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JBL 1st Anniversary PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruston Cohle (ranked 22690 p4p, 506 weight class) and Tricky The Kid (ranked 22649 p4p, 534 weight class). Cohle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Raining Blood. The Kid has chosen All about the Benjamins as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruston Cohle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tricky The Kid!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Kid shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cohle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Cohle'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.
The Kid sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cohle's guard.
The Kid is looking to take a break and control but Cohle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Kid lands a nice short elbow.
Cohle misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The Kid wants to pass the guard but Cohle is defending well.
The Kid lands strikes from half guard.
Cohle tries to roll over but The Kid keeps him under control.
Cohle is breathing heavily.
The Kid trying to mount his opponent but Cohle defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Kid connects with a nice short shot to Cohle's temple.
The Kid looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The Kid is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cohle trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohle tries to get to full guard but The Kid has control of the leg.
The Kid working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The Kid wants to pass to mount but Cohle is defending the position.
Ground and pound from The Kid.
The Kid not doing much here.
The Kid has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Kid looking for a guillotine from mount but Cohle is having none of it.
Cohle sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Kid working Cohle over with strikes.
The Kid is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Kid thows a huge punch but Cohle dodges it nicely.
Cohle is in trouble now - The Kid has advanced to mount!
The Kid lands a heavy elbow.
The Kid content just to control the position here.
The Kid fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The Kid has hold of Cohle's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cohle manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cohle tries to hold on but The Kid postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohle working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The Kid wants to finish this one by submission but Cohle is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from The Kid.
Cohle is looking to improve his position but The Kid isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Kid trying to control but Cohle is having none of it.
Cohle flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cohle is in a horrible position here. The Kid smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The Kid looking for a guillotine from mount but Cohle is having none of it.
The Kid stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The Kid changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cohle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohle is trying to get back to half guard.
The Kid thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cohle tries to improve position but can't.
The Kid thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cohle takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The Kid working the ground and pound.
The Kid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cohle keeps working.
The Kid looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Kid passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cohle!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tricky The Kid dominated that round.
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 Kid dives in and scores a takedown into Cohle's guard.
The Kid trying to control but Cohle is working from the bottom.
The Kid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cohle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Kid defends it easily.
The Kid slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cohle is trying to control The Kid's posture but The Kid avoids it.
The Kid wants to control but Cohle is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tricky The Kid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cohle takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Kid working away.
The Kid controls the position.
Cohle is working to avoid the ground and pound but The Kid connects with a decent elbow.
Cohle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The Kid is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cohle has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Kid is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cohle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The Kid taking a breather here.
Cohle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cohle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cohle is not content to let The Kid control the position.
The Kid tries to advance to mount but Cohle denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid working the head and body with strikes.
The Kid is working Cohle over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cohle throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The Kid is looking to take a break and control but Cohle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cohle taking punishment in the form of punches.
The Kid landing strikes.
The Kid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Kid scores with a couple of short elbows.
The Kid tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cohle taking punishment in the form of punches.
The Kid decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cohle to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Kid shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Kid showed some decent athleticism there.
The Kid moves nicely into side control.
Cohle taking punishment in the form of punches.
The Kid is looking to take a break and control but Cohle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cohle tries to bench press The Kid off him but The Kid keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Kid cracks Cohle with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cohle is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
A control attempt from Cohle but he's now mounted!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tricky The Kid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The Kid closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Kid lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cohle down.
Cohle is trying to improve his position.
The Kid wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cohle, who protects the arm well.
The Kid working the head and body with strikes.
Cohle is trying to strike from the bottom but The Kid has passed into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cohle tries to hold on but The Kid pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Kid with shots to the head and body - Cohle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cohle is rocked!
The Kid has control of Cohle's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cohle regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Oh Cohle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid cracks Cohle 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 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tricky The Kid!
Tricky The Kid spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Ruston Cohle stepped up to the mic, saying 'What can ya do.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Tonu (ranked 6749 p4p, 485 weight class) and Mike Johnson (ranked 6058 p4p, 469 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Tonu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonu lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tonu.
Tonu tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Johnson 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.
Tonu is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tonu can't break the clinch.
Tonu is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tonu turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tonu manages to end up in side control.
Tonu grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tonu connects with a decent elbow.
