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Bushido 74 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brownhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sniper McAndrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sniper McAndrew has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Brownhill's chin.
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Brownhill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sniper McAndrew!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownhill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McAndrew but McAndrew pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from McAndrew misses its intended target.
We've been hearing reports that Brownhill has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brownhill needs to keep his hands up - McAndrew had a free shot at his head there.
McAndrew throws a big shot that misses.
Brownhill scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brownhill wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McAndrew, who protects the arm well.
Brownhill wants to take a breather but McAndrew manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Brownhill.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brownhill trying to control but McAndrew is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brownhill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownhill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brownhill trying to control the position from guard on top but McAndrew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownhill won't allow McAndrew to get back to his feet.
Brownhill throws a strike but McAndrew rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McAndrew has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brownhill is proving hard to escape from.
McAndrew wants to stand and escape but instead Brownhill has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Brownhill throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAndrew keeping moving, preventing Brownhill from controlling successfully.
Brownhill is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McAndrew is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Brownhill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brownhill has gone for a leg lock! McAndrew slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brownhill's guard.
McAndrew trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brownhill's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownhill trying to keep a closed guard but McAndrew is proving a slippery customer.
McAndrew being controlled here momentarily.
McAndrew would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McAndrew looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Michael Brownhill has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A swing and a miss from McAndrew.
Brownhill ducks under a wild hook from McAndrew.
McAndrew connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAndrew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brownhill counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McAndrew!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brownhill is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McAndrew has escaped the position, nice work there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAndrew is trying to get back to his feet.
Brownhill wants to control but McAndrew is keeping him busy.
McAndrew takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brownhill misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McAndrew wants to get back to his feet but Brownhill drags him back down.
Brownhill misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Brownhill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brownhill shoots for a takedown but McAndrew saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McAndrew darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brownhill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from McAndrew misses the target.
Brownhill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brownhill tries for a takedown but McAndrew sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Brownhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brownhill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAndrew.
McAndrew lands a head shot.
McAndrew misses with a right hand
and Brownhill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McAndrew really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brownhill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McAndrew is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brownhill is controlling him.
Brownhill throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownhill wants to control from the top but McAndrew keeps moving.
Brownhill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brownhill trying to control but McAndrew is working from the bottom.
Brownhill stands up from McAndrew's guard - Brownhill perhaps looking for a knockout.
Brownhill shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McAndrew's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAndrew keeping moving, preventing Brownhill from controlling successfully.
Brownhill throws a big right hand that misses.
Brownhill is looking to work some ground and pound but McAndrew has wrist control.
Brownhill trying to control but McAndrew is working from the bottom.
Brownhill throws a big elbow that misses.
Brownhill trying to control but McAndrew is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brownhill throwing strikes but missing.
Brownhill wants to control from the top but McAndrew keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownhill drops back looking for a leg! McAndrew is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McAndrew manages to kick Brownhill off! Brownhill jumps back into McAndrew's guard.
Brownhill stops McAndrew from standing up.
Brownhill postures up and lands a big shot to McAndrew's brow.
Brownhill sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brownhill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McAndrew avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brownhill throws a strike but McAndrew rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brownhill looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownhill has control of McAndrew's left arm, preventing McAndrew from doing any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Michael Brownhill wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McAndrew misses with a hook. Brownhill ducked under it nicely.
McAndrew throws an off balance right hand
and Brownhill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brownhill trying to control but McAndrew is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brownhill slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Brownhill dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McAndrew misses with a hook
and Brownhill counters with a left to the body.
McAndrew throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brownhill on the side of the head.
Sniper McAndrew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brownhill slips under a jab from McAndrew.
Brownhill blocks a jab.
Brownhill decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brownhill wants to lay and pray for a moment but McAndrew keeps working.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brownhill in particular looking to stall.
McAndrew is defending against the submission attempts here by Brownhill.
Brownhill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAndrew keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brownhill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brownhill throws a strike but McAndrew avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brownhill trying to control the position from guard on top but McAndrew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownhill throwing strikes from guard but McAndrew blocks nicely.
Brownhill lands a couple of elbows.
Brownhill's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brownhill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sniper McAndrew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAndrew utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brownhill's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brownhill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brownhill's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brownhill postures up in McAndrew's guard and throws a big left but McAndrew blocks it.
