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FARTMMA 31 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Anderson (ranked 24834 p4p, 447 weight class) and Sirus Hughes (ranked 24393 p4p, 454 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by So Tem Jogador. Hughes has chosen Devil "Shinedown" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sammy Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sirus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Sirus Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hughes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hughes is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Hughes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hughes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Hughes wanted to stand there but Anderson had control of the position.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Anderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hughes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hughes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hughes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hughes tries to stand but Anderson is controlling from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hughes sprawls and moves away.
Hughes cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Hughes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hughes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.
Hughes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hughes clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes slowing the pace effectively.
Anderson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hughes has his feet on Anderson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to buck Anderson off.
Hughes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hughes is trying to stand.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hughes still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hughes has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Hughes has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Anderson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hughes yanks on the arm and Anderson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hughes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sirus Hughes!
In defeat, Sammy Anderson stepped up to the mic, saying 'All respect goes to my opponent, they're a hell of a competitor. It wasn't the result my team had desired, however, there is always some positives and some things we can learn from.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spanky Loco (ranked 7207 p4p, 563 weight class) and Dustin Wagner (ranked 24652 p4p, 590 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Spanky Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dustin Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Wagner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Loco throws a head kick that misses
and Wagner counters with a straight right hand.
Loco lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for Loco.
Loco scores with a leg kick.
Loco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Loco throws a head kick but Wagner moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Loco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Wagner tries to clinch but Loco is having none of it.
Loco misses with a head kick.
Wagner throws a right hand that Loco ducks under and follows up with a left that Loco also avoids with ease.
Loco tries a head kick but it misses.
Loco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Wagner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wagner tries to clinch up but Loco circles away and keeps his distance.
Wagner wants to clinch.
Loco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loco throws a wild body kick that Wagner sees coming a mile off.
Wagner scores with a nice right hand.
Loco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wagner tries to clinch up but Loco circles away and keeps his distance.
Wagner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loco.
Wagner doesn't manage to clinch there - Loco circles away.
Loco tries a head kick but it misses.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wagner throws a body punch but Loco moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Loco.
Loco throws a head kick that misses.
Wagner tries to clinch but Loco is having none of it.
Loco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wagner's calf.
Loco throws a wild body kick that Wagner sees coming a mile off.
Wagner feints the counter takedown.
Loco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wagner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wagner darts in trying to clinch
and Loco counters with a solid body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wagner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Loco.
Wagner looks winded!
Wagner blocks a head kick by Loco.
Wagner tries to counter with a clinch but Loco shakes him off and moves away.
Wagner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loco.
Loco is looking to land body kicks.
Loco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wagner.
It looks like Dustin Wagner has been cut.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wagner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Loco. That one must have hurt.
A head kick lands from Loco that sends Wagner to the canvas. Wagner tries to scramble back to his feet but Loco brings him back down into side control.
Wagner is rocked!
Loco is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wagner's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wagner is still in real trouble! Can Loco finish him?
Loco is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Wagner is trying to escape and Loco transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Wagner is forced to tap! Nice work there by Loco! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Spanky Loco!
Spanky Loco thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beck Lee (ranked 22861 p4p, 539 weight class) and Ken Irrawaddy (ranked 5969 p4p, 483 weight class). Irrawaddy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Laos Rules! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beck Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Irrawaddy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irrawaddy takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee closes the distance but Irrawaddy moves to the side
and Irrawaddy counters with a straight right hand.
Lee thuds a left hand into Irrawaddy's body.
Irrawaddy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Irrawaddy finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irrawaddy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee tries to clinch but Irrawaddy is having none of it.
Irrawaddy lands a body shot.
Irrawaddy clinches.
Irrawaddy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Irrawaddy.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Irrawaddy has him pressed against the cage.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Irrawaddy breaks from the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irrawaddy connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Irrawaddy cracks Lee with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lee tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Irrawaddy pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lee is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Irrawaddy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koli Hunt (ranked 4659 p4p, 195 weight class) and Piotr Porabski (ranked 7233 p4p, 235 weight class). Porabski has chosen Feet- wodzionka as his entrance music. Piotr Porabski told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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290 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koli Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Porabski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porabski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
Porabski throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Porabski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunt.
Porabski scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Koli Hunt has been cut.
Hunt gets the takedown into side control.
Hunt trying to control the action but Porabski is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Porabski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hunt working away.
Hunt wants to stand but Porabski has his arm trapped.
The ground and pound from Hunt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porabski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hunt content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Porabski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Porabski keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Porabski is fending him off so far but Hunt persists. Nope, Porabski circles away and we're back to standing.
