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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmer Octopulus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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145 lbs
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158 lbs
26 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmer Octopulus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Octopulus lands a leg kick that knocks Santoro off balance momentarily.
We've been hearing reports that Octopulus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Good leg kick by Octopulus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santoro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Octopulus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santoro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Santoro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Octopulus digs a good body shot into Santoro's ribs.
Octopulus lands a front kick.
Octopulus lands with a straight right. Santoro didn't see that one coming.
Octopulus dips to his left and cracks Santoro with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Octopulus. That's going to slow Santoro down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santoro just misses with a punch to the body.
Octopulus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Octopulus with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octopulus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Octopulus looks to land a right hand but Santoro moved out of range.
Octopulus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Octopulus misses with the combination.
Octopulus with a jab.
Santoro feints a jab promting Octopulus to slip. Santoro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Octopulus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Octopulus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Octopulus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Octopulus works the jab nicely.
Jimmer Octopulus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Octopulus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Octopulus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santoro.
Santoro feints the counter takedown.
Octopulus drops Santoro with a beautiful combination! Santoro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Octopulus is looking for the KO!
Santoro is rocked!
Santoro misses the shot to the body.
Santoro is still on wobbly legs! Can Octopulus finish him?
Santoro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Octopulus seems to be stalking Santoro here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Santoro drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jimmer Octopulus!
A victorious Jimmer Octopulus 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Hardman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Hardman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
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273 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homer Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hardman is looking to regain half guard here but Simpson keeps moving and retains side control.
Simpson is trying to move to mount but Hardman reverses beautifully and ends up in Simpson's guard.
Simpson keeping full guard, as Hardman tries to pass.
Hardman keeps trying to improve his position.
Hardman wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hardman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Simpson is trying to keep Hardman in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simpson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Simpson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Simpson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Hardman throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Simpson's body to avoid the submission. Simpson has instead reached around Hardman's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Simpson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Homer Simpson!
Homer Simpson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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193 lbs
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203 lbs
29 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
47 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yossi Avitan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avitan misses with a leg kick.
Avitan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been informed that Avitan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jab, jab by Avitan - just one landing.
Avitan clinches up with Valentine and pushes him back against the cage.
Avitan misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Avitan working aggressively here.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avitan misses with some punches.
Valentine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentine successfully pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Valentine wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine being controlled here, momentarily.
Avitan wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Valentine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Valentine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avitan won't allow Valentine to sweep him here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Valentine looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Avitan passes into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Valentine prevents Avitan from improving position.
Valentine seems a little lost for a moment, as Avitan dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is looking for a sweep.
Valentine is trying to control Avitan's posture but Avitan avoids it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Avitan.
Avitan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Valentine eats them both and turns towards Avitan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avitan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Avitan feints a jab promting Valentine to slip. Avitan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Valentine slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Avitan.
Avitan tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Avitan. Avitan obviously looking to wear him down.
Avitan throws a leg kick but Valentine moved away.
Valentine appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Avitan wants to clinch.
Valentine throws a poor cross that misses
and Avitan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avitan takes the fight into the clinch.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avitan misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valentine is trying to stall.
Avitan is looking to control Valentine's arms but Valentine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Avitan has his back to the cage.
Valentine lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Avitan fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yossi Avitan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Avitan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Avitan fails to land with a series of punches.
Valentine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice cross by Valentine.
Avitan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valentine half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yossi Avitan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avitan scores with a decent looking hook.
Valentine throws an overhand right that lands on Avitan's shoulder, as Avitan tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Avitan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Avitan throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentine.
Valentine misses with an uppercut.
Avitan scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Avitan's head backwards.
Avitan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valentine thumps Avitan with a low kick.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Avitan.
Valentine misses with an uppercut. Avitan saw that one coming.
Yossi Avitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Avitan.
Avitan tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentine throws a looping overhand right but Avitan ducks down to avoid it.
Avitan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Avitan.
Valentine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valentine tries to counter with a takedown but Avitan is quick to defend against it.
Avitan tries to clinch up.
Valentine throws a jab but it's blocked by Avitan.
Avitan needs to keep his hands up - Valentine had a free shot at his head there.
