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DMMA 254 Roos vs Kersikov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Polly Johnson (ranked 2116 p4p, 3062 weight class) and Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 260 p4p, 348 weight class). Suzaku Kururugi 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Polly Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kururugi moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Kururugi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kururugis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kururugi doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kururugi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Kururugi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Kururugi moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Kururugi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kururugi wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Kururugi misses.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson cracks Kururugi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Johnson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kururugi to stand back up!
 Kururugi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Are you kidding me?! Johnson ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Kururugi clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Polly Johnson!
A relieved looking Polly Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jarvis (ranked 3271 p4p, 2067 weight class) and Tom Dancer (ranked 372 p4p, 252 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Jarvis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Dancer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvis avoids the head kick by Dancer.
Dancer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chris Jarvis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dancer lands with a kick to the temple. Jarvis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dancer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jarvis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dancer blocks an uppercut.
Dancer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dancer tries a body shot but Jarvis blocks it.
Dancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dancer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jarvis's elbow.
Dancer struggles to land a body shot inside as Jarvis controls his hands.
Dancer tries to work over Jarvis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dancer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarvis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dancer backwards.
Dancer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dancer working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jarvis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarvis lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarvis.
Jarvis working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvis has a couple of punches blocked by Dancer.
Jarvis blocks a body shot from Dancer.
Jarvis lands with a light punch inside.
Jarvis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dancer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dancer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarvis breaks the clinch.
Dancer tries to keep at a distance but Jarvis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jarvis struggles to land a body shot inside as Dancer controls his hands.
Jarvis blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Jarvis as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Jarvis.
Jarvis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dancer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dancer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jarvis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dancer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Dancer as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarvis blocks a head kick by Dancer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dancer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvis moves into range and clinches up with Dancer.
Dancer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dancer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dancer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dancer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jarvis doesn't manage to clinch there - Dancer circles away.
Dancer throws a leg kick that misses.
Dancer lands a nice looking body kick.
Dancer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jarvis tries to close the distance and clinch but Dancer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dancer is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dancer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jarvis's sensitive parts.
Jarvis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dancer gets tackled into the cage by Jarvis. Jarvis maintains the clinch.
Dancer tries a body shot but Jarvis blocks it.
Jarvis lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Jarvis.
Jarvis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dancer.
Jarvis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dancer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dancer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dancer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dancer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarvis lands with a right to the head.
Jarvis throws a head punch that misses.
Jarvis lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jarvis.
Jarvis blocks a body shot from Dancer.
Jarvis misses with a body punch.
Jarvis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dancer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dancer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dancer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jarvis working aggressively here.
Dancer working aggressively here.
Jarvis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dancers head.
Jarvis lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarvis lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Jarvis.
Dancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dancer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dancer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 Jarvis is rocked!
Dancer dips a shoulder and cracks Jarvis with a mighty uppercut! Jarvis falls back against the cage and Dancer unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jarvis is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Dancer screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Dancer!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tom Dancer waved his t-shirt featuring Stoner's Killer Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dredd Tatum (ranked 2161 p4p, 2994 weight class) and Hector Gray (ranked 111 p4p, 139 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dredd Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Gray!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Tatum misses.
Tatum takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Tatum throws a poor cross that misses
and Gray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tatum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gray.
Gray sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gray is looking for a kimura but Tatum is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gray to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray is working for a kimura but Tatum is defending it quite comfortably.
Tatum's coaches at Doom\'s Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Tatum wants to improve his position but Gray is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray is thwarting Tatum's attempts to control the position.
Gray is trying to control. Tatum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gray thows a huge punch but Tatum dodges it nicely.
Gray controlling the pace.
Tatum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gray slips a nice elbow through Tatum's hands, connecting with Tatum's forehead.
Gray not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gray is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tatum is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray slows the pace down in half guard.
Gray is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tatum has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gray seems to be working for a kimura but Tatum defends the submission attempt.
Gray is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gray is stalling here. Tatum is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gray seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tatum has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tatum tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is trying to improve his position.
Gray is not content to let Tatum control the position.
You can see the frustration on Gray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Who's going to make the next move?
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.
Gray is looking to reverse the position.
Tatum takes a little break here. Gray wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tatum wants to control but Gray is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Gray dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tatum.
