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Syn' 276: Losing Control PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez comes to the cage accompanied by Renegades of Funk. Dunn has chosen Diary of a Madman as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dunn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dunn misses with a head kick.
Dunn throws a low kick but Dominguez avoids it.
Dunn tries to bum rush Dominguez with a series of wild strikes but Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunn throws a leg kick but Dominguez moved away.
Dunn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dominguez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dunn misses the shot to the body.
Dominguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dunn at a distance.
Dunn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dominguez quickly recovers to half guard.
Dominguez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dunn.
Dominguez's coaches at Alpha Elite Training Low Cap! have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Dunn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dominguez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dunn tries to pass to full mount but Dominguez defends it.
Dunn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dominguez tries to get to full guard but Dunn has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez is trying to maintain the position but Dunn is very close to passing his half guard.
Dominguez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dominguez moves into full guard.
Dominguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunn.
Dunn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dominguez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dunn has Dominguez in his guard.
Dominguez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dunn is adopting a defensive guard.
Dominguez sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunn controlling Dominguez's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rico Dominguez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dominguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunn throws a right and a left that Dominguez avoids nicely.
Dunn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dunn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Dominguez lands an overhand right.
Dunn moves away from the strike by Dominguez.
Dunn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dominguez's waist but Dominguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dunn off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a head kick that misses.
Dunn misses with an uppercut.
Dominguez rushes Dunn and presses him up against the cage.
Dunn works on Dominguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Dominguez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dunn's defenses.
Dunn throws an elbow but it misses.
Dominguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Dunn misses with a knee strike.
Dunn wants a takedown.
Dominguez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunn trying to land knees to the body.
Dominguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dominguez avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dunn has Dominguez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dominguez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rico Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dunn.
Dunn lands a knee to the body.
Dominguez blocks an elbow strike from Dunn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Dunn is blocking nicely.
Dominguez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but Dunn blocks it.
Dominguez connects with a knee to the head.
Dunn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dominguez regains guard.
Dunn lands a couple of digs.
Dunn throws a big right hand that misses.
Dominguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dunn throws an elbow that misses. Dominguez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dunn's guard. Nice move by Dominguez!
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Dunn keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dominguez stays in close to Dunn's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dominguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dominguez misses with a body shot.
Dominguez misses with a looping right.
Dunn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dominguez pinned against the cage. Dominguez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dunn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dunn duly obliges.
That kick from Dominguez tenderised Dunn's leg. Dunn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dunn needs to keep his hands up - Dominguez had a free shot at his head there.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Dunn scores with a body shot.
A jab from Dominguez does it's job there.
Dunn thumps Dominguez with a low kick.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Dominguez lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominguez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dominguez is looking to clinch but Dunn is avoiding it.
Dominguez connects with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Dominguez is predictable there
letting Dunn counter with a right hand.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Dunn clinches up with Dominguez and pushes him back against the cage.
Dominguez leaning against his opponent.
Dominguez lands an elbow inside.
Dunn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dunn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunn stalling in the clinch but Dominguez improves position.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunn.
Dunn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dominguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Dominguez.
Dunn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dominguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dunn breaks the clinch.
Dominguez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dominguez is looking to clinch.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dominguez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dominguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunn moves into the clinch.
Dunn blocks an uppercut.
Dunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Dominguez avoids the damage to the body.
Dunn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dominguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Nice elbow from Dominguez.
Dominguez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dominguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dunn missing with knees to the body.
Dunn can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Dominguez scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dominguez throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Dominguez.
Dominguez lands with a light punch inside.
Dunn is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Dominguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunn is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominguez finish him?
Dunn is trying to force a seperation but Dominguez has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dominguez.
Dunn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dominguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
Dominguez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dunn's defenses.
Dunn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominguez creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dunn's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dunn drops to his knees and Dominguez pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Dominguez!
An out of breath Rico Dominguez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Leverage - Mister Universe. Huey Freeman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Ballzonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Freeman misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freeman.
Ballzonya has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Freeman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ballzonya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Freeman.
Freeman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ballzonya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice jab there from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Freeman.
Harry Ballzonya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huey Freeman.
Ballzonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya leaves Freeman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ballzonya darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ballzonya is thwarting Freeman's attempts to control the position.
