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CFC 12: Fury vs LiFat PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Mcdavid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor Mcdavid will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jasper Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Connor Mcdavid!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mcdavid is defended easily by Daniel.
Mcdavid fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Daniel.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mcdavid is defended easily by Daniel.
Jasper Daniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Mcdavid.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mcdavid controls Daniel momentarily but Daniel frees himself.
Daniel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daniel forces his way into half guard.
Mcdavid looking for submissions off his back.
Daniel wants to free his trapped foot but Mcdavid is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcdavid is trying to stand up here but Daniel is controlling him well.
Daniel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Daniel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Daniel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Daniel wants to pass to mount but Mcdavid is defending the position.
Daniel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Daniel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Daniel trying to control the action but Mcdavid is working from the bottom.
Daniel drops an elbow to the side of Mcdavid's head.
Mcdavid wants to get back to his feet.
Daniel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniel is keen to just control but Mcdavid is a slippery customer.
Daniel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Daniel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mcdavid missing with punches from the bottom.
Daniel is trying to control the action in half guard but Mcdavid is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Daniel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daniel lands a nice short elbow.
Daniel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Daniel working Mcdavid over with strikes.
Daniel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Daniel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mcdavid!
Mcdavid is bucking up trying to escape but Daniel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mcdavid looks a forlorn figure.
Daniel lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasper Daniel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Daniel swinging wildly here.
Mcdavid fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mcdavid sprawls well. Mcdavid wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daniel gets slowly back to his feet.
Daniel checks a leg kick.
Mcdavid avoids the body shot from Daniel.
Mcdavid goes for a double leg but Daniel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Daniel continues to drive forward.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daniel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Daniel enables Mcdavid to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Daniel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Daniel 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdavid is fighting to break Daniel's control of his arms but Daniel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Daniel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcdavid can do to turn this around?
Daniel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Daniel trying to control from half guard but Mcdavid is working away.
Daniel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daniel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel looking to finish Mcdavid with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mcdavid!
Mcdavid squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Daniel lands a nice shot to the head.
Mcdavid is breathing heavily.
Daniel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mcdavid is rocked!
Mcdavid takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Daniel's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jasper Daniel!
Our winner, Jasper Daniel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Brazol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Richter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartosz Brazol has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bartosz Brazol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Richter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazol throws a right hand that Richter ducks under and follows up with a left that Richter also avoids with ease.
Bartosz Brazol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Richter.
A punch combination from Brazol misses.
Brazol misses with a series of wild punches.
Richter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brazol throws a nice looking combination but Richter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brazol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richter.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Brazol scores with a four punch combination!
Richter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brazol. That did some damage!
Brazol really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brazol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richter is looking to land body kicks.
Brazol throws a nice looking combination but Richter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brazol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richter can pounce on him.
Richter fakes the leg kick and cracks Brazol in the body.
Richter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brazol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richter throws a counter combo.
Richter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brazol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brazol avoids a kick to the body.
Richter misses with the combination.
Richter throws a series of punches but Brazol avoids them all with ease.
Richter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brazol.
Richter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brazol.
Richter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richter cracks the inside of Brazol's front leg.
Richter slips a jab and a cross from Brazol.
Brazol throws a right hand that Richter ducks under and follows up with a left that Richter also avoids with ease.
Richter throws a series of punches but Brazol moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richter slips a jab and a cross from Brazol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richter.
That kick from Richter tenderised Brazol's leg. Brazol is trying to keep his angry face on.
Richter connects with a right hand. Brazol shakes it off.
A combination from Brazol does no damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richter, right into the meat.
Brazol misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brazol shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Richter eats them both and turns towards Brazol to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brazol is breathing heavily.
Brazol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brazol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Richter.
Brazol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richter.
Richter lands a left and a right that send Brazol crashing to the mat, dazed. Richter thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Brazol is rocked!
Brazol stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richter.
Richter scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Richter. Those never looked like landing.
Brazol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richter circles away quickly and effectively.
Richter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Richter misses with a series of wild punches.
Richter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazol misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Richter.
Richter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brazol throws a right and a left that Richter avoids nicely.
Brazol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richter. Richter obviously looking to wear him down.
Brazol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richter circles away quickly and effectively.