Tonu is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tonu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tonu slows the pace down.
Tonu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tonu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tonu cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tonu throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson regains half guard.
Tonu 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets full guard.
Tonu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tonu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tonu throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Tonu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tonu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Tonu's legs - danger averted.
Johnson distracts Tonu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tonu looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Tonu working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Johnson has passed into half guard!
Tonu wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tonu is looking to escape.
Tonu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tonu tries to get out of the position.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tonu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson wants to control but Tonu is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tonu tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Tonu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tonu keeps working.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tonu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tonu is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edward Tonu will probably get the nod.
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.
Tonu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Tonu throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Tonu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tonu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tonu gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson prevents Tonu from breaking the clinch.
Tonu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Edward Tonu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Johnson.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tonu is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonu breaks from the clinch.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Johnson checks a low kick from Tonu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Tonu.
Tonu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tonu manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tonu swivels and escapes.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tonu's waist but Tonu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Tonu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Tonu throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tonu circles away quickly and effectively.
Edward Tonu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tonu throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Tonu misses with a jab, cross combination.
A good leg kick by Tonu.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Tonu.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tonu avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Tonu tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tonu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonu swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tonu throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Tonu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Johnson tries to counter it with a takedown but Tonu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Tonu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tonu keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonu wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tonu.
Tonu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tonu connects with a body shot.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tonu throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonu misses with a few strikes there.
Tonu moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Tonu has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Tonu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tonu is trying to break free.
Johnson is trying to drag Tonu to the mat but Tonu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tonu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson prevents Tonu from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson is trying to trip Tonu. He has hold of a leg but Tonu is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Johnson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Tonu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson is working Tonu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tonu's guard.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mike Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tonu is looking to escape.
Johnson working Tonu over with strikes.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson working over Tonu with some ground and pound. Tonu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tonu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Tonu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson gets a clinch.
Tonu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tonu throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Tonu only half commits.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Tonu, which made it look bad.
Tonu scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tonu has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson 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.
Tonu tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Tonu is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Tonu manages to get underhooks.
Edward Tonu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonu working hard to break the clinch.
Tonu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tonu working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tonu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tonu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tonu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a takedown into guard.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Tonu working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Tonu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Tonu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Tonu is working from the bottom.
Tonu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Tonu keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Tonu wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Tonu is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Tonu has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four 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.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Tonu's brow.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson trying to control but Tonu is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Tonu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mike Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson working the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tonu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Edward Tonu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Proudmoore (ranked 2811 p4p, 309 weight class) and Jimbo Covert (ranked 3661 p4p, 368 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Proudmoore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimbo Covert!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proudmoore misses the body punch
and Covert counters with a stiff right hand.
Proudmoore misses the shot to the body.
Proudmoore throws a hook but Covert blocks it.
A slow jab from Proudmoore misses its intended target.
Covert takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Covert lands a glancing blow to the side of Proudmoore's head.
A low kick from Covert misses
and Proudmoore counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Proudmoore, as that shot connected.
A low kick from Covert is predictable there
enabling Proudmoore to counter with a crisp jab.
Covert throws a lazy right hand but Proudmoore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Proudmoore connects with a body shot that sends Covert's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Covert thows a leg kick but Proudmoore checks it
and Proudmoore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Covert takes one to the chin there.
Covert is rocked!
Proudmoore fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Covert to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Covert looks to clinch but Proudmoore throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Covert taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jacob Proudmoore!
After the fight, Jacob Proudmoore was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Steel (ranked 1883 p4p, 207 weight class) and Frik Van Wyk (ranked 2458 p4p, 247 weight class). Van Wyk has chosen Ska-Rumba as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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245 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frik Van Wyk!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Wyk just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel with a jab.
Van Wyk moves out of range of the strikes.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Wyk.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Wyk.
Van Wyk misses with a takedown attempt - Steel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel defending well as Van Wyk loads up on a big left hand.
Van Wyk with a poor takedown
and Van Wyk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Wyk moves to clinch but Steel breaks away
and Van Wyk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel connects with the punch.
Van Wyk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steel avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Steel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jack Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frik Van Wyk.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Wyk doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wyk was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Van Wyk fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wyk tries for a takedown but Steel circles away easily
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel 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.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by Van Wyk misses
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steel with a hook.