Avitan moves to clinch but Valentine breaks away
and Valentine counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Valentine prevents Avitan from getting back to his feet.
Valentine is looking to work some ground and pound but Avitan has wrist control.
Avitan keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine stopping the sweep attempt from Avitan.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Avitan keeps moving.
Avitan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Valentine stands up over Avitan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valentine is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valentine scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Valentine blocks the leg kick.
Avitan throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentine.
Valentine misses with a hook. Avitan ducked under it nicely.
Avitan lands a head kick!
A punch combination from Avitan misses.
Avitan slips a straight right by Valentine.
Avitan throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Avitan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valentine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Avitan lands with a hook. Valentine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Avitan cracks Valentine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Valentine shoots for a double leg takedown but Avitan sprawls well. He's pushed Valentine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Avitan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avitan misses with an uppercut. Valentine saw that one coming.
Valentine misses with a hook.
Avitan lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
A jab from Valentine misses.
A lazy left from Avitan finds it's target.
A jab from Avitan does it's job there.
Avitan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Avitan moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Avitan misses with a body shot.
Avitan blocks a jab.
Avitan scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yossi Avitan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jab by Avitan.
Avitan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine walks into a left hand.
Valentine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Avitan.
A little jabbing left from Avitan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Avitan.
Avitan dips to his left and cracks Valentine with an uppercut!
Valentine works Avitan's body with a nice hook.
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Avitan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avitan ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Avitan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine feinted with a counter takedown.
Avitan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentine changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Valentine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan misses with a body shot.
Valentine attempts a counter takedown but Avitan avoids it well and moves away.
Avitan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valentine checks it well.
Avitan throws a lazy right hand but Valentine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Avitan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Valentine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Avitan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Avitan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Valentine misses.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valentine throws out a loose jab but Avitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avitan looks to clinch
and Valentine decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Avitan's guard.
Valentine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Avitan's head.
Valentine throwing strikes from guard but Avitan blocks nicely.
Valentine 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.
Valentine throws a big elbow that misses.
Valentine is fighting to break Avitan's control of his arms but Avitan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Valentine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valentine throwing strikes but missing.
Avitan wants to sweep here but Valentine controlling him for the moment.
Valentine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Avitan is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Avitan keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Avitan misses with a head kick.
Avitan throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Avitan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Avitan moves away and avoids it.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Avitan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avitan closes the distance and pushes Valentine back into the cage.
Avitan lands a left hand.
Avitan prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Avitan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valentine lands with a left to the head.
Avitan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
A short left from Avitan.
A nice left hand lands by Valentine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Avitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yossi Avitan.
I've got Avitan 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yossi Avitan!
Yossi Avitan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is INTERNATIONALE. Long has chosen The Anthem by Onra as his entrance music. Forrest Gump has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Forrest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Gump misses.
Gump missing with a left hand there. Long was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gump fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gump fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Long.
Gump scores with a one two! Long had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like How Long has been cut.
Gump throws a jab when Long was well out of range.
Gump checks a leg kick nicely.
Gump throwing a counter right hand but Long manages to avoid it.
Gump throws a low kick, looking for Long's leg but Long calmly moves out of range.
Long takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gump throws a sloppy head kick
and Long counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gump is keeping the position for now.
Long is looking to work some ground and pound but Gump has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gump has momentary wrist control but Long slips an elbow through the middle.
Long has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gump managing to control the position.
Gump keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Gump seems keen to control Long's posture.
Gump trying to keep a closed guard but Long is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Long accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gump has Long pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gump keeping full guard, as Long tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gump has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlaws Clubhouse in the buildup to the fight.
Gump throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
And Long tries to counter it with a takedown but Gump pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Long changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gump looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Long is trying to get an arm triangle but Gump is defending well.
Gump tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Long takes a little break here. Gump wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gump is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long is staying tight to Gump's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gump is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Gump's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Long working the head and body with strikes.
Gump holding on.
Gump tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Long wants to control but Gump is keeping him busy.
Gump is trying to improve his position.
Long throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long is staying tight to Gump's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Long throws a strike aimed at the side of Gump's head but Gump avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
How Long dominated that round.
