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UCF 4: Contest of Dreams PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Spice (ranked 5578 p4p, 461 weight class) and Mario Benedetti (ranked 6427 p4p, 489 weight class). Benedetti has chosen Bajafondo as his entrance music. Phil Spice had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Spice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benedetti lands a right hook to the body.
Benedetti scores with a body shot.
Benedetti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benedetti lands a slapping body shot.
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benedetti misses with a two punch combination.
Benedetti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spice swivels and escapes.
Benedetti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Spice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benedetti misses with a takedown attempt
and Spice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice misses with a wild body shot.
Spice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Spice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benedetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benedetti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spice definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spice takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spice misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Benedetti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Spice.
Benedetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Spice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Spice.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Spice dodges the punch combination from Benedetti.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Spice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benedetti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spice rather than just go for the knockout.
Spice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benedetti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spice wants to clinch.
Spice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benedetti circles away quickly and effectively.
Benedetti unleashes a big counter combination but Spice bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice clobbers Benedetti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benedetti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benedetti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spice.
Benedetti cracks Spice with an open hand slap.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti scores with a body shot.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spice stuns Benedetti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spice misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti jabs at Spice's body.
Benedetti lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spice.
Spice tries to clinch
and Benedetti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spice throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Spice takes one on the button.
Spice doesn't manage to clinch there - Benedetti circles away.
Spice misses with a lunging right hand
and Benedetti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spice takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti lands with a nice combination. Spice backs away looking to recover.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Spice misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benedetti punishes Spice's body with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti swings for the body but Spice moves out of range.
Benedetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benedetti tries for a takedown but Spice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spice misses with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Spice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benedetti counters with a left to the body.
Spice instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benedetti digs a good body shot into Spice's ribs.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a slapping body shot.
Benedetti throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
Spice slips a jab and a cross from Benedetti.
A counter left hand to the body from Spice misses its target.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Spice takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Spice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spice loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti lands a body shot.
Spice scores with a shot to the body.
Mario Benedetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
Spice tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Benedetti manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benedetti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Phil Spice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Benedetti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spice throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Benedetti's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Benedetti lands with an overhand left.
Benedetti scores with a nice strike.
Some wild striking there from Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice rushes Benedetti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spice lands with a light punch inside.
Spice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spice pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benedetti defending well as Spice loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti digs a good hook to Spice's body.
Spice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Spice avoids them all with ease.
Benedetti lands with a nice combination. Spice backs away looking to recover.
Spice is rocked!
Benedetti misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spice swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti thuds a left hand into Spice's body.
Spice just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benedetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phil Spice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spice lands with a right hand.
Benedetti cracks Spice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mario Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Spice throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Spice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spice is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spice at a distance.
Spice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benedetti.
Spice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Spice avoids them all with ease.
Spice swings widly with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a left to the body.
Benedetti misses with a wild combination.
Spice misses with a body shot.
Spice gets a clinch.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Spice.
Benedetti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Spice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti can't get the takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Spice.
A short right from Benedetti.
Spice stalling in the clinch but Benedetti improves position.
Benedetti tries to pull guard but Spice forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Benedetti jumps guard but Spice turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Phil Spice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Benedetti.
Spice blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benedetti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spice blocks an uppercut.
Spice misses with a punch to the body.
Spice prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Benedetti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Spice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Spice prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mario Benedetti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
Benedetti wants a takedown.
A short right from Spice on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benedetti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spice swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spice.
Phil Spice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spice misses with a body punch.
Benedetti is trying to break free.
Spice lands with a light punch inside.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spice has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Spice scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spice working aggressively here.
Benedetti is trying to push Spice away but Spice has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spice trying to control the position but instead, Benedetti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spice into the cage.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Spice scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benedetti is trying to break the clinch but Spice is controlling him.
Spice misses with a body punch.
Benedetti lands with a left to the head.
Benedetti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spice.
Spice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benedetti is keeping busy.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spice misses with a body punch.
Spice misses with the head strike.
Spice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benedetti is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from Spice.
Benedetti has Spice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The referee calls for Spice to work.
Spice blocking some punches.
Spice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Spice lands with a light punch inside.
Spice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spice struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Spice.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Spice showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benedetti 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Hugo (ranked 6212 p4p, 485 weight class) and Gunther Beck (ranked 7161 p4p, 513 weight class). Hugo comes into the arena with Eminem - Lose Yourself blaring out of the sound system. Beck has chosen On The Floor as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Hugo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunther Beck!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugo throws a head kick but Beck moves out of range.
