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StrikeForce Union #29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Perben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akheem Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akheem Flynn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Perben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akheem Flynn!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Flynn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perben knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Perben is looking to reverse the position.
Flynn tries for a kimura but Perben is defending well.
Flynn swings around for an armbar but Perben sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Flynn's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perben is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Perben postures up and lands a big shot to Flynn's brow.
Flynn wants to sweep here but Perben controlling him for the moment.
Flynn working for a triangle but Perben defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perben slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Flynn keeping full guard, as Perben tries to pass.
Perben with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perben cracks Flynn with a solid left hand.
Perben is stalling in the full guard.
Perben distracts Flynn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perben 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.
Perben has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Perben connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn looking for subs off his back but Perben has passed one foot through into half guard.
Flynn wants to control but Perben is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Flynn actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Perben there.
Perben is nestled in close to Flynn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Flynn has hold of Perben's hands but Perben slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Perben is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Flynn tries to get to full guard but Perben has control of the leg.
Perben controlling the pace.
Flynn trying to control but Perben postures up.
Perben works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn tries to lock up and control but Perben gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Perben controlling from mount.
Perben fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Flynn tries to hold on but Perben pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Perben.
Perben lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Perben cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Flynn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Perben.
Flynn is rocked!
Flynn is desperately trying to improve his position but Perben has a good base and remains in mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flynn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Flynn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Perben working the head and body with strikes.
Perben drops an elbow to the side of Flynn's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perben is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Perben wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flynn keeps working.
Nice strikes from Perben there.
Flynn gets back to full guard.
Perben wants to control from the top but Flynn keeps moving.
Perben works over Flynn with some ground and pound from guard.
Flynn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perben defends it easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Flynn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perben can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flynn has momentary wrist control but Perben slips an elbow through the middle.
Perben is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Perben dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Perben stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perben wants it to stay on the feet.
Perben throws out a loose jab but Flynn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flynn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Perben defends it well.
Perben throws a head kick that misses.
Flynn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perben as he jumps to the side.
Perben shoots in and bounces Flynn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Perben showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Perben connects with a couple of short punches.
Pierre Perben overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perben lands a couple of elbows.
Perben lands a couple of elbows.
Perben wants to control from the top but Flynn keeps moving.
Perben lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perben doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perben manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perben thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Flynn working for a triangle but Perben defends it easily.
Perben landing some decent shots from guard.
Perben wants to control from the top but Flynn keeps moving.
Flynn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Flynn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Perben landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perben postures up and lands a big shot to Flynn's brow.
Perben makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Perben controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Perben is posturing up here but Flynn has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Perben tries to roll out but it's too tight and Perben has to tap! Slick submission there by Flynn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akheem Flynn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Quinn Mcdonagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Quinn Mcdonagh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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284 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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279 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Quinn Mcdonagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Teller!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn Mcdonagh slips under a jab.
Quinn Mcdonagh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quinn Mcdonagh there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like James Quinn Mcdonagh has been cut.
Quinn Mcdonagh thuds his right hand into Teller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Jackson Teller has been cut.
Quinn Mcdonagh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Teller defending well as Quinn Mcdonagh loads up on a big left hand.
Quinn Mcdonagh circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Teller tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Quinn Mcdonagh wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Quinn Mcdonagh!
A victorious James Quinn Mcdonagh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao Ricardo Bordignon Miyao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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149 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joao Ricardo Bordignon Miyao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordignon Miyao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodgers finds it's way round the side to connect with Bordignon Miyao's head.
Rodgers misses with a lunging right hand
and Bordignon Miyao counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rodgers won't be happy with that.
Bordignon Miyao wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodgers, who protects the arm well.
Bordignon Miyao taking a breather here.
Rodgers told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bordignon Miyao looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordignon Miyao trying to control the position but Rodgers is working away.
Bordignon Miyao working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Rodgers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bordignon Miyao remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bordignon Miyao tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rodgers's legs.
Bordignon Miyao takes a little break here. Rodgers wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bordignon Miyao tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rodgers's legs.
Bordignon Miyao tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bordignon Miyao has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bordignon Miyao working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao trying to control the position but Rodgers is working away.
You can see the frustration on Rodgers's face as Bordignon Miyao controls the position.
Rodgers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bordignon Miyao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodgers prevents Bordignon Miyao from moving into mount.