The cut man is working on How Long's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gump tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Long is able to avoid easily.
Gump throws a big shot that misses.
Gump misses with a wild body shot.
Long misses with a low kick as Gump jumps back.
Gump scores with a punch to the head.
Long feints and as Gump raises his hands in defense, Long changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Long not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gump seems keen to control Long's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gump looking to control.
Long got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gump has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Long has managed to get both his arms back between Gump's legs - danger averted.
Long scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is pushing down on Gump's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gump is fighting to maintain full guard but Long has managed to sneak the leg through.
Long sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gump defending well though.
Long is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Long lands a nice short elbow.
Long looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gump is refusing to be controlled, as Long sits in half guard.
Long is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long works his foot free and advances to mount.
Long postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gump looks a forlorn figure.
Long looking to control and managing it successfully.
Long avoids the attempt from Gump to control.
Long is working for a guillotine from mount but Gump frees his head quite easily.
Gump tries to hold on but Long pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Long cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gump really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Long unloading with bombs!
Gump is working to get back to half guard.
Long trying to control but Gump is having none of it.
Long scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gump?
Long cracks Gump with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Long with the ground and pound from mount.
Long dominating with strikes here.
Long working away from the top, dropping strikes.
How Long has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gump is rocked!
Gump tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh Gump is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Long looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A big strike lands for Long! That's really hurt Gump and he's turned his back - Long keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Long jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). How Long!
A very excited looking How Long rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Forrest Gump stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am proud communist.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheng Chung Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheng Chung Lin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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182 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheng Chung Lin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lin avoids the head kick by Anastasio.
Lin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Anastasio is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lin lands with a slapping head kick.
Anastasio avoids the body shot from Lin.
Anastasio checks the leg kick.
Anastasio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lin misses with a jab to the body
and Anastasio counters with a nice leg kick.
Anastasio throws a jab but it's blocked by Lin.
Lin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anastasio defends it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anastasio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anastasio looks to land a body kick but Lin moved away.
Lin lands with a hook. Anastasio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anthony Anastasio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lin.
Lin blocks a jab.
Lin fails to land the takedown.
Lin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anastasio tries a head kick but it misses.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick and Lin moves out of range easily.
Anastasio moves out of range of the strikes.
Anastasio tries to bum rush Lin with a series of wild strikes but Lin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lin throws a jab but it's blocked by Anastasio.
Anastasio half committed to a counter leg kick.
Anastasio throws a body kick that misses.
Anastasio misses with a wild body shot.
Anastasio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin slips under a jab.
Anthony Anastasio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anastasio.
Lin blocks the body kick.
Lin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anastasio throws a push kick but Lin slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick from Anastasio misses.
A head kick misses from Lin.
Lin throws a shot to the body.
Anastasio misses with a hook. Lin ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anastasio throws a solid leg kick but Lin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anastasio.
Anastasio is looking to land body kicks.
Lin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anastasio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lin blocks a head kick by Anastasio.
Lin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anastasio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Lin is just out of range.
And Lin tries to counter it with a takedown but Anastasio pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anastasio takes one on the button.
Anastasio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anastasio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anastasio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lin checks it well.
Anastasio throws out a loose jab but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anastasio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin missing with a left hand there. Anastasio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anastasio looks to land a left hand but Lin moved out of range nicely.
Anastasio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lin.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anastasio, right into the meat.
Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Lin is just out of range.
Lin with the counter takedown but Anastasio avoids it easily.
Anastasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lin moves away.
Lin just misses with a punch to the body.
Anastasio is looking for a counter combo.
Lin takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Lin.
As Lin backs away, Anastasio returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Anastasio misses.
Lin feints the counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Anastasio misses the target.
Anastasio scores with a sloppy right hand. Lin should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Anastasio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anastasio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses.
Anastasio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lin can do to turn this around?
Anastasio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anastasio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anastasio throws a low kick but Lin avoids it.
Lin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anastasio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anastasio misses with a body kick.
Anastasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lin moves away.
Lin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lin checks a leg kick nicely.
Lin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anastasio avoids the head kick by Lin.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses.
Anastasio tries to land a front kick but Lin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio throws a leg kick but Lin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anthony Anastasio is winning the standup battle so far.