Brownhill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McAndrew is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brownhill wants to control from the top but McAndrew keeps moving.
Brownhill's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McAndrew can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Brownhill.
Brownhill fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownhill closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McAndrew moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McAndrew feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brownhills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McAndrew throws a poor cross that misses
and Brownhill counters with a shoot takedown. McAndrew fights it but they end up in guard.
Brownhill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brownhill trying to control but McAndrew is working from the bottom.
Brownhill drops back, looking for a kneebar! McAndrew looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McAndrew looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McAndrew!
Brownhill sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownhill is looking to escape.
Michael Brownhill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McAndrew tries to stand and escape but Brownhill is controlling the position.
Brownhill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brownhill trying to control from the bottom.
Michael Brownhill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brownhill is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Brownhill gets full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Brownhill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brownhill, 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 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Brownhill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Belousov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ortiz's choice of entrance music: My town. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Belousov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz instigates a clinch.
Ortiz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ortiz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Belousov is trying to stand back up but Ortiz is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Belousov's temple.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ortiz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belousov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belousov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ortiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Belousov blocks nicely.
Belousov wants to sweep but no luck.
Ortiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Ortiz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Belousov's guard.
Ortiz stops Belousov from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Belousov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belousov is looking to escape.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Belousov tries to kick Ortiz off but Ortiz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belousov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ortiz throwing shots but Belousov is blocking nicely.
Ortiz seems to be working for a kimura but Belousov defends the submission attempt.
Belousov is defending against the submission attempts here by Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to pass to mount but Belousov is defending the position.
Ortiz working Belousov over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stops Belousov from getting back to his feet.
Belousov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belousov tries to kick Ortiz off but Ortiz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Belousov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Belousov's hands, connecting with Belousov's forehead.
Ortiz is looking for a kimura but Belousov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ortiz to get the leverage.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Belousov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Belousov is rocked!
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oh Belousov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz is nestled in close to Belousov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ortiz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Belousov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Belousov is trying to stand up here but Ortiz is controlling him well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Belousov taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Belousov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belousov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belousov wants to get back to full guard.
Ortiz working over Belousov with some ground and pound. Belousov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortiz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz working over Belousov with some ground and pound. Belousov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belousov wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
Belousov is looking to escape.
Ortiz lands with a punch from half guard.
Belousov tries to kick Ortiz off but Ortiz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Belousov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Belousov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belousov is looking to escape.
Ortiz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ortiz looks winded!
Belousov is pressing down on Ortiz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ortiz prevents Belousov from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ortiz stops Belousov from standing up.
Belousov working for submissions but it's allowed Ortiz to get to half guard.
Ortiz stops Belousov from getting back to his feet.
Belousov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belousov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Belousov.
Belousov looking for a sweep. Not yet Belousov, not yet.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Belousov's head.
Ortiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Belousov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ortiz has managed to get both his arms back between Belousov's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz lands a couple of elbows.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz gets to his feet and stands over Belousov, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Belousov felt that one! Ortiz unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Belousov from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel Ortiz!
Angel Ortiz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Volk Kruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krilich Berglomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berglomi has chosen Fat Boy Slim-Push The Tempo as his entrance music. Krilich Berglomi struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Krilich Berglomi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Volk Kruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krilich Berglomi!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruth.
Berglomi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kruth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kruth.
Berglomi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kruth plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Berglomi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kruth's calf.
Berglomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berglomi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kruth checks it well.
Kruth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berglomi. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berglomi checks the leg kick.
Berglomi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Berglomi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Berglomi closes the distance and clinches.
Berglomi is looking to break free of the clinch but Kruth has double underhooks.
Kruth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berglomi backwards.
Kruth misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kruth.
Berglomi is trying to break the clinch but Kruth is controlling him.
Kruth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berglomi's elbow.
Berglomi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kruth is leaning against Berglomi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Berglomi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kruth keeps control of Berglomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kruth working Berglomi over with knees to the body.
Berglomi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berglomi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berglomi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kruth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berglomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berglomi tries to work over Kruth's front leg with a kick but Kruth checks it.
Kruth cracks the inside of Berglomi's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Berglomi.
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!
Berglomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruth blocks a head kick by Berglomi.
Berglomi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kruth.
Kruth tries a head kick but it misses.
