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ENIGMA 212 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Toney (ranked 25032 p4p, 25392 weight class) and Vincent Diaz (ranked 513 p4p, 517 weight class). Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tantric Buddhist Chants. James Toney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Toney slips under a jab from Diaz.
Toney gets a clinch.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Toney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toney misses with a short punch on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Toney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toney working aggressively here.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Toney misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toney is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Toney fails to land.
Toney swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Toney has him pressed against the cage.
Toney working aggressively here.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Toney has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Toney has double underhooks.
Toney throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Toney is controlling him.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toney throws a head punch that misses.
Toney working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toney lands with a left to the head.
Diaz wants to break free but Toney has control.
Toney has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toney pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toney misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toney was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
James Toney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Toney should have avoided that one.
Toney closes the distance and clinches.
Toney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Toney throws a head punch that misses.
Toney scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toney lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Toney fails to land.
Toney taking a breather.
Toney throws a head punch that misses.
Toney will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Toney has the dominant position.
Toney misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Toney dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toney closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Toney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toney throws a head punch that misses.
Toney misses with a punch on the inside.
Toney lands a shoulder strike.
Toney working aggressively here.
Toney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toney scores with a shoulder strike.
Toney throws a head punch that misses.
Toney lands a left hand.
Toney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
James Toney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toney dips a shoulder and cracks Diaz with a mighty uppercut! Diaz falls back against the cage and Toney unloads with a barrage of strikes! Diaz is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Toney screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Toney!
Our winner, James Toney, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Vincent Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'Aaaaaugh! Blaagha-blah, yecch!, ARRUGGHH!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tatsu Nakatina (ranked 5149 p4p, 4642 weight class) and Puenglong Sitsongrit (ranked 267 p4p, 252 weight class). Puenglong Sitsongrit has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tatsu Nakatina's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tatsu Nakatina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Puenglong Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Nakatina misses.
Nakatina definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Nakatina seems unphased.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakatina. Nakatina obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakatina. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Nakatina turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
 Nakatina is rocked!
Sitsongrit throws a pinpoint strike between Nakatina's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Nakatina crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Sitsongrit scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Puenglong Sitsongrit!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sun-Ji Roh (ranked 3447 p4p, 5671 weight class) and Jian Zi-Hao (ranked 404 p4p, 522 weight class). Roh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anime Thighs - MC Virgins. Jian Zi-Hao acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun-Ji Roh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jian Zi-Hao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roh throws out a loose jab but Zi-Hao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zi-Hao is looking for the big counter here.
Roh lands a lovely overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Roh there.
 It looks like Jian Zi-Hao has been cut.
Roh wants to clinch.
Roh tries to close the distance and clinch but Zi-Hao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roh avoids the body shot from Zi-Hao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roh swings for the body but Zi-Hao moves out of range.
Roh moves into the clinch.
Roh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zi-Hao up against the cage.
Roh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zi-Hao backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Zi-Hao.
Zi-Hao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Roh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zi-Hao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zi-Hao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Zi-Hao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zi-Hao counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Sun-Ji Roh has been cut.
Roh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roh misses with a right hand
and Zi-Hao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roh looks to land a body kick but Zi-Hao moved away.
It seemed like Zi-Hao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roh darts in and clinches Zi-Hao up against the cage.
Zi-Hao misses with a punch on the inside.
Zi-Hao is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zi-Hao lands a body punch.
Zi-Hao throws a punch but it's blocked by Roh.
Zi-Hao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roh clinches up against the cage.
Roh is trying to maintain a safe position but Zi-Hao gets an underhook and turns Roh into the cage.
Roh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zi-Hao breaks the clinch.
Roh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roh darts in trying to clinch
and Zi-Hao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roh tries to clinch but Zi-Hao is having none of it.
Roh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zi-Hao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roh misses with a straight left.
Roh has managed to clinch.
Roh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roh taking a breather.