Tatum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Gray tries to counter it with a takedown but Tatum pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tatum throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tatum throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Gray slips under a jab.
Tatum throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice straight punches there by Tatum. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tatum.
Tatum lands a glancing blow to the side of Gray's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gray feints the counter takedown.
Tatum lands with a good body shot.
Tatum lands with a good body shot.
Tatum lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gray doesn't seem bothered though.
Gray is breathing heavily.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dredd Tatum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gray slips a straight right by Tatum.
A shot to the liver by Tatum. Beautiful body shot.
Dredd Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
Tatum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Hector Gray has been cut.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tatum darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tatum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatum.
Gray is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tatum misses with a left hand
and Gray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gray to the canvas! Gray doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Tatum keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dredd Tatum!
An out of breath Dredd Tatum 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omer Demirci (ranked 2538 p4p, 3212 weight class) and Khru Jako (ranked 324 p4p, 386 weight class). Jako has chosen Catch a Fire as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omer Demirci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Jako misses.
Jako misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jako misses the jab.
Demirci lands an overhand right.
Demirci avoids the body shot from Jako.
Demirci misses with a hook.
Jako changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jako misses with a body shot.
Khru Jako seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jako ducks right into an uppercut from Demirci.
Jako tries to work over Demirci's front leg with a kick but Demirci checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demirci scores with the left hand. Jako knows he should have avoided that one.
Demirci getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Demirci throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demirci on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako scores with a crisp jab that stopped Demirci in his tracks.
 It looks like Omer Demirci has been cut.
Demirci takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jako tries a low kick but Demirci avoids it.
Jako throws a quick inside leg kick.
Demirci fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jako looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick from Jako lands but Demirci takes it in his stride.
Jako throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jako tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demirci was well out of range. Poor timing from Jako.
Jako throws a head kick but Demirci moves out of range.
Jako throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jako misses with a leg kick.
Jako moves forwards but Demirci connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demirci checks the leg kick.
Demirci drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jako sprawls and moves away.
Jako tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako throws out a loose jab but Demirci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jako swings for the body but Demirci moves out of range.
Demirci looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick and Demirci moves out of range easily.
Demirci drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jako sprawls and moves away.
Jako shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Demirci wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jako scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Demirci tries to move into range but Jako moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Demirci misses with a looping right.
Jako tries a head kick but it misses.
Jako ducks under a wild hook from Demirci.
Demirci bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jako clobbers Demirci with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Demirci is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jako.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jako gets tackled into the cage by Demirci. Demirci maintains the clinch.
Jako prevents the takedown attempt.
Demirci tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Jako - that landed with a thud.
Demirci wants to take the fight to the mat but Jako manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omer Demirci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jako misses with a body punch.
Jako looking to stall.
Jako stops a takedown attempt from Demirci.
Demirci tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jako just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jako gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Demirci.
Jako misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demirci prevents Jako from breaking the clinch.
Demirci is looking for a takedown.
Jako gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Demirci.
Jako stops a takedown attempt from Demirci.
Demirci drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jako pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jako throws a nice head kick!
A big right from Demirci misses.
Demirci with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jako. That's going to slow Demirci down.
Nice body punch from Demirci.
Jako lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khru Jako dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omer Demirci's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jako gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jako tries to clinch but Demirci is having none of it.
Jako throws a shot from downtown. Demirci moves away and avoids it.
Demirci closes the distance but Jako moves to the side
and Demirci takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jako 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 Demirci has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Demirci and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Demirci changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Demirci tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jako swivels and escapes.
Demirci throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jako stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Demirci takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jako moves out of range of the strikes.
Jako lands a head kick!
Omer Demirci's cut is getting worse.
Demirci misses the body punch
and Jako counters with a nice uppercut.
Jako throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demirci appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Demirci wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako thuds his shin into the meat of Demirci's side.
Khru Jako is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Jako.
Demirci attempts a counter takedown but Jako avoids it well and moves away.
Demirci uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jako is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demirci.
Demirci throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Demirci takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jako 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.
A head kick misses from Jako.
Jako throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Demirci tries to clinch there but Jako circles away.
Demirci has managed to clinch.
Demirci wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako breaks from the clinch.
