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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xayne Trufaunt (ranked 7010 p4p, 178 weight class) and Sifis Pantelakis (ranked 3800 p4p, 141 weight class). Sifis Pantelakis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xayne Trufaunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sifis Pantelakis!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantelakis has Trufaunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Pantelakis is trying to pull guard but Trufaunt has him pressed against the cage.
Trufaunt has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pantelakis regains guard immediately.
Pantelakis working for a triangle but Trufaunt defends it easily.
Pantelakis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pantelakis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trufaunt defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trufaunt throws an elbow that misses. Pantelakis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trufaunt's guard. Nice move by Pantelakis!
Pantelakis drops back looking for a leg! Trufaunt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trufaunt manages to kick Pantelakis off! Pantelakis jumps back into Trufaunt's guard.
Trufaunt working for a triangle but Pantelakis defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trufaunt keeping moving, preventing Pantelakis from controlling successfully.
Trufaunt is looking for a triangle but Pantelakis pushes his legs off easily.
Pantelakis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Trufaunt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pantelakis has Trufaunt in his guard.
Trufaunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trufaunt has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pantelakis is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pantelakis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trufaunt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pantelakis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trufaunt has managed to get both his arms back between Pantelakis's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pantelakis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pantelakis has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Underground MMA- Sydney. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Trufaunt won't allow Pantelakis to sweep him here.
Trufaunt wanted to stand there but Pantelakis had control of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trufaunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trufaunt wants to get up but he can't break Pantelakis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pantelakis has his feet on Trufaunt's thighs here. He's pushed Trufaunt off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Trufaunt screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sifis Pantelakis!
After the big win, Sifis Pantelakis made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Five Star (ranked 4491 p4p, 416 weight class) and Gregor Hamilton (ranked 6562 p4p, 482 weight class). Gregor Hamilton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Five Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregor Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star throws a body shot but no joy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hamilton.
Star on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Star tries to get out of the position.
Star is being controlled here.
Hamilton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Star has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hamilton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Star sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton staying calm.
Hamilton is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Star keeps working.
Hamilton moves into full mount!
Hamilton controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamilton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Star manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hamilton stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Gregor Hamilton has been cut.
Hamilton moves out of range of the body kick from Star.
Star lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hamilton shoots in and drives through. Star sprawls well.
Hamilton dives in and grabs Star's left leg, looking for a takedown. Star pushes down on Hamilton's head and hops out.
Star feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hamilton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Star sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hamilton somewhat.
Five Star has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor Hamilton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton with a poor takedown
and Star counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but Star shows good takedown defense.
Star appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gregor Hamilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamilton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Star manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Star counters with a nice body shot.
Hamilton looks winded!
Nice combo by Star! Oh, that's hurt him - Hamilton falls to the canvas and Star follows him into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Star tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Star has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Star lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That has opened up Gregor Hamilton's cut even more.
Hamilton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Star is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hamilton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Star goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hamilton rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Star's guard! Nice work there by Hamilton!
Hamilton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Star's head.
Hamilton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Hamilton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Five Star dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregor Hamilton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Star tried to score with a low kick but Hamilton checks it.
Hamilton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Star swivels and escapes.
Hamilton fails with the takedown.
Star swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hamilton throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Star counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton darts in trying to clinch
and Star counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Hamilton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Five Star has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor Hamilton.
Hamilton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Star counters with a nice body shot.
Hamilton is breathing heavily.
Star throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Star lands a jab to the head.
The cut above Gregor Hamilton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Star lands with a shot to the body.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Star and Hamilton goes tumbling to the canvas! Star follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Hamilton is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Star missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Star seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hamilton is still in real trouble! Can Star finish him?
Star lands strikes from half guard.
Gregor Hamilton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Star is trying to work for a kimura but Hamilton is defending well.
Hamilton seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star is looking for a kimura here.
Star is trying to work for a kimura but Hamilton is defending well.