Zi-Hao throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zi-Hao.
Roh gets through Zi-Hao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zi-Hao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roh.
Zi-Hao manages to break the clinch.
Roh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zi-Hao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Roh misses its intended target.
As Roh backs off Zi-Hao throws a huge counter combo but Roh manages to avoid it all.
Roh wants to clinch.
Sun-Ji Roh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zi-Hao counters with a big right hand! Oh Roh is in trouble here! Zi-Hao follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jian Zi-Hao!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grant Gunterson (ranked 3153 p4p, 4807 weight class) and Jakobe Blankenship (ranked 200 p4p, 258 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Gunterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakobe Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunterson misses with a double jab.
Gunterson lands a jab to the head.
Gunterson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Gunterson does no damage.
Gunterson misses with the combination.
Gunterson misses with a wild combination.
Blankenship looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gunterson!
Blankenship stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gunterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blankenship manages to avoid it.
Blankenship looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blankenship on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gunterson shoots in for a takedown but Blankenship shows good takedown defense.
Blankenship is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gunterson.
Gunterson throws a series of punches but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship is looking for the big counter here.
A left lands for Gunterson.
Gunterson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gunterson wants it to stay on the feet.
Blankenship fails to land the takedown.
Blankenship tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Gunterson. Those never looked like landing.
Gunterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Blankenship was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gunterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gunterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gunterson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blankenship avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gunterson pinned against the cage. Gunterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grant Gunterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakobe Blankenship.
Gunterson swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Gunterson misses.
Gunterson tries to clinch up but Blankenship circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunterson pushes Blankenship up against the cage in a clinch.
Blankenship has hold of one of Gunterson's legs. Gunterson is fighting the takedown attempt but Blankenship gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gunterson keeping moving, preventing Blankenship from controlling successfully.
Blankenship throws a strike but Gunterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gunterson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship wants to sweep but no luck.
Blankenship looking to 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.
Blankenship 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.
Blankenship is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blankenship can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gunterson controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blankenship trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Blankenship wants to control the position but Gunterson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blankenship manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gunterson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blankenship is proving hard to escape from.
Blankenship is trying to keep Gunterson in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Gunterson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blankenship fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gunterson to the ground. Blankenship is now in Gunterson's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blankenship trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blankenship stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blankenship trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Blankenship drops back looking for a leg! Gunterson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gunterson manages to kick Blankenship off! Blankenship jumps back into Gunterson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunterson is looking to stand up but Blankenship isn't so interested in that idea.
Gunterson keeping moving, preventing Blankenship from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blankenship looking to sit in guard and control but Gunterson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blankenship is on top in guard.
Gunterson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunterson 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunterson is working an open guard so Blankenship takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gunterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blankenship avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunterson is looking to clinch but Blankenship is avoiding it.
Gunterson throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Blankenship.
Gunterson slaps away a takedown attempt from Blankenship, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gunterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blankenship as he avoids it easily.
Gunterson sets himself, and Blankenship steps forward looking for the clinch! Gunterson avoids it this time.
Gunterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blankenship can do to turn this around?
Gunterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blankenship fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gunterson feinted with a counter takedown.
Gunterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blankenship swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunterson.
Gunterson misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Blankenship's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gunterson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blankenship scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gunterson manages to mount him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship can't escape the position.
Blankenship gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunterson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gunterson winds up and cracks Blankenship with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blankenship is looking to control Gunterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blankenship avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Gunterson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blankenship gets the takedown into side control.
Gunterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blankenship on the ground.
Blankenship throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gunterson tries to improve position but can't.
Blankenship is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gunterson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blankenship creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gunterson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunterson is pushing Blankenship's head away, looking to escape. Blankenship manages to hold on to the position though.
Blankenship working the ground and pound but Gunterson is defending the strikes.
Gunterson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship looking to ground and pound but Gunterson is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blankenship unloading with bombs!