Beck 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.
Beck shoots for a double leg takedown but Hugo sprawls well. He's pushed Beck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Beck forces Hugo back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Beck on the inside.
Beck keeps control of Hugo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beck is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hugo is defending well.
Beck just leaning against Hugo, taking a breather.
Come on Beck - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Beck gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hugo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beck misses with a body punch.
Hugo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beck blocks it with crossed arms.
Hugo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Beck pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Hugo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hugo slaps away a takedown attempt from Beck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Hugo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Beck shoots in for a takedown but Hugo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hugo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beck.
Gunther Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hugo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beck steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hugo.
Beck fails with a takedown attempt.
Hugo is looking for a counter combo.
Hugo throws a low kick but Beck moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugo moves into the clinch successfully.
Beck is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hugo throws an elbow but misses.
Beck tries to land a knee to the head but Hugo blocks with his arms.
Hugo is trying to push Beck away but Beck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hugo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Beck misses with a knee to the head.
Beck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hugo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Beck walks away with a smile on his face. Hugo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hugo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beck.
Beck looks for a takedown but Hugo sprawls well.
Beck looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugo drives through and clinches with Beck against the cage.
Hugo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hugo breaks from the clinch.
Beck darts in looking for a takedown but Hugo gets double underhooks and turns Beck into the cage.
Hugo moves into range and clinches up with Beck.
Hugo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beck has him pressed against the cage.
Hugo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hugo tries to bum rush Beck with a series of wild strikes but Beck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hugo rushes Beck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hugo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hugo is trying to push Beck away but Beck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Beck stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck has Hugo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hugo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Beck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hugo scores with a hook to the body.
Hugo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hugo is trying to pull guard but Beck has him pressed against the cage.
Hugo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hugo wants to get back to striking at distance but Beck won't allow it.
Beck stalling.
Hugo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hugo wants to break free but Beck has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hugo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hugo breaks from the clinch.
Hugo moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Hugo 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.
Hugo tries a head kick but it misses.
Beck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hugo pinned against the cage. Hugo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hugo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beck's calf.
Beck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hugo wants to get back to striking at distance but Beck won't allow it.
Hugo lands a hook that snaps the head of Beck backwards.
Hugo blocks a body shot from Beck.
Hugo is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hugo lands a body punch.
Beck manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hugo working hard to break the clinch.
Hugo misses with a punch on the inside.
Beck has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hugo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Beck is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hugo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leroy Hugo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunther Beck.
Beck is working for takedown but Hugo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beck effectively controlling the action here.
Beck is breathing heavily.
Hugo wants to break free but Beck has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck wants to stall.
Beck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hugo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beck misses with a takedown
and Hugo counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Beck! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Hugo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Hugo!
In his post fight interview, Leroy Hugo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Rotti (ranked 4164 p4p, 183 weight class) and Twea King (ranked 6474 p4p, 233 weight class). The key to victory for Jay Rotti has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Rotti!
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, Twea King!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rotti counters with an inside leg kick.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rotti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
King has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rotti avoids a punch combination nicely.
King misses with a left hand
and Rotti counters with an outside leg kick.
King misses with a combination
and Rotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Rotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King misses with a left hand
and Rotti counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rotti counters with a nice uppercut.
King lands with a hook. Rotti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King misses with a right hand
and Rotti counters with a nice uppercut.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rotti counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Rotti misses.
King changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jay Rotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from King.
King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
King moves away from the strike by Rotti.
A swing and a miss from King.
It looked like Rotti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King throws a hook to the side of Rotti's head but Rotti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rotti tried to counter with a leg kick but King avoided it.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good shot there by King.
Rotti 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.
Rotti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rotti lands a right hook to the body.
Rotti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Rotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with a hook
and Rotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rotti counters with a straight right hand.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Rotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King is rocked!
King misses with a right hand
and Rotti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rotti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rotti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King fails with the takedown
and Rotti counters with a straight right hand.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Rotti finish him?
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rotti was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
King throws a shot from downtown. Rotti moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Rotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rotti misses with a low kick.
Rotti staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
Rotti prevents the takedown attempt.
Rotti turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rotti manages to end up in side control.
King is trying to get back to half guard.
King controls the position for a moment.
Rotti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rotti wants to stand but King has his arm trapped.
Rotti stands up and beckons King to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Rotti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rotti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Rotti does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Rotti misses the target.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Rotti counters with a slapping leg kick.
