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DARE 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Meida (ranked 5590 p4p, 199 weight class) and Carter Antoine (ranked 3363 p4p, 134 weight class). Carter Antoine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Meida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Antoine!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antoine throws a looping overhand right but Meida ducks down to avoid it.
Meida misses with an uppercut.
Antoine throws a series of punches but Meida avoids them all with ease.
Meida defending well as Antoine loads up on a big left hand.
Antoine ducks under a wild hook from Meida.
Antoine throws a right hand that Meida ducks under and follows up with a left that Meida also avoids with ease.
Antoine misses with a wild body shot.
Antoine moves forwards but Meida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Meida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meida throws a lazy right hand but Antoine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antoine throws a hook but Meida avoids it easily.
Antoine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meida.
A big left from Antoine misses.
Meida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antoine.
Antoine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antoine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Meida.
A left lands for Antoine.
Meida walks into a left hand.
Meida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Antoine to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Meida missing with a left hand there. Antoine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Antoine's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Antoine misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Meida misses.
Meida misses with a hook.
Meida displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Antoine lands a right hook to the body.
Meida moves out of range as Antoine strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Antoine.
Antoine throws a shot from downtown. Meida moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Meida misses its intended target.
Meida moves away from the strike by Antoine.
Antoine connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antoine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thiago Meida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antoine misses with a double jab.
Antoine has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Antoine tries to bum rush Meida with a series of wild strikes but Meida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the liver by Antoine. Beautiful body shot.
Antoine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoine looks to throw the jab but Meida is out of range.
Antoine misses with a straight left.
Meida missing with a left hand there. Antoine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antoine.
Meida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meida connects with a crisp jab.
Meida throws a lazy right hand but Antoine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antoine tries to clinch but Meida is having none of it.
Meida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Meida misses.
Meida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Antoine slips a jab from Meida.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Antoine! But no joy.
Meida tries to bum rush Antoine with a series of wild strikes but Antoine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meida throws a hook to the side of Antoine's head but Antoine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antoine drives through and clinches with Meida against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoine throws a punch but it's blocked by Meida.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Antoine.
Meida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antoine has a couple of punches blocked by Meida.
Meida working hard to break the clinch.
Antoine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meida is keeping busy.
Antoine has a couple of punches blocked by Meida.
Meida wants to get back to striking at distance but Antoine won't allow it.
The referee calls for Antoine to work.
Meida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meida blocks a body shot from Antoine.
Meida is trying to break free.
Meida is trying to force a seperation but Antoine has the dominant position.
Meida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Antoine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Antoine misses with the head strike.
Meida manages to break the clinch.
Antoine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Antoine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meida was well out of range. Poor timing from Antoine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Meida there.
Antoine throws a series of punches but Meida moves out of range.
Meida avoids the body shot from Antoine.
Antoine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antoine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meida tests Antoine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meida swings widly with a right hand
and Antoine counters with a straight right hand.
Antoine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meida was well out of range. Poor timing from Antoine.
Meida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Meida throws a head kick but Antoine moves out of range.
Antoine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meida throws a big shot that misses.
Meida misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antoine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meida.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Antoine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Antoine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Antoine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antoine takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Meida misses.
Nice cross by Meida.
Antoine throws a shot from downtown. Meida moves away and avoids it.
Antoine looks to score with a jab to the body but Meida is just out of range.
Meida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Antoine's head backwards.
Meida scores with a nice strike.
Meida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Antoine's head backwards.
Meida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antoine.
Antoine misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antoine scores with a jab.
Carter Antoine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meida lands a jab to the nose.
Meida throws the left hand but Antoine avoids the punch easily.
Meida throws a hook but Antoine blocks it.
Antoine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meida is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antoine. Meida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antoine looks to land a combination but Meida avoids it well.
Antoine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Meida.
Antoine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meida slips a jab and a cross from Antoine.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Antoine drops his hands momentarily and Meida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Antoine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Meida backs off Antoine throws a huge counter combo but Meida manages to avoid it all.
