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Wednesday Wars 36 (100) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JP Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiro Shirasu (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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JP Gill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akihiro Shirasu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirasu moves out of range of the leg kick from Gill.
Gill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shirasu.
Gill throws a series of punches but Shirasu avoids them all with ease.
Gill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shirasu manages to avoid it.
Gill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shirasu.
Gill throws a nice looking combination but Shirasu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shirasu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
JP Gill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gill fails with the takedown.
Shirasu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Shirasu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shirasu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gill keeps working.
Shirasu working away.
Gill is not content to let Shirasu control the position.
Gill is trying to control Shirasu's posture but Shirasu avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirasu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shirasu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gill sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gill is looking for a sweep.
Shirasu wants to control but Gill is keeping him busy.
Gill tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shirasu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gill is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shirasu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gill is not content to let Shirasu control the position.
Shirasu controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shirasu is looking to control Gill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shirasu avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Shirasu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gill wants to control from the top but Shirasu keeps moving.
Gill is working Shirasu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gill preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gill trying to control the position from guard on top but Shirasu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gill postures up in Shirasu's guard and throws a big left but Shirasu blocks it.
Shirasu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shirasu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gill manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirasu stops Gill from standing up.
Gill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gill being controlled here, momentarily.
Gill is pulling down on Shirasu's head to control his posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shirasu avoids it really well and circles away.
Gill closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shirasu to the mat! Shirasu manages to get full guard.
Gill is sitting in close to Shirasu's body. Shirasu has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gill is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gill is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Shirasu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Akihiro Shirasu!
Akihiro Shirasu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, JP Gill stepped up to the mic, saying 'Clearly, I've got some things to work on. Thanks to everyone who's supported me thus far.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Burer Mutant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unigu Rege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Unigu Rege enters the cage!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burer Mutant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Unigu Rege!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutant misses with a hook to the body
and Rege counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rege.
Rege breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Rege.
Mutant looks to score with a jab to the body but Rege is just out of range.
Mutant takes a swing at Rege's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Mutant.
Rege scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rege closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rege blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mutant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rege stalling against the cage.
Mutant throws a punch but it's blocked by Rege.
Rege avoiding damage.
Mutant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rege is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutant is defending well for now.
Mutant misses with the head strike.
Mutant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rege wants a takedown.
Mutant throws a head punch that misses.
Mutant stops a takedown attempt from Rege.
Mutant tries a body shot but Rege blocks it.
Mutant misses with the head strike.
Rege gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mutant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rege's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rege's back!
What can Rege do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Rege prevents Mutant from getting a body triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rege wants to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rege trying to control the hands but Mutant breaks the grip.
A lull in the action here.
Rege breaks Mutant's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rege slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mutant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mutant tries to get out of the position.
Rege just content to control the position.
Mutant struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutant trying his best to control but Rege has mounted him.
Rege landing strikes from the mount.
Rege controlling the pace for now.
Mutant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rege tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rege unloading with bombs!
Rege is working for a guillotine from mount but Mutant frees his head quite easily.
Rege in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rege working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutant wants to control but Rege is having none of it.
Mutant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mutant tries to lock up and control but Rege gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rege lands a couple of good shots and Mutant has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Our spies down at at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) inform us that Rege has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Rege working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Mutant is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Rege has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Mutant taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Unigu Rege!
Unigu Rege really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Kissinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhu Fangyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fangyu has chosen Demigod-Mindmasher as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Kissinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhu Fangyu!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kissinger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fangyu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kissinger.
Kissinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Fangyu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fangyu.
Kissinger throws a head punch that misses.
Fangyu throws a head punch that misses.
Fangyu has Kissinger pressed against the cage.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Kissinger.
Kissinger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kissinger wants to break free but Fangyu has control.
Kissinger lands an uppercut.
Fangyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kissinger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kissinger can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fangyu.
Fangyu blocking some punches.
Kissinger has a couple of punches blocked by Fangyu.
Kissinger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fangyu has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fangyu fails to land.
Kissinger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kissinger scores with a hook to the body.
Kissinger blocks an uppercut.
Fangyu blocks an uppercut.
Fangyu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kissinger.
Kissinger breaks the clinch.
Kissinger misses with an uppercut.
Kissinger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 11th Planet Fitness ($300/wk) in the buildup to the fight.
Fangyu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kissinger.
Fangyu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kissinger.
Fangyu connects with a solid leg kick.
