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HFA FIGHT NIGHT 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Cooke (ranked 4069 p4p, 4372 weight class) and Farid Syazwan (ranked 357 p4p, 365 weight class). Syazwan has chosen The Final Countdown as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Farid Syazwan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syazwan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cooke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Syazwan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Syazwan stands up over Cooke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Syazwan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Syazwan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cooke looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooke, not yet.
Cooke pulls Syazwan in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Syazwan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Syazwan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Syazwan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cooke's head.
Cooke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Syazwan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syazwan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cooke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Syazwan has managed to get both his arms back between Cooke's legs - danger averted.
Syazwan is working Cooke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Syazwan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cooke's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syazwan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Syazwan throws a big right hand that misses.
Syazwan preventing the sweep.
Cooke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Syazwan landing with the ground and pound.
Cooke wants to sweep here but Syazwan controlling him for the moment.
Syazwan distracts Cooke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Syazwan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cooke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Syazwan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Syazwan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Syazwan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
Syazwan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Syazwan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Syazwan postures up and lands a big shot to Cooke's brow.
Syazwan cracks Cooke with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Syazwan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Syazwan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Syazwan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syazwan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cooke's head.
Cooke wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Syazwan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Syazwan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Syazwan lands a couple of elbows.
Syazwan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cooke has momentary wrist control but Syazwan slips an elbow through the middle.
Cooke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Syazwan keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Syazwan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooke defends well.
Syazwan can't keep his opponent in guard - Cooke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke trying to mount his opponent but Syazwan defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Syazwan actively working from the bottom here.
Cooke is keen to just control but Syazwan is a slippery customer.
Syazwan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooke.
Syazwan looking for submissions off his back.
Syazwan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Syazwan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cooke works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cooke has hold of Syazwan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Syazwan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Syazwan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cooke looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Syazwan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Syazwan actively working from the bottom here.
Cooke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Syazwan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Syazwan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cooke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cooke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Syazwan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooke is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Farid Syazwan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cooke dives in and grabs Syazwan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Syazwan pushes down on Cooke's head and hops out.
Syazwan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Syazwan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cooke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cooke throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Syazwan chips away with some ground and pound.
Syazwan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cooke wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Syazwan chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syazwan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cooke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Syazwan's guard.
Syazwan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooke defends well.
Cooke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syazwan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooke defends well.
Cooke trying to control but Syazwan is working from the bottom.
Cooke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cooke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Syazwan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cooke uses it to pass to side control.
Cooke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Syazwan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Syazwan is looking to regain half guard here but Cooke keeps moving and retains side control.
Farid Syazwan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke is trying to get an arm triangle but Syazwan is defending well.
Cooke tries for a kimura but Syazwan is defending well.
Syazwan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cooke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Syazwan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cooke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Syazwan looking for submissions off his back.
Cooke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Syazwan defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke wants to take a breather but Syazwan is having none of it.
Syazwan actively working from the bottom here.
Cooke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cooke prevents Syazwan from getting the reversal.
Syazwan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Syazwan is staying active underneath Cooke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Syazwan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Syazwan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cooke pulls his head out easily.
Cooke works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syazwan is looking to improve his position but Cooke isn't that keen on the idea.
Cooke looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cooke looking for a guillotine from mount but Syazwan is having none of it.
Syazwan regains half guard.
Syazwan wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Syazwan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cooke wants to work for an arm triangle but Syazwan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Enzo Cooke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Syazwan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cooke manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Syazwan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Syazwan chips away with some ground and pound.
Cooke wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooke throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Syazwan postures up and lands a big shot to Cooke's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Syazwan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Syazwan lands a couple of elbows.
Syazwan lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syazwan working some strikes from top position.
Cooke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cooke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Syazwan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syazwan is working Cooke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Syazwan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Syazwan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooke looking to control.
Cooke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Syazwan is one step ahead there.
Syazwan connects with a couple of short punches.
Cooke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Syazwan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Syazwan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Syazwan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cooke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Syazwan working some strikes from top position.
Syazwan is in close to Cooke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syazwan is in close to Cooke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Syazwan landing with the ground and pound.
Cooke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Syazwan defends well.
Cooke 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.
Syazwan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cooke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Syazwan is one step ahead there.
Syazwan scoring with some ground and pound.
Syazwan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Syazwan scoring with some ground and pound.
Syazwan with a nice head shot there.