Steel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Wyk under the eye.
Steel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Wyk eats them both and turns towards Steel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Steel there.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wyk throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Van Wyk is predictable there
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Wyk shoots for a double leg takedown but Steel sprawls well. He's pushed Van Wyk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steel scores with a nice head shot.
Van Wyk misses with a kick to the body
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Wyk is just out of range.
Steel sets himself, and Van Wyk steps forward looking for the clinch! Steel avoids it this time.
Steel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Wyk gets a double leg takedown into Steel's guard.
Van Wyk trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Wyk is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wyk trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Wyk's guard.
Steel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Steel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Wyk is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Steel dominated that round.
That's time! Steel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Van Wyk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Wyk scrambles back to his feet.
Van Wyk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Wyk tries to clinch but Steel moves away
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Wyk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Steel - that landed with a thud.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Steel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Steel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Wyk can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Wyk tries to score a body lock takedown but Steel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Steel scores with a shot to the side of Van Wyk's head.
Steel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wyk fails to pull guard.
Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frik Van Wyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Wyk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Frik Van Wyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Steel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jack Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frik Van Wyk.
Steel stuffs the takedown.
Steel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Wyk tries to move into range but Steel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Wyk throws a sloppy body shot
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel connects with the punch.
Van Wyk throws a right hand that Steel ducks under and follows up with a left that Steel also avoids with ease.
Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wyk lands a body shot.
Van Wyk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Van Wyk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Van Wyk fails with the takedown
and Steel counters with a series of strikes. Van Wyk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jack Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Steel.
Van Wyk misses with a takedown attempt
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Steel.
Van Wyk misses with a takedown attempt
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel moves out of range of the body kick from Van Wyk.
Van Wyk throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Steel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Wyk misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Steel moves out of range as Van Wyk strikes.
Steel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Wyk misses with the body kick
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Wyk tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Wyk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Wyk at a distance.
Van Wyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Wyk.
A counter left hand to the body from Steel misses its target.
Van Wyk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Wyk shoots in and drives through. Steel sprawls well.
Steel lands a nice shot that snaps Van Wyk's head back.
Steel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Wyk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Steel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steel.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Wyk misses with a low kick.
Steel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick by Van Wyk misses
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Van Wyk is rocked!
Steel lands with a straight right. Van Wyk didn't see that one coming.
Van Wyk is still on wobbly legs! Can Steel finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel lands a right hook to the body.
Van Wyk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OH! Van Wyk has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Steel smells blood and charges in for the finish! Steel unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Van Wyk sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Steel!
After winning the bout, Jack Steel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Frik Van Wyk stepped up to the mic, saying 'You can only learn by losing. I will come back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aran Ryan (ranked 1793 p4p, 238 weight class) and Spude Pulkkinen (ranked 1531 p4p, 206 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Spude Pulkkinen enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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208 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aran Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Spude Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen throws a sloppy head kick
and Ryan counters with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Ryan avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Ryan both land. Nice combination.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pulkkinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ryan digs a good body shot into Pulkkinen's ribs.
Ryan lands the left hand.
Pulkkinen checks a low kick from Ryan.
Jab by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ryan moves out of range of the leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Ryan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pulkkinen has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pulkkinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping left.
As Pulkkinen backs away, Ryan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pulkkinen lands with a hook. Ryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ryan checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick which misses Ryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ryan tries to avoid it.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ryan throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Ryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pulkkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ryan's calf.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow Ryan down.
Pulkkinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two 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!
Ryan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ryan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pulkkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pulkkinen blocks a head kick by Ryan.
Ryan lands a big right hand that sends Pulkkinen crashing to the mat! Ryan stays standing though and waves Pulkkinen back to his feet!
Pulkkinen is rocked!
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Ryan is looking to counter punch.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Ryan works Pulkkinen's body with a nice hook.
Pulkkinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
A big right from Ryan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses the shot to the body.
Ryan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pulkkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Pulkkinen misses with a body punch
and Pulkkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Ryan.
Ryan cracks Pulkkinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ryan lands with a shot to the body.
Pulkkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Ryan misses with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen checks a leg kick.
Pulkkinen wants to counter the offense by Ryan and move into the clinch position.
Ryan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen looks for the body kick but Ryan saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan lands a slapping body shot.
Ryan cracks Pulkkinen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ryan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pulkkinen to stand back up!
