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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tygan Shen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champ Westbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tygan Shen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Champ Westbrook!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westbrook on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Westbrook looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Westbrook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shen has managed to clinch.
Westbrook can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Shen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shen scores with a shoulder strike.
Westbrook breaks from the clinch.
Westbrook wants to clinch.
Westbrook on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DJs Locker in the buildup to the fight.
Westbrook tries to move into range but Shen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westbrook with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shen counters by moving into the clinch.
Shen lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westbrook wants to get back to striking at distance but Shen won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Shen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westbrook misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shen.
Shen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shen.
Still in the clinch, Shen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Westbrook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Shen.
Westbrook wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Westbrook drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Westbrook fails with the takedown
and Shen moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Shen - that landed with a thud.
Westbrook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Westbrook creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westbrook is trying to push Shen away but Shen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shen.
Shen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Westbrook is trying to stall.
Westbrook has had enough of the clinch but Shen keeps him there for the moment.
Westbrook using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Shen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Westbrook is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shen is defending well.
Tygan Shen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Champ Westbrook.
Shen lands a shoulder strike.
Shen gets through Westbrook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Westbrook misses with an elbow strike.
Westbrook is trying to push Shen away but Shen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Westbrook wants to get back to striking at distance but Shen won't allow it.
Shen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westbrook is trying to break the clinch but Shen has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Shen.
A right handed body shot lands from Shen.
A right handed body shot lands from Shen.
Westbrook is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Westbrook manages to break the clinch.
Shen scores with a jab. Westbrook acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Westbrook tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Westbrook looks winded!
Shen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Westbrook stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Westbrook takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shen sends Westbrook crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Shen is motioning to the referee to let Westbrook up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Champ Westbrook has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shen cracks Westbrook with a hook to the temple - Westbrook is on wobbly legs here! Shen swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Westbrook falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Shen wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tygan Shen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ghee Buttersnaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Huth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Huth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghee Buttersnaps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Huth!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huth ducks under a wild hook from Buttersnaps.
Huth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buttersnaps paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buttersnaps throws a lazy right hand but Huth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huth avoids the head kick by Buttersnaps.
Buttersnaps throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Buttersnaps throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huth has closed the distance and engaged Buttersnaps in a clinch.
Huth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buttersnaps on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buttersnaps blocks it with crossed arms.
Huth throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huth misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Huth fails to land.
Buttersnaps blocks an elbow strike from Huth.
Buttersnaps blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huth tries to throw a body punch but Buttersnaps avoids it by throwing Huth back against the cage.
Huth misses with a knee strike.
Huth is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Buttersnaps breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Buttersnaps lands an impressive looking overhand right. Huth doesn't seem phased though.
Buttersnaps has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Killer Instinct ☠ in the buildup to the fight.
Huth moves out of range as Buttersnaps strikes.
Buttersnaps lands a big shot that drops Huth! Can he finish him?
Huth is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buttersnaps arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Huth's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ghee Buttersnaps!
Ghee Buttersnaps tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Saturday Nights All Right For Fighting. Pekka Toivonen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buddy Dixon's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buddy Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen keeps Dixon at a distance using the push kick.
Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dixon.
As Dixon backs away, Toivonen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Toivonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dixon.
Dixon loads up on a big right hand but Toivonen slips the punch.
Dixon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dixon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dixon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dixon.
Toivonen lands a jab to Dixon's midsection.
Toivonen rushes Dixon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toivonen.
Toivonen breaks from the clinch.
Toivonen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toivonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Toivonen.
Dixon misses with a few strikes there.
Dixon scores with a nice head shot.
Toivonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dixon.
Toivonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dixon's calf.
Dixon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Toivonen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pekka Toivonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toivonen moves out of range as Dixon strikes.
Toivonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toivonen thumps Dixon with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toivonen.
Toivonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dixon's head backwards.
It looks like Buddy Dixon has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Toivonen avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a right hand that misses
and Toivonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toivonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toivonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dixon moves away.
The fighters circling - Dixon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dixon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toivonen finds it's way round the side to connect with Dixon's head.
Dixon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dixon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen sizes up Dixon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dixon misses with a left hand
and Toivonen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Toivonen is looking to wear down Dixon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dixon looks winded!
Toivonen thuds a left hand into Dixon's body.
Dixon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toivonen can pounce on him.
Toivonen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toivonen, right into the meat.
Dixon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dixon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Toivonen cracks the inside of Dixon's front leg.
Toivonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Toivonen jabs at Dixon's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toivonen.
A punch lands to the side of Dixon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Buddy Dixon's cut even more.
