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IC 70: Ject vs Evans PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Cheese will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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174 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bravado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravado throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bravado.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Bravado.
Bravado closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cheese's guard.
Cheese is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bravado throwing strikes but missing.
Cheese wants to stand but Bravado is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravado passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bravado has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cheese!
Bravado prevents Cheese from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado forces the positional change into back control.
Bravado has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bravado is not going to allow Cheese to sit and survive in this position.
Bravado has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Cheese is in real trouble here. Bravado gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Cheese is tapping out! Bravado wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eddie Bravado!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Handelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dic Cheddars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handelman comes to the cage accompanied by All I Do is Win. Kevin Handelman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Handelman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Dic Cheddars!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheddars tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheddars fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cheddars misses with a wild combination.
Handelman lands a nice hook to Cheddars's body. Cheddars takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cheddars.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cheddars.
Kevin Handelman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dic Cheddars.
Handelman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cheddars looks gassed!
Cheddars is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handelman.
Cheddars will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Handelman cracks Cheddars with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Dic Cheddars has been cut.
Kevin Handelman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handelman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cheddars at a distance.
Handelman drops Cheddars with a huge uppercut! Cheddars drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Handelman is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Handelman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Silvain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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207 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Silvain!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvain was well out of range. Poor timing from Cannon.
Silvain looks to clinch
and Silvain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cannon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiago Silvain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cannon.
Silvain wants to clinch.
Cannon throws a lazy right hand but Silvain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silvain walks into a straight right hand from Cannon.
Silvain wants to clinch up but Cannon keeps it at a distance.
Cannon misses with a hook. Silvain ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Cannon finds it's way through Silvain's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvain tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvain wants to clinch
and Cannon counters with a nice uppercut.
Silvain tries to clinch up.
Silvain tries to clinch there but Cannon circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silvain prevents a body shot from Cannon.
Silvain looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
Silvain throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Cannon.
Cannon lands a right hand.
Silvain misses with a knee to the head.
Silvain misses with a knee to the head.
Cannon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cannon misses with a punch to the body.
Silvain looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
Cannon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silvain backwards.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
Silvain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Silvain is struggling to control the position.
Silvain has Cannon pressed against the cage, preventing Cannon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvain is trying to maintain a safe position but Cannon gets an underhook and turns Silvain into the cage.
Cannon has Silvain pushed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silvain as Cannon tries to tie him up.
Silvain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cannon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silvain with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannon tries to work over Silvain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cannon has a couple of punches blocked by Silvain.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silvain obliges.
Silvain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Silvain looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
Cannon is looking to control Silvain's arms but Silvain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cannon has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Matthew Cannon has been cut.
Cannon is trying to force a seperation but Silvain has the dominant position.
Silvain connects with a knee to the head.
Silvain tries to land knees in the clinch but Cannon avoids the damage to the body.
Silvain misses with a knee strike.
Cannon misses with a punch to the body.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
Silvain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Silvain looks gassed!
Cannon misses with some punches.
Cannon has had enough of the clinch but Silvain keeps him there for the moment.
Silvain missing with knees to the body.
Cannon manages to break the clinch.
Silvain closes the distance but Cannon moves to the side
and Cannon counters with a nice body shot.
Cannon moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon connects with a body shot.
Silvain moves into the clinch.
Silvain looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannon tries to circle away but Silvain has him pinned against the cage.
Silvain prevents Cannon from breaking the clinch.
Silvain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silvain scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cannon.
Silvain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cannon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silvain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cannon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cannon struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvain controls his hands.
Cannon wants to break free but Silvain has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matthew Cannon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthew Cannon'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.
Jab, jab by Cannon - just one landing.
Cannon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvain is looking to clinch.
Silvain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silvain takes one on the button.
Silvain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cannon throws out the jab.
Silvain tries to clinch up.
Silvain avoids the body shot from Cannon.
Cannon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silvain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Tiago Silvain has been cut.