Anastasio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lin moves out of range as Anastasio strikes.
Anastasio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lin.
Anastasio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anastasio misses with a right hand
and Lin counters with a shoot takedown. Anastasio fights it but they end up in guard.
Lin is looking to advance position but Anastasio has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Anastasio trying to control but Lin is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin is looking to get to half guard.
Anastasio controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lin is squirming around, avoiding Anastasio's attempts to control the action.
Lin wants to hold on but Anastasio pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lin is looking to escape.
Anastasio controlling the pace for now.
Lin is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anastasio content just to control the position here.
Anastasio prevents Lin from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anastasio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lin is looking to escape.
Lin tries to hold on but Anastasio pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anastasio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lin tries to reverse the position but Anastasio maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Anastasio dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Anastasio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anastasios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anastasio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lin.
Anastasio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anastasio. Anastasio obviously looking to wear him down.
Anastasio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anastasio lands a head kick. Lin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lin avoids a kick to the body.
Lin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lin throws a jab but it's blocked by Anastasio.
Anastasio lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lin.
Lin misses with a straight right.
Anastasio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anastasio misses with a hook.
Anastasio scores with a spinning back kick!
Anastasio punishes Lin's body with a nice straight punch.
Anastasio moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anastasio, right into the meat.
Lin throws a sloppy head kick
and Anastasio counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Anastasio.
Lin with the counter takedown but Anastasio avoids it easily.
Anastasio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Anastasio's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lin.
Lin misses with the body kick
and Anastasio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anastasio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lin looks to land a right hand but Anastasio moved out of range.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses.
Lin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lin throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lin just misses with a punch to the body.
Anastasio throws a wild body kick that Lin sees coming a mile off.
Anastasio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lin back to the cage. Anastasio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Anastasio throws a head kick but Lin moves out of range.
Lin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anastasio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anastasio. Lin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio misses with a hook. Lin ducked under it nicely.
Anthony Anastasio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anastasio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anastasio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Lin.
Some bone on bone action there as Lin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lin lands with a cross.
Lin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses.
Lin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lin is looking to land body kicks.
Anastasio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anastasio. That's going to slow Lin down.
Anastasio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anastasio 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.
Anastasio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lin feints the counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Lin feints the counter takedown.
Anastasio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Lin.
Anastasio staying out of range there.
Anastasio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anastasio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big left from Lin misses.
Anastasio moves out of range as Lin throws a body kick.
Sheng Chung Lin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anastasio looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Anastasio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anastasio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Anastasio!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Anastasio 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Clam Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Chemical Brothers - Leave Home. Clam Digger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Body Rott kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Clam Digger!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Clam Digger was covering up waiting for the punch and Dos Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Clam Digger has control of Dos Santos's left arm, preventing Dos Santos from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clam Digger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Clam Digger keeps moving.
Dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clam Digger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dos Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clam Digger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is not content to let Clam Digger control the position.
Clam Digger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Clam Digger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Clam Digger working the ground and pound but Dos Santos is defending the strikes.
Clam Digger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to half guard.
Clam Digger taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dos Santos is not content to let Clam Digger control the position.
You can see the frustration on Dos Santos's face as Clam Digger controls the position.
The strikes coming from Clam Digger are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Clam Digger is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clam Digger working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Clam Digger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dos Santos to see if he's OK.
Clam Digger tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dos Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dos Santos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Clam Digger.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Clam Digger from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
William Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clam Digger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dos Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clam Digger scrambles back to his feet.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos sets himself, and Clam Digger steps forward looking for the clinch! Dos Santos avoids it this time.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Clam Digger moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Clam Digger moves out of range.
Clam Digger scores with a kick to the body.
Clam Digger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clam Digger avoids a kick to the body.
Clam Digger looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clam Digger can pounce on him.
Dos Santos dives in and grabs Clam Digger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clam Digger pushes down on Dos Santos's head and hops out.
A solid body kick from Clam Digger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Clam Digger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Santos misses the target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dos Santos!
Clam Digger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clam Digger scores with a head kick.
Clam Digger blocks a jab.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Clam Digger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dos Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Clam Digger gets double underhooks and turns Dos Santos into the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clam Digger! But no joy.
