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Trials By Fire VI PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Comier (ranked 7689 p4p, 558 weight class) and Dog Cheese (ranked 7938 p4p, 568 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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260 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Comier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dog Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cheese scores with a three punch combo!
Cheese throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Comier.
Cheese delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Cheese finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Comier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cheese lands a high kick!
Cheese misses with a two punch combination.
Cheese connects with a high 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!
Cheese scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cheese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheese throws a series of punches but Comier moves out of range.
Cheese lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Comier at a distance.
Cheese scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cheese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Comier appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Comier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cheese. Cheese obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cheese.
Comier feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comier wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
Comier content to stall in guard here.
Comier connects with a couple of short punches.
Comier is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Comier is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Comier lands a couple of elbows.
Cheese is rocked!
Cheese looks winded!
Comier postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Cheese covers up, he's hurt! Comier keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Comier and the ref steps in to end the fight! Comier can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Comier!
A relieved looking Daniel Comier 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Wine (ranked 8681 p4p, 316 weight class) and Slammy Neckbreaker (ranked 6928 p4p, 285 weight class). Timothy Wine is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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140 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Wine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Slammy Neckbreaker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neckbreaker throws the left hand but Wine avoids the punch easily.
Neckbreaker scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Timothy Wine has been cut.
Neckbreaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wine.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Neckbreaker! But no joy.
Wine looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Neckbreaker!
Neckbreaker looking for a sweep but Wine has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Wine stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Neckbreaker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Neckbreaker scores with a nice right hand.
Wine is rocked!
Wine is breathing heavily.
Neckbreaker circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Wine tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Neckbreaker wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Slammy Neckbreaker!
Our winner, Slammy Neckbreaker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Padraig Pearse (ranked 8145 p4p, 605 weight class) and Tom Titus (ranked 6507 p4p, 550 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Padraig Pearse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Titus!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pearse is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Titus is controlling him well.
Titus controlling the position.
Titus working the head and body with strikes.
Pearse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pearse struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Titus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pearse down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearse sneaks back into half guard.
Pearse trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Titus thows a huge punch but Pearse dodges it nicely.
Pearse definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pearse is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Titus in particular looking to stall.
Titus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pearse trying to control but Titus postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Titus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearse is looking to improve his position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pearse has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Titus is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pearse fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Titus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Titus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pearse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Titus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Titus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pearse tries to clinch up but Titus circles away and keeps his distance.
Titus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pearse, pushing him back against the cage.
Titus pulls Pearse into guard.
Titus has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pearse off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Titus has Pearse up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pearse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Titus blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pearse landing knees to the body.
Pearse is trying to break the clinch but Titus is controlling him.
Pearse with a knee to the head.
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!
Titus gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pearse regains guard.
Titus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pearse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pearse wants to hit a switch here but Titus passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pearse there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Titus avoids the attempt from Pearse to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Titus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pearse doesn't manage to clinch there - Titus circles away.
And Titus tries to counter it with a takedown but Pearse pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pearse blocks a head kick by Titus.
Pearse wants to clinch.
Titus drives through and clinches with Pearse against the cage.
Pearse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Titus blocks it with crossed arms.
Pearse wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearse tries to pull guard but Titus won't allow it.
Titus manages to break the clinch.
Titus keeps the fight on the outside.
Titus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearse takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearse lands a good knee to the midsection. Titus won't want to take too many of those.
Pearse lands a knee to the head.
Titus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pearse lands a knee to the body.
Pearse is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pearse wants to stall.
Pearse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Titus's efforts to push away.
Titus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pearse walks away with a smile on his face. Titus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Titus. No joy for Pearse on that attempt.
Titus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Padraig Pearse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearse crunches a lovely knee into Titus's ribcage.
Pearse jumps into guard, dragging Titus to the mat.
Pearse kicks Titus off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearse scores with a head kick. Titus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pearse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Titus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Padraig Pearse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearse tries to close the distance and clinch but Titus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Titus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pearse tries to close the distance and clinch but Titus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Titus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pearse's half guard.
Titus is breathing heavily.
Titus prevents Pearse from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearse is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Titus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Titus's back!
Titus wants to escape the position.
Pearse somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Titus is really stuck here.
Pearse struggling to keep hold of the position.
Titus tries to roll but Pearse sticks to his back.
Pearse looking for the choke from the back.
Titus is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus tries to break free.
Pearse controls the position.
Titus avoids the strikes from Pearse.
Titus prevents Pearse from getting a body triangle.
Tom Titus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pearse working for a choke but Titus is defending well.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Pearse dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A low kick from Pearse is predictable there
and Titus counters with a single leg into guard. Pearse didn't expect that.
Titus content to stall in guard here.
Pearse wants to hit a switch here but Titus passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pearse there!
Titus has hold of Pearse's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pearse manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearse is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus has control of Pearse's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pearse regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Titus controlling from mount.
Pearse wants to hold on but Titus pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
BOOM! Titus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pearse sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pearse wants to control but Titus is keeping busy.
Titus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pearse doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Titus.
Pearse has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Titus is on him like a limpet, forcing Pearse back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Titus has Pearse pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Titus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pearse tumbling to the mat - Titus dives into Pearse's guard.