Kruth throws a shot from downtown. Berglomi moves away and avoids it.
Kruth punishes Berglomi's body with a nice straight punch.
Kruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berglomi moves away.
Jab from Kruth.
Berglomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruth.
Berglomi throws a head kick that Kruth semi-blocks.
Berglomi scores with the left hand. Kruth knows he should have avoided that one.
Kruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berglomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berglomi is looking to clinch.
Berglomi throws a right and a left that Kruth avoids nicely.
Kruth throws a head kick that misses.
Kruth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Berglomi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kruth scrambles back to his feet.
Kruth avoids the head kick by Berglomi.
Kruth punishes Berglomi's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Berglomi misses.
Kruth is looking to slow Berglomi down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kruth, right into the meat.
Krilich Berglomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kruth lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kruth throws a head kick but Berglomi moves out of range.
Berglomi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Berglomi misses with a combination
and Kruth counters with a takedown into side control.
Berglomi looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruth has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kruth working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Berglomi tries to hold on but Kruth postures up.
Kruth wants to control the pace but Berglomi is squirming around nicely.
Kruth landing shots from mount.
Kruth won't let Berglomi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Berglomi wants to control but Kruth is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kruth is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Berglomi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volk Kruth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kruth throws a sloppy head kick and Berglomi moves out of range easily.
Kruth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berglomi. That did some damage!
Kruth dives in and grabs Berglomi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Berglomi pushes down on Kruth's head and hops out.
Berglomi misses with a head kick.
Volk Kruth is winning the standup battle so far.
Berglomi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kruth can pounce on him.
Berglomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kruth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kruth avoids the body shot from Berglomi.
Kruth thows a body shot but no joy.
Kruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Berglomi.
Berglomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berglomi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruth lands with a nice combination. Berglomi backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berglomi tries to bum rush Kruth with a series of wild strikes but Kruth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick by Berglomi misses
letting Kruth counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berglomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berglomi is breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Kruth.
Kruth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berglomi moves away from the strike by Kruth.
Berglomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kruth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Berglomi. Berglomi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kruth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Berglomi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Berglomi throws a hook but Kruth avoids it easily.
Berglomi blocks a head kick by Kruth.
Kruth cracks Berglomi with an open hand slap.
Krilich Berglomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berglomi throws a head kick but Kruth moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruth.
Berglomi tries to clinch up but Kruth circles away and keeps his distance.
Berglomi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Kruth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berglomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick by Berglomi misses
and Kruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Berglomi.
Kruth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berglomi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Berglomi throws a head kick but Kruth moves out of range.
Berglomi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kruth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kruth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Berglomi's hands.
Berglomi with a poor takedown
and Kruth counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kruth throwing shots but Berglomi is blocking nicely.
Kruth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kruth wants to control but Berglomi is keeping him busy.
Berglomi trying to hold on to Kruth's head to control him but Kruth postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berglomi looking for submissions off his back.
Berglomi is in trouble now - Kruth has advanced to mount!
Kruth landing strikes, looking to finish!
Volk Kruth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kruth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kruth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Berglomi tries to hold on but Kruth pushes him away.
Kruth looking to finish Berglomi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Berglomi!
Berglomi taking shots to the head.
Berglomi is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruth lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Berglomi is still in real trouble! Can Kruth finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruth postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Berglomi bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kruth and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Volk Kruth!
A very excited looking Volk Kruth made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duo Goubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duo Goubo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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299 lbs
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254 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duo Goubo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goubo thuds a left hand into Briggs's body.
Goubo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Briggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Briggs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goubo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Briggs somewhat.
Briggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Goubo with a jab.
Briggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goubo slaps away a takedown attempt from Briggs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Briggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goubo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goubo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goubo punishes Briggs's body with a nice straight punch.
Goubo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goubo moves away.
Briggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goubo.
A shot to the body from Briggs misses
and Goubo counters with a straight right hand.
Briggs throws a body punch but Goubo moves out of range.
Goubo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goubo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duo Goubo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Briggs looks to land a right hand but Goubo moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goubo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Briggs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briggs goes for a double leg but Goubo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Goubo continues to drive forward.
Goubo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goubo lands with a left to the head.
Briggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goubo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Goubo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Briggss head.
Goubo lands with a light punch inside.
Briggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goubo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short left from Goubo.
Briggs wants a takedown.
Briggs takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Goubo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Briggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Briggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goubo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goubo gets underhooks to prevent Briggs's takedown attempt.
Goubo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goubo.
Still in the clinch, Goubo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goubo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Goubo.
Briggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goubo lands a right hook to the body.
Briggs is breathing heavily.
Goubo scores with a nice strike.
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!
Goubo connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs misses with a left hand
and Goubo counters with a stiff right hand.
Goubo drops Briggs with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Briggs looks back up at him and smiles so Goubo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Briggs is rocked!
Briggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Goubo counters with a huge left! Briggs is in big trouble! He's backing up but Goubo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Briggs from any more damage. A dominating finish by Goubo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duo Goubo!
Duo Goubo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Ernie, I like you men. But you mess up with the org men.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Blaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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284 lbs
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299 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Blaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blaine momentarily.
Blaine looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Blaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Blaine slips under a jab from Banner.
Banner cracks Blaine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Henry Blaine has been cut.
Blaine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blaine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaine.
A right-left combo lands from Banner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Blaine.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaine was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Blaine takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Blaine throws out a powerful jab.
Blaine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Banner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaine.
Banner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner lands a glancing blow to the side of Blaine's head.
Blaine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry Blaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner looks to land a right hand but Blaine moved out of range.
Blaine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banner throws a combination that misses
and Blaine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banner thows a body shot but no joy.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Blaine ducks down to avoid it.
Blaine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Blaine does no damage.
Blaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Blaine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaine. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaine moves away.
Blaine is looking to wear down Banner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blaine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaine 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.
Jab, jab by Banner - just one landing.
Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blaine misses with a body shot.
Banner's coach down at Bushido Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Banner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blaine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaine scores with a body shot.
Blaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaine walks into a stiff left hand from Banner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
A combination from Blaine does no damage.
Blaine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blaine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blaine thows a body shot but no joy.
Banner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banner clinches.
Blaine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blaine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banner.
Blaine misses with a body shot.
Banner with a nice cross.
A shot to the body from Blaine misses
and Banner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blaine thinking.
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!
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaine.
Blaine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Banner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a wild body shot.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banner wants to clinch but Blaine slips to the side
enabling Blaine to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaine.
Blaine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaine.
Blaine swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Banner lands a nice hook to Blaine's body. Blaine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaine is breathing heavily.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Blaine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaine.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banner slips a straight right by Blaine.
Banner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaine.
Blaine throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Blaine's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blaine misses with a hook
and Banner counters with a left to the body.
Blaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banner doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaine circles away.
Blaine misses with a body shot.
Blaine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banner counters with a straight right hand.
Banner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Blaine.
Blaine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banner moves out of range as Blaine strikes.
Blaine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaine manages to avoid it.
Blaine tries to move into range but Banner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Blaine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaine thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the body from Blaine misses
and Banner counters with a straight right hand.
Banner lands the left hand.
Blaine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banner.
Banner is looking to clinch but Blaine is avoiding it.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaine is just out of range.
Blaine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner lands a slapping body shot.
Banner tries to clinch there but Blaine circles away.
Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blaine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banner misses with a wild combination.
Blaine lands a jab to Banner's midsection.
Banner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaine on the side of the head.
Banner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blaine throws a lazy right hand but Banner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaine.
Blaine throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Banner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body punch from Banner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Banner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Banner tries to clinch there but Blaine circles away.
Banner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blaine misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaine. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner tries to clinch but Blaine is having none of it.
Blaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banner lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner lands a slapping body shot.
Blaine misses the shot to the body.
Blaine throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Banner cracks Blaine with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Blaine looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Banner finish him?
Blaine is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaine backs away from a small jab... but Banner lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Blaine crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Banner with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bruce Banner!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guida has chosen Stupid Kid - Alkaline Trio as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Guida!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guida moves away.
Rose throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rose seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rose looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rose slips nicely into half guard.
Guida wants to get back to his feet.
Guida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rose not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Guida on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rose tries to pass to full mount but Guida defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida wants to get back to his feet.
Rose wants to take a breather but Guida is having none of it.
Guida wants to get back to his feet.
Rose trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Derrick Rose wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Guida seems unphased.