Silvain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cannon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cannon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvain moves away from the strike by Cannon.
Cannon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cannon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvain tries to clinch but Cannon moves away
and Silvain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvain tries to clinch
and Silvain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silvain wants to clinch up but Cannon keeps it at a distance.
Matthew Cannon is winning the standup battle so far.
Silvain tries to close the distance and clinch but Cannon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvain closes the distance but Cannon moves to the side
and Cannon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silvain tries to clinch but Cannon moves out of range.
Tiago Silvain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silvain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cannon throws out the jab.
Silvain tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvain tries to close the distance and clinch but Cannon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cannon lunges at Silvain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silvain's hand.
Silvain throws a push kick but Cannon slaps the foot to one side.
Cannon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cannon throws the left hand but Silvain avoids the punch easily.
Silvain fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cannon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silvain throws a sloppy head kick and Cannon moves out of range easily.
Cannon misses with an uppercut. Silvain saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cannon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cannon misses with a looping left.
Cannon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cannon counters with a stiff right hand.
Silvain moves in looking to clinch but Cannon pushes him off.
Silvain tries to clinch but Cannon is having none of it.
Cannon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cannon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvain moves in looking to clinch but Cannon pushes him off.
Silvain tries to clinch there but Cannon circles away.
Silvain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cannon lands with a nice body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silvain 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvain is breathing heavily.
Cannon lands a lovely overhand right.
Silvain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvain slips a straight right by Cannon.
Silvain takes one on the button.
Silvain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silvain is looking to clinch but Cannon is avoiding it.
Silvain darts in trying to clinch
and Cannon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cannon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvain moves away.
Cannon thuds a left hand into Silvain's body.
Cannon 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.
Cannon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cannon lands a jab.
Cannon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvain moves away.
Cannon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cannon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvain manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silvain.
Silvain rushes Cannon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cannon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silvain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Cannon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Silvain tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvain is looking to clinch but Cannon is avoiding it.
Cannon misses with a body shot.
Cannon throws a lazy right hand but Silvain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silvain is looking to clinch.
Silvain wants to clinch up but Cannon keeps it at a distance.
Cannon looks to throw the jab but Silvain is out of range.
Silvain wants to clinch up but Cannon keeps it at a distance.
Silvain scores with a head kick.
Silvain has closed the distance and engaged Cannon in a clinch.
Cannon looking to slow down the pace here.
Cannon breaks the clinch.
Silvain needs to keep his hands up - Cannon had a free shot at his head there.
Silvain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon lunges at Silvain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silvain's hand.
Silvain doesn't manage to clinch there - Cannon circles away.
Cannon throws a jab when Silvain was well out of range.
Silvain is looking to clinch but Cannon is avoiding it.
Silvain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cannon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silvain scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silvain tries to clinch but Cannon moves away
and Cannon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silvain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cannon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silvain tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Cannon throws a jab when Silvain was well out of range.
Silvain tries to clinch there but Cannon circles away.
Nice defenses there by Silvain.
Silvain lands a head kick. Cannon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvain slips under a jab.
Silvain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvain tries to clinch up
and Cannon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silvain wants to clinch.
Cannon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cannon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silvain doesn't seem bothered though.
Silvain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cannon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cannon thows a body shot but no joy.
Cannon misses with a straight right.
Cannon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cannon counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvain.
Silvain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cannon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvain tries to clinch up
and Cannon counters with a straight right hand.
Silvain moves to clinch but Cannon breaks away
and Cannon counters with a straight right hand.
Cannon 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.
Silvain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cannon lands a glancing blow to the side of Silvain's head.
Silvain tries to clinch but Cannon moves out of range.
Cannon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvain looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
Silvain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cannon stalling in the clinch.
Tiago Silvain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cannon tries to work over Silvain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cannon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cannon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiago Silvain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cannon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cannon managing to block the knees to the body from Silvain.