Ryan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ryan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pulkkinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ryan's head.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ryan misses the target.
Pulkkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan scores with a counter punch that sends Pulkkinen to the canvas! Ryan smells blood - he's punishing Pulkkinen with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Pulkkinen has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aran Ryan!
Aran Ryan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slammy Neckbreaker (ranked 986 p4p, 47 weight class) and Robin Roy (ranked 2456 p4p, 115 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Slammy Neckbreaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Roy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy drops his hands momentarily and Neckbreaker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Neckbreaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roy seems keen to control Neckbreaker's posture.
Neckbreaker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Neckbreaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neckbreaker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Neckbreaker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Roy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neckbreaker is one step ahead there.
Neckbreaker stands up over Roy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roy is trying to keep Neckbreaker in close.
Neckbreaker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Neckbreaker defends it easily.
Neckbreaker preventing the sweep.
Neckbreaker stands up over Roy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Neckbreaker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neckbreaker postures up and lands a big shot to Roy's brow.
Roy wants to sweep here but Neckbreaker controlling him for the moment.
Neckbreaker is looking to work some ground and pound but Roy has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy trying to keep a closed guard but Neckbreaker is proving a slippery customer.
Roy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Fenrir MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Neckbreaker scoring with some ground and pound.
Roy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roy is thwarting Neckbreaker's attempts to control the position.
Neckbreaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roy throwing shots but Neckbreaker is blocking nicely.
Neckbreaker manages to get to full guard.
Roy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roy throwing strikes but missing.
Neckbreaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Neckbreaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker landing with the ground and pound.
Neckbreaker pushing down on Roy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Roy is looking for a sweep. Neckbreaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neckbreaker is looking to advance position but Roy won't allow it.
Neckbreaker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roy tries to get to full guard but Neckbreaker has control of the leg.
Roy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roy.
Neckbreaker lands a couple of digs.
Neckbreaker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roy's head.
Neckbreaker working some strikes from top position.
Neckbreaker scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy is trying to keep Neckbreaker in close.
Roy being controlled here, momentarily.
Neckbreaker trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.
Neckbreaker works over Roy with some ground and pound from guard.
Neckbreaker trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Neckbreaker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Neckbreaker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roy looking to control.
Neckbreaker landing some decent shots from guard.
Roy controlling Neckbreaker's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slammy Neckbreaker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neckbreaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roy fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Neckbreaker with that takedown attempt.
Neckbreaker misses with a body shot.
Roy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roy - that will leave a mark!
Roy misses with a left hand
and Neckbreaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Neckbreaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy can do to turn this around?
Neckbreaker thuds his right hand into Roy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Neckbreaker misses with a looping right.
Roy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Neckbreaker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neckbreaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Roy.
Neckbreaker scores with a hook to the body. Roy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neckbreaker scores with the left hand. Roy knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheers as Neckbreaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roy doesn't seem phased though.
Neckbreaker moves out of range of the body kick.
Neckbreaker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roy wants to clinch
and Neckbreaker counters with a straight right hand.
Roy is rocked!
Neckbreaker scores with a hook to the body. Roy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neckbreaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neckbreaker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roy, right into the meat.
Roy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neckbreaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy takes a swing at Neckbreaker's ribcage but misses.
Roy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roy moves out of range as Neckbreaker strikes.
Roy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Roy takes one on the button.
Neckbreaker blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker cracks Roy with an open hand slap.
Neckbreaker looks to throw the jab but Roy is out of range.
Roy lands a front kick.
Slammy Neckbreaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Neckbreaker misses with a body shot.
Roy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Neckbreaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Neckbreaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neckbreaker scores with a body shot.
Roy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roy drives through and clinches with Neckbreaker against the cage.
Neckbreaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roy misses with an elbow over the top.
Neckbreaker slows down the pace here.
Roy lands an elbow just above Neckbreaker 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Neckbreaker's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neckbreaker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neckbreaker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch but Neckbreaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roy is looking to clinch but Neckbreaker is avoiding it.
Neckbreaker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Neckbreaker postures up and lands a big shot to Roy's brow.
Neckbreaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roy's head.
Neckbreaker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Slammy Neckbreaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roy controls Neckbreaker momentarily but Neckbreaker frees himself.
