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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arse Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Frederiksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arse Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Frederiksen!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frederiksen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Face closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Frederiksen to counter with a crisp jab.
Face fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frederiksen with a jab.
Face shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frederiksen but Frederiksen 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.
Face tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frederiksen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frederiksen moves into range and clinches up with Face.
Frederiksen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Face's efforts to push away.
Face blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face tries to pull guard but Frederiksen holds him up against the cage and eventually Face drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arse Face. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Face misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frederiksen.
Face can't break the clinch.
Face is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Frederiksen tries to land knees in the clinch but Face avoids the damage to the body.
Face tries to circle away but Frederiksen has him pinned against the cage.
Face wants to break free but Frederiksen has control.
Frederiksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Frederiksen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Face avoids it.
Frederiksen has hold of one of Face's legs. Face is fighting the takedown attempt but Frederiksen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Face keeping moving, preventing Frederiksen from controlling successfully.
Frederiksen forces his way into half guard.
Frederiksen working Face over with strikes.
Frederiksen lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Frederiksen in particular looking to stall.
Face is in trouble now - Frederiksen has advanced to mount!
Face keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederiksen landing shots from mount.
It looks like Arse Face has been cut.
Frederiksen unloading with bombs!
Face is breathing heavily.
Frederiksen swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fred Frederiksen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Keats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Marakatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marakatti's choice of entrance music: Beyoncé - Halo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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Excellent 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
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth Keats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ville Marakatti!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keats with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marakatti shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marakatti is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Keats tries to get to full guard but Marakatti has control of the leg.
Keats moves into full guard.
Marakatti is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Keats is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Keats has escaped and now he's on top!
Marakatti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Keats defends well.
Keats controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keats seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Marakatti for as long as he can get away with.
Our spies down at at Midnight MMA inform us that Marakatti has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Marakatti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keats gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Keats postures up and lands a big shot to Marakatti's brow.
Keats with a nice head shot there.
Marakatti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Keats keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keats tries to get to full guard but Marakatti has control of the leg.
Keats 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.
Marakatti is trying to work for a kimura but Keats is defending well.
Marakatti is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Keats defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marakatti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Keats is looking to improve his position.
Keats desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Keats makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Keats.
Marakatti wants to control from the top but Keats keeps moving.
Marakatti preventing the sweep.
Keats lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marakatti looking for a guillotine here but Keats defends easily.
Marakatti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Keats works over Marakatti with some ground and pound from guard.
Marakatti has momentary wrist control but Keats slips an elbow through the middle.
Keats scoring with some ground and pound.
Marakatti working for a triangle but Keats defends it easily.
Keats is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marakatti has momentary wrist control but Keats slips an elbow through the middle.
Keats with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Keats landing with the ground and pound.
Marakatti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Keats keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marakatti's head.
Keats looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Keats throwing strikes but missing.
Keats pushing down on Marakatti's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marakatti is looking for a sweep. Keats is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marakatti trying to control from the bottom.
Keats working over Marakatti with some ground and pound. Marakatti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Keats dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keats fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Keats does no damage.
Keats feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marakatti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Keats doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Keats manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Keats lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Keats makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Keats is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keats working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Keats in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Keats is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marakatti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keats can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Keats scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keats keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marakatti's head.
Keats content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Keats working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Keats slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marakatti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Keats working some strikes from top position.
Keats distracts Marakatti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Keats stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marakatti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keats works over Marakatti with some ground and pound from guard.
Keats with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marakatti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Keats cracks Marakatti with a solid left hand.
Kenneth Keats overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Keats trying to control but Marakatti is working from the bottom.
Keats throws a big right hand that misses.
Marakatti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keats scoring with some ground and pound.
Keats makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Keats controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Keats stands up over Marakatti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keats landing with the ground and pound.
Keats lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marakatti pushes a forearm under Keats's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Keats is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ville Marakatti!
Ville Marakatti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Desean Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Molovgomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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153 lbs
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147 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desean Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Molovgomedov !
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molovgomedov lands with a shot to the body.
Molovgomedov drives through and clinches with Bryant against the cage.
Bryant has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Molovgomedov after a bit of a struggle.
Bryant has picked Molovgomedov up - he's going for a ride! Bryant dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bryant is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Molovgomedov moves into full guard.
Bryant looking to pass the guard.
Molovgomedov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant stopping the sweep attempt from Molovgomedov .
Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Molovgomedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bryant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant throws an elbow that misses. Molovgomedov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bryant's guard. Nice move by Molovgomedov !
Bryant thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bryant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov landing some decent shots from guard.
Molovgomedov stopping the sweep attempt from Bryant.
Bryant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bryant is on top in guard.
Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Molovgomedov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bryant throws a strike but Molovgomedov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Bryant trying to control the position.
Molovgomedov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bryant's head.
Bryant looking to control.
Bryant lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Molovgomedov trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Molovgomedov is in close to Bryant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Molovgomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Molovgomedov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bryant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Molovgomedov defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov controlling from the top position.
Molovgomedov preventing the sweep.
Molovgomedov drops back looking for a leg! Bryant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bryant manages to kick Molovgomedov off! Molovgomedov jumps back into Bryant's guard.
Molovgomedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bryant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Molovgomedov lands a couple of digs.
Molovgomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Molovgomedov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bryant working for a triangle but Molovgomedov defends it easily.
Molovgomedov wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Bryant trying to strike off his back.
Bryant throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molovgomedov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bryant is rocked!
Molovgomedov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Bryant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bryant can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Molovgomedov controls the pace.
Molovgomedov distracts Bryant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Molovgomedov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Bryant covers up, he's hurt! Molovgomedov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Molovgomedov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Molovgomedov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Molovgomedov !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seleukos Molovgomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corvo Attano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seleukos Molovgomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corvo Attano!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molovgomedov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Attano swivels and escapes.
Attano misses with a wild combination.
Molovgomedov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Molovgomedov misses with a body kick.
Attano 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.
Molovgomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Attano.
Molovgomedov gets a clinch.
Molovgomedov misses with a knee strike.
Molovgomedov blocks a body shot from Attano.
A nice right hand lands inside from Attano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov pushes Attano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attano presses Molovgomedov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Molovgomedov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Molovgomedov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Molovgomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Attano fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molovgomedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Attano prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Molovgomedov.
Attano working aggressively here.
Attano digs a right hand into Molovgomedov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Molovgomedov's gas tank.
Attano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Attano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Molovgomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov stalling against the cage.
Molovgomedov scores with a shot to the side of Attano's head.
Molovgomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Attano misses with a body punch.
Molovgomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Molovgomedov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Molovgomedov misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Molovgomedov blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molovgomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Attano is working Molovgomedov over against the cage.
Attano letting Molovgomedov take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Attano avoids the damage to the body.
Attano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Attano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Attano misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molovgomedov.
Attano has a couple of punches blocked by Molovgomedov.
Attano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Molovgomedov stalling in the clinch but Attano improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Attano.
Attano avoiding damage as Molovgomedov throws knees to the body.
Molovgomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Attano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Attano misses with a punch on the inside.
Molovgomedov avoiding damage.
Molovgomedov blocks an uppercut.
Attano working aggressively here.
Attano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Molovgomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Attano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Molovgomedov can't break the clinch.
Molovgomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Attano is defending well for now.
Molovgomedov working aggressively here.
Attano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Molovgomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Molovgomedov blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov has Attano pushed against the cage.
Molovgomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Attano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Attano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Attano has a couple of punches blocked by Molovgomedov.
Attano misses with a body punch.
Attano managing to block the knees to the body from Molovgomedov.
Attano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Attano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Attano throws a head punch that misses.
Attano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molovgomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molovgomedov blocking some punches.
Molovgomedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Molovgomedov's head coaches at Condor Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Attano lands a nice shot that snaps Molovgomedov's head back.
Corvo Attano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Molovgomedov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Attano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Molovgomedov. Molovgomedov obviously looking to wear him down.
Attano misses the body punch
and Attano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Seleukos Molovgomedov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Molovgomedov scores with a body shot.
Attano digs a good hook to Molovgomedov's body.
Molovgomedov misses with an attempted mid kick.
And Attano tries to counter it with a takedown but Molovgomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Attano moves away from the strike by Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Attano manages to avoid it.
Attano connects with a body shot that sends Molovgomedov's belly button to the back.
Some bone on bone action there as Attano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Molovgomedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Attano.
Molovgomedov scores with a push kick.
Attano feints a jab promting Molovgomedov to slip. Attano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Molovgomedov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Attano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molovgomedov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Attano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Attano throws a hook but Molovgomedov blocks it.