Antoine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Antoine throws a shot from downtown. Meida moves away and avoids it.
Antoine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meida.
Antoine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antoine.
Antoine throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Meida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meida connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meida misses with an uppercut. Antoine saw that one coming.
Meida scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Meida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antoine closes the distance and clinches.
Antoine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Antoine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Antoine has a couple of punches blocked by Meida.
Meida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Antoine misses with a hook. Meida ducked under it nicely.
Meida throws a one two combo.
It looks like Carter Antoine has been cut.
Antoine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Meida misses the target.
Antoine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meida misses with a double jab
letting Antoine counter with a right hand.
Antoine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antoine throws a right and a left that Meida avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Meida misses.
Meida throws the left hand but Antoine avoids the punch easily.
Antoine lands a left and a right that send Meida crashing to the mat, dazed. Antoine thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Meida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Antoine walks into a left hand.
Antoine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meida.
Antoine slips under a jab.
Antoine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Meida throws a looping overhand right but Antoine ducks down to avoid it.
Meida seems to have got his legs back now.
Antoine swinging wildly here.
Meida misses with a few strikes there.
Antoine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antoine throws a hook to the side of Meida's head but Meida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antoine.
Meida misses with a hook
and Antoine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meida thinking.
Antoine misses the shot to the body.
Meida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meida moves out of range as Antoine strikes.
Antoine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antoine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antoine.
Meida throws a hook to the side of Antoine's head but Antoine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meida catches Antoine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Antoine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Antoine loads up on a big right hand but Meida slips the punch.
Antoine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meida throws a looping overhand right but Antoine ducks down to avoid it.
Antoine throws a body punch but Meida moves out of range.
Antoine misses the jab.
Antoine moves away from the strike by Meida.
Antoine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meida throws a shot from downtown. Antoine moves away and avoids it.
Antoine takes a swing at Meida's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antoine throws out a loose jab but Meida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Antoine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antoine swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carter Antoine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carter Antoine'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. This is the final round!
Antoine drops Meida with a beautiful combination! Meida stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Antoine is looking for the KO!
It looks like Thiago Meida has been cut.
Meida scores with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Meida.
Antoine tries to close the distance and clinch but Meida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meida fails to land with a series of punches.
Meida misses with an uppercut. Antoine saw that one coming.
Meida misses with a straight right.
Meida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antoine defending well as Meida loads up on a big left hand.
Meida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meida looks to land a right hand but Antoine moved out of range.
Antoine misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Antoine misses.
Meida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Meida misses the target.
Antoine moves out of range of the strikes.
Antoine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Antoine throws a looping overhand right but Meida ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida tests Antoine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Antoine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meida.
Antoine blocks a jab.
Antoine cracks a nice hook into Meida's ribs.
Antoine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meida moves away.
Antoine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Antoine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Antoine slips a jab and a cross from Meida.
Antoine misses with a wild body shot.
Antoine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Antoine. Those never looked like landing.
Meida throws a jab but it's blocked by Antoine.
Antoine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meida misses with a looping left.
Antoine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meida moves away.
Antoine swinging wildly here.
Thiago Meida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meida looks to land a combination but Antoine avoids it well.
Meida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter Antoine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meida tries a head kick but it misses.
Antoine unleashes a big counter combination but Meida bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Antoine misses with a double jab.
Antoine works over Meida's head and body with a nice combination.
Antoine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meida cracks Antoine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Meida throws a jab when Antoine was well out of range.
Antoine throws a body punch but Meida moves out of range.
Meida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antoine looks to throw the jab but Meida is out of range.
The fighters circling - Meida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meida throws a right hand that Antoine ducks under and follows up with a left that Antoine also avoids with ease.
Antoine closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Meida out cold! Meida corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carter Antoine!
