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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Galveria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Braxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braxton has chosen Special Delivery Remix as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Gustavo Galveria has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gustavo Galveria seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Galveria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachary Braxton!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braxton throws a shot to the body.
Galveria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Braxton misses.
Braxton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Galveria, pushing him back against the cage.
Galveria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Galveria jumps guard but Braxton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Braxton lands a left hand.
Galveria is trying to pull guard but Braxton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Braxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braxton prevents a body shot from Galveria.
Galveria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galveria trying to land knees to the body.
Galveria ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Galveria no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Galveria is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Braxton defends well.
Braxton 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.
Galveria is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Braxton is aware though and is defending well.
Braxton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Braxton won't allow Galveria to sweep him here.
Galveria trying to control the position.
Galveria has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Braxton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Galveria is trying to keep Braxton in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Galveria seems keen to control Braxton's posture.
Braxton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Braxton is stalling in the full guard.
Galveria is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton content to stall in guard here.
Galveria not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Braxton scores with a four punch combination!
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Braxton does no damage.
Braxton gets a clinch.
Galveria misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Braxton.
Galveria has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galveria.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galveria misses with a punch on the inside.
Galveria jumps guard but Braxton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Galveria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galveria tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Galveria jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Braxton walks away with a smile on his face. Galveria gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galveria moves away.
Galveria is looking for a counter combo.
Braxton moves into the clinch successfully.
Braxton scores with a shot to the side of Galveria's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Braxton works on Galveria's body with a couple of short punches.
Galveria is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Braxton.
Braxton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Braxton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Braxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galveria backwards.
Braxton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Galveria or not.
Still in the clinch, Braxton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Braxton pushes Galveria back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Braxton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braxton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Braxton scores with a shot to the side of Galveria's head.
Galveria is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Braxton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Galveria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braxton throws out the jab.
Braxton throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Galveria is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Galveria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braxton counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Galveria badly! He tries to strike back but Braxton puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Galveria out cold! Oh man, Galveria will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zachary Braxton!
Zachary Braxton gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Morehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Craven Morehead!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Pierre looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
St Pierre gets tackled into the cage by Morehead. Morehead maintains the clinch.
St Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morehead looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morehead misses with an elbow over the top.
Morehead is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but St Pierre is defending well.
Morehead misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Pierre avoids the elbow strike from Morehead, against the cage.
Morehead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Morehead controls the action.
Morehead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morehead pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morehead clinches.
Morehead keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Pierre's efforts to push away.
Morehead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a shot to the head.
Morehead gets through St Pierre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morehead unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morehead lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like George St Pierre has been cut.
Morehead lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Pierre.
Morehead has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
Morehead scores with a shot to the side of St Pierre's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Morehead.
St Pierre looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morehead wants a takedown but no success here.
Morehead is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morehead can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
Morehead pushes St Pierre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morehead content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morehead will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning St Pierre up against the cage.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Morehead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morehead just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morehead working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morehead obliges.
Morehead has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. St Pierre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
George St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craven Morehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
St Pierre blocking some punches.
Morehead lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morehead scores with a shot to the side of St Pierre's head.
Morehead working aggressively here.
St Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morehead tries to throw a body punch but St Pierre avoids it by throwing Morehead back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Morehead scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morehead has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morehead is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morehead misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morehead lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Morehead misses with a knee to the head.
Morehead misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morehead misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Morehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Morehead keeps him there for the moment.
Morehead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morehead manages to break the clinch.
Morehead throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Morehead closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craven Morehead dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George St Pierre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Pierre gets tackled into the cage by Morehead. Morehead maintains the clinch.
Morehead has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics St Pierre uses from the top position.
St Pierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morehead is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morehead not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morehead passes to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre seems a little lost for a moment, as Morehead dominates the positioning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morehead's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to improve his position.
Morehead lands a nice forearm strike.
Morehead controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Morehead drags him back down.
Morehead has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morehead pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morehead content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Morehead has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morehead is landing with some decent strikes but St Pierre is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morehead with the ground and pound from mount.
St Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
Morehead controlling the pace for now.
Morehead lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morehead controlling from the full mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Morehead.
Morehead lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morehead tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craven Morehead showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George St Pierre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Morehead throws out a powerful jab.
Morehead dodges the punch combination from St Pierre.
Morehead closes the distance and clinches.
Morehead has dropped down and is working for a takedown. St Pierre is trying to keep an underhook but Morehead manages to get the takedown into half guard.
St Pierre pushes Morehead off but Morehead dives into side control.
Morehead lands a decent elbow from side control.
Morehead decides to stand up, so the ref orders St Pierre to his feet.
Morehead throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Morehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morehead punishes St Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morehead lands a really nice looking cross but St Pierre seems unphased.
Morehead tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morehead is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morehead throws a good cross that connects.
Morehead drives through and clinches with St Pierre against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morehead.
Morehead has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
Morehead is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pierre is defending well for now.
Craven Morehead seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morehead missing with knees to the body.
Morehead misses with an elbow over the top.
Morehead working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morehead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morehead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morehead misses with some punches.
Morehead swings wildly with an uppercut but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morehead.
Craven Morehead is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morehead using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Pierre stops a takedown attempt from Morehead.
Morehead lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morehead lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
St Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Pierre wants a takedown but no success here.
Morehead tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morehead prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morehead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morehead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre is trying to pull guard but Morehead turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morehead.
Morehead decides to pull guard.
Morehead has his feet on St Pierre's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
George St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morehead lands a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craven Morehead comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morehead has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craven Morehead!
Craven Morehead decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Canaan Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Conforti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gates comes to the cage accompanied by the one . Michael Conforti will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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280 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Canaan Gates!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Conforti!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates throws a hook but Conforti blocks it.
