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JF 12 - Silvia vs Guenette PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maximo Butler (ranked 5231 p4p, 3564 weight class) and Casey Van Sanders (ranked 235 p4p, 195 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximo Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Casey Van Sanders!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Sanders shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Butler sprawls well. Butler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Sanders gets slowly back to his feet.
Butler misses with a double jab.
Butler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Butler throws a front kick aimed at Van Sanders's knee but Van Sanders avoids it well.
Van Sanders fails to land the takedown.
Maximo Butler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casey Van Sanders.
Butler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butler looking to score a takedown here. Van Sanders is defending well but Butler drives through and ends up in Van Sanders's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Van Sanders trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Butler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler gets to his feet - Van Sanders follows without any prompting.
Butler fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Sanders scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Van Sanders trying to control the action but Butler is working from the bottom.
Van Sanders lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler is looking for a sweep. Van Sanders is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Sanders is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Van Sanders prevents Butler from standing back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Butler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Butler pulls Van Sanders in close to his closed guard and prevents Van Sanders from doing any damage or advancing position.
Van Sanders trying to control the position from guard on top but Butler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Sanders is looking to work some ground and pound but Butler has wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Van Sanders wants to get up but he can't break Butler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Butler connects with a nice looking jab.
Butler digs a good hook to Van Sanders's body.
Butler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maximo Butler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butler throws a right hand that Van Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Sanders also avoids with ease.
Van Sanders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Sanders tries to clinch there but Butler circles away.
Butler clinches.
Butler landing knees to the head.
Butler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Sanders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butler.
Van Sanders tries to bum rush Butler with a series of wild strikes but Butler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Butler with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Sanders shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Butler as he avoids it easily.
Butler seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Sanders displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Butler.
Butler stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Sanders. Van Sanders gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maximo Butler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Butler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Sanders.
Butler has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Butler.
Butler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Sanders can do to turn this around?
Butler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butler misses with a double jab
and Van Sanders counters with a three punch combo that has Butler backing up. Butler nods at Van Sanders to acknowledge the strikes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Butler enables Van Sanders to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Butler manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Butler working a defensive guard here.
Butler has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Van Sanders has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Sanders can't break the clinch.
Butler breaks the clinch.
Van Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Butler.
Butler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Butler wants it to stay on the feet.
Maximo Butler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casey Van Sanders.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Butler.
Van Sanders fails to land the takedown.
Van Sanders is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Butler.
Butler shoots in but no luck this time.
Butler tries to clinch up but Van Sanders circles away and keeps his distance.
Butler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Sanders's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Van Sanders duly obliges.
A combination from Butler does no damage.
Butler fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Sanders fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Butler enables Van Sanders to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Butler manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Butler is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Van Sanders presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Van Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Sanders has a takedown stuffed.
Van Sanders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Butler circles away.
Van Sanders is breathing heavily.
Van Sanders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Van Sanders catches Butler right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Sanders avoids it really well and circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Van Sanders enables Butler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Van Sanders manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Sanders trying to strike off his back.
Van Sanders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Sanders is trying to control the position but Butler postures up.
Van Sanders wants to get back to his feet but Butler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Butler content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Sanders working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Butler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Butler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Butler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Van Sanders is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Van Sanders has escaped and now he's on top!
Butler keeping full guard, as Van Sanders tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maximo Butler dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No joy there for Butler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Sanders tries to sprawl but Butler drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Butler trying to mount his opponent but Van Sanders defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butler decides to stand up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Sanders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butler has him pressed against the cage.
Van Sanders being controlled against the cage.
Van Sanders breaks from the clinch.
Maximo Butler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Sanders tries to clinch up but Butler circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick lands for Butler.
Van Sanders wants to clinch.
Butler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Butler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Van Sanders is trying to control Butler's posture but Butler avoids it.
