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Skrap Fights 40 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Helio Santos Jr (ranked 23065 p4p, 482 weight class) and Matthew Guglielmetti (ranked 22996 p4p, 468 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Santos Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matthew Guglielmetti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Guglielmetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos Jr is rocked!
Guglielmetti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos Jr at a distance.
Guglielmetti digs a good hook to Santos Jr's body.
Santos Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oh Santos Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guglielmetti scores with a shot to the body.
Santos Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Guglielmetti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Santos Jr loses concentration momentarily and Guglielmetti pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Santos Jr crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Guglielmetti finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matthew Guglielmetti!
In defeat, Helio Santos Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ya know, its hard to lose after all the effort being put into this, but ya know sometimes things just don't go your way in there'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Durham (ranked 6355 p4p, 431 weight class) and Long Schlong (ranked 3208 p4p, 318 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Durham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Schlong!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schlong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Durham in his tracks.
No joy there for Durham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schlong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Durham tries to clinch but Schlong moves out of range.
Durham fails with a takedown attempt.
Durham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Durham there as he acknowledges the shot.
Schlong throws a body shot but no joy.
Schlong slaps away a takedown attempt from Durham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schlong cracks a nice hook into Durham's ribs.
Durham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schlong circles away quickly and effectively.
Schlong connects with a right hand. Durham shakes it off.
Schlong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schlong scores with a hook to the body. Durham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schlong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Durham misses with a takedown attempt
and Schlong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Durham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schlong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Durham's sensitive parts.
Durham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schlong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Durham has time to react.
Durham tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schlong.
Durham with a poor takedown
and Schlong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schlong works Durham's body with a nice hook.
Durham walks into a stiff left hand from Schlong.
Schlong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Durham had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Durham misses with a two punch combination.
Durham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durham gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Schlong to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schlong tries to free his leg and advance position but Durham is retaining full guard.
Schlong pushes down on Durham's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schlong is trying to work for a kimura but Durham is defending well.
Durham tries to get to full guard but Schlong has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham is defending against the submission attempts here by Schlong.
Schlong sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Durham is refusing to be controlled, as Schlong sits in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Schlong seems to be working for a kimura but Durham defends the submission attempt.
Durham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schlong pulls his head out easily.
Schlong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Durham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schlong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Durham haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Schlong is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Schlong with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Durham tries to hold on but Schlong pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlong controlling from mount.
Schlong goes for an armbar but Durham turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Durham.
Durham wants to pass the guard but Schlong is keeping the position.
Schlong working a defensive guard here.
Schlong is pulling down on Durham's head. It's preventing any offense from Durham, at least for the moment.
Our spies down at at Runts Academy inform us that Schlong has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Schlong keeping full guard, as Durham tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Schlong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Durham.
Durham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durham tries to clinch
and Schlong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schlong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schlong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Durham to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schlong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durham landing some decent shots from guard.
Durham is looking to work some ground and pound but Schlong has wrist control.
Schlong working for a triangle but Durham defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Durham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Durham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong working for a triangle but Durham defends it easily.
Schlong looking for a sweep. Not yet Schlong, not yet.
Durham lands a couple of digs.
Schlong working for submissions but it's allowed Durham to get to half guard.
Long Schlong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schlong is looking for a sweep. Durham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Durham there.
Schlong gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlong is trying to control the position but Durham postures up.
Durham chips away with some ground and pound.
Durham trying to control the position from guard on top but Schlong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durham stands and throws Schlong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Schlong can't do much from the bottom here.
Check out the look on Durham's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Schlong is looking for a sweep.
Schlong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Schlong can't do much from the bottom here.
Durham is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Schlong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Durham trying to control the action but Schlong is working from the bottom.
Schlong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Durham 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.
Schlong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Durham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schlong pulls his head out easily.
Durham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schlong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlong trying to mount his opponent but Durham defends it.
Durham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Durham looking for submissions off his back.
Schlong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schlong is trying to control. Durham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Durham dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Schlong closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Durham's guard.
Durham has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Schlong doesn't defend quickly enough and Durham has managed to lock this one up! Can Schlong escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Durham on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mike Durham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Levar Draco (ranked 2721 p4p, 296 weight class) and Trent Ruta (ranked 2859 p4p, 311 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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157 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levar Draco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Ruta!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruta shoots and misses
and Draco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Draco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruta takes a swing at Draco's ribcage but misses.