Freeman won't allow Ballzonya to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman is staying active underneath Ballzonya, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Freeman wants to improve his position but Ballzonya is controlling well.
Freeman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ballzonya.
Freeman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ballzonya.
Freeman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ballzonya is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballzonya lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Freeman gets full guard.
Ballzonya trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballzonya stopping the sweep attempt from Freeman.
Freeman has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Team Hopkins. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ballzonya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ballzonya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freeman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Freeman trying to keep a closed guard but Ballzonya is proving a slippery customer.
Ballzonya stands up over Freeman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ballzonya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ballzonya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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!
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Ballzonya from controlling successfully.
Freeman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ballzonya is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is trying to keep Ballzonya in close.
Ballzonya trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freeman is trying to control the position but Ballzonya postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ballzonya ducks under a wild hook from Freeman.
Freeman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Ballzonya.
A telegraphed right hand from Freeman misses the target.
Ballzonya misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya takes one to the side of the head.
Freeman moves out of range of the strikes.
Ballzonya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ballzonya lands with a straight right. Freeman didn't see that one coming.
Ballzonya throws a jab but it's blocked by Freeman.
Freeman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big left from Ballzonya misses.
Ballzonya shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Freeman defends it nicely.
Freeman avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballzonya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freeman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Freeman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Freeman throws a hook to the side of Ballzonya's head but Ballzonya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ballzonya misses with a hook. Freeman ducked under it nicely.
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 Harry Ballzonya will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ballzonya throws the left hand but Freeman avoids the punch easily.
Freeman darts in looking for a takedown but Ballzonya gets double underhooks and turns Freeman into the cage.
Ballzonya blocking some punches.
Freeman misses with the head strike.
Ballzonya blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Freeman.
Ballzonya throws an elbow that misses.
Freeman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballzonya tries to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling the position.
A short right from Freeman.
Freeman throws a head punch that misses.
Ballzonya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freemans head.
Ballzonya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Ballzonya misses.
Freeman lands with a straight right. Ballzonya didn't see that one coming.
Freeman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballzonya is just out of range.
Freeman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ballzonya's sensitive parts.
A jab from Freeman misses.
Freeman swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ballzonya blocks a head kick by Freeman.
Ballzonya throws a looping overhand right but Freeman ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Freeman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Freeman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ballzonya counters with a straight right hand.
Freeman scores with a decent looking hook.
Ballzonya scores with a jab. Freeman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ballzonya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Freeman.
Good work by Freeman as he checks the leg kick.
Freeman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ballzonya is looking for a sweep. Freeman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ballzonya keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballzonya won't allow Freeman to pass to mount.
Freeman thows a huge punch but Ballzonya dodges it nicely.
Freeman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ballzonya controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Freeman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Freeman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Freeman prevents Ballzonya from improving his position.
Freeman works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya tries to hold on but Freeman postures up.
The referee warns Ballzonya that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ballzonya wants to control but Freeman is having none of it.
Freeman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Huey Freeman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ballzonya taking shots to the head.
Freeman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Freeman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ballzonya is looking to escape.
Freeman prevents Ballzonya from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Freeman! Ballzonya is hurt baaadly! Freeman is firing away with more strikes - Ballzonya is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huey Freeman!
After the fight, Huey Freeman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Ottosson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ottosson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. Matt Sabre 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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Excellent boxer
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Ottosson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre misses the body punch
and Ottosson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sabre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Ottosson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sabre controlling the position.
Ottosson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ottosson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sabre is keeping the position for now.
Ottosson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sabre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ottosson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sabre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ottosson is one step ahead there.
Ottosson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sabre is retaining full guard.
Ottosson wants to control from the top but Sabre keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sabre slips a jab from Ottosson.
Sabre blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabre throws a low kick but Ottosson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottosson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ottosson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabre manages to avoid it.
Sabre takes the fight into the clinch.
Ottosson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ottosson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ottosson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ottosson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Ottosson.
The referee calls for Ottosson to work.
Sabre pushes Ottosson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ottosson backwards.
Ottosson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ottosson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sabre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sabre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson tries to throw a body punch but Sabre avoids it by throwing Ottosson back against the cage.
Ottosson lands with a right to the head.
Sabre blocks an uppercut.
Sabre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ottosson.
