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CONFLICT LXXXI on PPV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kehoe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Angel Of Death. Mathers has chosen Square Dance as his entrance music. Andrew Kehoe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kehoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kehoe drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mathers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kehoe is controlling him.
Kehoe is fighting to break Mathers's control of his arms but Mathers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mathers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mathers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mathers controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kehoe is concentrating on defense, preventing Mathers from advancing position.
Kehoe tries to roll over but Mathers keeps him under control.
Kehoe trying to hold on to Mathers's head to control him but Mathers postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Mathers seems content to control.
Mathers wants to free his trapped foot but Kehoe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Mathers is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mathers is continuing to stall.
Kehoe wants to get back to full guard.
Kehoe is working hard here to advance position.
Mathers is thwarting Kehoe's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kehoe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kehoe blocks a jab.
Kehoe tries to counter with a takedown but Mathers is quick to defend against it.
Kehoe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Mathers.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kehoe.
Mathers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mathers misses with a low kick.
Kehoe misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Mathers.
Andrew Kehoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathers lands a body shot.
Good work by Kehoe as he checks the leg kick.
Mathers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kehoe.
Kehoe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mathers avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers staying out of range there.
Kehoe looks to land a left hand but Mathers moved out of range nicely.
Kehoe misses with the body kick
and Mathers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kehoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mathers. Mathers obviously looking to wear him down.
Kehoe moves out of range of the body kick from Mathers.
Kehoe missing with a left hand there. Mathers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kehoe misses the shot to the body.
Kehoe misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Kehoe is predictable there
letting Mathers counter with a right hand.
It looks like Andrew Kehoe has been cut.
Kehoe connects with a nice looking jab.
Mathers scores with a sloppy right hand. Kehoe should have avoided that one.
Kehoe scores with a jab.
Kehoe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Kehoe misses.
Mathers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kehoe finds it's way round the side to connect with Mathers's head.
Mathers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mathers wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers lands a slapping body shot.
Mathers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kehoe thuds his right hand into Mathers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kehoe is looking to chop away at Mathers's legs.
Mathers lands a nice hook to Kehoe's body. Kehoe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kehoe connects with a right hand. Mathers shakes it off.
Kehoe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kehoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mathers.
Kehoe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mathers.
Kehoe misses with a wild body shot.
Kehoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mathers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mathers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kehoe tries to counter with a takedown but Mathers is quick to defend against it.
Mathers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kehoe checks a low kick from Mathers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marshall Mathers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Kehoe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kehoe misses with a hook. Mathers ducked under it nicely.
Mathers lands a nice shot that snaps Kehoe's head back.
Kehoe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Marshall Mathers has been cut.
Kehoe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mathers has his hands clasped together around Kehoe's back. He's all about the action.
Mathers is refusing to be controlled, as Kehoe sits in half guard.
Kehoe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathers is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kehoe.
Mathers wants to get back to full guard.
Kehoe is looking to stall here but Mathers recovers full guard.
Kehoe stopping the sweep attempt from Mathers.
Kehoe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A control attempt from Mathers but he's now mounted!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mathers is looking to escape.
Mathers tries to hold on but Kehoe postures up.
Kehoe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mathers wants to hold on but Kehoe pushes him away.
Mathers is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kehoe drops an elbow to the side of Mathers's head.
Mathers is trying to stand.
Kehoe passes to full mount!
Mathers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mathers slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mathers is trying to get back to full guard.
Mathers is trying to maintain the position but Kehoe is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers is trying to stand.
Kehoe working over Mathers with some ground and pound. Mathers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mathers trying to control here.
Mathers is not content to let Kehoe control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mathers manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Kehoe dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mathers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kehoe.
Kehoe scores with the left hand. Mathers knows he should have avoided that one.
Mathers throws a sloppy head kick and Kehoe moves out of range easily.
Kehoe needs to keep his hands up - Mathers had a free shot at his head there.
Kehoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Mathers staying out of range there.
Kehoe blocks a low kick nicely.
Kehoe feinted with a counter takedown.
Marshall Mathers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mathers throws a lazy right hand but Kehoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kehoe jabs Mathers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kehoe swings widly with a right hand
and Mathers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kehoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mathers was well out of range. Poor timing from Kehoe.
Kehoe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kehoe throws a nice looking combination but Mathers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mathers takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kehoe.
Mathers slips under a jab from Kehoe.
Kehoe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mathers.
Kehoe throws a front kick aimed at Mathers's knee but Mathers avoids it well.
Mathers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kehoe with a body shot.
