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EFA 58 Kerr vs Legatius PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Valentine (ranked 1606 p4p, 204 weight class) and Alexander Hamilton (ranked 4500 p4p, 442 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by I'm the Man. Hamilton has chosen Alexander Hamilton as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corwin Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentine tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hamilton defends well and Valentine ends up having to push Hamilton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hamilton moves into the clinch.
Valentine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valentine takes a shot to the head.
Valentine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hamilton is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Valentine to the mat. Valentine regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hamilton stops Valentine from standing up.
Hamilton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Valentine tries to clinch but Hamilton moves away
and Hamilton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Valentine's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine wants to hit a switch here but Hamilton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Valentine there!
Valentine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Valentine wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hamilton.
Valentine is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton working Valentine over with strikes here.
Hamilton has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hamilton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hamilton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Valentine haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hamilton throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Valentine has his hands clasped together but Hamilton breaks the hold and Valentine is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Hamilton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Hamilton!
Alexander Hamilton made sure to mention his sponsor, Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear in his post fight interview.
The defeated Corwin Valentine had this to say: 'My career is not over, I will train harder and come back. Thank you to all my fans for your support!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Silva (ranked 4632 p4p, 219 weight class) and Jason Williams (ranked 24761 p4p, 325 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Williams!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Williams manages to mount him!
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Williams cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Williams wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
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.
Williams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Williams wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Williams is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Williams with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silva wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Williams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Williams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Williams prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williams landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Williams unloading with bombs!
Williams trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Williams landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with some strikes.
Williams tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
We've been informed that Williams has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Williams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Silva wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Silva avoids the head kick by Williams.
Silva throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Silva thumps Williams with a low kick.
Williams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silva is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Williams wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Williams is defending well.
Williams is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Williams darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams wants to break free but Silva has control.
Williams jumps guard but Silva stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Will Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Williams.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Williams shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Williams being controlled here momentarily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Will Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
As Williams tries to get set, Silva tries to push him back and clinch up but Williams manages to avoid the attempt.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams drags the fight down to the ground.
Silva wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams is controlling Silva's posture.
Silva wants to stand but Williams is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jason Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Williams has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Williams clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Will Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Williams.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva motions for Williams to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams stands up from Silva's guard - Williams perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Greene (ranked 1804 p4p, 253 weight class) and Heimo Vesa (ranked 2035 p4p, 280 weight class). Greene kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Oakland. Heimo Vesa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heimo Vesa!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesa lands with a good body shot.
Heimo Vesa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene misses with a double jab.
Greene misses with a wild combination.
Greene shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vesa counters with a straight right hand.
Vesa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vesa lands a nice shot that snaps Greene's head back.
Vesa catches Greene with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Greene scores with a takedown into Vesa's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vesa's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene won't allow Vesa to get back to his feet.
Greene with a nice head shot there.
Greene with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vesa working a defensive guard but Greene passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene escapes and gets back to his feet.
Vesa cracks Greene with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Greene wants to clinch up but Vesa keeps it at a distance.
Greene moves forwards but Vesa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Greene takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Greene throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Vesa misses.
Greene takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Vesa.
Greene moves into the clinch successfully.
Greene is looking for a takedown.
Vesa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Greene jumps guard but Vesa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vesa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Greene's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene throws a body punch but Vesa moves out of range.
Greene takes one to the chin there.
Vesa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Hunter Greene has been cut.
Vesa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vesa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Greene has Vesa up against the cage in a clinch.
Vesa breaks from the clinch.
Greene looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vesa digs a good hook to Greene's body.
Vesa misses with a two punch combination.
Vesa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Greene had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene shoots in but no luck this time.
Vesa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Greene counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vesa thinking.
Greene walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Greene throws a sloppy head kick and Vesa moves out of range easily.
Greene has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Greene there as he acknowledges the shot.
Greene is rocked!
Greene backs away from a small jab... but Vesa lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Greene crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Vesa with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Heimo Vesa!
