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TGC Crucible 18 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Craig (ranked 5096 p4p, 241 weight class) and Jimmy McGill (ranked 22156 p4p, 361 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy McGill!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGill closes the distance and clinches.
McGill working aggressively here.
Craig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Craig lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craig.
Craig lands with a short shot to the head.
McGill misses with a punch on the inside.
Craig blocks an uppercut.
McGill has a couple of punches blocked by Craig.
McGill misses with some punches.
Craig scores with a shot to the side of McGill's head.
A nice left hand lands by McGill.
McGill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Craig manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Craig makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Craig pressing his opponent against the cage.
Craig is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGill is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig stalling.
McGill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGill has a couple of punches blocked by Craig.
Craig stalls.
McGill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGill throws a punch but it's blocked by Craig.
McGill throws a punch but it's blocked by Craig.
Craig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craig is pushing McGill up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McGill misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGill throws a punch but it's blocked by Craig.
Craig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
McGill has a couple of punches blocked by Craig.
A bit of stalling here from Craig.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Still in the clinch, McGill scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McGill fails to land.
McGill throws a head punch that misses.
Craig effectively controlling the action here.
Craig lands a hook that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
McGill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Craig - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Craig.
McGill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Craig's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A shot in the inside from Craig.
Craig scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGill.
Craig leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Craig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Craig lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
A short right from Craig.
Craig lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
McGill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGill misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Craig lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from McGill fails to land.
Craig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGill.
McGill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craig scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craig stalls.
Craig lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGill.
McGill looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Craig.
McGill throws a punch but it's blocked by Craig.
McGill misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Craig lands a shoulder strike.
Craig will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McGill up against the cage.
Craig works on McGill's body with a couple of short punches.
Craig digs a right hand underneath McGill's ribcage. McGill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from McGill fails to land.
Craig throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Craig works on McGill's body with a couple of short punches.
Craig lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Craig blocking some punches.
Craig is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A bit of stalling here from Craig.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Craig dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McGill tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Craig defends well and McGill ends up having to push Craig into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Craig closes the distance and clinches.
McGill throws a punch but it's blocked by Craig.
McGill misses with the head strike.
McGill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malcolm Craig has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGill misses with some punches.
Craig lands a hook that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
A head punch on the inside from McGill fails to land.
McGill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craig lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGill swings wildly with an uppercut but Craig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craig makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Craig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee calls for Craig to work.
McGill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGill is breathing heavily.
Craig lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craig lands a body shot in the clinch.
Craig blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGill misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Craig.
Craig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Craig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Craig blocks an uppercut.
Craig lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Craig scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Craig on the inside.
McGill is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Craig.
McGill is still on wobbly legs! Can Craig finish him?
Craig lands a left hand.
McGill misses with some punches.
Craig working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craig avoiding damage.
McGill misses with a punch on the inside.
McGill seems to have recovered his senses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Craig takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A bit of stalling here from Craig.
Craig seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Craig scores with a shoulder strike.
McGill misses with a punch on the inside.
Craig's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McGill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Craig is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGill can do to turn this around?
Craig blocks an uppercut.
Craig is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Craig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Craig.
Craig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Craig scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Craig lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
A short left from Craig.
McGill working aggressively here.
McGill throws a head punch that misses.
Craig lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Craig.
McGill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Craig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
A short right from Craig on the inside.
McGill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Craig scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGill misses with the head strike.
McGill swings wildly with an uppercut but Craig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craig has McGill pushed against the cage.
Craig just leaning against McGill, taking a breather.
McGill swings wildly with an uppercut but Craig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craig lands an uppercut.
Craig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Craig lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
Craig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Craig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Craig lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Craig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Craig stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGill.
McGill misses with a punch on the inside.
Craig lands a body shot.
Craig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Craig.
Craig has McGill pushed against the cage.
Craig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craig just leaning against McGill, taking a breather.
A short right from Craig.
