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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Daley (ranked 4787 p4p, 500 weight class) and Luiz Franca (ranked 5990 p4p, 591 weight class). Daley comes to the cage accompanied by Blur - Song 2. The key to victory for Liam Daley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Franca!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franca closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Daley did well to prevent Franca getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franca is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Franca seems to be looking for submissions.
Franca is working for a kimura but Daley is defending it quite comfortably.
Franca prevents Daley from improving his position.
Franca seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Daley is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luiz Franca!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santo Luvic (ranked 9100 p4p, 483 weight class) and Laxa Tiv (ranked 7743 p4p, 447 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santo Luvic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laxa Tiv!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiv lands a big shot that drops Luvic! Can he finish him?
Luvic is rocked!
Tiv stands up over Luvic, holding on to his feet. Tiv throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Luvic is out cold! Tiv lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Laxa Tiv!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fuckya Mother (ranked 25130 p4p, 696 weight class) and Matt Denmar (ranked 5486 p4p, 514 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fuckya Mother!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Denmar!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denmar clinches.
A short left from Denmar.
Mother jumps guard.
Denmar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mother will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mother working for a triangle but Denmar defends it easily.
Denmar with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denmar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Denmar is stalling in the full guard.
Mother looking for a guillotine here but Denmar defends easily.
Denmar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Denmar distracts Mother with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denmar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
My spies in Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym ($600/Week) inform me that Denmar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mother looking for a guillotine here but Denmar defends easily.
Denmar trying to control the position from guard on top but Mother is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denmar working some strikes from top position.
Denmar trying to control but Mother is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mother looking for a guillotine here but Denmar defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Denmar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mother's head.
Mother working for a triangle but Denmar defends it easily.
Mother throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Denmar escapes and throws Mother's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Denmar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mother keeps working.
Mother on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denmar lands an elbow.
Denmar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Denmar throws a leg kick which misses Mother's front leg but catches the back leg as Mother tries to avoid it.
Mother takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Denmar thuds a left hand into Mother's body.
Matt Denmar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Denmar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Mother.
Denmar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Fuckya Mother has been cut.
Denmar throws a series of punches but Mother avoids them all with ease.
Mother shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denmar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mother backs up against the cage.
Mother chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Denmar can pounce on him.
Denmar takes a swing at Mother's ribcage but misses.
Denmar misses with a two punch combination.
Denmar throws out a powerful jab.
Denmar throws a body punch but Mother moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mother uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denmar.
Denmar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mother avoids a punch combination nicely.
Denmar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mother appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mother fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Denmar, pushing him back against the cage.
Mother is trying to drag Denmar to the mat but Denmar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Denmar lands with a left to the head.
Mother is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mother tries to pull guard but Denmar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Denmar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fuckya Mother's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Denmar just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Denmar.
Denmar cracks Mother with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mother closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Denmar did well to prevent Mother getting side control.
Denmar kicks off Mother and gets to his feet.
Denmar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mother.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Denmar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Denmar.
Denmar misses with a body kick.
Mother shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mother was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Denmar sneaks out the side door and pushes Mother away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Denmar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Denmar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mother dives in for a single leg takedown but Denmar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Denmar. Those never looked like landing.
Mother shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Denmar sprawls well. Denmar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mother gets slowly back to his feet.
Denmar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuckya Mother. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denmar rushes Mother and presses him up against the cage.
Denmar tries to land a knee to the head but Mother blocks with his arms.
Denmar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mother avoids it.
Denmar tries to land knees in the clinch but Mother avoids the damage to the body.
Denmar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mother looking to stall.
Denmar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mother backwards.
Denmar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mother breaks the clinch.
Denmar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denmar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denmar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Denmar throws a nice head kick!
Denmar tries a head kick but it misses.
Mother shoots in for a double leg but Denmar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Denmar leaves Mother with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Denmar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denmar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Denmar moves into range and clinches up with Mother.
Denmar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Denmar landing knees to the body.
Denmar is leaning against Mother and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Denmar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Denmar as the two fighters clinch.
Denmar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Denmar lands an elbow inside that Mother shrugs off.
Denmar lands a right hand.
Denmar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mother or not.
Denmar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mother blocks it with crossed arms.