Porabski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunt's waist but Hunt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Porabski off to one side.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Porabski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Porabski throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Porabski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Porabski scores with a decent looking hook.
Porabski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
Porabski tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Porabski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Porabski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt slips under a jab from Porabski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porabski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Porabski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Porabski.
Porabski lands with a good body shot.
Hunt slips a jab from Porabski.
Porabski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Porabski throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Porabski is fending him off so far but Hunt persists. Nope, Porabski circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koli Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Porabski finds it's target.
Porabski 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.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Porabski.
Porabski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Porabski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Porabski is fending him off so far but Hunt persists. Nope, Porabski circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Hunt gets a double leg takedown into Porabski's guard.
Hunt being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Porabski is keeping the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porabski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hunt trying to control but Porabski is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Porabski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koli Hunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunt closes the distance and clinches up with Porabski, looking for a takedown. Hunt pushes Porabski against the cage but Porabski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Porabski lands a head shot.
Porabski throws an overhand right that drops Hunt like a sack of potatoes! Porabski dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Porabski!
Piotr Porabski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Porter (ranked 6523 p4p, 453 weight class) and Konnor Ascending (ranked 4821 p4p, 383 weight class). Porter comes to the cage accompanied by Country Roads. Konnor Ascending is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konnor Ascending!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ascending scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Porter is pushing Ascending's head away, looking to escape. Ascending manages to hold on to the position though.
Ascending scores with a couple of short elbows.
It looks like David Porter has been cut.
Ascending lands a few punches from side control.
Ascending cracks Porter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Porter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Porter is rocked!
David Porter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at David Porter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Konnor Ascending!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dyatlov (ranked 2543 p4p, 256 weight class) and Memphis Dentler (ranked 4216 p4p, 351 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damian Dyatlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Memphis Dentler!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dentler lands a nice shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Dentler has knocked Dyatlov down with a huge combo! Dentler steps away and waves a wobbly Dyatlov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dyatlov is rocked!
It looks like Damian Dyatlov has been cut.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Dentler knocks Dyatlov out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Memphis Dentler!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hlasela Dlamini (ranked 3562 p4p, 365 weight class) and Lance Advance (ranked 4141 p4p, 408 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lance Advance enters the cage!
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169 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hlasela Dlamini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Advance!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Advance takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been told by Dlamini's head coaches at Relentless Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Advance throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dlamini on the side of the head.
Advance scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dlamini swings for the body but Advance moves out of range.
Advance scores with a hook.
Advance moves away from the strike by Dlamini.
Dlamini scores with a jab to the body.
Advance scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Advance is defended easily by Dlamini.
A left lands for Advance.
Dlamini misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dlamini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Advance scores with a jab.
Dlamini looks to score with a jab to the body but Advance is just out of range.
Hlasela Dlamini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dlamini misses the shot to the body.
Advance drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dlamini defends it well.
Jab by Advance.
Dlamini misses with a body shot.
Advance changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dlamini. Advance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dlamini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Advance.
Advance changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlamini loads up on a big right hand but Advance slips the punch.
A big left from Dlamini misses.
Dlamini lands a body shot.
Dlamini takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Advance scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Advance in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dlamini is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lance Advance!
Lance Advance decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Hlasela Dlamini stepped up to the mic, saying 'you can't keep a good man down'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Andermatt (ranked 1375 p4p, 158 weight class) and Miguel Harper (ranked 1884 p4p, 204 weight class). Roger Andermatt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Harper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Andermatt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andermatt tries to get out of the position.
Harper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Andermatt pushes Harper off looking to stand but Harper dives back in and keeps control.
Harper thows a huge punch but Andermatt dodges it nicely.
Andermatt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andermatt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harper.
Harper trying to control from half guard but Andermatt is working away.
Harper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Andermatt is just riding it out for now. Harper eventually gives up the hold.
Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andermatt defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt is looking to get back to is feet but Harper passes into side control.
Harper in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here as Harper stalls from top position.
The strikes coming from Harper are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Harper crashes against the mat.
Andermatt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andermatt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Andermatt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harper.
Harper in side control, throwing shots but Andermatt defends.
Harper lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Andermatt is not content to let Harper control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Harper crashes against the mat.
Harper trying to control the action but Andermatt is working from the bottom.
Andermatt pushes Harper away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harper gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harper 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.
Harper in side control, throwing shots but Andermatt defends.
Harper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harper working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper trying to control the action but Andermatt is working from the bottom.
Harper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Andermatt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harper lands a nice forearm strike.