The defeated Hunter Greene had this to say: 'i'll be back, God has a plan and tonight his plan was for my ass to get kicked. I'm going to pray and train like a Tibetan monk...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Donnelly (ranked 1049 p4p, 139 weight class) and Nikki Sixx (ranked 1873 p4p, 239 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sixx's choice of entrance music: Niykee Heaton. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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203 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikki Sixx!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly misses with the combination.
Sixx feints the counter takedown.
Donnelly feints and then cracks Sixx's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sixx down.
Donnelly misses with a few strikes there.
Donnelly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Donnelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sixx on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donnelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Donnelly slips a jab from Sixx.
Sixx throws a right hand that misses
and Donnelly counters with a leg kick.
Sixx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donnelly.
Sixx tries for a takedown but Donnelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sixx connects with a single shot there.
Donnelly scores with a shot to the body.
Donnelly throws a combination. Sixx tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sixx misses with a left hand
and Donnelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sixx misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixx misses with a body punch.
Donnelly lands an elbow that stopped Sixx in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Nikki Sixx has been cut.
Donnelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Donnelly prevents Sixx from breaking the clinch.
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sixx gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Donnelly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sixx on the ground.
Sixx prevents Donnelly from improving his position.
Donnelly controlling the position for now.
Donnelly tries to get to full guard but Sixx has control of the leg.
Sixx moves into full mount! Donnelly won't be happy about that!
Donnelly wants to hold on but Sixx pushes him away.
Donnelly is looking to improve his position but Sixx isn't that keen on the idea.
Donnelly tries to hold on but Sixx pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly 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.
Sixx seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Donnelly is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sixx has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Donnelly defend it? Sixx steps over the head and cranks it - Donnelly is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sixx!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nikki Sixx!
After winning the bout, Nikki Sixx thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deckard Vincent (ranked 8091 p4p, 575 weight class) and Aniketh Chin (ranked 21642 p4p, 628 weight class). Vincent comes to the cage accompanied by Desolation Path. Aniketh Chin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Deckard Vincent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aniketh Chin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincent displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chin.
Chin misses with a takedown attempt - Vincent sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chin looks for a takedown but Vincent sprawls well.
Deckard Vincent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aniketh Chin.
Nice takedown defense from Vincent. No joy for Chin on that attempt.
Chin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vincent shoots in and gets a takedown into Chin's guard.
Chin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vincent gets to his feet - Chin follows without any prompting.
Chin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Vincent does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from Vincent.
Vincent shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin wants to control but Vincent is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vincent is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vincent is taking a breather. Chin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vincent is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Vincent seems to be looking for submissions.
Vincent takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vincent is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chin is trying to control but can't.
Chin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vincent is thwarting Chin's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vincent decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent is controlling the pace.
Vincent wants to work for an arm triangle but Chin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vincent prevents Chin from improving his position.
Vincent not doing much here.
That's four 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.
Vincent tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vincent with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vincent lands a nice short elbow.
Vincent is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vincent looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vincent perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deckard Vincent dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vincent is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chin's shoulder. That is not cool.
Vincent tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vincent thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vincent working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Vincent seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chin for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent working away.
Chin gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vincent in particular looking to stall.
Deckard Vincent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chin trying to control but Vincent postures up.
Vincent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chin can do to turn this around?
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.
Still in half guard, Vincent seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vincent is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vincent.
Vincent is looking to advance position but Chin won't allow it.
Vincent is thwarting Chin's attempts to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vincent lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Chin with that takedown attempt.
Vincent throws a head kick that misses.
Vincent scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vincent takes a little break here. Chin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Vincent scoring with punches from side control.
Chin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vincent is controlling him well.
Vincent taking a breather here.
Chin is breathing heavily.
Vincent's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin is looking to regain half guard here but Vincent keeps moving and retains side control.
Chin seems a little lost for a moment, as Vincent dominates the positioning.
Chin is trying to improve his position.
Vincent slows the pace down.
Vincent will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vincent continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deckard Vincent dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vincent swinging wildly here.