Richter lands a leg kick that knocks Brazol off balance momentarily.
Brazol misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Richter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brazol throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richter counters with a three punch combo that has Brazol backing up. Brazol nods at Richter to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brazol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brazol has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Brazol misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter dips to his left and cracks Brazol with an uppercut!
Oh Brazol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richter cracks the inside of Brazol's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richter. That's going to slow Brazol down.
Richter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Richter connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Brazol covering up! Richter comes in with a big uppercut and Brazol goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charles Richter!
An out of breath Charles Richter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Decudir Achell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benton MacKaye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Decudir Achell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benton MacKaye!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacKaye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Achell throws a big counter combination but MacKaye scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
MacKaye looks to score with a jab to the body but Achell is just out of range.
Achell gets caught flat footed, as MacKaye shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Achell has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Achell trying to keep a closed guard but MacKaye is proving a slippery customer.
MacKaye trying to control the position from guard on top but Achell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacKaye keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Achell's head.
Achell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MacKaye got a little sloppy there for a moment and Achell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, MacKaye has managed to get both his arms back between Achell's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacKaye drops back, looking for a kneebar! Achell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Achell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Achell!
Achell wants to lay and pray for a moment but MacKaye keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKaye is looking for a sweep.
MacKaye keeps trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on MacKaye's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
MacKaye is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
MacKaye missing with punches from the bottom.
MacKaye is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Achell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. MacKaye doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Achell.
MacKaye missing with punches from the bottom.
MacKaye is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Achell pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacKaye is refusing to be controlled, as Achell sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacKaye gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacKaye wants to sweep but no luck.
Achell wants to control from the top but MacKaye keeps moving.
MacKaye pulls Achell in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A lazy left from Achell finds it's target.
Achell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacKaye shoots in for a takedown but Achell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Achell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - MacKaye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Achell lands a nice shot that snaps MacKaye's head back.
MacKaye throws a body punch but Achell moves out of range.
Jab from Achell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Achell connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Achell lands with a cross.
MacKaye closes the distance and clinches.
Achell looking to stall.
Achell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Achell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows MacKaye to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Achell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
MacKaye is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Decudir Achell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Achell!
Achell lands a jab-cross combination.
Achell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
MacKaye darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Achell blocking the ground and pound attempt from MacKaye.
MacKaye is looking for a kimura here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacKaye trying to mount his opponent but Achell defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKaye is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Achell to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
MacKaye controlling from the top position.
MacKaye missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Achell can't keep his opponent in guard - MacKaye advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
MacKaye missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
MacKaye seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's 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.
MacKaye is working for a submission of some sort.
Achell is trying to control but MacKaye passes into side control!
MacKaye has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
MacKaye tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no MacKaye has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
MacKaye tries to move to mount but Achell blocks the move with his legs.
The strikes coming from MacKaye are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Achell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
MacKaye tries to move to mount but Achell blocks the move with his legs.
Achell struggling a bit here.
MacKaye throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
MacKaye wants to lay and pray for a moment but Achell keeps working.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
MacKaye tries to move to mount but Achell blocks the move with his legs.
MacKaye grinds an elbow into Achell's temple.
MacKaye working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
MacKaye throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
MacKaye working the ground and pound but Achell is defending the strikes.
MacKaye looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacKaye throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benton MacKaye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Achell misses with a few strikes there.
Achell throws a series of punches but MacKaye avoids them all with ease.
MacKaye's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Achell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! MacKaye scrambles back to his feet.
Decudir Achell is winning the standup battle so far.
MacKaye slips a jab and a cross from Achell.
Achell stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from MacKaye is defended easily by Achell.
Achell cracks MacKaye with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Achell 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.
No luck for MacKaye with that takedown attempt.
Decudir Achell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benton MacKaye.
An inside leg kick lands from MacKaye.
MacKaye is looking to clinch but Achell is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKaye closes the distance and clinches up with Achell, looking for a takedown. MacKaye pushes Achell against the cage but Achell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Achell keeps the fight on the outside.
MacKaye tries to land a leg kick but Achell saw it coming and moves away.
Achell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Achell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
MacKaye gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Achell.
