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Madness MMA Clown Chaos 7 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanma kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sadie - Burst Zero. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
164 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
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158 lbs
23 - 21 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop drives through with a takedown into Hanma's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bishop looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hanma tries to buck Bishop off but Bishop is having none of it.
Hanma managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bishop.
Hanma can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Hanma's face as Bishop controls the position.
Hanma tries to bench press Bishop off him but Bishop keeps the position.
Bishop tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma is trying to control Bishop's posture but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop is working to tighten his grip on Hanma's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hanma has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bishop is really squeezing tight and eventually Hanma passes out! Bishop breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Arthur Bishop!
After winning the bout, Arthur Bishop 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Pit Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mies comes to the cage accompanied by Condemned 84 - Face the agression. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
27 - 34 - 1 |
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185 lbs
30 - 33 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple 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
27 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pit Mies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczerbiec drops Mies with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mies looks back up at him and smiles so Szczerbiec waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mies is rocked!
Szczerbiec tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mies drops down looking for a counter takedown but Szczerbiec sprawls and moves away.
Oh Mies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mies takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mies seems to have got his legs back now.
Szczerbiec moves in close and cracks Mies with a massive right hand! Mies, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Szczerbiec!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patryk Szczerbiec!
Patryk Szczerbiec seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Pit Mies had this to say: 'I will be back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felicito Vicente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenshin Yamamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
24 - 12 - 1 |
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145 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kenshin Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felicito Vicente!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicente scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yamamoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vicente sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamamoto walks into a jab.
Felicito Vicente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vicente decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vicente is looking for a kimura here.
Vicente is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vicente is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vicente stops Yamamoto from getting back to his feet.
Yamamoto trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Vicente looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicente looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yamamoto is trying to control but can't.
Vicente is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yamamoto is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yamamoto is working hard here to advance position.
Vicente is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vicente seems to be working for a kimura but Yamamoto defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yamamoto wants to control but Vicente is keeping busy.
Vicente is keen to just control but Yamamoto is a slippery customer.
Vicente is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicente is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vicente works his way into full mount!
Yamamoto is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Vicente locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Yamamoto is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felicito Vicente!
Felicito Vicente thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Szandor Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pascual Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera - 5 Minutes Alone. Perez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Another One Bites The Dust kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Szandor Storm is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
181 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
13 - 16 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Szandor Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez rushes Storm and presses him up against the cage.
Perez breaks the clinch.
Storm moves into the clinch.
Perez lands a hook that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Storm wants to get back to striking at distance but Perez won't allow it.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Storm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Storm can't break the clinch.
Storm working hard to break the clinch.
Perez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Storm.
Storm blocks a body shot from Perez.
Storm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez is looking for a takedown.
Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Storm has double underhooks.
Storm manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Perez takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm breaks from the clinch.
Perez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Storm, pushing him back against the cage.
Perez pushes off an throws an elbow but Storm leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Perez 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.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Storm lands a left and a right that send Perez crashing to the mat, dazed. Storm thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Perez is rocked!
It looks like Pascual Perez has been cut.
Perez blocks a head kick by Storm.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Storm finish him?
Storm moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm blocks an elbow strike from Perez.
Perez seems to have recovered his senses.
Storm breaks the clinch.
Storm moves into the clinch.
Storm can't break the clinch.
Storm wants to get back to striking at distance but Perez won't allow it.
Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Storm misses with a combination
and Perez counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Storm.
Storm lands a big head kick that sends Perez tumbling to the mat! Storm takes a step backwards and waves Perez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Storm throws a series of punches but Perez moves out of range.
Perez gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perez throws an elbow but misses.
Storm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perez digs a right hand underneath Storm's ribcage. Storm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Storm is breathing heavily.
Perez wants a takedown.
Perez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Storm.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Storm turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Szandor Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pascual Perez.
Storm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perez avoids it.
Storm blocks an elbow strike from Perez.
Perez is struggling to control the position.
Storm managing to block the knees to the body from Perez.
Storm stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Storm manages to break the clinch.
Storm closes the distance and pushes Perez back into the cage.
Perez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Storm is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Storm is trying to break free.