Jako looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Demirci half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jako tries to score with a low kick but Demirci moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jako throws a head kick that misses.
Jako has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Jako dips to his left and cracks Demirci with an uppercut!
Jako pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demirci lands a slapping body shot.
Jako drives through and clinches with Demirci against the cage.
Demirci lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jako flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Demirci trying to pass the guard but Jako defending well.
Demirci controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jako kicks Demirci off and gets back to his feet.
Demirci comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Demirci throws a body punch but Jako moves out of range.
Jako now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jako throws a head kick that misses
and Demirci counters with a takedown into side control.
Demirci working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Demirci wants to control for a moment but Jako uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jako controlling the position well.
Jako has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jako trying to control from the bottom.
Demirci wants to pass to mount but Jako is defending the position.
Jako is staying active underneath Demirci, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jako manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khru Jako showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Omer Demirci's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jako ducks under a wild hook from Demirci.
Omer Demirci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demirci avoids the head kick by Jako.
Jako ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jako misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Jako.
Demirci half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jako with a jab.
Jako bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Demirci's head.
Demirci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Demirci is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jako gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demirci goes for a takedown attempt but Jako pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jako moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jako tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Demirci manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demirci bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jako's head backwards.
Jako avoids the body shot from Demirci.
Jako misses with a hook.
Demirci changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jako throws a body kick that misses.
Demirci feinted with a counter takedown.
Jako delivers a nice body kick.
Jako swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demirci moves away from the strike by Jako.
Demirci tries to counter with a takedown but Jako is quick to defend against it.
Jako lands a nice looking body shot.
Jako ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khru Jako is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako with a nice calf kick.
Demirci misses with a takedown attempt - Jako sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omer Demirci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jako moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Demirci is defended easily by Jako.
Jako tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jako dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Demirci. That did some damage!
Jako lands with a kick to the temple. Demirci shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Jako digs a good body shot into Demirci's ribs.
Demirci misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demirci tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jako moves out of range as Demirci strikes.
Jako scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jako scores with a body shot.
Demirci moves in looking to clinch but Jako pushes him off.
Jako is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Demirci with a body shot.
Jako fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demirci manages to avoid it.
Jako moves away from the strike by Demirci.
Demirci misses with a body punch
and Jako counters with a straight right hand.
Demirci takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Demirci is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Demirci takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body punch from Jako.
Jako throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jako goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jako keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jako throws a push kick but Demirci slaps the foot to one side.
Demirci fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jako avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice body punch from Jako.
Demirci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jako paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Demirci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jako moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khru Jako comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jako has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khru Jako!
Khru Jako took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'It's the end of my career... give me one more title fight before I call it quits!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rodrigues (ranked 2106 p4p, 2305 weight class) and My Time (ranked 146 p4p, 157 weight class). 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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Very quick |
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, My Time!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Time jabs Rodrigues right on the nose. Rodrigues blinks but takes it well.
Rodrigues scores with the left hand. Time knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Time misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rodrigues.
Time slips a jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues works the jab nicely.
Rodrigues uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Time.
Rodrigues throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Time sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Rodrigues 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Time is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodrigues.
Time throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodrigues lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Rodrigues's head coaches at Vale Tudo NY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That kick from Rodrigues tenderised Time's leg. Time is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Time.
A nice leg kick from Rodrigues, right into the meat of the thigh.
Time swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rodrigues counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Time scores with a body shot.
Rodrigues digs a good hook to Time's body.
Time throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodrigues.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues feints and then cracks Time's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Time down.
Rodrigues lands a jab to the nose.
Rodrigues lands with an uppercut that bounces Time off the cage and back into range.
Rodrigues jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rodrigues.
Time throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Time takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodrigues lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Time keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigues lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodrigues is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Time throws a sloppy body shot
and Rodrigues counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Time takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Time. That's going to slow Rodrigues down.
A punch combination from Rodrigues misses.
It seemed like Time was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Rodrigues throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Time throws a big shot that misses.
Time takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time looks to land a left hand but Rodrigues moved out of range nicely.
Rodrigues appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Time misses with a hook.
Time rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodrigues counters with a nice uppercut.
Time feints and then cracks Rodrigues's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodrigues down.
Jab from Time.