Kehoe shoots in but no luck this time.
Mathers feints a counter leg kick.
Mathers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mathers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mathers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kehoe gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kehoe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mathers tries to roll over but Kehoe keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mathers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kehoe thows a huge punch but Mathers dodges it nicely.
Kehoe is thwarting Mathers's attempts to control the position.
Mathers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kehoe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Andrew Kehoe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers pushes Kehoe off looking to stand but Kehoe dives back in and keeps control.
Mathers is pressing down on Kehoe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mathers is keeping the position for now.
Mathers looking for a sweep. Not yet Mathers, not yet.
Mathers is pulling down on Kehoe's head. It's preventing any offense from Kehoe, at least for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kehoe. Mathers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mathers misses with a hook. Kehoe ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kehoe.
Kehoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mathers.
Kehoe lands with a kick to the temple. Mathers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kehoe checks a leg kick nicely.
A combination from Kehoe does no damage.
Kehoe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mathers! But no joy.
Mathers tries to land a leg kick but Kehoe saw it coming and moves away.
Kehoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathers moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mathers.
Kehoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Kehoe.
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!
Kehoe walks into a stiff left hand from Mathers.
Kehoe misses with a left hand
and Mathers counters with a stiff right hand.
Kehoe misses the shot to the body.
Mathers checks a leg kick.
Mathers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kehoe. That did some damage!
Mathers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kehoe throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Kehoe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kehoe 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Kehoe!
A very excited looking Andrew Kehoe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Momoshiro Kitsune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitsune comes to the cage accompanied by 僕はミス・テイク~. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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143 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Momoshiro Kitsune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Luiz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitsune cracks Luiz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kitsune moves forwards but Luiz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Luiz dives in for a single leg takedown but Kitsune sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kitsune misses with a combination
and Luiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kitsune shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Luiz as he jumps to the side.
Luiz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kitsune quickly recovers to half guard.
Kitsune taking some punishment here, with Luiz in his half guard.
Luiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kitsune wants to improve his position but Luiz is controlling well.
Luiz winds up and cracks Kitsune with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kitsune wants to control but Luiz is keeping busy.
Kitsune is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Luiz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Luiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kitsune's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Luiz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Luiz is thwarting Kitsune's attempts to control the position.
Kitsune wants to get back to full guard but Luiz has passed into side control.
Luiz is working Kitsune over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kitsune is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Luiz is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Luiz working the ground and pound effectively.
Luiz landing punches.
Luiz looking to control but Kitsune is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kitsune wants to control but Luiz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz prevents Kitsune from getting the reversal.
Luiz with the ground and pound from mount.
Kitsune tries to hold on but Luiz pushes him away.
Luiz scoring with strikes but Kitsune is staying in there.
Luiz landing strikes from the mount.
Luiz controlling his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kitsune is wriggling around trying to escape.
Luiz landing punches.
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!
Luiz looking to finish Kitsune with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kitsune!
Kitsune is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Luiz landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsune wants to hold on but Luiz pushes him away.
Kitsune can't escape the position.
Kitsune wants to control but Luiz is having none of it.
Luiz trying to control but Kitsune is having none of it.
Kitsune tries to reverse the position but Luiz maintains control.
Kitsune swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Luiz with good strikes from the mount here!
Luiz lands with some strikes.
Luiz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kitsune wants to hold on but Luiz pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz controlling the position easily from mount.
Luiz looking to control but Kitsune is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kitsune really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Luiz controlling the pace for now.
Kitsune really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Kitsune that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Luiz tries to control but Kitsune wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Luiz 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.
Luiz clinches up against the cage.
Kitsune is looking for a takedown.
Luiz breaks the clinch.
Luiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kitsune, pushing him back against the cage.
Kitsune has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Luiz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Luiz is in bad spot here.
Kitsune misses with a punch to the head.
Luiz is trying to get back to his feet but Kitsune has full control of the position and if anything, Luiz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Luiz is keeping busy.
Kitsune lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kitsune looking for the RNC.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz is really stuck here.
Kitsune is trying to stick to Luiz's back but Luiz is turning into Kitsune. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kitsune's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Luiz.
Luiz is stalling in the full guard.
Luiz won't allow Kitsune to sweep him here.
Kitsune has momentary wrist control but Luiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Luiz postures up.
Luiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luiz trying to control but Kitsune is working from the bottom.
Kitsune is looking for a triangle but Luiz pushes his legs off easily.
Luiz stopping the sweep attempt from Kitsune.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kitsune, up you get!
Luiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luiz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kitsune fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kitsune throws a sloppy head kick and Luiz moves out of range easily.
Kitsune fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A cross from Luiz lands.
Kitsune has been working on his balance at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Luiz.
Luiz has Kitsune up against the cage in a clinch.
Luiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luiz scores with a hook.
No joy there for Kitsune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kitsune tries a head kick but it misses.
Kitsune shoots in for a takedown but Luiz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Momoshiro Kitsune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz moves into the clinch.
Luiz breaks from the clinch.
Kitsune dives in for a single leg takedown but Luiz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Luiz feints and as Kitsune raises his hands in defense, Luiz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kitsune is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kitsune looking for a sweep. Not yet Kitsune, not yet.
Luiz works over Kitsune with some ground and pound from guard.
David Luiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Luiz won't allow Kitsune to sweep him here.
Luiz 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.
Luiz stands and throws Kitsune's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kitsune takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kitsune is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Luiz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kitsune is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luiz pulls his head out easily.
Luiz wants to take a breather but Kitsune is having none of it.
Luiz 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.
Luiz is looking to take a break and control but Kitsune is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kitsune manages to get to full guard.
Luiz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Luiz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kitsune to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Luiz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kitsune pulls down on the head and he's put Luiz to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Momoshiro Kitsune!
Momoshiro Kitsune thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubble comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - No Shelter. 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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140 lbs
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142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenichi Shirahama!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirahama clobbers Rubble with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rubble throws a leg kick
and Shirahama counters with a straight right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rubble.
Rubble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shirahama.
Shirahama throws a poor cross that misses
and Shirahama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shirahama wants to clinch but Rubble slips to the side
letting Rubble counter with a right hand.
Shirahama misses with a wild body shot.
Rubble looks to land a body kick but Shirahama moved away.
Shirahama changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shirahama jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Rubble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubble moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Rubble.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shirahama has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rubble is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rubble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shirahama backwards.
Shirahama is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rubble pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shirahama struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubble controls his hands.
Shirahama is trying to drag Rubble to the mat but Rubble just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenichi Shirahama.
Rubble being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirahama is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rubble lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shirahama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rubble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shirahama blocks an elbow strike.
Rubble keeps control of Shirahama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rubble comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rubble misses with an elbow strike.
Shirahama trying to control the position but instead, Rubble has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shirahama into the cage.
Rubble swings wildly with an uppercut but Shirahama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble lands an elbow inside that Shirahama shrugs off.
It looks like Kenichi Shirahama has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama tries to circle away but Rubble has him pinned against the cage.
Rubble lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shirahama backwards.
Shirahama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shirahama tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shirahama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rubble rushes Shirahama and presses him up against the cage.
Shirahama gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rubble regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubble wants to stand up but Shirahama is controlling him.
Rubble is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Rubble, not yet.
Rubble has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Shirahama sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama stopping the sweep attempt from Rubble.
Rubble pulls Shirahama in close to his closed guard and prevents Shirahama from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shirahama works over Rubble with some ground and pound from guard.
Shirahama trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shirahama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubble moves away.
Shirahama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rubble circles away.
Rubble lunges at Shirahama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shirahama's hand.
Shirahama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rubble counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shirahama's knee momentarily.
Shirahama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubble. Shirahama does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Shirahama tries to counter it with a takedown but Rubble pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shirahama tries to close the distance and clinch but Rubble swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shirahama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shirahama clinches with his opponent.
Rubble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shirahama drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rubble gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shirahama wants a takedown but no success here.
Rubble looking to throw knees to the head but Shirahama is blocking nicely.
Shirahama trying to stall but Rubble improves his position.
Shirahama drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rubble taking a breather.
Shirahama has Rubble pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rubble manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rubble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Shirahama's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shirahama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kenichi Shirahama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Shirahama does no damage.
Shirahama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rubble swivels and escapes.
Rubble tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shirahama manages to circle out of the way.
Shirahama moves out of range of the body kick from Rubble.
Shirahama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rubble connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shirahama scrambles back to his feet.
Shirahama staying out of range there.
Shirahama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shirahama lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shirahama avoids the body shot from Rubble.
A little jabbing left from Shirahama on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shirahama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rubble has time to react.
Shirahama tries to clinch up but Rubble circles away and keeps his distance.
Shirahama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubble moves forwards but Shirahama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shirahama scores with a jab. Rubble acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rubble looks to land a right hand but Shirahama moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shirahama throws an off balance right hand
and Rubble counters with a nice uppercut.