Dixon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toivonen can pounce on him.
Dixon misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Toivonen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toivonen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dixon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Toivonen.
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!
Dixon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen sizes up Dixon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Toivonen lands.
It looks like Toivonen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Toivonen lands with a good body shot.
Dixon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toivonen thumps Dixon with a low kick.
Dixon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toivonen controlling the action here for a moment.
Dixon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toivonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Toivonen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Danga de danga de dang - Dixon scores with a four punch combination!
Dixon avoids the body shot from Toivonen.
Toivonen feints and then cracks Dixon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dixon down.
Dixon throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dixon throws a right hand that misses
and Toivonen counters with a low kick, right behind Dixon 's knee.
Dixon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Toivonen fakes the leg kick and cracks Dixon in the body.
Toivonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toivonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Toivonen!
Dixon is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toivonen rushes Dixon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Toivonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Toivonen scores with a hook to the body.
Toivonen digs a right hand into Dixon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dixon's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen slowing the pace effectively.
Toivonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Toivonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Toivonen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dixon's brow.
Toivonen pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Toivonen.
Toivonen scores with a hook to the body.
Toivonen works on Dixon's body with a couple of short punches.
Toivonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Toivonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toivonen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Toivonen.
Toivonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dixon can do to turn this around?
Toivonen moves into the clinch.
Toivonen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Toivonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dixon or not.
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Toivonen won't allow it.
Toivonen scores with a shot to the side of Dixon's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toivonen is working Dixon over against the cage.
Toivonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toivonen lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toivonen.
The cut above Buddy Dixon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A shot in the inside from Toivonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pekka Toivonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dixon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Toivonen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Toivonen has double underhooks.
Toivonen lands a right hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Toivonen.
Toivonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toivonen tries to work over Dixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toivonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Buddy Dixon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A short body shot lands from Toivonen as the two fighters clinch.
Toivonen lands a body punch.
Toivonen scores with a shot to the side of Dixon's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen gets through Dixon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dixon tries to break free but Toivonen pushes him back against the cage.
Toivonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dixons head.
Toivonen lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Buddy Dixon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pekka Toivonen!
A very excited looking Pekka Toivonen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas McCain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Dalisay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCain comes to the cage accompanied by My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys . Ricardo Dalisay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Dalisay!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCain slips under a jab.
And McCain counters with a quick kick to the body but Dalisay blocks it.
Dalisay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dalisay checks a leg kick nicely.
As McCain backs off Dalisay throws a huge counter combo but McCain manages to avoid it all.
No joy there for McCain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Despite the aggression on Dalisay's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McCain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McCain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCain throws an overhand right that lands on Dalisay's shoulder, as Dalisay tries to avoid the shot.
McCain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCain slips under a jab from Dalisay.
Dalisay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalisay moves out of range of the body kick.
Dalisay avoids the body shot from McCain.
Dalisay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCain slips a jab from Dalisay.
Dalisay throws a hook to the side of McCain's head but McCain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain throws a lazy right hand but Dalisay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dalisay misses with a lunging right hand
and McCain counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - McCain finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lucas McCain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCain scores with a kick to the body.
McCain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dalisay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dalisay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dalisay walks into a stiff left hand from McCain.
McCain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dalisay avoids the head kick by McCain.
Nice jab there from McCain.
Good leg kick by McCain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
McCain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dalisay at a distance.
Dalisay is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McCain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dalisay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain looks to land a body kick but Dalisay moved away.
Dalisay throws a shot from downtown. McCain moves away and avoids it.
McCain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McCain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dalisay is out of range and McCain settles back down.
McCain misses with a looping right.
McCain takes a swing at Dalisay's ribcage but misses.
McCain moves into the clinch.
McCain slowing the pace effectively.
McCain misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from McCain.
McCain lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalisay.
McCain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCain blocks an uppercut.
McCain is working Dalisay over against the cage.
McCain lands with a right to the head.
Dalisay being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dalisay backwards.
A short right from McCain on the inside.
McCain blocks an uppercut.
McCain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dalisay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dalisay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dalisay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dalisay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dalisay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCain's elbow.
McCain is leaning against Dalisay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dalisay prevents a body shot from McCain.
McCain has Dalisay pushed against the cage.
Dalisay misses with a body punch.
McCain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalisay's elbow.
McCain lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCain blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalisay has a couple of punches blocked by McCain.
Dalisay manages to break the clinch.
McCain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dalisay misses the target.
McCain moves in looking to clinch but Dalisay pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCain throws a leg kick but Dalisay checks it.