Kissinger connects with a body shot that sends Fangyu's belly button to the back.
Kissinger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kissinger misses with a body shot.
Kissinger throws a right hand that misses
and Fangyu counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kissinger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fangyu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fangyu slips a jab and a cross from Kissinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissinger misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Kissinger.
Kissinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Kissinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fangyu.
Kissinger throws out a loose jab but Fangyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kissinger misses with an uppercut
and Fangyu counters with a stiff right hand.
Fangyu defending well as Kissinger loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Kissinger misses.
Fangyu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fangyu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kissinger shoots in for a takedown but Fangyu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kissinger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kissinger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fangyu is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kissinger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kissinger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kissinger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kissinger is putting a hurting on Fangyu here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kissinger trying to control the position but Fangyu is working away.
Kissinger swings around for an armbar but Fangyu sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kissinger's guard.
Fangyu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kissinger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fangyu tries to free his leg and advance position but Kissinger is retaining full guard.
Fangyu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kissinger working for a triangle but Fangyu defends it easily.
Fangyu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kissinger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fangyu has managed to get both his arms back between Kissinger's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Kissinger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kissinger loads up on a big right hand but Fangyu slips the punch.
Fangyu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fangyu clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Fangyu on the inside.
Fangyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fangyu prevents Kissinger from breaking the clinch.
Kissinger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fangyu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fangyu is trying to maintain a safe position but Kissinger gets an underhook and turns Fangyu into the cage.
Kissinger working aggressively here.
Kissinger has a couple of punches blocked by Fangyu.
Fangyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kissinger has had enough of the clinch but Fangyu keeps him there for the moment.
Kissinger working aggressively here.
Kissinger lands a takedown into guard.
Kissinger wants to control from the top but Fangyu keeps moving.
Fangyu looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kissinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Fangyu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kissinger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kissinger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fangyu trying to control the position.
Kissinger postures up in Fangyu's guard and throws a big left but Fangyu blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kissinger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kissinger connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Kissinger.
Kissinger throws an off balance right hand
and Fangyu counters with a body kick.
Kissinger misses with a looping right.
Both fighters circling a little - Fangyu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fangyu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fangyu is looking to slow Kissinger down with leg kicks.
Fangyu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fangyu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zhu Fangyu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Fangyu.
Kissinger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fangyu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kissinger.
Fangyu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fangyu. That's going to slow Kissinger down.
Fangyu connects with an inside leg kick.
Kissinger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kissinger misses with an uppercut.
Kissinger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fangyu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fangyu wants to clinch up but Kissinger keeps it at a distance.
Kissinger misses with the combination.
Kissinger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kissinger missing with a left hand there. Fangyu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fangyu.
Henry Kissinger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fangyu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kissinger.
Kissinger misses with a wild combination.
Zhu Fangyu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fangyu gets a clinch.
Fangyu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kissinger backwards.
Kissinger lands with a short shot to the head.
Fangyu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kissinger tries to score a body lock takedown but Fangyu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fangyu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Fangyu.
Fangyu misses with a body punch.
Fangyu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fangyu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhu Fangyu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fangyu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kissinger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kissinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fangyu stalling the fight.
Fangyu blocking some punches.
Fangyu leaning against his opponent.
Kissinger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Kissinger fails to land.
Kissinger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kissinger misses with a straight left.
Kissinger misses with a looping right.
Kissinger misses with a body punch
and Fangyu counters with a good low kick that Kissinger was not able to check.
Fangyu lands a big uppercut and Kissinger crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kissinger looks OK. Fangyu waves Kissinger back to his feet!
Kissinger is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fangyu steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Kissinger is out on his feet! Fangyu sets himself and nearly takes Kissinger's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zhu Fangyu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodniel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Amazing. Zegan has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related as his entrance music. Rodniel Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodniel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maciej Zegan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Romero.
Zegan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zegan misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Zegan.
Zegan has closed the distance and engaged Romero in a clinch.
Romero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A left hand lands to the body for Zegan.
Romero tries a knee to the head but Zegan blocks it.
Romero looking to throw knees to the head but Zegan is blocking nicely.
Zegan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zegan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Romero and Zegan goes tumbling to the canvas! Romero follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Zegan is rocked!
Zegan is looking to escape.
Zegan is still in real trouble! Can Romero finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zegan is trying to control but Romero passes into side control!
Zegan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zegan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romero.