Shirahama on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble leaves Shirahama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Rubble.
Rubble throws a push kick but Shirahama slaps the foot to one side.
Shirahama slips a jab from Rubble.
Rubble ducks right into an uppercut from Shirahama.
A big right from Shirahama misses.
Shirahama shoots in looking for a takedown but Rubble manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shirahama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenichi Shirahama.
Rubble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rubble connects with a solid leg kick.
Shirahama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rubble circles away.
Barney Rubble is winning the standup battle so far.
Shirahama misses with a double jab
and Rubble counters with a nice leg kick.
Rubble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shirahama can do to turn this around?
Shirahama sizes up Rubble with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shirahama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rubble counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shirahama is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rubble.
Rubble moves out of range of the strikes.
Shirahama scores with a nice strike.
Shirahama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rubble doesn't seem bothered though.
Rubble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shirahama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rubble.
Shirahama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shirahama throws a body punch but Rubble moves out of range.
Rubble moves in looking to clinch but Shirahama pushes him off.
Shirahama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rubble but Rubble pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubble. Shirahama does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Shirahama does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rubble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rubble.
A good leg kick by Rubble.
Rubble throws a body shot but no joy.
Shirahama avoids the head kick by Rubble.
Rubble misses with a body kick.
Shirahama tries to bum rush Rubble with a series of wild strikes but Rubble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shirahama swinging wildly here.
Rubble tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shirahama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rubble instigates a clinch.
Shirahama has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rubble is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shirahama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rubble lands a right hand.
Rubble is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shirahama's elbow.
Rubble connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shirahama's face.
Shirahama is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rubble gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rubble lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shirahama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rubble pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rubble listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shirahama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shirahama there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shirahama crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rubble - the referee stops the clock and Shirahama gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rubble. Shirahama manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rubble walks into a left hand.
Shirahama walks into a stiff left hand from Rubble.
A jab from Shirahama finds it's way through Rubble's defenses.
Barney Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Shirahama misses.
Rubble throws a push kick but Shirahama slaps the foot to one side.
Shirahama drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rubble defends it well.
Shirahama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shirahama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rubble dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Shirahama's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shirahama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rubble counters by clinching up.
Shirahama swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shirahama wants to take the fight to the mat but Rubble manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rubble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rubble lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rubble lands a shoulder strike.
Shirahama looking for a takedown.
A short right from Rubble on the inside.
Shirahama is rocked!
Shirahama changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rubble fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shirahama is still on wobbly legs! Can Rubble finish him?
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenichi Shirahama.
Shirahama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rubble circles away quickly and effectively.
Shirahama seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shirahama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rubble was well out of range. Poor timing from Shirahama.
Shirahama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rubble bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rubble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shirahama throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubble lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rubble throws a wild body kick that Shirahama sees coming a mile off.
Rubble drops Shirahama with a beautiful combination! Shirahama stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rubble is looking for the KO!
Rubble steps in with a hook that catches Shirahama right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Rubble follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Shirahama looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Rubble!
Our winner, Barney Rubble, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Alexeyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Alexeyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauti tries to clinch but Alexeyev moves out of range.
Mauti misses with a leg kick
and Alexeyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexeyev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alexeyev tries to bum rush Mauti with a series of wild strikes but Mauti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mauti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alexeyev is able to avoid easily.
As Mauti looks to move away, Alexeyev throws a big counter combo bu Mauti just gets out of the way.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. Alexeyev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexeyev takes a swing at Mauti 's ribcage but misses.
Mauti misses with a leg kick.
Alexeyev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mauti tries to work over Alexeyev's front leg with a kick but Alexeyev checks it.
Alexeyev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mauti .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexeyev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mauti . That one must have hurt.
A big left from Alexeyev misses.
Alexeyev throws a big shot that misses.
Alexeyev swings for the body but Mauti moves out of range.
A low kick from Mauti is predictable there
and Alexeyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexeyev.
Nice body kick from Mauti .
Alexeyev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mauti . Alexeyev shrugs it off though.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mauti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mauti tries a low kick but Alexeyev avoids it.
Alexeyev scores with a body shot.
Mauti throws a nice head kick!
Andrei Alexeyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Alexeyev.
Mauti moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauti lands an elbow just above Alexeyev 's eye.
It looks like Andrei Alexeyev has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti missing with knees to the body.
Alexeyev working hard to break the clinch.
Alexeyev tries a body shot but Mauti blocks it.
Mauti missing with knees to the body.