Draco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruta shoots for a double leg takedown but Draco sprawls well. He's pushed Ruta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ruta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draco circles away quickly and effectively.
Trent Ruta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Draco - just one landing.
Ruta throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Draco counter with a right hand.
Ruta tries to clinch but Draco is having none of it.
Draco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ruta drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruta is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Draco is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Draco has escaped and now he's on top!
Draco sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Draco is aware though and is defending well.
Draco controlling from the top position.
Ruta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Draco defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Draco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Draco chips away with some ground and pound.
Ruta being controlled here, momentarily.
Ruta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Draco doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Draco manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Draco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Draco has managed to get both his arms back between Ruta's legs - danger averted.
Ruta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Draco is aware though and is defending well.
Draco sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Draco trying to control but Ruta is working from the bottom.
Ruta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Draco controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ruta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ruta dives in for a single leg takedown but Draco sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Levar Draco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Ruta.
Draco leaves Ruta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ruta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draco lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Trent Ruta has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruta blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ruta.
Ruta fails with the takedown
and Draco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruta shoots in looking for a takedown. Draco tries to sprawl out of it but Ruta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Draco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ruta.
Draco scores with a one two! Ruta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draco throws a push kick but Ruta slaps the foot to one side.
Ruta lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ruta.
Ruta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levar Draco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Ruta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Draco stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruta. Ruta gets slowly back to his feet.
Draco wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Draco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ruta is defended easily by Draco.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruta.
Levar Draco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Ruta.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ruta or perhaps it was just good defense by Draco, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Draco lands a jab.
Ruta fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruta scores with a takedown into Draco's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ruta working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Draco is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Draco working a defensive guard here.
Draco wants to sweep but no luck.
Draco keeping moving, preventing Ruta from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruta postures up in Draco's guard and throws a big left but Draco blocks it.
Draco trying to control the position here.
Ruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Draco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draco swivels and escapes.
Levar Draco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruta moves out of range of the body kick from Draco.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ruta or perhaps it was just good defense by Draco, which made it look bad.
Draco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Draco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco misses with a head kick.
Draco leaves Ruta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Draco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ruta fails to land the takedown.
Ruta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Draco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruta fails with the takedown
and Draco counters with a head kick.
Ruta is breathing heavily.
Ruta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruta is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruta is rocked!
That has opened up Trent Ruta's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draco checks a low kick from Ruta.
Draco steps into range and cracks Ruta with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Ruta flops backwards and Draco dives into his guard looking to finish!
Ruta is still in real trouble! Can Draco finish him?
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!
Draco not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Draco connects with a couple of short punches.
Ruta has his foot on Draco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Draco works his way back into a safe position though.
Draco sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Draco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Draco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Draco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruta can do to turn this around?
Draco sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ruta's guard.
Ruta seems to have recovered his senses.
Draco passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Draco controlling his opponent.
Draco continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levar Draco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trent Ruta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Draco stuffs the takedown.
Draco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Draco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruta has time to react.
Ruta tries for a takedown but Draco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Draco throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Ruta tumbling to the canvas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Draco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ruta looking to control.
Ruta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Draco advances to half guard.
Draco is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco trying to control the action but Ruta is working from the bottom.
Ruta actively working from the bottom here.
Draco keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Draco is pressing down on Ruta's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ruta is holding on for now.
Draco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ruta trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Draco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Draco as he avoids it easily.
Levar Draco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Ruta.
Draco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draco cracks Ruta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The cut above Trent Ruta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Draco throws a sloppy head kick and Ruta moves out of range easily.
Ruta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ruta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draco swivels and escapes.
Draco went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ruta fails with the takedown
and Draco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Draco.
Draco gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruta.
Ruta is trying to pull guard but Draco has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Draco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Draco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Draco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruta was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ruta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Draco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ruta somewhat.
Levar Draco is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruta takes the fight into the clinch.
Draco manages to break the clinch.
Ruta tries to clinch but Draco moves away
and Draco counters with a nice body shot.
Draco defending well as Ruta loads up on a big left hand.
Draco keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruta is looking to clinch.