Sabre looking to stall.
Sabre lands a right hand.
Ottosson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ottosson misses with some punches.
Ottosson has a couple of punches blocked by Sabre.
Ottosson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sabre is leaning against Ottosson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ottosson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sabre is looking to control Ottosson's arms but Ottosson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sabre has his back to the cage.
Ottosson has a couple of punches blocked by Sabre.
Ottosson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson blocks a body shot from Sabre.
Sabre blocks a body shot from Ottosson.
Sabre is pressed up against the cage. Ottosson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sabre down to the mat. Sabre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That kick from Sabre tenderised Ottosson's leg. Ottosson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ottosson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ottosson.
A big left from Ottosson misses.
Sabre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Sabre.
Ottosson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sabre slips a jab from Ottosson.
Ottosson blocks a head kick by Sabre.
Ottosson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sabre was covering up waiting for the punch and Ottosson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ottosson wants to control from the top but Sabre keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ottosson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ottosson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ottosson preventing the sweep.
Sabre trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ottosson is fighting to break Sabre's control of his arms but Sabre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Sabre was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ottosson scores with a decent looking hook.
Sabre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Ottosson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabre lands with an uppercut that bounces Ottosson off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ottosson.
Sabre leaves Ottosson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ottosson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Ottosson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ottosson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sabre.
A big left from Sabre misses.
Sabre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ottosson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sabre as he avoids it easily.
Ottosson checks a leg kick.
Sabre lands with a cross.
Sabre walks into a straight right hand from Ottosson.
Sabre throws a hook but Ottosson avoids it easily.
Ottosson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sabre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ottosson's sensitive parts.
Ottosson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sabre trying to control from the bottom.
Ottosson throwing shots but Sabre is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre tries to get to full guard but Ottosson has control of the leg.
Sabre keeping control of the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ottosson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sabre is looking for a sweep. Ottosson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ottosson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ottosson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ottosson slips a nice elbow through Sabre's hands, connecting with Sabre's forehead.
Ottosson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ottosson prevents Sabre from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson throwing shots but Sabre is blocking nicely.
Ottosson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Ottosson.
Andreas Ottosson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ottosson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sabre's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabre is doing well to control the position and prevent Ottosson from advancing to side control.
Ottosson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sabre is looking for a sweep. Ottosson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ottosson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sabre's head.
Sabre gets back to full guard.
Ottosson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ottosson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ottosson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sabre pulls Ottosson in close to prevent any damage.
Ottosson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson throwing strikes but missing.
Sabre controls Ottosson momentarily but Ottosson frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabre wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Sabre was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ottosson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ottosson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sabre was covering up waiting for the punch and Ottosson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ottosson throws a big elbow that misses.
Sabre looking to control.
Sabre manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ottosson tries to hold on but Sabre pushes him away.
Sabre raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabre avoids the attempt from Ottosson to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ottosson regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Ottosson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sabre ducks under a wild hook from Ottosson.
Sabre ducks under a wild hook from Ottosson.
Sabre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ottosson.
Sabre throws a front kick that sends Ottosson stumbling back into the cage.
Ottosson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sabre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ottosson looks to throw the jab but Sabre is out of range.
Ottosson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sabre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ottosson avoids the body shot from Sabre.
A swing and a miss from Ottosson.
Sabre ducks under a wild hook from Ottosson.
Ottosson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sabre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ottosson if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ottosson. That did some damage!
Ottosson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sabre can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matt Sabre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ottosson throws a hook but Sabre blocks it.
Sabre scoring well with a low kick there.
Ottosson tries for a takedown but Sabre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sabre cracks Ottosson with an open hand slap.
Sabre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ottosson's head.
Sabre lands a leg kick that knocks Ottosson off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sabre.
Ottosson misses with a hook. Sabre ducked under it nicely.
Sabre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ottosson, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ottosson.
Ottosson blocks an elbow strike from Sabre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ottosson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sabre.
Sabre lands a left hand.
Sabre lands with a right to the head.
Sabre blocks an uppercut.
Ottosson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ottosson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ottosson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sabre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Ottosson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ottosson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ottosson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ottosson tries for a takedown but Sabre manages to get underhooks.
Ottosson has Sabre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sabre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Matt Sabre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sabre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre tries to land knees in the clinch but Ottosson avoids the damage to the body.