Craig lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Craig dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McGill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGill working aggressively here.
Craig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Craig's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Craig lands a hook that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
Craig controlling the action here for a moment.
Craig is stalling here.
McGill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGill misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Craig stalling against the cage.
McGill misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGill has a couple of punches blocked by Craig.
McGill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGill swings wildly with an uppercut but Craig uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Craig lands a hook that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
A head punch on the inside from McGill fails to land.
McGill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Craig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Craig.
McGill letting Craig take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Craig - that landed with a thud.
Craig leaning against his opponent.
McGill misses with a punch on the inside.
Craig lands with a right to the head.
Craig blocking some punches.
Craig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Craig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Craig lands with a short shot to the head.
Craig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craig lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jimmy McGill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malcolm Craig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Craig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Craig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Craig lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
McGill misses with the head strike.
Craig digs a right hand into McGill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGill's gas tank.
McGill misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGill.
McGill misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGill working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGill.
Craig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Craig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGill misses with some punches.
Craig is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Craig scores with a shot to the side of McGill's head.
Craig works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craig blocking some punches.
McGill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Craig.
Craig lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill swings wildly with an uppercut but Craig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craig leaning his opponent against the cage.
McGill misses with some punches.
McGill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGill misses with some punches.
Craig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGill throws a punch but it's blocked by Craig.
McGill has a couple of punches blocked by Craig.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGill.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Craig.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Craig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Craig 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Craig!
A relieved looking Malcolm Craig thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arbi Amagov (ranked 3680 p4p, 307 weight class) and Kevin Love (ranked 4347 p4p, 345 weight class). Amagov comes to the cage accompanied by Raphael Lake - Vertigo. Kevin Love will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arbi Amagov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Love!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amagov tries to move into range but Love moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Love swinging wildly here.
Amagov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Love throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amagov.
Amagov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've been told by Amagov's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Love throws a right and a left that both miss.
Love throws a combination that misses
and Amagov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Love!
Love prevents Amagov from improving position.
Amagov is staying tight to Love's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Love taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amagov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Amagov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Amagov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Love wants to get back to his feet but Amagov is dominant here and he's now got Love's back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Amagov controlling the positon.
Will Amagov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Love is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Amagov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Amagov gets his way!
Love is keeping busy.
Amagov is punishing Love with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amagov looking for the choke from the back.
Amagov looking for the choke but no joy.
Love is trying to get back to his feet but Amagov has full control of the position and if anything, Love has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amagov lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Amagov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Amagov lands shots from the back.
Amagov lands a shot to the head.
Amagov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Amagov working for a choke but Love is defending well.
Love is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amagov has good solid back control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Love trying to get back to his feet but Amagov is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arbi Amagov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Love ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Love throws a series of punches but Amagov moves out of range.
Amagov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Love releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Amagov tries to clinch up.
Love has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Love throws a series of punches but Amagov avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Amagov misses with a takedown
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Amagov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love scores with a sloppy right hand. Amagov should have avoided that one.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amagov looks for a takedown but Love sprawls well.
Amagov misses with a wild body shot.
Love lands a slapping body shot.
Love fails to land with a series of punches.
Amagov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Love sprawls and moves away.
Kevin Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Amagov is rocked!
Love lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Amagov falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Love!
Kevin Love took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Riner Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 2948 p4p, 145 weight class) and Ma Moru (ranked 3928 p4p, 195 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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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
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ma Moru!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ruenroeng tries to throw a body punch but Moru avoids it by throwing Ruenroeng back against the cage.
Ruenroeng lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moru throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruenroeng looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruenroeng lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruenroeng scores with a shoulder strike.
Moru holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Moru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Ruenroeng on the inside.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow that stopped Moru in his tracks for a moment.
Moru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ruenroeng trying to land knees to the body.
Ruenroeng has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruenroeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moru tries to stall but Ruenroeng uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng missing with knees to the body.