Dalisay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McCain sizes up Dalisay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCain tried to score with a low kick but Dalisay checks it.
Dalisay throws a jab when McCain was well out of range.
Dalisay dives in and grabs McCain's left leg, looking for a takedown. McCain pushes down on Dalisay's head and hops out.
McCain throwing a counter right hand but Dalisay manages to avoid it.
McCain throws a wild body kick that Dalisay sees coming a mile off.
McCain lands a head shot.
McCain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McCain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dalisay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas McCain dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dalisay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCain can pounce on him.
It looks like McCain has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dalisay moves out of range as McCain throws a body kick.
McCain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crunch! McCain slams his shin into Dalisay's torso.
McCain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dalisay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCain throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McCain avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain misses with a low kick.
Dalisay throws a hook but McCain blocks it.
McCain misses with a wild body shot.
McCain moves into range and clinches up with Dalisay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalisay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dalisay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McCain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalisay can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCain.
McCain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCain manages to break the clinch.
Dalisay swings widly with a right hand
and McCain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McCain.
Dalisay is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCain to keep the fight standing.
McCain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCain can't find room to land a body shot as Dalisay controls the action.
McCain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalisay's elbow.
Dalisay jumps guard but McCain stands there with Dalisay around his waist. Dalisay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lucas McCain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Dalisay.
McCain prevents a body shot from Dalisay.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dalisay.
McCain digs a right hand underneath Dalisay's ribcage. Dalisay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCain.
Dalisay lands an uppercut.
Dalisay drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCain pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalisay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Dalisay tries to get set, McCain tries to push him back and clinch up but Dalisay manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalisay throws a lazy uppercut
and McCain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dalisay throws a head punch that misses.
Dalisay is trying to pull guard but McCain has him pressed against the cage.
Lucas McCain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dalisay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McCain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dalisay backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dalisay fails to land.
McCain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalisay working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCain.
Good body shot from McCain.
Dalisay is breathing heavily.
McCain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCain lands with a left to the head.
McCain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dalisay misses with a punch to the body.
McCain breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCain. Dalisay does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalisay is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCain with a body shot.
McCain scores with a nice head shot.
Dalisay is rocked!
Dalisay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dalisay swats away the attempt to clinch by McCain.
McCain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dalisay is still on wobbly legs! Can McCain finish him?
A big right from Dalisay misses.
McCain thumps Dalisay with a low kick.
Dalisay seems to have recovered his senses.
Dalisay misses with a straight left.
McCain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCain throws a shot to the body.
Lucas McCain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dalisay misses with an uppercut. McCain saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalisay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dalisay lands with an uppercut that bounces McCain off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Dalisay misses.
McCain scores with a sloppy right hand. Dalisay should have avoided that one.
McCain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dalisay blocks a low kick nicely.
Dalisay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCain can pounce on him.
McCain throws a head kick but Dalisay moves out of range.
McCain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from McCain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCain.
McCain throws out a powerful jab.
Crunch! McCain slams his shin into Dalisay's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas McCain dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dalisay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dalisay slips a jab and a cross from McCain.
Nice body kick from McCain.
It's a brutal combination of punches from McCain! Dalisay is backing up but he can't get away as McCain lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Dalisay and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucas McCain!
Lucas McCain managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Usikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lay Pray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Usikov!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usikov lands with a nice body punch.
Usikov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lay Pray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pray fails with the takedown.
Nice body punch from Usikov.
Usikov scores with the left hand. Pray knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice sprawl there from Usikov as Pray shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pray closes the distance and clinches up with Usikov, looking for a takedown. Pray pushes Usikov against the cage but Usikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Usikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pray on the side of the head.
It looks like Lay Pray has been cut.
Pray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Usikov avoids it really well and circles away.
Pray misses with a takedown
and Usikov counters with a straight right hand.
Pray has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pray there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pray takes one on the button.
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!
Usikov gets caught flat footed, as Pray shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Usikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pray being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray throws a strike but Usikov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Usikov is one step ahead there.
Pray is working hard here to advance position.
Pray is looking to sweep but instead, Usikov has passed into half guard.
Pray wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Usikov manages to get himself to full guard.
Usikov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Usikov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pray has his takedown stuffed
and Usikov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Usikov.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but Pray blocks it.
Usikov scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pray goes for a takedown in the clinch but Usikov prevents it.
Pray wants a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Usikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Usikov lands a knee to the head.
Pray is rocked!
Pray is trying to drag Usikov to the mat but Usikov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Usikov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pray is breathing heavily.
Usikov lands an uppercut.
Usikov connects with a knee to the head.