Rodgers is not content to let Bordignon Miyao control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rodgers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bordignon Miyao.
A counter left hand to the body from Bordignon Miyao misses its target.
That's four 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodgers as he connects with a hook.
Rodgers thows a leg kick but Bordignon Miyao checks it
and Bordignon Miyao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bordignon Miyao.
Rodgers scores with a body shot.
Rodgers misses with a lunging right hand
and Bordignon Miyao counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bordignon Miyao is pushing down on Rodgers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rodgers is fighting to maintain full guard but Bordignon Miyao has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bordignon Miyao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodgers defends it well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Ricardo Bordignon Miyao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodgers throws a body shot but no joy.
Bordignon Miyao tries to counter with a takedown but Rodgers is quick to defend against it.
Rodgers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bordignon Miyao drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rodgers sprawls and moves away.
Rodgers looks to land a combination. Bordignon Miyao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rodgers fails to land with a series of punches.
Bordignon Miyao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodgers swinging wildly here.
Rodgers swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordignon Miyao takes one on the button.
Rodgers thows a leg kick but Bordignon Miyao checks it
and Bordignon Miyao counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodgers is retaining full guard.
Bordignon Miyao controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bordignon Miyao tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodgers is retaining full guard.
Bordignon Miyao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bordignon Miyao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodgers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bordignon Miyao controls the pace.
Bordignon Miyao trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodgers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bordignon Miyao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodgers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Bordignon Miyao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rodgers.
Rodgers feints and then cracks Bordignon Miyao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bordignon Miyao down.
Rodgers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bordignon Miyao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodgers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aaron Rodgers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodgers misses with the combination.
Rodgers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodgers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bordignon Miyao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rodgers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bordignon Miyao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bordignon Miyao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Bordignon Miyao avoids them all with ease.
Rodgers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodgers scores with the left hand. Bordignon Miyao knows he should have avoided that one.
Bordignon Miyao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodgers.
Rodgers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bordignon Miyao doesn't seem bothered though.
Rodgers throws a sloppy head kick and Bordignon Miyao moves out of range easily.
Rodgers fakes the leg kick and cracks Bordignon Miyao in the body.
Jab, jab by Rodgers - just one landing.
Rodgers lands a nice looking body shot.
Aaron Rodgers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodgers throws a hook but Bordignon Miyao avoids it easily.
Bordignon Miyao half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodgers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bordignon Miyao throwing a counter right hand but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Rodgers misses with a low kick.
Bordignon Miyao tries to counter with a takedown but Rodgers is quick to defend against it.
Bordignon Miyao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodgers.
Rodgers looks to land a combination but Bordignon Miyao avoids it well.
Bordignon Miyao half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aaron Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bordignon Miyao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bordignon Miyao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodgers throws a solid leg kick but Bordignon Miyao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rodgers.
Bordignon Miyao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bordignon Miyao staying out of range there.
Bordignon Miyao throwing a counter right hand but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Rodgers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rodgers lands a slapping body shot.
Rodgers throws a right hand that misses
and Bordignon Miyao counters with a shoot takedown. Rodgers fights it but they end up in guard.
Rodgers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bordignon Miyao controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bordignon Miyao is pushing down on Rodgers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rodgers is fighting to maintain full guard but Bordignon Miyao has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bordignon Miyao is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rodgers sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordignon Miyao seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've been hearing good reports from Bordignon Miyao'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.
Bordignon Miyao is thwarting Rodgers's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao is pressing down on Rodgers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodgers is holding on for now.
Bordignon Miyao is keen to just control but Rodgers is a slippery customer.
Well, if Bordignon Miyao is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rodgers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bordignon Miyao is looking to counter punch.
Bordignon Miyao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bordignon Miyao appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bordignon Miyao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodgers misses with a double jab
and Bordignon Miyao counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bordignon Miyao is looking to take a break and control but Rodgers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bordignon Miyao swings around for an armbar but Rodgers sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bordignon Miyao's guard.
Bordignon Miyao working a defensive guard here.
Bordignon Miyao has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rodgers is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rodgers is defending well.
Rodgers gets through Bordignon Miyao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bordignon Miyao is trying to pull guard but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage.
Rodgers can't find room to land a body shot as Bordignon Miyao controls the action.
Bordignon Miyao ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bordignon Miyao no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bordignon Miyao pushes Rodgers off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bordignon Miyao.