Check out the look on Butler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Sanders tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Butler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Butler is staying tight to Van Sanders's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Van Sanders is trying to control Butler's posture but Butler avoids it.
Butler in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Van Sanders is looking to regain half guard here but Butler keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler controlling the position from side mount.
Van Sanders tries to buck Butler off but Butler is having none of it.
Maximo Butler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Sanders is trying to strike from the bottom but Butler has passed into full mount.
Butler landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Sanders really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Van Sanders keeps trying to improve his position.
Van Sanders is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Butler locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Van Sanders is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maximo Butler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lightning McQueen (ranked 4054 p4p, 3260 weight class) and Gerry Watched (ranked 431 p4p, 375 weight class). Watched comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Lightning McQueen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerry Watched!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watched scores with a sloppy right hand. McQueen should have avoided that one.
Gerry Watched seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watched takes a swing at McQueen's ribcage but misses.
Watched tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McQueen was well out of range. Poor timing from Watched.
McQueen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Watched.
Watched throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Watched takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watched throws a lazy right hand but McQueen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watched walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McQueen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McQueen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watched's head backwards.
McQueen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watched takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Watched misses with a body punch
and McQueen counters with a series of strikes. Watched will be more careful next time no doubt.
Watched throws a poor cross that misses
and McQueen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for McQueen.
McQueen lands a nice looking body shot.
Watched throws a combination that misses
and McQueen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watched throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling McQueen to counter with a crisp jab.
Watched looks to land a combination but McQueen avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from McQueen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McQueen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Watcheds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Watched misses with a left hand
and McQueen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by McQueen as he connects with a hook.
McQueen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watched on the side of the head.
Watched takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McQueen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McQueen is looking to break free of the clinch but Watched has double underhooks.
Watched is leaning against McQueen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Watched's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watched rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watched takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watched scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooh a lovely combination from Watched sends McQueen down but not out. Watched dives into side control looking to finish.
 McQueen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watched wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McQueen is not content to let Watched control the position.
McQueen tries to buck Watched off but Watched is having none of it.
McQueen can't do much from the bottom here.
McQueen is looking to reverse the position.
McQueen is trying to control Watched's posture but Watched avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on McQueen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McQueen moves away from the strike by Watched.
McQueen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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.
Watched keeps McQueen at a distance using the push kick.
McQueen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Watched throws a sloppy body shot
and McQueen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McQueen moves away from the strike by Watched.
A counter left hand to the body from McQueen misses its target.
McQueen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watched circles away quickly and effectively.
McQueen stalks Watched and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watched's face. Watched staggers backwards, shaken.
A slapping body kick lands there for Watched.
McQueen is breathing heavily.
Watched tries a low kick but McQueen avoids it.
Watched is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Watched misses with a body kick.
Watched misses with a left hand
and McQueen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watched takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Watched takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lightning McQueen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McQueen has closed the distance and engaged Watched in a clinch.
McQueen has had enough of the clinch but Watched keeps him there for the moment.
Watched pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as McQueen blocks the leg kick.
Watched keeps the fight on the outside.
Watched ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McQueen moves away.
Watched throws a looping overhand right but McQueen ducks down to avoid it.
Watched throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McQueen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Watched.
McQueen wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watched slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen closes the distance but Watched moves to the side
and Watched counters with an outside leg kick.
Watched pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McQueen looks to land a combination but Watched avoids it well.
Watched shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Watched tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McQueen was well out of range. Poor timing from Watched.
Watched throws a body punch but McQueen moves out of range.
Watched thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watched.
McQueen tried to counter with a leg kick but Watched avoided it.
Watched jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watched throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McQueen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watched bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Watched misses with a hook
enabling McQueen to counter with a crisp jab.
McQueen scores with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Watched.
Watched is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McQueen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Watched throws a hook but McQueen avoids it easily.
McQueen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Watched looks for the body kick but McQueen saw that one coming.
McQueen tries to clinch up but Watched circles away and keeps his distance.