Gunterson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blankenship working for a submission but Gunterson is keeping him at bay.
Blankenship with the ground and pound from mount.
Blankenship punching from mount but Gunterson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Blankenship gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A combination from Gunterson does no damage.
Blankenship is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blankenship blocks a head kick by Gunterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gunterson misses.
Gunterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant Gunterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blankenship looks for a takedown but Gunterson sprawls well.
Gunterson misses with a left hand
and Blankenship counters with a three punch combo that has Gunterson backing up. Gunterson nods at Blankenship to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunterson misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Gunterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blankenship is looking to clinch.
Grant Gunterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blankenship closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gunterson quickly recovers to half guard.
Gunterson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Blankenship manages to mount him!
Blankenship pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship trying to control but Gunterson is having none of it.
Blankenship is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Gunterson is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jakobe Blankenship!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blue Gill (ranked 3303 p4p, 3599 weight class) and Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 276 p4p, 289 weight class). Gill comes to the cage accompanied by The Enemy - Big L. Blue Gill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blue Gill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fiyero Lermontov!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gill jabs Lermontov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lermontov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lermontov cracks Gill with a good jab.
Lermontov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gill. Gill obviously looking to wear him down.
Lermontov looks to land a combination but Gill avoids it well.
Gill half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lermontov misses the shot to the body.
Lermontov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lermontov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gill counters with a low kick, right behind Lermontov 's knee.
Gill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lermontov.
Gill works Lermontov's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gill lands with a straight right. Lermontov didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov misses with a combination
and Gill counters with a nice body kick.
Gill scores with a kick to the body.
Lermontov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gill.
Lermontov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lermontov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gill counters with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gill. That's going to slow Lermontov down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lermontov misses with a combination
and Gill counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lermontov looks winded!
Gill takes the fight into the clinch.
Gill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gill tries to work over Lermontov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gill pushes Lermontov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gill can't find room to land a body shot as Lermontov controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Gill.
Lermontov blocks a body shot from Gill.
Gill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gill.
A short left from Gill.
A short right from Gill.
Good body shot from Gill.
A short right from Gill.
Gill struggles to land a body shot inside as Lermontov controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Lermontov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gill.
Lermontov working hard to break the clinch.
Lermontov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Lermontov is rocked!
Gill is working Lermontov over against the cage.
Lermontov is still on wobbly legs! Can Gill finish him?
Gill lands a right hand.
Gill lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gill unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lermontov! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gill is unloading with more strikes now! Lermontov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blue Gill!
Our winner, Blue Gill, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puukko Miekka (ranked 3044 p4p, 2859 weight class) and Charles Sanders (ranked 176 p4p, 169 weight class). Sanders has chosen Le Freak- CHIC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Puukko Miekka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miekka throws out a loose jab but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puukko Miekka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Miekka misses.
We've been informed that Sanders has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sanders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miekka.
Sanders looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miekka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miekka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanders finds it's way round the side to connect with Miekka's head.
It looks like Puukko Miekka has been cut.
Sanders uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miekka has time to react.
A jab from Miekka misses.
A left and a right from Miekka both land. Nice combination.
Miekka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanders.
As Miekka backs off Sanders throws a huge counter combo but Miekka manages to avoid it all.
Sanders missing with a left hand there. Miekka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miekka ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miekka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Miekka slows the pace down in half guard.
Sanders tries to kick Miekka off but Miekka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miekka controlling the pace.
Miekka passes to full mount!
Miekka controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miekka thowing shots but they're missing.
Sanders holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Miekka tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sanders is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miekka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanders is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Miekka throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sanders because Miekka loaded up on that one.
Miekka looking to finish with strikes here!
Miekka controlling from mount.
That's four 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.
Poor strikes thrown by Miekka there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Miekka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miekka looking to ground and pound but Sanders is blocking nicely.
Miekka controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miekka sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puukko Miekka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Puukko Miekka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miekka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Miekka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miekka misses the body punch
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
Sanders moves out of range as Miekka strikes.