Neckbreaker trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Neckbreaker stopping the sweep attempt from Roy.
Neckbreaker passes Roy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neckbreaker working over Roy with some ground and pound. Roy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roy trying to control from the bottom.
Roy is pressing down on Neckbreaker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Roy has momentary wrist control but Neckbreaker slips an elbow through the middle.
Roy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neckbreaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Neckbreaker defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slammy Neckbreaker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Roy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Neckbreaker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roy misses with a shot to the body
and Neckbreaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Roy is still on wobbly legs! Can Neckbreaker finish him?
Neckbreaker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roy on the side of the head.
Neckbreaker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roy walks straight into a right hand from Neckbreaker - that's dropped him! Neckbreaker jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Roy from any more punishment! Roy complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Slammy Neckbreaker!
Slammy Neckbreaker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Hide (ranked 1139 p4p, 149 weight class) and Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 2192 p4p, 262 weight class). Hide kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nightwish. Arnoldas Sireika has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Hide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnoldas Sireika!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sireika bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sireika throws a lazy right hand but Hide sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sireika missing with a left hand there. Hide was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sireika ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hide takes a swing at Sireika's ribcage but misses.
Sireika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hide was well out of range. Poor timing from Sireika.
Sireika lands a body shot.
Hide uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sireika.
Hide lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sireika throws a right hand that misses
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sireika takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika throws the left hand but Hide avoids the punch easily.
Sireika has managed to clinch.
Sireika misses with an elbow strike.
Hide lands a body shot.
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sireika throws an elbow that misses.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but Sireika blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sireika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sireika misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hide.
Sireika lands a body shot.
Hide avoids a wild elbow strike from Sireika.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sireika blocks it with crossed arms.
Our sources have told us that Hide has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sireika lands with a light punch inside.
Sireika goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hide misses with a knee to the head.
Hide looking to throw knees to the head but Sireika is blocking nicely.
Hide effectively controlling the action here.
Sireika tries to land knees in the clinch but Hide avoids the damage to the body.
Sireika lands with a right to the head.
Sireika swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hide avoiding damage as Sireika throws knees to the body.
Sireika scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hide avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Hide.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sireika blocks a body shot from Hide.
Hide blocks a body shot from Sireika.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sireika lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sireika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hide with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sireika misses with a body punch.
Sireika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hide blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide stalling the fight.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Hide.
Sireika tries to work over Hide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sireika scores with a shoulder strike.
Sireika tries to land knees in the clinch but Hide avoids the damage to the body.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Sireika's ribcage.
Sireika looks winded!
Hide tries a body shot but Sireika blocks it.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hide blocks a body shot from Sireika.
Hide stalls.
Sireika gets underhooks to prevent Hide's takedown attempt.
Hide digs a right hand into Sireika's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sireika's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sireika.
Sireika pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
Sireika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hide is defending well for now.
Sireika has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Hide blocking some punches.
Hide is struggling to control the position.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hide works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sireika's elbow.
Sireika tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sireika blocks it with crossed arms.
Hide is pushing Sireika up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hide tries to land knees in the clinch but Sireika avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hide blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Hide.
Sireika misses with a knee strike.
Sireika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hide.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
A hook to the body from Hide.
Good body shot from Hide.
Sireika on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Hide lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hide with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Hide dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hide just misses with a punch to the body.
It looks like Arnoldas Sireika has been cut.
Sireika throws a body punch but Hide moves out of range.
Hide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sireika was well out of range. Poor timing from Hide.
Sireika has Hide up against the cage in a clinch.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sireika throws a punch but it's blocked by Hide.
Sireika misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Sireika.
Sireika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hide working Sireika over with knees to the body.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sireika is breathing heavily.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Sireika's ribcage.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hide has Sireika pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide leaning against his opponent.
Hide seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Sireika has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
Hide putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sireika in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hide works on Sireika's body with a couple of short punches.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hide misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Hide - that landed with a thud.
Hide lands a body punch.
Hide works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Hide.
Hide presses Sireika against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sireika tries a knee to the head but Hide blocks it.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hide takes a shot to the head.
Sireika takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sireika on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Hide.
Hide scores a nice knee to the body.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raphael Hide has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hide taking a breather.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Hide.
Hide's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hide goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Hide.
Sireika tries to work over Hide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide cracks Sireika with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Hide.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sireika up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hide.