Moru dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ruenroeng lands a shot to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moru.
Ruenroeng lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruenroeng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moru misses with an elbow strike.
Ruenroeng blocks an elbow strike from Moru.
Ruenroeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moru stalling in the clinch.
Ruenroeng utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruenroeng.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruenroeng.
Moru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruenroeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moru struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruenroeng controls his hands.
Ruenroeng with a knee to the head.
Moru misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moru is looking to control Ruenroeng's arms but Ruenroeng gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moru has his back to the cage.
Ruenroeng tries to land knees in the clinch but Moru avoids the damage to the body.
Moru stalling in the clinch but Ruenroeng improves position.
Ruenroeng lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the head.
Ruenroeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moru lands an elbow inside.
Moru trying to land knees to the body.
Moru misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng tries a body shot but Moru blocks it.
Moru throws an elbow that misses.
Ruenroeng lands with a left to the head.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee strike.
Moru throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruenroeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruenroeng.
Moru is rocked!
Ruenroeng connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moru's face.
Moru is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruenroeng finish him?
Ruenroeng has Moru pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Moru is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ruenroeng - that's hurt Moru badly! Oh, another knee lands and Moru is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Moru doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Samak Ruenroeng!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Briscoe (ranked 4745 p4p, 374 weight class) and Alan Levy (ranked 4550 p4p, 364 weight class). Alan Levy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Briscoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Levy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briscoe gets tackled into the cage by Levy. Levy maintains the clinch.
Levy tries to break free but Briscoe pushes him back against the cage.
Briscoe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Levy avoids it.
Come on Levy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Briscoe prevents Levy from breaking the clinch.
Levy breaks from the clinch.
Briscoe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Levy counters with a right hand to the body.
Levy throws a good cross that connects.
Briscoe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Levy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Briscoe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Briscoe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grind Time -$899 [ 9 All Elite Coaches] in the buildup to the fight.
Briscoe throws a hook but Levy blocks it.
Briscoe backing away here, and Levy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Levy misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Levy clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levy is trying to break the clinch but Briscoe is controlling him.
Levy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Levy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Briscoe has him pressed against the cage.
Briscoe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Briscoe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Levy to counter with a crisp jab.
Levy clinches.
Levy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Briscoes head.
A frustrated look appears on Levy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Briscoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Levy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Briscoe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Levy counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Briscoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briscoe throws a jab when Levy was well out of range.
Levy clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Levy after a bit of a struggle.
Levy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Levy. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Levy connects with a single shot there.
Levy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Briscoe misses with a hook
and Levy counters with a nice uppercut.
Briscoe tries for a takedown but Levy circles away easily
and Levy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Levy has managed to clinch.
Levy manages to break the clinch.
Briscoe tries to keep at a distance but Levy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Briscoe letting Levy take a breather here.
Levy breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Briscoe back to the cage. Levy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Briscoe swings for the body but Levy moves out of range.
Briscoe missing with a left hand there. Levy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Briscoe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Levy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Levy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Briscoe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Levy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Briscoe thinking.
Briscoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Briscoe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Briscoe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Levy pinned against the cage. Levy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Briscoe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Briscoe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levy moves into range and clinches up with Briscoe.
A short right from Levy on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Levy avoiding damage as Briscoe throws knees to the body.
Levy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles Briscoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levy lands the left hand.
Briscoe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Levy. That one must have hurt.
Briscoe gets a clinch.
Briscoe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Levy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Levy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Levy breaks from the clinch.
Levy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Briscoe manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Levy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Levy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Charles Briscoe has been cut.
Briscoe throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Levy to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Briscoe.
Briscoe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Levy taking some punishment here, with Briscoe in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Briscoe passes to side control.
Levy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Briscoe has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Briscoe lands some shots froms side control.
Briscoe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Briscoe is working Levy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Levy is not content to let Briscoe control the position.