Trent Ruta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trent Ruta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draco lands a nice shot that snaps Ruta's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Levar Draco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Levar Draco!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Levar Draco!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Levar Draco!
Levar Draco wins by unanimous decision!
Levar Draco was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Costa (ranked 2476 p4p, 259 weight class) and Ivan Volkov (ranked 2279 p4p, 241 weight class). Ivan Volkov is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Costa!
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, Ivan Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.
A jab from Volkov misses.
Costa throwing a counter right hand but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov loads up on a big right hand but Costa slips the punch.
Costa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Costa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Volkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Costa moves in looking to clinch but Volkov pushes him off.
Volkov misses with a shot to the body
letting Costa counter with a right hand.
Volkov misses with a double jab.
Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volkov misses with a hook. Costa ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Volkov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Costa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Volkov pushes down on Costa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Volkov pulls his head out easily.
Volkov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa wants to improve his position but Volkov is controlling well.
Volkov tries to pass to full mount but Costa defends it.
Volkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Costa keeps working.
Volkov moves nicely into side control.
Costa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Costa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Volkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Volkov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Costa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Costa tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Volkov presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is desperately trying to improve his position but Volkov has a good base and remains in mount.
Costa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Volkov on the ground.
Volkov looking to control but Costa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Volkov wants to take Costa's back but he can't do it this time.
Costa has given up his back here. Will Volkov look for the submission or keep pounding away?
I really don't envy Costa right now.
Costa is working hard here to advance position.
Volkov has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Costa is defending well but eventually Volkov manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Costa has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ivan Volkov!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Volkov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 1278 p4p, 178 weight class) and Barry Cubbedge (ranked 2358 p4p, 298 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Cubbedge !
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cubbedge .
Sobieski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cubbedge throws out the jab.
Sobieski slips a straight right by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge throws a leg kick
and Sobieski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cubbedge breaks from the clinch.
Sobieski looks to land a body kick but Cubbedge moved away.
Sobieski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cubbedge throws out the jab.
Sobieski clinches up with Cubbedge and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sobieski jumps guard.
Sobieski keeping moving, preventing Cubbedge from controlling successfully.
Sobieski looking for a guillotine here but Cubbedge defends easily.
Sobieski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sobieski's guard.
Sobieski keeping moving, preventing Cubbedge from controlling successfully.
Sobieski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cubbedge is aware though and is defending well.
Sobieski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sobieski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cubbedge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sobieski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sobieski has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cubbedge should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sobieski has tightened it up now! Cubbedge should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jan Sobieski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Batts Jr (ranked 1726 p4p, 228 weight class) and Michael Jai White (ranked 2773 p4p, 329 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Billy Batts Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Jai White!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Batts Jr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Batts Jr throws a leg kick but White checks it.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batts Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Batts Jr throws a body kick that misses.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White throws a right and a left that Batts Jr avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Batts Jr.
White has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Batts Jr is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Batts Jr throws a head kick that White semi-blocks.
Batts Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Batts Jr ducks right into an uppercut from White.
Batts Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Batts Jr counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batts Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Batts Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Batts Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batts Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Batts Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Batts Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
White misses with a right hand
and Batts Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
White drops Batts Jr with a left right combo! White follows him down to the ground into side control.
Batts Jr is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batts Jr is looking for a sweep.
Oh Batts Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
White wants to control but Batts Jr is keeping him busy.
White tries to stand but Batts Jr is controlling his head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
You can see the frustration on Batts Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Batts Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Batts Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Batts Jr is not content to let White control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts Jr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked White off and has taken his back!
Batts Jr patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Good control from Batts Jr.
White is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
White rolls, trying to escape but Batts Jr keeps control of the position.
Batts Jr is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts Jr is trying to stick to White's back but White is turning into Batts Jr. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Batts Jr's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by White.
Batts Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White trying to control but Batts Jr is working from the bottom.
White drops back looking for a leg! Batts Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Batts Jr manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Batts Jr's guard.
Batts Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
White has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Batts Jr is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts Jr trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
Batts Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Batts Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Batts Jr controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
Batts Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Batts Jr trying to control the position.
White throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Batts Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
White tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Batts Jr misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Batts Jr's head back.
White takes one to the chin there.