McQueen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watched looks to throw a body kick
and McQueen counters with a nice uppercut.
McQueen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Watched misses with a hook. McQueen ducked under it nicely.
Watched throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McQueen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watched throws the left hand but McQueen avoids the punch easily.
Lightning McQueen is winning the standup battle so far.
McQueen slips under a jab from Watched.
McQueen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watched.
Watched has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McQueen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McQueen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McQueen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Watched misses with a series of wild punches.
Watched throws a body kick that misses.
Watched motions for McQueen to come forward. Watched throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from McQueen.
McQueen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watched walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watched takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watched throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Watched connects with a good right hand that stumbles McQueen. McQueen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of McQueen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from McQueen does it's job there.
A big left from Watched misses.
McQueen is looking for a counter combo.
Watched scores with a leg kick.
Jab from McQueen.
Watched misses with a two punch combination.
Watched lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Watched closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McQueen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Watched throws a right hand that misses
and McQueen counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Watched showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Watched throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McQueen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watched jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watched on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McQueen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watched avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watched has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McQueen ducks straight into an uppercut from Watched and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - McQueen manages to regain guard straight away.
Oh McQueen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQueen controls Watched momentarily but Watched frees himself.
McQueen is controlling Watched's posture.
McQueen seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watched stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McQueen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watched is still trying to improve position.
Watched trying to control but McQueen is working from the bottom.
McQueen working a defensive guard but Watched manages to pass into side control anyway.
Watched working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watched controlling the position from side mount.
McQueen can't do much from the bottom here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McQueen gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen is looking to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McQueen connects with the punch.
McQueen clinches up with Watched and pushes him back against the cage.
Watched lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McQueen is trying to maintain a safe position but Watched gets an underhook and turns McQueen into the cage.
Watched working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McQueen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watched lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watched scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Watched to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McQueen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McQueen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McQueen is trying to break the clinch but Watched has him pressed against the cage.
Watched misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watched tries to throw a body punch but McQueen avoids it by throwing Watched back against the cage.
McQueen is trying to break the clinch but Watched is controlling him.
McQueen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watched is looking to control McQueen's arms but McQueen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watched has his back to the cage.
Watched can't find room to land a body shot as McQueen controls the action.
Watched is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Watched comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Watched has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Watched!
A very excited looking Gerry Watched 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Dico (ranked 3456 p4p, 3407 weight class) and Lucas Silva (ranked 394 p4p, 391 weight class). Dico's entrance music is Dax - Venom (Eminem Remix ONE TAKE). A fine choice. Lucas Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 New York, Shaun Dico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Dico throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Dico pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva controls the position.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Dico defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Silva fails to take his opponent's back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dico tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Dico tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dico turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dico from controlling successfully.
Silva has control of Dico's left arm, preventing Dico from doing any damage.
Dico wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva seems keen to control Dico's posture.
That's two 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.
Dico trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dico wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dico's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dico trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva has his foot on Dico's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dico works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pulls Dico in close to prevent any damage.
Dico working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva has Dico pulled in close to control his posture.
Dico postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dico manages to get himself to full guard.
Dico keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dico working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dico throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dico swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva 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.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is looking for a kimura but Dico is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dico wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Dico lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Dico circles away.
Silva rushes Dico and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dico misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Dico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Dico is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Dico lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dico is trying to break free.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva jumps guard but Dico stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dico.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Dico holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Shaun Dico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Silva.
Silva jumps guard but Dico turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dico is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
 It looks like Lucas Silva has been cut.
Dico looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Dico misses the shot to the body.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dico escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva postures up.
Dico working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dico throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silva pushes down on Dico's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dico trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dico looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dico doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Dico trying to control but Silva postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dico looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Dico is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucas Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lucas Silva's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Dico dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dico pinned against the cage. Dico gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dico digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucas Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dico swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva pushing down on Dico's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva fails to move to back control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has control of Dico's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dico regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dico to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dico shrugs it off.