Sabre taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Sabre.
Andreas Ottosson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ottosson misses with the head strike.
Ottosson has a couple of punches blocked by Sabre.
Sabre pushes Ottosson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ottosson.
Ottosson looking to stall.
Sabre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Ottosson.
Sabre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sabre tries to work over Ottosson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ottosson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabre uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre prevents a body shot from Ottosson.
Ottosson tries a body shot but Sabre blocks it.
Ottosson misses with a body punch.
Sabre breaks from the clinch.
Sabre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sabre wants it to stay on the feet.
Ottosson throws a lazy right hand but Sabre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ottosson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sabre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Andreas Ottosson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ottosson misses with a right hand
and Sabre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ottosson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ottosson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ottosson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andreas Ottosson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sabre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sabre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ottosson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas Ottosson!
Andreas Ottosson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes into the arena with Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall blaring out of the sound system. Hendry has chosen Seed - By Sublime as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Hendry!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao throws a leg kick but Hendry moved away.
Tao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendry circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendry avoids a kick to the body.
Tao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendry.
Hendry has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hendry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hendry slips a straight right by Tao.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hendry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hendry working aggressively here.
Hendry looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Hendry scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Tao.
Hendry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tao throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tao tries to throw a body punch but Hendry avoids it by throwing Tao back against the cage.
Hendry working aggressively here.
Hendry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tao backwards.
Tao tries to work over Hendry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Tao.
Tao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hendry blocks a body shot from Tao.
Hendry throws a punch but it's blocked by Tao.
Still in the clinch, Tao scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Colin Hendry has been cut.
Tao has a couple of punches blocked by Hendry.
Tao throws a head punch that misses.
Hendry misses with a punch on the inside.
Hendry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hendry misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hendry.
Hendry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry misses with a punch to the body.
Tao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hendry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tao backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendry takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hendry.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tao.
Hendry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendry throws a looping overhand right but Tao ducks down to avoid it.
Hendry looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
Hendry walks into a stiff left hand from Tao.
Tao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hendry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tao throws a body punch but Hendry moves out of range.
Hendry jabs Tao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hendry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hendry misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Tao misses.
Hendry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Tao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hendry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tao.
Hendry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
Hendry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tao on the side of the head.
Tao is rocked!
Hendry throws a shot from downtown. Tao moves away and avoids it.
Oh Tao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Hendry finds Tao's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Tao flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hendry lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Tao will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Colin Hendry!
Colin Hendry gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holyshit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne- I feel like dying kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Aguinaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evander Holyshit!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguinaldo misses with a double jab.
Aguinaldo looks to land a combination. Holyshit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holyshit tries a low kick but Aguinaldo avoids it.
Aguinaldo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aguinaldo jabs Holyshit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holyshit misses with an uppercut. Aguinaldo saw that one coming.
Evander Holyshit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Holyshit.
Aguinaldo avoids a kick to the body.
Holyshit misses with a low kick as Aguinaldo jumps back.
Aguinaldo moves out of range of the body kick.
Aguinaldo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Holyshit quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Holyshit wants to improve his position but Aguinaldo is controlling well.
Aguinaldo is thwarting Holyshit's attempts to control the position.
Aguinaldo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguinaldo working Holyshit over with strikes.
Holyshit felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holyshit is refusing to be controlled, as Aguinaldo sits in half guard.
Holyshit wants to improve his position but Aguinaldo is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aguinaldo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aguinaldo is working for a kimura but Holyshit is defending it quite comfortably.
Aguinaldo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Holyshit wants to get back to full guard.
Holyshit is defending against the submission attempts here by Aguinaldo.
Holyshit is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aguinaldo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aguinaldo's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Holyshit's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguinaldo tries to roll but Holyshit sticks to his back.
Holyshit has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Aguinaldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holyshit tries to keep control of the position but Aguinaldo is staying busy.
Holyshit has the hooks in. Aguinaldo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Aguinaldo trying to control the hands but Holyshit won't let him.
Holyshit lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aguinaldo tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Holyshit go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Aguinaldo just trying to survive but Holyshit is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Aguinaldo tries to roll but Holyshit sticks to his back.
Aguinaldo is working hard here to advance position.