Star is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamilton can do to turn this around?
Star is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Star with the ground and pound but Hamilton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hamilton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Star knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamilton on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a couple of heel strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Star cracks Hamilton with a solid left hand.
Hamilton kicks Star off and gets to his feet.
Hamilton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Star lands a jab to Hamilton's midsection.
Hamilton looks for a takedown but Star sprawls well.
Star is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Five Star is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamilton tries for a takedown but Star circles away easily
and Star counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star digs a good hook to Hamilton's body.
Hamilton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Star counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Star scores with a leg kick.
Star lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamilton circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Star punishes Hamilton's body with a nice straight punch.
Hamilton shoots in but Star avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hamilton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Five Star dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregor Hamilton's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Star throws out a leg kick but Hamilton moves out of range and Star only half commits.
Hamilton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Star is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hamilton.
Hamilton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Star counters with a stiff right hand.
Star stuffs the takedown attempt from Hamilton. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet.
Star was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hamilton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Star tries to avoid it but Hamilton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Star to the ground. Star escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hamilton looks to clinch
and Star counters with a nice uppercut.
Gregor Hamilton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hamilton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Star digs a good hook to Hamilton's body.
It looks like Star has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hamilton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Star swivels and escapes.
Star tries to counter with a takedown but Hamilton is quick to defend against it.
Five Star has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor Hamilton.
Hamilton needs to keep his hands up - Star had a free shot at his head there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gregor Hamilton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Five Star!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zane Adebayo (ranked 4289 p4p, 399 weight class) and Mace Windu (ranked 2994 p4p, 321 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mace Windu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Zane Adebayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mace Windu!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebayo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adebayo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Zane Adebayo has been cut.
Adebayo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Windu is fending him off so far but Adebayo persists. Nope, Windu circles away and we're back to standing.
Windu is looking for the big counter here.
Adebayo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Windu!
Adebayo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Adebayo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Windu rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Adebayo's guard! Nice work there by Windu!
Adebayo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Windu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Adebayo is pulling down on Windu's head. It's preventing any offense from Windu, at least for the moment.
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.
Windu tries to free his leg and advance position but Adebayo is retaining full guard.
Windu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Adebayo is pulling down on Windu's head. It's preventing any offense from Windu, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Windu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Adebayo pulls Windu in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Windu lands a nice shot that snaps Adebayo's head back.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Windu.
Zane Adebayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Windu throws a monster overhand right that drops Adebayo! Windu follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mace Windu!
During a confident post fight interview, Mace Windu 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cucu Maco (ranked 3626 p4p, 300 weight class) and Scott Barrera (ranked 4090 p4p, 319 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cucu Maco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Barrera!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maco missing with a left hand there. Barrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barrera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Barrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barrera moves out of range as Maco strikes.
Cucu Maco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Barrera.
Barrera throws out a counter right but Maco avoids it with no problem.
Maco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maco manages to avoid it.
Barrera misses with a series of wild punches.
Maco misses with an uppercut.
Maco misses with a wild combination.
Maco ducks under a wild hook from Barrera.
Maco looks to throw the jab but Barrera is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maco misses the jab.
Barrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maco misses the jab.
Maco misses with a hook.
Maco throws a poor cross that misses
and Barrera counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrera connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera lands with an overhand left.
Maco throws an off balance right hand
and Barrera counters with a nice body shot.
A jab lands there for Barrera.
Barrera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maco.
Maco throws an off balance right hand
and Barrera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barrera tries to clinch up.
Barrera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barrera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barrera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Barrera does it's job there.
Barrera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Maco. Those never looked like landing.
Barrera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maco is rocked!
It looks like Cucu Maco has been cut.
Maco connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Maco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maco misses with a double jab
and Barrera counters with a right hand to the body.
Maco is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Barrera digs a good body shot into Maco's ribs.