Dos Santos throws a wild body kick that Clam Digger sees coming a mile off.
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Clam Digger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clam Digger avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clam Digger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Clam Digger.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Clam Digger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Clam Digger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clam Digger tries to counter by closing the distance.
Clam Digger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clam Digger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Santos. That did some damage!
Clam Digger tries to land a front kick but Dos Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clam Digger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dos Santos checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Clam Digger moves out of range.
Clam Digger lands a nice looking body kick.
Clam Digger 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.
Clam Digger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Dos Santos checks the leg kick.
Clam Digger throws a body kick that misses.
Dos Santos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dos Santos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Clam Digger to the mat! Clam Digger manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clam Digger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger controls Dos Santos momentarily but Dos Santos frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Clam Digger keeps moving.
Clam Digger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dos Santos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Clam Digger is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Clam Digger has escaped and now he's on top!
Clam Digger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clam Digger landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clam Digger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clam Digger trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Clam Digger looking to sit in guard and control but Dos Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clam Digger keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clam Digger is on top in guard.
Clam Digger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dos Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clam Digger has managed to get both his arms back between Dos Santos's legs - danger averted.
Clam Digger stands and throws Dos Santos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Clam Digger is working to tighten his grip on Dos Santos's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Dos Santos has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Clam Digger is really squeezing tight and eventually Dos Santos passes out! Clam Digger breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Terrance Clam Digger!
Our winner, Terrance Clam Digger, 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.
In defeat, William Dos Santos stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ok,.maybe I do suck donkey balls.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riel Dan Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes comes to the cage accompanied by Bad House Music ('98 Dub Mix). Player is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kevin Gates feat. August Alsina - I Don't Get Tired. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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173 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Riel Dan Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Player!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Player misses with a kick to the body
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Player missing with a left hand there. Reyes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reyes lands a nice shot to the body.
Reyes lands with a good body shot.
Reyes jabs at Player's body.
Reyes lands a glancing blow to the side of Player's head.
Reyes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Player. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Player.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Player.
Reyes lands a nice shot that snaps Player's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Player looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reyes scores with a jab to the head.
Player drops his hands momentarily and Reyes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Player.
Reyes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Riel Dan Reyes has been cut.
Player shoots in looking for a takedown but Reyes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Player's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An attempted straight right counter from Reyes misses the target.
Reyes 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.
Reyes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Player throws a poor cross that misses
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Reyes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reyes throws a shot to the body.
Reyes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Player shoots in looking for a takedown. Reyes tries to sprawl out of it but Player keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reyes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Player closes the distance and clinches up with Reyes, looking for a takedown. Player pushes Reyes against the cage but Reyes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Riel Dan Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Player.
Player takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reyes 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.
Reyes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Player avoids the body shot from Reyes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Player. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Reyes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Player scores with a head kick. Reyes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Player lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes takes a swing at Player's ribcage but misses.
Player moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a looping overhand right but Player ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Reyes misses.
Player fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reyes checks it well.
Player fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Player tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Player lands with a nice body punch.
Reyes lands a right hook to the body.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Player.
Player scores with a jab to the head.
Player throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Player misses with a straight right.
Reyes misses with a straight left.
Player throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Player takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reyes throws the left hand but Player avoids the punch easily.
Player throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Player changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Player goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Reyes misses.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Player was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Player feints the counter takedown.
Reyes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Player thows a left - swing and a miss!
Player defending well as Reyes loads up on a big left hand.
Player ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Reyes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Player misses with an uppercut. Reyes saw that one coming.
Reyes throws a hook but Player blocks it.
Player fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Player throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Player lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Player pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reyes is out of range and Player settles back down.
Reyes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jab from Reyes.
Player looks to land a left hand but Reyes moved out of range nicely.
Player is looking to chop away at Reyes's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Player.
Player throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Reyes throws a looping overhand right but Player ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Reyes misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Player misses with a hook. Reyes ducked under it nicely.
Reyes slips a straight right by Player.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reyes lands a jab.
Reyes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Player misses with an uppercut.
Reyes throws a jab when Player was well out of range.