Perez digs a right hand underneath Storm's ribcage. Storm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm pressing his opponent against the cage.
Storm wants to get back to striking at distance but Perez won't allow it.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Storm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Storm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perez on the side of the head.
Storm feints a jab promting Perez to slip. Storm then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Szandor Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Perez gets a clinch.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez misses with some punches.
Storm wants to get back to striking at distance but Perez won't allow it.
Perez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez wants to sweep here but Storm controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to control the position.
Storm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Storm has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Perez to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Storm is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Perez pulls down on the head and he's put Storm to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pascual Perez!
Our winner, Pascual Perez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zoe Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hayden James - Something About You (ODESZA Remix). On his way into the cage it seems that Zoe Harris has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zoe Harris seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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35
180 lbs
29 - 18 - 0 |
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180 lbs
22 - 21 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoe Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut there from Uk.
Harris walks into a jab.
Uk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Uk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Uk. Uk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Uk lands with a straight right. Harris didn't see that one coming.
Uk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Uk settles back down.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Uk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Zoe Harris has been cut.
Uk moves forwards but Harris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uk was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris with a hook.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Uk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Harris looks for the body kick but Uk saw that one coming.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uk! But no joy.
We've been informed that Uk 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Uk tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Uk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Uk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uk works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Uk.
Uk throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Uk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harris prevents a body shot from Uk.
Uk scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Uk.
Uk misses with a body punch.
Uk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Uk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Uk as the two fighters clinch.
Uk is trying to pull guard but Harris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zoe Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Uk.
Uk misses with a body punch.
Uk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Uk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris tries to circle away but Uk has him pinned against the cage.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Uk uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk scores with a hook to the body.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Uk.
Uk misses with a punch to the body.
Uk pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harris prevents a body shot from Uk.
Uk throws an elbow but it misses.
Harris wants to break free but Uk has control.
Still in the clinch, Uk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Uk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris is rocked!
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uk tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Uk lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Harris to his knees! Uk keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dong Uk!
Dong Uk decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machado comes to the cage accompanied by Arcade Fire - Power Out. Kharitonov has chosen BLUNT - Raggae All Day as his entrance music. Rodrigo Machado has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
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142 lbs
35 - 20 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov clinches up against the cage.
Kharitonov misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Machado creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Machado.
Machado lands with a left to the head.
Machado misses with an elbow over the top.
Our sources have told us that Machado has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Machado looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machado throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kharitonov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Kharitonov dodges an elbow strike from Machado.
Kharitonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machado throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kharitonov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kharitonov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machado just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kharitonov's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov lands an uppercut.
Machado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Machado letting Kharitonov take a breather here.
Kharitonov blocks an elbow strike from Machado.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machado throws an elbow but misses.
Kharitonov blocks the elbow strike.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kharitonov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Machado misses with the head strike.
Come on Kharitonov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kharitonov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kharitonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kharitonov takes an elbow to the temple.
Kharitonov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kharitonov just leaning against Machado, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Kharitonov.
Kharitonov moves into range and clinches up with Machado.
Kharitonov blocks an elbow strike from Machado.
Machado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machado creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kharitonov's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machado throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado misses with an elbow strike.
Machado lands an elbow just above Kharitonov 's eye.
Kharitonov blocks an elbow strike.
Kharitonov misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machado throws an elbow but misses.
Machado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machado lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machado has a couple of punches blocked by Kharitonov.
A shot in the inside from Kharitonov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kharitonov misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machado throws an elbow but misses.
Machado misses with an elbow over the top.
Machado lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kharitonov is trying to maintain a safe position but Machado gets an underhook and turns Kharitonov into the cage.
Machado lands an elbow just above Kharitonov 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
Machado lands an elbow just above Kharitonov 's eye.
Kharitonov lands with a short shot to the head.
Machado throws an elbow that misses.
Kharitonov looking to stall.
Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
Kharitonov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Machado lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with an elbow over the top.
Machado creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kharitonov's defenses.
Machado creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kharitonov's defenses.
It looks like Vladimir Kharitonov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado misses with some punches.