Pearse wants to stand and escape but Titus is having none of it.
Titus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pearse has a closed guard, preventing Titus from standing up.
Titus drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pearse looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pearse looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pearse!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pearse misses with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Titus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Titus 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Titus!
In his post fight interview, Tom Titus gave a big smile as he said 'You can't get me.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Johnson (ranked 6778 p4p, 449 weight class) and Frank Stallone (ranked 5973 p4p, 415 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Stallone!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stallone.
Stallone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Stallone takes a shot to the head.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stallone backwards.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Stallone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stallone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to kick Stallone off but Stallone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stallone decides to stand and escape the position.
Stallone takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Stallone with that takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Stallone avoids nicely.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Stallone checks it.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson throws a right hand that Stallone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stallone also avoids with ease.
Stallone dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Stallone's head and hops out.
Stallone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stallone somewhat.
Manny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Stallone.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stallone.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stallone unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stallone fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tests Stallone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Stallone tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stallone looks winded!
Johnson rushes Stallone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Stallone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stallone drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Stallone.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stallone tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Stallone drops back down to his feet.
We've been informed that Stallone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Stallone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stallone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stallone is rocked!
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Stallone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stallone tries to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Stallone is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stallone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stallone seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Stallone circles away.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stallone.
Johnson drops Stallone with a beautiful combination! Stallone stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
It looks like Frank Stallone has been cut.
Manny Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson lands with a big left! Stallone is wobbled badly! Johnson comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Stallone to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Manny Johnson!
Manny Johnson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ted Cruz (ranked 4317 p4p, 215 weight class) and Lyodo Machida (ranked 6957 p4p, 286 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyodo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Lyodo Machida has been cut.
Machida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
Cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Machida is rocked!
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz cracks Machida with an open hand slap.
Machida shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cruz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Machida scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Machida on the ground.
Machida passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Machida working the ground and pound from side control.
Machida in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cruz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Machida is putting a hurting on Cruz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Machida gets to mount! Cruz was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cruz tries to hold on but Machida pushes him away.
Machida looking to finish Cruz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cruz!
Machida landing punches.
Machida with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida with good strikes from the mount here!
Machida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Machida with the ground and pound from mount.
Machida connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Machida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cruz is looking to escape.
Cruz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Machida looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Machida landing strikes from the mount and Cruz is in trouble!
Cruz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
BOOM! Machida connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Machida pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Machida lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cruz is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Cruz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machida lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Machida connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
Machida working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Machida connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Machida with good strikes from the mount here!
Machida unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Cruz wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Machida celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyodo Machida!
Lyodo Machida managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Top Nutrition 160Q250$ 140Q150$ 100Q50$, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Claessens (ranked 4897 p4p, 515 weight class) and Gideon De Bruin (ranked 4910 p4p, 516 weight class). Matteo Claessens has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matteo Claessens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gideon De Bruin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claessens pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Bruin back to the cage. Claessens follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
De Bruin wants to clinch up but Claessens keeps it at a distance.
Claessens throws a series of punches but De Bruin avoids them all with ease.
De Bruin dodges the punch combination from Claessens.
De Bruin shapes to counter with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Bruin.
De Bruin tries to clinch up.
Claessens darts in looking for a takedown but De Bruin gets double underhooks and turns Claessens into the cage.
De Bruin with the counter takedown but Claessens avoids it easily.
Claessens scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Bruin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Claessens closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Bruin regains half guard, as Claessens was trying to land strikes.
Claessens is trying to control the action in half guard but De Bruin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Bruin is trying to control but can't.
De Bruin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Claessens's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Claessens's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bruin controlling well, preventing Claessens from escaping the position.
Claessens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Bruin on the ground.
Oooh a big shot gets through from De Bruin. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Claessens preventing the rear naked choke attempt from De Bruin.
Claessens wants to control his opponent's hands but De Bruin gets his hands free.
Claessens wants to escape the position.
Claessens's coaches at Shark Tank MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
De Bruin struggling to land strikes to the head as Claessens covers up.
De Bruin is looking for the choke from the back position but Claessens is controlling his hands well.
De Bruin has the hooks in. Claessens is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
De Bruin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Claessens is looking to control the hands but De Bruin breaks free and manages to sink in a rear naked choke that ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gideon De Bruin!
In defeat, Matteo Claessens stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will think about retirement.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drogovan Skrtic (ranked 3692 p4p, 381 weight class) and Luis Fernandes (ranked 4992 p4p, 455 weight class). Drogovan Skrtic 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drogovan Skrtic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrtic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fernandes swivels and escapes.
Skrtic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fernandes quickly recovers to half guard.
Fernandes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skrtic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fernandes tries to kick Skrtic off but Skrtic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Skrtic seems to be working for a kimura but Fernandes defends the submission attempt.
Skrtic seems to be working for a kimura but Fernandes defends the submission attempt.
Fernandes is trying to stand up here but Skrtic is controlling him well.
Skrtic works his way into side control.
Skrtic has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Fernandes is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Skrtic yanks on the arm and Fernandes is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Skrtic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Drogovan Skrtic!
Drogovan Skrtic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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