Syazwan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke looking for a triangle here. Syazwan is fighting it but it looks tight! Cooke pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Syazwan is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Enzo Cooke!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devyn Flores (ranked 3466 p4p, 5168 weight class) and Willy Klarenet (ranked 366 p4p, 466 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Devyn Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Klarenet!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klarenet drops Flores with a left and a right! Oh, Flores is hurt - Klarenet dives into side control looking to finish!
 It looks like Devyn Flores has been cut.
Flores is trying to control Klarenet's posture but Klarenet avoids it.
Klarenet throws an elbow but Flores slips to the side and avoids it well.
Flores is trying to improve his position.
Klarenet decides to stand back up.
Klarenet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klarenet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Klarenet has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Flores clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I really don't envy Flores right now.
Klarenet is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Flores knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Flores for a finish.
Klarenet is landing big shots and Flores is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willy Klarenet!
During a confident post fight interview, Willy Klarenet thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Stanton (ranked 3323 p4p, 25268 weight class) and Erich Fromm (ranked 352 p4p, 481 weight class). Urijah Stanton looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urijah Stanton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erich Fromm!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fromm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fromm lands a nice forearm strike.
Fromm in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stanton taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stanton is breathing heavily.
Fromm content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fromm landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stanton stops Fromm from passing to mount.
Stanton taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fromm staying calm.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fromm working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Fromm tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stanton's legs.
Fromm scoring with punches from side control.
Stanton is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fromm cracks Stanton with a big elbow.
Fromm scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stanton to see if he's OK.
Stanton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fromm just content to control the position.
Fromm is putting a hurting on Stanton here, landing some big shots from side control.
 Stanton is rocked!
Fromm remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fromm wants to control but Stanton is keeping him busy.
Fromm lands some shots froms side control.
Oh Stanton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fromm scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fromm tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fromm slows the pace down.
Fromm is working Stanton over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fromm is putting a hurting on Stanton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fromm lands a big left to the face of Stanton, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Fromm and another - Stanton is out! Fromm stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Erich Fromm!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Davis (ranked 3396 p4p, 3693 weight class) and Paul Sanchez (ranked 322 p4p, 342 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Not like us. Thomas Davis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thomas Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sanchez.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davis walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Davis throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Sanchez's takedown attempt.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Sanchez jumps guard and drags Davis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to keep Davis in close.
Sanchez tries to strike from the bottom.
Sanchez is controlling Davis's posture.
Davis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanchez working a defensive guard but Davis passes into half guard.
Sanchez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Davis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sanchez.
Sanchez missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Sanchez trying to control from the bottom.
Sanchez gets back to full guard.
Davis preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanchez is on top in guard.
Sanchez throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sanchez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Sanchez 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.
Sanchez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanchez pulls Davis in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davis walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanchez looks winded!
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Thomas Davis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Paul Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Davis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thomas Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sanchez.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 Sanchez is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis dances in with a quick combination. Sanchez is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Davis snaps Sanchez's head back. Sanchez stumbles backwards against the cage. Davis steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Sanchez's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Sanchez just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thomas Davis!
Thomas Davis took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'THE MERCHANT IS BACK!!!! CANT STOP THE DAVIS TRAIN, YOU CAN ONLY SLOW IT DOWN!!'.
The defeated Paul Sanchez had this to say: 'Ts a shame that I keep losing, I’ll improve…eventually. Either that or I’ll drown in the waters I bring my opponents in when I win. I’ll see yall.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Freeman (ranked 2890 p4p, 2725 weight class) and Kai Man (ranked 199 p4p, 193 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, William Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Man!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a double jab
and Freeman counters with a big head kick but Man shrugs it off.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Freeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freeman.
Man swinging wildly here.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freeman tries to clinch up.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freeman wants to clinch.
William Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man motions for Freeman to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Freeman is looking to clinch.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Freeman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Freeman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freeman is looking to clinch.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Freeman tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Freeman moves into the clinch.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Freeman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Kai Man has been cut.
Man is trying to break free.
Freeman misses with an elbow strike.
Freeman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Freeman looking to stall.
Man blocks an elbow strike from Freeman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freeman wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Man dodges an elbow strike from Freeman.
Freeman looking to stall.
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.
Freeman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Man is trying to push Freeman away but Freeman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Freeman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Man is trying to push Freeman away but Freeman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man avoiding damage as Freeman throws knees to the body.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Freeman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Man's cut.
That's time! Freeman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Freeman tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man throws a counter combo.
Freeman wants to clinch.