Rodrigues works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rodrigues connects with a crisp jab.
Rodrigues throws a series of punches but Time moves out of range.
Rodrigues darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Time is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Rodrigues.
Time is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodrigues finish him?
Time misses with an uppercut
and Rodrigues counters with a crisp right that sends Time to the canvas! Rodrigues follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Rodrigues!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 1369 p4p, 1485 weight class) and Jake Reaper (ranked 99 p4p, 111 weight class). Point comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Reggae Music. Jake Reaper will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point looks to land a right hand but Reaper moved out of range.
Point walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Point connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reaper momentarily.
Point misses with an uppercut. Reaper saw that one coming.
Point missing with a left hand there. Reaper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reaper lands with a right hand.
Point gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reaper.
Point staying out of range there.
Point has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Reaper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reaper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Point ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reaper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Point. Point circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Point misses with a body shot.
A big left from Reaper misses.
Point misses with a looping right.
Reaper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reaper misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper throws a low kick but Point avoids it.
Reaper is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Point takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Point bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reaper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reaper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Point has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reaper finds it's way round the side to connect with Point's head.
Reaper misses the jab.
Point cracks Reaper with a good jab.
Jake Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Point works Reaper's body with a nice hook.
Reaper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Point seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Point takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Some bone on bone action there as Point checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reaper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Point checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reaper throws a hook but Point blocks it.
Point is looking to counter the offense by Reaper and move into the clinch.
Reaper just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Point fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reaper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Point.
Point blocks a jab.
Reaper avoids the body shot from Point.
Point doesn't manage to clinch there - Reaper circles away.
Reaper feints and then cracks Point's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Point down.
Reaper wants to land a leg kick but Point is out of range.
Point punishes Reaper's body with a nice straight punch.
Point drives through and clinches with Reaper against the cage.
Point throws a head punch that misses.
Reaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reaper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reaper prevents a body shot from Point.
Reaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Point prevents a body shot from Reaper.
Reaper scores with a shoulder strike.
Point blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Reaper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reaper.
Point's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Point with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Point.
Reaper throws a punch but it's blocked by Point.
Point blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reaper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reaper is trying to force a seperation but Point has the dominant position.
Reaper misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Reaper.
A short right from Point on the inside.
Reaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reaper blocks an uppercut.
Point scores with a shot to the side of Reaper's head.
Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Knees in the clinch landing for Point.
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!
Point with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Point throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point missing with knees to the body.
Reaper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reaper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reaper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Point lands a nice shot to the body.
Reaper misses with a low kick.
Point cracks Reaper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Point avoids the head kick by Reaper.
Point lands a lovely overhand right.
Point missing with a left hand there. Reaper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Point avoids the body shot from Reaper.
Reaper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Point connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reaper. Reaper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reaper misses with a shot to the body
and Point counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Point.
Reaper tries to work over Point's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Point blocks a body shot from Reaper.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Reaper will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Point moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reaper cracks Point with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Reaper misses its intended target.
Reaper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Point under the eye.
Reaper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Point connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reaper scrambles back to his feet.
Point dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reaper throws an overhand right that lands on Point's shoulder, as Point tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Point misses its target.
Point has Reaper up against the cage in a clinch.
Reaper working aggressively here.
Reaper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Point's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper pushes Point back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Point lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Point looking to throw knees to the head but Reaper is blocking nicely.
Reaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Point misses with a knee to the head.
Reaper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but Reaper blocks with his arms.
Brayden Point has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reaper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Point misses with the head strike.
Reaper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Point lands a hook that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
Point tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reaper avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reaper.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Point lands a right hand.
Reaper misses with some punches.
Reaper can't find room to land a body shot as Point controls the action.
Point blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Point blocking some punches.
Reaper misses with some punches.
Reaper lands with a right to the head.
Reaper working aggressively here.
Reaper scores with a shot to the side of Point's head.
Point is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reaper misses with some punches.
That's two 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!
Reaper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reaper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Point.
Reaper throws a leg kick but Point sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Reaper is predictable there
letting Point counter with a right hand.
Point takes a swing at Reaper's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Reaper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Point doesn't seem phased though.
Point scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reaper doesn't seem bothered though.
Reaper throws a low kick but Point moves out of range easily.
Point blocks a jab.