No luck for MacKaye with that takedown attempt.
Achell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Decudir Achell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Achell scores with a jab. MacKaye acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MacKaye gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Achell.
Decudir Achell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Achell.
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!
Achell scores with the left hand. MacKaye knows he should have avoided that one.
MacKaye takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Achell connects with a right hand. MacKaye shakes it off.
Achell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacKaye tries to close the distance and clinch but Achell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Achell lands with a shot to the body.
MacKaye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Achell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Achell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Achell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacKaye can do to turn this around?
MacKaye throws a series of punches but Achell avoids them all with ease.
Achell throws a combination. MacKaye tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
MacKaye is rocked!
MacKaye has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
MacKaye walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Achell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Achell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacKaye takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
MacKaye is still on wobbly legs! Can Achell finish him?
Achell lands with an uppercut that bounces MacKaye off the cage and back into range.
MacKaye moves into the clinch.
Achell is looking to control MacKaye's arms but MacKaye gets an underhook and turns him. Now Achell has his back to the cage.
MacKaye seems to have recovered his senses.
MacKaye is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Achell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
MacKaye has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Achell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
MacKaye lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
MacKaye takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Achell looking for submissions off his back.
Achell is refusing to be controlled, as MacKaye sits in half guard.
MacKaye working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Achell's thigh. Achell counters though and makes it back to full guard.
MacKaye pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Achell is keeping the position for now.
Achell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. MacKaye is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
MacKaye scoring with some ground and pound.
Achell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MacKaye can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
MacKaye is pushing down on Achell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Achell is fighting to maintain full guard but MacKaye has managed to sneak the leg through.
Achell is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute MacKaye jumps into side control!
MacKaye wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Achell, who protects the arm well.
MacKaye goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Achell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for MacKaye but great work by Achell.
Achell throws an elbow but MacKaye slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Decudir Achell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Achell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Decudir Achell!
A very excited looking Decudir Achell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Phuthong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Vergoslav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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24
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Hates pizza |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Handsome Phuthong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Vergoslav!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Phuthong.
Phuthong tries for a kimura but Vergoslav is defending well.
Phuthong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vergoslav tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Phuthong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Phuthong is trying to get an arm triangle but Vergoslav is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vergoslav can't do much from the bottom here.
Vergoslav is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vergoslav can't do much from the bottom here.
Phuthong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Phuthong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Phuthong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Phuthong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Phuthong is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Vergoslav is trying to escape and Phuthong transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Vergoslav is forced to tap! Nice work there by Phuthong! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Handsome Phuthong!
A victorious Handsome Phuthong 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Connor Alexis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django Unchained (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Connor Alexis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Django Unchained!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unchained fails to land the takedown.
Alexis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Unchained throws a head kick but Alexis moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Alexis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Unchained tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Unchained shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Unchained was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Unchained working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unchained stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Unchained doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alexis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Alexis misses.
Alexis misses with an uppercut. Unchained saw that one coming.
Alexis avoids the head kick by Unchained.
Alexis throwing a counter right hand but Unchained manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Alexis finds it's target.
Unchained tries to clinch there but Alexis circles away.
Alexis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alexis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Unchained changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alexis missing with a left hand there. Unchained was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexis sets himself, and Unchained steps forward looking for the clinch! Alexis avoids it this time.
Alexis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Unchained.
It looked like Alexis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Connor Alexis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Django Unchained.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alexis defends well and Unchained ends up having to push Alexis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alexis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Unchained wants to clinch but Alexis slips to the side
letting Alexis counter with a right hand.
Unchained fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alexis to the ground. Unchained is now in Alexis's guard.
Alexis is looking to stand back up but Unchained counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Alexis.
Alexis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alexis tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexis pushes Unchained off looking to stand but Unchained dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Unchained drops an elbow to the side of Alexis's head.
Unchained thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alexis's head.
Unchained tries to pass to full mount but Alexis defends it.
Alexis is trying to stand up here but Unchained is controlling him well.
Unchained trying to control the action but Alexis is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Alexis!
Unchained looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Unchained controlling the pace for now.
Unchained won't let Alexis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Unchained content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Django Unchained dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Unchained fails with the takedown
enabling Alexis to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexis scores with a nice right hand.