Player misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Reyes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Player was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Player.
An attempted straight right counter from Reyes misses the target.
Player cracks Reyes with an open hand slap.
Player throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Riel Dan Reyes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Riel Dan Reyes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Reyes. Those never looked like landing.
Player drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reyes defends it well.
Reyes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Player tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Player slips a jab from Reyes.
Reyes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reyes wants to slow Player down by chopping away at his legs.
Player walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Player tries to land a leg kick but Reyes saw it coming and moves away.
Player throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reyes throwing a counter right hand but Player manages to avoid it.
Player is looking to chop away at Reyes's legs.
Reyes defending well as Player loads up on a big left hand.
Player takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Player manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Player shoots in and gets a takedown into Reyes's guard.
Reyes pulls Player in close to prevent any damage.
Player trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes 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.
Reyes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Player preventing the sweep.
Reyes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Reyes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Player throws a strike but Reyes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Player wants to sweep here but Reyes controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reyes is looking to work some ground and pound but Player has wrist control.
Reyes trying to control but Player is working from the bottom.
Reyes stays in close to Player's body and controls the position.
Reyes wants to pass the guard but Player is keeping the position.
Reyes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Player fails to land the takedown.
Player throws an off balance right hand
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Reyes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Player ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Player avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Player throws a jab but it's blocked by Reyes.
Player takes one to the chin there.
Reyes lands with a hook. Player tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Player gets caught napping as Reyes dives in and scores a takedown. Player manages to retain guard.
Reyes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Player keeps moving.
Player preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Player keeps moving.
Reyes is really struggling to control Player but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reyes looking to sit in guard and control but Player gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reyes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Dan Reyes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Riel Dan Reyes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Player throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reyes.
Player throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reyes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reyes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reyes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Player.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes slips a straight right by Player.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Player.
Player keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes misses with a hook. Player ducked under it nicely.
Gary Player seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Player takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Player lands a nice shot that snaps Reyes's head back.
Player feints and then cracks Reyes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reyes down.
Player misses with a takedown attempt - Reyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Player jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reyes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Riel Dan Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes dips to his left and cracks Player with an uppercut!
Reyes checks a leg kick.
Player swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reyes is looking for a counter combo.
Player ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Player throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reyes on the side of the head.
Player takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reyes checks a leg kick.
Reyes misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Player misses.
Reyes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Players jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Player wants to land a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on Player's shoulder, as Player tries to avoid the shot.
Reyes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gary Player has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player misses with a low kick.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Player moves away.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Player.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Reyes misses.
Player keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Player sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Player ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Player drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reyes defends it well.
Player throws out a leg kick but Reyes moves out of range and Player only half commits.
Player lands with a straight right. Reyes didn't see that one coming.
Reyes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Player. Player circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Player misses with a straight right.
Player tries a head kick but it misses.
Player tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reyes swivels and escapes.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
Reyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Player.
Reyes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Player swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reyes.
Player takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Player.
Reyes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Player defending well as Reyes loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Player.
Player staying out of range there.
Player scores with a nice body kick.
Player connects with an inside leg kick.
Player lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Player walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reyes cracks Player with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes looks to land a left hand but Player moved out of range nicely.
Reyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Player sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Player slips a jab from Reyes.
Nice body punch from Reyes.
Player throws a jab when Reyes was well out of range.
Player slips a jab from Reyes.
Player walks into a stiff left hand from Reyes.
Riel Dan Reyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Player fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reyes, as that shot connected.
Reyes moves out of range as Player throws a body kick.
Player doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Player lands a head kick that stumbles Reyes and the fighters go to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Player in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reyes is pulling down on Player's head. It's preventing any offense from Player, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Player comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reyes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riel Dan Reyes!
Post fight, Riel Dan Reyes stared into the camera and said 'Don't mess with me. Thirty three.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
40 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bang Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lynch fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bang to the ground. Lynch is now in Bang's guard.
Lynch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bang is adopting a defensive guard.
Lynch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lynch controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lynch.
Lynch throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lynch throws a looping overhand right but Bang ducks down to avoid it.
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Lynch.
Lynch thows a body kick. Bang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lynch throws a push kick but Bang slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Bang.