Bordignon Miyao feinted with a counter takedown.
Rodgers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodgers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rodgers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rodgers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Ricardo Bordignon Miyao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bordignon Miyao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Ricardo Bordignon Miyao!
Joao Ricardo Bordignon Miyao 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 Tank Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otocanin Zmija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tank Shamrock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tank Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Otocanin Zmija!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zmija shoots for a double leg takedown but Shamrock sprawls well. He's pushed Zmija's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shamrock seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shamrock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Tank Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock tries to clinch up.
Shamrock lands with a shot to the body.
Zmija shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shamrock as he avoids it easily.
Shamrock with a jab.
It looks like Otocanin Zmija has been cut.
Zmija is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shamrock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tank Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otocanin Zmija.
Zmija shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shamrock pinned against the cage. Shamrock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shamrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zmija swings widly with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a low kick, right behind Zmija 's knee.
Zmija looks winded!
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Shamrock.
Zmija tries to score a body lock takedown but Shamrock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zmija tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock lands with a left to the head.
Shamrock presses Zmija against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock digs a right hand underneath Zmija's ribcage. Zmija let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shamrock lands a shot to the body.
Shamrock drops Zmija onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zmija is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Zmija is rocked!
Shamrock scores with a hook to the body.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zmijas head.
Zmija is still on wobbly legs! Can Shamrock finish him?
Shamrock drops Zmija onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zmija is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock lands a big right hand that drops Zmija! The killer instinct kicks in and Shamrock finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Shamrock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tank Shamrock!
After winning the bout, Tank Shamrock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Coles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: The YES! Cartwheel. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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211 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coles lands the left hand.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Coles's leg but Coles calmly moves out of range.
Coles is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sanchez.
Coles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Coles has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Coles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Coles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Coles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Coles should have avoided that one.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Coles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws a hook but Coles blocks it.
Coles thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Coles.
Coles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been informed that Sanchez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dennis Coles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coles.
Coles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Coles misses with an uppercut
and Coles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coles blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coles misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez thumps Coles with a low kick.
Coles throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Coles backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coles's calf.
Coles misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Coles avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Coles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coles misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Coles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Coles.
Coles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Coles avoids it.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Coles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Yes Man Sanchez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez cracks Coles with a good jab.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coles.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
Coles throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coles.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Coles moves out of range easily.
Coles misses with a kick to the body.
Coles throws a big shot that misses.
Coles throws a body kick that misses
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Coles misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Coles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Coles tries to clinch up
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coles throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hook but Coles blocks it.
Coles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Coles is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Coles's ribs.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coles throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Coles's front leg but catches the back leg as Coles tries to avoid it.
Coles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Coles moves out of range.
Coles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Coles down.
Coles throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
and Coles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coles. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Coles.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Coles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Coles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coles is out of range and Sanchez settles back down.
Coles moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Coles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Coles.
Coles misses with some punches.
Coles prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez is pushing Coles up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yes Man Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Coles tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Coles moves out of range easily.
Coles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanchez if he has to take too many more of those.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez tries a quick counter leg kick but Coles is wise to it.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coles moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Coles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Coles throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Coles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coles.
A nice side step and Sanchez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick
and Coles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Coles avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez thumps Coles with a low kick.
Coles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coles looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Sanchez misses.
Coles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coles throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coles was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Jab from Coles.
Coles swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coles connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Coles. That one must have hurt.
Coles throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coles moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Coles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
Coles throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Coles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coles's head backwards.
Coles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coles instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanchez.
Coles tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Coles tries to pull guard but Sanchez holds him up against the cage and eventually Coles drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sanchez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Coles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coles's efforts to push away.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Coles struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Coles blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Coles struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Coles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coles's head.
Coles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coles lands a right hand.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coles.
Coles throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coles throws a head punch that misses.
Coles misses with some punches.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coles backwards.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez keeps control of Coles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coles throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coles misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yes Man Sanchez'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!
Coles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Coles's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Coles, right into the meat.
Coles looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Coles lands a right hook to the body.
Coles throws a body shot but no joy.
Coles throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Coles tries to counter by clinching up but Sanchez breaks away and moves out of range.
Sanchez punishes Coles's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Coles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Coles avoids a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coles takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Coles saw that one coming.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Coles moves out of range.
