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SUF 11: Striking Vs Knight PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Smith (ranked 3613 p4p, 24626 weight class) and Harry Livingstone (ranked 431 p4p, 576 weight class). Kai Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry Livingstone's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kai Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Livingstone!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Livingstone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Livingstone darts in looking for a takedown but Smith gets double underhooks and turns Livingstone into the ropes.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Livingstone's head backwards.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Livingstone ducks into an uppercut from Smith and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kai Smith!
A victorious Kai Smith 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael De La Ghetto (ranked 4833 p4p, 4195 weight class) and Lars Mars (ranked 445 p4p, 422 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphael De La Ghetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Mars!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Ghetto lands with a straight right. Mars didn't see that one coming.
Mars fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De La Ghetto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De La Ghetto misses with a takedown
and Mars counters with a takedown into side control.
De La Ghetto is trying to get back to half guard.
De La Ghetto is working hard here to advance position.
Mars thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De La Ghetto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
De La Ghetto gets back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
De La Ghetto is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars won't allow De La Ghetto to sweep him here.
De La Ghetto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mars can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De La Ghetto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mars trying to control but De La Ghetto is working from the bottom.
De La Ghetto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mars can do anything to dispel that myth.
De La Ghetto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De La Ghetto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mars's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars is trying to keep De La Ghetto in close.
We've been hearing that De La Ghetto has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
De La Ghetto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mars swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De La Ghetto throws a big right hand that misses.
De La Ghetto has gone for a leg lock! Mars slips out almost immediately though and dives into De La Ghetto's guard.
De La Ghetto wants to sweep here but Mars controlling him for the moment.
De La Ghetto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mars doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mars manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mars content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because De La Ghetto has locked up a guillotine! De La Ghetto's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Mars is holding on here and De La Ghetto must be using up a lot of energy. Mars has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! De La Ghetto gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Raphael De La Ghetto!
After winning the bout, Raphael De La Ghetto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adeodatus Aurelius (ranked 3649 p4p, 3939 weight class) and Kenny Blankenship (ranked 233 p4p, 247 weight class). Adeodatus Aurelius is staring across the ring 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adeodatus Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius misses with a double jab
and Blankenship counters with a straight right hand.
Aurelius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blankenship avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blankenship throws a body punch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius throws a series of punches but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blankenship avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blankenship steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelius.
Blankenship wants to counter the offense by Aurelius and move into the clinch position.
Aurelius tries to clinch up.
Aurelius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blankenship paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blankenship throws a lazy right hand but Aurelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aurelius misses with a hook. Blankenship ducked under it nicely.
Blankenship steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aurelius.
Blankenship moves into the clinch.
Aurelius prevents a body shot from Blankenship.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship working Aurelius over with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Blankenship.
A short right from Blankenship on the inside.
Blankenship can't find room to land a body shot as Aurelius controls the action.
Blankenship gets through Aurelius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blankenship lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship lands with a short shot to the head.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aurelius stalling in the clinch but Blankenship improves position.
Blankenship lands a body shot.
Blankenship scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Blankenship on the inside.
Blankenship lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Blankenship is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aurelius takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aurelius is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blankenship.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blankenship misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Blankenship - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Blankenship as the two fighters clinch.
Blankenship lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blankenship connects with a knee to the head.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aurelius avoids it.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head.
 Aurelius is rocked!
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Oh Aurelius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aurelius swings wildly with an uppercut but Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelius.
Aurelius seems to have got his legs back now.
Blankenship cracks Aurelius with a nice body shot.
Blankenship goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Blankenship.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blankenship lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blankenship struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
Blankenship has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aurelius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blankenship can turn it around.
Aurelius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blankenship or not.
Blankenship pushes Aurelius back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Blankenship works on Aurelius's body with a couple of short punches.
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Blankenship looking to throw knees to the head but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Blankenship using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but Aurelius blocks it.
Blankenship lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blankenship.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blankenship.
Knees to the body from Blankenship.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship is leaning against Aurelius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blankenship avoids the elbow strike from Aurelius, against the ropes.
Blankenship lands a knee to the body.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but Aurelius blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Blankenship.
Blankenship is working Aurelius over against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Blankenship.
Blankenship looking to throw knees to the head but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Blankenship lands a knee to the body.
Blankenship lands a hook that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but Aurelius blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blankenship misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blankenship.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Blankenship dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aurelius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blankenship.
Blankenship thuds his right hand into Aurelius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aurelius tries to clinch there but Blankenship circles away.
Aurelius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adeodatus Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blankenship takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aurelius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aurelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Blankenship is just out of range.
Aurelius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blankenship punishes Aurelius's body with a nice straight punch.
Blankenship has closed the distance and engaged Aurelius in a clinch.
Blankenship lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blankenship misses with some punches.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aurelius takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship digs a right hand into Aurelius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aurelius's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blankenship misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blankenship.
Aurelius tries a body shot but Blankenship blocks it.