Lynch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left and a right from Lynch both land. Nice combination.
Lynch cracks Bang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lynch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lynch lands a two punch combo.
Bang Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bang staying out of range there.
Lynch throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bang. Lynch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lynch stalks Bang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bang's face. Bang staggers backwards, shaken.
Bang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Bang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bang misses with a wild body shot.
Bang throws a lazy right hand but Lynch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lynch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bang.
Lynch misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang takes one to the chin there.
Bang throws a body shot but no joy.
Bang throws the left hand but Lynch avoids the punch easily.
Oooh a lovely combination from Lynch sends Bang down but not out. Lynch dives into side control looking to finish.
Bang is rocked!
It looks like Bang Bang has been cut.
Bang is trying to escape the position but Lynch is controlling the position.
Oh Bang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lynch tries for a kimura but Bang is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch trying to control the action but Bang is working from the bottom.
Bang seems to have got his legs back now.
Lynch working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang is looking to regain half guard here but Lynch keeps moving and retains side control.
Bang is not content to let Lynch control the position.
Bang takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bang is not content to let Lynch control the position.
Bang is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lynch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bang Bang's cut.
That's time! Bang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bang misses with an uppercut.
Lynch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bang throws a front kick aimed at Lynch's knee but Lynch avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Lynch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lynch.
Lynch misses with a head kick.
It looked like Bang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lynch.
Bang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lynch. Lynch obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Lynch.
Lynch throws a series of punches but Bang moves out of range.
Lynch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bang.
A quick step to the side and Bang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Lynch misses.
It looked like Bang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lynch lands with an uppercut that bounces Bang off the cage and back into range.
Lynch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lynch avoids the body shot from Bang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lynch! But no joy.
Eric Lynch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lynch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bang is out of range and Lynch settles back down.
Bang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lynch.
Bang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lynch to score with a decent uppercut.
Lynch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bang loads up on a big right hand but Lynch slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lynch can pounce on him.
Eric Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynch lands with an uppercut that bounces Bang off the cage and back into range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lynch.
Lynch looks to land a body kick but Bang moved away.
Bang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lynch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lynch. That's going to slow Bang down.
Lynch connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lynch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eric Lynch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lynch preventing the sweep.
Lynch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lynch wants to control from the top but Bang keeps moving.
Lynch with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch passes into half guard.
Lynch uses his free foot to push down on Bang's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bang.
Lynch landing shots from mount.
Lynch avoids the attempt from Bang to control.
Lynch raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch lands a heavy elbow.
Lynch lands a heavy elbow.
Lynch throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lynch controlling from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Lynch there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bang is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lynch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynch lands a big shot there that rocks Bang but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lynch lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lynch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bang Bang's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lynch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lynch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lynch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Lynch misses.
Lynch checks the leg kick.
Lynch throws a hook to the side of Bang's head but Bang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lynch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Lynch misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lynch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lynch is looking to slow Bang down with leg kicks.
Lynch throws an off balance right hand
and Bang counters with a nice uppercut.
Lynch scores with a spinning back kick!
Bang throws a hook but Lynch blocks it.
Lynch swinging wildly here.
Lynch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Lynch misses
and Bang counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Lynch lands.
Lynch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a shot from downtown. Lynch moves away and avoids it.
Lynch connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lynch. That one must have hurt.
Bang throws a body punch but Lynch moves out of range.
Lynch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lynch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bang scrambles back to his feet.
Lynch scores with a hook to the body. Bang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lynch misses with an uppercut. Bang saw that one coming.
Bang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lynch moves away from the strike by Bang.
Bang misses with a hook. Lynch ducked under it nicely.
Eric Lynch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lynch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bang on the side of the head.
Bang throws a shot from downtown. Lynch moves away and avoids it.
Bang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lynch scores with a push kick.
Lynch feints and then cracks Bang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bang down.
Lynch's coach down at The Cooker was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lynch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lynch tries to bum rush Bang with a series of wild strikes but Bang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lynch back to the cage. Bang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Eric Lynch has been cut.
Bang misses with a left hand
enabling Lynch to counter with a crisp jab.