Sanders misses with an uppercut. Miekka saw that one coming.
Miekka throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Miekka cracks Sanders with a good jab.
Miekka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanders in his tracks.
Sanders throws a nice looking combination but Miekka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miekka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miekka looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sanders is avoiding damage well.
Miekka controlling from side mount.
Miekka lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miekka throws an elbow but Sanders slips to the side and avoids it well.
Miekka content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sanders wants to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Miekka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Miekka throws a strike aimed at the side of Sanders's head but Sanders avoids it well.
Sanders seems a little lost for a moment, as Miekka dominates the positioning.
Miekka throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sanders works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miekka wants to free his trapped foot but Sanders is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Miekka is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sanders avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miekka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miekka controlling the action here.
Miekka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanders blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miekka.
Miekka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sanders swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miekka counters with a nice uppercut.
Miekka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Sanders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miekka throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanders connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miekka misses the shot to the body.
Miekka throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanders.
Sanders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miekka ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.
Miekka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miekka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Sanders misses with an uppercut. Miekka saw that one coming.
Miekka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanders.
Miekka throws a head kick but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanders misses with a hook. Miekka ducked under it nicely.
Sanders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miekka.
Horrible takedown attempt by Miekka or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanders, which made it look bad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miekka slips a straight right by Sanders.
Miekka shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miekka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanders keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puukko Miekka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Puukko Miekka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miekka.
Miekka swings widly with a right hand
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Miekka.
Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miekka manages to avoid it.
Sanders throws a shot from downtown. Miekka moves away and avoids it.
Miekka throws a looping overhand right but Sanders ducks down to avoid it.
Sanders might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miekka blocks a jab.
Miekka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanders doesn't seem bothered though.
Miekka scores with a hook.
Sanders feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Miekkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miekka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miekka throws a hook to the side of Sanders's head but Sanders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanders on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanders misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Sanders as Miekka shoots in.
Miekka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miekka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miekka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Miekka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Miekka.
Miekka tests Sanders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miekka misses with a looping right.
Miekka staying out of range there.
Charles Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miekka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miekka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miekka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miekka misses with a hook
and Sanders counters with a nice uppercut.
Miekka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Sanders on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miekka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sanders misses with a straight left.
Miekka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanders as he connects with a hook.
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!
Miekka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miekka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanders.
A telegraphed right hand from Miekka misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miekka tries to land a leg kick but Sanders saw it coming and moves away.
Sanders stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miekka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanders throws out the jab.
Miekka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders throws a shot from downtown. Miekka moves away and avoids it.
Miekka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanders stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miekka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miekka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanders throws a right and a left that Miekka avoids nicely.
Sanders bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miekka misses with a wild body shot.
Miekka throws a hook but Sanders avoids it easily.
Miekka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanders throws out the jab.
Miekka lands a jab.
Sanders shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miekka dives in and grabs Sanders's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes down on Miekka's head and hops out.
Sanders is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miekka with a body shot.
Sanders misses with an uppercut. Miekka saw that one coming.
Sanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miekka.
Sanders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miekka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Miekka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanders on the side of the head.
Miekka slips a straight right by Sanders.
Miekka tests Sanders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miekka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miekka scores with a body shot.
Sanders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miekka.
Miekka with a hook.
Puukko Miekka is winning the standup battle so far.
Miekka moves out of range as Sanders strikes.
Miekka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sanders!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miekka controlling the position.
Puukko Miekka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Puukko Miekka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miekka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puukko Miekka!
A very excited looking Puukko Miekka 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Cheese (ranked 2034 p4p, 3133 weight class) and Geovanni Maldonado (ranked 274 p4p, 373 weight class). Maldonado has chosen Acid Pauli vs Johnny Cash - I see a darkness as his entrance music. Nacho Cheese has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nacho Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geovanni Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Maldonado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cheese walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maldonado.