King swings widly with a right hand
enabling Rotti to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Rotti as King shoots in.
Rotti throws a nice outside leg kick.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Rotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
Jay Rotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twea King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rotti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
King misses with an uppercut.
Rotti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King with a poor takedown
enabling Rotti to counter with a crisp jab.
Rotti avoids the body shot from King.
King misses with a hook
and Rotti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Rotti. Those never looked like landing.
King misses with a left hand
and Rotti counters with a crisp right that sends King to the canvas! Rotti follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Rotti!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James The Blaze (ranked 4021 p4p, 300 weight class) and Beliv Unbelivable (ranked 7856 p4p, 415 weight class). The Blaze's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 69 Tati. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James The Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beliv Unbelivable!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Blaze drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Blaze working the head with strikes.
The Blaze goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Unbelivable rolls with the submission and now he's on top in The Blaze's guard! Nice work there by Unbelivable!
The Blaze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Unbelivable doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but The Blaze is tightening it up a little... Unbelivable has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Unbelivable reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Unbelivable taps out! Nice BJJ there by The Blaze!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James The Blaze!
James The Blaze tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kropotkin (ranked 5034 p4p, 345 weight class) and Mickey Malone (ranked 4878 p4p, 340 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kropotkin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to EUKZ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Kropotkin!
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, Mickey Malone!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone has a takedown stuffed.
Kropotkin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kropotkin wants it to stay on the feet.
Malone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kropotkin misses with the combination.
Kropotkin lands a jab.
Malone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kropotkin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peter Kropotkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Malone.
Horrible takedown attempt by Malone or perhaps it was just good defense by Kropotkin, which made it look bad.
Malone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Kropotkin does it's job there.
Kropotkin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kropotkin scores with a hook to the body. Malone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kropotkin throws out a powerful jab.
Peter Kropotkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone shoots in and bounces Kropotkin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone looking to pass the guard.
Kropotkin has his foot on Malone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malone works his way back into a safe position though.
Malone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kropotkin is keeping the position for now.
Kropotkin is looking for a triangle but Malone pushes his legs off easily.
Kropotkin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Malone trying to control here.
Malone looks winded!
Malone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kropotkin seems to be working for a kimura but Malone defends the submission attempt.
Kropotkin drops an elbow to the side of Malone's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kropotkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kropotkin is looking for a kimura here.
Malone has hold of Kropotkin's hands but Kropotkin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ground and pound from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin drops an elbow to the side of Malone's head.
Kropotkin lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Kropotkin there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kropotkin lands a nice short elbow.
Kropotkin working Malone over with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kropotkin slips a nice elbow through Malone's hands, connecting with Malone's forehead.
Kropotkin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Malone tries to roll over but Kropotkin keeps him under control.
Kropotkin working over Malone with some ground and pound. Malone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kropotkin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin drops an elbow to the side of Malone's head.
Kropotkin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Malone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kropotkin.
Kropotkin slips a nice elbow through Malone's hands, connecting with Malone's forehead.
Kropotkin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kropotkin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kropotkin lands strikes from half guard.
Kropotkin 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.
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. Kropotkin connects with a nice short shot to Malone's temple.
Kropotkin slips a nice elbow through Malone's hands, connecting with Malone's forehead.
Kropotkin working the head and body with strikes.
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. Kropotkin connects with a nice short shot to Malone's temple.
Kropotkin prevents Malone from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Kropotkin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kropotkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kropotkin slips a nice elbow through Malone's hands, connecting with Malone's forehead.
Malone is rocked!
Kropotkin is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Malone still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Malone has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Malone is still in real trouble! Can Kropotkin finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kropotkin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Malone seems to have recovered his senses.
Kropotkin slips a nice elbow through Malone's hands, connecting with Malone's forehead.
Kropotkin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kropotkin drops an elbow to the side of Malone's head.
Kropotkin working Malone over with strikes.
Kropotkin 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.
Kropotkin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kropotkin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kropotkin 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kropotkin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Malone is defending against the submission attempts here by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Kropotkin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Malone fails to land the takedown.
Malone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Peter Kropotkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Kropotkin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kropotkin feints a jab promting Malone to slip. Kropotkin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Malone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kropotkin tests Malone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Kropotkin scores with a four punch combination!
Kropotkin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Malone quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kropotkin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kropotkin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kropotkin raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kropotkin lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Malone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kropotkin unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Malone wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kropotkin celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Kropotkin!