Conforti looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gates closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Conforti to the mat! Conforti manages to get full guard.
Gates showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gates trying to control the position from guard on top but Conforti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gates wants to pass the guard but Conforti is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conforti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gates engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gates slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conforti is not content to let Gates control the position.
Gates sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gates is keen to just control but Conforti is a slippery customer.
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.
Conforti is defending against the submission attempts here by Gates.
Gates passes to full mount!
Gates working the ground and pound effectively.
Gates controlling the position easily from mount.
Conforti is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Gates has taken his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates trying to control.
Gates is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Conforti knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Conforti for a finish.
Conforti fending off the submission attempt from Gates.
Gates is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Conforti knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Conforti for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Gates working for a choke but Conforti is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gates has managed to slip his arm under Conforti's chin. This could be all over... yep, Conforti is tapping out! Submission win for Gates.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Canaan Gates!
Canaan Gates is the new heavyweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Canaan Gates said 'thru god all things are possible .'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heron Palms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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262 lbs
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232 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Heron Palms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Webb!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb lands a leg kick that knocks Palms off balance momentarily.
Webb looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Palms drives through with a takedown into Webb's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Palms engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Palms's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Palms seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Webb for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webb 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.
Webb wants to stand and escape but Palms is having none of it.
Palms pushes down on Webb's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palms content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Palms frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Palms takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Palms is landing with some decent strikes but Webb is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webb is trying to stand up.
Palms controlling the pace for now.
Palms has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Webb's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palms tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palms lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Palms tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Palms continues to stall.
Palms looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Webb's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Palms controlling the position easily from mount.
More hug and hope from Palms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb is trying to escape the mount.
Palms takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Palms has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Palms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heron Palms dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Webb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Palms counters with a nice uppercut.
Dennis Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb throws a nice looking combination but Palms bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palms appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Palms feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Webbs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Palms fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Webb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palms. Palms obviously looking to wear him down.
Palms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Webb can do to turn this around?
Webb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Webb throws a head kick but Palms moves out of range.
Palms looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Palms looking to score a takedown here. Webb is defending well but Palms drives through and ends up in Webb's guard.
Palms passes Webb's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Palms with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Webb is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palms works his way into side control.
Palms controlling the position from side mount.
Palms looks up at the clock and then as Webb takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Palms smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Palms is putting a hurting on Webb here, landing some big shots from side control.
Palms in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Further stalling from Palms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Palms is staying tight to Webb's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Webb felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Palms wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Palms is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Webb will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Palms is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Palms is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Webb knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Palms is staying tight to Webb's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palms continues to hold on tight.
Webb pushes Palms away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Palms gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Webb is being controlled here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palms creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Palms controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heron Palms 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!
Webb misses with the combination.
Palms paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Webb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palms can pounce on him.
Palms throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Webb lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Palms scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Webb missing with a left hand there. Palms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palms changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Palms scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palms lands with a thumping leg kick.
Webb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Palms misses.
Webb cracks Palms with an open hand slap.
Palms connects with a body shot.
Webb gets caught flat footed, as Palms shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Webb is looking to stand back up but Palms counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Webb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heron Palms overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palms is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Webb!
Palms looking to control and managing it successfully.
Palms lands a couple of good shots and Webb has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palms controlling from the back.
Heron Palms is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb is trying to get back to his feet but Palms has full control of the position and if anything, Webb has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Webb is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Palms is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Webb with him. Webb is trying to defend but Palms has an arm under the chin now! Webb grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Heron Palms!
Heron Palms made sure to mention his sponsor, I-Fight Demonic in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Date (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce's entrance music is Run - by violent j. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Date!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bruce shoots in looking for a takedown but Date manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bruce's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Date has managed to clinch.
Date working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Date lands a left hand.
Date lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Date gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Date stops a takedown attempt from Bruce.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Bruce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Bruce has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Date avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Date lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Date scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Date prevents the takedown attempt.
Date lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Date throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bruces head.
Date lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Date lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Date.
Date scores with a shot to the side of Bruce's head.
Date lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce is rocked!
Date lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Bruce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Date.
Date lands a right hand.
Bruce takes a shot to the head.
Date creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bruce with a big uppercut! Bruce tries to clinch up but Date pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bruce to the mat! Bruce covers up and Date unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lee Date!
Joseph Bruce was interviewed post fight and said 'MMFWCL'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wotan Krigson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krigson comes into the arena with Finntroll - Trollhammaren blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wotan Krigson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Williams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krigson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams darts in looking for a takedown but Krigson gets double underhooks and turns Williams into the cage.
Good shot there by Krigson.
Krigson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Krigson lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Krigson scores with a jab to the body.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krigson has time to react.
It looks like Wotan Krigson has been cut.
Williams looks to land a combination but Krigson avoids it well.
Krigson clinches.
Krigson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Williams limp body while Krigson jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wotan Krigson!
Wotan Krigson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lamphard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Munoz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Lamphard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Munoz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lamphard throws a shot to the body.
Lamphard scores with a jab to the body.
Lamphard misses with a hook.
Lamphard lands with a nice body punch.
Munoz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lamphard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamphard jabs Munoz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lamphard throws a lazy right hand but Munoz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Munoz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamphard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Munoz under the eye.
Lamphard lands a jab to the head.
Lamphard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Munoz rather than just go for the knockout.
Lamphard lands with a nice body punch.
Lamphard digs a good body shot into Munoz's ribs.
Frank Lamphard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamphard jabs at Munoz's body.
Munoz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lamphard lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamphard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lamphard throws a jab but it's blocked by Munoz.
It looked like Munoz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lamphard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lamphard lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Munoz falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lamphard dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Lamphard!
Frank Lamphard is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Frank Lamphard made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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