Barrera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maco gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Barrera gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Maco is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Barrera!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Arciniega (ranked 2572 p4p, 107 weight class) and Fester Addams (ranked 3536 p4p, 133 weight class). Arciniega comes into the arena with K.A.Y.O Shot ya blaring out of the sound system. Addams has chosen Family Vales as his entrance music. Fester Addams has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Arciniega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fester Addams!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Addams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Fester Addams has been cut.
Arciniega scores with a decent looking hook.
Addams takes one on the button.
Addams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arciniega.
Arciniega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Addams.
Arciniega definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arciniega misses with an uppercut.
Addams wants to counter with a clinch but Arciniega pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arciniega. Addams does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arciniega has a couple of punches blocked by Addams.
Addams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Alejandro Arciniega has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arciniega takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams throws an elbow that misses.
Arciniega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Addams backwards.
Addams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arciniega blocks it with crossed arms.
Arciniega lands a nice uppercut.
Arciniega just leaning against Addams, taking a breather.
Arciniega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arciniega holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Arciniega lands a nice uppercut.
Addams can't find room to land a body shot as Arciniega controls the action.
Addams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Addams pushes off an throws an elbow but Arciniega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Arciniega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arciniega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arciniega breaks the clinch.
Arciniega circles away from the clinch attempt
and Arciniega counters with a nice uppercut.
Addams darts in and clinches Arciniega up against the cage.
Arciniega cracks Addams with a nice body shot.
Arciniega dodges an elbow strike from Addams.
Addams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arciniega's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Addams taking a breather.
Arciniega is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Arciniega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Addams scores with a knee to the head.
Addams missing with knees to the body.
Arciniega lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arciniega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Addams throws an elbow but misses.
Addams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arciniega avoids it.
Addams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Arciniega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arciniega lands a shoulder strike.
Arciniega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arciniega dodges an elbow strike from Addams.
Arciniega softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Addams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Addams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Addams has a couple of punches blocked by Arciniega.
Addams pushes off an throws an elbow but Arciniega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arciniega is trying to break the clinch but Addams has him pressed against the cage.
Addams stalling in the clinch but Arciniega improves position.
Addams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arciniega is breathing heavily.
Arciniega dodges an elbow strike from Addams.
Addams lands an elbow just above Arciniega 's eye.
Addams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arciniega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arciniega avoids the elbow strike from Addams, against the cage.
Arciniega takes an elbow to the forehead.
Addams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arciniega.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Addams blocking some punches.
Addams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Addams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Addams misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Addams throws an elbow but misses.
Arciniega throws a punch but it's blocked by Addams.
Arciniega blocks an elbow strike.
Addams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arciniega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arciniega blocks the elbow strike.
Arciniega misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arciniega.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Addams.
Arciniega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arciniega dodges an elbow strike from Addams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fester Addams will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Addams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arciniega.
Arciniega is looking to counter punch.
Arciniega looks to score with a jab to the body but Addams is just out of range.
Addams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Arciniega dips to his left and cracks Addams with an uppercut!
Arciniega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arciniega looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice shot by Arciniega.
Addams tries to clinch but Arciniega moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arciniega cracks Addams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arciniega will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arciniega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Addams was well out of range. Poor timing from Arciniega.
Addams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Arciniega misses its target.
Nice defenses there by Arciniega.
Arciniega swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Addams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Addams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Arciniega swings for the body but Addams moves out of range.
Arciniega misses with a body kick.
Arciniega throws a one two combo.
Arciniega is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams misses with a straight right.
Arciniega lands with an overhand left.
Arciniega darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Addams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Addams moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Arciniega.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Addams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arciniega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Addams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arciniega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Addams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Addams misses the target.
A punch combination from Arciniega misses.
Addams lands with an uppercut that bounces Arciniega off the cage and back into range.
Addams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arciniega misses the shot to the body.
Addams throws a hook but Arciniega avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams moves into the clinch.
Arciniega pushes Addams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Addams tries to land knees in the clinch but Arciniega avoids the damage to the body.