Mauti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alexeyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Mauti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Alexeyev.
Mauti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alexeyev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mauti lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Alexeyev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alexeyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mauti 's elbow.
Alexeyev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mauti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexeyev.
Alexeyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexeyev slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mauti being controlled against the cage.
Alexeyev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexeyev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alexeyev's defenses.
Andrei Alexeyev's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mauti .
Andrei Alexeyev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mauti being controlled against the cage.
Alexeyev managing to block the knees to the body from Mauti .
Alexeyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mauti throws an elbow that misses.
Alexeyev throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Andrei Alexeyev's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrei Alexeyev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Mauti !
A victorious Michael Mauti 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Andre has chosen When the Saints Go Marching In as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennaro Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso moves out of range of the body kick.
St Andre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gennaro Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gattuso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Andre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Andre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gattuso misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Andre cracks Gattuso with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St Andre scores with a leg kick.
St Andre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Andre scoring well with a low kick there.
Gattuso darts in trying to clinch
and St Andre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gattuso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gattuso throws a jab when St Andre was well out of range.
Gattuso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St Andre's head.
St Andre has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gattuso steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from St Andre. That one must have hurt.
Gattuso tries to clinch there but St Andre circles away.
St Andre looks for the body kick but Gattuso saw that one coming.
St Andre throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Andre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St Andre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gattuso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bi-polar Asylum in the buildup to the fight.
St Andre scores with a jab to the head.
Gattuso with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Andre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Andre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
St Andre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gattuso takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gattuso connects with a nice looking jab.
Gattuso tries to land a front kick but St Andre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St Andre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gattuso.
St Andre scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Gattuso misses.
St Andre thows a body kick. Gattuso tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gattuso wants to clinch but St Andre slips to the side
enabling St Andre to counter with a crisp jab.
Gattuso misses with a lunging right hand
and St Andre counters with an outside leg kick.
Gattuso closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St Andre to the mat! St Andre manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso postures up in St Andre's guard and throws a big left but St Andre blocks it.
Gattuso postures up in St Andre's guard and throws a big left but St Andre blocks it.
Gattuso postures up and lands a big shot to St Andre's brow.
St Andre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gattuso is aware though and is defending well.
Gattuso trying to control the position from guard on top but St Andre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gattuso tries to free his leg and advance position but St Andre is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Andre is on top in guard.
Gattuso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gattuso throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gattuso keeping full guard, as St Andre tries to pass.
St Andre wants to control from the top but Gattuso keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso working a defensive guard here.
St Andre wants to control from the top but Gattuso keeps moving.
Gattuso is looking for a triangle but St Andre pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gattuso wants to sweep but no luck.
St Andre content to stall in guard here.
St Andre passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
St Andre is keen to just control but Gattuso is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Andre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gattuso sees it coming and defends easily.
St Andre seems to be working for a kimura but Gattuso defends the submission attempt.
St Andre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gattuso with the active half guard here but St Andre passes nicely into side control.
St Andre has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin St Andre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gattuso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Andre.
Gattuso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Andre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gattuso's calf.
St Andre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gattuso connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Andre's hands.
St Andre is looking to slow Gattuso down with leg kicks.
St Andre throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Andre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Andre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gattuso.
St Andre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gattuso.
St Andre throws the kick towards the body but Gattuso avoids it.
Gattuso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Andre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benjamin St Andre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gattuso throws a sloppy head kick
and St Andre counters with a nice body kick.
St Andre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gattuso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Andre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gattuso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Gattuso does no damage.
St Andre jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gattuso fails to land the takedown.
St Andre misses with a low kick.
St Andre connects with a leg kick. Gattuso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Andre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gattuso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Andre counters with a nice uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Andre.
Gattuso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Andre.
Jab by St Andre.
St Andre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Andre.
Gattuso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gattuso will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gattuso is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in St Andre's half 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!
St Andre actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre is defending against the submission attempts here by Gattuso.
Gattuso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Andre gets back to full guard.
St Andre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gattuso.
Gattuso drops back looking for a leg! St Andre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Andre manages to kick Gattuso off! Gattuso jumps back into St Andre's guard.
St Andre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
St Andre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gattuso is looking to work some ground and pound but St Andre has wrist control.
Gattuso throws a big elbow that misses.
Gennaro Gattuso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gattuso trying to control the position from guard on top but St Andre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Andre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Andre, not yet.
St Andre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gattuso tries to free his leg and advance position but St Andre is retaining full guard.