Coles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Coles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coles.
Coles throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Coles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Coles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Coles throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Coles darts in trying to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Coles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coles. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Dennis Coles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Coles scores with a jab. Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coles misses with the combination.
Coles looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Coles misses.
Coles connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
Coles throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coles throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanchez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Coles.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
Coles scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Coles, right into the meat.
Coles wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coles has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanchez.
Coles throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Coles shakes it off.
Coles connects with a solid leg kick.
Coles throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coles cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Coles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanchez to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sanchez jabs Coles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Coles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Coles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Coles throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coles misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Coles steps away.
Sanchez clobbers Coles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coles manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanchez.
Coles throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coles.
Coles swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coles throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coles misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yes Man Sanchez.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
Yes Man Sanchez 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 Pekka Pera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Kush is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba Kush!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pera swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kush scores with a shot to the body.
Kush throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pera.
Pera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pera throws a leg kick
and Kush counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kush trying to pass the guard but Pera defending well.
Kush trying to control from half guard but Pera is working away.
Kush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pera defending well though.
Kush is trying to control. Pera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pera is looking for a sweep. Kush is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kush thows a huge punch but Pera dodges it nicely.
Pera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kush.
Kush looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pera tries to get out of the position.
Kush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pera has hold of Kush's hands but Kush slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kush looks to land a strike but Pera avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pera is trying to control the position but Kush postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kush stopping the sweep attempt from Pera.
Kush looking to pass the guard.
Kush wants to control from the top but Pera keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kush. Pera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pera, as that shot connected.
Pera walks into a stiff left hand from Kush.
Kush looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Pera was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kush.
Pera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pera.
Pera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pera makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kush swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kush throws a looping overhand right but Pera ducks down to avoid it.
Pera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kush swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pera throws a leg kick that misses.
Kush 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.
Kush throwing strikes from guard but Pera blocks nicely.
Kush trying to control but Pera is working from the bottom.
Kush with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush throwing strikes but missing.
Kush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kush throws a big right hand that misses.
Kush is in close to Pera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kush throws a big elbow that misses.
Kush being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kush lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kush pinned against the cage. Kush gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Kush dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pera just misses with a punch to the body.
Kush connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pera's hands.
Pera lands with a shot to the body.
Kush takes one to the chin there.
Kush scores with a shot to the body.
Kush looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kush swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kush tests Pera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pera throws a body punch but Kush moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kush misses.
Pera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pera cracks Kush with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bubba Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kush's corner calls for a 1-2. Kush obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Pekka Pera has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush darts in trying to clinch
and Pera counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kush scores with the left hand. Pera knows he should have avoided that one.
Kush shoots in for a takedown but Pera shows good takedown defense.
Pera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kush throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pera counters with an outside leg kick.
Pera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kush throws a series of punches but Pera avoids them all with ease.
Pera moves in looking to clinch but Kush pushes him off.
Kush punishes Pera's body with a nice straight punch.
Bubba Kush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pera walks into a straight right hand from Kush.
Kush bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pera's head backwards.
Kush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kush feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kush connects with the punch.
Pera takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pera has time to react.
Kush works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Kush was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pera staying out of range there.
Pera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch but Pera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pera.
Kush is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kush.
Kush throws out a counter right but Pera avoids it with no problem.
Kush checks a leg kick nicely.
Pera misses with an uppercut.
Pera slips a straight right by Kush.
Kush swats away the attempt to clinch by Pera.
Pera misses with a wild body shot.
Kush throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pera drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kush sprawls and moves away.
Kush has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kush moves away.
Pera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kush lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pera throws out the jab.
Kush drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kush tries to free his leg and advance position but Pera is retaining full guard.
Kush content to stall in guard here.
Pera knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kush on the ground.
Pera seems keen to control Kush's posture.
Pera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pera is keeping the position for now.
Bubba Kush has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kush.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kush lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kush.
Pera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pera is looking to wear down Kush with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pera.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kush. Pera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pera tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kush manages to circle out of the way.
Pera slips a jab from Kush.
Kush takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Kush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Kush throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kush misses with the combination.
Kush lands a glancing blow to the side of Pera's head.
Pera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kush moves away.
Kush lands a nice hook to Pera's body. Pera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kush looks to land a right hand but Pera moved out of range.