In his post fight interview, Carter Antoine started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TheDragon Reborn (ranked 4252 p4p, 441 weight class) and Crixis Deathstroke (ranked 3374 p4p, 378 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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199 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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World class 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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TheDragon Reborn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crixis Deathstroke!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reborn misses with a left hand
and Deathstroke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deathstroke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reborn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Deathstroke trying to control the position but Reborn is working away.
Reborn 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.
Reborn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Deathstroke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Deathstroke working away.
Reborn is looking for a sweep.
Reborn struggling a bit here.
Reborn is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deathstroke works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Deathstroke lands a nice forearm strike.
Deathstroke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reborn can't do much from the bottom 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.
Deathstroke in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Reborn is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Crixis Deathstroke!
A very excited looking Crixis Deathstroke 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.
The defeated TheDragon Reborn had this to say: 'I can do better'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Kristian Nielsen (ranked 3851 p4p, 145 weight class) and Expendable Crewman V (ranked 2391 p4p, 94 weight class). Nielsen comes to the cage accompanied by Wardruna - Fehu. The crowd seem to be enjoying Crewman V's choice of entrance music: The Warrior song. Expendable Crewman V is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Kristian Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Expendable Crewman V!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen slips a straight right by Crewman V.
Crewman V takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Nielsen.
Crewman V looks to land a left hand but Nielsen moved out of range nicely.
Crewman V leaves Nielsen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nielsen misses the jab.
Nielsen tries to move into range but Crewman V moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crewman V throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crewman V looks to land a left hand but Nielsen moved out of range nicely.
Nielsen attempts a counter takedown but Crewman V avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crewman V's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nielsen under the eye.
It looks like Sven Kristian Nielsen has been cut.
Crewman V scores with a decent looking hook.
Crewman V drops his hands momentarily and Nielsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nielsen needs to keep his hands up - Crewman V had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen misses with a hook. Crewman V ducked under it nicely.
Nielsen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Crewman V did well to prevent Nielsen getting side control.
Nielsen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Nielsen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Crewman V trying to control here.
Nielsen trying to control the action but Crewman V is working from the bottom.
Nielsen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crewman V taking some punishment here, with Nielsen in his half guard.
Crewman V really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nielsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nielsen trying to control the action but Crewman V is working from the bottom.
Crewman V won't allow Nielsen to pass to mount.
Crewman V trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen controlling the pace.
Crewman V avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nielsen.
Nielsen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nielsen 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.
Crewman V wants to control but Nielsen is keeping busy.
Nielsen trying to control the action but Crewman V is working from the bottom.
Crewman V trying to control here.
Nielsen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Crewman V holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Crewman V wants to control but Nielsen is keeping busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nielsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crewman V.
Crewman V lands a jab to the nose.
Nielsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crewman V.
Crewman V cracks Nielsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Expendable Crewman V is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crewman V lands with an uppercut that bounces Nielsen off the cage and back into range.
Sven Kristian Nielsen's cut is getting worse.
Crewman V fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nielsen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crewman V, as that shot connected.
Crewman V looks to land a body kick but Nielsen moved away.
Nielsen throws a series of punches but Crewman V moves out of range.
Nielsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crewman V.
Nielsen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Crewman V lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crewman V cracks Nielsen with a hook to the temple - Nielsen is on wobbly legs here! Crewman V swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Nielsen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Crewman V wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Expendable Crewman V!
An out of breath and clearly excited Expendable Crewman V thanked KOMBAT KLOTHING for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chester Drawers (ranked 1097 p4p, 55 weight class) and Marcus Santana (ranked 22641 p4p, 362 weight class). Santana has chosen Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chester Drawers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Santana!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drawers connects with a single shot there.
Drawers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Santana clobbers Drawers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drawers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Santana tries to keep at a distance but Drawers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drawers misses with some punches.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Drawers.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Drawers pushes Santana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drawers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Drawers.
Drawers throws a body kick that misses.
Drawers blocks a head kick by Santana.
Drawers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santana lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Drawers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Drawers pushing down on Santana's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Drawers there.
Drawers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santana doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drawers.
Drawers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drawers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santana missing with punches from the bottom.