Briscoe lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briscoe is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Levy looks calm but he's in trouble here. Briscoe gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Levy is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Briscoe lets go of the hold and Levy can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charles Briscoe!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Alvarez (ranked 1004 p4p, 132 weight class) and Taz Melodies (ranked 677 p4p, 98 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alvarez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem–Phenomenal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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174 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taz Melodies!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melodies lands the left hand.
Melodies throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alvarez misses with a double jab
and Melodies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Melodies. That did some damage!
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Melodies throws out the jab.
Alvarez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Melodies moves out of range.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Melodies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Melodies throws a counter combo.
An inside leg kick from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Melodies misses with a hook.
Melodies is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez throws a low kick but Melodies avoids it.
It seemed like Melodies was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Melodies throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Melodies is out of range.
Alvarez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Melodies throws out the jab.
Alvarez misses with a body shot
and Melodies counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melodies misses the jab.
Alvarez gets tackled into the cage by Melodies. Melodies maintains the clinch.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Melodies lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Melodies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez is rocked!
Melodies lands an elbow inside that Alvarez shrugs off.
Oh Alvarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Melodies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Melodies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melodies misses with the head strike.
Melodies lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Melodies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Melodies.
Melodies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Melodies is blocking nicely.
Melodies lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've been informed that Melodies has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Melodies gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Melodies.
Clinched against the cage, Melodies lands a big elbow that drops Alvarez! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Alvarez is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz Melodies!
A relieved looking Taz Melodies thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Schrijber (ranked 1679 p4p, 182 weight class) and Reggie Braga (ranked 2822 p4p, 302 weight class). Braga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Snake Pond. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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237 lbs
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247 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Schrijber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Reggie Braga!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Braga.
Schrijber trying to remain calm as Braga controls from the top position.
Braga cracks Schrijber with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Schrijber is looking for a sweep.
Braga controls the position from side control.
Schrijber has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Braga tries to move to mount but Schrijber blocks the move with his legs.
Braga gets to mount! Schrijber was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrijber sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Braga trying to control from half guard but Schrijber is working away.
Schrijber is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga controlling the pace.
It looks like Braga might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Schrijber wants to control but Braga is keeping busy.
Braga looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Braga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Schrijber tries to roll over but Braga keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
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. Braga connects with a nice short shot to Schrijber's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schrijber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Braga.
Braga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Braga is controlling the pace.
Braga is looking to take a break and control but Schrijber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schrijber tries to get to full guard but Braga has control of the leg.
Schrijber is working hard here to advance position.
Braga is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber is looking for a sweep. Braga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schrijber makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schrijber.
Braga throwing strikes from guard but Schrijber blocks nicely.
Schrijber can't keep his opponent in guard - Braga advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Braga frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Braga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Braga avoids the attempt from Schrijber to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga breaks from Schrijber's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braga controlling the position easily from mount.
Braga is continuing to stall.
Braga connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Braga is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Braga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braga prevents Schrijber from getting the reversal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Braga dominated that round.
That's time! Schrijber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schrijber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Braga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schrijber just stands there and leans against the cage.
Braga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schrijber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braga avoids it.
Braga is working for takedown but Schrijber is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schrijber.
Schrijber lands a left hand.
Schrijber gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Braga.
Jan Schrijber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Braga.
Schrijber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schrijber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braga is defending well for now.
Schrijber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schrijber obliges.
Schrijber misses with a punch on the inside.
Braga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrijber misses with a knee to the head.
Braga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braga is trying to pull guard but Schrijber turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Braga has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Schrijber seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Braga can turn it around.
Braga avoiding damage as Schrijber throws knees to the body.
Braga managing to block the knees to the body from Schrijber.
Braga pulls Schrijber into guard.
Schrijber won't allow Braga to sweep him here.
Schrijber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schrijber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Braga pulls Schrijber in to control the position.
Braga wants to hit a switch here but Schrijber passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Braga there!
Braga is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga tries to hold on but Schrijber pushes him away.
Braga is working to get back to half guard.
