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TUF semis 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vayle Belval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Bigliotti Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Bigliotti Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vayle Belval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Bigliotti Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belval blocks a low kick nicely.
Bigliotti Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belval is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bigliotti Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belval was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Belval moves out of range of the body kick.
Bigliotti Jr looks for the body kick but Belval saw that one coming.
Bigliotti Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belval is out of range and Bigliotti Jr settles back down.
Bigliotti Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belval.
Bigliotti Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Belval counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bigliotti Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruno Bigliotti Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Belval scores with a four punch combination!
Bigliotti Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Belval appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Belval moves out of range of the body kick.
Belval slips a jab from Bigliotti Jr.
Bigliotti Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Belval throwing a counter right hand but Bigliotti Jr manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Bigliotti Jr misses
and Belval counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belval throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigliotti Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Belval lands an overhand right.
Bigliotti Jr is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bigliotti Jr.
Bigliotti Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Belval finish him?
Belval cracks Bigliotti Jr with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bigliotti Jr falls to his knees and Belval doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vayle Belval!
Vayle Belval decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sham The Pistol Pipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerry Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sham The Pistol Pipe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Pistol Pipe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Pistol Pipe misses with a low kick.
Zero appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Pistol Pipe clinches up against the cage.
The Pistol Pipe prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Pistol Pipe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Pistol Pipe tries to land a body kick
and Zero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Pistol Pipe thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zero misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pistol Pipe throws a series of punches but Zero avoids them all with ease.
Zero shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Pistol Pipe's guard.
The Pistol Pipe controlling the position.
Zero won't allow The Pistol Pipe to sweep him here.
Zero looking to pass the guard.
Zero has gone for a leg lock! The Pistol Pipe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zero's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero has his feet on The Pistol Pipe's thighs here. He's pushed The Pistol Pipe off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! The Pistol Pipe screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gerry Zero!
Sham The Pistol Pipe was interviewed post fight and said 'Naw man, Naw! Naw! This can't be happening, NOOOOOO!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Keene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Keene!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keene gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Keene seems unphased.
Keene is rocked!
Keene loses concentration momentarily and Thomas pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Keene crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Thomas finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Thomas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Fumire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Glenclose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenclose has chosen White and Nerdy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Fumire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Glenclose!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fumire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glenclose.
Glenclose looks to score with a jab to the body but Fumire is just out of range.
Max Glenclose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fumire slips a jab and a cross from Glenclose.
Fumire shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Glenclose as he jumps to the side.
Fumire shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Glenclose as he avoids it easily.
Glenclose displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fumire.
Glenclose let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Fumire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glenclose scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fumire fails with a takedown attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Glenclose has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Glenclose. Beautiful body shot.
Fumire darts in looking for a takedown but Glenclose gets double underhooks and turns Fumire into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fumire fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Glenclose misses.
Glenclose misses with a few strikes there.
Glenclose just misses with a punch to the body.
Fumire closes the distance and clinches up with Glenclose, looking for a takedown. Fumire pushes Glenclose against the cage but Glenclose circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fumire is breathing heavily.
Glenclose misses with the combination.
Fumire appears to be looking for a big counter.
Glenclose throws a shot to the body.
Glenclose takes a swing at Fumire's ribcage but misses.
Max Glenclose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glenclose throws a series of strikes that have Fumire backpedaling.
Fumire shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Glenclose sprawls well. Glenclose wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fumire gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glenclose misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Fumire was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fumire shoots in but Glenclose avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Glenclose throws a combination that misses
and Fumire counters with a series of strikes. Glenclose will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glenclose punishes Fumire's body with a nice straight punch.
Glenclose scores with a body shot.
Glenclose is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fumire rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glenclose. Fumire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glenclose thuds a left hand into Fumire's body.
Fumire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Glenclose.
Glenclose throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Glenclose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Glenclose swings for the body but Fumire moves out of range.
Glenclose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fumire manages to avoid it.
Glenclose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fumire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fumire has a takedown stuffed.
Glenclose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glenclose scores with a body shot.
Fumire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glenclose.
Glenclose looks to score with a jab to the body but Fumire is just out of range.
Fumire seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Glenclose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fumire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Glenclose sprawls and moves away.
Fumire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glenclose.
Glenclose works Fumire's body with a nice hook.