Arciniega has a couple of punches blocked by Addams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Addams.
A short right from Arciniega on the inside.
Addams missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arciniega lands with a right to the head.
Arciniega lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Addams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arciniega avoids it.
Arciniega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Addams pushes off an throws an elbow but Arciniega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arciniega wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Arciniega as the two fighters clinch.
Addams is breathing heavily.
Arciniega scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Arciniega dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Arciniega throws out a powerful jab.
Arciniega lands a big right hand that sends Addams crashing to the mat! Arciniega stays standing though and waves Addams back to his feet!
Addams is rocked!
Arciniega knocks out Addams with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Arciniega before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Arciniega picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alejandro Arciniega!
Alejandro Arciniega 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prince Almighty Great No Mercy (ranked 3160 p4p, 369 weight class) and Hector Zorba (ranked 2779 p4p, 334 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Almighty Great No Mercy !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Zorba!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No Mercy tries to clinch but Zorba moves away
and Zorba counters with a right hand to the body.
No Mercy tries to clinch up but Zorba circles away and keeps his distance.
Zorba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zorba keeps the fight on the outside.
Zorba is looking for the big counter here.
No Mercy moves into the clinch.
No Mercy has Zorba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zorba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
No Mercy is working for takedown but Zorba is calmly controlling the position for now.
No Mercy is trying to drag Zorba to the mat but Zorba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Almighty Great No Mercy . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zorba has had enough of the clinch but No Mercy keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No Mercy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zorba prevents it.
No Mercy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zorba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No Mercy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zorba counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Prince Almighty Great No Mercy has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No Mercy forces Zorba back against the cage and clinches.
No Mercy lands a takedown into guard.
No Mercy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
No Mercy 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.
Zorba looking to control.
No Mercy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zorba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
No Mercy prevents Zorba from getting back to his feet.
Zorba wants to sweep but no luck.
No Mercy throwing strikes but missing.
Zorba is trying to keep No Mercy in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorba pulls No Mercy in close to his closed guard and prevents No Mercy from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zorba has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as No Mercy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
No Mercy clinches up with Zorba and pushes him back against the cage.
No Mercy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zorba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zorba prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zorba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zorba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zorba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zorba counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Mercy fails in his attempt to clinch.
No Mercy tries to clinch up but Zorba circles away and keeps his distance.
Zorba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No Mercy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zorba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No Mercy wants to clinch.
No Mercy tries to clinch but Zorba is having none of it.
It seemed like Zorba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No Mercy wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorba circles away from the clinch attempt.
No Mercy wants to clinch.
No Mercy tries to close the distance and clinch but Zorba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Zorba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No Mercy moves to clinch but Zorba breaks away
and Zorba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No Mercy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zorba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zorba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No Mercy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zorba scores with a counter punch that sends No Mercy to the canvas! Zorba smells blood - he's punishing No Mercy with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! No Mercy has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Zorba!
A very excited looking Hector Zorba made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Ortega (ranked 2987 p4p, 287 weight class) and Thing Thing (ranked 2159 p4p, 211 weight class). Thing has chosen Thing as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thing Thing!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thing misses with a low kick.
Thing forces Ortega back against the cage and clinches.
Ortega misses with a punch to the body.
Ortega tries to work over Thing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thing is trying to drag Ortega to the mat but Ortega just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thing trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thing has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ortega is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ortega is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brian Ortega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thing Thing.
Ortega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thing misses with an elbow strike.
Thing gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ortega regains guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Ortega's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thing lands a couple of digs.
Thing with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thing postures up.
Ortega is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thing makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ortega is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ortega is looking for a triangle but Thing pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is looking for a triangle but Thing pushes his legs off easily.
Thing throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thing lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thing wants to control from the top but Ortega keeps moving.
Ortega is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thing defends well.
My spies in UnderGround Training Facility inform me that Thing has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Thing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thing looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thing content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ortega has his foot on Thing's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thing works his way back into a safe position though.