Gattuso is working St Andre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Andre has control of Gattuso's left arm, preventing Gattuso from doing any damage.
St Andre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gattuso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gattuso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso trying to control but St Andre is working from the bottom.
St Andre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Andre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Andre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Andre, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
St Andre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gattuso drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
St Andre is trying to improve his position.
Gattuso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but St Andre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
St Andre takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin St Andre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Andre but St Andre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from St Andre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gattuso misses with a body punch
and St Andre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Andre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gattuso is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from St Andre does it's job there.
Gattuso lands the left hand.
Gattuso misses with a looping left.
Gattuso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gattuso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
St Andre cracks Gattuso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St Andre blocks the body kick.
St Andre leaves Gattuso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gattuso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
St Andre scores with the left hand. Gattuso knows he should have avoided that one.
St Andre blocks a head kick by Gattuso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gattuso feinted with a counter takedown.
St Andre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gattuso darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
St Andre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Andre trying to control here.
St Andre has hold of Gattuso's hands but Gattuso slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gattuso wants to take a breather but St Andre is having none of it.
St Andre wants to get back to full guard.
St Andre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre tries to roll over but Gattuso keeps him under control.
St Andre trying to control from the bottom.
St Andre keeping control of the position.
Benjamin St Andre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gattuso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gattuso seems to be looking for submissions.
Gattuso scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gattuso lands a nice short elbow.
Gattuso stalling away here and it's allowed St Andre to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gattuso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gattuso with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Andre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gattuso missing with punches from the bottom.
St Andre is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
St Andre is trying to control. Gattuso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Andre is stalling here. Gattuso is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! St Andre seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gattuso has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gennaro Gattuso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gattuso wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Andre keeps working.
St Andre is looking for a sweep.
St Andre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gattuso is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Andre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St Andre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gattuso wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
St Andre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gattuso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benjamin St Andre.
I've got St Andre 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin St Andre!
Our winner, Benjamin St Andre, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kert Nigobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump comes to the cage accompanied by Fucking Hostile - Pantera. Bubba Gump has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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213 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
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kert Nigobson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump staying out of range there.
Gump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nigobson.
Gump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Gump misses.
Gump fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nigobson to the ground. Gump is now in Nigobson's guard.
Nigobson keeping moving, preventing Gump from controlling successfully.
Nigobson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nigobson, not yet.
Gump has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gump loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nigobson wants to sweep here but Gump controlling him for the moment.
Gump will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nigobson looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nigobson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gump trying to control but Nigobson is working from the bottom.
Nigobson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nigobson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump scoring with some ground and pound.
Gump trying to control the position from guard on top but Nigobson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gump pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nigobson is keeping the position for now.
Gump is looking to work some ground and pound but Nigobson has wrist control.
Nigobson 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.
Gump scoring with punches to the head and body.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nigobson holds on and takes a little breather.
Gump trying to control but Nigobson is working from the bottom.
Nigobson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump wants to get back to full guard.
Gump trying to hold on to Nigobson's head to control him but Nigobson postures up.
Gump avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nigobson.
Gump is trying to get back to full guard.
Nigobson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nigobson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nigobson wants to pass to mount but Gump is defending the position.
Gump is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nigobson pulls his head out easily.
Nigobson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gump tries to reverse the position but Nigobson maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nigobson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nigobson working Gump over with strikes here.
Gump is rocked!
Nigobson connects with a bit shot that sees Gump covering up! More strikes from Nigobson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nigobson is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kert Nigobson!
After the fight, Kert Nigobson 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.
In defeat, Bubba Gump stepped up to the mic, saying 'I knew he was gonna be a challenge coming in. I guess I just wasn't up to it tonight...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Dixon (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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245 lbs
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Dixon!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Dixon.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixon misses with a wild body shot.
Barrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dixon looks to throw the jab but Barrett is out of range.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrett is just out of range.
Barrett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vince Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barrett swivels and escapes.
Barrett scores with a shot to the body.
Dixon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barrett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dixon dives in and grabs Barrett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barrett pushes down on Dixon's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from Barrett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jeremy Barrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Dixon.
Dixon misses the shot to the body.
Dixon slips a jab from Barrett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrett throwing a counter right hand but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Dixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Dixon.
Dixon walks into a stiff left hand from Barrett.
It looks like Vince Dixon has been cut.
Barrett throws a looping overhand right but Dixon ducks down to avoid it.
Dixon moves in looking to clinch but Barrett pushes him off.
Barrett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett looks to throw the jab but Dixon is out of range.