Glenclose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Glenclose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fumire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenclose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fumire moves away.
Fumire feinted with a counter takedown.
Glenclose misses with a body shot.
Glenclose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fumire shoots in and drives through. Glenclose sprawls well.
A combination from Glenclose does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fumire is defended easily by Glenclose.
Glenclose just misses with a punch to the body.
Glenclose misses with a wild body shot.
Fumire was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fumire misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Glenclose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glenclose throws a body punch but Fumire moves out of range.
Glenclose throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Glenclose dominated that round.
That's time! Fumire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A right-left combo lands from Glenclose.
Fumire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Glenclose avoids it really well and circles away.
Glenclose misses with a body shot
and Fumire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Glenclose won't be happy with that.
Glenclose is looking to reverse the position.
Fumire thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fumire has an Americana. Glenclose didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Fumire is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Fumire hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jackson Fumire!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Lockwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Ness (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 Johnny Ness was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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184 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Lockwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Ness!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness misses the shot to the body.
Lockwood darts in and clinches Ness up against the cage.
Ness misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lockwood lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lockwood.
Lockwood blocks an uppercut.
Lockwood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lockwood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ness throws a punch but it's blocked by Lockwood.
Lockwood lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lockwood.
Lockwood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lockwood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Lockwood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lockwood pushes Ness back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lockwood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Johnny Ness has been cut.
Ness throws a head punch that misses.
Ness swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lockwood blocks an uppercut.
Ness throws a punch but it's blocked by Lockwood.
Still in the clinch, Lockwood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lockwood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Lockwood.
Ness looks winded!
Lockwood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ness backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockwood lands a nice uppercut.
Ness has a couple of punches blocked by Lockwood.
Ness misses with some punches.
Lockwood scores with a shot to the side of Ness's head.
Ness working aggressively here.
Lockwood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lockwood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ness is rocked!
Ness throws a head punch that misses.
Ness is still on wobbly legs! Can Lockwood finish him?
A body shot lands from Lockwood.
A short body shot lands from Lockwood as the two fighters clinch.
Ness seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice left hand lands by Lockwood.
Lockwood unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ness! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lockwood is unloading with more strikes now! Ness drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Lockwood!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kasper Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Yocum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kasper Saunders !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Yocum!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Yocum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Saunders is predictable there
and Yocum counters with a nice uppercut.
Saunders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yocum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saunders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yocum was well out of range. Poor timing from Saunders .
It seemed like Yocum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Yocum misses.
Saunders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saunders misses with a combination
and Yocum counters by clinching up.
Yocum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saunders has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yocum stalling.
Yocum has Saunders pressed against the cage, preventing Saunders from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yocum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yocum tries to land a knee to the head but Saunders blocks with his arms.
Saunders takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yocum gets through Saunders 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yocum lands a damaging elbow.
Saunders tries a body shot but Yocum blocks it.
Yocum missing with knees to the body.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yocum keeps control of Saunders as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yocum told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Yocum lands with a left to the head.
Yocum lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yocum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saunders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yocum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yocum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yocum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yocum.
Saunders dodges an elbow strike from Yocum.
Yocum lands an elbow just above Saunders 's eye.
Yocum keeps control of Saunders as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yocum lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yocum lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yocum blocks a body shot from Saunders .
Saunders takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saunders is trying to break the clinch but Yocum is controlling him.
Yocum works on Saunders 's body with a couple of short punches.
Yocum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yocum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yocum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saunders avoids the elbow strike from Yocum, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yocum.
Yocum taking a breather.
Saunders looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yocum will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saunders up against the cage.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yocum lands an elbow that stopped Saunders in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yocum lands a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Saunders .
Saunders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saunders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saunders wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saunders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yocum lands a damaging elbow.
Yocum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Saunders is trying to break free.
Yocum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saunders fails to land with a series of punches.
Saunders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yocum.
Saunders pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Yocum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yocum moves into the clinch.
A short right from Yocum on the inside.
Yocum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saunders blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yocum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yocum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yocum dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yocum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yocum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yocum lands a knee to the head.
Saunders blocks an elbow strike from Yocum.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yocum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yocum throws an elbow that misses.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yocum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saunders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yocum has him pressed against the cage.
Saunders swings wildly with an uppercut but Yocum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saunders wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Yocum dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good shot there by Saunders .