Denmar tries to land a knee to the head but Mother blocks with his arms.
Denmar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Denmar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mother's defenses.
Denmar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Denmar.
Mother goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denmar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mother manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mother managing to block the knees to the body from Denmar.
Still in the clinch, Denmar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Denmar scores with a knee to the head.
Mother is trying to stall.
Denmar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Denmar.
Mother tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mother content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Denmar.
Denmar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mother in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Denmar connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Denmar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fuckya Mother's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Denmar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Denmar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Denmar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mothers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mother is rocked!
Denmar moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Mother is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Denmar.
Mother seems to have got his legs back now.
Denmar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Denmar scores with a knee to the head.
Mother has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Denmar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mother managing to block the knees to the body from Denmar.
Mother can't get the takedown.
Denmar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Denmar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denmar working Mother over with knees to the body.
Denmar lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Denmar lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denmar working Mother over with knees to the body.
Denmar lands an elbow inside.
Matt Denmar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mother takes a shot to the head.
Denmar lands a damaging elbow.
Mother stalling in the clinch but Denmar improves position.
Denmar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Denmar scores with a shoulder strike.
Denmar lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Denmar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mother blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Denmar on the inside.
Denmar misses with a knee to the head.
Denmar pushes Mother back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Denmar digs a right hand into Mother's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mother's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denmar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Denmar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Denmar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mother tries to score a body lock takedown but Denmar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuckya Mother. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denmar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Denmar.
Denmar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Denmar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Denmar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Denmar lands an elbow inside that Mother shrugs off.
Denmar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mother backwards.
Denmar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Denmar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Denmar tries a knee to the head but Mother blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denmar.
Denmar with a knee to the head.
Fuckya Mother's cut is getting worse.
Mother takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mother takes a knee right on the jaw!
Denmar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mother's defenses.
Denmar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mother avoids it.
Denmar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Denmar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mother's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Denmar.
Denmar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mother tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Denmar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Denmar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mother backwards.
A short right from Denmar on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mother managing to block the knees to the body from Denmar.
Denmar works on Mother's body with a couple of short punches.
Mother lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Denmar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mother has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Denmar lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Denmar.
Denmar gets through Mother's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mother fails to pull guard.
Fuckya Mother has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Denmar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Denmar works on Mother's body with a couple of short punches.
Denmar with a knee to the head.
Fuckya Mother's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denmar is leaning against Mother and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees to the body from Denmar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Denmar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Denmar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Denmar!
Matt Denmar made sure to mention his sponsor, Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scott (ranked 25686 p4p, 803 weight class) and Carl Thomas (ranked 7969 p4p, 750 weight class). Carl Thomas will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thomas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Scott's guard.
Scott looking for a guillotine here but Thomas defends easily.
Scott will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thomas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
Thomas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scott has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thomas has managed to get both his arms back between Scott's legs - danger averted.
Thomas stands up from Scott's guard - Thomas perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thomas throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thomas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Scott manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Thomas has Scott in his guard.
Thomas looks winded!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Scott working some strikes from top position.
Scott might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott lands a couple of elbows.
Scott postures up and lands a big shot to Thomas's brow.
Thomas has momentary wrist control but Scott slips an elbow through the middle.
Scott is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
We've been hearing that Scott has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Scott wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is working Thomas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Scott's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scott is aware though and is defending well.
Thomas throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Scott escapes and throws Thomas's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Thomas controls the position for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott is trying to get an arm triangle but Thomas is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Scott will probably get the nod.
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.
A head kick misses from Scott.
Thomas scores with a takedown into Scott's guard.
Scott wants to sweep but no luck.
Thomas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thomas trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Thomas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Scott has his foot on Thomas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thomas works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thomas is in close to Scott's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott is sitting in close to Thomas's body. Thomas has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Scott is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Scott is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Thomas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Carl Thomas!
Michael Scott was interviewed post fight and said 'Shout out to the Dunder Mifflin paper company, my manager Abu and my boy Satoshi!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Thatcher (ranked 3295 p4p, 364 weight class) and Samuel Vidar (ranked 8952 p4p, 711 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Thatcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samuel Vidar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vidar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice sprawl there from Vidar as Thatcher shoots in.