Dico has given up his back. Will we see Silva going for some submissions?
Dico fending off the submission attempt from Silva.
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!
Dico tries to escape but Silva has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Shaun Dico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucas Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Silva controlling the positon.
Silva keeps control of the position as Dico tries to break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's four 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.
Dico is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Well, with Silva on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Dico is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
You can see the frustration on Dico's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dico is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silva biding his time, looking for the opening.
Dico is really stuck here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva controlling the position well here. Dico rolled but Silva kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Silva!
Lucas Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Honore Nazaire Rey (ranked 2625 p4p, 2706 weight class) and Al Happy Killer (ranked 312 p4p, 322 weight class). Honore Nazaire Rey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Al Happy Killer's chin.
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178
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight 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 Helsinki, Honore Nazaire Rey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Al Happy Killer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happy Killer swings widly with a right hand
enabling Rey to counter with a crisp jab.
Rey clinches with his opponent.
Happy Killer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Happy Killer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Happy Killer misses with a body punch.
Rey breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Rey as he connects with a hook.
Rey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Happy Killer gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Happy Killer.
Rey throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Happy Killer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Happy Killer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rey is trying to force a seperation but Happy Killer has the dominant position.
Rey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Happy Killer backwards.
Rey decides to pull guard.
Happy Killer throws an elbow that misses. Rey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Happy Killer's guard. Nice move by Rey!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Happy Killer is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Happy Killer throwing strikes from guard but Rey blocks nicely.
Happy Killer stopping the sweep attempt from Rey.
Rey is working hard here to advance position.
Rey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rey tries to get out of the position.
Happy Killer stands and steps away. Rey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Happy Killer throws a hook but Rey blocks it.
Rey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Happy Killer misses with a hook
and Rey counters with a straight right hand.
Happy Killer misses with a left hand
and Rey counters with a nice uppercut.
Happy Killer misses with a two punch combination.
Happy Killer misses with an uppercut.
Rey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Happy Killer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Happy Killer misses with a shot to the body
and Rey counters with a two punch combo.
Happy Killer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rey backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Happy Killer gets tackled into the cage by Rey. Rey maintains the clinch.
Happy Killer digs a right hand into Rey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rey's gas tank.
Happy Killer scores with a hook to the body.
Rey is breathing heavily.
Happy Killer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Happy Killer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Happy Killer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Happy Killer struggles to land a body shot inside as Rey controls his hands.
Happy Killer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Happy Killer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Happy Killer tries to work over Rey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rey has a couple of punches blocked by Happy Killer.
A head punch on the inside from Happy Killer fails to land.
Happy Killer has a couple of punches blocked by Rey.
Happy Killer taking a breather.
Happy Killer effectively controlling the action here.
Happy Killer is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy Killer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rey backwards.
Rey tries to throw a body punch but Happy Killer avoids it by throwing Rey back against the cage.
Happy Killer misses with some punches.
Rey working aggressively here.
Happy Killer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rey misses with a body punch.
Rey tries to pull guard but Happy Killer holds him up against the cage and eventually Rey drops back down to his feet.
Happy Killer pushes Rey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Happy Killer tries to work over Rey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Happy Killer struggles to land a body shot inside as Rey controls his hands.
Rey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rey prevents a body shot from Happy Killer.
Rey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Happy Killer's elbow.
Rey takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Rey.
The referee calls for Happy Killer to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Happy Killer.
Happy Killer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rey throws a head punch that misses.
Happy Killer working aggressively here.
Happy Killer blocking some punches.
Rey manages to break the clinch.
Happy Killer misses with a body punch
and Rey counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Happy Killer rushes Rey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Happy Killer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rey manages to break the clinch.
Happy Killer has Rey up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Happy Killer throws a punch but it's blocked by Rey.