Guida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rose gets a clinch.
Guida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guida is pressed up against the cage. Rose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Guida down to the mat. Guida avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rose goes for a double leg but Guida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Guida continues to drive forward.
A left hand lands to the body for Rose.
Guida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guida defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guida on the side of the head.
Guida takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose scores with a head kick. Guida tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Derrick Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. Guida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ray Guida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Guida's head but Guida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida tries to clinch
and Rose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rose slips under a jab from Guida.
Rose lands a nice shot that snaps Guida's head back.
A big right from Rose misses.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose connects with a body shot.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Guida's belly button to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guida wants to clinch
and Rose counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Guida's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rose dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guida, pushing him back against the cage.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guida has had enough of the clinch but Rose keeps him there for the moment.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guida's elbow.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose blocks an elbow strike.
Rose is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries a body shot but Guida blocks it.
Rose goes for a takedown in the clinch but Guida prevents it.
Guida misses with an elbow over the top.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose scores with a leg kick.
Rose throws a sloppy body shot
and Guida counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guida checks it well.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Guida's head but Guida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guida moves into the clinch successfully.
Rose is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Guida is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guida takes a shot to the head.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Guida controls his hands.
Rose works on Guida's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guida blocks an uppercut.
Guida misses with an elbow strike.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guida's elbow.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Guida avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Guida throws an elbow that misses.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guida has Rose pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose has Guida pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Guida manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guida tries a knee to the head but Rose blocks it.
Guida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Guida controls the action.
Guida tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Guida avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rose dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Guida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ray Guida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guida thuds his right hand into Rose's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose moves out of range of the leg kick from Guida.
Guida wants to clinch but Rose slips to the side
and Rose counters with a shoot takedown. Guida fights it but they end up in guard.
Rose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Derrick Rose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rose is looking to work some ground and pound but Guida has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose looking to pass the guard.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Guida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Synergy Fight Team inform us that Guida has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rose controlling from the top position.
Rose working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rose wants to control from the top but Guida keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida wants to stand and escape but Rose is having none of it.
Rose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guida is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rose is controlling him.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Guida is keeping the position.
Rose throws a strike but Guida rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying to control the position but Guida postures up.
Guida is looking to stand up but Rose won't let him.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rose seems keen to control Guida's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guida darts in trying to clinch
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Rose throws a jab when Guida was well out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Derrick Rose has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rose misses with some punches.
Guida tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Guida controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose tries for a takedown but Guida manages to get underhooks.
Ray Guida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Rose!
During a confident post fight interview, Derrick Rose thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Paige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Kumsaloti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Paige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Kumsaloti!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumsaloti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paige manages to avoid it.
Paige throws a body punch but Kumsaloti moves out of range.
Paige throws a leg kick which misses Kumsaloti's front leg but catches the back leg as Kumsaloti tries to avoid it.
Kumsaloti 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.
A head kick misses from Paige.
Paige is looking to score with low kicks.
Paige throws a big shot that misses.
Kumsaloti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paige lands with a nice body punch.
Kumsaloti scoring well with a low kick there.
Paige tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kumsaloti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paige swings widly with a right hand
and Kumsaloti counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paige looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kumsaloti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paige.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumsaloti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kumsaloti looks to land a combination. Paige sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paige has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kumsaloti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Paige.
Paige tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kumsaloti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Paige.
It looks like Manny Kumsaloti has been cut.
Paige lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paige lands with a left to the head.
Kumsaloti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Paige is working Kumsaloti over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paige lands a shot to the body.
Kumsaloti looks winded!
Paige lands with a right to the head.
Kumsaloti is trying to maintain a safe position but Paige gets an underhook and turns Kumsaloti into the cage.
Paige lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paige scores with a shot to the side of Kumsaloti's head.
Paige lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumsaloti goes for a takedown attempt but Paige pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Paige looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paige lands a leg kick that knocks Kumsaloti off balance momentarily.
Paige forces Kumsaloti back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Paige.
Paige prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stan Paige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Kumsaloti.
Kumsaloti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paige.
Kumsaloti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Paige.
Paige throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kumsalotis head.
Paige presses Kumsaloti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Paige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Paige.
A right hand to the body from Paige.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paige.
A left hand lands to the body for Paige.
Kumsaloti prevents a body shot from Paige.