Santana throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Santana throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Drawers is looking for a kimura here.
Drawers is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drawers blocks the strikes from Santana.
Santana gets back to full guard.
Drawers stopping the sweep attempt from Santana.
Drawers advances position into side control!
Drawers blocks the strikes from Santana.
Santana gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Drawers pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Drawers takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Santana tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drawers looking for the choke but no joy.
Santana defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Drawers's arms.
Drawers is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Drawers is cranking Santana's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Santana! He's tightened the choke and Santana is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chester Drawers!
In his post fight interview, Chester Drawers started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Gardner (ranked 4205 p4p, 436 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 2097 p4p, 256 weight class). Gardner comes into the arena with Thug Luv blaring out of the sound system. Ralph Gardner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Ralph Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've been told by Gardner's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ladd misses with a hook
and Gardner counters with a left to the body.
Ladd throws a body punch but Gardner moves out of range.
Ladd misses with a wild combination.
Gardner pushes Ladd away with a front kick.
Gardner misses the body punch
and Gardner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Ladd misses its intended target.
Ladd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ladd looks to land a right hand but Gardner moved out of range.
Ladd throws a looping overhand right but Gardner ducks down to avoid it.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Gardner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ladd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gardner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ladd scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Ladd.
Ladd misses with a double jab.
It looked like Gardner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gardner moves away.
Ladd misses the body punch
and Gardner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ladd misses with a right hand
and Gardner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gardner slips under a jab from Ladd.
Gardner is looking to counter punch.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ladd at a distance.
Ladd connects with a body shot.
Nice shot by Ladd.
Gardner throws a lazy right hand but Ladd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gardner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ladd.
Ladd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gardner.
Ladd lands with a nice body punch.
Ladd looks to throw the jab but Gardner is out of range.
Ladd misses with a series of wild punches.
Ladd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gardner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gardner thuds his right hand into Ladd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ladd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Ladd misses
and Gardner counters with a nice uppercut.
Ladd misses with a double jab
and Gardner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ladd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gardner doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner moves away from the strike by Ladd.
Gardner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ladd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ladd thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Gardner misses.
Ladd throws a poor cross that misses
and Gardner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ladd misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardner. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gardner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Ladd throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gardner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ladd misses with a body shot.
Ladd misses with a looping left.
Gardner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd misses with a looping left.
Ladd misses with a looping right.
Ladd misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Gardner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ladd throws a shot from downtown. Gardner moves away and avoids it.
Gardner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ladd throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Gardner to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardner clobbers Ladd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gardner misses the shot to the body.
Ladd throws a sloppy body shot
and Gardner counters with a nice uppercut.
Ladd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gardner.
Gardner is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gardner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gardner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rosco Ladd will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gardner cracks a nice hook into Ladd's ribs.
Ladd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ladd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ladd duly obliges.
Ladd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gardner on the side of the head.
Ladd tries to bum rush Gardner with a series of wild strikes but Gardner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ladd misses with an uppercut
and Gardner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Ladd throws a poor cross that misses
and Gardner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ladd throws an overhand right that lands on Gardner's shoulder, as Gardner tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Gardner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gardner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ladd doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Gardner.
Gardner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ladd ducks under a wild hook from Gardner.
Ladd misses with an uppercut
and Gardner counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd throws a poor cross that misses
and Gardner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gardner was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Ladd with a nice cross.
Ladd with a nice cross.
Gardner is rocked!
Ladd lands a brutal uppercut that launches Gardner off his feet! Gardner tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rosco Ladd!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vigorio Gonzalez (ranked 1404 p4p, 140 weight class) and Steve Sanchez (ranked 1698 p4p, 201 weight class). Sanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Where is My Mind? by Pixies. This should be a great matchup!
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vigorio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanchez 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.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Gonzalez cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steve Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Sanchez throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Gonzalez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gonzalez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gonzalez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez clinches.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez looks to throw a body kick
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez with the counter takedown but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez connects with a single shot there.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Gonzalez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gonzalez takes one to the side of the head.