Reaper blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Reaper.
Point takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Point jabs at Reaper's body.
Reaper misses with a looping right.
Point throwing a counter right hand but Reaper manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point misses with a body shot.
Point keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reaper.
Point tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Point.
Point waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reaper.
Reaper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Reaper.
Point checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Point misses the target.
Reaper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Point.
Point moves into range and clinches up with Reaper.
Reaper digs a right hand underneath Point's ribcage. Point let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reaper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reaper misses with the head strike.
Point with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reaper can't find room to land a body shot as Point controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper misses with the head strike.
Reaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
Reaper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Point cracks Reaper with a nice body shot.
Reaper tries to throw a body punch but Point avoids it by throwing Reaper back against the cage.
Reaper pushes Point back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Point is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reaper is defending well for now.
Reaper throws a punch but it's blocked by Point.
Point tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reaper avoids it.
Point lands a knee to the body.
Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Point misses with some punches.
Point landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Point.
Point lands an uppercut.
Reaper lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brayden Point will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Reaper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Point.
Reaper throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Point counter with a right hand.
Jake Reaper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reaper misses with a low kick.
Reaper looks to land a left hand but Point moved out of range nicely.
Reaper takes one to the side of the head.
Reaper throws a big shot that misses.
Reaper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Point is out of range and Reaper settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Point misses the target.
Reaper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Point.
Reaper connects with a single shot there.
Point walks into a straight right hand from Reaper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper looks to land a right hand but Point moved out of range.
Point cracks Reaper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reaper looks to land a right hand but Point moved out of range.
Reaper misses with an uppercut.
Point throws a hook to the side of Reaper's head but Reaper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Point.
Point swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reaper manages to avoid it.
Reaper lands a jab to the nose.
Point works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reaper thows a leg kick but Point checks it
and Point counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reaper slips a straight right by Point.
Point moves into the clinch.
Point jumps guard but Reaper stands there with Point around his waist. Point gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Point blocking some punches.
Point lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Point tries to land knees in the clinch but Reaper avoids the damage to the body.
Reaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Point.
Point throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper working aggressively here.
Reaper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reaper avoiding damage as Point throws knees to the body.
Reaper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reaper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reaper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reaper cracks Point with a right hand to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Point.
Reaper takes one on the button.
Reaper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Point.
Point throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reaper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reaper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Point's hands.
Point slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reaper misses the shot to the body.
Reaper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reaper takes a swing at Point's ribcage but misses.
As Reaper tries to get set, Point tries to push him back and clinch up but Reaper manages to avoid the attempt.
Reaper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Point crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reaper - the referee stops the clock and Point gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reaper. Point manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Point lands with an overhand left.
Point drives through and clinches with Reaper against the cage.
Reaper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reaper manages to break the clinch.
Point throws a jab but it's blocked by Reaper.
A left lands for Point.
Reaper misses with a low kick.
Reaper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reaper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Point.
Reaper lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Point gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper struggles to land a body shot inside as Point controls his hands.
Point throws a punch but it's blocked by Reaper.
Point is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reaper to keep the fight standing.
Point lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reaper scores with a shoulder strike.
Point has a couple of punches blocked by Reaper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Point.
Point misses with a knee to the head.
Reaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Reaper.
Reaper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Point is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reaper is keeping busy.
Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Reaper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reaper.
Point looking to throw knees to the head but Reaper is blocking nicely.
Point gets through Reaper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brayden Point.
I think Point has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 568 p4p, 656 weight class) and Agent Smith (ranked 78 p4p, 90 weight class). Dragneel comes to the cage accompanied by Come the Fire Dragon. This should be a great matchup!
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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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent Smith!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragneel slips under a jab.
Dragneel stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith throws a right and a left that Dragneel avoids nicely.
Dragneel blocks the body kick.
Dragneel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith throws a head kick but Dragneel moves out of range.
Smith throws a leg kick but Dragneel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragneel lands a body shot.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Dragneel.
Dragneel connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dragneel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Dragneel moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragneel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dragneel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dragneel.
Dragneel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dragneel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dragneel lands with a shot to the body.
Dragneel connects with a solid leg kick.
Dragneel throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith thuds his right hand into Dragneel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dragneel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dragneel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Dragneel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragneel digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Dragneel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dragneel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Dragneel lands an overhand right.