Molovgomedov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Molovgomedov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Attano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Attano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molovgomedov darts in looking for a takedown but Attano gets double underhooks and turns Molovgomedov into the cage.
Attano staying out of range there.
Attano stuffs the takedown.
Attano punishes Molovgomedov's body with a nice straight punch.
Molovgomedov avoids a punch combination nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Attano blocks the leg kick.
Molovgomedov takes a swing at Attano's ribcage but misses.
Corvo Attano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Attano throws a big shot that misses.
Molovgomedov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Attano sprawls and moves away.
Molovgomedov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Molovgomedov wants to clinch up but Attano keeps it at a distance.
Corvo Attano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Attano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Attano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Molovgomedov is rocked!
Attano lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corvo Attano!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Mazza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vale's entrance music is Motorhead-Iron Fist . A fine choice. Mazza has chosen Smooth Criminal as his entrance music. Lou Mazza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Simon Vale's chin.
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245 lbs
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284 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Vale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lou Mazza!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Lou Mazza has been cut.
Vale throws a hook to the side of Mazza's head but Mazza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mazza is looking for the big counter here.
Mazza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vale as he jumps to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Vale on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vale gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vale scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vale defends it nicely.
Mazza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vale just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazza shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vale manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vale is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mazza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mazza throws a big right hand that misses.
Vale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vale utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mazza trying to control but Vale is working from the bottom.
Vale is looking to stand up but Mazza isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mazza throws a right and a left that Vale avoids nicely.
Mazza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simon Vale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Mazza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mazza.
Vale scores with a punch to the head.
Mazza darts in looking for a takedown but Vale gets double underhooks and turns Mazza into the cage.
Vale scores with a jab to the body.
Mazza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vale rushes Mazza and presses him up against the cage.
Vale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mazza backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vale lands a shoulder strike.
Mazza misses with a punch on the inside.
Vale digs a right hand into Mazza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mazza's gas tank.
Mazza looks winded!
Vale cracks Mazza with a nice body shot.
Vale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mazza.
Vale works on Mazza's body with a couple of short punches.
Vale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mazza backwards.
Vale lands with a light punch inside.
Vale turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Vale continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vale misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mazza takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vale wants to control but Mazza is keeping him busy.
Mazza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vale tries to move to full mount but Mazza actually manages to regain half guard.
Mazza is not content to let Vale control the position.
Vale trying to mount his opponent but Mazza defends it.
Vale throwing shots but Mazza is blocking nicely.
Vale is keen to just control but Mazza is a slippery customer.
Vale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mazza defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazza is refusing to be controlled, as Vale sits in half guard.
Vale trying to pass the guard but Mazza defending well.
Vale knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mazza on the ground.
Mazza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mazza works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vale is working Mazza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mazza keeping moving, preventing Vale from controlling successfully.
Vale with a nice head shot there.
Vale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vale wants to control from the top but Mazza keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Vale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lou Mazza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazza moves away.
Vale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lou Mazza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vale dips to his left and cracks Mazza with an uppercut!
Vale tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mazza is able to avoid easily.
Vale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mazza has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Mazza with that takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Vale on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mazza moves out of range as Vale strikes.
It seemed like Mazza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mazza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Simon Vale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Mazza.
Vale lunges at Mazza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mazza's hand.
Vale seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vale tries to sprawl but Mazza drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vale is looking to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale wants to control but Mazza passes into side.
Vale defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Vale's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mazza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vale is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mazza is controlling him well.
Mazza trying to control the action but Vale is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vale prevents Mazza from improving position.
Mazza is trying to get an arm triangle but Vale is defending well.
Vale is looking to reverse the position.
Mazza is looking to take a break and control but Vale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vale defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale tries to escape but Mazza is in control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mazza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vale was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mazza dodges the punch combination from Vale.
Vale shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vale showed some decent athleticism there.
Mazza taking some punishment here, with Vale in his half guard.
Mazza wants to improve his position but Vale is controlling well.
Vale is looking to stall here but Mazza recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazza working for a triangle but Vale defends it easily.
Vale has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mazza working a defensive guard here.
Vale is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mazza keeping moving, preventing Vale from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Vale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lou Mazza'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. This is the final round!
Vale lands with an uppercut that bounces Mazza off the cage and back into range.
Vale misses with a straight left.
Mazza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mazza is defended easily by Vale.
Simon Vale is winning the standup battle so far.
Vale feints and then cracks Mazza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mazza down.