Sanchez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
Gonzalez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gonzalez defends it well.
Gonzalez throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Sanchez.
A leg kick checked by Gonzalez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown. Gonzalez fights it but they end up in guard.
Gonzalez wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.
Gonzalez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vigorio Gonzalez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonzalez. That did some damage!
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Sanchez throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sanchez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Vigorio Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez is rocked!
Gonzalez punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzalez scores with a hook.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonzalez, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanchez is trying to stall.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Sanchez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gonzalez defends it well.
Sanchez takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Sanchez tries to counter it with a takedown but Gonzalez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanchez thinking.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Gonzalez with a hook.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
A cross from Gonzalez lands.
Gonzalez jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vigorio Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Sanchez moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Gonzalez connects with a right hand. Sanchez shakes it off.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a big right hand! Oh Sanchez is in trouble here! Gonzalez follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vigorio Gonzalez!
A victorious Vigorio Gonzalez 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Bedlaminov (ranked 616 p4p, 49 weight class) and Samuel Douglas (ranked 973 p4p, 100 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bedlaminov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Call to Arms. Douglas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Marley - Three Little Birds kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Bedlaminov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas throws a low kick but Bedlaminov moves out of range easily.
We've been informed that Douglas 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.
Bedlaminov throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Bedlaminov loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
Samuel Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bedlaminov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Bedlaminov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Bedlaminov misses.
Bedlaminov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Douglas.
Douglas feints and then cracks Bedlaminov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bedlaminov down.
Douglas lands a glancing blow to the side of Bedlaminov's head.
It looks like Yuri Bedlaminov has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Bedlaminov blocks the low kick.
Bedlaminov misses with a few strikes there.
Douglas slips under a jab.
Douglas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bedlaminov scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas digs a good hook to Bedlaminov's body.
Douglas feints and then cracks Bedlaminov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bedlaminov down.
Bedlaminov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bedlaminov connects with a body shot that sends Douglas's belly button to the back.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bedlaminov.
Douglas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bedlaminov checks a leg kick.
Douglas walks into a straight right hand from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bedlaminov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Douglas. Those never looked like landing.
Douglas moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Douglas. Bedlaminov shrugs it off though.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas thows a leg kick but Bedlaminov checks it
and Bedlaminov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bedlaminov throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bedlaminov's calf.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bedlaminov, as that shot connected.
Douglas lands a jab to Bedlaminov's midsection.
Bedlaminov swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Good work by Bedlaminov as he checks the leg kick.
Bedlaminov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Douglas.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bedlaminov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bedlaminov scores with a jab. Douglas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bedlaminov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Douglas. Douglas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Douglas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yuri Bedlaminov's cut is getting worse.
Nice shot by Douglas.
Bedlaminov is rocked!
Douglas delivers a nice body kick.
Bedlaminov is breathing heavily.
Douglas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bedlaminov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bedlaminov counters by clinching up.
Bedlaminov has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Bedlaminov misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Bedlaminov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Douglas on the inside.
Oh Bedlaminov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bedlaminov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Douglas lands an uppercut, right on the button! Bedlaminov tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samuel Douglas!
A relieved looking Samuel Douglas 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Bounty (ranked 307 p4p, 42 weight class) and Magnus Pyke (ranked 599 p4p, 80 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magnus Pyke!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bounty instigates a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pyke 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.
Pyke working aggressively here.
Pyke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pyke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bounty misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bounty.
A short left from Bounty.
Bounty misses with the head strike.
Bounty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bounty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pyke tries a head kick but it misses.
Bounty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pyke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyke throws a head kick but Bounty moves out of range.
Bounty thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jamie Bounty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bounty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Bounty.
Pyke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pyke.
Pyke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bounty checks it well.
Pyke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bounty throws a body kick that misses
and Pyke counters with a nice body kick.
Bounty feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pykes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bounty doesn't manage to clinch there - Pyke circles away.
