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BAN 1: Arvanitidis vs. Expert PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Longhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Haggard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Longhold is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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236 lbs
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280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Longhold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Haggard!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Longhold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Longhold throws a right and a left that Haggard avoids nicely.
Longhold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Longhold throws a combination that misses
and Haggard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Longhold misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Haggard.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Longhold wants a takedown but no success here.
Longhold is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Haggard can't fight it off and eventually Longhold manages to take the fight to the floor. Haggard looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Longhold preventing the sweep.
Haggard keeping moving, preventing Longhold from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longhold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haggard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Longhold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Longhold stands up over Haggard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Longhold wants to pass the guard but Haggard is keeping the position.
Haggard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Longhold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haggard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Longhold landing with the ground and pound.
Longhold with a nice head shot there.
Longhold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Longhold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggard wants to sweep here but Longhold controlling him for the moment.
Haggard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Longhold throws a big right hand that misses.
Longhold throwing strikes but missing.
Haggard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Longhold might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Longhold stops Haggard from standing up.
Longhold stands and throws Haggard's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haggard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Longhold cracks Haggard with a big elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Haggard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Longhold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longhold scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Haggard wants to control but Longhold postures up.
Haggard is working to avoid the ground and pound but Longhold connects with a decent elbow.
Haggard trying his best to control but Longhold has mounted him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haggard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Longhold raining down shots from the mount!
Longhold working Haggard over with strikes here.
It looks like Mick Haggard has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longhold lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Haggard is rocked!
Longhold trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Haggard is still in real trouble! Can Longhold finish him?
Haggard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Longhold postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Haggard in real trouble here! The ref calls for Haggard to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Longhold!
After the fight, Steve Longhold was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ILja Muromets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Cooke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with ILja Muromets's chin.
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255 lbs
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290 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, ILja Muromets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muromets paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muromets throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch but Muromets swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good shot there by Muromets.
Muromets keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooke doesn't manage to clinch there - Muromets circles away.
Cooke tries to clinch
and Muromets counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Muromets is stalling in the full guard.
Muromets trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromets controls from within his opponent's guard.
Muromets wants to stand and escape but instead Cooke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Muromets is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cooke throwing strikes from guard but Muromets blocks nicely.
Muromets wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooke working some strikes from top position.
Cooke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cooke trying to control but Muromets is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muromets is looking for a triangle but Cooke pushes his legs off easily.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Muromets keeps moving.
Muromets trying to keep a closed guard but Cooke is proving a slippery customer.
Cooke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muromets 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.
Cooke throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muromets is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooke is aware though and is defending well.
Muromets is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooke defends well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooke trying to control but Muromets is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muromets looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooke is one step ahead there.
Cooke postures up and lands a big shot to Muromets's brow.
Cooke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muromets is keeping the position for now.
Cooke trying to control but Muromets is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke preventing the sweep.
Cooke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Muromets has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cooke has managed to get both his arms back between Muromets's legs - danger averted.
Cooke won't allow Muromets to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke trying to control but Muromets is working from the bottom.
Muromets controls Cooke momentarily but Cooke frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Muromets is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Muromets trying to keep a closed guard but Cooke is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cooke tries to clinch
and Muromets counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke tries to clinch but Muromets is having none of it.
Cooke clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muromets lands a right hand.
Muromets misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muromets has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ILja Muromets dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cooke moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Muromets's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Cooke.
Muromets lands a shoulder strike.
Muromets lands a right hand.
Muromets dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Muromets misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Muromets blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke tries a body shot but Muromets blocks it.
A short left from Cooke.
It looks like ILja Muromets has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muromets blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muromets blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Muromets throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muromets letting Cooke take a breather here.
Muromets turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cooke can't do much from the bottom here.
Muromets tries to score with some ground and pound. Cooke controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Cooke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Muromets is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cooke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muromets tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke can't do much from the bottom here.
Muromets trying to control the position but Cooke is working away.
Muromets tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cooke is not content to let Muromets control the position.
Cooke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
ILja Muromets overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke trying to hold on to Muromets's head to control him but Muromets postures up.
Muromets is looking for a kimura but Cooke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Muromets to get the leverage.