Reggie Braga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schrijber avoids the attempt from Braga to control.
Braga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Braga wants to control but Schrijber is having none of it.
Schrijber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Braga regains half guard.
Braga manages to get to full guard.
Schrijber trying to control the position from guard on top but Braga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Braga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Braga.
Braga content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Schrijber wants to control but Braga is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Braga there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Schrijber dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Braga rushes Schrijber and presses him up against the cage.
Braga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schrijber walks away with a smile on his face. Braga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Braga jumps guard but Schrijber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Schrijber missing with knees to the body.
Schrijber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braga avoids it.
Schrijber lands a nice knee to the body.
Schrijber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braga is defending well for now.
Braga is trying to pull guard but Schrijber has him pressed against the cage.
Jan Schrijber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Braga.
Braga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrijber throws a head punch that misses.
Schrijber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braga is defending well for now.
Schrijber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schrijber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braga avoids it.
Braga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrijber lands a knee to the body.
Braga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schrijber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braga backwards.
Braga avoiding damage as Schrijber throws knees to the body.
Schrijber trying to land knees to the body.
Schrijber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braga.
Schrijber gets underhooks to prevent Braga's takedown attempt.
Braga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braga tries to clinch but Schrijber is having none of it.
Schrijber seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Schrijber closes the distance and clinches.
Schrijber misses with a knee strike.
Schrijber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Braga successfully pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Braga has control of Schrijber's left arm, preventing Schrijber from doing any damage.
Schrijber stopping the sweep attempt from Braga.
Braga working a defensive guard here.
Braga wants to hit a switch here but Schrijber passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Braga there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schrijber wants to control the pace but Braga is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Braga trying to control from the bottom.
Schrijber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Braga with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Braga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Braga.
Braga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Schrijber got a little sloppy there for a moment and Braga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schrijber has managed to get both his arms back between Braga's legs - danger averted.
Braga is looking to sweep but instead, Schrijber has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga wants to control but Schrijber is keeping busy.
Braga manages to get to full guard.
Braga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Schrijber showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schrijber has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Schrijber!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 281 p4p, 6 weight class) and Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong (ranked 846 p4p, 44 weight class). Nagasaki comes to the cage accompanied by Execute Plan: The Song of The Dead . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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136 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santosh Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki misses with a straight left.
Payakarakatong tries to clinch but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Nagasaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nagasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakarakatong misses with a hook to the body
and Nagasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payakarakatong scores with a shot to the body.
Nagasaki misses with a looping right.
Nagasaki lands with a good body shot.
Payakarakatong misses with a low kick.
Nagasaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick which misses Nagasaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagasaki tries to avoid it.
Nagasaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Payakarakatong.
Crunch! Payakarakatong slams his shin into Nagasaki's torso.
A nice leg kick lands there from Payakarakatong.
An inside leg kick from Payakarakatong misses.
A good leg kick by Payakarakatong.
Nagasaki lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagasaki moves out of range as Payakarakatong throws a body kick.
Payakarakatong cracks Nagasaki with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong misses with an uppercut.
Payakarakatong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Payakarakatong slips under a jab from Nagasaki.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nagasaki.
Nagasaki misses with a looping right.
Payakarakatong with the counter takedown but Nagasaki avoids it easily.
Payakarakatong thuds his shin into the meat of Nagasaki's side.
Payakarakatong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagasaki.
A decent looking cross lands there for Payakarakatong.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Nagasaki as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Nagasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Payakarakatong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nagasaki scores with a body shot.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot.
Payakarakatong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakarakatong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Payakarakatong lands with a straight right. Nagasaki didn't see that one coming.
Nagasaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nagasaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Payakarakatong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nagasaki. That did some damage!
Nagasaki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Payakarakatong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nagasaki takes a step back to recover.
Payakarakatong looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagasaki is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nagasaki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Payakarakatong - the referee stops the clock and Nagasaki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Payakarakatong. Nagasaki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nagasaki looks to land a right hand but Payakarakatong moved out of range.
