaepernick trying to control the pace.
Kaepernick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yamasaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kaepernick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaepernick wants to take a breather but Yamasaki is having none of it.
Kaepernick is pressing down on Yamasaki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamasaki is holding on for now.
Kaepernick throwing shots but Yamasaki is blocking nicely.
Kaepernick working Yamasaki over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamasaki is trying to maintain the position but Kaepernick is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kaepernick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kaepernick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yamasaki wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Kaepernick there.
Kaepernick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamasaki defending well though.
Kaepernick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaepernick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kaepernick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamasaki keeps working.
Kaepernick thows a huge punch but Yamasaki dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaepernick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kaepernick drops an elbow to the side of Yamasaki's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Kaepernick dominated that round.
That's time! Kaepernick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yamasaki lands a slapping body shot.
Kaepernick feints and as Yamasaki raises his hands in defense, Kaepernick changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kaepernick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kaepernick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kaepernick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaepernick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kaepernick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaepernick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kaepernick throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kaepernick postures up in Yamasaki's guard and throws a big left but Yamasaki blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick trying to control but Yamasaki is working from the bottom.
Kaepernick scoring with some ground and pound.
Kaepernick wants to control from the top but Yamasaki keeps moving.
Kaepernick stays in close to Yamasaki's body and controls the position.
Kaepernick trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaepernick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kaepernick stands up over Yamasaki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kaepernick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamasaki wants to stand up but Kaepernick is controlling him.
Kaepernick is fighting to break Yamasaki's control of his arms but Yamasaki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kaepernick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamasaki can do to turn this around?
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.
Kaepernick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kaepernick postures up in Yamasaki's guard and throws a big left but Yamasaki blocks it.
Kaepernick scoring with some ground and pound.
Kaepernick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaepernick connects with a couple of short punches.
Kaepernick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kaepernick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamasaki's head.
Yamasaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaepernick stands up over Yamasaki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kaepernick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamasaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaepernick with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaepernick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kaepernick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yamasaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaepernick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yamasaki is trying to keep Kaepernick in close.
Kaepernick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kaepernick trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamasaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaepernick wants to control from the top but Yamasaki keeps moving.
Yamasaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick lands a couple of elbows.
Yamasaki is trying to keep Kaepernick in close.
Kaepernick is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kaepernick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaepernick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yamasaki keeping moving, preventing Kaepernick from controlling successfully.
Kaepernick is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yamasaki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaepernick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamasaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaepernick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Kaepernick dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kaepernick misses with a takedown attempt
and Yamasaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Yamasaki misses.
Kaepernick looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yamasaki!
Kaepernick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamasaki keeps working.
An elbow from Kaepernick crashes against the mat.
Kaepernick scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kaepernick grinds an elbow into Yamasaki's temple.
Kaepernick lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kaepernick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yamasaki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kaepernick has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaepernick wants to control but Yamasaki is keeping him busy.
Kaepernick throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kaepernick swings around for an armbar but Yamasaki sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kaepernick's guard.
Kaepernick looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaepernick, not yet.
Kaepernick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamasaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kaepernick seems keen to control Yamasaki's posture.
Yamasaki preventing the sweep.
Kaepernick trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick 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.
Kaepernick pulls Yamasaki in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kaepernick is on top in guard.
Yamasaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kaepernick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kaepernick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kaepernick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki keeping moving, preventing Kaepernick from controlling successfully.
Kaepernick is in close to Yamasaki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kaepernick is in close to Yamasaki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kaepernick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yamasaki working a defensive guard here.
Kaepernick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kaepernick is in close to Yamasaki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kaepernick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamasaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Julius Kaepernick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaepernick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yamasaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kaepernick wants to control from the top but Yamasaki keeps moving.
Kaepernick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yamasaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaepernick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yamasaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamasaki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kaepernick is controlling him.
Kaepernick is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamasaki has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Kaepernick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kaepernick, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Kaepernick!
Our winner, Julius Kaepernick, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akamaru Jackson (ranked 568 p4p, 1443 weight class) and Doppo Orochi (ranked 79 p4p, 172 weight class). Doppo Orochi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akamaru Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doppo Orochi!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orochi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Orochi's guard.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Orochi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson distracts Orochi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Orochi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Jackson frees his head nicely. Oh but Orochi has switched to an armbar! Jackson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Doppo Orochi!
Doppo Orochi is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Doppo Orochi 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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