Still in the clinch, Rey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rey looking to stall.
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 Honore Nazaire Rey will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Happy Killer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rey, pushing him back against the cage.
Rey blocking some punches.
Happy Killer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Happy Killer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rey scores with a shot to the side of Happy Killer's head.
Al Happy Killer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Happy Killer throws a head punch that misses.
Rey lands with a short shot to the head.
Happy Killer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Happy Killer.
Rey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Happy Killer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Happy Killer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Happy Killer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rey is keeping busy.
Happy Killer taking a breather.
Happy Killer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey lands a nice uppercut.
Happy Killer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rey breaks from the clinch.
Rey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rey lands with a right hand.
Rey has Happy Killer up against the cage in a clinch.
Rey lands a right hand.
Happy Killer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rey is leaning against Happy Killer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Happy Killer cracks Rey with a nice body shot.
Rey lands a hook that snaps the head of Happy Killer backwards.
Happy Killer tries a body shot but Rey blocks it.
Happy Killer misses with a body punch.
Happy Killer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rey's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Happy Killer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Happy Killer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Happy Killer keeps control of Rey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Happy Killer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Happy Killer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rey.
Rey working aggressively here.
Rey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Happy Killer rushes Rey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Happy Killer trying to control the position but instead, Rey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Happy Killer into the cage.
Happy Killer misses with a body punch.
Happy Killer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Happy Killer struggles to land a body shot inside as Rey controls his hands.
A short left from Rey.
Rey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Happy Killer misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Happy Killer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy Killer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rey is looking to control Happy Killer's arms but Happy Killer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rey has his back to the cage.
Happy Killer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Happy Killer misses with a body punch
and Rey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Happy Killer is rocked!
Rey has closed the distance and engaged Happy Killer in a clinch.
Rey throws a head punch that misses.
Rey lands a nice uppercut.
Happy Killer is still on wobbly legs! Can Rey finish him?
Rey stalling the fight.
Happy Killer seems to have recovered his senses.
Happy Killer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Happy Killer misses with the head strike.
Rey taking a breather.
Happy Killer swings wildly with an uppercut but Rey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rey working hard to break the clinch.
Rey swings wildly with an uppercut but Happy Killer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rey misses with a knee strike.
Happy Killer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rey backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey is trying to pull guard but Happy Killer has him pressed against the cage.
Happy Killer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rey's elbow.
Happy Killer presses Rey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Happy Killer.
Still in the clinch, Happy Killer scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Happy Killer slows down the pace here.
Rey letting Happy Killer take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Happy Killer.
Happy Killer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rey's elbow.
Happy Killer taking a breather.
Happy Killer lands a shoulder strike.
Rey is trying to push Happy Killer away but Happy Killer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rey is looking to break free of the clinch but Happy Killer has double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Al Happy Killer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Happy Killer throws a lazy uppercut
and Happy Killer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Happy Killer misses with a hook to the body
and Rey counters with a straight right hand.
Happy Killer gets a clinch.
Rey breaks from the clinch.
Happy Killer throws an overhand right that lands on Rey's shoulder, as Rey tries to avoid the shot.
Happy Killer throws a jab when Rey was well out of range.
Happy Killer takes a swing at Rey's ribcage but misses.
Happy Killer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Happy Killer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Happy Killer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Happy Killer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Happy Killer jabs Rey right on the nose. Rey blinks but takes it well.
Happy Killer throws a lazy uppercut
and Rey counters with a huge left! Happy Killer is in big trouble! He's backing up but Rey isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Happy Killer from any more damage. A dominating finish by Rey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Honore Nazaire Rey!
Honore Nazaire Rey is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Honore Nazaire Rey started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Al Happy Killer had this to say: 'Call the police, I've been assaulted!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo The Phantom (ranked 3986 p4p, 23642 weight class) and Sam Goldberg (ranked 414 p4p, 506 weight class). The Phantom comes to the cage accompanied by 28 by Zach Bryan. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sam Goldberg enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo The Phantom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Phantom throws a series of punches but Goldberg avoids them all with ease.
