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ICF 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasper Calculus (ranked 24991 p4p, 25077 weight class) and Mirsad Nepobjedivi (ranked 408 p4p, 244 weight class). Mirsad Nepobjedivi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kasper Calculus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirsad Nepobjedivi!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calculus fails with a takedown attempt.
Nepobjedivi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nepobjedivi shoots in for a double leg but Calculus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Calculus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Nepobjedivi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mirsad Nepobjedivi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Cayman (ranked 5402 p4p, 5343 weight class) and Deshun Harkless (ranked 310 p4p, 224 weight class). Cayman comes into the arena with Bulls on Parade- Rage Against The Machine blaring out of the sound system. Harkless has chosen hi my name- eninem as his entrance music. Phil Cayman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Cayman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deshun Harkless!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cayman clinches with his opponent.
Harkless looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Harkless turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Harkless tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Cayman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cayman tries to buck Harkless off but Harkless is having none of it.
Cayman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cayman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harkless postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cayman pulls Harkless in close to his closed guard and prevents Harkless from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cayman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harkless is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harkless throws a right and a left that Cayman avoids nicely.
Cayman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harkless tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Harkless defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cayman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cayman has hold of Harkless's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Harkless manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cayman is looking to stand but Harkless has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Cayman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cayman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Harkless manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cayman is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkless is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Harkless is looking to reverse the position.
Cayman stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cayman shoots in but Harkless avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cayman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harkless's half guard.
Cayman working over Harkless with some ground and pound. Harkless looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cayman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harkless with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cayman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harkless on the ground.
Harkless wants to get back to full guard.
Cayman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cayman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harkless has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harkless is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cayman working the head and body with strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cayman escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cayman drives through with a takedown into Harkless's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harkless working a defensive guard but Cayman manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cayman scoring with punches and elbows.
Harkless taking a bit of punishment here - Cayman scoring with strikes.
Cayman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cayman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harkless has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harkless is looking to reverse the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harkless keeps trying to improve his position.
Cayman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harkless, who protects the arm well.
Harkless is looking for a sweep.
Cayman tries for a kimura but Harkless is defending well.
Cayman tries for a kimura but Harkless is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cayman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Harkless's legs.
Cayman taking a breather here.
Cayman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harkless is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cayman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Harkless rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cayman's guard! Nice work there by Harkless!
Cayman wants to stand but Harkless is controlling the position.
Harkless tries to stand but Cayman is controlling from the bottom.
Cayman working a defensive guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harkless loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Harkless stuffs the takedown attempt from Cayman. Cayman gets slowly back to his feet.
Harkless darts in looking for a takedown but Cayman gets double underhooks and turns Harkless into the cage.
Cayman feinted with a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harkless dives in and grabs Cayman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cayman pushes down on Harkless's head and hops out.
Cayman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Harkless gets caught napping as Cayman dives in and scores a takedown. Harkless manages to retain guard.
Cayman is standing up over Harkless. Harkless looks to escape but Cayman dives into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Cayman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cayman throws a right and a left that Harkless avoids nicely.
Cayman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harkless but Harkless pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cayman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harkless shoots in looking for a takedown but Cayman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harkless's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harkless slips a jab and a cross from Cayman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cayman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harkless is trying to maintain the position but Cayman is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkless won't allow Cayman to pass to mount.
Cayman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cayman moves nicely into side control.
Harkless wants to control but Cayman postures up.
Harkless is looking to regain half guard here but Cayman keeps moving and retains side control.
Cayman controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cayman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harkless has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cayman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harkless is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harkless struggling a bit here.
Cayman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harkless is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harkless gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cayman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harkless gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cayman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cayman advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Cayman seems content to control.
Cayman slips a nice elbow through Harkless's hands, connecting with Harkless's forehead.
Harkless is trying to get back to full guard.
Phil Cayman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cayman is trying to work for a kimura but Harkless is defending well.
Harkless won't allow Cayman to pass to mount.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cayman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Cayman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cayman avoids the head kick by Harkless.
As Harkless tries to get set, Cayman tries to push him back and clinch up but Harkless manages to avoid the attempt.
Harkless is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cayman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Phil Cayman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harkless tries for a takedown but Cayman circles away easily
and Cayman counters with a three punch combo that has Harkless backing up. Harkless nods at Cayman to acknowledge the strikes.