Yocum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saunders checks a leg kick nicely.
Yocum connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yocum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Johnny Yocum has been cut.
Saunders fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yocum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saunders looks to score with a jab to the body but Yocum is just out of range.
Saunders tries to score with a low kick but Yocum moves his leg out of the way.
Yocum misses with a lunging right hand
and Saunders counters with a stiff right hand.
Yocum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yocum has closed the distance and engaged Saunders in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yocum.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yocum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saunders 's defenses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yocum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yocum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saunders is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yocum is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yocum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnny Yocum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yocum lands an elbow just above Saunders 's eye.
Yocum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yocum lands an elbow that stopped Saunders in his tracks for a moment.
Yocum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yocum breaks from the clinch.
Yocum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saunders is looking for a counter combo.
Yocum checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yocum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yocum throws an elbow but misses.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Yocum.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yocum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Saunders wants to break free but Yocum has control.
Nice elbow from Yocum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders is trying to break the clinch but Yocum is controlling him.
Yocum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yocum lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yocum.
Saunders is trying to break the clinch but Yocum is controlling him.
Yocum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Saunders wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yocum.
Yocum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yocum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saunders 's defenses.
Yocum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saunders 's face.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Yocum.
Saunders has had enough of the clinch but Yocum keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yocum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yocum breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yocum moves into the clinch.
Saunders is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yocum is keeping busy.
Yocum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saunders 's efforts to push away.
Saunders wants to stall.
Saunders takes an elbow to the temple.
Yocum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Saunders is trying to break the clinch but Yocum is controlling him.
Yocum lands a nice uppercut.
Yocum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yocum lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yocum taking a breather.
Saunders tries to work over Yocum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saunders takes an elbow to the temple.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yocum.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saunders is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yocum is keeping busy.
Saunders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saunders takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saunders wants to break free but Yocum has control.
Yocum blocking some punches.
Yocum keeps control of Saunders as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saunders tries a body shot but Yocum blocks it.
Yocum breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Saunders as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Yocum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Yocum's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Saunders swinging wildly here.
A shot to the body from Saunders misses
and Yocum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yocum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yocum let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Saunders misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Saunders does no damage.
Kasper Saunders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yocum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saunders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saunders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yocum.
Saunders is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yocum misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Saunders misses.
Kasper Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Yocum to counter with a crisp jab.
Saunders throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yocum scores with the left hand. Saunders knows he should have avoided that one.
Yocum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yocum scores with a shoulder strike.
Saunders working hard to break the clinch.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yocum lands an elbow that stopped Saunders in his tracks for a moment.
Yocum lands with a short shot to the head.
Yocum throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders trying to control the position but instead, Yocum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saunders into the cage.
Nice elbow from Yocum.
Yocum lands an uppercut.
Saunders takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yocum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yocum landing knees to the head.
Kasper Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saunders is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yocum is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oh Saunders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saunders takes a shot to the head.
Yocum scores with a shoulder strike.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Saunders takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yocum working Saunders over with knees to the body.
Saunders tries to break the clinch but Yocum is controlling the position.
Saunders is trying to push Yocum away but Yocum has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yocum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saunders can't find room to land a body shot as Yocum controls the action.
Yocum lands a left hand.
Yocum dips a shoulder and cracks Saunders with a mighty uppercut! Saunders falls back against the cage and Yocum unloads with a barrage of strikes! Saunders is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Yocum screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Yocum!
A victorious Johnny Yocum thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Bow Down (to no man). Maurice Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
As Cruz backs away, Smith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz 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.
Cruz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
My spies in Roosters Coop inform me that Cruz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into Smith's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith, which made it look bad.
Smith looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz looking to score a takedown here. Smith is defending well but Cruz drives through and ends up in Smith's guard.
Cruz distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
Cruz works his way into side control.
Cruz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stops Cruz from passing to mount.
Smith on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Smith is holding Cruz down, trying to stall.
The ground and pound from Cruz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cruz with the ground and pound but Smith regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cruz is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cruz just manages to avoid it.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cruz.
Smith is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Cruz tries to advance position but instead Smith slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cruz working Smith over with strikes here.
Cruz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cruz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smith is in a horrible position here. Cruz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cruz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smith is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Smith wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cruz celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Cruz!