Payakarakatong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Payakarakatong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagasaki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Payakarakatong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Payakarakatong jabs at Nagasaki's body.
Payakarakatong misses with a right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Nagasaki throws a looping overhand right but Payakarakatong ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick
and Nagasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Payakarakatong is predictable there
and Nagasaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nagasaki distracts Payakarakatong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nagasaki passes into half guard.
Nagasaki controlling the action here.
Payakarakatong is refusing to be controlled, as Nagasaki sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Nagasaki there.
Payakarakatong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Payakarakatong keeping moving, preventing Nagasaki from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki postures up.
Nagasaki stopping the sweep attempt from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong working a defensive guard here.
Nagasaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nagasaki distracts Payakarakatong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Payakarakatong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Payakarakatong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payakarakatong looking for a sweep. Not yet Payakarakatong, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Payakarakatong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nagasaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong throws an off balance right hand
and Nagasaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Payakarakatong throws an off balance right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Payakarakatong scoring well with a low kick there.
Payakarakatong misses with a jab to the body
and Nagasaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Payakarakatong throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nagasaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick
and Nagasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Payakarakatong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Payakarakatong throws out a leg kick but Nagasaki moves out of range and Payakarakatong only half commits.
Nagasaki connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Payakarakatong tumbling to the canvas! Nagasaki pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Payakarakatong was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Santosh Nagasaki!
After the fight, Santosh Nagasaki 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.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks Master Bwang it was a honor fighting against my esteemeed mentor.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Screw Ewe (ranked 1562 p4p, 171 weight class) and Enzo Salvatore (ranked 997 p4p, 114 weight class). Salvatore comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Reich mir die Hand kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Screw Ewe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewe lands with an uppercut that bounces Salvatore off the cage and back into range.
Salvatore takes a swing at Ewe's ribcage but misses.
Ewe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Salvatore misses.
Ewe misses with the combination.
Ewe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Salvatore has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Salvatore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ewe as he jumps to the side.
Ewe scores with a hook.
Salvatore swinging wildly here.
Ewe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've been told by Ewe's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatore swings for the body but Ewe moves out of range.
It looked like Ewe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Salvatore closes the distance and clinches up with Ewe, looking for a takedown. Salvatore pushes Ewe against the cage but Ewe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salvatore throws a hook to the side of Ewe's head but Ewe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ewe swings for the body but Salvatore moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ewe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ewe.
Salvatore scores with a jab. Ewe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Salvatore digs a good body shot into Ewe's ribs.
Salvatore misses with a hook.
Salvatore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ewe lands a right hook to the body.
Salvatore with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ewe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Screw Ewe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Salvatore.
Ewe lands a body shot.
Ewe walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Salvatore drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ewe swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Salvatore's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Screw Ewe!
An out of breath and clearly excited Screw Ewe thanked KOMBAT KLOTHING for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Lang (ranked 1680 p4p, 183 weight class) and Doug Bell (ranked 1090 p4p, 118 weight class). Lang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Planet Rock. Doug Bell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Bell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell throws a poor cross that misses
and Lang counters with a series of strikes. Bell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang tried to counter with a leg kick but Bell avoided it.
James Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bell misses with a straight right.
Lang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Bell throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
Bell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bell.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Lang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell slips a jab from Lang.
Bell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bell swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Bell swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Bell slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lang.
Bell scores with a hook to the body. Lang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Bell connects with a nice looking jab.
Lang slips a straight right by Bell.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
Lang throwing a counter right hand but Bell manages to avoid it.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
A jab from Bell misses.
Lang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Bell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bell throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang slips under a jab from Bell.
Bell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Lang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Lang misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bell misses.
Bell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bell scores with a jab to the body.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
Bell throws a body shot but no joy.
Bell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lang lands an overhand right.
Lang missing with a left hand there. Bell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick from Lang misses.
Bell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Bell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lang lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Lang tried to counter with a leg kick but Bell avoided it.
