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Bye Ng had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 188.0, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Daryl King was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Bertino (ranked 5375 p4p, 5272 weight class) and Man O War (ranked 478 p4p, 473 weight class). Bertino comes to the cage accompanied by Juan Martha. O War is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cult Of Personality - Living Color. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Bertino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Man O War!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O War moves away from the strike by Bertino.
O War keeps the fight on the outside.
Bertino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O War misses with a wild body shot.
Bertino misses with a wild combination.
Bertino throws a combination that misses
and O War counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bertino moves in looking to clinch but O War pushes him off.
Juan Bertino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O War jabs Bertino right on the nose. Bertino blinks but takes it well.
Bertino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O War tests Bertino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O War punishes Bertino's body with a nice straight punch.
Bertino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
 Bertino is rocked!
Bertino drops his hands for a split second and O War immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Bertino face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. O War follows up with a right hand that knocks Bertino into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Man O War!
Man O War decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Juan Bertino was interviewed post fight and said 'Remember my name hijo de puta cartel'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordon Grant (ranked 4675 p4p, 5071 weight class) and Gabby Peachey (ranked 266 p4p, 276 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordon Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabby Peachey!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Peachey's guard.
Peachey looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Grant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peachey keeping full guard, as Grant tries to pass.
Grant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grant pushing down on Peachey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grant stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peachey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grant.
Grant wants to stand up but Peachey is controlling the position.
Grant perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant wants to work for an arm triangle but Peachey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
Grant controlling the action here.
Grant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grant perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Grant maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Peachey could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Grant has cracked it and Peachey is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Grant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordon Grant!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marius Dabija (ranked 4881 p4p, 5358 weight class) and German Walker (ranked 314 p4p, 326 weight class). Dabija's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hajime no Ippo Intro 3. Marius Dabija has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marius Dabija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, German Walker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dabija closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Walker's guard.
Walker controlling the position.
Walker keeping full guard, as Dabija tries to pass.
Walker looking to control.
Dabija 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.
Dabija trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dabija 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.
Walker trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dabija defends it easily.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dabija's guard.
Dabija is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dabija looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
Dabija looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Walker postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dabija swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dabija tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dabija keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Dabija is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walker is aware though and is defending well.
Dabija is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dabija working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dabija has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabija looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Walker passes into side control.
Walker taking a breather here.
Walker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dabija is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dabija tries to buck Walker off but Walker is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Dabija's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Dabija gets back to half guard.
Dabija looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dabija trying to control here.
Walker escapes and gets back to his feet.
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 Marius Dabija will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dabija is defended easily by Walker.
Dabija shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Dabija shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marius Dabija. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dabija looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Walker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Dabija from controlling successfully.
Dabija wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dabija is stalling in the full guard.
Walker trying to keep a closed guard but Dabija is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker keeping full guard, as Dabija tries to pass.
Walker striking off his back but it's not causing Dabija any problems.
Marius Dabija overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dabija wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dabija haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dabija thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dabija looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dabija trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dabija shoots for a takedown but Walker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dabija doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dabija wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Dabija advances position into side control!
Walker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dabija off and has taken his back!
Walker looking for the choke from the back.
Dabija tries to escape the position.
Walker struggling to keep hold of the position.
Walker doesn't have the hooks in and Dabija manages to turn into his guard.
Dabija showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker keeping full guard, as Dabija tries to pass.
Walker trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Walker has his foot on Dabija's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dabija works his way back into a safe position though.
Dabija engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dabija wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Dabija sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Dabija from controlling successfully.
Dabija drops back looking for a leg! Walker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walker manages to kick Dabija off! Dabija jumps back into Walker's guard.
Walker is trying to control the position but Dabija postures up.
Walker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Dabija is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dabija sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Walker's guard.
Dabija is keen to just control but Walker is a slippery customer.
Dabija seems to be working for a kimura but Walker defends the submission attempt.
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 Marius Dabija 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dabija fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dabija has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walker is working away from the top position though.
Dabija looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dabija is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dabija avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Walker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dabija doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker prevents Dabija from improving his position.
Walker is trying to control the action in half guard but Dabija is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dabija is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dabija avoid being mounted?
Walker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Walker is trying to control the action in half guard but Dabija is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Walker is thwarting Dabija's attempts to control the position.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dabija keeps working.
That's two 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.
Walker trying to mount his opponent but Dabija defends it.
Dabija trying to hold on to Walker's head to control him but Walker postures up.
Dabija looking for submissions off his back.
Dabija trying to control here.
Dabija looking for submissions off his back.
Walker prevents Dabija from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dabija is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dabija drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Walker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dabija jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabija had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walker defends it easily.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dabija swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dabija keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Dabija is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dabija throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Walker escapes and throws Dabija's legs to the side, diving into side control!
German Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker cracks Dabija with a big right hand but Dabija just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that's the end of the fight!
German Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dabija 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marius Dabija!
After winning the bout, Marius Dabija 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Khunkom Sitsongrit (ranked 4560 p4p, 5164 weight class) and Delroy Rhodes (ranked 434 p4p, 470 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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khunkom Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Delroy Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rhodes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhodes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rhodes tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Rhodes throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes with a nice cross.
Rhodes clinches up with Sitsongrit and pushes him back against the cage.
Rhodes can't break the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Rhodes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rhodes's efforts to push away.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Rhodes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rhodes tries to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Rhodes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhodes misses with a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand that sends Rhodes tumbling to the canvas! Can Sitsongrit finish him? He dives into Rhodes's guard looking to do just that!
 Rhodes is rocked!
Rhodes wants to stand and escape but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Rhodes is still in real trouble! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rhodes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rhodes seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhodes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhodes is looking to stand up but Sitsongrit isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rhodes on the ground.
Sitsongrit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rhodes keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rhodes drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Rhodes moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Rhodes manages to avoid it.
Rhodes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rhodes. Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Rhodes was well out of range.
A low kick from Rhodes is predictable there
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rhodes closes the distance but Sitsongrit moves to the side
and Rhodes is countered with a crisp right hand from Sitsongrit that sends him to the canvas! Sitsongrit follows him to the mat into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee asks Sitsongrit politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sitsongrit prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rhodes wants to get back to his feet but Sitsongrit drags him back down.
Rhodes stops Sitsongrit from passing to mount.
Rhodes is pushing Sitsongrit's head away, looking to escape. Sitsongrit manages to hold on to the position though.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position but Rhodes is working away.
Sitsongrit wants to stand but Rhodes is controlling his arm.
Rhodes throws Sitsongrit to one side and escapes!
Rhodes tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khunkom Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Rhodes ducks down to avoid it.
Rhodes throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rhodes's knee momentarily.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Rhodes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
Rhodes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sitsongrit jabs Rhodes right on the nose. Rhodes blinks but takes it well.
Khunkom Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Rhodes's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhodes can do to turn this around?
Rhodes wants to clinch.
It appears Sitsongrit was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhodes was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Rhodes lands with a nice body punch.
Rhodes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rhodes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Rhodes's body.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Rhodes avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Rhodes misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Rhodes circles away.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rhodes.
Sitsongrit thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rhodes misses with a double jab
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit steps in with a hook that catches Rhodes right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sitsongrit follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Rhodes looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khunkom Sitsongrit!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Karras (ranked 3241 p4p, 3740 weight class) and Josue Everett (ranked 252 p4p, 278 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Karras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josue Everett!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Everett.
Everett swings for the body but Karras moves out of range.
Karras connects with the punch.
Everett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Everett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karras.
A little feinted left hand from Karras on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karras tests Everett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Josue Everett has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karras. Everett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Everett feints the counter takedown.
Donk. Karras catches Everett right on the button with a cross.
Everett is looking to clinch but Karras is avoiding it.
Karras definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karras misses with a double jab.
Everett tries to clinch up but Karras circles away and keeps his distance.
Everett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karras dips to his left and cracks Everett with an uppercut!
Everett is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karras is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Everett misses.
It looked like Karras wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Everett wants to clinch up but Karras keeps it at a distance.
Everett takes one to the side of the head.
Everett is still on wobbly legs! Can Karras finish him?
Karras slaps away a takedown attempt from Everett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karras throws an overhand right that drops Everett like a sack of potatoes! Karras dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Karras!
An out of breath Damien Karras 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 Quato Quato (ranked 3116 p4p, 3388 weight class) and Edward Rice (ranked 357 p4p, 376 weight class). Quato comes to the cage accompanied by Open Your Mind!!!. Quato Quato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quato Quato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Rice!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rice is defended easily by Quato.
Quato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quato just misses with a punch to the body.
Quato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rice throws out a counter right but Quato avoids it with no problem.
Quato seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Quato Quato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rice needs to keep his hands up - Quato had a free shot at his head there.
Rice ducks under a wild hook from Quato.
Quato misses with an uppercut.
Quato lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rice is rocked!
Quato cracks Rice with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rice falls to his knees and Quato doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quato Quato!
A relieved looking Quato Quato 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 Koa Yagan (ranked 3894 p4p, 5412 weight class) and Palo Meta (ranked 424 p4p, 493 weight class). Meta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stay High - Three 6 Mafia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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BJJ White Belt
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Koa Yagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Palo Meta!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yagan.
Yagan lands a nice shot to the body.