Vale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mazza. Mazza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mazza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vale sprawls well. Vale wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mazza gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simon Vale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Mazza.
No joy there for Vale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mazza tries for a takedown but Vale sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vale lands a left and a right that send Mazza crashing to the mat, dazed. Vale thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazza shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale cracks Mazza with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mazza looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vale finish him?
Mazza is rocked!
Mazza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mazza bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Vale comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Mazza falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Mazza was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Vale!
Post fight, an emotional Simon Vale said 'In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keef Hash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hash comes to the cage accompanied by Albatross Albatross Albatross. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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24
140 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keef Hash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hash throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Byrd.
Byrd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hash looks to land a body kick but Byrd moved away.
Hash definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hash listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Byrd.
Byrd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hash.
Hash needs to keep his hands up - Byrd had a free shot at his head there.
Byrd scores with a leg kick.
Byrd pushes Hash up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Byrd.
Byrd has a couple of punches blocked by Hash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hash misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Byrd.
Hash throws an elbow but it misses.
Hash lands a nice uppercut.
Hash breaks from the clinch.
Byrd throws a wild body kick that Hash sees coming a mile off.
Byrd is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd slips a straight right by Hash.
Left hook, right uppercut from Byrd.
Hash throws the kick towards the body but Byrd avoids it.
Byrd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Byrd works Hash's body with a nice hook.
Hash ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Byrd tests Hash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Byrd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hash moves away.
Hash fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Byrd throws a right hand that misses
and Hash counters with a solid body kick.
Byrd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hash throws a low kick but it's checked well by Byrd.
Hash scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hash tests Byrd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hash misses with a body kick.
Byrd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hash fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Byrd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jolly Leg Byrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hash tried to score with a low kick but Byrd checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Byrd! But no joy.
Byrd misses with the body kick
and Hash counters with a low kick, right behind Byrd 's knee.
Byrd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hash's head backwards.
Byrd jabs Hash to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid body kick from Byrd.
Hash digs a good body shot into Byrd's ribs.
Hash misses with the body kick
and Byrd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Hash.
Byrd gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hash counters with a straight right hand.
Byrd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hash moves forwards but Byrd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hash throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrd moves out of range as Hash strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byrd throws a right hand that Hash ducks under and follows up with a left that Hash also avoids with ease.
Byrd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Byrd lands.
Hash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byrd throws a body shot but no joy.
Hash scoring well with a low kick there.
Byrd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hash. That's going to slow Byrd down.
Hash throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byrd wants to counter with a clinch but Hash pushes him away.
Byrd looks to land a right hand but Hash moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Hash misses its target.
Hash gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Byrd counters with a solid body kick.
Byrd closes the distance and clinches.
Hash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrd just leaning against Hash, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hash breaks from the clinch.
Byrd slips a jab from Hash.
A nice leg kick lands there from Byrd.
Hash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hash sets himself, and Byrd steps forward looking for the clinch! Hash avoids it this time.
Byrd misses with a hook. Hash ducked under it nicely.
Byrd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Byrd takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hash fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Byrd checks it well.
Byrd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Byrd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrd. Hash does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hash misses with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a stiff right hand.
Byrd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Byrd is looking to land body kicks.
Byrd misses with a hook. Hash ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jolly Leg Byrd will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Byrd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hash connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hash fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byrd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Byrd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Byrd.
Jolly Leg Byrd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Byrd tries to bum rush Hash with a series of wild strikes but Hash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hash misses with a body kick.
Hash missing with a left hand there. Byrd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Byrd lands an overhand right.
A bone on bone clash there as Hash blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hash misses with a low kick.
Byrd slips a straight right by Hash.
Byrd throws out a leg kick but Hash moves out of range and Byrd only half commits.
Byrd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hash counters with a stiff right hand.
Byrd lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hash buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Byrd avoids the body shot from Hash.
Byrd looks to land a left hand but Hash moved out of range nicely.
Byrd misses with a body kick.
Hash walks into a straight right hand from Byrd.
Hash takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Byrd throws a low kick, looking for Hash's leg but Hash calmly moves out of range.
Hash throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Byrd throws a body kick that misses.
Hash swings for the body but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd wants to counter the offense by Hash and move into the clinch position.
Byrd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Byrd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hash.
Hash digs a good hook to Byrd's body.
Byrd has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hash under the eye.
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!