Batts Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batts Jr dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Batts Jr.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Batts Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batts Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Michael Jai White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batts Jr lands a jab.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Batts Jr on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. White catches Batts Jr right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Batts Jr has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
White misses with an uppercut.
Batts Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Batts Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Batts Jr throws a lazy head kick
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Batts Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Batts Jr throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Batts Jr backs up against the ropes.
Batts Jr throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Batts Jr with a body shot.
Batts Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batts Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Batts Jr throws a quick counter head kick but White was just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White drops Batts Jr with a huge uppercut! Batts Jr drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. White is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Jai White!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Dent (ranked 3236 p4p, 384 weight class) and Antoine Pierre (ranked 2158 p4p, 282 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 Amsterdam, Harvey Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoine Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dent quickly recovers to half guard.
Dent is trying to stand up here but Pierre is controlling him well.
Pierre throwing shots but Dent is blocking nicely.
Dent is refusing to be controlled, as Pierre sits in half guard.
Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dent sees it coming and defends easily.
Pierre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre looking for a submission but Dent manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dent working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pierre checks a low kick from Dent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pierre fails to land the takedown.
Dent scores with a decent looking hook.
Dent throws a leg kick
so Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dent knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pierre on the ground.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Dent keeps moving.
Pierre is stalling in the full guard.
Dent keeping full guard, as Pierre tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre trying to control but Dent is working from the bottom.
Pierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dent wants to stand and escape but Pierre is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Dent.
Pierre dives in and grabs Dent's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dent pushes down on Pierre's head and hops out.
That's four 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.
Dent has his takedown stuffed
and Pierre counters by moving into the clinch.
Dent is trying to break the clinch but Pierre is controlling him.
Pierre is working for takedown but Dent is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harvey Dent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antoine Pierre.
Pierre turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pierre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pierre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dent is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Pierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre thinks about the counter body kick.
Dent goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pierre shoots in and bounces Dent off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Dent keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre stops Dent from standing up.
Dent has Pierre pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pierre stands and steps away. Dent gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dent misses with a body shot.
Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dent is fending him off so far but Pierre persists. Nope, Dent circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Dent shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre walks into a left hand.
Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dent tries to avoid it but Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dent to the ground. Dent escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harvey Dent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antoine Pierre.
Dent misses with a leg kick
and Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
Dent bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dent looks for the body kick but Pierre saw that one coming.
Dent misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dent throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dent won't be happy with that.
Pierre trying to control the action but Dent is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dent is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dent is looking to regain half guard here but Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
Pierre controls the position.
That's four 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.
Pierre is trying to ground and pound but Dent uses the momentary lack of control by Pierre to regain half guard.
Pierre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dent does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Dent is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pierre wants to pass the guard but Dent is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Dent 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!
Dent throws a leg kick but Pierre checks it.
Pierre tries to counter with a clinch but Dent shakes him off and moves away.
Pierre dives in for a single leg takedown but Dent sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
A low kick from Dent is predictable there
so Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pierre gets to his feet. Dent looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dent's waist but Dent gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pierre off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dent thuds a left hand into Pierre's body.
Dent throws a leg kick
and Pierre counters with a single leg into guard. Dent didn't expect that.
Pierre stands up from Dent's guard - Pierre perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dent stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harvey Dent is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pierre checks it well.
A punch lands to the side of Pierre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Dent.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Dent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dent lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pierre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pierre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dent digs a good hook to Pierre's body.
Pierre blocks a leg kick.
Dent thows a leg kick but Pierre checks it
and Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dent being controlled here, momentarily.
Pierre prevents Dent from getting back to his feet.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierre is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierre looking to pass the guard.
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.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dent wants to sweep here but Pierre controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dent's head.
Dent avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dent keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pierre looks for a takedown but Dent sprawls well.
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 Harvey Dent.
I think Dent 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Harvey Dent!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Harvey Dent!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Antoine Pierre!
Harvey Dent wins by split decision!
Harvey Dent thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Mailic (ranked 1300 p4p, 166 weight class) and Bubble Butt (ranked 2603 p4p, 264 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Mailic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubble Butt!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mailic misses with a straight left.
Mailic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butt manages to avoid it.
Butt tries to clinch up.
Mailic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mailic is looking to slow Butt down with leg kicks.
Butt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mailic throws out the jab.
Mailic ducks under a wild hook from Butt.