Silvain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cannon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cannon managing to block the knees to the body from Silvain.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
Matthew Cannon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cannon digs a right hand into Silvain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silvain's gas tank.
Cannon lands a body shot.
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 Matthew Cannon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cannon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Cannon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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
13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Lasi Kukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kukko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Kukko.
Kukko misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Kukko moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Kukko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kukko throws a solid leg kick but Rodriguez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kukko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kukko slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Kukko avoids it well.
Kukko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez connects with a jab.
Kukko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kukko gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Rodriguez there.
A punch combination from Kukko misses.
Rodriguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kukko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rodriguez's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukko prevents Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
Kukko tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez seems keen to control Kukko's posture.
Kukko wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kukko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bender Rodriguez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A swing and a miss from Kukko.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bender Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kukko.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Kukko counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez 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.
Kukko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
Kukko staying out of range there.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Kukko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Kukko misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kukko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kukko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bender Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kukko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rodriguez cracks Kukko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kukko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Kukko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kukko is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kukko manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Kukko is out of range.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Kukko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kukko.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko takes one on the button.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
Kukko ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Kukko lands a nice hook to Rodriguez's body. Rodriguez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kukko throws out a powerful jab.
Rodriguez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kukko finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodriguez's head.
The crowd cheers as Rodriguez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kukko doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kukko moves away.
Lasi Kukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kukko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kukko is defended easily by Rodriguez.
Kukko throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Nice takedown defense from Rodriguez. No joy for Kukko on that attempt.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Kukko avoids the punch easily.
Kukko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kukko misses.
Kukko moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Kukko avoids the punch easily.
Kukko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kukko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rodriguez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rodriguez is trying to get back to half guard.
Kukko in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kukko wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko tries to advance to mount but Rodriguez denies him.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep.
Kukko tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rodriguez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez wants to control but Kukko postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kukko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Kukko dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
Kukko misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kukko was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez throws a series of strikes that have Kukko backpedaling.
Bender Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kukko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kukko trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kukko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko working the ground and pound but Rodriguez is defending the strikes.
Kukko throws an elbow but Rodriguez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rodriguez is looking to regain half guard here but Kukko keeps moving and retains side control.
Rodriguez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kukko.
Sloppy strikes there by Kukko.
Rodriguez struggling a bit here.
Rodriguez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rodriguez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko is looking to take a break and control but Rodriguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kukko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kukko has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kukko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kukko controlling the pace for now.
Kukko landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kukko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Kukko throwing strikes here but Rodriguez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Can Kukko finish him?
Kukko cracks Rodriguez with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasi Kukko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Overmars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garnett comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls. Overmars is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Union Underground - Across The Nation. Kelvin Garnett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Overmars!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garnett scores with a hook.
Garnett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overmars manages to avoid it.
Overmars takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garnett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overmars takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Michel Overmars has been cut.
Garnett misses with a kick to the body.
Overmars keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garnett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Overmars counters with a low kick, right behind Garnett 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overmars avoids a kick to the body.
Garnett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett swings widly with a right hand
and Overmars counters with a head kick.
Garnett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garnett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Garnett does it's job there.
Garnett is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Garnett misses its intended target.
Overmars throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garnett.
Garnett throws a looping overhand right but Overmars ducks down to avoid it.
Overmars throws a low kick but Garnett moves out of range easily.
Overmars misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garnett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Overmars's head.
Garnett misses with a hook
and Overmars makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garnett really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Overmars wants to slow Garnett down by chopping away at his legs.
Overmars showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garnett.
Overmars tries to bum rush Garnett with a series of wild strikes but Garnett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Overmars feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garnett's calf.
Overmars ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Overmars misses with a leg kick.
Garnett connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overmars lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Overmars.
It looks like Kelvin Garnett has been cut.
Overmars staying out of range there.
Overmars tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garnett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overmars takes one to the side of the head.