After winning the bout, Dom Cruz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Maurice Smith had this to say: 'I took a risk taking this fight. But to be the best you have to beat the best and in the words of the great Arnold Schwarzenegger: "I PEE BLACK"'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samwell Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauga Pascal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samwell Lance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rauga Pascal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lance moves into range and clinches up with Pascal.
A short right from Lance on the inside.
A short right from Lance on the inside.
Lance blocks an elbow strike from Pascal.
Lance lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pascal backwards.
Lance softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pascals head.
Lance lands a nice uppercut.
Lance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pascals head.
Lance dodges an elbow strike from Pascal.
Pascal misses with an elbow over the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lance blocks an elbow strike from Pascal.
Pascal throws a punch but it's blocked by Lance.
Pascal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pascal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lance blocking some punches.
Pascal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lance scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Lance.
Lance lands with a left to the head.
Lance's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been told by Lance's head coaches at Gym of the Gods that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascal tries to clinch there but Lance circles away.
Nice defenses there by Lance.
Pascal darts in and clinches Lance up against the cage.
Lance lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lance makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pascal is rocked!
Lance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lance lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pascal or not.
Lance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pascal is still on wobbly legs! Can Lance finish him?
Lance creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Pascal's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Pascal drops to his knees and Lance pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samwell Lance!
Samwell Lance tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Castillo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Holy Key kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Brophy looks for the body kick but Castillo saw that one coming.
Brophy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Castillo misses.
Brophy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Castillo avoids it.
A big left from Castillo misses.
Brophy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brophy looks to land a combination but Castillo avoids it well.
Brophy lands with a straight right. Castillo didn't see that one coming.
Castillo misses the body punch
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy drops his hands momentarily and Castillo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Michael Brophy has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brophy, as that shot connected.
Brophy tries to work over Castillo's front leg with a kick but Castillo checks it.
Castillo unleashes a big counter combination but Brophy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castillo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brophy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Castillo misses with the combination.
Castillo throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Castillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a left to the body.
Castillo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Castillo moves into range and clinches up with Brophy.
Brophy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castillo.
Castillo misses with a body punch.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Castillo.
Castillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castillo trying to control the position but instead, Brophy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Castillo into the cage.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Castillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castillo tries to work over Brophy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Brophy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Castillo misses the target.
Brophy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Castillo misses with a double jab.
Castillo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Castillo clinches up against the cage.
Brophy digs a right hand into Castillo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castillo's gas tank.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Castillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
I was talking to Brophy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brophy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castillo misses with a hook.
Brophy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castillo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brophy.
Castillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Castillo fails to land with a series of punches.
Castillo throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castillo misses the body punch
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Brophy catches Castillo right on the button with a cross.
Castillo scores with a hook to the body. Brophy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brophy misses the shot to the body.
Anthony Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a front kick that sends Castillo stumbling back into the cage.
Brophy throws a body kick that misses.
Castillo throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brophy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brophy cracks Castillo with a good jab.
Castillo throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brophy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brophy with a nice cross.
Castillo throws a poor cross that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Castillo's knee momentarily.
Brophy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brophy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Castillo looks winded!
Brophy fakes the leg kick and cracks Castillo in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brophy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castillo is rocked!
Brophy fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Castillo square on the jaw! Damn, Castillo is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Brophy!
A victorious Michael Brophy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Two Chugga Chugga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Two Chugga Chugga will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Two Chugga Chugga!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chugga Chugga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chugga Chugga catches Mayhem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chugga Chugga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chugga Chugga misses the jab.
Mayhem wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chugga Chugga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Mayhem blocks a jab.
Chugga Chugga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chugga Chugga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chugga Chugga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayhem counters with a takedown into side control.
Mayhem postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayhem lands a few punches from side control.
Mayhem scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chugga Chugga to see if he's OK.
Mayhem grinds an elbow into Chugga Chugga's temple.
We've been hearing good reports from Mayhem's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chugga Chugga is avoiding damage well.
Chugga Chugga dodges the ground and pound from Mayhem.
Mayhem looks up at the clock and then as Chugga Chugga takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mayhem smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mayhem misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mayhem advances to full mount.
Mayhem looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Chugga Chugga covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Mayhem!
Bryan Mayhem very nearly forgot to thank Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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