Vidar fails to land with a series of punches.
Vidar throws a one two combo.
Thatcher fails with the takedown
and Vidar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thatcher forces Vidar back against the cage and clinches.
Thatcher tries to pull guard but Vidar won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Thatcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vidar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thatcher avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidar gets underhooks to prevent Thatcher's takedown attempt.
Vidar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thatcher is looking for a takedown.
Thatcher wants to take the fight to the mat but Vidar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vidar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Thatcher has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vidar scores with a knee to the head.
Vidar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thatcher up against the cage.
Vidar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thatcher dives in for a single leg takedown but Vidar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vidar throws out a counter right but Thatcher avoids it with no problem.
Vidar with a hook.
No luck for Thatcher with that takedown attempt.
Thatcher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vidar counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vidar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thatcher shoots in looking for a takedown but Vidar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thatcher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thatcher sets himself, and Vidar steps forward looking for the clinch! Thatcher avoids it this time.
Thatcher closes the distance and clinches up with Vidar, looking for a takedown. Thatcher pushes Vidar against the cage but Vidar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thatcher sets himself, and Vidar steps forward looking for the clinch! Thatcher avoids it this time.
Vidar misses with the combination.
Vidar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thatcher counters with a takedown into side control.
Vidar throws Thatcher to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thatcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher shoots in looking for a takedown. Vidar tries to sprawl out of it but Thatcher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vidar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Vidar misses.
Thatcher is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vidar.
Vidar stuns Thatcher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thatcher shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vidar is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Vidar dominated that round.
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.
Vidar gets caught flat footed, as Thatcher shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thatcher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Thatcher looking to pass the guard.
Thatcher drops back looking for a leg! Vidar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vidar manages to kick Thatcher off! Thatcher jumps back into Vidar's guard.
Thatcher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thatcher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thatcher stops Vidar from standing up.
Vidar keeping full guard, as Thatcher tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatcher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vidar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thatcher stops Vidar from standing up.
Thatcher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thatcher tries to free his leg and advance position but Vidar is retaining full guard.
Thatcher won't allow Vidar to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vidar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thatcher moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thatcher is defended easily by Vidar.
Vidar feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thatcher tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vidar defends well and Thatcher ends up having to push Vidar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vidar wants to counter with a clinch but Thatcher pushes him away.
Thatcher takes one to the side of the head.
Thatcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vidar.
Thatcher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thatcher stands and throws Vidar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thatcher is trying to get an arm triangle but Vidar is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vidar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thatcher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vidar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dan Thatcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thatcher prevents Vidar from escaping the position.
Thatcher is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vidar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vidar tries to escape but Thatcher is in control.
Thatcher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vidar wants to get back to his feet but Thatcher drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher is trying to get an arm triangle but Vidar is defending well.
Vidar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Thatcher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thatcher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vidar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thatcher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thatcher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thatcher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vidar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Thatcher dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thatcher gets the takedown into side control.
Thatcher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thatcher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vidar is trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thatcher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vidar bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatcher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thatcher tries for a takedown but Vidar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vidar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thatcher counters with a shoot takedown. Vidar fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thatcher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vidar wants to stand up but Thatcher is controlling him.
Thatcher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thatcher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thatcher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thatcher drops back looking for a leg! Vidar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vidar manages to kick Thatcher off! Thatcher jumps back into Vidar's guard.
Vidar is looking to stand up but Thatcher isn't so interested in that idea.
Vidar pushes Thatcher off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Vidar stuffs the takedown attempt from Thatcher. Thatcher gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidar shoots in and bounces Thatcher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thatcher looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Vidar is defending well. Thatcher quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Vidar has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Thatcher celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Thatcher!
Dan Thatcher retains his middleweight title!
Dan Thatcher looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'The champ is here. I'm holding onto this belt for a long time'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Lemon (ranked 4723 p4p, 498 weight class) and Sagat Shanti (ranked 3947 p4p, 437 weight class). Sagat Shanti acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Lemon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagat Shanti!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lemon at a distance.
Shanti throws a body shot but no joy.
Lemon throws a quick counter head kick but Shanti was just out of range.
Shanti with a hook.