The ground and pound from Harper seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Harper tries to score with some ground and pound. Andermatt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Harper lands some shots froms side control.
Harper is trying to get an arm triangle but Andermatt is defending well.
Harper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Andermatt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Andermatt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harper working the ground and pound but Andermatt is defending the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harper wants to control but Andermatt is keeping him busy.
Harper is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
That's time! Andermatt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Andermatt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harper somewhat.
Andermatt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andermatt wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Andermatt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roger Andermatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andermatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andermatt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andermatt wants it to stay on the feet.
Roger Andermatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Harper.
Harper dives in and grabs Andermatt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andermatt pushes down on Harper's head and hops out.
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andermatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Andermatt wants to get back to his feet.
Harper wants to take a breather but Andermatt is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Andermatt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Andermatt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harper is trying to work for a kimura but Andermatt is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andermatt's head.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Andermatt pushes Harper off looking to stand but Harper dives back in and keeps control.
Harper passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Andermatt!
Harper breaks from Andermatt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harper landing punches.
Andermatt is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Harper throwing strikes here but Andermatt is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt trying desperately to get to his feet.
Harper is trying to control here but Andermatt has managed to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andermatt's head.
Andermatt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harper on the ground.
Harper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Andermatt's hands, connecting with Andermatt's forehead.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harper lands with a punch from half guard.
Harper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harper winds up and cracks Andermatt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andermatt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harper.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Andermatt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Harper.
Harper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andermatt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andermatt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Andermatt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper trying to control but Andermatt is working from the bottom.
Harper throws a big elbow that misses.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound.
Harper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Harper has hold of Andermatt's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Andermatt tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Harper cranks the arm and Andermatt screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Andermatt, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Miguel Harper!
Miguel Harper is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Miguel Harper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Venom Killer (ranked 1935 p4p, 255 weight class) and Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 855 p4p, 115 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Killer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Body to the Head!. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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27
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
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207 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Venom Killer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer drives through and clinches with Hopkins against the cage.
Killer misses with a body punch.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Killer.
Killer can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Killer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.
Killer misses with a punch to the body.
Killer struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Killer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killer misses with a body punch.
A short left from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Killer managing to block the knees to the body from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Killer's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.
A left hand lands to the body for Killer.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Killer.
Killer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopkins's elbow.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
Killer can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Killer tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Killer tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Killer tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Killer back against the cage.
Killer blocking some punches.
Killer misses with a body punch.
Hopkins lands a good knee to the midsection. Killer won't want to take too many of those.
Killer is breathing heavily.
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Killer 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.
Hopkins with a knee to the head.
It looks like Venom Killer has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
Hopkins pushes Killer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Killer is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins landing knees to the body.
Oh Killer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Killer's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Killer drops to his knees and Hopkins pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giuseppe Hopkins! Giuseppe Hopkins retains his light heavyweight title!
Giuseppe Hopkins 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.
Venom Killer spoke after the fight, saying 'He hits like a venom'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 846 p4p, 120 weight class) and Streicher Voges (ranked 2083 p4p, 269 weight class). Voges has chosen Windgat bakkie 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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185 lbs
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173 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Streicher Voges!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voges shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bronco as he avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Bronco blocks the leg kick.
Voges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronco.
Bronco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Voges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronco throws out the jab.
Bronco moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronco.
Bronco throws a punch but it's blocked by Voges.
Bronco struggles to land a body shot inside as Voges controls his hands.
Voges tries to pull guard but Bronco won't allow it.
Bronco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voges is looking for a takedown.
Johnny Bronco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Streicher Voges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bronco misses with the head strike.
Voges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voges tries to pull guard but Bronco forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Bronco.
Voges blocks an uppercut.
Voges tries to stall but Bronco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bronco misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bronco fails to land.
Bronco is pressed up against the cage. Voges has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bronco down to the mat. Bronco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bronco throws out a loose jab but Voges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voges throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bronco tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Voges is in Bronco's guard.
Bronco is looking for a triangle but Voges pushes his legs off easily.
Bronco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bronco tries to pass the half guard into mount. Voges knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bronco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronco winds up and cracks Voges with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Voges can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bronco winds up and cracks Voges with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bronco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Voges wants to control but Bronco is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bronco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Voges's head.
Voges tries to get to full guard but Bronco has control of the leg.
Voges trying to hold on to Bronco's head to control him but Bronco postures up.
Bronco is trying for a kimura here. Voges looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bronco wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Bronco!
Johnny Bronco retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Johnny Bronco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Streicher Voges had this to say: 'I just need to tune my engine a bit more.'.
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