Mailic takes a swing at Butt's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Butt.
Mailic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Butt.
Mailic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mailic keeps the fight on the outside.
Butt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mailic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butt lands with a shot to the body.
Butt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mailic moves to clinch but Butt breaks away
and Butt counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butt swats away the attempt to clinch by Mailic.
Butt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mailic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mailic.
It seemed like Butt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Butt lands a nice looking body shot.
Mailic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butt swings for the body but Mailic moves out of range.
Mailic misses with a body kick.
Butt throws a looping overhand right but Mailic ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Butt.
A jab from Butt misses.
Mailic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mailic defending well as Butt loads up on a big left hand.
Butt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Butt misses with a straight left.
Mailic tried to counter with a leg kick but Butt avoided it.
Mailic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butt will feel that in the morning.
Mailic swinging wildly here.
Mailic moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mailic misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butt has a couple of punches blocked by Mailic.
Butt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butt dodges an elbow strike from Mailic.
Mailic throws an elbow but it misses.
Butt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mailics head.
Butt has a couple of punches blocked by Mailic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mailic.
A nice left hand lands by Butt.
Mailic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Butt avoids a wild elbow strike from Mailic.
Butt blocks an uppercut.
Mailic blocking some punches.
Mailic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butt lands a right hand.
Butt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mailic is breathing heavily.
Butt lands with a left to the head.
Mailic digs a right hand into Butt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Butt's gas tank.
Mailic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mailic can't find room to land a body shot as Butt controls the action.
Butt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mailic backwards.
Butt blocks a body shot from Mailic.
Mailic tries a body shot but Butt blocks it.
Butt prevents a body shot from Mailic.
Mailic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mailic throws a punch but it's blocked by Butt.
Nice body punch from Mailic.
A body shot lands from Butt.
Butt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butt working aggressively here.
Butt misses with some punches.
Mailic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Butt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mailic.
Mailic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butt prevents a body shot from Mailic.
Butt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Butt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mailic backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Mailic.
Mailic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butt backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Mailic.
A hook to the body from Mailic.
Mailic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Mailic.
Butt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mailic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Butt can turn it around.
Mailic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butt backwards.
Mailic can't find room to land a body shot as Butt controls the action.
Mailic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Butt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Butt tries to throw a body punch but Mailic avoids it by throwing Butt back against the ropes.
Mailic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butt's elbow.
Mailic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mailic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mailic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butt misses with a punch on the inside.
Mailic throws a punch but it's blocked by Butt.
Butt tries a knee to the head but Mailic blocks it.
Mailic blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bubble Butt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Butt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mailic is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Butt scores with a nice strike.
Butt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mailic lands a jab to the head.
Mailic misses with a two punch combination.
Butt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mailic drops his hands momentarily and Butt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Butt takes one to the chin there.
Butt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butt wants to counter with a clinch but Mailic pushes him away.
Mailic lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butt checks the leg kick.
Mailic pounces like a tiger and cracks Butt with a vicious hook! Butt is down but not out! Mailic follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stan Mailic!
In defeat, Bubble Butt stepped up to the mic, saying 'power'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liang Hanying (ranked 1937 p4p, 211 weight class) and Hoddy McNeal (ranked 1038 p4p, 120 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 Montreal, Liang Hanying!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoddy McNeal!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
McNeal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNeal looks to land a left hand but Hanying moved out of range nicely.
Hanying went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McNeal lands a right hook to the body.
Hanying ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanying appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNeal misses with a hook.
McNeal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanying thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNeal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanying seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McNeal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanying fires out a quick counter leg kick but McNeal just manages to avoid it.
McNeal scores with a nice strike.
McNeal misses with a wild body shot.
McNeal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for McNeal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNeal throws an off balance right hand
and Hanying counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McNeal misses with a straight left.
Hanying quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hanying staying out of range there.
McNeal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanying is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McNeal throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanying counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McNeal thinking.
McNeal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hanying looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNeal swings widly with a right hand
and Hanying counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hanying on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McNeal misses with a hook. Hanying ducked under it nicely.
McNeal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanying moves away.
Hanying is looking to counter punch.
McNeal looks to land a right hand but Hanying moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNeal scores with a jab.
McNeal throws a series of punches but Hanying avoids them all with ease.