Holyshit wants to control but Aguinaldo is keeping busy.
Aguinaldo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Aguinaldo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aguinaldo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aguinaldo's head.
Aguinaldo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holyshit pulls his head out easily.
Aguinaldo wants to control but Holyshit is keeping busy.
Holyshit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aguinaldo wants to get back to full guard.
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!
Aguinaldo wants to sweep but Holyshit has passed to side control!
Holyshit working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aguinaldo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Aguinaldo is looking for a sweep. Holyshit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Aguinaldo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aguinaldo avoids the head kick by Holyshit.
Holyshit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aguinaldo misses with a wild combination.
Holyshit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holyshit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aguinaldo.
Holyshit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aguinaldo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Holyshit working a defensive guard here.
Aguinaldo throwing strikes from guard but Holyshit blocks nicely.
Holyshit pulls Aguinaldo in close to prevent any damage.
Holyshit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aguinaldo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Holyshit is looking to control Aguinaldo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holyshit avoid being mounted?
Holyshit is looking for a sweep. Aguinaldo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aguinaldo trying to pass the guard but Holyshit defending well.
Aguinaldo thows a huge punch but Holyshit dodges it nicely.
Aguinaldo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holyshit trying to control but Aguinaldo postures up.
Holyshit controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Aguinaldo is stalling here. Holyshit is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Aguinaldo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Holyshit has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Holyshit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aguinaldo keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo taking a bit of punishment here - Holyshit scoring with strikes.
Aguinaldo wants to control but Holyshit postures up.
Aguinaldo sneaks back into half guard.
Aguinaldo is looking to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Aguinaldo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Holyshit preventing the sweep.
Aguinaldo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Holyshit is aware though and is defending well.
Aguinaldo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holyshit defends well.
Holyshit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holyshit looking to pass the guard.
Holyshit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo controls Holyshit momentarily but Holyshit frees himself.
Aguinaldo has an active guard here but Holyshit has managed to pass into half guard.
Aguinaldo is looking for a sweep. Holyshit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aguinaldo actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Holyshit lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holyshit is trying to control. Aguinaldo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguinaldo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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 Andres Aguinaldo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Holyshit.
Holyshit throws a head kick but Aguinaldo moves out of range.
Aguinaldo checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holyshit. Aguinaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aguinaldo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aguinaldo moves out of range as Holyshit throws a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Aguinaldo. Those never looked like landing.
Aguinaldo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Holyshit quickly recovers to half guard.
Aguinaldo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holyshit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holyshit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holyshit is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyshit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo wants to control from the top but Holyshit keeps moving.
Aguinaldo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Holyshit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aguinaldo wants to pass the guard but Holyshit is keeping the position.
Holyshit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holyshit has Aguinaldo pulled in close to control his posture.
Holyshit trying to control the position.
Holyshit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Evander Holyshit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andres Aguinaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit has Aguinaldo pulled in close to control his posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Evander Holyshit hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Aguinaldo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holyshit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aguinaldo.
Holyshit throws an off balance right hand
so Aguinaldo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyshit thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Holyshit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holyshit is controlling Aguinaldo's posture.
Holyshit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aguinaldo controls the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aguinaldo being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Evander Holyshit was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Aguinaldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holyshit.
Good leg kick by Holyshit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Evander Holyshit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aguinaldo lands with an overhand left.
Holyshit misses with a body shot.
No luck for Aguinaldo with that takedown attempt.
Holyshit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aguinaldo finds it's way round the side to connect with Holyshit's head.
Aguinaldo misses with a double jab.
Evander Holyshit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aguinaldo lands a slapping body shot.
Aguinaldo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Holyshit's guard.
Holyshit is trying to keep Aguinaldo in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit looking for a guillotine here but Aguinaldo defends easily.
Holyshit keeping moving, preventing Aguinaldo from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andres Aguinaldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holyshit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holyshit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Holyshit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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 Andres Aguinaldo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aguinaldo, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andres Aguinaldo!
Andres Aguinaldo very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danky has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Danky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slayer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slayer closes the distance and pushes Danky back into the cage.
Danky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Danky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Slayer to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danky.
Danky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danky has a couple of punches blocked by Slayer.
Danky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Danky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Danky works on Slayer's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Danky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Danky or not.
Slayer misses with a body punch.