Cooke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Muromets is working away from the top position though.
Cooke is trying to get back to full guard.
Muromets is trying to control. Cooke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muromets performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cooke manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cooke trying to control the position.
Muromets is looking to stand up but Cooke won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke looking to control.
Cooke seems keen to control Muromets's posture.
Cooke throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Muromets escapes and throws Cooke's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Cooke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Muromets goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cooke has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Muromets but great work by Cooke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooke works to advance to full mount. Muromets defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muromets is desperately trying to improve his position but Cooke has a good base and remains in mount.
Cooke with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on ILja Muromets's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Muromets throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Muromets is rocked!
Cooke seems to be stalking Muromets here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Muromets drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eric Cooke!
In his post fight interview, Eric Cooke started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Johnny Cash - Solitary Man. 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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195 lbs
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198 lbs
40 - 35 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 35 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale throws a right hand that Coleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Coleman also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bale.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Coleman tries for a takedown but Bale sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Coleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Bale sprawls well. He's pushed Coleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gareth Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Coleman.
Bale lands with a good body shot.
Coleman feints and as Bale raises his hands in defense, Coleman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bale looking to control.
Coleman stands and throws Bale's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Coleman misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale is trying to control Coleman's posture but Coleman avoids it.
Bale is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bale's coaches at Bi-polar Asylum have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Bale defending against the ground and pound.
Bale is looking for a sweep.
Coleman working away.
Coleman has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bale really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Coleman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Coleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coleman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Coleman loads up with a big shot that hurts Bale! He's pulled Coleman in close but Coleman has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Bale survive? More strikes from Coleman and Bale is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Coleman!
Mark Coleman made sure to mention his sponsor, Springfield HW Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakashi's entrance music is Nas - Hate Me Now. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aoki Kakashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Goldman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Kakashi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kakashi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Goldman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kakashi working a defensive guard but Goldman manages to pass into side control anyway.
Goldman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Goldman trying to control the position but Kakashi is working away.
Kakashi can't do much from the bottom here.
Kakashi tries to improve position but can't.
Goldman working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman staying calm.
Kakashi is trying to control Goldman's posture but Goldman avoids it.
Goldman wants to control but Kakashi is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Goldman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kakashi struggling a bit here.
Kakashi seems a little lost for a moment, as Goldman dominates the positioning.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kakashi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Goldman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kakashi is in Goldman's guard.
Goldman looking for a sweep. Not yet Goldman, not yet.
Goldman keeping moving, preventing Kakashi from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aoki Kakashi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Goldman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kakashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakashi pulls Goldman into guard.
Goldman looking to pass the guard.
Kakashi is trying to keep Goldman in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman with a nice head shot there.
Kakashi keeping moving, preventing Goldman from controlling successfully.
Kakashi is trying to control the position but Goldman postures up.
Kakashi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goldman defends well.
Kakashi looking for a guillotine here but Goldman defends easily.
Goldman wants to pass the guard but Kakashi is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakashi keeping moving, preventing Goldman from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goldman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goldman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goldman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldman tries to free his leg and advance position but Kakashi is retaining full guard.
Kakashi can't keep his opponent in guard - Goldman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kakashi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goldman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goldman's back!
Kakashi controlling well, preventing Goldman from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldman showing good submission defense here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldman preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kakashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Kakashi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goldman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kakashi circles away.
Kakashi feints and as Goldman raises his hands in defense, Kakashi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goldman trying to keep a closed guard but Kakashi is proving a slippery customer.
Kakashi controlling from the top position.
Goldman is trying to keep Kakashi in close.
Kakashi trying to control but Goldman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Goldman wants to sweep here but Kakashi controlling him for the moment.
Kakashi wants to control from the top but Goldman keeps moving.
Aoki Kakashi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kakashi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kakashi rushes Goldman and presses him up against the cage.
Goldman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kakashi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kakashi tightens his grip and picks Goldman up, before dumping him to the ground. Goldman manages to land in guard.
Kakashi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goldman keeping moving, preventing Kakashi from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kakashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kakashi won't allow Goldman to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakashi trying to control but Goldman is working from the bottom.
Aoki Kakashi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kakashi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Goldman's guard.