Dixon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dixon checks the leg kick.
Dixon tries to clinch up but Barrett circles away and keeps his distance.
Barrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dixon.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Barrett.
Dixon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barrett slaps away a takedown attempt from Dixon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixon lands a nice hook to Barrett's body. Barrett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dixon scores with a shot to the body.
Barrett avoids the body shot from Dixon.
Dixon lands with a nice body punch.
Dixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Barrett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrett jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Barrett gets tackled into the cage by Dixon. Dixon maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dixon has Barrett pushed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barrett.
Barrett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hand to the body from Barrett.
Barrett tries a body shot but Dixon blocks it.
Barrett is looking to control Dixon's arms but Dixon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barrett has his back to the cage.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barrett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dixon missing with knees to the body.
Barrett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dixon looks winded!
Barrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Barrett on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barrett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dixon's elbow.
Nice elbow from Dixon.
Barrett lands a shoulder strike.
Barrett blocks a body shot from Dixon.
Dixon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barrett.
Barrett can't find room to land a body shot as Dixon controls the action.
Barrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dixon looking to stall.
Dixon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Barrett.
Dixon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barrett dodges an elbow strike from Dixon.
Dixon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barrett.
Barrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon is trying to maintain a safe position but Barrett gets an underhook and turns Dixon into the cage.
Barrett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barrett lands a body punch.
Barrett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dixon is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Barrett.
Barrett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That has opened up Vince Dixon's cut even more.
Dixon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barrett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dixon walks into a stiff left hand from Barrett.
Dixon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barrett.
Dixon connects with a leg kick. Barrett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dixon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dixon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barrett's waist but Barrett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dixon off to one side.
Barrett is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dixon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barrett.
Barrett lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Barrett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vince Dixon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dixon moves in looking to clinch but Barrett pushes him off.
Barrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barrett tests Dixon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dixon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jeremy Barrett is winning the standup battle so far.
Dixon drives through and clinches with Barrett against the cage.
Barrett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dixon can do to turn this around?
Barrett blocks an elbow strike from Dixon.
Barrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dixon's elbow.
Barrett blocks a body shot from Dixon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barrett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barrett tries to throw a body punch but Dixon avoids it by throwing Barrett back against the cage.
Barrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barrett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Dixon misses
and Barrett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Barrett jabs at Dixon's body.
Barrett scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrett 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.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barrett here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett blocks a head kick by Dixon.
Barrett connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Dixon to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Barrett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jeremy Barrett!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Barrett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ambrogio Ballestrazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fullsize Mirror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballestrazzi comes to the cage accompanied by Foxes - Holding Onto Heaven. Mirror has chosen Ordinary Guy--- Blue Scholars as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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38
215 lbs
34 - 17 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fullsize Mirror!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballestrazzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirror manages to avoid it.
Mirror ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mirror buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ballestrazzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirror manages to avoid it.
Ballestrazzi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ballestrazzi tries to counter with a takedown but Mirror is quick to defend against it.
Ballestrazzi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mirror is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballestrazzi throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballestrazzi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mirror works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mirror is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ballestrazzi trying to control but Mirror is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi throws a big right hand that misses.
Ballestrazzi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ballestrazzi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ballestrazzi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mirror on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ballestrazzi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ballestrazzi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ballestrazzi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ballestrazzi with the ground and pound but Mirror uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mirror keeping full guard, as Ballestrazzi tries to pass.
Ballestrazzi chips away with some ground and pound.
Ballestrazzi pushing down on Mirror's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ballestrazzi is just content to waste time from the top position. Mirror takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ballestrazzi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ballestrazzi 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.
Ballestrazzi trying to control but Mirror is working from the bottom.
Ballestrazzi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ballestrazzi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi postures up in Mirror's guard and throws a big left but Mirror blocks it.
Ballestrazzi throwing strikes from guard but Mirror blocks nicely.
Ballestrazzi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mirror has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ballestrazzi has managed to get both his arms back between Mirror's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ballestrazzi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mirror preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ballestrazzi throws a strike but Mirror rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mirror sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ballestrazzi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi is staying active underneath Mirror, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mirror trying to pass the guard but Ballestrazzi defending well.
Ballestrazzi wants to improve his position but Mirror is controlling well.
Ballestrazzi is working hard here to advance position.
Ballestrazzi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mirror controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mirror trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballestrazzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mirror looking to pass the guard.
Ballestrazzi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mirror is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A clash of legs there as Ballestrazzi blocks the low kick.