Peter Kropotkin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 4085 p4p, 179 weight class) and Distant Thunder (ranked 6339 p4p, 230 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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17
135 lbs
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17
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very strong |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Distant Thunder!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shklyarskiy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thunder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shklyarskiy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thunder scores with a punch to the head.
Shklyarskiy keeps the fight on the outside.
Good exchange - Thunder coming out on top.
Thunder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shklyarskiy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thunder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thunder stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shklyarskiy's half guard.
Shklyarskiy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thunder thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thunder postures up in Shklyarskiy's guard and throws a big left but Shklyarskiy blocks it.
Thunder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thunder drops back looking for a leg! Shklyarskiy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shklyarskiy manages to kick Thunder off! Thunder jumps back into Shklyarskiy's guard.
Thunder drops back looking for a leg! Shklyarskiy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shklyarskiy manages to kick Thunder off! Thunder jumps back into Shklyarskiy's guard.
Shklyarskiy has his foot on Thunder's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thunder works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shklyarskiy is controlling Thunder's posture.
Thunder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shklyarskiy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thunder has managed to get both his arms back between Shklyarskiy's legs - danger averted.
Thunder thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thunder throwing strikes from guard but Shklyarskiy blocks nicely.
Thunder is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Thunder drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thunder jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shklyarskiy working for a triangle but Thunder defends it easily.
Thunder is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shklyarskiy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thunder on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thunder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shklyarskiy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thunder thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shklyarskiy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thunder defends well.
Thunder drops back looking for a leg! Shklyarskiy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shklyarskiy manages to kick Thunder off! Thunder jumps back into Shklyarskiy's guard.
Shklyarskiy trying to keep a closed guard but Thunder is proving a slippery customer.
Thunder passes into half guard.
Shklyarskiy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shklyarskiy tries to get out of the position.
Shklyarskiy is positioning himself well to prevent Thunder advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shklyarskiy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thunder is working away from the top position though.
Shklyarskiy is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Shklyarskiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunder moves nicely into side control.
Thunder thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shklyarskiy is looking for a sweep.
Thunder wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shklyarskiy, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder working away.
Thunder wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shklyarskiy, who protects the arm well.
Thunder wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shklyarskiy, who protects the arm well.
Shklyarskiy wants to control but Thunder postures up.
Thunder looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shklyarskiy can't do much from the bottom here.
Thunder is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shklyarskiy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thunder is trying to get an arm triangle but Shklyarskiy is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Distant Thunder dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thunder lands with a right hand.
Shklyarskiy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
Thunder connects with a looping right hand.
Shklyarskiy slips under a jab.
Shklyarskiy shoots in for a double leg but Thunder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shklyarskiy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thunder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook to the side of Thunder's head but Thunder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Thunder.
Thunder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thunder cracks Shklyarskiy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shklyarskiy throws out a loose jab but Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shklyarskiy keeps the fight on the outside.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shklyarskiy sprawls well. Shklyarskiy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thunder gets slowly back to his feet.
Thunder has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shklyarskiy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shklyarskiy ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
Thunder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shklyarskiy tries to avoid it but Thunder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shklyarskiy to the ground. Shklyarskiy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thunder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shklyarskiy throws a shot from downtown. Thunder moves away and avoids it.
Thunder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder blocks a jab.
Shklyarskiy takes one on the button.
Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shklyarskiy.
Thunder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shklyarskiy closes the distance and clinches up with Thunder, looking for a takedown. Shklyarskiy pushes Thunder against the cage but Thunder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shklyarskiy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shklyarskiy misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shklyarskiy momentarily.
Shklyarskiy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Distant Thunder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shklyarskiy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thunder finds it's way round the side to connect with Shklyarskiy's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Shklyarskiy misses the target.
Shklyarskiy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab by Thunder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder lands with a cross.
Shklyarskiy is rocked!
Shklyarskiy walks straight into a right hand from Thunder - that's dropped him! Thunder jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Shklyarskiy from any more punishment! Shklyarskiy complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Distant Thunder!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Falcao (ranked 3904 p4p, 400 weight class) and Shaka Johnson (ranked 4282 p4p, 418 weight class). Johnson has chosen Mandoza - Nkalakatha as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shaka Johnson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Falcao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaka Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a jab when Falcao was well out of range.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Falcao counters with a nice uppercut.
Falcao throws a head kick that half lands.
Falcao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Falcao.
Falcao jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Johnson's coach down at Rabid Reindeer Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao is trying to stand.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Falcao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Falcao pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson stalling.