Maldonado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maldonado throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldonado throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Nacho Cheese has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Maldonado.
Some bone on bone action there as Cheese checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maldonado has Cheese up against the cage in a clinch.
Maldonado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cheese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maldonado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cheese throws a jab when Maldonado was well out of range.
Cheese moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldonado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Cheese as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maldonado.
Cheese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldonado was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheese.
Maldonado wants to clinch up but Cheese keeps it at a distance.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maldonado moves away.
Maldonado flicks out a counter leg kick but Cheese steps away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maldonado - that will leave a mark!
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maldonado.
Maldonado takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Cheese definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Maldonado.
Cheese takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maldonado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cheese throws a good cross that connects.
Maldonado clobbers Cheese with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Maldonado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldonado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maldonado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cheese connects with a body shot that sends Maldonado's belly button to the back.
Maldonado throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maldonado.
It looked like Cheese wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cheese keeps the fight on the outside.
Maldonado with the inside leg kick.
Cheese blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Cheese misses the target.
A low kick from Maldonado is predictable there
and Cheese counters with a nice body shot.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldonado lands a jab to the nose.
Maldonado tries to clinch there but Cheese circles away.
Maldonado misses with a low kick.
Maldonado misses with a body kick.
Maldonado tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maldonado throws a wild body kick that Cheese sees coming a mile off.
Maldonado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maldonado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cheese is able to avoid easily.
Geovanni Maldonado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldonado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maldonado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maldonado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Maldonado slams his shin into Cheese's torso.
Maldonado scores with a spinning back kick!
Maldonado tries to clinch there but Cheese circles away.
Cheese defending well as Maldonado loads up on a big left hand.
Maldonado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Cheese wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maldonado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maldonado connects with a solid leg kick.
Maldonado throws a lazy uppercut
and Cheese counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldonado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maldonado connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cheese slips under a jab.
Maldonado lands a jab to the nose.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Geovanni Maldonado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nacho Cheese's cut.
That's time! Cheese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maldonado connects with the punch.
Cheese scores with a sloppy right hand. Maldonado should have avoided that one.
Maldonado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maldonado misses with an uppercut.
Cheese was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maldonado tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maldonado throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maldonado moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Geovanni Maldonado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maldonado.
Maldonado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado stuns Cheese with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cheese walks into a stiff left hand from Maldonado.
Cheese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldonado takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maldonado connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Maldonado.
Maldonado lands a nice shot that snaps Cheese's head back.
Maldonado misses with a jab to the body
and Cheese counters with a left to the body.
Cheese will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cheese lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maldonado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maldonado throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Cheese.
Maldonado is rocked!
Cheese cracks Maldonado with a hook to the temple - Maldonado is on wobbly legs here! Cheese swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Maldonado falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Cheese wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nacho Cheese!
Nacho Cheese spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omnipotent Que (ranked 1653 p4p, 1446 weight class) and John Knox (ranked 187 p4p, 167 weight class). Knox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Hey Man Nice Shot" Filter. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omnipotent Que!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Que swinging wildly here.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Que misses with a hook to the body
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Que definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Que throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox feints the counter takedown.
Omnipotent Que seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Que.
Que throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a double leg. Que bangs his head on the mat and seems to be on queer street here... Knox follows up with punches and the ref steps in to end the fight! It was the slam that caused all the problems.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). John Knox!
John Knox is the new heavyweight champion!
John Knox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Leary (ranked 912 p4p, 1940 weight class) and Vincent Klasson (ranked 72 p4p, 134 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Leary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Klasson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klasson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Leary wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Klasson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leary was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Klasson as he connects with a hook.
Leary avoids the head kick by Klasson.
Leary appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Klasson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leary as he jumps to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Leary misses the target.
Klasson keeps Leary at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leary missing with a left hand there. Klasson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klasson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klasson throws a sloppy head kick and Leary moves out of range easily.