Ortega has momentary wrist control but Thing slips an elbow through the middle.
Thing trying to control but Ortega is working from the bottom.
Thing connects with a couple of short punches.
Thing is working Ortega over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thing showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thing trying to control but Ortega is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thing avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thing trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thing avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thing with a nice head shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thing keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ortega's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thing Thing dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thing pushes Ortega up against the cage in a clinch.
Thing looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortega.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thing forces Ortega back against the cage and clinches.
Thing tries to throw a body punch but Ortega avoids it by throwing Thing back against the cage.
Ortega gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thing.
Ortega is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thing has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ortega is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brian Ortega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thing Thing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thing tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thing stalling against the cage.
Thing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thing is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ortega dodges an elbow strike from Thing.
Ortega misses with a punch to the body.
Ortega tries to throw a body punch but Thing avoids it by throwing Ortega back against the cage.
Thing struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortega controls his hands.
Thing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortega.
Thing has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ortega regains guard immediately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thing stands up over Ortega, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thing stands up over Ortega, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortega will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ortega wants to sweep but no luck.
Ortega trying to control the position.
Thing trying to control but Ortega is working from the bottom.
Thing is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Thing landing some decent shots from guard.
Ortega wants to hit a switch here but Thing passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ortega there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thing has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ortega's face.
Ortega is rocked!
Thing cracks Ortega with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thing Thing!
During a confident post fight interview, Thing Thing 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 Dom Severini (ranked 1785 p4p, 232 weight class) and Mwenye Kwadwo (ranked 1215 p4p, 160 weight class). Dom Severini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dom Severini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mwenye Kwadwo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severini misses with a lunging right hand
and Kwadwo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Severini throws a right hand that misses
and Kwadwo counters with a right hand to the body.
Kwadwo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kwadwo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Severini.
Severini throws a looping overhand right but Kwadwo ducks down to avoid it.
Severini fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kwadwo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kwadwo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Severini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kwadwo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kwadwo walks into a straight right hand from Severini.
Severini shoots for a takedown but Kwadwo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Severini.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwadwo avoids the body shot from Severini.
Severini misses with a wild body shot.
Kwadwo works Severini's body with a nice hook.
Kwadwo works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severini throws a shot from downtown. Kwadwo moves away and avoids it.
Kwadwo punishes Severini's body with a nice straight punch.
Kwadwo scores with a jab to the body.
Kwadwo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Severini rather than just go for the knockout.
Severini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kwadwo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kwadwo lands a nice shot to the body.
Mwenye Kwadwo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Severini is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Severini misses its intended target.
Severini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kwadwo counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Dom Severini has been cut.
Kwadwo lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Severini misses the target.
Kwadwo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kwadwo thuds a left hand into Severini's body.
Severini tries to bum rush Kwadwo with a series of wild strikes but Kwadwo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kwadwo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Severini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwadwo was well out of range. Poor timing from Severini.
Severini takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kwadwo plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Severini swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Severini face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mwenye Kwadwo!
Mwenye Kwadwo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Trigger (ranked 415 p4p, 62 weight class) and Carter Donovan (ranked 1116 p4p, 149 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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210 lbs
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Trigger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trigger is fending him off so far but Donovan persists. Nope, Trigger circles away and we're back to standing.
Trigger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donovan scores with a decent looking hook.
Trigger throws a body kick that misses.
Donovan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch combination from Trigger misses.
Donovan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trigger moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Donovan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Donovan cracks Trigger with a good jab.
Donovan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trigger scores with a nice right hand.
Donovan shoots in and gets a takedown into Trigger's guard.
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!
Donovan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trigger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trigger seems keen to control Donovan's posture.
Donovan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Donovan is fighting to break Trigger's control of his arms but Trigger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donovan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trigger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trigger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Donovan trying to control the position from guard on top but Trigger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trigger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donovan was well out of range. Poor timing from Trigger.