Usikov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Pray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Usikov scores a nice knee to the body.
Usikov avoiding damage.
Usikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Usikov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Usikov lands a big knee! That's hurt Pray! Oh, he's all over the place! Usikov lands another knee that sends Pray to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Usikov!
A relieved looking Alexander Usikov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ahearn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kigo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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288 lbs
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Ahearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kigo Torres!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ahearn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ahearn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Torres eats them both and turns towards Ahearn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ahearn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahearn scores with a jab to the head.
Ahearn stalks Torres and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Torres's face. Torres staggers backwards, shaken.
Ahearn throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahearn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Schneebly's Circuit Training in the buildup to the fight.
Ahearn scores with a decent looking hook.
Torres is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Are you kidding me?! Ahearn ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Torres clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Ahearn!
A victorious James Ahearn 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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189 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Jacks!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost loads up on a big right hand but Jacks slips the punch.
Frost throws a right hand that misses
letting Jacks counter with a right hand.
Frost takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jacks throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
Frost misses with a shot to the body
and Jacks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frost with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Frost.
Frost cracks Jacks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frost. That's going to slow Jacks down.
Jacks has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jacks looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
Jacks misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Frost on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Frost smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jacks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jacks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xavier Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jacks.
Frost scores with a spinning back kick!
Frost looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Jacks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jacks is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacks blocks a head kick by Frost.
A chopping leg kick lands by Frost.
Jacks swings widly with a right hand
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jacks misses with a body shot.
Frost misses with a lunging right hand
and Jacks counters with a right hand to the body.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacks.
Jacks blocks a head kick by Frost.
Jacks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Frost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacks throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
Frost explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jacks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacks.
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!
Jacks misses with a looping right.
Jacks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jacks throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jacks will feel that in the morning.
Jacks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jacks lands a glancing blow to the side of Frost's head.
Frost is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Frost lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Frost throws a good cross that connects.
Frost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacks throws out the jab.
Frost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Frost misses its intended target.
Jacks looks to land a left hand but Frost moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Jacks misses.
Frost misses with a head kick.
Jacks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacks connects with a body shot.
Jacks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frost connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jacks's hands.
Frost lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jacks's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacks connects with a body shot that sends Frost's belly button to the back.
Frost misses with a low kick.
Frost lands with a good body shot.
Frost moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frost slips a jab from Jacks.
Frost throws a low kick, looking for Jacks's leg but Jacks calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Frost misses.
Xavier Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacks misses with a wild body shot.
Jacks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frost.
It seemed like Jacks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frost fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jacks checks it well.
Jacks throws out a counter right but Frost avoids it with no problem.
Frost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frost throws a hook but Jacks blocks it.
Frost paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jacks defending well as Frost loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a right hand that misses
and Jacks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Xavier Frost has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Frost pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frost, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacks. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frost keeps Jacks at a distance using the push kick.
Frost is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Frost chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Frost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frost throws a low kick but Jacks moves out of range easily.
Frost slips a jab from Jacks.
Nice defenses there by Jacks.
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jacks throws a shot to the body.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Jacks moved out of range.
Frost lands a leg kick that knocks Jacks off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Frost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Frost'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.
Frost throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Frost.
A slow jab from Frost misses its intended target.
Jacks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frost.
Jacks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jacks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frost scores with a nice head shot.
Jacks throws a combination that misses
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Frost takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Frost cracks Jacks with an open hand slap.
Jacks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
Frost looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Frost throws a leg kick which misses Jacks's front leg but catches the back leg as Jacks tries to avoid it.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacks can do to turn this around?
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Jacks lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacks missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Frost.
Frost lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jacks's sensitive parts.
Frost looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jacks.
Jacks walks into a straight right hand from Frost.
Nice shot by Frost.
Frost looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Frost lands a glancing blow to the side of Jacks's head.
Frost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Frost.
Jacks is rocked!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jacks might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Frost has got the better of the exchanges.
Jacks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost moves into full guard.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Jacks from controlling successfully.
Frost has control of Jacks's left arm, preventing Jacks from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost controls Jacks momentarily but Jacks frees himself.
Frost throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Frost pulls Jacks in to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacks stands and throws Frost's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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You can see the frustration on Frost's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Frost is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Frost's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frost is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jacks off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost is trying to stick to Jacks's back but Jacks is turning into Frost. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Frost's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jacks.
Jacks postures up.
Jacks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frost working a defensive guard here.
Frost is controlling Jacks's posture.
Jacks tries to free his leg and advance position but Frost is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Frost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Frost's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jacks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jacks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Frost.