Leary avoids the head kick by Klasson.
Klasson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klasson throws a head kick that half lands.
Klasson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leary misses the jab.
Leary takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Klasson delivers a nice body kick.
Klasson throws a shot from downtown. Leary moves away and avoids it.
Leary is looking to counter punch.
Leary defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Klasson.
James Leary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Klasson.
Klasson connects with a solid leg kick.
Klasson misses with a takedown attempt - Leary sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leary was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
James Leary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klasson tries to land a leg kick but Leary saw it coming and moves away.
Klasson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leary takes a step back to recover.
Klasson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klasson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leary's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Klasson.
Klasson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klasson misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Leary on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Klasson misses with a head kick.
Klasson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Leary was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Klasson.
Klasson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leary avoids it really well and circles away.
Leary was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Klasson misses with a head kick.
Klasson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Klasson shoots in but Leary avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klasson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leary counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Leary. No joy for Klasson on that attempt.
Klasson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leary quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Klasson misses with a right hand
and Leary counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Vincent Klasson has been cut.
Klasson misses with a head kick.
Klasson shoots in but no luck this time.
Leary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick by Klasson misses
and Leary counters with a straight right hand.
Leary is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Leary takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Klasson shoots in but Leary avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Klasson misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leary bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Leary stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leary wants it to stay on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Leary on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Klasson looks winded!
Leary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Leary misses its target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klasson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Klasson wants to stay close but Leary steps back to make room for something. Klasson seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Leary and Klasson drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James Leary!
James Leary retains his bantamweight title!
James Leary decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryland Bronx (ranked 1978 p4p, 2068 weight class) and Motum Vakana (ranked 194 p4p, 201 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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4 - 1 - 0 |
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryland Bronx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Motum Vakana!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vakana tries to clinch up but Bronx circles away and keeps his distance.
Bronx misses with a few strikes there.
Bronx misses with a hook. Vakana ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vakana wants to clinch.
Bronx is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vakana.
Vakana moves away from the strike by Bronx.
Vakana tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vakana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bronx connects with a body shot that sends Vakana's belly button to the back.
Bronx misses with a double jab.
Vakana's coach down at Gym To Nica was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vakana's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bronx swings for the body but Vakana moves out of range.
Bronx lands an overhand right.
Bronx misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakana clinches with his opponent.
Vakana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bronx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bronx really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bronx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bronx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronx looks to score with a jab to the body but Vakana is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronx scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bronx.
Vakana moves in looking to clinch but Bronx pushes him off.
Vakana connects with a single shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vakana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vakana slips a jab from Bronx.
Vakana connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bronx momentarily.
Vakana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bronx swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bronx misses the shot to the body.
Vakana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vakana closes the distance and clinches.
Vakana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bronx.
A shot in the inside from Vakana.
Bronx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bronx has a couple of punches blocked by Vakana.
Vakana keeps control of Bronx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vakana lands with a light punch inside.
Bronx can't find room to land a body shot as Vakana controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Vakana.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vakana lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronx avoids a wild elbow strike from Vakana.
Vakana dodges an elbow strike from Bronx.
A nice left hand lands by Vakana.
Bronx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bronx wants a takedown.
Bronx takes a shot to the head.
Vakana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bronx lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vakana backwards.
Vakana is working Bronx over against the cage.
Bronx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Vakana - that landed with a thud.
Vakana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bronx backwards.
Bronx definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bronx throws a punch but it's blocked by Vakana.
Vakana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bronx's defenses.
Bronx misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vakana.
Bronx wants a takedown but no success here.
Bronx misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakana scores with a shot to the side of Bronx's head.
Vakana working aggressively here.
Bronx misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vakana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Vakana - that landed with a thud.
Vakana effectively controlling the action here.
Bronx pushes off an throws an elbow but Vakana leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vakana digs a right hand underneath Bronx's ribcage. Bronx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vakana.