Kush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Pera tenderised Kush's leg. Kush is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pera staying out of range there.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kush has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pera or perhaps it was just good defense by Kush, which made it look bad.
Kush throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kush works the jab nicely.
Pera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kush fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kush lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kush moves away from the strike by Pera.
Kush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pera moves out of range as Kush strikes.
Pera throws a counter high kick but Kush was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pekka Pera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush with a jab.
Pera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pera throws out the jab.
Kush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pera.
Kush throws a lazy right hand but Pera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kush misses with an uppercut.
Kush on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pera. Pera obviously looking to wear him down.
Kush keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Pera misses.
Kush lands an overhand right.
Kush connects with a right hand. Pera shakes it off.
Pera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush misses with a body shot.
Pera throwing a counter right hand but Kush manages to avoid it.
Kush takes a swing at Pera's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kush as Pera shoots in.
Kush feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kush connects with a body shot.
Kush lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pera gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kush counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy left from Kush finds it's target.
Kush checks a low kick from Pera.
Kush lands a glancing blow to the side of Pera's head.
Kush misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big left from Pera misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush keeps the fight on the outside.
Pera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kush connects with a single shot there.
Kush throws a good cross that connects.
Pera looks to land a left hand but Kush moved out of range nicely.
Kush defending well as Pera loads up on a big left hand.
Pera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kush cracks Pera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kush clobbers Pera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pera throws a solid leg kick but Kush takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pera.
Kush connects with a body shot that sends Pera's belly button to the back.
Pera darts in trying to clinch
and Kush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bubba Kush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kush scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Kush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kush 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 Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Kush!
During a confident post fight interview, Bubba Kush thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjarni Agnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yef Yew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yef Yew will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 Helsinki, Bjarni Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yef Yew!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Agnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Yew takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Agnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Agnarsson swings widly with a right hand
letting Yew counter with a right hand.
Agnarsson throws a leg kick
and Yew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Agnarsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Agnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Agnarsson misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yew! But no joy.
Agnarsson takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson throws a lazy body kick
and Agnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yew throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Agnarsson's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Yew dives in looking to finish as Agnarsson flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Yew's strikes! Yew is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Agnarsson's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Agnarsson was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yef Yew!
An out of breath Yef Yew thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Dirt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dirt being controlled here, momentarily.
Dirt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dirt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roberts cracks Dirt with a solid left hand.
Dirt trying to control the position.
Dirt kicks Roberts off and gets to his feet.
Roberts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Jeff Roberts has been cut.
Dirt gets caught flat footed, as Roberts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roberts is standing up over Dirt. Dirt looks to escape but Roberts dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Roberts wants to control but Dirt is keeping him busy.
Dirt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roberts is working away from the top position though.
Roberts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dirt is looking for a sweep. Roberts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roberts working Dirt over with strikes.
Dirt wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy.
Roberts is trying to control. Dirt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dirt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dirt actively working from the bottom here.
Dirt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roberts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roberts landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dirt is rocked!
Roberts lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Dirt! More strikes land and this one is all over! Roberts jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Roberts!
An out of breath Jeff Roberts thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel FalleN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel FalleN!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordignon Miyao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around FalleN's waist but FalleN gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bordignon Miyao off to one side.
Bordignon Miyao fails with an attempt to clinch.
FalleN let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bordignon Miyao.
FalleN prevents Bordignon Miyao from improving position.
Bordignon Miyao is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. FalleN is trying to escape and Bordignon Miyao transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and FalleN is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bordignon Miyao! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao!
Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalle Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Machado!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machado, pushing him back against the cage.
Machado tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kettu smiles and moves away.
Kettu pushes Machado up against the cage in a clinch.
Kettu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kettu is looking to clinch.
Machado changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Machado walks into a left hand.
Machado scores with a nice strike.
Kettu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machado.
Machado shoots in looking for a takedown. Kettu tries to sprawl out of it but Machado keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kettu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado shoots for a double leg takedown but Kettu sprawls well. He's pushed Machado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kalle Kettu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Machado.
Kettu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machado shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kettu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kettu, who protects the arm well.
Machado working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu holding on.
Kettu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Machado on the ground.
Machado thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Machado tries for a kimura but Kettu is defending well.
Machado is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kettu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado has an Americana. Kettu didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Machado is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Machado hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Carlos Machado!
Carlos Machado bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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