Romero is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zegan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zegan is not content to let Romero control the position.
Zegan seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero landing a few strikes.
Zegan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Zegan tries to buck Romero off but Romero is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zegan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zegan is not content to let Romero control the position.
Romero working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Romero is trying to get an arm triangle but Zegan is defending well.
Romero trying to control the position but Zegan is working away.
Romero taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Romero advances to full mount.
Zegan is working to get back to half guard.
Zegan tries to hold on but Romero pushes him away.
Romero unloading with bombs!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zegan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zegan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Romero is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zegan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Romero with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zegan is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a heavy elbow.
Romero avoids the attempt from Zegan to control.
Romero working for a submission but Zegan is keeping him at bay.
Zegan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Romero looking for a guillotine from mount but Zegan is having none of it.
Romero jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Zegan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zegan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Romero connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodniel Romero dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zegan moves in looking to clinch but Romero pushes him off.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.
Romero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zegan to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Rodniel Romero has been cut.
Rodniel Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zegan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt
and Romero counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Zegan down! Romero is looking to finish but Zegan is intelligently defending himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zegan keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero prevents Zegan from getting back to his feet.
Romero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Romero is working Zegan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Romero drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Romero as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Zegan screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Romero! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rodniel Romero!
Rodniel Romero was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Sakkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Hubbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hubbard has chosen Rehab......drinkin problem as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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34
264 lbs
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237 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Sakkara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Hubbard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hubbard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sakkara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sakkara.
Sakkara breaks from the clinch.
Hubbard misses with a right hand
and Sakkara counters with a right hand to the body.
Hubbard misses with an uppercut. Sakkara saw that one coming.
Hubbard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marcus Sakkara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hubbard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakkara.
Sakkara lands a jab.
It looks like Dwayne Hubbard has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Sakkara as he checks the leg kick.
Hubbard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakkara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hubbard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sakkara looks to land a combination but Hubbard avoids it well.
Sakkara tries to bum rush Hubbard with a series of wild strikes but Hubbard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakkara moves away from the strike by Hubbard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubbard misses with a two punch combination.
Hubbard throws a hook but Sakkara avoids it easily.
Hubbard darts in looking for a takedown but Sakkara gets double underhooks and turns Hubbard into the cage.
Sakkara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hubbards head.
Sakkara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hubbard backwards.
Hubbard misses with a body punch.
Hubbard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sakkara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hubbard misses with the combination.
Sakkara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sakkara lands a big right hand that sends Hubbard crashing to the mat! Sakkara stays standing though and waves Hubbard back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakkara thuds a left hand into Hubbard's body.
Hubbard looks winded!
Hubbard throws a right hand that Sakkara ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakkara also avoids with ease.
Sakkara cracks a nice hook into Hubbard's ribs.
Sakkara cracks Hubbard with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hubbard tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Sakkara pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hubbard is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Sakkara!
Our winner, Marcus Sakkara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
149 lbs
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28
145 lbs
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Hazlehurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wendell Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Hazlehurst keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Hazlehurst is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hazlehurst gets underhooks to prevent Oliveira's takedown attempt.
Hazlehurst breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira swings for the body but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Hazlehurst tries to keep at a distance but Oliveira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Oliveira as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hazlehurst swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hazlehurst misses with the head strike.
Oliveira scores with a shoulder strike.
Hazlehurst breaks the clinch.
Oliveira lands a nice shot that snaps Hazlehurst's head back.
Hazlehurst lands with a good body shot.
Oliveira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hazlehurst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hazlehurst misses with a hook to the body
and Oliveira moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hazlehurst fails to land.
Oliveira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hazlehurst manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Hazlehurst, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hazlehurst throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Hazlehurst.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hazlehurst feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oliveiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've been told by Hazlehurst's head coaches at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oliveira walks into a jab.
Hazlehurst scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oliveira doesn't seem bothered though.
Hazlehurst swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oliveira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Hazlehurst is just out of range.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Hazlehurst circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Hazlehurst jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Oliveira sizes up Hazlehurst with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hazlehurst misses with a low kick.
Oliveira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hazlehurst momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Hazlehurst. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Hazlehurst dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hazlehurst thows a body shot but no joy.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hazlehurst was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Oliveira sizes up Hazlehurst with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Hazlehurst circles away and keeps his distance.
Hazlehurst takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Hazlehurst misses.