Dragneel misses with a few strikes there.
Dragneel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Dragneel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Dragneel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Dragneel finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Dragneel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dragneel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith takes one on the button.
Smith is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Dragneel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dragneel duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy body kick
and Dragneel counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Dragneel finish him?
Dragneel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dragneel with a body shot.
Good shot there by Dragneel.
Dragneel keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragneel lands a slapping body shot.
Dragneel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Dragneel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dragneel is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dragneel throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dragneel lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Dragneel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Agent Smith has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragneel cracks Smith on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Smith falls backwards against the cage. Dragneel follows up with more strikes that drop Smith to his knees. Dragneel keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Smith! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Natsu Dragneel!
A victorious Natsu Dragneel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Agent Smith had this to say: 'Damn'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lincoln (ranked 291 p4p, 425 weight class) and Galen Dall Jr (ranked 42 p4p, 65 weight class). Lincoln comes to the cage accompanied by Sgt MacKenzie. 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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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Lincoln !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln ducks under a wild hook from Dall Jr.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Lincoln closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dall Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lincoln 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lincoln looks to throw the jab but Dall Jr is out of range.
Dall Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lincoln defends it well.
Jab from Dall Jr.
We've been told by Lincoln 's head coaches at Far-Q Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Dall Jr there.
Dall Jr lands with an overhand left.
Lincoln throws a hook to the side of Dall Jr's head but Dall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lincoln fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lincoln lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dall Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincoln .
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!
Lincoln throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dall Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Lincoln lands a front kick.
Dall Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lincoln connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dall Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Lincoln throws the left hand but Dall Jr avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a big shot that misses.
Lincoln throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall Jr.
Lincoln thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincoln throws a hook to the side of Dall Jr's head but Dall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lincoln tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a hook to the side of Dall Jr's head but Dall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dall Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lincoln uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall Jr.
Lincoln thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincoln throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall Jr.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lincoln checks a leg kick.
Dall Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Lincoln manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dall Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Lincoln was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lincoln looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dall Jr swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Dall Jr checks it.
Nice sprawl there from Lincoln as Dall Jr shoots in.
Lincoln looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lincoln throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincoln lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Dall Jr.
Lincoln takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dall Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lincoln as he jumps to the side.
Alexander Lincoln has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Galen Dall Jr.
Dall Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincoln .
The crowd cheers as Lincoln lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dall Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Dall Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lincoln doesn't seem bothered though.
Lincoln swings for the body but Dall Jr moves out of range.
Dall Jr lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dall Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dall Jr throws a shot from downtown. Lincoln moves away and avoids it.
Lincoln throws a looping overhand right but Dall Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Dall Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Lincoln pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln looks to land a left hand but Dall Jr moved out of range nicely.
Dall Jr feints the counter takedown.
Dall Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lincoln .
Lincoln scoring well with a low kick there.
A cross from Lincoln lands.
Dall Jr is looking to clinch.
Dall Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lincoln is able to avoid easily.
Lincoln digs a good hook to Dall Jr's body.
Lincoln misses with a hook. Dall Jr ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lincoln was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
Lincoln on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dall Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lincoln tries a low kick but Dall Jr avoids it.
Lincoln staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln missing with a left hand there. Dall Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dall Jr moves out of range as Lincoln throws a body kick.
Dall Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Lincoln has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lincoln there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dall Jr swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Dall Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lincoln throws the left hand but Dall Jr avoids the punch easily.
Dall Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dall Jr slips under a jab.
Dall Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dall Jr slips a straight right by Lincoln .
Alexander Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Lincoln catches Dall Jr right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Dall Jr.
Lincoln misses with a hook. Dall Jr ducked under it nicely.
Lincoln throws a hook to the side of Dall Jr's head but Dall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Lincoln shakes him off and moves away.
Dall Jr has Lincoln up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Lincoln will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dall Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dall Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lincoln .
Dall Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lincoln throws out the jab.
Dall Jr throws a leg kick but Lincoln sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lincoln lands a nice shot that snaps Dall Jr's head back.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lincoln scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lincoln throws an overhand right that lands on Dall Jr's shoulder, as Dall Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Dall Jr clinches up against the cage.
Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dall Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dall Jr slips under a jab from Lincoln .