Harkless keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harkless shoots in and drives through. Cayman sprawls well.
Cayman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harkless.
Harkless misses with a head kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harkless looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cayman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Harkless looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harkless shoots in looking for a takedown but Cayman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harkless's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cayman tries to counter by clinching up but Harkless breaks away and moves out of range.
Cayman dives in and scores a takedown into Harkless's guard.
Cayman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cayman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harkless swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cayman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harkless looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harkless wants to sweep here but Cayman controlling him for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harkless wants to stand up but Cayman is controlling him.
Cayman stays in close to Harkless's body and controls the position.
Harkless looking for a guillotine here but Cayman defends easily.
Harkless wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cayman has a takedown stuffed.
Cayman moves into the clinch.
Cayman jumps guard but Harkless stands there with Cayman around his waist. Cayman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harkless is trying to pull guard but Cayman has him pressed against the cage.
Cayman can't get the takedown.
Cayman successfully pulls guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cayman has a closed guard, preventing Harkless from standing up.
Cayman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harkless trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cayman's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cayman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harkless defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Cayman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harkless doesn't manage to clinch there - Cayman circles away.
As Harkless looks to move away, Cayman throws a big counter combo but Harkless just gets out of the way.
Harkless tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cayman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harkless won't be happy with that.
Cayman has hold of Harkless's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Harkless tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Cayman cranks the arm and Harkless screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Harkless, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Phil Cayman!
A relieved looking Phil Cayman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gunner (ranked 2515 p4p, 3365 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 123 p4p, 183 weight class). Cormac McCarthy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tommy Gunner's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Gunner - just one landing.
Gunner throws a shot from downtown. McCarthy moves away and avoids it.
McCarthy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunner.
Gunner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCarthy is looking to clinch.
Gunner thinks about countering with a head kick.
McCarthy has managed to clinch.
McCarthy fails to pull guard.
Gunner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCarthy jumps guard.
McCarthy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gunner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gunner advances to half guard.
McCarthy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gunner pulls his head out easily.
Gunner decides to stand up.
A swing and a miss from Gunner.
Gunner sets himself, and McCarthy steps forward looking for the clinch! Gunner avoids it this time.
McCarthy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCarthy.
McCarthy prevents a body shot from Gunner.
Gunner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCarthy tries to pull guard but Gunner won't allow it.
McCarthy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McCarthy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
McCarthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gunner.
Gunner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCarthy on the ground.
Gunner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McCarthy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCarthy is looking for a triangle but Gunner pushes his legs off easily.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy Rio inform us that McCarthy has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gunner defends well.
McCarthy working for a triangle but Gunner defends it easily.
McCarthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gunner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner is working McCarthy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gunner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gunner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCarthy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McCarthy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gunner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gunner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McCarthy's head.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Gunner from controlling successfully.
Gunner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCarthy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McCarthy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gunner is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for McCarthy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gunner.
McCarthy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gunner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McCarthy is staying active underneath Gunner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McCarthy looking for submissions off his back.
McCarthy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gunner scores with a couple of nice shots.
McCarthy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McCarthy actively working from the bottom here.
Gunner is keen to just control but McCarthy is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is pressing down on Gunner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McCarthy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gunner has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing McCarthy to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gunner is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - McCarthy pulls down on the head and he's put Gunner to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cormac McCarthy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diablo Oliveira (ranked 2879 p4p, 2241 weight class) and Black Beast Jones (ranked 153 p4p, 108 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diablo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Beast Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Oliveira.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira can't get the takedown.
Oliveira has clasped his hands together around Jones's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Oliveira working the head and body with strikes.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira working the head and body with strikes.
Jones gets full guard.
Oliveira scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Oliveira pushes his legs off easily.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliveira is one step ahead there.
Oliveira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Oliveira distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oliveira lands a couple of digs.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oliveira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oliveira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Oliveira has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oliveira trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Oliveira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oliveira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliveira has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oliveira connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oliveira manages to get himself to full guard.
Oliveira looking for a sweep. Not yet Oliveira, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira is working hard here to advance position.
Oliveira has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Oliveira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Oliveira looking for a sweep. Not yet Oliveira, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Jones postures up in Oliveira's guard and throws a big left but Oliveira blocks it.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oliveira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Oliveira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones working for a triangle but Oliveira defends it easily.