Aoki Kakashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi is pushing down on Goldman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Goldman is fighting to maintain full guard but Kakashi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Goldman wants to improve his position but Kakashi is controlling well.
Goldman keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Goldman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Goldman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kakashi is aware though and is defending well.
Goldman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi is desperately trying to improve his position but Goldman has a good base and remains in mount.
Goldman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kakashi tries to lock up and control but Goldman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Goldman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kakashi is looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakashi tries to hold on but Goldman pushes him away.
Kakashi is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldman controlling the pace for now.
Goldman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kakashi is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Kakashi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kakashi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goldman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kakashi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Goldman struggling a bit here.
Goldman prevents Kakashi from improving position.
Goldman is trying to get back to half guard.
Kakashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goldman keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman tries to buck Kakashi off but Kakashi is having none of it.
Kakashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goldman keeps working.
Kakashi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Goldman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
You can see the frustration on Goldman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Goldman tries to buck Kakashi off but Kakashi is having none of it.
Kakashi trying to control the action but Goldman is working from the bottom.
Tony Goldman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Aoki Kakashi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kakashi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Goldman is looking to clinch but Kakashi is avoiding it.
Goldman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kakashi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kakashi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kakashi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kakashi trying to control the position but Goldman is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi tries to stand but Goldman is controlling his head.
Kakashi is looking to take a break and control but Goldman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aoki Kakashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goldman is looking for a sweep.
Kakashi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Goldman's shoulder. That is not cool.
Goldman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goldman keeps working.
Goldman tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Aoki Kakashi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kakashi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Goldman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldman is refusing to be controlled, as Kakashi sits in half guard.
Goldman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aoki Kakashi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kakashi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aoki Kakashi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aoki Kakashi made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfredo Torres could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raimo Pukki's chin.
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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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
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimo Pukki!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Pukki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circling - Torres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torres avoids the body shot from Pukki.
Some bone on bone action there as Pukki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Torres misses the jab.
Torres getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pukki lands a really nice looking cross but Torres seems unphased.
Torres misses the jab.
Pukki lands with a nice combination. Torres backs away looking to recover.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pukki.
Pukki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Pukki cracks a nice hook into Torres's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pukki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torres.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Pukki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Pukki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Torres misses
and Pukki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Pukki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torres thuds a left hand into Pukki's body.
Torres lands the left hand.
Torres does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pukki lands a jab.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pukki circles away.
Torres swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pukki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Torres avoids the body shot from Pukki.
Pukki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Torres lands with a hook. Pukki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Torres uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pukki has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pukki lands a head shot.
Torres throws a low kick but Pukki moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raimo Pukki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Torres punishes Pukki's body with a nice straight punch.
Pukki throws a front kick aimed at Torres's knee but Torres avoids it well.
Pukki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pukki looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres misses with a hook.
Pukki blocks a head kick by Torres.
Alfredo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pukki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torres.
Torres ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torres throws a leg kick but Pukki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pukki misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with an inside leg kick.
Pukki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torres throws a leg kick but Pukki checks it.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pukki was covering up waiting for the punch and Torres finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Torres gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pukki moves out of range as Torres strikes.
Torres throws the left hand but Pukki avoids the punch easily.
Pukki scores with a jab to the head.
Pukki lands a glancing blow to the side of Torres's head.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Pukki moved out of range.
Torres throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice cross by Pukki.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Pukki slips a jab from Torres.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Pukki misses with an uppercut
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pukki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Torres is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Torres connects with a leg kick. Pukki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torres lands with a hook. Pukki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pukki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from Pukki tenderised Torres's leg. Torres is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab by Pukki.
Pukki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pukki is rocked!
Pukki gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Torres gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Pukki is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfredo Torres!
Our winner, Alfredo Torres, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrance Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by My World. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
18 - 20 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrance Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Hunt!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adams counters with a left to the body.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hunt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adams's brow.
We've been hearing reports that Adams has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hunt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Lawrance Adams has been cut.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adams blocks an elbow strike from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adams's face.
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Adams's ribcage.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Hunt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hunt lands a knee to the head.
Hunt lands an elbow inside that Adams shrugs off.
Adams is rocked!