The Phantom fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Goldberg sprawls well initially but The Phantom persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goldberg manages to get to full guard.
Goldberg is pulling down on The Phantom's head to control his posture.
Goldberg pushes a forearm under The Phantom's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, The Phantom is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Goldberg!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Werner Kahnt (ranked 4768 p4p, 4952 weight class) and Cesar Munoz (ranked 348 p4p, 352 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Werner Kahnt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesar Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Kahnt counter with a right hand.
Munoz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kahnt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Munoz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kahnt cracks a nice hook into Munoz's ribs.
Kahnt swats away the attempt to clinch by Munoz.
Kahnt misses with a wild combination.
Kahnt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Munoz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kahnt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Werner Kahnt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesar Munoz.
Munoz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Munoz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz is looking to clinch.
Munoz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kahnt is looking to wear down Munoz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, jab by Kahnt - just one landing.
Munoz throws a combination that misses
and Kahnt counters with a stiff right hand.
Munoz is rocked!
It looks like Cesar Munoz has been cut.
Munoz has his takedown stuffed
and Kahnt counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Werner Kahnt!
Werner Kahnt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nickolas Holt (ranked 3390 p4p, 3952 weight class) and Karter Carey (ranked 349 p4p, 388 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nickolas Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Carey!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carey gets a double leg takedown into Holt's guard.
Holt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carey scoring with some ground and pound.
Holt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Holt wants to stand up but Carey is controlling him.
Holt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carey on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carey pushes down on Holt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Carey stalling.
Carey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carey is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Holt is squirming around, avoiding Carey's attempts to control the action.
Holt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt tries to hold on but Carey pushes him away.
Carey cracks Holt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Holt tries to hold on but Carey pushes him away.
Holt is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carey landing punches.
Carey prevents Holt from getting the reversal.
Carey wants to finish this one by submission but Holt is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Carey.
Carey content just to control the position here.
Carey landing shots from mount.
Carey looking for a guillotine from mount but Holt is having none of it.
Carey with shots to the head and body - Holt looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holt tries to hold on but Carey postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey controlling the position easily from mount.
Carey prevents Holt from getting the reversal.
Carey breaks from Holt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Carey is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Holt can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Carey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Holt tries to reverse the position but Carey maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt wants to get back to his feet.
Carey content just to control the position here.
Holt is desperately trying to improve his position but Carey has a good base and remains in mount.
Carey lands a heavy elbow.
Carey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karter Carey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carey fails with the takedown
and Holt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Karter Carey has been cut.
Holt feints a jab promting Carey to slip. Holt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Holt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Holt swings for the body but Carey moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carey shoots in but no luck this time.
Carey tries for a takedown but Holt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nickolas Holt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karter Carey.
Holt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carey's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carey shoots and misses
and Holt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carey is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt looks to land a combination. Carey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carey looks to clinch
and Holt comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Carey stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Holt is on him like rabid pit bull! Carey slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nickolas Holt!
Nickolas Holt 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Silvia (ranked 2078 p4p, 3014 weight class) and Travis Guenette (ranked 234 p4p, 318 weight class). Silvia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'd Love to knock the hell out of you. Guenette has chosen The Only Thing They Fear Is You as his entrance music. Travis Guenette is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Silvia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Guenette!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guenette has a takedown stuffed.
Guenette should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silvia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guenette was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvia.
Silvia lands a body shot.
Guenette shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silvia as he avoids it easily.
Silvia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silvia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silvia throws a body punch but Guenette moves out of range.
Guenette closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silvia actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Guenette pulls his head out easily.
Guenette seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Silvia is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Travis Guenette!
Travis Guenette is the new middleweight champion!
Travis Guenette seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Shawn Silvia stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had COVID.'.
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