Falcao wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Falcao is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Johnson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Johnson 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Johnson moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Falcao taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Falcao is letting Johnson control him for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shaka Johnson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A solid body kick from Falcao.
Both fighters circling a little - Falcao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Carlos Falcao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcao cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Falcao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Falcao avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Falcao finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Falcao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlos Falcao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaka Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Falcao.
Falcao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson tries for a takedown but Falcao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Falcao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Falcao.
Johnson tries to clinch but Falcao moves away
and Falcao counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Falcao counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Nice shot lands for Falcao.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Falcao.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Falcao counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson thows a leg kick but Falcao checks it
and Falcao counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Falcao finds it's target.
Johnson tries to clinch but Falcao is having none of it.
Falcao half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Falcao tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Falcao is defending well.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Falcao trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The adventures of Johnson the control monster continue. Boring.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Falcao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Falcao is looking to counter punch.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Falcao.
Falcao gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Falcao will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Falcao looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Johnson has picked Falcao up and slammed him! Falcao can't keep hold of the triangle and Johnson manages to pass to side control!
Falcao is trying to escape the position but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson cracks Falcao with a big right hand but Falcao just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Falcao dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Falcao. Falcao obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Falcao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Falcao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Falcao connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Shaka Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson forces Falcao back against the cage and clinches.
Falcao manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Shaka Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Falcao is trying to keep Johnson in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Falcao was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Falcao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Falcao's brow.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson is working Falcao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Falcao escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson passes Falcao's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
Falcao looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carlos Falcao.
I think Falcao 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Falcao!
The defeated Shaka Johnson had this to say: 'Sometimes you have to lose to learn how to win.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rooben Nevez (ranked 3097 p4p, 257 weight class) and Grumpy Bastard (ranked 4016 p4p, 299 weight class). Rooben Nevez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Grumpy Bastard's chin.
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140 lbs
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154 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rooben Nevez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grumpy Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nevez.
Nevez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nevez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bastard's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nevez.
Nevez cracks the inside of Bastard's front leg.
Nevez looks for the body kick but Bastard saw that one coming.
Nevez throws a leg kick
and Bastard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nevez's guard.
Nevez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bastard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bastard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nevez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bastard throwing strikes but missing.
Bastard passes into half guard.
Bastard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nevez's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard wants to take a breather but Nevez is having none of it.
Nevez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bastard on the ground.
Bastard with the ground and pound but Nevez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bastard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bastard looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bastard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bastard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bastard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bastard working some strikes from top position.
Bastard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bastard wants to control from the top but Nevez keeps moving.
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.
Bastard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bastard scoring with some ground and pound.
Nevez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bastard.
Bastard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bastard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bastard trying to control but Nevez is working from the bottom.
Nevez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nevez tries to get out of the position.
Nevez looking for a sweep. Not yet Nevez, not yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bastard with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard landing with the ground and pound.
Bastard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nevez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastard is looking to work some ground and pound but Nevez has wrist control.
Nevez keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.
Bastard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bastard throwing strikes but missing.
Bastard throws a big elbow that misses.
Bastard cracks Nevez with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bastard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nevez is rocked!
Bastard with a nice head shot there.
Oh Nevez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bastard landing with the ground and pound.
Nevez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bastard is working Nevez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastard postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Nevez covers up, he's hurt! Bastard keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bastard and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bastard can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grumpy Bastard!
Grumpy Bastard is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Grumpy Bastard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gargan Morus (ranked 1716 p4p, 258 weight class) and Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 3538 p4p, 447 weight class). Gargan Morus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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209 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gargan Morus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta throws an overhand right that lands on Morus's shoulder, as Morus tries to avoid the shot.
Morus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tsuruta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morus.
Morus tries to move into range but Tsuruta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morus walks into a stiff left hand from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tsuruta in his tracks.
Tsuruta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morus.
It looked like Morus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tsuruta moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta can't find room to land a body shot as Morus controls the action.
Tsuruta misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsuruta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Morus lands with a light punch inside.
Tsuruta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Tomomisan Tsuruta has been cut.
Morus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morus slips under a jab from Tsuruta.
Morus is looking to counter punch.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morus.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut
and Morus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tsuruta throws out a loose jab but Morus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta misses with a left hand
and Morus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsuruta is rocked!
Tsuruta gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Morus points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Tsuruta wakes up just in time to hear Morus thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gargan Morus!
An out of breath Gargan Morus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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