Hide stalling.
Sireika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sireika can't find room to land a body shot as Hide controls the action.
Sireika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hide is defending well for now.
Hide is working Sireika over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hide - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sireika working aggressively here.
Sireika blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sireika working aggressively here.
Sireika missing with knees to the body.
Hide stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hide lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sireika or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hide.
A left hand lands to the body for Hide.
Hide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sireika blocks it with crossed arms.
Hide is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sireika can do to turn this around?
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
Hide working Sireika over with knees to the body.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Sireika's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hide pushes Sireika back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hide lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sireika throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sireika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hide blocks it with crossed arms.
Hide works on Sireika's body with a couple of short punches.
Sireika tries to land knees in the clinch but Hide avoids the damage to the body.
Hide working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Hide dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnoldas Sireika's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hide misses with a body shot.
Hide swings for the body but Sireika moves out of range.
Hide jabs at Sireika's body.
Hide gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide.
Sireika trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hide.
Hide blocks a body shot from Sireika.
Sireika can't find room to land a body shot as Hide controls the action.
Hide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sireika backwards.
Hide lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sireika backwards.
Hide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hide tries to land knees in the clinch but Sireika avoids the damage to the body.
Hide with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sireika fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hide lands a left hand.
Sireika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hide gets through Sireika's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sireika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hide.
Sireika misses with the head strike.
Hide lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Hide as the two fighters clinch.
Hide landing knees to the head.
Hide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sireika digs a right hand underneath Hide's ribcage. Hide let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sireika with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sireika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sireika throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hide blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sireika takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Sireika won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Hide - that landed with a thud.
Hide stalling the fight.
Hide lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hide.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arnoldas Sireika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hide scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sireika swings wildly with an uppercut but Hide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hide stalling in the clinch.
Hide lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Sireika.
Sireika misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hide.
Hide managing to block the knees to the body from Sireika.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.
A right hand to the body from Hide.
Hide content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hide landing knees to the head.
Hide lands with a left to the head.
Hide lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sireika backwards.
Hide landing knees to the head.
Sireika is rocked!
That has opened up Arnoldas Sireika's cut even more.
Hide is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide landing knees to the body.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sireika's face.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sireika's face.
Sireika is still on wobbly legs! Can Hide finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sireika.
Hide managing to block the knees to the body from Sireika.
Sireika seems to have recovered his senses.
Sireika misses with some punches.
Sireika's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sireika being controlled against the cage.
Sireika working aggressively here.
Sireika misses with some punches.
Hide blocks an uppercut.
Sireika misses with an elbow strike.
Hide prevents a body shot from Sireika.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sireika scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hide misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sireika misses with an elbow strike.
Hide is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sireika missing with knees to the body.
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
Sireika swings wildly with an uppercut but Hide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hide tries to land knees in the clinch but Sireika avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sireika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hide pushes Sireika back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Hide.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Hide missing with knees to the body.
Raphael Hide is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Hide showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hide has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Hide!
After the fight, Raphael Hide was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stackhouse (ranked 1669 p4p, 199 weight class) and Kaede Jun (ranked 811 p4p, 103 weight class). Stackhouse 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, True Blood. Jason Stackhouse has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stackhouse !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaede Jun!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun misses with a wild body shot.
Stackhouse definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jun moves out of range of the strikes.
Stackhouse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jun missing with a left hand there. Stackhouse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Jun coming out on top.
Jun works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stackhouse with a hook.
Stackhouse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jun.
Stackhouse swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jun.
Stackhouse misses with a looping left.
Jun moves into range and clinches up with Stackhouse .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stackhouse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Jun misses.
Jun throws a right and a left that Stackhouse avoids nicely.
Jun fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Stackhouse misses.
Jun lunges at Stackhouse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stackhouse 's hand.
Stackhouse throws a jab but it's blocked by Jun.
Jab from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse missing with a left hand there. Jun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stackhouse misses with a right hand
and Jun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stackhouse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jun counters with a nice uppercut.
Stackhouse thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Stackhouse misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stackhouse . Jun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jun wants to counter with a clinch but Stackhouse pushes him away.
Jun pushes Stackhouse up against the cage in a clinch.
Jun misses with the head strike.
Jun blocking some punches.