Hazlehurst avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hazlehurst scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hazlehurst paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hazlehurst throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hazlehurst paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hazlehurst misses with a punch on the inside.
Hazlehurst is trying to break free.
Hazlehurst is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Hazlehurst swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hazlehurst tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hazlehurst tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazlehurst breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hazlehurst misses the target.
Hazlehurst cracks Oliveira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hazlehurst missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Daniel Hazlehurst will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliveira lands with a short shot to the head.
Oliveira has Hazlehurst pressed against the cage, preventing Hazlehurst from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hazlehurst looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hazlehurst is trying to push Oliveira away but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Oliveira as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oliveira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hazlehurst struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliveira controls his hands.
Hazlehurst is trying to push Oliveira away but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hazlehurst breaks the clinch.
Oliveira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hazlehurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Hazlehurst tries to work over Oliveira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hazlehurst misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hazlehurst can't break the clinch.
Oliveira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hazlehurst.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst working aggressively here.
Hazlehurst tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Hazlehurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Hazlehurst.
Oliveira works Hazlehurst's body with a nice hook.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst digs a good hook to Oliveira's body.
Hazlehurst throws a good cross that connects.
Hazlehurst gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliveira.
Hazlehurst throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Hazlehurst circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira clinches.
Hazlehurst throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
A shot in the inside from Oliveira.
Hazlehurst lands with a right to the head.
Hazlehurst wants to break free but Oliveira has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hazlehurst has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
Wendell Oliveira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hazlehurst misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira tries to stall but Hazlehurst uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hazlehurst gets through Oliveira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hazlehurst wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hazlehurst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Hazlehurst swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hazlehurst displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oliveira.
Hazlehurst throws a jab when Oliveira was well out of range.
Hazlehurst throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hazlehurst connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oliveira momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Hazlehurst digs a good hook to Oliveira's body.
Oliveira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hazlehurst lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oliveira at a distance.
Hazlehurst throws a low kick but Oliveira moves out of range easily.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut. Hazlehurst saw that one coming.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveira.
No joy there for Hazlehurst, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hazlehurst lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oliveira at a distance.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Hazlehurst is avoiding it.
Hazlehurst changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hazlehurst looks to throw the jab but Oliveira is out of range.
Hazlehurst throws the kick towards the body but Oliveira avoids it.
Oliveira lunges at Hazlehurst with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hazlehurst's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst throws a jab when Oliveira was well out of range.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Hazlehurst is avoiding it.
Hazlehurst is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Oliveira has Hazlehurst up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazlehurst tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
Hazlehurst tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Hazlehurst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliveira catches Hazlehurst with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hazlehurst throws a combination that misses
and Oliveira counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hazlehurst manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira slips a jab from Hazlehurst.
Oliveira slips a jab from Hazlehurst.
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 Daniel Hazlehurst will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hazlehurst's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Hazlehurst.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Hazlehurst ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hazlehurst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
Hazlehurst's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Oliveira - that landed with a thud.
Hazlehurst lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliveira.
Hazlehurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Hazlehurst circles away.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hazlehurst manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hazlehurst momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Hazlehurst circles away.
Oliveira takes a swing at Hazlehurst's ribcage but misses.
Hazlehurst slips under a jab.
Oliveira has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Oliveira slips a jab from Hazlehurst.
Some wild striking there from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hazlehurst swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira dips to his left and cracks Hazlehurst with an uppercut!
Hazlehurst takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hazlehurst steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Hazlehurst defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Hazlehurst gets tackled into the cage by Oliveira. Oliveira maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Hazlehurst fails to land.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside.
Hazlehurst can't break the clinch.
Hazlehurst misses with some punches.
Hazlehurst is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Hazlehurst's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira looking to stall.
A body shot lands from Oliveira.
Oliveira prevents Hazlehurst from breaking the clinch.
Oliveira digs a right hand underneath Hazlehurst's ribcage. Hazlehurst let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oliveira pushes Hazlehurst back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wendell Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazlehurst is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Hazlehurst is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Hazlehurst is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hazlehurst misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliveira trying to stall but Hazlehurst improves his position.
Hazlehurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hazlehurst swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira drives through and clinches with Hazlehurst against the cage.
Hazlehurst doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hazlehurst tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hazlehurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Hazlehurst throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Daniel Hazlehurst is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
A big right from Hazlehurst misses.
Hazlehurst misses with a head kick.
Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hazlehurst.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the head.
Hazlehurst throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Hazlehurst ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazlehurst throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira misses with a left hand
and Hazlehurst counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazlehurst uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazlehurst controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wendell Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hazlehurst has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel Hazlehurst!
Daniel Hazlehurst seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Simpkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
285 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Simpkins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Africanus with a hook.
Simpkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Simpkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Simpkins moves in looking to clinch but Africanus pushes him off.
Simpkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Simpkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've been informed that Simpkins has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Simpkins checks a low kick from Africanus.
Simpkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Africanus circles away quickly and effectively.
Simpkins cracks the inside of Africanus's front leg.
Simpkins fails with the takedown
and Africanus counters with a low kick, right behind Simpkins 's knee.
A low kick from Simpkins is predictable there
letting Africanus counter with a right hand.
Africanus misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Africanus misses
and Simpkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Africanus blocks a jab.
Simpkins misses with a looping right.
Simpkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simpkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simpkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Africanus counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Simpkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Africanus throws a lazy body kick
and Simpkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Africanus stuns Simpkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Simpkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Simpkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Africanus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simpkins.
Simpkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Africanus throws a poor cross that misses
and Simpkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Simpkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Africanus.
Simpkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Africanus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Africanus with a nice head shot there.
Africanus postures up in Simpkins's guard and throws a big left but Simpkins blocks it.
Simpkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Africanus passes Simpkins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpkins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Africanus throwing strikes from guard but Simpkins blocks nicely.
Africanus landing some decent shots from guard.
Simpkins trying to control the position.
Africanus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Africanus connects with a couple of short punches.
Africanus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Africanus is one step ahead there.
Africanus distracts Simpkins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Simpkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Africanus is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpkins is trying to keep Africanus in close.
Simpkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simpkins is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Africanus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Simpkins swinging wildly here.
Simpkins tries to clinch up but Africanus circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Simpkins blocks the low kick.
Africanus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Africanus slips a jab and a cross from Simpkins.
Simpkins misses with a hook. Africanus ducked under it nicely.
Africanus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Simpkins.
Adam Simpkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simpkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Africanus throws a lazy head kick
and Simpkins counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Julius Africanus has been cut.
Africanus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simpkins moves away.
Simpkins misses with a hook. Africanus ducked under it nicely.
Simpkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus swats away the attempt to clinch by Simpkins.
Africanus dodges the punch combination from Simpkins.
Simpkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Africanus dives in and scores a takedown into Simpkins's guard.
Simpkins controls Africanus momentarily but Africanus frees himself.
Africanus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simpkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Africanus 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.
Africanus landing with the ground and pound.
Africanus is in close to Simpkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Africanus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Africanus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Africanus lands a couple of elbows.
Africanus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Simpkins is rocked!
Africanus arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Simpkins's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Julius Africanus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly Leak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Coach's chin.
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217 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Coach!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leak.
Coach throws a lazy right hand but Leak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coach thows a body shot but no joy.
Leak misses with a combination
and Coach counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Coach 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.
Coach takes a swing at Leak's ribcage but misses.
Coach tests Leak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coach scores with a one two! Leak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Coach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Leak thows a huge punch but Coach dodges it nicely.
Leak prevents Coach from improving his position.
Leak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak slips a nice elbow through Coach's hands, connecting with Coach's forehead.
Coach won't allow Leak to pass to mount.
Leak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coach tries to get to full guard but Leak has control of the leg.
Coach is staying active underneath Leak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coach is looking for a sweep. Leak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coach keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coach is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leak pulls his head out easily.
Leak trying to control the action but Coach is working from the bottom.
Leak trying to work for an americana but Coach has managed to regain full guard.
Leak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coach is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Coach postures up in Leak's guard and throws a big left but Leak blocks it.
Leak is pulling down on Coach's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coach defends well.
Coach trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leak keeping moving, preventing Coach from controlling successfully.
Coach throws an elbow that misses. Leak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coach's guard. Nice move by Leak!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leak is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at BLKOUT Training Center that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Coach wants to sweep here but Leak controlling him for the moment.
Leak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coach is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leak pushes down on Coach's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Leak seems to be looking for submissions.
Leak is working for a kimura but Coach is defending it quite comfortably.
Leak landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Leak wants to pass the guard but Coach is defending well.
Coach is looking for a sweep. Leak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coach has hold of Leak's hands but Leak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leak wants to pass to mount but Coach is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coach defends it well.