Lemon doesn't manage to clinch there - Shanti circles away.
A big left from Shanti misses.
Shanti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shanti jabs Lemon right on the nose. Lemon blinks but takes it well.
Shanti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shanti throws a nice looking combination but Lemon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A cross from Shanti lands.
Shanti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sagat Shanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shanti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemon circles away quickly and effectively.
Shanti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanti throws a right and a left that Lemon avoids nicely.
Lemon is looking to clinch but Shanti is avoiding it.
Lemon dives in and grabs Shanti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shanti pushes down on Lemon's head and hops out.
Lemon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shanti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lemon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shanti swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lemon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemon walks into a left hand.
Shanti throws a series of punches but Lemon avoids them all with ease.
Shanti has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Shanti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shanti stuffs the takedown attempt from Lemon. Lemon gets slowly back to his feet.
Shanti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shanti duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon shoots in but no luck this time.
Shanti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shanti jabs Lemon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Shanti throws a right and a left that Lemon avoids nicely.
Shanti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shanti keeps the fight on the outside.
Shanti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sagat Shanti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shanti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shanti misses with a looping right.
Shanti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lemon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shanti.
As Shanti looks to move away, Lemon throws a big counter combo but Shanti just gets out of the way.
Shanti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shanti misses with a looping left.
Lemon ducks under a wild hook from Shanti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Shanti misses.
Shanti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shanti lunges at Lemon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lemon's hand.
Lemon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lemon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shanti tries to avoid it but Lemon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shanti to the ground. Shanti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shanti scores with a jab to the head.
Lemon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shanti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lemon throws a big shot that misses.
Shanti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shanti sends Lemon crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Shanti is motioning to the referee to let Lemon up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lemon is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Lemon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lemon seems to have got his legs back now.
Shanti slaps away a takedown attempt from Lemon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shanti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lemon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shanti lands a jab to Lemon's midsection.
A left lands for Shanti.
Shanti scores with a hook to the body. Lemon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shanti scores with a decent looking hook.
Shanti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shanti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lemon scrambles back to his feet.
Shanti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lemon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lemon is breathing heavily.
Shanti lands a left and a right that send Lemon crashing to the mat, dazed. Shanti thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagat Shanti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shanti walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lemon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Shanti swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lemon's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sagat Shanti!
After the fight, Sagat Shanti was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connaw McGregaw (ranked 2612 p4p, 234 weight class) and Smoshi Jaryoki (ranked 7034 p4p, 436 weight class). McGregaw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Foggy Dew. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connaw McGregaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Smoshi Jaryoki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregaw swinging wildly here.
Jaryoki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Smoshi Jaryoki has been cut.
Jaryoki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McGregaw tries to kick Jaryoki off in order to stand up. Jaryoki Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
McGregaw is trying to get back to his feet.
Jaryoki advances to mount.
McGregaw is trying to stand up.
Jaryoki with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jaryoki controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaryoki with the ground and pound from mount.
You get the feeling that McGregaw really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregaw is squirming around, avoiding Jaryoki's attempts to control the action.
Jaryoki looking to finish McGregaw with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGregaw!
Jaryoki controlling his opponent.
Jaryoki wants to control the pace but McGregaw is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregaw really wants to buck Jaryoki off and get back to his feet.
Jaryoki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jaryoki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jaryoki raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGregaw is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
McGregaw really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregaw is squirming around, avoiding Jaryoki's attempts to control the action.
McGregaw looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jaryoki controlling from the full mount.
Jaryoki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jaryoki won't let McGregaw get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jaryoki controlling the pace for now.
McGregaw is trying to stand but he's just given Jaryoki his back.
Jaryoki lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Jaryoki.
McGregaw is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jaryoki biding his time, looking for the opening.
McGregaw trying to get back to his feet but Jaryoki is in full control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smoshi Jaryoki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smoshi Jaryoki'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.
Jaryoki ducks right into an uppercut from McGregaw.
McGregaw lands with a slapping head kick.
Jaryoki is rocked!
Jaryoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaryoki is still on wobbly legs! Can McGregaw finish him?
McGregaw is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Jaryoki hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Connaw McGregaw!
During a confident post fight interview, Connaw McGregaw thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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