Freeman tries to clinch up.
Freeman wants to clinch.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Freeman backs off Man throws a huge counter combo but Freeman manages to avoid it all.
Freeman moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Freeman checks the leg kick.
Freeman fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the cage.
Freeman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Man breaks the clinch.
Freeman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kai Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man looks to land a combination but Freeman avoids it well.
Freeman moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man throws a leg kick but Freeman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Freeman tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Man's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Freeman's leg but Freeman calmly moves out of range.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Freeman tries to clinch up.
Freeman dodges the punch combination from Man.
Freeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man tries a low kick but Freeman avoids it.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Freeman counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man is breathing heavily.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Freeman slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freeman is looking to clinch.
Freeman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Man in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freeman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man unleashes a big counter combination but Freeman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freeman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Freeman wants to clinch.
Freeman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freeman darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
Freeman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freeman is looking to control Man's arms but Man gets an underhook and turns him. Now Freeman has his back to the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kai Man's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freeman fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freeman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man misses with a double jab.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Man is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kai Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Man throws a leg kick but Freeman checks it.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Man is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Freeman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freeman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but Freeman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Freeman clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the cage.
Freeman taking a breather.
Freeman misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman misses with an elbow strike.
Freeman avoiding damage.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Freeman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Freeman misses with an elbow strike.
William Freeman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man wants to break free but Freeman has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to push Freeman away but Freeman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Freeman stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman looking to stall.
Freeman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Freeman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Freeman lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Kai Man's cut even more.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freeman.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Freeman has double underhooks.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to William Freeman.
I think Freeman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... William Freeman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar John (ranked 2773 p4p, 2978 weight class) and zOe gOld (ranked 331 p4p, 355 weight class). zOe gOld told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgar John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, zOe gOld!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from John.
John throws a looping overhand right but gOld ducks down to avoid it.
John falls off balance throwing a combination
and gOld counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
gOld gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
John tries to land a knee to the head but gOld blocks with his arms.
gOld is trying to pull guard but John has him pressed against the cage.
gOld scores with a hook to the body.
gOld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
gOld keeps control of John as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John manages to break the clinch.
John misses with a combination
and gOld counters with a lovely straight right hand!
gOld looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
John swings for the body but gOld moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John slips under a jab.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John blocks a jab.
gOld throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John throws a combination but it was largely blocked by gOld.
It seemed like gOld was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
gOld cracks John with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
gOld lands a jab to the nose.
John swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and gOld cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by gOld. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of gOld.
John misses with a shot to the body
and gOld counters with a nice uppercut.
John stalks gOld and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into gOld's face. gOld staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John throws a body punch but gOld moves out of range.
John throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and gOld counters with a nice uppercut.
gOld slips under a jab.
John misses with a combination
and gOld counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John misses with a shot to the body
and gOld counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John is looking to wear down gOld with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from John.
gOld takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
John misses with a body punch
and gOld cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John misses with a left hand
and gOld holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from gOld.
gOld slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by gOld.
gOld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
gOld prevents John from breaking the clinch.
gOld lands with a short shot to the head.
gOld manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John got a little sloppy there for a moment and gOld has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, John has managed to get both his arms back between gOld's legs - danger averted.
gOld wants to control the position but John says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
gOld is looking to improve his position.
We've been informed that gOld has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
gOld is pressing down on John's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
gOld pulls John in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
gOld had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. John defends it easily.
gOld not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
gOld looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
zOe gOld dominated that round.
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.
gOld drops his hands momentarily and John takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
gOld has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
gOld lands a left hand.
gOld lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards.
gOld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from gOld.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
gOld breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from John misses.
John walks into a straight right hand from gOld.
zOe gOld seems to be getting the better of the standup.
John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but gOld circles away quickly and effectively.
gOld tries to counter with a clinch but John shakes him off and moves away.
gOld tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
gOld 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.
John blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts gOld, as that shot connected.
John connects with a body shot that sends gOld's belly button to the back.
John misses with a combination
and gOld counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by gOld.
A short right from gOld.
gOld keeps the fight in the clinch, despite John's efforts to push away.
John blocks an uppercut.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but gOld has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
gOld has a couple of punches blocked by John.
gOld working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John misses with some punches.
gOld lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
John is trying to force a seperation but gOld has the dominant position.
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
gOld lands a really nice looking cross but John seems unphased.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but gOld manages to avoid it.
gOld throws a hook but John blocks it.