Coach is trying to get back to full guard.
Leak slips a nice elbow through Coach's hands, connecting with Coach's forehead.
Coach wants to improve his position but Leak is controlling well.
Leak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coach moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Leak trying to control but Coach is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coach looking for a sweep. Not yet Coach, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Leak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Coach throws a hook but Leak avoids it easily.
Coach throws a body punch but Leak moves out of range.
Leak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coach.
Coach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leak.
Leak darts in looking for a takedown but Coach gets double underhooks and turns Leak into the cage.
Coach wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coach blocks a body shot from Leak.
Coach is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coach managing to block the knees to the body from Leak.
Coach lands a nice shot to the body.
Coach lands a hook that snaps the head of Leak backwards.
Leak trying to land knees to the body.
Coach wants a takedown but no success here.
Leak misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Leak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Coach.
Coach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leak keeps control of Coach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coach wants to break free but Leak has control.
Coach has Leak pressed against the cage, preventing Leak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coach has had enough of the clinch but Leak keeps him there for the moment.
Leak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leak throws a nice head kick!
It looks like James Coach has been cut.
Coach with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Coach. Leak shrugs it off though.
Coach is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leak rather than just go for the knockout.
A lazy left from Coach finds it's target.
Coach avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leak checks a leg kick nicely.
Coach looking to score a takedown here. Leak is defending well but Coach drives through and ends up in Leak's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coach pushes down on Leak's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kelly Leak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leak is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach is thwarting Leak's attempts to control the position.
Leak is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Coach is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Leak manages to get to full guard.
Coach wants to get up but he can't break Leak's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Leak is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Leak prevents Coach from breaking the clinch.
Coach tries to throw a body punch but Leak avoids it by throwing Coach back against the cage.
Leak lands a hook that snaps the head of Coach backwards.
Coach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leak's elbow.
Leak drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leak struggles to land a body shot inside as Coach controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak blocks a body shot from Coach.
Leak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coach gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Leak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leak struggles to land a body shot inside as Coach controls his hands.
Leak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Coach lands an elbow just above Leak 's eye.
Coach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leak throws a jab when Coach was well out of range.
Leak pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Coach back to the cage. Leak follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Coach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coach is defended easily by Leak.
Coach is looking to land body kicks.
James Coach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leak on the side of the head.
Leak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coach looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leak misses with a looping left.
Leak swings for the body but Coach moves out of range.
Coach throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leak counters with a one-two to the body.
Coach fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leak, pushing him back against the cage.
Leak is stalling here.
Leak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leak throws a series of punches but Coach avoids them all with ease.
Leak's corner calls for a 1-2. Leak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Leak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Coach's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Coach checks a leg kick.
Leak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coach.
A nice combination there by Leak.
Leak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coach shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Coach takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leak is looking to control Coach's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leak avoid being mounted?
Leak is looking to improve his position.
Leak is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leak does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coach misses with a head shot. Leak uses the momentum to regain guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Leak holds on and takes a little breather.
Leak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coach gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coach throws a big right hand that misses.
Coach working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coach works over Leak with some ground and pound from guard.
Leak is trying to keep Coach in close.
Coach controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Coach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly Leak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from Coach.
Coach shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leak circles away from the clinch attempt.
James Coach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coach avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coach. Leak does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coach is looking to clinch.
Coach closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Leak quickly recovers to half guard.
Coach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Leak lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Coach!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leak's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Leak lands a big shot there that rocks Coach but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Leak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Coach is working to get back to half guard.
Leak controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leak controlling the pace for now.
Leak putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Coach keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Leak looking to control but Coach is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Coach is desperately trying to improve his position but Leak has a good base and remains in mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leak controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Leak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leak, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Leak!
Kelly Leak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Maven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Maven!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maven misses with a head kick.
Maven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maven thows a leg kick but Wallace checks it
and Wallace counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maven.
Wallace is trying to drag Maven to the mat but Maven just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wallace tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maven misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Maven.
Wallace gets control of Maven's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wallace will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wallace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maven is controlling him.
Wallace wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wallace manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maven manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wallace postures up in Maven's guard and throws a big left but Maven blocks it.
Maven is adopting a defensive guard.
Wallace 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.
Wallace stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A chopping leg kick lands by Maven.
We've been hearing reports that Wallace has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maven misses with a low kick.