Donovan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Trigger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trigger defending well as Donovan loads up on a big left hand.
Donovan misses with a hook. Trigger ducked under it nicely.
Trigger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've been told by Trigger's head coaches at Chris Leben KO Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trigger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trigger misses with a wild body shot.
Trigger swings for the body but Donovan moves out of range.
Trigger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Donovan to score with a decent uppercut.
Donovan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Donovan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donovan misses with an uppercut. Trigger saw that one coming.
Donovan misses the body punch
and Trigger counters by moving into the clinch.
Trigger scores with a shot to the side of Donovan's head.
Trigger blocks an uppercut.
Donovan is looking to control Trigger's arms but Trigger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Donovan has his back to the cage.
Trigger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donovan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigger misses with a knee strike.
Trigger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trigger digs a right hand underneath Donovan's ribcage. Donovan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Donovan looks winded!
Good body shot from Trigger.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trigger.
Trigger lands with a light punch inside.
Trigger lands a shoulder strike.
Donovan is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Trigger.
Donovan is still on wobbly legs! Can Trigger finish him?
Trigger working Donovan over with knees to the body.
Donovan seems to have recovered his senses.
Trigger pushes Donovan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trigger pushes Donovan against the cage. Trigger is working some dirty boxing. Trigger pushes off with a quick right hook! Donovan goes down! Donovan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Trigger moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Trigger!
Jackson Trigger retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Jackson Trigger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 320 p4p, 42 weight class) and Conor The Barbarian (ranked 1175 p4p, 139 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor The Barbarian!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from The Barbarian misses the target.
The Barbarian misses with a shot to the body
and Svensson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Barbarian just misses with a punch to the body.
The Barbarian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svensson clinches with his opponent.
The Barbarian is trying to break free.
The Barbarian prevents a body shot from Svensson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
A head punch on the inside from Svensson fails to land.
The Barbarian tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing The Barbarian back against the cage.
Svensson swings wildly with an uppercut but The Barbarian uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Barbarian misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Barbarian breaks the clinch.
Svensson throws a shot from downtown. The Barbarian moves away and avoids it.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - The Barbarian circles away.
The Barbarian doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The Barbarian thuds his right hand into Svensson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Svensson moves out of range as The Barbarian strikes.
Svensson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Barbarian throws a right hand that misses
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Conor The Barbarian has been cut.
A shot to the body from The Barbarian misses
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Barbarian moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Barbarian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Svensson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svensson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Barbarian takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
Svensson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Barbarian misses with a body shot.
The Barbarian clobbers Svensson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Barbarian misses with a low kick.
Svensson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Svensson rather than just go for the knockout.
The Barbarian misses with a looping right.
Svensson throws a jab when The Barbarian was well out of range.
Svensson has The Barbarian up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian can't find room to land a body shot as Svensson controls the action.
The Barbarian misses with some punches.
The Barbarian blocking some punches.
Svensson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Barbarian pressing his opponent against the cage.
Svensson blocks a body shot from The Barbarian.
Svensson blocking some punches.
The Barbarian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svensson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svensson misses with a punch on the inside.
The Barbarian blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svensson.
Svensson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Barbarian misses with some punches.
Svensson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svensson lands a body punch.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, The Barbarian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Svensson as The Barbarian tries to tie him up.
The Barbarian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Barbarian.
Svensson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from The Barbarian fails to land.
The Barbarian throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conor The Barbarian will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Barbarian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Barbarian misses with a hook to the body
and Svensson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Barbarian loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
The Barbarian throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
The Barbarian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Barbarian has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The Barbarian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Barbarian throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Svensson counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - The Barbarian circles away.
The Barbarian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Svensson is rocked!
Sven Svensson's cut is getting worse.
OH! Svensson has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! The Barbarian smells blood and charges in for the finish! The Barbarian unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Svensson sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Conor The Barbarian!
Conor The Barbarian is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Conor The Barbarian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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