Overmars closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Overmars scores with a hook to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Garnett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Overmars manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garnett thumps Overmars with a low kick.
Overmars motions for Garnett to come forward. Overmars throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garnett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Garnett misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overmars slips under a jab from Garnett.
Overmars on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Overmars checks the leg kick.
Overmars ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Overmars throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overmars takes a swing at Garnett's ribcage but misses.
Garnett throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett throws a right and a left that Overmars avoids nicely.
Overmars clinches up with Garnett and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kelvin Garnett will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garnett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garnett throws a leg kick but Overmars sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garnett is looking to chop away at Overmars's legs.
Kelvin Garnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garnett scores with a hook to the body. Overmars takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garnett.
Overmars throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garnett counters with a left to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Garnett here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Overmars fails to land with a series of punches.
That kick from Garnett tenderised Overmars's leg. Overmars is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelvin Garnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Garnett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Overmars counters with a nice body kick.
Garnett misses with a hook
and Overmars counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overmars attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Overmars throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garnett lands with a straight right. Overmars didn't see that one coming.
Overmars takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garnett throws a hook to the side of Overmars's head but Overmars sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garnett - that will leave a mark!
Overmars blocks a jab.
The crowd cheers as Garnett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Overmars doesn't seem phased though.
Overmars thows a body kick. Garnett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garnett throws a series of strikes that have Overmars backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garnett throws a shot to the body.
Garnett lands a jab to the nose.
Garnett misses with a body shot.
Garnett moves out of range of the body kick.
Garnett throws an off balance right hand
and Overmars counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garnett's knee momentarily.
Garnett misses with an uppercut
and Overmars counters with a left and a right that stings Garnett.
Garnett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Overmars.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overmars moves away from the strike by Garnett.
Jab, jab by Garnett - just one landing.
Overmars takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garnett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overmars sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garnett throws a head kick that misses.
Garnett misses with a jab to the body
and Overmars connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Overmars takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Overmars blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick from Garnett.
Overmars lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overmars looks to land a body kick but Garnett moved away.
A big right from Garnett misses.
Overmars throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overmars. Garnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garnett looks for the body kick but Overmars saw that one coming.
Garnett lands with a cross.
A head kick by Garnett misses
and Overmars counters with a left and a right that stings Garnett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Overmars!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garnett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Overmars takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kelvin Garnett will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Garnett lands a nice looking body shot.
Overmars gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garnett misses with a hook. Overmars ducked under it nicely.
Overmars tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garnett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overmars misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garnett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Overmars avoids the body shot from Garnett.
Garnett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garnett throws a lazy right hand but Overmars sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Michel Overmars is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garnett with a hook.
Garnett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garnett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garnett scores with a decent looking hook.
Overmars doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Overmars wants to clinch
and Garnett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Overmars looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Overmars avoids the head kick by Garnett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overmars darts in trying to clinch
and Garnett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overmars misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garnett blocks a head kick by Overmars.
Garnett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garnett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Overmars walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Overmars doesn't manage to clinch there - Garnett circles away.
Michel Overmars has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overmars throws a one two combo.
An inside leg kick from Overmars misses.
Garnett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Overmars.
Overmars's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garnett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Overmars scrambles back to his feet.
Garnett throws an off balance right hand
and Overmars counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Overmars.
Overmars pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garnett throws a sloppy head kick and Overmars moves out of range easily.
Garnett checks a low kick from Overmars.
A low kick from Garnett misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Overmars gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Overmars pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Overmars misses with a leg kick.
Garnett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overmars misses with a combination
and Garnett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Overmars thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garnett throws a head kick that Overmars semi-blocks.
Kelvin Garnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Overmars looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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 Kelvin Garnett.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garnett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kelvin Garnett!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes into the arena with Trap Door blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Sherk!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez shoots in and gets a takedown into Sherk's guard.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Sherk keeps moving.