Paige works on Kumsaloti's body with a couple of short punches.
Paige lands a vicious elbow to the side of Kumsaloti's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Paige tries to finish him with strikes but Kumsaloti still seems able to defend himself so Paige steps back and lets Kumsaloti get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Kumsaloti is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kumsaloti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kumsaloti is still on wobbly legs! Can Paige finish him?
Paige pushes Kumsaloti up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paige.
Paige is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paige is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paige throws a big uppercut that drops Kumsaloti! More strikes from Paige and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kumsaloti lies dazed against the cage as Paige celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Paige!
Stan Paige really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear 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 Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Roxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitch Roxton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Derksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Roxton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roxton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Derksen just misses with a punch to the body.
Derksen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Derksen throws a hook but Roxton avoids it easily.
Roxton takes a swing at Derksen's ribcage but misses.
Roxton swinging wildly here.
A jab from Roxton does it's job there.
We've been told by Derksen's head coaches at Disciples Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Roxton fails to land with a series of punches.
Roxton staying out of range there.
Roxton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roxton throws a leg kick which misses Derksen's front leg but catches the back leg as Derksen tries to avoid it.
Roxton checks a leg kick.
Roxton scores with a leg kick.
Roxton throws a lazy right hand but Derksen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roxton slips under a jab from Derksen.
Derksen scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roxton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Derksen swivels and escapes.
Roxton scores with a three punch combo!
Nice defenses there by Derksen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Roxton.
Donk. Roxton catches Derksen right on the button with a cross.
Roxton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Roxton.
Derksen works Roxton's body with a nice hook.
Roxton ducks under a wild hook from Derksen.
Roxton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Derksen defends it nicely.
Roxton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A low kick from Roxton is predictable there
and Roxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Derksen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Derksen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roxton.
Roxton takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roxton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Christian Derksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Roxton.
Derksen blocks a jab.
Derksen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roxton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton moves out of range of the leg kick from Derksen.
Roxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Derksen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Derksen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Roxton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roxton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Derksen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Derksen lands an uppercut.
Roxton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Derksen working aggressively here.
Derksen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roxton backwards.
Roxton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Derksen walks away with a smile on his face. Roxton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mitch Roxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derksen swings for the body but Roxton moves out of range.
Derksen tries a low kick but Roxton avoids it.
Derksen blocks a head kick by Roxton.
Nice straight punches there by Derksen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Derksen.
Derksen scores with a sloppy right hand. Roxton should have avoided that one.
Derksen tries to clinch but Roxton moves out of range.
Derksen cracks the inside of Roxton's front leg.
Derksen punishes Roxton's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roxton breaks from the clinch.
Roxton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Derksen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Derksen lands with a short shot to the head.
Derksen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roxton's defenses.
Derksen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Derksen lands with a short shot to the head.
Roxton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roxton misses with the head strike.
Derksen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roxton fails to pull guard.
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roxton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Roxton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roxton is trying to keep Derksen in close.
Derksen content to stall in guard here.
Derksen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roxton looking for a sweep. Not yet Roxton, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roxton wants to stand and escape but Derksen is having none of it.
Roxton is looking to sweep but instead, Derksen has passed into half guard.
Roxton is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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 Christian Derksen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Derksen missing with a left hand there. Roxton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roxton is defended easily by Derksen.
Roxton is looking to clinch.
Derksen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roxton's calf.
Christian Derksen is winning the standup battle so far.
Roxton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roxton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roxton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Derksen throws an elbow that misses.
Roxton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Derksen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Roxton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roxton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roxton moves out of range of the body kick from Derksen.
Roxton misses with a wild combination.
Mitch Roxton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roxton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Derksen.
Derksen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Derksen looks to score with a jab to the body but Roxton is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton throws a series of punches but Derksen moves out of range.
Roxton fails to land with a series of punches.
Derksen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Derksen tries a body shot but Roxton blocks it.
Roxton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Derksen smiles and moves away.
Christian Derksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Roxton.
Derksen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Derksen misses its intended target.
Roxton fails with a takedown attempt.
Derksen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roxton. That did some damage!
Roxton throws a chopping leg kick but Derksen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Roxton does no damage.
Roxton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Roxton is breathing heavily.
Derksen lands a jab to the head.