Wallace checks the leg kick nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wallace checks a leg kick.
Maven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marcus Maven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Maven sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maven is looking to slow Wallace down with leg kicks.
Wallace has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maven.
Wallace checks a leg kick.
Maven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Maven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wallace checks it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maven. That's going to slow Wallace down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maven throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maven misses with a low kick as Wallace jumps back.
A low kick from Maven is predictable there
and Wallace counters with a shoot takedown. Maven fights it but they end up in guard.
Wallace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wallace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wallace lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wallace passes Maven's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wallace landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maven is looking to control Wallace's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maven avoid being mounted?
Wallace prevents Maven from standing back up.
Wallace is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wallace throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maven trying to control but Wallace postures up.
Wallace wants to take a breather but Maven is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wallace prevents Maven from improving his position.
Wallace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wallace seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maven does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wallace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maven defending well though.
Wallace lands strikes from half guard.
Maven is defending against the submission attempts here by Wallace.
Wallace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Wallace dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrone Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallace avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wallace blocks a low kick nicely.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maven.
Maven throws a solid leg kick but Wallace takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maven.
Maven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wallace checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maven misses with a low kick.
Maven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maven swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wallace checks a leg kick.
Wallace tries to clinch but Maven moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wallace checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wallace is able to avoid easily.
Maven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but Maven sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maven works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maven.
Maven finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wallace checks it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wallace.
Wallace takes a little break here. Maven wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Wallace wants to stand but Maven is controlling his arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace tries to move into full mount but can't pass Maven's legs.
Wallace creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wallace 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.
The ground and pound from Wallace seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Maven is pushing Wallace's head away, looking to escape. Wallace manages to hold on to the position though.
Maven taking a bit of punishment here - Wallace scoring with strikes.
Wallace landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ground and pound from Wallace seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wallace throwing strikes but Maven manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wallace tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace is trying to get back to his feet.
Wallace gets back to half guard.
Wallace gets back to full guard.
Maven engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven stops Wallace from standing up.
Wallace controls Maven momentarily but Maven frees himself.
Maven's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wallace trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyrone Wallace wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wallace has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Wallace dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wallace checks a low kick from Maven.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wallace keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maven tried to score with a low kick but Wallace checks it.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
Wallace fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maven avoids it really well and circles away.
Wallace blocks a leg kick.
Wallace gets the takedown into side control.
Maven manages to get back to half guard.
Wallace is trying to control. Maven wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maven regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maven is trying to keep Wallace in close.
Wallace works over Maven with some ground and pound from guard.
Wallace wants to pass the guard but Maven is keeping the position.
Wallace throwing strikes but missing.
Wallace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marcus Maven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wallace trying to stand up but can't free himself from Maven's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Maven is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wallace, into his guard.
Maven stops Wallace from standing up.
Wallace has control of Maven's left arm, preventing Maven from doing any damage.
Wallace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maven is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wallace working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tyrone Wallace just wasn't active enough.
Maven scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maven misses with a leg kick
and Wallace counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maven looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wallace wants to stand up but Maven has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Wallace throwing shots but Maven is blocking nicely.
Wallace is keen to just control but Maven is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven has one foot on Wallace's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Maven sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maven throws a leg kick but Wallace sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maven tries to work over Wallace's front leg with a kick but Wallace checks it.
Marcus Maven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wallace checks a low kick from Maven.
An inside leg kick lands from Maven.
Wallace keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wallace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wallace takes a swing at Maven's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Wallace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wallace, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Wallace!
After the big win, Tyrone Wallace made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Osman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Kwaak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jan Osman's chin.
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159 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Kwaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Osman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwaak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kwaak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kwaak!
Osman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwaak manages to avoid it.
Kwaak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Osman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kwaak.
Osman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kwaak looks to land a left hand but Osman moved out of range nicely.
Kwaak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Osman misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osman. Kwaak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Osman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Osman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak walks into a jab.
Osman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kwaak counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kwaak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kwaak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Osman tenderised Kwaak's leg. Kwaak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Osman scores with the left hand. Kwaak knows he should have avoided that one.
Osman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jan Osman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osman throws a leg kick
and Kwaak counters with a two punch combo.
Kwaak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kwaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Osman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kwaak can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osman just misses with a punch to the body.
Osman tries to clinch there but Kwaak circles away.
Jan Osman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwaak manages to avoid it.