Alexis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Unchained.
Unchained shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alexis but Alexis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unchained misses with a takedown attempt
and Alexis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Connor Alexis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Django Unchained.
Unchained uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alexis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Unchained has a takedown stuffed.
Unchained tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Django Unchained is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Unchained.
Unchained darts in trying to clinch
and Alexis counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained misses with a takedown attempt
and Alexis counters with a straight right hand.
Connor Alexis is winning the standup battle so far.
Unchained shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alexis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Unchained is breathing heavily.
Unchained keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexis.
Alexis misses with an uppercut.
Unchained has his takedown stuffed
and Alexis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Alexis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained closes the distance but Alexis moves to the side
letting Alexis counter with a right hand.
Unchained shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Alexis to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexis lands an overhand right.
Unchained fails with the takedown
enabling Alexis to counter with a crisp jab.
Unchained has his takedown stuffed
and Alexis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexis misses with a straight left.
Alexis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Unchained avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Unchained.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Alexis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Unchained misses with a low kick.
It looked like Alexis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Unchained blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Unchained's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Unchained misses with a takedown attempt - Alexis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alexis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Unchained walks into a straight right hand from Alexis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unchained shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alexis counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained misses with a takedown attempt
and Alexis counters with a straight right hand.
Connor Alexis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Django Unchained.
Unchained takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Unchained walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Alexis.
Alexis throws an overhand right that lands on Unchained's shoulder, as Unchained tries to avoid the shot.
Unchained moves out of range of the strikes.
Unchained misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alexis throwing a counter right hand but Unchained manages to avoid it.
Unchained fails with the takedown
and Alexis counters with a three punch combo that has Unchained backing up. Unchained nods at Alexis to acknowledge the strikes.
Unchained is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained fails with the takedown
and Alexis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Unchained is still on wobbly legs! Can Alexis finish him?
Unchained fails with the takedown.
Alexis throwing a counter right hand but Unchained manages to avoid it.
Unchained seems to have recovered his senses.
Unchained is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Unchained shoots and misses
and Alexis counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Unchained shoots and misses
and Alexis counters with a huge left! Unchained is in big trouble! He's backing up but Alexis isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Unchained from any more damage. A dominating finish by Alexis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Alexis!
Django Unchained spoke after the fight, saying 'My opponent was great, thanks to the fans and my training camp'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wu Xian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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25
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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25
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wu Xian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rikki Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Xian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xian misses with a looping left.
Robertson staying out of range there.
Robertson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xian.
Wu Xian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robertson stalling.
Robertson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Xian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robertson controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson stalls.
Xian is looking to break free of the clinch but Robertson has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson gets control of Xian's arms and successfully pulls guard. Robertson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Xian is sitting in close to Robertson's body. Robertson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Xian is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Xian is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Robertson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rikki Robertson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Imanali Gadisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayashi Takai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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163 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Imanali Gadisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hayashi Takai!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadisov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gadisov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gadisov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Takai is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Takai is trying to improve his position.
Takai defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadisov cracks Takai with a big right hand but Takai just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gadisov working the ground and pound.
Takai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gadisov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Gadisov.
Gadisov cracks Takai with a big elbow.
Gadisov working the body and head with strikes.
Gadisov working the body and head with strikes.
Takai parries the strikes from Gadisov easily there. Gadisov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Takai to escape.
Gadisov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gadisov 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.
Gadisov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gadisov in side control, throwing shots but Takai defends.
Gadisov wants to control but Takai is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadisov in side control, throwing shots but Takai defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Gadisov.
Gadisov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takai parries the strikes from Gadisov easily there. Gadisov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Takai to escape.
Gadisov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gadisov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gadisov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Takai sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadisov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gadisov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gadisov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Takai sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gadisov in side control, throwing shots but Takai defends.
Takai taking a bit of punishment here - Gadisov scoring with strikes.
Gadisov throws a strike aimed at the side of Takai's head but Takai avoids it well.
Gadisov lands an elbow.
Gadisov scoring with punches and elbows.
Gadisov lands an elbow.
Takai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gadisov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Gadisov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gadisov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gadisov working the ground and pound.