An inside leg kick from Pyke misses.
A punch combination from Bounty misses.
Bounty misses with a low kick.
Bounty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bounty checks a leg kick.
Bounty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pyke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bounty to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pyke.
Bounty seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pyke swings for the body but Bounty moves out of range.
Bounty checks a leg kick nicely.
Bounty was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bounty definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bounty tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pyke shoots in and drives through. Bounty sprawls well.
Bounty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pyke in his tracks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bounty.
Pyke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bounty throws a low kick but Pyke avoids it.
Pyke with a hook.
Pyke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bounty.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bounty.
Pyke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bounty misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bounty thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pyke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bounty is out of range.
Jamie Bounty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bounty throws out a loose jab but Pyke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyke checks a leg kick.
Pyke takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Magnus Pyke has been cut.
Pyke scores with a body shot.
Bounty throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bounty catches Pyke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pyke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it.
Pyke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pyke darts in looking for a takedown but Bounty gets double underhooks and turns Pyke into the cage.
Bounty goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pyke connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pyke misses with a wild body shot.
Bounty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyke looks to land a left hand but Bounty moved out of range nicely.
Bounty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pyke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bounty is looking for a counter combo.
Pyke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bounty to the mat! Bounty manages to get full guard.
Pyke wants to control from the top but Bounty keeps moving.
Bounty keeping full guard, as Pyke tries to pass.
Bounty looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Bounty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Pyke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bounty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pyke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bounty has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bounty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pyke misses with a punch on the inside.
Bounty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pyke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from Bounty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyke pulls guard successfully.
Pyke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty advances position into side control!
Bounty slows the pace down.
Pyke can't do much from the bottom here.
Pyke tries to buck Bounty off but Bounty is having none of it.
Pyke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Bounty stalls from top position.
Pyke is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bounty is looking to take a break and control but Pyke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pyke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bounty has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pyke is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pyke is trying to control. Bounty wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pyke wants to pass the guard but Bounty is defending well.
Pyke is looking to stall here but Bounty recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bounty is keeping the position for now.
Pyke advances position into side control!
Pyke trying to control the action but Bounty is working from the bottom.
Pyke advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bounty really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bounty sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pyke wants to take a breather but Bounty is having none of it.
Bounty slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bounty can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pyke controls the pace.
Pyke looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pyke trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bounty manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Bounty dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Pyke's cut.
That's time! Bounty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Pyke misses the target.
Bounty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pyke throws a leg kick but Bounty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pyke.
Pyke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pyke swings for the body but Bounty moves out of range.
Pyke misses with a low kick.
Pyke tries a head kick but it misses.
Bounty scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Bounty misses.
Pyke drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bounty defends it well.
Bounty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pyke's sensitive parts.
Pyke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pyke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bounty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Bounty is predictable there
and Pyke counters with a nice body kick.
Pyke throws a body shot but no joy.
Bounty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pyke.
Pyke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bounty rather than just go for the knockout.
Pyke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pyke trying to control the position from guard on top but Bounty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pyke might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bounty haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pyke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pyke wants to control from the top but Bounty keeps moving.
Jamie Bounty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyke tries to free his leg and advance position but Bounty is retaining full guard.
Pyke trying to control the position from guard on top but Bounty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pyke stands and throws Bounty's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pyke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bounty has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pyke is looking to take a break and control but Bounty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magnus Pyke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty prevents Pyke from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Bounty's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Pyke.
Pyke has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bounty is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pyke yanks on the arm and Bounty is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pyke.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Magnus Pyke!
After winning the bout, Magnus Pyke 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike McLaughlin (ranked 190 p4p, 26 weight class) and Aaron McGinnis (ranked 253 p4p, 35 weight class). McGinnis has chosen Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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148 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike McLaughlin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron McGinnis!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGinnis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from McLaughlin misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by McGinnis as he connects with a hook.
McLaughlin checks a leg kick.