Jun's coach down at The 13 Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jun's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Jun fails to land.
Stackhouse breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jun avoids the body shot from Stackhouse .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun ducks under a wild hook from Stackhouse .
The fighters circling - Stackhouse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jun lands with a right hand.
Stackhouse on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stackhouse throws a hook but Jun blocks it.
Stackhouse looks to land a right hand but Jun moved out of range.
Jun misses with a few strikes there.
Jun drives through and clinches with Stackhouse against the cage.
Jun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stackhouse 's efforts to push away.
Jun has a couple of punches blocked by Stackhouse .
A nice left hand lands by Stackhouse .
Jun presses Stackhouse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stackhouse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jun just leaning against Stackhouse , taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun throws a head punch that misses.
Stackhouse blocking some punches.
Jun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stackhouse breaks from the clinch.
Stackhouse missing with a left hand there. Jun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stackhouse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Stackhouse misses the target.
A jab from Jun finds it's way through Stackhouse 's defenses.
Nice uppercut there from Jun.
Stackhouse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jun looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stackhouse looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jun rushes Stackhouse and presses him up against the cage.
Stackhouse is trying to break free.
Jun throws a punch but it's blocked by Stackhouse .
Stackhouse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Jun.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stackhouse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jun clinches up against the cage.
Jun has a couple of punches blocked by Stackhouse .
Jun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stackhouse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stackhouse can't break the clinch.
Jun misses with some punches.
Stackhouse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stackhouse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jun lands an overhand right.
Stackhouse moves out of range as Jun strikes.
Stackhouse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jun drives through and clinches with Stackhouse against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaede Jun dominated that round.
That's time! Stackhouse 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jun is looking to clinch but Stackhouse is avoiding it.
Jun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jun jabs at Stackhouse 's body.
Stackhouse slips under a jab.
Stackhouse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stackhouse drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jun slips under a jab.
Jun misses with a straight right.
Stackhouse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jun.
Jun lands with a shot to the body.
Stackhouse tries to bum rush Jun with a series of wild strikes but Jun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stackhouse throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stackhouse 's hands.
Jun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jun moves out of range of the strikes.
Jun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stackhouse looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun throws a jab but it's blocked by Stackhouse .
Stackhouse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stackhouse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stackhouse misses with a looping right.
Jun throws out a loose jab but Stackhouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jun throws a right and a left that Stackhouse avoids nicely.
Stackhouse was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stackhouse throws a poor cross that misses
and Jun counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stackhouse throws an overhand right that lands on Jun's shoulder, as Jun tries to avoid the shot.
Jun appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jun connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jun instigates a clinch.
Jun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jun effectively controlling the action here.
Jun misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse blocks an uppercut.
Jun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jun throws a punch but it's blocked by Stackhouse .
Jun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaede Jun seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jun fails to land.
Jun lands a body punch.
Jun swings wildly with an uppercut but Stackhouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jun leaning against his opponent.
Jun avoiding damage.
Jun misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stackhouse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jun prevents Stackhouse from breaking the clinch.
Jun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stackhouse breaks from the clinch.
Jun misses with a hook. Stackhouse ducked under it nicely.
Jun throws a nice looking combination but Stackhouse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stackhouse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jun.
The crowd cheers as Jun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stackhouse doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Jun misses.
A little feinted left hand from Stackhouse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse throws the left hand but Jun avoids the punch easily.
Stackhouse swats away the attempt to clinch by Jun.
Jun swings for the body but Stackhouse moves out of range.
It looked like Stackhouse wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jun drives through and clinches with Stackhouse against the cage.
Jun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Stackhouse is trying to break the clinch but Jun has him pressed against the cage.
Jun misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jun.
Jun throws a head punch that misses.
Jun has a couple of punches blocked by Stackhouse .
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jun blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaede Jun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stackhouse throws a hook but Jun blocks it.
Stackhouse throws a jab but it's blocked by Jun.
Stackhouse misses the jab.
Jun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stackhouse throws out the jab.
Stackhouse missing with a left hand there. Jun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jun scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stackhouse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jun lands a right hook to the body.
Stackhouse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stackhouse with a jab.
Jun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jun lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stackhouse moves out of range as Jun strikes.
Jun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stackhouse is looking to counter punch.
Stackhouse throws a poor cross that misses
and Jun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jun moves out of range of the strikes.