Lang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Bell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lang staying out of range there.
Lang misses with an uppercut.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Bell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Bell there.
Lang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lang keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang is trying to buck Bell off.
Bell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lang sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bell wants to control but Lang is keeping him busy.
Lang is trying to escape the position but Bell is controlling the position.
Lang is trying to control Bell's posture but Bell avoids it.
Lang is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The strikes coming from Bell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang is looking for a sweep.
Bell trying to control the position but Lang is working away.
Bell controls the position.
Lang is pushing Bell's head away, looking to escape. Bell manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doug Bell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Lang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bell's hands.
Lang scores with the left hand. Bell knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Bell.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bell back to the cage. Lang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lang misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Bell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lang connects with a right hand. Bell shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang throws a series of strikes that have Bell backpedaling.
Lang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Lang connects with a crisp jab.
Bell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Lang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lang circles away quickly and effectively.
Lang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No joy there for Lang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bell takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Lang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lang circles away quickly and effectively.
Lang went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bell checks a leg kick.
Bell lands with a shot to the body.
Lang missing with a left hand there. Bell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang with a hook.
Bell takes one to the chin there.
Lang fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell misses with a hook.
Lang connects with the punch.
Bell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bell digs a good hook to Lang's body.
Bell throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bell throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
It looked like Lang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lang is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lang lands with an overhand left.
Lang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bell at a distance.
Bell lands a body shot.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Bell moves away and avoids it.
Lang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bell looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lang missing with a left hand there. Bell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lang throws a right and a left that Bell avoids nicely.
Lang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bell slips under a jab from Lang.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
A punch combination from Bell misses.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Bell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lang to score with a decent uppercut.
Bell looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Lang scores with a jab. Bell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lang throws a body punch but Bell moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell lands with a shot to the body.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lang lands a nice shot that snaps Bell's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bell checks a leg kick.
Bell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lang throws a poor cross that misses
and Bell counters with a left to the body.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Lang misses with a hook.
Lang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Lang dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
Bell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bell slips a jab from Lang.
Bell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lang with a body shot.
Lang looks to throw the jab but Bell is out of range.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Bell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lang!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang misses with a low kick.
Bell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with a jab to the body
and Lang counters with a two punch combo.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bell throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Lang blocks a jab.
Bell looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Bell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lang scores with a sloppy right hand. Bell should have avoided that one.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bell scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Lang misses the target.
Bell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
James Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell scores with a decent looking hook.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell throws out a counter right but Lang avoids it with no problem.
Bell scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell works Lang's body with a nice hook.
Lang throws a solid leg kick but Bell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lang.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lang.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
Lang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bell.
Bell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lang momentarily.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bell misses with a hook.
Lang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bell.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.
Bell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lang. Lang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell jabs Lang right on the nose. Lang blinks but takes it well.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lang is rocked!
Bell steps in with a hook that catches Lang right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bell follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lang looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Bell!
James Lang spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill be back Fool!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomäus Wolff (ranked 385 p4p, 38 weight class) and Jerome Steel (ranked 701 p4p, 77 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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255 lbs
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279 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bartholomäus Wolff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Steel!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolff is just out of range.
Steel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wolff scores with a jab.
It looks like Jerome Steel has been cut.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Wolff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Wolff saw that one coming.
Wolff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wolff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolff scores with a jab.
Wolff lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wolff lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolff slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Steel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wolff scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steel misses with a right hand
and Wolff counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steel looks winded!
Wolff connects with a leg kick. Steel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wolff throws a leg kick which misses Steel's front leg but catches the back leg as Steel tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Wolff. Beautiful body shot.
Wolff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wolff explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wolff lands a big head kick that sends Steel tumbling to the mat! Wolff takes a step backwards and waves Steel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wolff counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Steel out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Wolff is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bartholomäus Wolff!
After the fight, Bartholomäus Wolff 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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