Meta misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
Yagan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yagan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Meta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yagan counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Palo Meta has been cut.
Meta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meta misses with a straight right.
Yagan throws a lazy head kick
and Meta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yagan slips under a jab from Meta.
Meta misses the shot to the body.
Yagan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yagan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meta.
Meta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagan moves away.
Yagan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Meta cracks a nice hook into Yagan's ribs.
Meta throws a looping overhand right but Yagan ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Meta misses.
Meta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meta misses with an uppercut.
Meta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meta defending well as Yagan loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Meta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meta moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Meta as he connects with a hook.
Meta moves out of range of the body kick.
Yagan cracks Meta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meta takes a swing at Yagan's ribcage but misses.
Yagan clobbers Meta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yagan - that will leave a mark!
Meta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yagan.
Yagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meta digs a good body shot into Yagan's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meta throws out a powerful jab.
Meta looks to score with a jab to the body but Yagan is just out of range.
Yagan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meta misses with a body shot
enabling Yagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Yagan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meta throws a poor cross that misses
and Yagan counters with a nice right hand that sends Meta toppling to the canvas! Meta scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yagan finish him?!
Meta is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yagan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Meta is still on wobbly legs! Can Yagan finish him?
We've been told by Yagan's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Meta slips a jab from Yagan.
Meta seems to have recovered his senses.
Meta looks to throw the jab but Yagan is out of range.
Yagan throws a front kick that sends Meta stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meta.
Yagan needs to keep his hands up - Meta had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Yagan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yagan moves away from the strike by Meta.
An attempted straight right counter from Yagan misses the target.
Meta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meta ducks under a wild hook from Yagan.
Meta lands a nice shot to the body.
Yagan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yagan defending well as Meta loads up on a big left hand.
Meta misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Koa Yagan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Palo Meta's cut.
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.
Meta throws a jab but it's blocked by Yagan.
Meta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Meta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yagan misses with an uppercut. Meta saw that one coming.
Meta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yagan counters with a nice right hand that sends Meta toppling to the canvas! Meta scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yagan finish him?!
That has opened up Palo Meta's cut even more.
Meta throws a hook but Yagan avoids it easily.
Yagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meta misses with a hook to the body
and Yagan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Meta! Yagan lets Meta back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Meta scores with a hook.
Meta is looking to clinch.
Yagan throws a hook but Meta blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meta takes a swing at Yagan's ribcage but misses.
Koa Yagan is winning the standup battle so far.
Yagan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Meta misses with an uppercut.
Meta misses with a series of wild punches.
Meta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meta throws out a loose jab but Yagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meta.
As Meta backs away, Yagan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Meta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yagan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meta can do to turn this around?
Yagan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meta misses the body punch
and Yagan counters with a nice right hand that sends Meta toppling to the canvas! Meta scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yagan finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagan scores with a jab to the body.
Yagan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Meta lands a jab to Yagan's midsection.
Yagan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Meta sprawling to the canvas! Meta rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Yagan finish him?!
The cut above Palo Meta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yagan digs a good body shot into Meta's ribs.
Meta swings for the body but Yagan moves out of range.
Yagan tries to counter by clinching up but Meta breaks away and moves out of range.
Meta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meta slips a jab from Yagan.
Meta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yagan.
Meta misses with a wild body shot.
Yagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yagan. Meta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Are you kidding me?! Yagan ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Meta clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koa Yagan!
During a confident post fight interview, Koa Yagan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justus Oneill (ranked 1982 p4p, 3599 weight class) and Tagak Etungat (ranked 242 p4p, 390 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justus Oneill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tagak Etungat!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Etungat throws a right hand that misses
and Oneill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Tagak Etungat has been cut.
Etungat looks to score with a jab to the body but Oneill is just out of range.
Oneill throws a hook to the side of Etungat's head but Etungat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Etungat is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Etungat shoots and misses
and Oneill counters with a big right hand! Oh Etungat is in trouble here! Oneill follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justus Oneill!
After winning the bout, Justus Oneill 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 Soo Young Yoo (ranked 2158 p4p, 2578 weight class) and Thomas Davis (ranked 154 p4p, 181 weight class). Davis has chosen Not like us as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Soo Young Yoo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight 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 Tokyo, Soo Young Yoo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Davis!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
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.
Yoo throws a big shot that misses.
Davis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yoo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yoo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yoo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Davis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yoo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Davis dives on top into guard.
Yoo looking to control.
Yoo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davis is aware though and is defending well.
Yoo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Davis doesn't defend quickly enough and Yoo has managed to lock this one up! Can Davis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Yoo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Soo Young Yoo!
Soo Young Yoo is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Soo Young Yoo 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.
Thomas Davis spoke after the fight, saying 'it is what it is, thanks to the opponent.'.
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