John misses with a right hand
and gOld counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John defending well as gOld loads up on a big left hand.
gOld has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John jabs gOld right on the nose. gOld blinks but takes it well.
John misses with a shot to the body
and gOld connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
gOld throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
gOld uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and gOld counters with a left and a right that stings John.
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and gOld counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gOld misses with a straight right.
Edgar John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
gOld uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John takes one to the side of the head.
gOld lunges at John with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by John's hand.
John is rocked!
gOld lands an uppercut, right on the button! John tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). zOe gOld!
Edgar John was interviewed post fight and said 'We win and we lose, it’s about the journey folks. I’ll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaka Prawira (ranked 2615 p4p, 2617 weight class) and Bingo Fat (ranked 212 p4p, 213 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaka Prawira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bingo Fat!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prawira with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Fat counter with a right hand.
Prawira has managed to clinch.
Prawira wants a takedown but no success here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fat lands with a short shot to the head.
Fat slowing the pace effectively.
Fat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fat takes a swing at Prawira's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prawira avoids the body shot from Fat.
Fat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Prawira fails with the takedown
letting Fat counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaka Prawira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prawira darts in trying to clinch
and Fat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaka Prawira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fat cracks Prawira with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fat has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Prawira to stand back up!
Prawira is rocked!
Prawira shoots and misses
and Fat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Prawira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Prawira seems to have got his legs back now.
Prawira is breathing heavily.
Prawira has his takedown stuffed
and Fat 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 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bingo Fat!
The defeated Jaka Prawira had this to say: 'This is not a loss, it's just a lesson on how to get better'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quincy Moss (ranked 2680 p4p, 2536 weight class) and Brain Game (ranked 314 p4p, 300 weight class). Brain Game 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quincy Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brain Game!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Game throws a body shot but no joy.
Moss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Game on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moss misses with a wild combination.
Game just misses with a punch to the body.
Moss seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Moss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Game looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Game misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Moss wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moss takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Game wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Game slips a straight right by Moss.
Game scores with a body shot.
Game is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moss rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Game throws a right hand that misses
and Moss counters with a leg kick.
Moss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Game swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moss throws a looping overhand right but Game ducks down to avoid it.
Moss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Game counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Game displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Moss misses with a body shot.
Game dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Game fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Game pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Game changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Game scores with a punch to the head.
Game throws a body shot but no joy.
Moss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moss misses with a wild combination.
Game lands a nice hook to Moss's body. Moss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moss misses with a lunging right hand
and Game counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Game ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss staying out of range there.
Quincy Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Game takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Game works over Moss's head and body with a nice combination.
Game has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Game there as he acknowledges the shot.
Game throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moss stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moss feints and then cracks Game's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Game down.
Moss lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Game at a distance.
Moss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Game.
Game lands with a straight right. Moss didn't see that one coming.
Game jabs Moss to the body, keeping him at a distance.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Game! Moss is backing up but he can't get away as Game lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Moss and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brain Game!
Brain Game took some time post fight to say the following; 'Easy Money. One Time is all it takes.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Highlander (ranked 2321 p4p, 2384 weight class) and King Kong Jones (ranked 232 p4p, 240 weight class). Elijah Highlander has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elijah Highlander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, King Kong Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Highlander as Jones shoots in.
Jones 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.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones passes into half guard.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Highlander is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Highlander defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highlander trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Highlander wants to get back to full guard.
Highlander wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Highlander trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Highlander is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Highlander really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones tries to control but Highlander wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to finish this one by submission but Highlander is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jones.
Highlander is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Highlander working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jones working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Highlander turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Jones off and cradles Highlander's limp body as Jones celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). King Kong Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamburger Jones (ranked 2103 p4p, 1949 weight class) and Adan Hunt (ranked 247 p4p, 233 weight class). Adan Hunt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamburger Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adan Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamburger Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones tries for a takedown but Hunt manages to get underhooks.
Jones has Hunt pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jones pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hunt tumbling to the mat - Jones dives into Hunt's guard.
Jones pushing down on Hunt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hunt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hunt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hunt is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hunt is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hunt has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunt tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hunt!
Jones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Hunt defends it well.
Jones forces the positional change into back control.
Hunt is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hunt is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jones controlling the positon.
A lull in the action here.
Jones is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hunt knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hunt for a finish.
Jones is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hunt is defending well though. Jones let's go of the attempt for now.
Jones is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Hunt won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Jones off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hamburger Jones!
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