Alexander Lincoln is winning the standup battle so far.
Lincoln checks the leg kick.
Dall Jr closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall Jr tries to pull guard but Lincoln won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Dall Jr back against the cage.
Dall Jr blocking some punches.
Lincoln lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Dall Jr - that landed with a thud.
Lincoln is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall Jr can do to turn this around?
Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lincoln tests Dall Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Dall Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dall Jr digs a good body shot into Lincoln 's ribs.
Dall Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dall Jr tries to work over Lincoln 's front leg with a kick but Lincoln checks it.
Dall Jr with a nice calf kick.
Dall Jr has closed the distance and engaged Lincoln in a clinch.
Dall Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lincoln has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lincoln .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lincoln controls his hands.
Dall Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Lincoln scores with a shot to the side of Dall Jr's head.
Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Lincoln throws a big shot that misses.
Alexander Lincoln is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall Jr takes one on the button.
Dall Jr with the inside leg kick.
Lincoln feints and then cracks Dall Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dall Jr down.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut
and Dall Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lincoln wants to stand and escape but Dall Jr is having none of it.
Lincoln tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lincoln pushes Dall Jr off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lincoln throws an overhand right that lands on Dall Jr's shoulder, as Dall Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Dall Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lincoln .
Dall Jr misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lincoln misses with a wild body shot.
Dall Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dall Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dall Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lincoln throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dall Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lincoln throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dall Jr on the side of the head.
Lincoln throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dall Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lincoln dips to his left and cracks Dall Jr with an uppercut!
A jab from Lincoln misses.
A left lands for Dall Jr.
Nice defenses there by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall Jr tries to bum rush Lincoln with a series of wild strikes but Lincoln uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dall Jr needs to keep his hands up - Lincoln had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dall Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
And Dall Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Lincoln pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lincoln throws a jab when Dall Jr was well out of range.
Lincoln fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Dall Jr moves out of range.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Dall Jr checks it.
Lincoln misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lincoln keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lincoln checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lincoln gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Dall Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dall Jr avoids the body shot from Lincoln .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincoln with a nice cross.
Dall Jr loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Dall Jr moves out of range.
Dall Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lincoln dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dall Jr tries to clinch up.
Dall Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lincoln .
Dall Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lincoln under the eye.
Dall Jr moves out of range as Lincoln throws a body kick.
Dall Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Lincoln 's head.
Dall Jr throws a series of strikes that have Lincoln backpedaling.
Dall Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lincoln .
Dall Jr ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dall Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lincoln .
Dall Jr slips a straight right by Lincoln .
A big left from Dall Jr misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr tried to score with a low kick but Lincoln checks it.
Dall Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall Jr tests Lincoln 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Lincoln throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lincoln throws a right hand that misses
and Dall Jr counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall Jr. Lincoln does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dall Jr shoots in but Lincoln avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dall Jr swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincoln scores with the left hand. Dall Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Dall Jr shoots and misses
and Lincoln counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dall Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lincoln checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall Jr moves away.
Dall Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Lincoln pushes him away.
Dall Jr moves into the clinch.
Lincoln throws a punch but it's blocked by Dall Jr.
Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dall Jr throws a low kick, looking for Lincoln 's leg but Lincoln calmly moves out of range.
Lincoln throwing a counter right hand but Dall Jr manages to avoid it.
Dall Jr ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
Nice straight punches there by Lincoln . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lincoln .
Galen Dall Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Lincoln is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr throws a leg kick but Lincoln sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lincoln takes a swing at Dall Jr's ribcage but misses.
Lincoln buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincoln thuds his shin into the meat of Dall Jr's side.
Lincoln tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lincoln defends it well.
Dall Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dall Jr misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Dall Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Dall Jr misses with the combination.
Dall Jr blocks a jab.
Dall Jr misses with a straight right.
Dall Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lincoln tries to keep at a distance but Dall Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dall Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dall Jr fails to land.
Dall Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Dall Jr back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lincoln .
A short right from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Dall Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincoln .
Lincoln prevents a body shot from Dall Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lincoln .
Dall Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lincoln is trying to push Dall Jr away but Dall Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dall Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
Dall Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincoln .
A head punch on the inside from Dall Jr fails to land.
Dall Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Dall Jr back against the cage.
Dall Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galen Dall Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lincoln has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lincoln !