Osman throws a hook but Kwaak avoids it easily.
Osman throws a front kick aimed at Kwaak's knee but Kwaak avoids it well.
Osman tries to work over Kwaak's front leg with a kick but Kwaak checks it.
Osman throws the left hand but Kwaak avoids the punch easily.
Kwaak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Osman's calf.
Osman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kwaak.
Osman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kwaak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Osman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kwaak.
Osman misses the shot to the body.
Osman stuffs the takedown attempt from Kwaak. Kwaak gets slowly back to his feet.
Kwaak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kwaak scores with a sloppy right hand. Osman should have avoided that one.
Kwaak avoids the body shot from Osman.
Kwaak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Osman.
Osman lands a jab to Kwaak's midsection.
Osman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Osman misses with a hook. Kwaak ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak lands the left hand.
Kwaak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Osman 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.
Good work by Kwaak as he checks the leg kick.
Kwaak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kwaak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A swing and a miss from Kwaak.
Osman throws a push kick but Kwaak slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osman misses with a jab to the body
letting Kwaak counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kwaak's sensitive parts.
Kwaak tests Osman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Osman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Osman looks for the body kick but Kwaak saw that one coming.
Osman motions for Kwaak to come forward. Osman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Osman tries to clinch up.
Osman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Osman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kwaak.
Osman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kwaak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Osman throws a sloppy head kick and Kwaak moves out of range easily.
Osman misses with an uppercut
and Kwaak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Osman throws a sloppy body shot
and Kwaak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Osman throws an overhand right that lands on Kwaak's shoulder, as Kwaak tries to avoid the shot.
Jan Osman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kwaak ducks under a wild hook from Osman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Osman.
Osman throws out a loose jab but Kwaak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osman throws a leg kick
and Kwaak counters with a right hand to the body.
Osman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Kwaak does it's job there.
Kwaak needs to keep his hands up - Osman had a free shot at his head there.
Kwaak lands a nice hook to Osman's body. Osman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kwaak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwaak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Osman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kwaak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Osman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osman works the jab nicely.
Osman throws a leg kick
and Kwaak counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Kwaak coming out on top.
Kwaak slips a jab and a cross from Osman.
A low kick from Osman is predictable there
and Osman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Osman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osman misses with the body kick
and Kwaak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Osman throws a low kick but Kwaak moves out of range easily.
Osman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kwaak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak misses with a body punch
and Osman moves into the clinch.
Osman tries to work over Kwaak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kwaak is trying to force a seperation but Osman has the dominant position.
Kwaak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Osman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kwaak.
Osman tries to land a leg kick but Kwaak saw it coming and moves away.
Kwaak avoids the body shot from Osman.
Kwaak lands a leg kick that knocks Osman off balance momentarily.
Kwaak blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Osman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kwaak.
Osman wants to clinch up but Kwaak keeps it at a distance.
Kwaak throws a shot from downtown. Osman moves away and avoids it.
Osman cracks Kwaak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Osman leaves Kwaak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Osman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osman connects with a looping right hand.
Osman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Osman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Osman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Osman drives through and clinches with Kwaak against the cage.
Kwaak effectively controlling the action here.
Kwaak tries to circle away but Osman has him pinned against the cage.
Osman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Osman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kwaak drops down looking for an ankle pick but Osman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Osman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kwaak is looking to score with low kicks.
Osman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Osman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kwaak has time to react.
Osman misses the jab.
Kwaak checks the leg kick.
Kwaak defending well as Osman loads up on a big left hand.
Osman swinging wildly here.
Kwaak misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osman throws the left hand but Kwaak avoids the punch easily.
Kwaak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kwaak lands with a cross.
Kwaak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Osman misses with a body shot.
Osman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kwaak counters with an inside leg kick.
Kwaak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Osman counters by clinching up.
Kwaak stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Kwaak on the inside.
Kwaak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak blocking some punches.
Kwaak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Osman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Osman struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwaak controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kwaak has Osman pushed against the cage.
Osman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kwaak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Kwaak.
Kwaak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jan Osman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Osman is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osman gets through Kwaak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Osman prevents Kwaak from breaking the clinch.
Osman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kwaak is defending well for now.
Osman lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwaak tries to work over Osman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwaak avoids the elbow strike from Osman, against the cage.
Sam Kwaak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kwaak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kwaak lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jan Osman.
I've got Osman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Osman!
A very excited looking Jan Osman 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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