Gadisov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gadisov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gadisov trying to control the position but Takai is working away.
Takai avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gadisov.
Gadisov grinds an elbow into Takai's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imanali Gadisov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gadisov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Takai napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gadisov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gadisov working the ground and pound but Takai is defending the strikes.
Gadisov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gadisov tries to score with some ground and pound. Takai controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Takai is trying to improve his position.
Gadisov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Takai's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takai defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadisov in side control, throwing shots but Takai defends.
Gadisov looks up at the clock and then as Takai takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gadisov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gadisov working the ground and pound but Takai is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Gadisov crashes against the mat.
Takai dodges the ground and pound from Gadisov.
Gadisov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gadisov in side control, throwing shots but Takai defends.
Gadisov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Takai!
Gadisov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Takai because Gadisov loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Gadisov.
Takai takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gadisov with good strikes from the mount here!
Takai is rocked!
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!
Gadisov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Takai is still in real trouble! Can Gadisov finish him?
Takai is breathing heavily.
Gadisov postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Takai bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gadisov and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Imanali Gadisov!
A victorious Imanali Gadisov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Muse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
164 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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25
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramon Gonzales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Muse!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muse clinches up against the cage.
Muse breaks the clinch.
Muse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muse was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzales.
Muse is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gonzales with a body shot.
Muse has managed to clinch.
Gonzales blocks a body shot from Muse.
Muse trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muse misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muse obliges.
Muse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzales.
Muse misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzales avoids it.
Muse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzales avoids it.
Muse looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gonzales is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzales is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muse missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Muse.
Muse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzales blocks it with crossed arms.
Muse looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
Muse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzales is defending well for now.
Muse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzales.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muse tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzales avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Muse throws knees to the body.
Gonzales tries to land knees in the clinch but Muse avoids the damage to the body.
Muse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muse tries to break free but Gonzales pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muse landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzales is defending well for now.
Muse landing knees to the body.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muse landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muse missing with knees to the body.
Muse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Muse struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzales controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muse.
Gonzales is stalling here.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muse throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muse is keeping busy.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Muse throws knees to the body.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzales blocks a body shot from Muse.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzales is trying to stall.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Muse.
Muse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzales blocks it with crossed arms.
Gonzales pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muse tries a body shot but Gonzales blocks it.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gonzales blocks a body shot from Muse.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Muse.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muse pushes Gonzales back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gonzales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzales avoids it.
Gonzales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Muse dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Muse misses with a shot to the body
and Muse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muse moves into range and clinches up with Gonzales.
Muse trying to land knees to the body.
Muse misses with a body punch.
Muse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzales avoids it.
Muse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzales.
Muse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzales.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gonzales throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Muse trying to land knees to the body.
Muse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Gonzales misses.
Muse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzales.
Muse appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gonzales throws a hook to the side of Muse's head but Muse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzales tries to keep at a distance but Muse has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muse tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzales avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzales avoids it.
Muse keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Muse.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Muse.
Muse tries a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Muse throws knees to the body.
Gonzales prevents a body shot from Muse.
Muse trying to land knees to the body.
Muse missing with knees to the body.
Muse can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzales controls the action.
Muse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales blocks a body shot from Muse.
Muse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Muse throws knees to the body.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch but Muse keeps him there for the moment.
Muse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muse is breathing heavily.
Muse tries a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muse working Gonzales over with knees to the body.
Muse missing with knees to the body.
Muse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzales.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzales effectively controlling the action here.
Muse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muse can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzales controls the action.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Muse.
Muse trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Muse throws knees to the body.
Muse misses with some punches.
Muse trying to land knees to the body.
Muse missing with knees to the body.
Muse misses with a body punch.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzales is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muse prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Muse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzales.
Muse crunches a lovely knee into Gonzales's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Muse fails to land.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Muse throws knees to the body.
Gonzales looking to stall.
Muse tries to land a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks with his arms.
Muse trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzales softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muse trying to land knees to the body.
Muse looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
Muse trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Muse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gonzales moves out of range as Muse throws a body kick.
Gonzales cracks Muse with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Muse walks into a jab.
Gonzales lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Muse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gonzales throws a sloppy body shot
and Muse counters with a leg kick.