Frost throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Frost misses the target.
Jacks walks into a jab.
Frost connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jacks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Frost.
Frost misses with a low kick.
Frost misses with a hook.
Jacks throws a poor cross that misses
and Frost counters with an outside leg kick.
Frost walks into a stiff left hand from Jacks.
Frost lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jacks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacks scores with a sloppy right hand. Frost should have avoided that one.
Frost wants to land a leg kick but Jacks is out of range.
Frost moves out of range of the strikes.
Frost throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Jacks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Frost misses the target.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jacks checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Frost.
Frost throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Frost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacks.
Jacks takes a swing at Frost's ribcage but misses.
Frost blocks a jab.
Jacks misses with a hook
and Frost counters with a straight right hand.
Frost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frost throws a head kick that misses.
Jacks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
Jacks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frost moves away.
Jacks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brian Jacks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Frost misses with a kick to the body
and Jacks counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jacks! But no joy.
Jacks swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Jacks moves forwards but Frost connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frost dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacks. That did some damage!
Jacks swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Jacks throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
Jacks avoids a kick to the body.
Jacks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frost counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jacks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jacks misses with a straight right.
Frost cracks Jacks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frost knocks Jacks to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Jacks is still in real trouble! Can Frost finish him?
It looks like Brian Jacks has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jacks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Frost.
Jacks regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost 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.
Jacks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jacks seems to have recovered his senses.
Frost is looking for a kimura here.
Frost has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jacks defend it? Frost steps over the head and cranks it - Jacks is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Frost!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xavier Frost!
Xavier Frost thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Tapaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendrik Vermeulen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Tapaus!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeulen jabs Tapaus right on the nose. Tapaus blinks but takes it well.
Tapaus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vermeulen.
Tapaus misses with a lunging right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Tapaus misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Vermeulen misses the target.
Tapaus misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Vermeulen misses.
Tapaus wants to counter the offense by Vermeulen and move into the clinch position.
Vermeulen tries to bum rush Tapaus with a series of wild strikes but Tapaus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tapaus dodges the punch combination from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tapaus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vermeulen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tapaus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vermeulen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tapaus misses with a jab to the body
and Tapaus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vermeulen tries to clinch up.
Tapaus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vermeulen manages to avoid it.
Vermeulen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tapaus.
Vermeulen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tapaus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tapaus lands a right hook to the body.
Tapaus misses with a body shot.
Vermeulen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vermeulen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vermeulen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tapaus.
Tapaus slips a straight right by Vermeulen.
Tapaus throws an off balance right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tapaus misses with a wild body shot.
Tapaus scores with the left hand. Vermeulen knows he should have avoided that one.
Vermeulen scores with a nice strike.
Tapaus throws a shot from downtown. Vermeulen moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeulen lands with a straight right. Tapaus didn't see that one coming.
Vermeulen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Tapaus misses.
Tapaus throws a body punch but Vermeulen moves out of range.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut. Tapaus saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Vermeulen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tapaus fails to land the takedown.
Tapaus throws a body shot but no joy.
Vermeulen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tapaus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vermeulen counters with a stiff right hand.
Tapaus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vermeulen.
Tapaus connects with a body shot.
Tapaus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vermeulen rather than just go for the knockout.
Vermeulen avoids the body shot from Tapaus.
Jab, jab by Vermeulen - just one landing.
Tapaus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vermeulen defends well and Tapaus ends up having to push Vermeulen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vermeulen lands a nice hook to Tapaus's body. Tapaus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tapaus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vermeulen moves away.
Tapaus looks to score with a jab to the body but Vermeulen is just out of range.
It looked like Vermeulen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tapaus moves forwards but Vermeulen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vermeulen moves out of range as Tapaus strikes.
It looked like Vermeulen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tapaus.
Vermeulen blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tapaus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tapaus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab from Vermeulen.
Tapaus is rocked!
Tapaus gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Vermeulen gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Tapaus is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendrik Vermeulen!
Hendrik Vermeulen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Derks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derks's entrance music is The Reckless And The Brave. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Derks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Souza!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derks throws a lazy uppercut
and Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Derks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Derks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Derks with a nice head shot there.
Derks distracts Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Derks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Souza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Derks throws a big elbow that misses.
Derks trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks working some strikes from top position.
Derks is looking to work some ground and pound but Souza has wrist control.
Derks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Derks passes into half guard.
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.
Derks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Derks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Derks uses his free foot to push down on Souza's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Souza.
Derks lands a nice shot to the head.
Derks is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Souza is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nate Derks!
Nate Derks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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