A victorious Alexander Lincoln thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheikh Mahmut (ranked 225 p4p, 424 weight class) and Adeboye Temidare (ranked 27 p4p, 55 weight class). Sheikh Mahmut 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sheikh Mahmut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Adeboye Temidare!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temidare on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mahmut avoids the head kick by Temidare.
Mahmut throws the kick towards the body but Temidare avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahmut misses the target.
Mahmut feints and then cracks Temidare's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Temidare down.
Mahmut lands with a shot to the body.
Temidare misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sheikh Mahmut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahmut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahmut swings widly with a right hand
and Temidare counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Sheikh Mahmut has been cut.
Donk. Temidare catches Mahmut right on the button with a cross.
Mahmut throws a looping overhand right but Temidare ducks down to avoid it.
Temidare lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Temidare slips under a jab.
Temidare darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Temidare has Mahmut up against the cage in a clinch.
Temidare misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahmut wants to break free but Temidare has control.
Mahmut's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mahmut misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmut escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahmut on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mahmut swings for the body but Temidare moves out of range.
Temidare lands a glancing blow to the side of Mahmut's head.
Sheikh Mahmut's cut is getting worse.
Mahmut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temidare moves away.
Temidare throws out a counter right but Mahmut avoids it with no problem.
Mahmut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Temidare.
Temidare looks to throw the jab but Mahmut is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Temidare looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Temidare has taken the fight to the clinch.
Temidare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahmut's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mahmut working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmut's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Temidare is working Mahmut over against the cage.
Temidare with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Temidare misses with some punches.
Temidare has Mahmut pressed against the cage, preventing Mahmut from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Temidare trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Temidare - that landed with a thud.
Temidare misses with some punches.
Temidare keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mahmut's efforts to push away.
Mahmut manages to break the clinch.
Temidare scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mahmut throws a low kick, looking for Temidare's leg but Temidare calmly moves out of range.
Mahmut takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temidare connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Temidare closes the distance and pushes Mahmut back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Temidare.
A right hand to the body from Temidare.
Temidare connects with a knee to the head.
Mahmut is rocked!
Sheikh Mahmut's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mahmut wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mahmut taking a breather.
Temidare tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahmut avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Temidare.
Mahmut wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mahmut slowing the pace effectively.
Temidare lands a body shot.
Mahmut is breathing heavily.
Temidare lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mahmut taking a breather.
Mahmut is looking to break free of the clinch but Temidare has double underhooks.
Temidare throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temidare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Temidare lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temidare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahmut breaks the clinch.
Mahmut dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Temidare tries to clinch but Mahmut moves out of range.
Temidare pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Mahmut misses the target.
Temidare lands a big head kick that sends Mahmut tumbling to the mat! Temidare takes a step backwards and waves Mahmut back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Mahmut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahmut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahmut misses with a kick to the body.
Mahmut seems to have got his legs back now.
Temidare tries to clinch but Mahmut is having none of it.
Temidare drops Mahmut with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mahmut looks back up at him and smiles so Temidare waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jeez, Sheikh Mahmut's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sheikh Mahmut's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adeboye Temidare!
Adeboye Temidare bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Roos (ranked 38 p4p, 116 weight class) and Boyko Kersikov (ranked 5 p4p, 14 weight class). Roos comes to the cage accompanied by EASY MONEY. Kersikov has chosen Sefa - God's Plan as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Roos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Roos wants to clinch up but Kersikov keeps it at a distance.
Roos misses the body punch
and Roos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roos.
Roos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kersikov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kersikov 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov blocks a leg kick.
Kersikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Roos misses
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Roos.
Roos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Roos is wise to it.
Roos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Roos thumps Kersikov with a low kick.
Roos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kersikov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cooper Roos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kersikov counters with a nice right hand that sends Roos toppling to the canvas! Roos scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kersikov finish him?!
It looks like Cooper Roos has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kersikov counters with a left to the body.
Roos misses with a straight left.
Kersikov throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roos throws a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a nice leg kick.
Roos misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Roos finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Roos throws a head kick that misses.
Roos backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roos wants to clinch
and Kersikov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Roos! Kersikov lets Roos back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Roos is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roos misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boyko Kersikov!
A relieved looking Boyko Kersikov 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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