McLaughlin fires out a quick counter leg kick but McGinnis just manages to avoid it.
McGinnis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from McLaughlin misses its target.
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from McGinnis.
McGinnis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McGinnis.
McGinnis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McLaughlin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGinnis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin looks to land a left hand but McGinnis moved out of range nicely.
McLaughlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGinnis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for McGinnis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinnis lands a jab.
McGinnis throws a looping overhand right but McLaughlin ducks down to avoid it.
McLaughlin appears to be looking for a big counter.
McGinnis tries to close the distance and clinch but McLaughlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McLaughlin is looking to counter punch.
McGinnis throws the left hand but McLaughlin avoids the punch easily.
McGinnis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from McGinnis.
McGinnis thumps McLaughlin with a low kick.
McGinnis lands an overhand right.
McGinnis throws a leg kick that is checked
and McLaughlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGinnis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as McLaughlin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McLaughlin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis has managed to clinch.
McGinnis misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McGinnis fails to land.
McGinnis can't find room to land a body shot as McLaughlin controls the action.
McLaughlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGinnis takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLaughlin lands a shoulder strike.
McGinnis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLaughlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGinnis's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from McLaughlin.
McGinnis breaks from the clinch.
McGinnis looks to land a right hand but McLaughlin moved out of range.
McGinnis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGinnis misses with a left hand
and McLaughlin counters with a straight right hand.
McGinnis is rocked!
Aaron McGinnis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGinnis throws a low kick, looking for McLaughlin's leg but McLaughlin calmly moves out of range.
McGinnis is still on wobbly legs! Can McLaughlin finish him?
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut
and McGinnis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGinnis seems to have recovered his senses.
McGinnis is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from McLaughlin misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis throws a chopping leg kick but McLaughlin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGinnis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGinnis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGinnis scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGinnis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McLaughlin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGinnis lands a nice looking body kick.
McGinnis misses with a double jab
and McLaughlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McLaughlin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGinnis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
McGinnis's corner calls for a 1-2. McGinnis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGinnis has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGinnis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGinnis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGinnis swings wildly with an uppercut but McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGinnis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McLaughlin.
A nice left hand lands by McGinnis.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGinnis throws a punch but it's blocked by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGinnis backwards.
McGinnis lands with a right to the head.
McGinnis blocking some punches.
A short right from McGinnis.
McLaughlin has a couple of punches blocked by McGinnis.
McLaughlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGinnis misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLaughlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGinnis's elbow.
McLaughlin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGinnis swings wildly with an uppercut but McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaughlin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron McGinnis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McGinnis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McLaughlin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McLaughlin lands a slapping body shot.
McGinnis throws a body punch but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McGinnis tries to close the distance and clinch but McLaughlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGinnis throws a poor cross that misses
and McLaughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McLaughlin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGinnis throws the kick towards the body but McLaughlin avoids it.
McGinnis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McLaughlin at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGinnis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from McLaughlin misses the target.
McLaughlin lands with a right hand.
McLaughlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGinnis misses with a left hand
and McLaughlin counters with a crisp right that sends McGinnis to the canvas! McLaughlin follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike McLaughlin!
Mike McLaughlin retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Mike McLaughlin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Razmig Grigorian (ranked 64 p4p, 13 weight class) and Jimmy Smesman (ranked 1065 p4p, 145 weight class). Grigorian kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Razmig Grigorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Smesman!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smesman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smesman scores with a leg kick.
Grigorian misses with a hook. Smesman ducked under it nicely.
Smesman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smesman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grigorian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smesman. Smesman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jimmy Smesman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigorian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grigorian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grigorian slips a jab and a cross from Smesman.
Smesman scores with a punch to the head.
Smesman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been told by Grigorian's head coaches at Gym Amsterdam that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grigorian avoids the body shot from Smesman.
Grigorian checks a low kick from Smesman.