Mendez is pushing down on Sherk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sherk is fighting to maintain full guard but Mendez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mendez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mendez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mendez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sherk can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sherk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sherk tries to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
Mendez landing strikes from the mount and Sherk is in trouble!
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!
Sherk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherk.
Sherk misses the shot to the body.
Mendez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sherk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherk tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez controls the position.
Who's going to make the next move?
Mendez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sherk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sherk is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mendez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Mendez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mendez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sherk wants to get back to his feet.
Mendez is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries to clinch up but Sherk circles away and keeps his distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mendez.
Mendez prevents Sherk from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherk manages to get back to half guard.
Mendez is working for a submission of some sort.
Still in half guard, Mendez seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries to stand and escape but Sherk actually recovers to full guard.
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sherk is keeping the position for now.
Sherk keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Sherk wants to stand and escape but Mendez is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tiago Mendez just wasn't active enough.
Mendez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mendez tries to pull guard but Sherk holds him up against the cage and eventually Mendez drops back down to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sherk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Mendez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mendez moves away from the strike by Sherk.
Mendez slips a straight right by Sherk.
Mendez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sherk counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez shoots in for a double leg but Sherk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Sherk.
Tiago Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sherk sprawls well. Sherk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mendez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sherk misses with an uppercut.
Sherk scores a takedown into full mount!
Mendez is squirming around, avoiding Sherk's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sherk landing strikes from the mount and Mendez is in trouble!
Mendez is working to get back to half guard.
Mendez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mendez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mendez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sherk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sherk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sherk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sherk lands a nice shot to the head.
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Mendez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sherk postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Mendez is out cold - huge knockout for Sherk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bryan Sherk!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murphy MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rayne Wooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 lbs
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196 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Murphy MacManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rayne Wooney!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooney tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacManus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooney closes the distance but MacManus moves to the side
and MacManus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rayne Wooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooney tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MacManus counters with a series of strikes that sends Wooney to the canvas! MacManus follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
MacManus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooney managing to control the position.
Wooney is trying to control the position but MacManus postures up.
MacManus looking to pass the guard.
MacManus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooney wants to stand and escape but MacManus is having none of it.
MacManus trying to control but Wooney is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wooney tries to close the distance and clinch but MacManus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacManus circles away from the clinch attempt
and MacManus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooney closes the distance but MacManus moves to the side
and MacManus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Rayne Wooney has been cut.
MacManus circles away from the clinch attempt
and MacManus counters with a nice body shot.
Wooney tries to clinch up.
Wooney wants to clinch up but MacManus keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooney wants to clinch
and MacManus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wooney thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wooney moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooney tries to clinch up but MacManus circles away and keeps his distance.
MacManus circles away from the clinch attempt
and MacManus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wooney thinking.
Wooney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooney takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooney misses with a punch to the body.
MacManus blocks an uppercut.
Wooney with a knee to the head.
It looks like Murphy MacManus has been cut.
Wooney struggles to land a body shot inside as MacManus controls his hands.
MacManus avoiding damage as Wooney throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooney tries a body shot but MacManus blocks it.
Wooney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacManus blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MacManus throws a punch but it's blocked by Wooney.
MacManus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooney lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooney trying to land knees to the body.
Wooney blocks an uppercut.
Wooney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MacManus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacManus avoids it.
MacManus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wooney backwards.
Wooney misses with a knee strike.
Wooney looks gassed!
MacManus turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by MacManus.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wooney is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
MacManus is working Wooney over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus landing strikes.
An elbow from MacManus crashes against the mat.
MacManus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wooney is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
MacManus trying to control the action but Wooney is working from the bottom.
MacManus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
MacManus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wooney is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacManus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wooney is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
MacManus lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murphy MacManus dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wooney moves into the clinch.
Wooney dodges an elbow strike from MacManus.
Wooney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacManus.
A short uppercut from Wooney.
Wooney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacManus is defending well for now.
Wooney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacManus avoids it.