Hunt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunt jerks Adams's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Adams drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Hunt goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Hunt because Adams was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Tony Hunt!
After winning the bout, Tony Hunt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Breannain Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Breannain Miletich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miletich darts in trying to clinch
and Sobral counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Miletich won't allow Sobral to pass to mount.
Miletich is looking to improve his position.
Sobral throwing shots but Miletich is blocking nicely.
Miletich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sobral.
Sobral looks to land a strike but Miletich avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Miletich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sobral sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Miletich can't keep his opponent in guard - Sobral advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miletich is refusing to be controlled, as Sobral sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral prevents Miletich from improving his position.
Miletich trying to hold on to Sobral's head to control him but Sobral postures up.
Sobral is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sobral is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sobral is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Miletich reverses the position - he's now on top in Sobral's guard.
Miletich drops back looking for a leg! Sobral is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sobral manages to kick Miletich off! Miletich jumps back into Sobral's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miletich stopping the sweep attempt from Sobral.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral has a closed guard, preventing Miletich from standing up.
Miletich won't allow Sobral to sweep him here.
Sobral is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sobral can't keep his opponent in guard - Miletich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sobral is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobral makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sobral.
Miletich tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobral is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobral, not yet.
Miletich is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sobral pulls Miletich in close to prevent any damage.
Sobral keeping full guard, as Miletich tries to pass.
Miletich drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sobral dives on top into guard.
Sobral is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sobral throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sobral throwing strikes but missing.
Sobral working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral drops back looking for a leg! Miletich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miletich manages to kick Sobral off! Sobral jumps back into Miletich's guard.
Miletich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sobral postures up in Miletich's guard and throws a big left but Miletich blocks it.
Miletich looking to control.
Sobral trying to control but Miletich is working from the bottom.
Miletich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sobral defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobral wants to control from the top but Miletich keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miletich is controlling Sobral's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sobral lands with an uppercut that bounces Miletich off the cage and back into range.
We've been told by Miletich's head coaches at Laoch Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Miletich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miletich lands with a straight right. Sobral didn't see that one coming.
Miletich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sobral slips under a jab from Miletich.
Sobral takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sobral moves away from the strike by Miletich.
Sobral circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miletich slips under a jab.
Miletich tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobral swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sobral fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miletich on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Miletich. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral gets tackled into the cage by Miletich. Miletich maintains the clinch.
A short left from Miletich.
Miletich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sobral prevents a body shot from Miletich.
Sobral blocks the elbow strike.
Miletich lands a left hand.
Miletich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sobral takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miletich can't find room to land a body shot as Sobral controls the action.
A short left from Miletich.
Miletich lands an elbow just above Sobral 's eye.
Miletich prevents a body shot from Sobral.
Miletich misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobral content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sobral scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sobral shoots for a double leg takedown but Miletich sprawls well. He's pushed Sobral's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miletich throws the left hand but Sobral avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miletich moves into range and clinches up with Sobral.
A shot in the inside from Sobral.
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miletich misses with a series of wild punches.
Sobral misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sobral misses with a few strikes there.
Sobral throws a poor cross that misses
and Miletich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sobral blocks an elbow strike.
Sobral avoids the elbow strike from Miletich, against the cage.
Sobral is trying to break the clinch but Miletich is controlling him.
Miletich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miletich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sobral's brow.
Miletich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sobral is struggling to control the position.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miletich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miletich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miletich lands a damaging elbow.
Sobral misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miletich misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Sobral on the inside.
Miletich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sobral's defenses.
It looks like Julio Sobral has been cut.
Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Miletich tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobral swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miletich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miletich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sobral.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miletich darts in trying to clinch
and Sobral counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miletich is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sobral trying to control the action but Miletich is working from the bottom.
Miletich wants to get back to his feet but Sobral drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miletich is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Sobral's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Breannain Miletich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Sobral'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!
Miletich misses with a leg kick.
Miletich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sobral paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobral ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miletich is looking to clinch but Sobral is avoiding it.
Sobral moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sobral lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miletich tries to clinch up.
Miletich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Breannain Miletich is winning the standup battle so far.
Miletich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobral in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sobral with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sobral throws a big right hand that misses.
Miletich 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.