Grigorian misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smesman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grigorian at a distance.
Smesman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grigorian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smesman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smesman missing with a left hand there. Grigorian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smesman checks a low kick from Grigorian.
Smesman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smesman moves forwards but Grigorian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That kick from Grigorian tenderised Smesman's leg. Smesman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grigorian takes one to the side of the head.
Smesman throws a series of punches but Grigorian avoids them all with ease.
Grigorian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smesman is able to avoid easily.
Grigorian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smesman misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Grigorian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grigorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smesman slips a jab from Grigorian.
Smesman looks to land a left hand but Grigorian moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Grigorian misses the target.
Grigorian takes one on the button.
Smesman takes a swing at Grigorian's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigorian throws an overhand right that lands on Smesman's shoulder, as Smesman tries to avoid the shot.
Smesman swings widly with a right hand
and Grigorian counters with a nice uppercut.
Smesman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smesman lands a jab.
Grigorian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grigorian wants to slow Smesman down by chopping away at his legs.
Smesman swings for the body but Grigorian moves out of range.
Smesman jabs at Grigorian's body.
A jab from Smesman misses.
Sloppy strikes from Smesman. Those never looked like landing.
Smesman throws a jab but it's blocked by Grigorian.
Grigorian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grigorian blocks a jab.
Smesman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smesman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Smesman.
Nice shot by Grigorian.
Smesman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grigorian.
As Smesman tries to get set, Grigorian tries to push him back and clinch up but Smesman manages to avoid the attempt.
Grigorian lands a glancing blow to the side of Smesman's head.
Smesman swats away the attempt to clinch by Grigorian.
Grigorian misses with a wild body shot.
Grigorian pushes Smesman up against the cage in a clinch.
Smesman wants to break free but Grigorian has control.
Grigorian has a couple of punches blocked by Smesman.
Smesman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smesman throws a body shot but no joy.
Grigorian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grigorian lands a leg kick that knocks Smesman off balance momentarily.
Grigorian throws a wild body kick that Smesman sees coming a mile off.
Smesman throws a body punch but Grigorian moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smesman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Grigorian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grigorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grigorian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smesman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grigorian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grigorian slips a jab from Smesman.
Grigorian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smesman.
Grigorian connects with a solid leg kick.
Grigorian throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grigorian lands with a shot to the body.
Grigorian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigorian moves out of range of the strikes.
Grigorian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice cross by Smesman.
Grigorian slips under a jab from Smesman.
Grigorian tries to move into range but Smesman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Smesman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smesman throws a lazy uppercut
and Grigorian counters by clinching up.
Smesman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smesman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Smesman misses.
Smesman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grigorian slips a jab and a cross from Smesman.
Grigorian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smesman's calf.
Grigorian scores with a punch to the head.
Jimmy Smesman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick from Grigorian.
Smesman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smesman misses with a head kick.
Grigorian moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smesman is trying to break the clinch but Grigorian has him pressed against the cage.
Smesman breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Grigorian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smesman doesn't seem phased though.
Smesman is rocked!
Smesman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigorian.
It looked like Grigorian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smesman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian missing with a left hand there. Smesman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grigorian scores with a body shot.
Smesman misses with a wild combination.
Grigorian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grigorian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grigorian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smesman is still on wobbly legs! Can Grigorian finish him?
Smesman looks to land a left hand but Grigorian moved out of range nicely.
Smesman seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Smesman.
Smesman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grigorian doesn't seem bothered though.
Smesman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smesman duly obliges.
Smesman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smesman just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Smesman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grigorian with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grigorian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smesman's sensitive parts.
Grigorian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smesman. That did some damage!
Smesman lands a two punch combo.
Grigorian cracks Smesman with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Grigorian has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Smesman to stand back up!
Grigorian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grigorian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smesman looks up at the clock. Bad move! Grigorian lands a right hand from hell, dropping Smesman. Grigorian pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razmig Grigorian!
A relieved looking Razmig Grigorian 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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