Wooney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacManus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
MacManus tries a body shot but Wooney blocks it.
Wooney cracks MacManus with a nice body shot.
Wooney presses MacManus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooney scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wooney.
Wooney lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooney tries to throw a body punch but MacManus avoids it by throwing Wooney back against the cage.
Wooney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
MacManus misses with some punches.
Wooney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacManus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooney lands a knee to the body.
Wooney tries to throw a body punch but MacManus avoids it by throwing Wooney back against the cage.
Wooney working MacManus over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Wooney.
Wooney crunches a lovely knee into MacManus's ribcage.
Wooney lands a body punch.
Wooney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Wooney.
Wooney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacManus avoids it.
Wooney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Wooney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wooney.
Wooney lands a right hand.
Wooney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacManus's elbow.
MacManus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wooney prevents it.
Wooney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooney misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacManus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rayne Wooney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
MacManus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wooney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooney scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooney tries to throw a body punch but MacManus avoids it by throwing Wooney back against the cage.
Wooney connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacManus's face.
Wooney trying to land knees to the body.
MacManus misses with a body punch.
Wooney blocks an uppercut.
MacManus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooney blocking some punches.
MacManus swings wildly with an uppercut but Wooney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooney can't find room to land a body shot as MacManus controls the action.
A shot in the inside from MacManus.
MacManus trying to stall but Wooney improves his position.
Wooney lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Wooney scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacManus lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooney is leaning against MacManus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooney lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooney blocks an uppercut.
Wooney missing with knees to the body.
Wooney blocks an uppercut.
Wooney unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacManus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
MacManus managing to block the knees to the body from Wooney.
MacManus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooney lands a knee to the body.
Wooney takes a shot to the head.
Wooney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MacManus managing to block the knees to the body from Wooney.
Wooney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacManus blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
MacManus swings wildly with an uppercut but Wooney uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus takes a shot to the head.
MacManus avoiding damage as Wooney throws knees to the body.
MacManus has a couple of punches blocked by Wooney.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wooney.
MacManus misses with a punch on the inside.
MacManus working aggressively here.
Wooney lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacManus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooney missing with knees to the body.
Wooney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooney lands a knee to the head.
Wooney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MacManus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacManus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooney prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murphy MacManus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from MacManus.
Wooney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacManus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayne Wooney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wooney wants to clinch.
Wooney is looking to clinch but MacManus is avoiding it.
Wooney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacManus throws out the jab.
Wooney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacManus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooney wants to clinch.
Wooney looks to clinch
and MacManus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooney clinches with his opponent.
Wooney working MacManus over with knees to the body.
Wooney lands a nice uppercut.
Wooney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacManus is defending well for now.
MacManus tries to work over Wooney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooney with a knee to the head.
MacManus is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooney lands with a light punch inside.
Oh MacManus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooney gets through MacManus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooney lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooney lands a big knee to the head and MacManus goes down! Wooney pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rayne Wooney!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Calzattrounewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Moye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calzattrounewis comes to the cage accompanied by I'm gonna Knock you out. Joe Calzattrounewis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derek Moye's chin.
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Calzattrounewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Moye!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Calzattrounewis catches Moye right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Derek Moye has been cut.
No luck for Moye with that takedown attempt.
Calzattrounewis misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Moye misses its intended target.
Moye checks a leg kick nicely.
Calzattrounewis lands with an overhand left.
Moye shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calzattrounewis as he avoids it easily.
Calzattrounewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moye walks into a stiff left hand from Calzattrounewis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moye throws a right hand that misses
and Calzattrounewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moye thinking.
Calzattrounewis thows a body shot but no joy.
Calzattrounewis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moye takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calzattrounewis has Moye up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Calzattrounewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calzattrounewis. Moye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calzattrounewis takes the fight into the clinch.
Calzattrounewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calzattrounewis manages to break the clinch.