Miletich is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sobral working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miletich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sobral manages to get himself to full guard.
Miletich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobral swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miletich drops back looking for a leg! Sobral is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sobral manages to kick Miletich off! Miletich jumps back into Sobral's guard.
Sobral wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich slips nicely into half guard.
Miletich seems to be working for a kimura but Sobral defends the submission attempt.
Sobral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Miletich is looking for a kimura here.
Miletich is working for a submission of some sort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miletich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sobral defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral moves into full guard.
Miletich won't allow Sobral to sweep him here.
Sobral has an active guard here but Miletich has managed to pass into half guard.
Sobral is trying to get back to full guard.
Miletich is thwarting Sobral's attempts to control the position.
Miletich passes to full mount!
Miletich avoids the attempt from Sobral to control.
Miletich with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miletich working for a guillotine from mount but Sobral is in no mood to give up.
Sobral is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sobral tries to hold on but Miletich pushes him away.
Miletich working for a guillotine from mount but Sobral is in no mood to give up.
Sobral regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miletich is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral is looking for a sweep. Miletich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Breannain Miletich.
I think Miletich 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Julio Sobral!
A victorious Julio Sobral thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jannis Arvanitidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ascension Bjj Expert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jannis Arvanitidis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ascension Bjj Expert!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arvanitidis lands a left and a right that send Bjj Expert crashing to the mat, dazed. Arvanitidis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bjj Expert is rocked!
It looks like Ascension Bjj Expert has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Arvanitidis knocks Bjj Expert out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jannis Arvanitidis!
Jannis Arvanitidis retains his featherweight title!
Jannis Arvanitidis took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waits kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is What A Waste. McCall has chosen Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Waits checks a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Waits lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCall.
McCall misses with the head strike.
McCall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waits backwards.
A nice left hand lands by McCall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCall.
Waits misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Waits.
Waits is working McCall over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall misses with a punch to the body.
Waits utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCall takes a shot to the head.
McCall misses with some punches.
Waits lands a shot to the body.
McCall takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCall.
A short right from Waits on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall misses with a punch on the inside.
Waits tries to work over McCall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waits lands a body shot.
McCall looks winded!
Nice elbow from Waits.
Waits avoids a wild elbow strike from McCall.
McCall working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Waits.
Waits lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as McCall controls the action.
Waits lands a damaging elbow.
Waits cracks McCall with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waits scores with a shoulder strike.
Waits misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Waits's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Waits.
McCall looking to throw knees to the head but Waits is blocking nicely.
McCall taking a breather.
Waits misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McCall.
Waits misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waits comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McCall tries to work over Waits's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waits tries to work over McCall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Waits.
Waits softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCall just leaning against Waits, taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Waits.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waits.
Waits tries a body shot but McCall blocks it.
McCall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCall misses with the head strike.
McCall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waits backwards.
McCall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waits fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCall lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Tom Waits has been cut.
McCall tries to throw a body punch but Waits avoids it by throwing McCall back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Waits.
Waits blocks an uppercut.
Waits tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waits working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCall.
Waits blocking some punches.
Waits misses with a body punch.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as McCall controls the action.
A short right from McCall.
McCall avoids a wild elbow strike from Waits.
Waits misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waits scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waits throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Waits lands a left hand.
McCall is trying to stall.
McCall tries a body shot but Waits blocks it.
Waits tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Waits works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waits.
McCall lands an uppercut.
Waits tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waits tries to throw a body punch but McCall avoids it by throwing Waits back against the cage.
Waits lands with a left to the head.
McCall dodges an elbow strike from Waits.
Waits missing with knees to the body.
McCall tries to work over Waits's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCall.
Waits lands a shot to the body.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as McCall controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Waits.
McCall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waits lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Waits misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waits tries to land knees in the clinch but McCall avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waits tries to land knees in the clinch but McCall avoids the damage to the body.
McCall misses with a body punch.
Waits throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McCall misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Waits dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Waits's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCall avoids a kick to the body.
McCall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCall throws a shot from downtown. Waits moves away and avoids it.
McCall misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Waits.
McCall misses with a looping right.
Waits moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Waits tries to clinch but McCall moves out of range.
Waits throws a body punch but McCall moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Waits checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Waits scores with a body shot.