Machado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
Machado creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kharitonov's defenses.
Machado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machado misses with some punches.
Machado lands a nice uppercut.
Machado can't get the takedown.
Kharitonov blocks an elbow strike.
Kharitonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machado wants the takedown. Kharitonov is fighting it off but Machado persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kharitonov's guard against the cage.
Kharitonov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Machado in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Machado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Kharitonov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kharitonov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Machado counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kharitonov won't be happy with that.
Kharitonov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Machado wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kharitonov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Machado 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.
Kharitonov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kharitonov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Machado scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kharitonov is looking for a sweep. Machado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Machado working Kharitonov over with strikes.
Machado working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Machado slips a nice elbow through Kharitonov's hands, connecting with Kharitonov's forehead.
Machado with the ground and pound but Kharitonov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kharitonov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machado won't allow Kharitonov to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado stands up over Kharitonov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Machado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kharitonov can do to turn this around?
Machado scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Machado throws an elbow that misses. Kharitonov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Machado's guard. Nice move by Kharitonov!
Kharitonov throws a strike but Machado rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Machado throwing strikes from guard but Kharitonov blocks nicely.
Machado trying to control the position from guard on top but Kharitonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Machado is stalling in the full guard.
Machado with a nice head shot there.
Rodrigo Machado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Machado connects with a couple of short punches.
Kharitonov is rocked!
Machado is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Machado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machado stopping the sweep attempt from Kharitonov.
Machado is looking to work some ground and pound but Kharitonov has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kharitonov is on top in guard.
Kharitonov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kharitonov throwing strikes but missing.
Machado working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kharitonov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kharitonov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kharitonov cracks Machado with a solid left hand.
Kharitonov postures up in Machado's guard and throws a big left but Machado blocks it.
Kharitonov trying to control but Machado is working from the bottom.
Kharitonov throws an elbow that misses. Machado uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kharitonov's guard. Nice move by Machado!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Machado lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kharitonov is trying to control the position but Machado postures up.
Machado cracks Kharitonov with a solid left hand.
Machado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Machado in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Machado is working Kharitonov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kharitonov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Machado is one step ahead there.
Kharitonov keeping full guard, as Machado tries to pass.
Machado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Machado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Kharitonov'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Machado dodges the punch combination from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws a sloppy head kick and Machado moves out of range easily.
Machado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kharitonov.
Machado changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kharitonov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kharitonov takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kharitonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kharitonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kharitonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Machado finish him?
Machado lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kharitonov to his knees! Machado keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Machado!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mattews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baltasar Halko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Lumberjack by Jackyl. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Mattews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baltasar Halko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh, that's a big right hand from Halko and Mattews goes tumbling to the canvas! Halko follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
It looks like Matt Mattews has been cut.
Halko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mattews is rocked!
Halko is working for a submission of some sort.
Halko prevents Mattews from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halko slows the pace down in half guard.
Halko is trying to control the action in half guard but Mattews is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Halko is looking to advance position but Mattews won't allow it.
Halko is trying to work for a kimura but Mattews is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halko wants to pass the guard but Mattews is defending well.
Halko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mattews doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Halko.
Halko working Mattews over with strikes.
Mattews is looking to control Halko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mattews avoid being mounted?
Halko passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mattews!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Halko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mattews can't escape the position.
Mattews is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Halko dominating with strikes here.
Oh Mattews is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matt Mattews's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Mattews's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Baltasar Halko!
A victorious Baltasar Halko 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Wiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Kasvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is SouthSide. Wiz has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Big Wiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jyrki Kasvi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasvi jabs at Wiz's body.
Wiz is breathing heavily.
Kasvi feints and then cracks Wiz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wiz down.
Wiz throws a hook to the side of Kasvi's head but Kasvi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kasvi throws a right and a left that Wiz avoids nicely.
Kasvi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiz manages to avoid it.
Kasvi connects with the punch.
Wiz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kasvi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kasvi lands with a hook. Wiz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kasvi misses with a double jab.
Wiz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Big Wiz has been cut.
Kasvi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiz.
Kasvi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kasvi tries to work over Wiz's front leg with a kick but Wiz checks it.