Moye looks for a takedown but Calzattrounewis sprawls well.
Joe Calzattrounewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Moye.
Calzattrounewis staying out of range there.
Moye avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Calzattrounewis clinches.
Moye'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.
Calzattrounewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Moye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Moye.
Calzattrounewis misses with a body punch.
Calzattrounewis can't break the clinch.
Calzattrounewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Moye backwards.
That has opened up Derek Moye's cut even more.
Calzattrounewis is trying to push Moye away but Moye has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Calzattrounewis - that landed with a thud.
Moye looks gassed!
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!
Calzattrounewis is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Calzattrounewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calzattrounewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moye's head backwards.
Calzattrounewis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moye checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moye shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calzattrounewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moye shoots in for a double leg but Calzattrounewis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A big right from Calzattrounewis misses.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Calzattrounewis! Moye is backing up but he can't get away as Calzattrounewis lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Moye and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Calzattrounewis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppi Tarinashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarinashi comes to the cage accompanied by Bitches get stitches. Henson has chosen A Warrior's Call by Volbeat as his entrance music. 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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Teppi Tarinashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson leaves Tarinashi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tarinashi throws a nice looking combination but Henson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tarinashi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tarinashi thows a big elbow that misses.
Henson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tarinashi manages to get himself to full guard.
Henson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson is working Tarinashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tarinashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henson is working Tarinashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henson wants to control from the top but Tarinashi keeps moving.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tarinashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henson preventing the sweep.
Henson trying to control but Tarinashi is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tarinashi is trying to control the position but Henson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson wants to control from the top but Tarinashi keeps moving.
Henson looking to pass the guard.
Tarinashi wants to stand but Henson is controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Henson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarinashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Henson.
Tarinashi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henson.
Tarinashi fails to land with a series of punches.
Henson moves into the clinch.
Henson misses with the head strike.
Henson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henson effectively controlling the action here.
Henson working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson taking a breather.
Tarinashi jumps into guard, dragging Henson to the mat.
Tarinashi keeping moving, preventing Henson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henson is pushing down on Tarinashi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tarinashi is fighting to maintain full guard but Henson has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarinashi wants to control but Henson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henson wants to free his trapped foot but Tarinashi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tarinashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tarinashi keeps working.
Henson trying to mount his opponent but Tarinashi defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tarinashi looking for submissions off his back.
Tarinashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henson pulls his head out easily.
Henson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Henson working Tarinashi over with strikes.
Henson moves nicely into side control.
Henson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tarinashi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Henson trying to control the action but Tarinashi is working from the bottom.
Tarinashi is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Henson scores with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Henson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Henson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Henson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tarinashi sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tarinashi's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Henson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tarinashi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Henson is trying to defend but Tarinashi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Henson is looking to improve his position.
Henson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Henson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tarinashi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henson taking some punishment here, with Tarinashi in his half guard.
Henson wants to improve his position but Tarinashi is controlling well.
Tarinashi wants to stand up but Henson is controlling the position.
Henson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Henson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Henson is trying to control the position but Tarinashi postures up.
Tarinashi wants to stand but Henson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Henson is trying to keep Tarinashi in close.
Tarinashi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Henson is proving hard to escape from.
Henson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tarinashi passes Henson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Henson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tarinashi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tarinashi's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Henson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Henson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Henson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Henson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson is looking to work some ground and pound but Tarinashi has wrist control.
Henson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tarinashi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henson has managed to get both his arms back between Tarinashi's legs - danger averted.
Henson postures up and lands a big shot to Tarinashi's brow.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarinashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson is in close to Tarinashi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tarinashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tarinashi's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarinashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henson trying to control but Tarinashi is working from the bottom.
Henson is sitting in close to Tarinashi's body. Tarinashi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Henson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Henson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tarinashi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Teppi Tarinashi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pro Ject (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pro Ject 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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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Evans!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pro Ject!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Ject.
Ject misses with a two punch combination.