Chin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vincent tries to avoid it but Chin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vincent to the ground. Vincent escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vincent lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Chin sprawling to the canvas. Vincent follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Chin hang on?
Chin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chin is still in real trouble! Can Vincent finish him?
Well, if Vincent 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.
Ground and pound from Vincent.
Vincent not doing much here.
Vincent is looking for submissions but instead, Chin has regained full guard.
Vincent sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chin seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin keeping full guard, as Vincent tries to pass.
Vincent engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vincent stopping the sweep attempt from Chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vincent controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vincent gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vincent throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vincent is in Chin's guard.
Chin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chin keeping full guard, as Vincent tries to pass.
Chin is trying to control the position but Vincent postures up.
Vincent engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chin being controlled here, momentarily.
Vincent won't allow Chin to sweep him here.
Vincent is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
More hug and hope from Vincent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sloppy strikes from Chin. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vincent stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vincent lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Deckard Vincent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chin is trying to maintain the position but Vincent is very close to passing his half guard.
Deckard Vincent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chin is looking to improve his position.
Vincent content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deckard Vincent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vincent has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deckard Vincent!
In his post fight interview, Deckard Vincent 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 2964 p4p, 335 weight class) and Cyrius Python (ranked 3062 p4p, 342 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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167 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyrius Python!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Python tries to sprawl but Austin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Austin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Python moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Austin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Python's head.
Austin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Python is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Austin lands a couple of digs.
Austin postures up in Python's guard and throws a big left but Python blocks it.
Austin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Austin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Python is trying to keep Austin in close.
Austin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Python works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Python trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Austin landing some decent shots from guard.
Austin with a nice head shot there.
Austin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Python throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Austin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Austin connects with a couple of short punches.
Austin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Python is rocked!
Python looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Austin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Python's head.
Python is still in real trouble! Can Austin finish him?
Austin loads up on a big left hand. Python felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Austin looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Python can't hide his disappointment, as Austin celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Austin!
A very excited looking Steve Austin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuji Nagata (ranked 2827 p4p, 321 weight class) and Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 2563 p4p, 293 weight class). Hoppe has chosen Wind of Change as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hans Hermann Hoppe has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuji Nagata !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hermann Hoppe!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoppe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nagata fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hoppe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Nagata finds it's way through Hoppe's defenses.
Hoppe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hoppe showed some decent athleticism there.
Hoppe trying to mount his opponent but Nagata defends it.
Nagata on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nagata tries to get out of the position.
Hoppe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hoppe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nagata !
Nagata is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hoppe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe dominating with strikes here.
Hoppe controlling his opponent.
Hoppe working Nagata over with strikes here.
Hoppe looking to control but Nagata is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hoppe controlling the position easily from mount.
Hoppe lands with some strikes.
Nagata tries to reverse the position but Hoppe maintains control.
Hoppe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hoppe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hoppe landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoppe cracks Nagata with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nagata is rocked!
Hoppe cracks Nagata with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Hermann Hoppe!
Hans Hermann Hoppe spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Philip Farmery (ranked 780 p4p, 106 weight class) and Pierre St George (ranked 2349 p4p, 270 weight class). Farmery's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bad Wolves-Zombie. Philip Farmery is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philip Farmery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre St George!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farmery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St George looks to score with a jab to the body but Farmery is just out of range.
Farmery scores with a punch to the head.
Farmery lands with a kick to the ribs.
Farmery misses with a head kick.
St George takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Farmery dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St George will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Farmery 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.
We've been hearing reports that Farmery has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Farmery moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farmery with a poor takedown
and St George counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Farmery goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farmery looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Farmery wants to control from the top but St George keeps moving.
Farmery throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmery passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Farmery scores with punches from side control.
St George seems a little lost for a moment, as Farmery dominates the positioning.
Farmery connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St George some visible discomfort.
St George is trying to control Farmery's posture but Farmery avoids it.
Farmery advances nicely into full mount.
Farmery looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
St George defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Farmery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St George tries to reverse the position but Farmery maintains control.