Oliveira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jones pushes Oliveira away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Oliveira gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Oliveira working away.
Oliveira works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oliveira landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
Oliveira scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
Jones tries to buck Oliveira off but Oliveira is having none of it.
Jones is working to avoid the ground and pound but Oliveira connects with a decent elbow.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Oliveira prevents Jones from escaping the position.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Oliveira lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oliveira working the ground and pound.
Jones tries to escape but Oliveira is in control.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oliveira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jones looks calm but he's in trouble here. Oliveira gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jones is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Oliveira lets go of the hold and Jones can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diablo Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamza Kosen (ranked 3111 p4p, 2493 weight class) and Lil Jon Yeah (ranked 160 p4p, 120 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hamza Kosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lil Jon Yeah!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Kosen. That snapped Yeah's head back.
Hamza Kosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yeah tries to clinch up but Kosen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kosen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yeah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kosen blocks the leg kick.
Kosen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kosen misses with an uppercut. Yeah saw that one coming.
Kosen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yeah manages to avoid it.
Yeah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yeah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kosen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yeah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kosen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kosen tries for a takedown but Yeah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kosen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kosen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeah trying to control the position.
Kosen throws a strike but Yeah rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeah throws a big elbow that misses.
Kosen wants to sweep but no luck.
Kosen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kosen tries to get out of the position.
Kosen is looking for a triangle but Yeah pushes his legs off easily.
Yeah working some strikes from top position.
Yeah trying to control the position from guard on top but Kosen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kosen has Yeah pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeah stops Kosen from standing up.
Kosen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kosen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yeah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yeah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yeah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kosen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kosen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yeah throws an elbow that misses. Kosen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yeah's guard. Nice move by Kosen!
Yeah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kosen defends it easily.
We've been hearing that Kosen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Yeah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kosen is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosen throws a big elbow that misses.
Kosen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yeah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kosen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kosen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kosen throws a big right hand that misses.
Yeah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kosen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kosen connects with a couple of short punches.
Kosen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeah looking for a guillotine here but Kosen defends easily.
Kosen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kosen is looking to work some ground and pound but Yeah has wrist control.
Yeah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kosen postures up in Yeah's guard and throws a big left but Yeah blocks it.
Kosen with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yeah looking for a sweep. Not yet Yeah, not yet.
Kosen is in close to Yeah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kosen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kosen stopping the sweep attempt from Yeah.
Kosen wants to control from the top but Yeah keeps moving.
Kosen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yeah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kosen throws a big elbow that misses.
Yeah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've been informed that Yeah has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yeah is looking for a triangle but Kosen pushes his legs off easily.
Kosen trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kosen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
 Yeah is rocked!
Kosen landing some decent shots from guard.
Yeah is still in real trouble! Can Kosen finish him?
Kosen arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Yeah's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hamza Kosen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nogueira (ranked 1721 p4p, 2854 weight class) and Jinjing Yan (ranked 79 p4p, 151 weight class). Nogueira comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodthirsty. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jinjing Yan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nogueira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yan is pulling down on Nogueira's head to control his posture.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Yan keeps moving.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Yan is keeping the position.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Yan keeps moving.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Yan is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Yan keeps moving.
Nogueira looking to pass the guard.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Yan keeps moving.
Yan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira is stalling in the full guard.
Yan keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira has closed the distance and engaged Yan in a clinch.
Nogueira gets control of Yan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nogueira will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Yan trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Nogueira has his foot on Yan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yan works his way back into a safe position though.
Nogueira is looking for a triangle but Yan pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nogueira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nogueira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nogueira is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nogueira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nogueira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yan looking to control.
Nogueira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yan keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Yan is trying to control the position but Nogueira postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Nogueira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yan keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Nogueira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nogueira pushing down on Yan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yan is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Yan is defending well.
Nogueira moves nicely into side control.
Nogueira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yan is trying to improve his position.
Yan wants to control but Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yan, who protects the arm well.
Nogueira tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yan is looking to regain half guard here but Nogueira keeps moving and retains side control.
Nogueira is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nogueira has hold of Yan's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Yan tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Nogueira cranks the arm and Yan screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Yan, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Diego Nogueira!
Diego Nogueira thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Jinjing Yan stepped up to the mic, saying 'Knee How Ma? ...Ma...How!?!?!'.
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