That kick from Evans tenderised Ject's leg. Ject is trying to keep his angry face on.
Evans swings for the body but Ject moves out of range.
Ject misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Quinton Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ject walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Evans checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Evans.
Ject looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Evans darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ject checks the leg kick.
Evans throws an overhand right that lands on Ject's shoulder, as Ject tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ject sneaks back into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Evans in particular looking to stall.
Ject wants to get back to his feet.
Evans wants to pass to mount but Ject is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ject is trying to stand.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ject's head.
Evans has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ject is trying to stand back up but Evans is controlling him
Evans lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Evans is looking for a kimura here.
Evans is looking to advance position but Ject won't allow it.
Ject wants to get back to his feet.
Evans is nestled in close to Ject, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ject looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans is working for a submission of some sort.
Still in half guard, Evans seems content to control.
Evans is nestled in close to Ject, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ject is trying to stand up here but Evans is controlling him well.
Evans trying to mount his opponent but Ject defends it.
Evans is trying to control the action in half guard but Ject is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ject pushes Evans off looking to stand but Evans dives back in and keeps control.
Evans throwing shots but Ject is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ject is looking to escape.
Evans is looking to advance position but Ject won't allow it.
Ject is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard.
Evans prevents Ject from standing back up.
Evans moves nicely into side control.
Ject is looking for a sweep.
Evans is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ject is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Evans trying to control the action but Ject is working from the bottom.
Evans in side control, throwing shots but Ject defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a few punches from side control.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Ject is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evans working away.
Ject is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ject wants to get back to his feet but Evans drags him back down.
Evans moves into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans lands a big shot there that rocks Ject but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ject is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ject is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Evans is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ject can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ject throws a good cross that connects.
Evans throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ject tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Evans is in Ject's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ject is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Ject looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evans scoring with punches to the head and body.
Evans won't allow Ject to get back to his feet.
Evans wants to control from the top but Ject keeps moving.
Evans thows a big elbow that misses.
Quinton Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ject wants to stand but Evans is controlling the position.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans postures up in Ject's guard and throws a big left but Ject blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is in close to Ject's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Evans trying to control but Ject is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ject wants to sweep here but Evans controlling him for the moment.
Ject preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ject can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Evans controls the pace.
Evans looking to sit in guard and control but Ject gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ject wants to get up but he can't break Evans's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Evans manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ject manages to get himself to full guard.
Evans pushing down on Ject's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ject blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Ject's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans is thwarting Ject's attempts to control the position.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ject keeps working.
Ject wants to get back to his feet.
Evans trying to control from half guard but Ject is working away.
Ject gets back to full guard.
Evans thows a big elbow that misses.
Ject is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ject is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Evans won't allow Ject to get back to his feet.
Evans wants to control from the top but Ject keeps moving.
Evans slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ject connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ject moves away.
Ject lands the left hand.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.
Ject takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ject, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ject pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ject throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans throws a head kick but Ject moves out of range.
Ject waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ject tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans is looking to clinch but Ject is avoiding it.
Ject gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ject is breathing heavily.
Ject is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Evans trying to control but Ject is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans won't allow Ject to get back to his feet.
Ject has momentary wrist control but Evans slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Evans dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ject bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ject scores with a head kick. Evans tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ject. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Evans checks a low kick from Ject.
Evans looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ject!
Evans landing punches.
Evans wants to control the pace but Ject is squirming around nicely.
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!
Ject is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ject takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ject takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Evans is landing with some decent strikes but Ject is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans landing strikes from the mount and Ject is in trouble!
Evans working the ground and pound effectively.
Evans landing punches.
Ject tries to buck Evans off but he can't manage it.
Evans lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ject hang on?
Evans is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ject can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ject is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ject is still in real trouble! Can Evans finish him?
Evans unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Ject wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Evans celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Evans!
Quinton Evans is the new middleweight champion!
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hype
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pop
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