Roxton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derksen tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roxton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roxton shoots in for a takedown but Derksen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Derksen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Derksen throws a head punch that misses.
Roxton wants to break free but Derksen has control.
Derksen keeps control of Roxton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roxton is trying to break the clinch but Derksen is controlling him.
Roxton is trying to pull guard but Derksen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roxton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Derksen walks away with a smile on his face. Roxton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Derksen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Roxton throws a leg kick but Derksen moved away.
Derksen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Derksen tenderised Roxton's leg. Roxton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Christian Derksen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derksen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roxton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roxton.
Derksen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roxton.
Derksen moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roxton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roxton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Derksen doesn't manage to clinch there - Roxton circles away.
Roxton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Derksen clinches up against the cage.
Derksen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Derksen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roxton backwards.
Derksen tries a body shot but Roxton blocks it.
Derksen lands a shoulder strike.
Roxton breaks from the clinch.
Derksen scores with a head kick. Roxton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Roxton is looking to score with low kicks.
Derksen darts in and clinches Roxton up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derksen lands an elbow inside.
Derksen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Derksen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roxton's elbow.
Roxton tries to pull guard but Derksen holds him up against the cage and eventually Roxton drops back down to his feet.
Roxton breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roxton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Derksen tries to avoid it but Roxton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Derksen to the ground. Derksen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roxton misses with a looping left.
Roxton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derksen throws a head kick that half lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Derksen, right into the meat.
Derksen fails to land with a series of punches.
Derksen tries to close the distance and clinch but Roxton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roxton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Derksen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roxton fails with a takedown attempt.
Derksen lands a lovely overhand right.
Derksen cracks Roxton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roxton fails to land the takedown.
Roxton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Derksen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roxton under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Derksen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Derksen closes the distance and pushes Roxton back into the cage.
Derksen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roxton tries to break free but Derksen pushes him back against the cage.
Derksen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Roxton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Derksen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Derksen tries to land knees in the clinch but Roxton avoids the damage to the body.
Derksen scores with a shot to the side of Roxton's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Derksen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Christian Derksen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roxton blocks an elbow strike from Derksen.
Roxton jumps guard but Derksen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Roxton tries to break the clinch but Derksen is controlling the position.
Roxton tries to pull guard but Derksen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Christian Derksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Roxton.
Roxton wants to break free but Derksen has control.
Derksen misses with a punch to the body.
Roxton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Derksen has a couple of punches blocked by Roxton.
Derksen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Derksen trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derksen has Roxton pressed against the cage, preventing Roxton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Derksen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton tries to pull guard but Derksen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Derksen prevents Roxton from breaking the clinch.
Derksen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roxton wants to break free but Derksen has control.
Derksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derksen pushes Roxton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Derksen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Derksen lands with a right to the head.
Roxton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Derksen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roxton's defenses.
Derksen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roxton's defenses.
Roxton is rocked!
Roxton blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derksen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roxton is still on wobbly legs! Can Derksen finish him?
Derksen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Derksen lands with a left to the head.
Derksen creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Roxton! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Derksen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Derksen!
A very excited looking Christian Derksen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Mancine 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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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
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Mancine!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley misses with a body shot.
That kick from Riley tenderised Mancine's leg. Mancine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riley avoids the head kick by Mancine.
Mancine drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mancine is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Mancine looking to pass the guard.
Mancine stopping the sweep attempt from Riley.
Mancine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mancine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Riley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mancine manages to get himself to full guard.
Mancine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riley defends it easily.
Riley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Mancine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mancine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riley.
Riley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riley distracts Mancine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mancine is trying to keep Riley in close.
Riley wants to control from the top but Mancine keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Riley trying to control but Mancine is working from the bottom.
Mancine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mancine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mancine swings around for an armbar but Riley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mancine's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley trying to control but Mancine is working from the bottom.
Mancine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Riley postures up and lands a big shot to Mancine's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley trying to control but Mancine is working from the bottom.
Riley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mancine is not content to let Riley control the position.
You can see the frustration on Mancine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancine takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mancine manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mancine is looking for a kimura here.
Mancine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mancine.
Still in half guard, Mancine seems content to control.
Riley wants to sweep but Mancine has passed to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Travis Riley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Riley throws out a loose jab but Mancine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riley misses with a body kick.
Mancine moves out of range as Riley strikes.