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Blankenship lands a left hand.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blankenship is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aurelius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Blankenship to keep the fight standing.
Blankenship throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelius blocks it with crossed arms.
Blankenship scores with a shoulder strike.
Kenny Blankenship seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aurelius's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Blankenship.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Blankenship with a knee to the head.
Blankenship unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blankenship looking to throw knees to the head but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Blankenship throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelius blocks it with crossed arms.
Aurelius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Blankenship.
Blankenship misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aurelius.
Blankenship has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blankenship throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelius blocks it with crossed arms.
Blankenship scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blankenship is working Aurelius over against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blankenship lands with a left to the head.
Blankenship misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blankenship.
Blankenship goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blankenship digs a right hand into Aurelius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aurelius's gas tank.
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Aurelius misses with a body punch.
Blankenship swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blankenship lands with a right to the head.
Blankenship lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Aurelius tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blankenship just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adeodatus Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blankenship scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelius is trying to pull guard but Blankenship turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Aurelius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Blankenship to keep the fight standing.
Aurelius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Blankenship on the inside.
Blankenship using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aurelius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blankenship throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blankenship scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blankenship lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Blankenship showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Blankenship lands a body shot.
Aurelius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blankenship counters with a left to the body.
Kenny Blankenship seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Blankenship finds it's way through Aurelius's defenses.
Aurelius misses with a head kick.
Aurelius thuds his right hand into Blankenship's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aurelius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blankenship swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Blankenship.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blankenship. Aurelius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blankenship misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.
Aurelius darts in and clinches Blankenship up against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Blankenship.
Blankenship has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Blankenship lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship lands a shot to the body.
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Aurelius throws an elbow that misses.
Blankenship scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blankenship lands with a light punch inside.
Blankenship missing with knees to the body.
Blankenship scores with a hook to the body.
Blankenship working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blankenship makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blankenship misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blankenship digs a right hand into Aurelius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aurelius's gas tank.
Blankenship has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Blankenship creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blankenship misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blankenship throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blankenship doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aurelius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blankenship struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelius.
A shot in the inside from Blankenship.
Blankenship lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blankenship misses with a knee strike.
Aurelius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blankenship gets through Aurelius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blankenship lands with a right to the head.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blankenship landing knees to the head.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aurelius avoids it.
Blankenship struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
Blankenship putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aurelius in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aurelius drags the fight down to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Blankenship postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blankenship really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aurelius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blankenship is working Aurelius over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blankenship postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blankenship postures up and lands a big shot to Aurelius's brow.
Blankenship keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aurelius's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blankenship's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blankenship postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Aurelius covers up, he's hurt! Blankenship keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Blankenship and the ref steps in to end the fight! Blankenship can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Blankenship!
A very excited looking Kenny Blankenship 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fletcher (ranked 3957 p4p, 5015 weight class) and Small Fry (ranked 411 p4p, 456 weight class). Small Fry 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Small Fry!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fry to score with a decent uppercut.
Fletcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fry lands with a shot to the body.
Fry scores with a shot to the body.
Fletcher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fry lands a nice shot that snaps Fletcher's head back.
Fry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fry lands with an overhand left.
Fletcher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fletcher tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fry! But no joy.
Fry thuds a left hand into Fletcher's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fletcher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Fry - just one landing.
Fry sizes up Fletcher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fletcher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fry checks a low kick from Fletcher.
Fry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fry lands with a shot to the body.
Fry lands with a straight right. Fletcher didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fletcher darts in looking for a takedown but Fry gets double underhooks and turns Fletcher into the ropes.
Fletcher is breathing heavily.
Fry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fletcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fry connects with a single shot there.
Fry thuds a left hand into Fletcher's body.
Fry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fletcher doesn't seem bothered though.
Fry lands a nice shot to the body.
Fry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fletcher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fry's sensitive parts.
Fletcher is looking to land body kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Fletcher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fletcher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fry takes a step back to recover.
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!
Fry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fry cracks Fletcher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Fry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fry lands a jab.
Fletcher tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry lands a glancing blow to the side of Fletcher's head.
Fletcher looks for a takedown but Fry sprawls well.
Fry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fletcher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fry works the jab nicely.
Fry connects with a crisp jab.
Fry connects with a body shot.
Fry checks a low kick from Fletcher.
Good exchange - Fry coming out on top.
Fry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fletcher's head backwards.
Fletcher ducks right into an uppercut from Fry.
Fletcher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fletcher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fry blocks a head kick by Fletcher.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fry but Fry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Fletcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fry finds it's way through Fletcher's defenses.
Small Fry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fry jabs Fletcher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fletcher takes one to the chin there.
Fry swinging wildly here.
Fletcher throws a counter high kick but Fry was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've been informed that Fry has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Fry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fry avoids a kick to the body.
Fry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fletcher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fry checks the leg kick.
Fry lands a body shot.