Danky throws a punch but it's blocked by Slayer.
Slayer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slayer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slayer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slayer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Danky.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danky.
Slayer tries to throw a body punch but Danky avoids it by throwing Slayer back against the cage.
Danky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danky.
Slayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Slayer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slayer misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer lands an uppercut.
Danky misses with some punches.
Slayer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slayer throws a head punch that misses.
Danky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayer lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slayer wants to stall.
Slayer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Danky or not.
Slayer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danky is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Danky fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Slayer as the two fighters clinch.
Danky lands with a light punch inside.
Danky throws a head punch that misses.
Danky blocking some punches.
Danky can't find room to land a body shot as Slayer controls the action.
Slayer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slayer pushes Danky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Danky tries to work over Slayer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slayer.
Slayer digs a right hand underneath Danky's ribcage. Danky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slayer digs a right hand underneath Danky's ribcage. Danky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slayer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Danky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Danky lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Slayer.
Danky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slayer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slayer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Danky or not.
Danky throws a punch but it's blocked by Slayer.
Slayer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slayer gets through Danky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slayer scores with a shoulder strike.
Slayer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slayer.
Danky scores with a shoulder strike.
Slayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Danky controls his hands.
Slayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slayer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Danky - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Danky takes a shot to the head.
Slayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danky's elbow.
Danky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danky tries to throw a body punch but Slayer avoids it by throwing Danky back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Danky throws a punch but it's blocked by Slayer.
Danky takes a shot to the head.
Danky lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slayer backwards.
A short right from Slayer on the inside.
Danky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slayer trying to stall but Danky improves his position.
Danky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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 Dragon Slayer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slayer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Danky loads up on a big right hand but Slayer slips the punch.
Danky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Danky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Danky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slayer's calf.
Danky throws out a leg kick but Slayer moves out of range and Danky only half commits.
Danky takes a swing at Slayer's ribcage but misses.
Slayer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Danky under the eye.
It looks like Dom Danky has been cut.
Danky connects with a single shot there.
Slayer checks a low kick from Danky.
Danky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danky scores with a head kick. Slayer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Danky moves away from the strike by Slayer.
Slayer sends Danky crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Slayer is motioning to the referee to let Danky up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Danky is rocked!
Slayer cracks Danky on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Danky falls backwards against the cage. Slayer follows up with more strikes that drop Danky to his knees. Slayer keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Danky! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Slayer!
Dragon Slayer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelisti comes to the cage accompanied by Hunting For Death. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pritchard's choice of entrance music: English Blood, Irish Heart - By Morrissey. Dante Evangelisti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Randal Pritchard'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
33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Randal Pritchard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evangelisti scores with a jab to the head.
Evangelisti dips to his left and cracks Pritchard with an uppercut!
Evangelisti scoring well with a low kick there.
Evangelisti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Dante Evangelisti has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pritchard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pritchard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Evangelisti stuns Pritchard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pritchard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pritchard slips under a jab from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti feints and then cracks Pritchard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pritchard down.
Evangelisti throws a looping overhand right but Pritchard ducks down to avoid it.
Evangelisti lands a jab to the head.
Pritchard is rocked!
Pritchard ducks into an uppercut from Evangelisti and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Evangelisti!
A victorious Dante Evangelisti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Randal Pritchard had this to say: 'Im not sure if I can cut it any more, it's time for me to step a way for a while and think about retirement.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Gilmour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gale comes to the cage accompanied by Gravity kills - Guilty. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gilmour's choice of entrance music: i Get Knocked Down, But i Get Up Again. David Gilmour acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Codi Gale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Gilmour!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilmour just misses with a punch to the body.
Gale looks to throw the jab but Gilmour is out of range.
Gale blocks the body kick.
Gilmour misses with a body punch
and Gale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gilmour throws a shot from downtown. Gale moves away and avoids it.
Gilmour slips a jab from Gale.
Gilmour throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Homunculus Alembic in the buildup to the fight.
Gilmour misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gale.
Gale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gale throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gale checks a leg kick.
Gale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gale walks into a straight right hand from Gilmour.
Gilmour has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gale.
Gilmour takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gilmour misses with a low kick.
Gilmour thows a leg kick but Gale checks it
and Gilmour takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gilmour fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gale is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gilmour swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Gale.