Riley misses with a body kick.
Mancine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mancine is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mancine checks a leg kick.
Riley throws a leg kick but Mancine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mancine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riley doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Riley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Riley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mancine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mancine moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley swings for the body but Mancine moves out of range.
Riley throws a low kick but Mancine avoids it.
Riley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mancine checks a low kick from Riley.
A jab from Riley misses.
Mancine defending well as Riley loads up on a big left hand.
Riley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mancine lands a jab to the head.
Riley takes one to the chin there.
A jab lands there for Mancine.
Riley tries to land a leg kick but Mancine saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick from Mancine lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mancine misses with a lunging right hand
and Riley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Riley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mancine takes a shot to the head.
Riley blocks a body shot from Mancine.
Riley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mancine's elbow.
Riley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mancine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley.
Riley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riley works on Mancine's body with a couple of short punches.
Riley can't find room to land a body shot as Mancine controls the action.
Mancine is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Riley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
I was talking to Riley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Riley is pressed up against the cage. Mancine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riley down to the mat. Riley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a low kick, looking for Mancine's leg but Mancine calmly moves out of range.
Jab from Mancine.
Travis Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mancine. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ray Mancine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mancine gets the takedown into side control.
Riley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mancine's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Riley moves into full guard.
Travis Riley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mancine slips nicely into half guard.
Mancine wants to control but Riley is keeping him busy.
Riley landing strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancine prevents Riley from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mancine.
The fighters are battling for position here. Riley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Riley wants to stand up but Mancine is controlling him.
Riley trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Travis Riley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Riley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mancine throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley throws a body punch but Mancine moves out of range.
Riley lands a nice shot to the body.
Mancine tests Riley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riley is looking to wear down Mancine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick from Riley lands but Mancine takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ray Mancine has been cut.
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!
Riley connects with a body shot that sends Mancine's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mancine. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Mancine.
Riley lands with a right hand.
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mancine.
Nice body punch from Mancine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mancine throws a nice looking combination but Riley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riley lands with a hook. Mancine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riley dips to his left and cracks Mancine with an uppercut!
Mancine is rocked!
Mancine misses with a wild body shot.
Mancine is still on wobbly legs! Can Riley finish him?
Mancine cracks Riley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mancine seems to have recovered his senses.
Riley throws a hook but Mancine avoids it easily.
Riley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mancine is out of range.
Mancine misses with a head kick.
Riley lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mancine is out of range.
Ray Mancine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley thows a body shot but no joy.
Mancine instigates a clinch.
Riley lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mancine fails to land.
Nice body punch from Riley - that landed with a thud.
Mancine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riley misses with a body punch.
Riley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mancine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riley tries a body shot but Mancine blocks it.
Riley presses Mancine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Riley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mancine lands with a short shot to the head.
Riley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine misses with a punch to the body.
Riley blocking some punches.
Riley blocks a body shot from Mancine.
Riley misses with a punch to the body.
Riley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mancine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Riley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Riley misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riley.
Mancine tries a body shot but Riley blocks it.
Riley works on Mancine's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Riley.
Mancine misses with a punch to the body.
Mancine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good body shot from Riley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancine is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mancine.
Riley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Travis Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Mancine.
Riley works on Mancine's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Riley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mancine misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riley.
Riley is pressed up against the cage. Mancine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riley down to the mat. Riley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Mancine blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancine scores with a jab to the body.
Mancine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mancine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Travis Riley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emory Majors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emory Majors is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex De Paiva Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emory Majors!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majors shoots in for a double leg but De Paiva Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Majors throws a right and a left that both miss.
Majors throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Majors has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Majors misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Majors fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Majors closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De Paiva Santos tries to roll over but Majors keeps him under control.
De Paiva Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Majors.
Majors is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Paiva Santos defends it well.
De Paiva Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Majors.
De Paiva Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Majors.
Majors tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Paiva Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majors thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Paiva Santos's head.
De Paiva Santos is pressing down on Majors's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Paiva Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Majors is one step ahead there.
Majors chips away with some ground and pound.
De Paiva Santos looking for a guillotine here but Majors defends easily.
Majors trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Paiva Santos is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Majors frees his head nicely. Oh but De Paiva Santos has switched to an armbar! Majors is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Alex De Paiva Santos!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex De Paiva Santos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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