Lynch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bang.
Nice takedown defense from Bang. No joy for Lynch on that attempt.
Bang throws a jab but it's blocked by Lynch.
Lynch tries a quick counter leg kick but Bang is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynch misses with a lunging right hand
and Bang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lynch lands with a hook. Bang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bang tries to land a leg kick but Lynch saw it coming and moves away.
Lynch only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bang avoids the head kick by Lynch.
Bang throws a right hand that misses
enabling Lynch to counter with a crisp jab.
Bang fails to land with a series of punches.
Lynch was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bang misses with an uppercut. Lynch saw that one coming.
Lynch looks to land a combination but Bang avoids it well.
Bang throws a body punch but Lynch moves out of range.
Lynch scoring well with a low kick there.
Lynch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bang avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Bang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lynch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Lynch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lynch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Lynch!
A victorious Eric Lynch 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonton Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong has chosen Hong Entrance Song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
205 lbs
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206 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonton Hong!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Camacho.
We've been told by Camacho's head coaches at Furia Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Camacho is just out of range.
Camacho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hong cracks Camacho with an open hand slap.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Camacho misses its target.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Camacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Camacho connects with a leg kick. Hong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Camacho is predictable there
and Hong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Hong blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho throws a front kick that sends Hong stumbling back into the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Camacho checks a leg kick.
Hong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Camachos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Decent striking displayed by Hong there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Hong stuns Camacho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Camacho clobbers Hong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Camacho moves out of range as Hong throws a body kick.
Camacho scores with a nice body kick.
Camacho tried to score with a low kick but Hong checks it.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Hong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Camacho is out of range and Hong settles back down.
Hong drives through with a takedown into Camacho's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hong trying to control the position from guard on top but Camacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Camacho holds on and takes a little breather.
Camacho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hong is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho looking to control.
Camacho is really struggling to control Hong but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Camacho pulls Hong in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Camacho looks to land a right hand but Hong moved out of range.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Hong. That snapped Camacho's head back.
It looks like Miguel Camacho has been cut.
Hong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Camacho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Hong.
Hong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Camacho lands with a cross.
It looks like Tonton Hong has been cut.
Camacho lands a jab to Hong's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camacho.
Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Camacho.
Camacho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
Hong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Camacho's head but Camacho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Hong misses with the body kick
and Camacho counters with a thumping low kick.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hong.
Camacho connects with a jab.
Camacho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Camacho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camacho.
Camacho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camacho looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Camacho stuns Hong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Camacho scores with a kick to the body.
Good work by Hong as he checks the leg kick.
Hong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hong tries to work over Camacho's front leg with a kick but Camacho checks it.
Hong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Camacho had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Camacho.
Miguel Camacho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Hong. Beautiful body shot.
Camacho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hong misses with a combination
and Camacho counters with a nice right hand that sends Hong toppling to the canvas! Hong scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Camacho finish him?!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Camacho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miguel Camacho will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Camacho throws a leg kick that is checked
so Hong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hong looking to pass the guard.
Hong wants to control from the top but Camacho keeps moving.
Hong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Camacho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hong is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho is pulling down on Hong's head. It's preventing any offense from Hong, at least for the moment.
Hong trying to control the position from guard on top but Camacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hong's corner calls for a 1-2. Hong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Camacho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Camacho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Camacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Camacho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Camacho.
Hong lands with an overhand left.
Camacho is rocked!
Hong ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Camacho out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tonton Hong!
After the fight, Tonton Hong was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkimo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sandstorm. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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33
260 lbs
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40
277 lbs
37 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Harkimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masoe shoots in looking for a takedown but Harkimo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Masoe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Masoe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harkimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masoe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Masoe has his takedown stuffed
and Harkimo counters with a body kick.
Masoe tries for a takedown but Harkimo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harkimo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Keijo Harkimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaisafa Masoe.
Harkimo cracks Masoe with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Harkimo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Masoe to stand back up!
Harkimo slaps away a takedown attempt from Masoe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masoe misses with a takedown
and Harkimo counters with a nice leg kick.
Harkimo lands a big head kick that sends Masoe to the canvas! Harkimo follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Harkimo!
A victorious Keijo Harkimo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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