Kasvi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasvi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wiz rather than just go for the knockout.
Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasvi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kasvi is looking for the big counter here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiz walks into a jab.
Wiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kasvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasvi moves out of range of the strikes.
Wiz thows a leg kick but Kasvi checks it
and Kasvi counters with a low kick, right behind Wiz 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kasvi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wiz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kasvi working the ground and pound from side control.
Kasvi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kasvi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kasvi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wiz down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasvi moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kasvi lands an elbow.
Kasvi in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Wiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kasvi cracks Wiz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasvi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wiz tries to improve position but can't.
Kasvi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasvi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kasvi working the head with strikes.
Kasvi grinds an elbow into Wiz's temple.
Check out the look on Kasvi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kasvi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kasvi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wiz down.
Wiz is rocked!
Kasvi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wiz to see if he's OK.
Oh Wiz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kasvi scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Wiz is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kasvi can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jyrki Kasvi!
A relieved looking Jyrki Kasvi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by FREE THE MADNESS. Taylor has chosen Bow Down as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter Williams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor takes one on the button.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taylor on the side of the head.
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Williams connects with a right hand. Taylor shakes it off.
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind Taylor 's knee.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Williams 's head.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Williams .
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taylor under the eye.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taylor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from Taylor.
Williams 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.
Taylor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams 's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams .
Taylor presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Taylor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Taylor thuds his right hand into Williams 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Williams .
Michael Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Williams closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a left to the body.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor ducks right into an uppercut from Williams .
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taylor thinking.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Taylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Taylor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Taylor off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams checks a low kick from Taylor.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor walks into a left hand.
Taylor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A good leg kick by Taylor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Taylor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taylor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams .
Taylor slips under a jab from Williams .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Carter Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taylor takes one on the button.
Williams pushes Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taylor lands a body punch.
Taylor is trying to stall.
Taylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams .
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jordan Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Taylor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams .
Williams blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor works on Williams 's body with a couple of short punches.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor.
Williams misses with some punches.
Taylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams is trying to push Taylor away but Taylor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor lands a right hand.
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!
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
Taylor throws an off balance right hand
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Taylor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Taylor moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
Taylor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Williams throws a push kick but Taylor slaps the foot to one side.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Taylor's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams .
Taylor scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Taylor swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
Williams misses with a kick to the body
and Taylor counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Taylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taylor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Carter Williams dominated that second round.
That's time! Williams 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Michael Carter Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taylor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taylor scrambles back to his feet.
Taylor gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Williams gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter Williams !
Michael Carter Williams 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tormund Giantsbane (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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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brodie Grundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tormund Giantsbane!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giantsbane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giantsbane's coach down at Winds of Winter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Giantsbane's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Giantsbane rushes Grundy and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Giantsbane.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giantsbane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giantsbane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Grundy.
Grundy 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.
A short left from Giantsbane.
Grundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giantsbane looking to slow down the pace here.
Grundy lands an uppercut.
Grundy breaks the clinch.
Grundy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tormund Giantsbane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grundy connects with a solid leg kick.
Grundy wants to clinch up but Giantsbane keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giantsbane swings widly with a right hand
and Grundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Grundy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giantsbane is able to avoid easily.
Grundy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Brodie Grundy has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grundy forces Giantsbane back against the cage and clinches.
Giantsbane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giantsbane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giantsbane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giantsbane throws a punch but it's blocked by Grundy.
Grundy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grundy prevents Giantsbane from breaking the clinch.
Giantsbane breaks the clinch.
Grundy closes the distance and clinches.
Grundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grundy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Giantsbane swings wildly with an uppercut but Grundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giantsbane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane swats away the attempt to clinch by Grundy.
Grundy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giantsbane breaks from the clinch.
Giantsbane lands a left and a right that sends Grundy crashing to the canvas! Giantsbane dives into mount looking to finish!
Grundy is rocked!
Giantsbane prevents Grundy from getting the reversal.
Oh Grundy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giantsbane loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Grundy scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Giantsbane land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Giantsbane stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tormund Giantsbane!
Tormund Giantsbane decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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