Fletcher looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fletcher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fletcher misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fletcher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fletcher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fletcher walks into a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fletcher.
Fry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fletcher had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fletcher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fletcher throws a head kick that misses.
Fletcher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fry cracks Fletcher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fletcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fry manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fry! But no joy.
Fry throws a series of strikes that have Fletcher backpedaling.
Jab, jab by Fry - just one landing.
Fry scores with a shot to the body.
Fry scores with a hook to the body. Fletcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fry's corner calls for a 1-2. Fry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fletcher ducks right into an uppercut from Fry.
Fletcher attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fletcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Fry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Fletcher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Small Fry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fletcher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fletcher on the side of the head.
Fletcher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fletcher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fletcher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fry digs a good body shot into Fletcher's ribs.
Fletcher moves into the clinch successfully.
Fry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fry throws a punch but it's blocked by Fletcher.
Fry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fletcher.
Fletcher breaks the clinch.
Fry thuds a left hand into Fletcher's body.
Fry scores with a hook to the body. Fletcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fry scores with a body shot.
Fletcher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fletcher avoids the body shot from Fry.
It looked like Fletcher was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Fry. That snapped Fletcher's head back.
Fry lands a head shot.
Fry clobbers Fletcher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fry lands a lovely overhand right.
Fletcher changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fry tries to avoid it but Fletcher manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fry to the ground. Fry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Small Fry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Fletcher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fry avoids a kick to the body.
Fletcher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fletcher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fry connects with a body shot.
Fry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fry connects with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Donk. Fry catches Fletcher right on the button with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Fry there.
Fry lands a jab to Fletcher's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fletcher is looking to chop away at Fry's legs.
Fletcher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fletcher on the side of the head.
Fry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fletcher doesn't seem bothered though.
Fletcher misses with a low kick.
Fry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donk. Fry catches Fletcher right on the button with a cross.
Fry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fletcher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fletcher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fletcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Fry.
Fletcher takes one to the side of the head.
Fry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fry's half guard.
Fletcher seems to be looking for submissions.
Fry trying to hold on to Fletcher's head to control him but Fletcher postures up.
Fletcher is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fletcher seems to be looking for submissions.
Fry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fletcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fletcher throwing shots but Fry is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry is trying to get back to full guard.
Fletcher passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fry!
Fletcher is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Fry is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Fry flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Fletcher anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Fry and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Fletcher slips an arm under Fry chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Fletcher has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Fletcher is squeezing on Fry like an anaconda would it's prey. Fry fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nick Fletcher!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Old Striking (ranked 2784 p4p, 3401 weight class) and Marshall Knight (ranked 305 p4p, 369 weight class). Striking comes to the ring accompanied by Hard Work Cadence. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Old Striking!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marshall Knight!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Striking, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Knight misses.
Striking throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Striking with a nice calf kick.
Striking scores with a hook to the body. Knight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Striking lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Striking lands with an uppercut that bounces Knight off the ropes and back into range.
Striking with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knight to score with a decent uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Striking.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Striking counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Striking. That's going to slow Knight down.
Striking throws a nice inside leg kick.
Striking scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Striking tried to counter with a leg kick but Knight avoided it.
Knight misses with a hook to the body
and Striking counters with a one-two to the body.
Striking uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Striking lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Striking can pounce on him.
Striking misses with a jab to the body
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Striking takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Knight misses with a hook.
Striking loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Striking throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Striking in his tracks.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick from Striking, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Striking. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Striking fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knight looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knight misses with a left hand
and Striking counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knight thinking.
Striking is looking to wear down Knight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knight takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Striking misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Striking there.
Knight throws the left hand but Striking avoids the punch easily.
Striking dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
Striking just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Striking looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Striking counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knight's knee momentarily.
Striking takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knight lands a slapping body shot.
Knight moves out of range as Striking strikes.
Knight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Striking staying out of range there.
Knight lands a big right hand that sends Striking crashing to the mat! Knight stays standing though and waves Striking back to his feet!
Striking is rocked!
Striking leaves his chin hanging out and Knight seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Striking crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marshall Knight!
Marshall Knight is the new middleweight champion!
The defeated Old Striking had this to say: 'Congrats bro, you're great!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Kramer (ranked 2336 p4p, 3235 weight class) and Pushka Kamenev (ranked 325 p4p, 419 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pushka Kamenev!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kramer but Kramer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kamenev shoots in for a takedown but Kramer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kamenev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kramer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jon Kramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pushka Kamenev.
Kamenev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kramer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kramer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kamenev is trying to keep an underhook but Kramer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kamenev can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kamenev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kamenev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kramer drops back looking for a leg! Kamenev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kamenev manages to kick Kramer off! Kramer jumps back into Kamenev's guard.
Kramer 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kramer manages to get himself to full guard.
Kramer has his feet on Kamenev's thighs here. He's pushed Kamenev off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kamenev screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Kramer!
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