Gonzales cracks Muse with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muse is rocked!
Gonzales scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muse is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzales finish him?
Muse bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Gonzales comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Muse falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Muse was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramon Gonzales!
Ramon Gonzales is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Freitas looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Freitas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freitas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Freitas looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Golovkin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Freitas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Golovkin works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golovkin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Freitas defends it easily.
Freitas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Golovkin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Freitas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Golovkin controlling the position.
Freitas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Golovkin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Golovkin has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Golovkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Golovkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Golovkin working some strikes from top position.
Golovkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Freitas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Golovkin with a nice head shot there.
Golovkin postures up and lands a big shot to Freitas's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Golovkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Golovkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Golovkin distracts Freitas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Golovkin drops back looking for a leg! Freitas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Freitas manages to kick Golovkin off! Golovkin jumps back into Freitas's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golovkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Golovkin advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin tries for a kimura but Freitas is defending well.
Golovkin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Freitas to see if he's OK.
Golovkin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Freitas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Freitas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Golovkin scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin is looking to take a break and control but Freitas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Freitas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Golovkin working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Golovkin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Freitas is rocked!
Freitas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oh Freitas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Freitas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Golovkin connects with a decent elbow.
Golovkin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Freitas to see if he's OK.
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!
Freitas gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Golovkin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Golovkin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Freitas to the mat! Freitas manages to get full guard.
Golovkin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Golovkin postures up and lands a big shot to Freitas's brow.
Golovkin connects with a couple of short punches.
Golovkin passes Freitas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Golovkin is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Freitas is hurt! He's hurt bad - Golovkin fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Freitas from any more punishment! Congratulations to Golovkin! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Golovkin!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung LiFat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chung LiFat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Fury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chung LiFat!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury thuds his right hand into LiFat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fury looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fury gets the takedown into side control.
Fury in side control lands a decent elbow.
LiFat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury scoring with punches and elbows.
LiFat tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury is chipping away with strikes.
LiFat manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
LiFat looks to land a strike but Fury avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
LiFat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fury avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury pulls LiFat in to control the position.
LiFat passes easily into side control. Nice work.
LiFat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fury keeps working.
Fury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
You can see the frustration on Fury's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fury tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but LiFat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fury is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fury keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
LiFat is keen to just control but Fury is a slippery customer.
LiFat with the ground and pound but Fury uses the opportunity to regain guard.
LiFat postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fury is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of LiFat, into his guard.
LiFat is trying to control the position but Fury postures up.
LiFat has momentary wrist control but Fury slips an elbow through the middle.
LiFat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fury is aware though and is defending well.
LiFat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
LiFat looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fury puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Fury.
LiFat trying to hold on to Fury's head to control him but Fury postures up.
Fury 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fury connects with a nice short shot to LiFat's temple.
LiFat gets full guard.
Fury trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fury postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
LiFat working a defensive guard but Fury manages to pass into side control anyway.
Fury is looking to take a break and control but LiFat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
LiFat is looking for a sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if LiFat can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LiFat taking a bit of punishment here - Fury scoring with strikes.
Fury working the head and body with strikes.
LiFat tries to improve position but can't.
Fury lands some shots froms side control.
Fury moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
LiFat is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fury connects with a decent elbow.
Fury working the body and head with strikes.
LiFat takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury wants to control but LiFat is keeping him busy.
Fury wants to take a breather but LiFat manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Fury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Fury dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fury looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for LiFat!
LiFat is trying to control Fury's posture but Fury avoids it.
LiFat gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury tries to pass to full mount but LiFat defends it.
Fury looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fury drops an elbow to the side of LiFat's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Fury.
Fury is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
LiFat has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fury is working away from the top position though.
Frank Fury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fury is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for LiFat!
LiFat is looking to improve his position but Fury isn't that keen on the idea.
Fury avoids the attempt from LiFat to control.
LiFat is in a horrible position here. Fury smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
LiFat is rocked!
Fury postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. LiFat looks a forlorn figure.
LiFat is still in real trouble! Can Fury finish him?
Fury lands a big shot to the head and LiFat winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Frank Fury!
Frank Fury retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Frank Fury thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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