Byrd misses with a low kick as Hash jumps back.
Byrd moves out of range of the leg kick from Hash.
Byrd 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.
Hash misses with a body kick.
Byrd misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Hash misses its intended target.
Hash checks a low kick from Byrd.
Byrd throws a lazy right hand but Hash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Hash was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hash takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hash swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Byrd lands with a hook. Hash tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hash feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Byrds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good shot there by Hash.
Hash throws the kick towards the body but Byrd avoids it.
Hash misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hash misses with a straight left.
Hash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hash misses with a kick to the body
and Byrd counters with a solid body kick.
Hash scores with a nice body kick.
Byrd checks a leg kick nicely.
Byrd looks to land a right hand but Hash moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Hash there.
Byrd moves out of range as Hash throws a body kick.
Byrd moves out of range as Hash strikes.
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.
Byrd misses the jab.
Hash appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Byrd throws a low kick, looking for Hash's leg but Hash calmly moves out of range.
Hash throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrd was well out of range. Poor timing from Hash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Byrd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hash throws a sloppy body shot
and Byrd counters with a nice uppercut.
Hash gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hash is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrd throws a shot to the body.
Hash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Byrd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hashs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Hash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byrd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Byrd throws a monster overhand right that drops Hash! Byrd follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jolly Leg Byrd!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santi Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Taheil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taheil comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring Da Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
156 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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26
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Santi Santoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julian Taheil!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taheil just misses with a punch to the body.
Santoro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taheil connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santoro scrambles back to his feet.
Santoro gets tackled into the cage by Taheil. Taheil maintains the clinch.
Santoro 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.
Santoro works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Taheil kicks Santoro off and gets to his feet.
Santoro takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santoro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santoro shoots in and gets a takedown into Taheil's guard.
Santoro trying to control but Taheil is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santoro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taheil has his foot on Santoro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santoro works his way back into a safe position though.
Taheil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taheil is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Santoro rolls with it to try and escape but Taheil cranks on the arm and Santoro is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julian Taheil!
An out of breath Julian Taheil 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Shopionus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shopionus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Truck stop - Baja maja. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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202 lbs
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Shopionus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reggie Young!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shopionus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shopionus.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shopionus.
It looked like Shopionus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Young takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shopionus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young swings for the body but Shopionus moves out of range.
Shopionus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shopionus looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Young misses.
Shopionus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Shopionus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young doesn't seem phased though.
Shopionus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shopionus takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Shopionus throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Young throws a poor cross that misses
and Shopionus counters with a right hand to the body.
Shopionus misses with a shot to the body
and Young counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young throws the left hand but Shopionus avoids the punch easily.
Shopionus is looking to wear down Young with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No joy there for Shopionus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shopionus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Shopionus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shopionus.
Shopionus slips a jab from Young.
Young takes one on the button.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Shopionus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Young blocks the leg kick.
Shopionus jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Young throws a right hand that Shopionus ducks under and follows up with a left that Shopionus also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Shopionus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shopionus takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young looks to clinch
and Shopionus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shopionus thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Shopionus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young doesn't seem phased though.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young takes one to the chin there.
Young is rocked!
Shopionus is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Young flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Young is out cold! Shopionus holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Shopionus!
A victorious Ricky Shopionus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Mansion (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Campion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Mansion!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Campion was covering up waiting for the punch and Mansion finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mansion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mansion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campion seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mansion looking to pass the guard.
Mansion makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mansion scoring with some ground and pound.
Mansion got a little sloppy there for a moment and Campion has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mansion has managed to get both his arms back between Campion's legs - danger averted.
Mansion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mansion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mansion with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansion won't allow Campion to get back to his feet.
Mansion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mansion is working Campion over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mansion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mansion landing some decent shots from guard.
Mansion makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mansion with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mansion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mansion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mansion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Campion's head.
Mansion postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Campion's head off the mat! Campion is out! He's out! Mansion jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brick Mansion!
Brick Mansion really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that *NEW* Revolution Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Luke Campion had this to say: 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better man today. Now I go back to training to make sure that I'm the better man tomorrow. Thanks to the fans for all of their support.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Soa Palelei was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soa Palelei!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palelei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Joe Doe has been cut.
Doe throws a leg kick
and Palelei counters with a one-two to the body.
Palelei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doe 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.
Doe gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Palelei gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Doe is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soa Palelei!
Soa Palelei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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