Farmery putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Farmery throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
St George keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St George avoids a series of strikes thrown by Farmery.
Farmery looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
St George really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farmery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farmery lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St George defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Farmery.
Farmery landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Farmery has hold of St George's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and St George manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Farmery is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Farmery has hold of St George's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and St George manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Farmery throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Farmery working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St George tries to reverse the position but Farmery maintains control.
Farmery throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
St George is working to get back to half guard.
St George is squirming around, avoiding Farmery's attempts to control the action.
St George tries to reverse the position but Farmery maintains control.
Farmery fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farmery looking for a guillotine from mount but St George is having none of it.
St George defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Farmery.
St George taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Farmery dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Farmery scores with a crisp jab that stopped St George in his tracks.
Farmery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St George moves away.
Farmery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and St George releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Farmery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farmery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St George was well out of range. Poor timing from Farmery.
Philip Farmery is winning the standup battle so far.
St George gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Farmery throws a left and a right that both miss
and St George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farmery misses with a body shot.
St George leaves Farmery with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farmery throws a combination that misses
and St George counters with a one-two to the body.
Farmery keeps St George at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Farmery as he connects with a hook.
St George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farmery was well out of range. Poor timing from St George.
Farmery clobbers St George with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmery shoots in for a takedown but St George shows good takedown defense.
St George walks into a left hand.
Farmery shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St George as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Farmery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farmery throws a series of strikes that have St George backpedaling.
St George is rocked!
Farmery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farmery lands a glancing blow to the side of St George's head.
St George is still on wobbly legs! Can Farmery finish him?
Philip Farmery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farmery lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farmery drops St George with a straight right hand, right on the button! Farmery follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Farmery!
Philip Farmery decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 838 p4p, 87 weight class) and Brutus Leagatius (ranked 1382 p4p, 147 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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245 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Leagatius!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leagatius throws the left hand but Kerr avoids the punch easily.
Leagatius avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Leagatius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kerr checks a leg kick nicely.
Leagatius slips a jab from Kerr.
Kerr misses with a left hand
and Leagatius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Kerr - just one landing.
It looks like Brutus Leagatius has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leagatius.
Kerr lands a glancing blow to the side of Leagatius's head.
Kerr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kerr tries to throw a body punch but Leagatius avoids it by throwing Kerr back against the cage.
Kerr has Leagatius pressed against the cage, preventing Leagatius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leagatius manages to break the clinch.
Leagatius goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leagatius cracks the inside of Kerr's front leg.
Kerr scores with a jab.
Leagatius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brutus Leagatius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leagatius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kerr looks to land a left hand but Leagatius moved out of range nicely.
Leagatius lunges at Kerr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kerr's hand.
Leagatius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kerr.
Kerr slips under a jab.
Kerr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leagatius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Kerr backs off Leagatius throws a huge counter combo but Kerr manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leagatius. Kerr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kerr rushes Leagatius and presses him up against the cage.
Leagatius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leagatius throws a big shot that misses.
Kerr clinches up with Leagatius and pushes him back against the cage.
Leagatius blocking some punches.
Leagatius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
Leagatius struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerr controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr lands with a left to the head.
Leagatius blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerr swings wildly with an uppercut but Leagatius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leagatius.
Kerr gets through Leagatius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kerr lands a nice uppercut.
Kerr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leagatius is struggling to control the position.
Leagatius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kerr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerr throws a head punch that misses.
Leagatius swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leagatius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerr misses with some punches.
Kerr misses with the head strike.
Leagatius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerr.
Kerr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerr gets through Leagatius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kerr pushes Leagatius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leagatius looks winded!
Kerr has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Leagatius is trying to keep an underhook but Kerr manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Kerr there.
Kerr controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kerr connects with a nice short shot to Leagatius's temple.
Nice strikes from Kerr there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kerr connects with a nice short shot to Leagatius's temple.
Leagatius is rocked!
Kerr is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Leagatius is hurt! He's hurt bad - Kerr fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Leagatius from any more punishment! Congratulations to Kerr! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kerr!
In his post fight interview, Mark Kerr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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pop
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