McNeal misses the jab.
McNeal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Hanying counters with a quick kick to the body but McNeal blocks it.
McNeal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanying misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from McNeal misses its intended target.
Hanying is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoddy McNeal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hanying takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McNeal misses with a left hand
and Hanying counters with a two punch combo.
McNeal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McNeal throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanying counters with a three punch combo that has McNeal backing up. McNeal nods at Hanying to acknowledge the strikes.
McNeal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanying moves away from the strike by McNeal.
Hanying throwing a counter right hand but McNeal manages to avoid it.
McNeal looks to land a right hand but Hanying moved out of range.
Hanying is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanying slips a jab from McNeal.
McNeal throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from McNeal misses.
McNeal just misses with a punch to the body.
McNeal throws an off balance right hand
and Hanying counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McNeal throws a lazy right hand but Hanying sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoddy McNeal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanying defending well as McNeal loads up on a big left hand.
McNeal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hanying uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McNeal.
Hanying looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McNeal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanying.
Hanying was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McNeal throws a series of punches but Hanying moves out of range.
Hanying feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanying takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McNeal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanying gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McNeal.
McNeal scores with a jab to the head.
McNeal throws the left hand but Hanying avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Hanying on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hanying takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNeal throws a big shot that misses.
McNeal throws a right hand that misses
and Hanying counters with a two punch combo.
McNeal looks to land a left hand but Hanying moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Hanying was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McNeal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hanying backs up against the ropes.
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!
Hanying bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanying throws a big counter combination but McNeal scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoddy McNeal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McNeal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanying counters with a three punch combo that has McNeal backing up. McNeal nods at Hanying to acknowledge the strikes.
McNeal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanying.
It looked like Hanying was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hanying takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McNeal throws an off balance right hand
and Hanying counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNeal tries to bum rush Hanying with a series of wild strikes but Hanying uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanying appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McNeal throws a hook but Hanying avoids it easily.
Hanying throws a quick counter kick to the body but McNeal avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNeal throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanying counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McNeal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanying fires out a quick counter leg kick but McNeal just manages to avoid it.
McNeal cracks Hanying with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hanying moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanying quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McNeal throws a jab when Hanying was well out of range.
It appears Hanying was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hanying steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McNeal.
Liang Hanying has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNeal lands a jab to Hanying's midsection.
McNeal misses with a right hand
and Hanying cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McNeal looks to throw the jab but Hanying is out of range.
It looked like Hanying was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McNeal.
McNeal lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice combination there by McNeal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNeal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNeal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McNeal throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanying counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Hoddy McNeal has been cut.
McNeal scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from McNeal finds it's target.
McNeal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from McNeal misses its intended target.
A lazy left from McNeal finds it's target.
McNeal misses with a right hand
and Hanying counters with a crisp one two that drops McNeal! Hanying thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McNeal to his feet! McNeal is in big trouble!
McNeal is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McNeal misses with a hook
and Hanying counters with a right hand from hell and McNeal is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liang Hanying!
As Liang Hanying got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Keep setting up studs and I'll keep knocking them down. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arminia Bielefeld (ranked 1382 p4p, 171 weight class) and Alexandru Mircea (ranked 1596 p4p, 187 weight class). Bielefeld comes into the arena with Crowder blaring out of the sound system. Mircea is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Holy Wars...The Punishment Due. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arminia Bielefeld !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandru Mircea!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bielefeld has managed to clinch.
Mircea lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bielefeld backwards.
Mircea lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mircea lands with a light punch inside.
Bielefeld doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bielefeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bielefeld with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bielefeld misses with some punches.
Mircea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mircea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mircea stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mircea digs a right hand into Bielefeld 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bielefeld 's gas tank.
Bielefeld is breathing heavily.
Mircea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mircea - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Mircea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mircea lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mircea pushes Bielefeld back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mircea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mircea lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Mircea.
Mircea lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mircea.
Bielefeld is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mircea.
Oh Bielefeld is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Mircea.
Mircea pushes Bielefeld back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mircea lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mircea throws a big uppercut that drops Bielefeld ! More strikes from Mircea and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bielefeld lies dazed against the ropes as Mircea celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandru Mircea!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexandru Mircea thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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