Gilmour throws a low kick but Gale moves out of range easily.
Gilmour is looking to slow Gale down with leg kicks.
Gilmour stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gale.
Gale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilmour was well out of range. Poor timing from Gale.
Gale moves out of range as Gilmour strikes.
David Gilmour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gilmour's calf.
A good leg kick by Gilmour.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gilmour can pounce on him.
Gilmour checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Gilmour.
Gilmour misses with a leg kick
and Gale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gale, as that shot connected.
Gilmour has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilmour manages to avoid it.
Gilmour fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gale.
Gilmour throws a leg kick but Gale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gilmour has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gale finds it's way round the side to connect with Gilmour's head.
Gilmour throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmour throws a lazy uppercut
and Gale counters with a nice body kick.
Gilmour throws a leg kick but Gale moved away.
Nice body punch from Gale.
Gale moves out of range as Gilmour strikes.
Gale staying out of range there.
Gilmour misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gale tests Gilmour's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gale misses with a straight right.
Gilmour tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Gale misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Gilmour misses its intended target.
Gale throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gilmour will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gale explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gilmour lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilmour scores with a sloppy right hand. Gale should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gale.
Gilmour misses the shot 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!
Gale thows a body shot but no joy.
Gale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmour avoids a kick to the body.
Gilmour tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gilmour lands a jab-cross combination.
Gale connects with a nice looking jab.
Gale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmour steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gale. That one must have hurt.
Gale is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gale's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gilmour under the eye.
Gale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice uppercut there from Gilmour.
Gale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gale works Gilmour's body with a nice hook.
A lazy left from Gale finds it's target.
Gilmour misses with a double jab.
Gale avoids the body shot from Gilmour.
Gilmour throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gale.
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 Gale!
Gilmour looks winded!
Gilmour throws a low kick but Gale moves out of range easily.
Gale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gilmour. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Codi Gale dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gilmour taking a breather.
Gilmour tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gale's elbow.
Gilmour misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gilmour misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gale.
Gale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gilmour backwards.
Gale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gilmour lands a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gilmour 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.
Gilmour blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gale prevents a body shot from Gilmour.
Gilmour is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gilmour tries to work over Gale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gilmour working aggressively here.
Gale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gilmour backwards.
Gale scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmour trying to stall but Gale improves his position.
Gilmour blocks an uppercut.
Gale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Gale on the inside.
Gilmour tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gale managing to block the knees to the body from Gilmour.
Gilmour is looking to control Gale's arms but Gale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gilmour has his back to the cage.
Gale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gilmour tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gilmour goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gilmour lands a right hand.
Gilmour looking to stall.
Gilmour struggles to land a body shot inside as Gale controls his hands.
Gilmour tries a knee to the head but Gale blocks it.
Gilmour lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gale lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gilmour or not.
Gilmour is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Gale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gilmour swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Gale.
Gale scores with a shot to the side of Gilmour's head.
Gale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gilmour backwards.
Gale gets through Gilmour's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gilmour is rocked!
Gale tries to throw a body punch but Gilmour avoids it by throwing Gale back against the cage.
Gilmour is still on wobbly legs! Can Gale finish him?
Gale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gale working aggressively here.
Gilmour lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gilmour seems to have recovered his senses.
Gale digs a right hand into Gilmour's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gilmour's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Gale as the two fighters clinch.
Gilmour blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmour misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gilmour doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gale.
Gale cracks Gilmour with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gilmour.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gale.
Codi Gale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gilmour tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gilmour blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gale.
Gale pushes Gilmour back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gilmour backwards.
A shot in the inside from Gale.
Gale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gale dips a shoulder and cracks Gilmour with a mighty uppercut! Gilmour falls back against the cage and Gale unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gilmour is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gale screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Codi Gale!
Codi Gale decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between K.J. Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Choi and Brick Tires. Choi comes to the cage accompanied by Future ft. Drake Juicy J Meek Mill Rick Ross - Shit (remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, K.J. Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brick Tires!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
K.J. Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Tires finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Choi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tires checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Choi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tires moves out of range of the body kick from Choi.
Choi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tires swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tires has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Choi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Choi throws a big shot that misses.
Choi lunges at Tires with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tires's hand.