Bronx pushes Vakana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bronx lands with a light punch inside.
Vakana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vakana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vakana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vakana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronx breaks from the clinch.
Vakana tries to clinch up but Bronx circles away and keeps his distance.
Bronx is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vakana.
Vakana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronx.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vakana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bronx misses with a body punch.
Bronx pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bronx misses with a straight right.
Vakana drives through and clinches with Bronx against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronx.
Vakana digs a right hand into Bronx's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bronx's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vakana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vakana throws an elbow but misses.
Vakana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bronx backwards.
Vakana misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Vakana.
Nice body punch from Vakana.
Vakana scores with a shot to the side of Bronx's head.
Bronx is trying to push Vakana away but Vakana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronx wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bronx tries a body shot but Vakana blocks it.
Vakana scores with a hook to the body.
Vakana scores with a shot to the side of Bronx's head.
Vakana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bronx's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Motum Vakana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vakana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vakana misses with a wild combination.
Bronx misses with an uppercut. Vakana saw that one coming.
Vakana wants to clinch.
Vakana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bronx lands with a nice combination. Vakana backs away looking to recover.
Vakana tries to clinch up but Bronx circles away and keeps his distance.
Bronx connects with a jab.
Vakana tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vakana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronx.
Vakana wants to counter with a clinch but Bronx pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronx tries to bum rush Vakana with a series of wild strikes but Vakana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bronx misses with a hook. Vakana ducked under it nicely.
Vakana tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vakana is looking to clinch but Bronx is avoiding it.
Vakana ducks under a wild hook from Bronx.
Vakana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronx wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronx lands a jab to Vakana's midsection.
Vakana moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vakana tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bronx scores with a hook.
Bronx is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vakana slips under a jab.
Vakana tries to clinch there but Bronx circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronx misses the target.
Bronx misses with a hook. Vakana ducked under it nicely.
Vakana is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bronx throws a right hand that Vakana ducks under and follows up with a left that Vakana also avoids with ease.
Bronx avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bronx throws a big shot that misses.
Vakana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bronx is looking to counter the offense by Vakana and move into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronx misses the target.
Vakana moves in looking to clinch but Bronx pushes him off.
Vakana wants to clinch up but Bronx keeps it at a distance.
Vakana gets a clinch.
Vakana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vakana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bronx tries to break free but Vakana pushes him back against the cage.
Vakana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vakana is leaning against Bronx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bronx avoids a wild elbow strike from Vakana.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vakana.
Bronx scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bronx.
Vakana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bronx breaks the clinch.
Bronx misses with a looping left.
Vakana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bronx is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vakana.
Vakana moves in looking to clinch but Bronx pushes him off.
Bronx keeps the fight on the outside.
Bronx throws a lazy right hand but Vakana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vakana instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Vakana.
Bronx breaks the clinch.
Vakana avoids the body shot from Bronx.
Vakana clinches up against the cage.
Vakana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vakana lands an elbow inside that Bronx shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronx is trying to force a seperation but Vakana has the dominant position.
Vakana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bronx backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Vakana.
Vakana lands a nice shot to the body.
Bronx tries to throw a body punch but Vakana avoids it by throwing Bronx back against the cage.
Vakana lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Vakana.
Bronx is rocked!
A short right from Vakana on the inside.
Oh Bronx is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vakana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bronx backwards.
Vakana missing with knees to the body.
Bronx misses with a punch to the body.
Bronx has a couple of punches blocked by Vakana.
Vakana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bronx.
Bronx has a couple of punches blocked by Vakana.
Vakana lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bronx or not.
Vakana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vakana scores with a shot to the side of Bronx's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vakana.
Vakana dips a shoulder and cracks Bronx with a mighty uppercut! Bronx falls back against the cage and Vakana unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bronx is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Vakana screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Motum Vakana!
Motum Vakana tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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