Waits misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Waits swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waits is looking to clinch but McCall is avoiding it.
Waits buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McCall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch but Waits swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waits jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCall tries to clinch up
and Waits counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Waits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
Waits tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Waits.
McCall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Waits rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waits throws a head kick but McCall moves out of range.
McCall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Waits checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Waits moves in looking to clinch but McCall pushes him off.
Waits ducks right into an uppercut from McCall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waits.
Waits is looking to slow McCall down with leg kicks.
McCall fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCall with a hook.
Waits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waits throws a sloppy head kick and McCall moves out of range easily.
Waits fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall throws a body shot but no joy.
Tom Waits is winning the standup battle so far.
Waits misses with a wild body shot.
McCall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waits.
Waits throws a head kick but McCall moves out of range.
McCall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waits sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waits falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waits drives through and clinches with McCall against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Waits.
Waits tries to land knees in the clinch but McCall avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Waits just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCall's brow.
McCall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Waits.
McCall tries to throw a body punch but Waits avoids it by throwing McCall back against the cage.
McCall misses with a body punch.
Waits avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
McCall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Waits avoids a wild elbow strike from McCall.
Waits comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as McCall controls the action.
Waits misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waits misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCall.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
Waits tries a knee to the head but McCall blocks it.
Waits tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
Waits struggles to land a body shot inside as McCall controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall blocks an elbow strike.
McCall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCall blocks an uppercut.
McCall avoiding damage as Waits throws knees to the body.
McCall lands a shoulder strike.
Waits lands with a light punch inside.
Waits lands an elbow just above McCall 's eye.
Waits scores with a hook to the body.
McCall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Waits scores a nice knee to the body.
McCall has a couple of punches blocked by Waits.
Waits lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
McCall tries to work over Waits's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waits managing to block the knees to the body from McCall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCall takes an elbow to the temple.
Waits tries to land knees in the clinch but McCall avoids the damage to the body.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as McCall controls the action.
Waits lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Waits dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Waits's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McCall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Waits checks a leg kick.
McCall is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Waits.
Waits is looking to clinch but McCall is avoiding it.
McCall connects with a solid leg kick.
McCall misses with a body shot.
McCall throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCall thows a leg kick but Waits checks it
and Waits counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Waits lands with a thumping leg kick.
Waits throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McCall swings for the body but Waits moves out of range.
McCall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCall throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Waits.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Waits, as that shot connected.
McCall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waits moves out of range of the strikes.
Waits misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waits tries to land a front kick but McCall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Waits takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Waits throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCall throws a wild body kick that Waits sees coming a mile off.
Waits takes a jab right on the kisser.
Waits pushes McCall up against the cage in a clinch.
Waits lands an uppercut.
McCall scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waits's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waits blocking some punches.
Waits softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCall takes a shot to the head.
McCall lands with a right to the head.
Waits tries to land a knee to the head but McCall blocks with his arms.
Waits lands with a left to the head.
Waits tries to work over McCall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waits misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCall working Waits over with knees to the body.
Waits tries to throw a body punch but McCall avoids it by throwing Waits back against the cage.
McCall missing with knees to the body.
McCall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waits throws a punch but it's blocked by McCall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Waits obliges.
Waits misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waits with a knee to the head.
Gareth McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Waits scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waits using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from McCall - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waits misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCall.
McCall throws a punch but it's blocked by Waits.
With the fighters up against the cage, Waits throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waits.
Waits pushes McCall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCall.
Waits dodges an elbow strike from McCall.
McCall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Waits comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McCall misses with a punch to the body.
Waits avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
McCall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Waits digs a right hand underneath McCall's ribcage. McCall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waits misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waits landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waits gets through McCall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waits backwards.
Waits unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from McCall fails to land.
Waits lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Waits lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Waits lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Waits as McCall tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, McCall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waits comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Waits scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Waits tries to land knees in the clinch but McCall avoids the damage to the body.
McCall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waits.
McCall misses with a knee to the head.
McCall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waits's defenses.
Waits pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCall swings wildly with an uppercut but Waits uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Waits showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Waits has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Waits!
Our winner, Tom Waits, 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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