Tires feints and then cracks Choi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Choi down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tires misses with a leg kick.
Choi throws out a powerful jab.
Tires paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Choi lands a nice looking body shot.
Choi scores with a leg kick.
Choi throws an overhand right that lands on Tires's shoulder, as Tires tries to avoid the shot.
Tires slips a straight right by Choi.
Tires moves out of range as Choi throws a body kick.
Choi moves out of range of the leg kick from Tires.
Tires misses with a low kick.
Tires moves in looking to clinch but Choi pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tires listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tires throws a push kick but Choi slaps the foot to one side.
Tires closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Choi scores with a shoulder strike.
Tires has Choi pressed against the cage, preventing Choi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Tires fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Tires fails to land.
Choi tries a body shot but Tires blocks it.
Tires lands a left hand that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Tires scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choi.
Tires wants to stall.
Tires lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tires misses with some punches.
Choi prevents a body shot from Tires.
Tires throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chois head.
Tires fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tires misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tires misses with a body punch.
Choi misses with some punches.
Tires working aggressively here.
Tires working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Choi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tires throws a head punch that misses.
Tires throws a head punch that misses.
Tires cracks Choi with a nice body shot.
Choi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tires breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tires goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tires closes the distance and clinches.
Tires throws a head punch that misses.
Choi swings wildly with an uppercut but Tires uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tires working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Choi is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tires has Choi pressed against the cage, preventing Choi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oh Choi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tires works on Choi's body with a couple of short punches.
Choi is breathing heavily.
Tires lands with a left to the head.
Tires dips a shoulder and cracks Choi with a mighty uppercut! Choi falls back against the cage and Tires unloads with a barrage of strikes! Choi is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tires screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brick Tires!
An out of breath Brick Tires thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Charalabous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee's entrance music is Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. A fine choice. Kostas Charalabous acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
34 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kostas Charalabous!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charalabous with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charalabous.
Charalabous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dee.
Charalabous explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Charalabous ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dee. Charalabous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Homunculus Alembic in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee misses with a hook.
Charalabous throws a good cross that connects.
Dee throws a right hand that misses
and Charalabous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charalabous manages to avoid it.
Charalabous lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charalabous misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Charalabous.
Charalabous chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Charalabous slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charalabous circles away.
Charalabous fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Charalabous throws a hook but Dee blocks it.
Dee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Charalabous lands an overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Charalabous.
Dee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dee connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charalabous circles away.
Charalabous throws a shot to the body.
Dee is breathing heavily.
Charalabous scores with a leg kick.
Charalabous thuds his shin into the meat of Dee's side.
Charalabous scores with a punch to the head.
Charalabous feints and then cracks Dee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dee down.
Charalabous connects with a body shot that sends Dee's belly button to the back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Charalabous.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Charalabous.
Charalabous lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charalabous lands with a nice body punch.
Charalabous throws a push kick but Dee slaps the foot to one side.
Charalabous lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Charalabous tried to score with a low kick but Dee checks it.
Good leg kick by Charalabous there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Charalabous connects with a right hand. Dee shakes it off.
It looks like Tweedle Dee has been cut.
Kostas Charalabous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dee blocks the body kick.
A good leg kick by Charalabous.
Dee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Charalabous connects with a leg kick. Dee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Charalabous. Charalabous obviously looking to wear him down.
Charalabous scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee keeps the fight on the outside.
Charalabous is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Charalabous wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Charalabous throws a head kick but Dee moves out of range.
Dee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Charalabous.
Charalabous lands a right hook to the body.
Charalabous tries a head kick but it misses.
Charalabous staying out of range there.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Charalabous ducks down to avoid it.
Charalabous works Dee's body with a nice hook.
Kostas Charalabous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Charalabous.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Charalabous lands with an overhand left.
Charalabous lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Charalabous scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Charalabous has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Charalabous works Dee's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Charalabous sends Dee crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Charalabous is motioning to the referee to let Dee up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dee is rocked!
Dee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Charalabous.
Oh Dee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charalabous works Dee's body with a nice hook.
Charalabous drops Dee with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dee looks back up at him and smiles so Charalabous waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Charalabous ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Dee out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kostas Charalabous!
Kostas Charalabous is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Kostas Charalabous made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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