Ballestrazzi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mirror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballestrazzi.
Mirror thinks about the counter body kick.
Mirror misses with an uppercut. Ballestrazzi saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mirror lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ballestrazzi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ballestrazzi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mirror avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mirror scores with a body shot.
Ballestrazzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mirror can pounce on him.
Mirror bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mirror connects with a solid leg kick.
Ballestrazzi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Fullsize Mirror has been cut.
Ballestrazzi slips a jab from Mirror.
Ballestrazzi lands an overhand right.
Mirror throws a leg kick but Ballestrazzi moved away.
Mirror scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballestrazzi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ballestrazzi ducks under a wild hook from Mirror.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirror paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Mirror. No joy for Ballestrazzi on that attempt.
Ballestrazzi throws a shot from downtown. Mirror moves away and avoids it.
Mirror connects with a right hand. Ballestrazzi shakes it off.
Mirror wants to land a leg kick but Ballestrazzi is out of range.
Ballestrazzi seems to be stalking Mirror here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Mirror drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Ambrogio Ballestrazzi 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jupiter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uruhara Hatake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Brownstone blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jupiter Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uruhara Hatake!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hatake throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Hatake wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hatake's sensitive parts.
Hatake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jupiter Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatake fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Hatake persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hatake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hatake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hatake tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Hatake is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones wants to control but Hatake is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hatake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones is holding on to half guard well.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Jones is controlling Hatake's posture.
Hatake wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hatake with a nice head shot there.
Hatake wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hatake is one step ahead there.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A bone on bone clash there as Hatake blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hatake.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hatake eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones blocks a head kick by Hatake.
Hatake fails with the takedown
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hatake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hatake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatake throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
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!
Hatake moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jupiter Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a body punch but Hatake moves out of range.
As Jones backs off Hatake throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones tries to clinch but Hatake moves out of range.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Hatake pushes him off.
Hatake is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hatake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hatake shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hatake slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jupiter Jones 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.
Hatake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hatake working hard to break the clinch.
Jones blocks a body shot from Hatake.
Hatake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Hatake.
Jones half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hatake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hatake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Hatake misses
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Hatake in his tracks momentarily.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hatake to score with a decent uppercut.
Hatake gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uruhara Hatake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jupiter Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Hatake avoids the body shot from Jones.
Hatake throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hatake.
Jones clobbers Hatake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hatake throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Hatake's knee but Hatake avoids it well.
Hatake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Jones finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Hatake slips the punch.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hatake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Hatake sees coming a mile off.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Hatake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab when Hatake was well out of range.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Hatake. Hatake maintains the clinch.
Hatake tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones tries a body shot but Hatake blocks it.
Hatake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Hatake counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones tests Hatake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatake can do to turn this around?
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Hatake counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jupiter Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uruhara Hatake.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Hatake saw that one coming.
Hatake throws a counter combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jupiter Jones dominated that second 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.
Hatake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hatake gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones avoids the head kick by Hatake.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hatake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hatake is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Hatake wants a takedown.
Hatake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jupiter Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uruhara Hatake.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatake is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Hatake prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jones is working Hatake over against the cage.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatake controls his hands.
Hatake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hatake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hatake shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hatake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hatake avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Hatake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hatake has his takedown stuffed
and Hatake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Hatake's leg but Hatake calmly moves out of range.
Hatake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Hatake.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hatake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones lands a body punch.
Hatake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatake takes a shot to the head.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatake.
Hatake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones tries to work over Hatake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hatake jumps guard but Jones stands there with Hatake around his waist. Hatake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hatake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatake.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Hatake avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Hatake is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Jones working aggressively here.
Hatake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hatake has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatake looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones swings for the body but Hatake moves out of range.
Hatake unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jupiter Jones clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hatake moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hatake's brow.
Hatake prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones prevents Hatake from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Hatake blocking some punches.
Hatake blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hatake goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Hatake tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jupiter Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uruhara Hatake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatake blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hatake has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jupiter Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Hatake can't break the clinch.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Hatake.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Hatake blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hatake tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Hatake drops back down to his feet.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones prevents Hatake from breaking the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Hatake manages to break the clinch.
Hatake shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hatake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones punishes Hatake's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hatake fails with the takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Hatake is rocked!
Hatake is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hatake shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones cracks Hatake with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hatake tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Jones pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hatake is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jupiter Jones!
Jupiter Jones retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Jupiter Jones 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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