Stackhouse looks to throw the jab but Jun is out of range.
Jun tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun wants to clinch.
Stackhouse looks to land a right hand but Jun moved out of range.
Stackhouse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stackhouse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stackhouse loads up on a big right hand but Jun slips the punch.
Jun tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jun connects with the punch.
Jun misses the jab.
A big right from Stackhouse misses.
Stackhouse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch lands to the side of Stackhouse 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stackhouse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stackhouse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jun scores with a jab.
Jun throws out a powerful jab.
Jun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stackhouse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jun wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jun has closed the distance and engaged Stackhouse in a clinch.
Jun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jun controlling the action here for a moment.
Jun misses with some punches.
Jun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stackhouse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stackhouse 's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jun.
Jun tries a body shot but Stackhouse blocks it.
Stackhouse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jun has a couple of punches blocked by Stackhouse .
Stackhouse lands with a light punch inside.
Stackhouse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Jason Stackhouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stackhouse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stackhouse scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jun in his tracks.
Jun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stackhouse moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun scores with a sloppy right hand. Stackhouse should have avoided that one.
Jun scores with a jab to the body.
Jun jabs Stackhouse right on the nose. Stackhouse blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jun pushes Stackhouse up against the cage in a clinch.
Stackhouse breaks the clinch.
Jun rushes Stackhouse and presses him up against the cage.
Jun taking a breather.
Jun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Kaede Jun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stackhouse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jun's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaede Jun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jun has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaede Jun!
Kaede Jun 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.
The defeated Jason Stackhouse had this to say: 'It's like if a tree falls in the woods, it's still a tree, ain't it?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mantak Garuda (ranked 514 p4p, 78 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 1035 p4p, 140 weight class). Garuda's entrance music is Djiin. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Garuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski scores with a push kick.
Sobieski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garuda throws a big shot that misses.
Garuda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Sobieski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sobieski showed some decent athleticism there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sobieski working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Garuda is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobieski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garuda manages to get to full guard.
Sobieski trying to control but Garuda is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sobieski throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda pulls Sobieski in to control the position.
Sobieski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garuda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sobieski stands and throws Garuda's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Garuda is trying to improve his position.
Sobieski looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Garuda is avoiding damage well.
Sobieski is trying to get an arm triangle but Garuda is defending well.
Garuda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sobieski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sobieski is trying to get an arm triangle but Garuda is defending well.
Garuda is trying to control Sobieski's posture but Sobieski avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski controls the position from side control.
Garuda is trying to improve his position.
Sobieski throws a strike aimed at the side of Garuda's head but Garuda avoids it well.
Garuda tries to bench press Sobieski off him but Sobieski keeps the position.
Garuda is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sobieski off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Sobieski right now.
Sobieski is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Garuda.
Sobieski is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garuda avoiding Sobieski 's attempts to control his hands.
Sobieski is in bad spot here.
Sobieski is still trying to improve position.
Garuda has good solid back control here.
Sobieski is really stuck here.
Sobieski manages to reverse the position and now he's in Garuda's guard. Nice work there by Sobieski.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Garuda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sobieski landing with the ground and pound.
Sobieski throwing strikes from guard but Garuda blocks nicely.
Sobieski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sobieski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Garuda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garuda pulls Sobieski in close to prevent any damage.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Garuda is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Garuda misses.
Sobieski takes a swing at Garuda's ribcage but misses.
Sobieski scores with a kick to the body.
Garuda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sobieski is able to avoid easily.
Sobieski misses the shot to the body.
Garuda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garuda scoring well with a low kick there.
Sobieski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garuda can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski scores with a push kick.
Sobieski throws a body shot but no joy.
Garuda moves out of range of the body kick.
Sobieski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski slips a jab from Garuda.
Garuda sets himself, and Sobieski steps forward looking for the clinch! Garuda avoids it this time.
Sobieski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garuda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garuda throws a series of punches but Sobieski avoids them all with ease.
Sobieski misses with a kick to the body
and Garuda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garuda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garuda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sobieski.
Garuda misses the jab.
Sobieski wants to counter the offense by Garuda and move into the clinch position.
Sobieski tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobieski misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Garuda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garuda connects with an inside leg kick.
Sobieski rushes Garuda and presses him up against the cage.
Garuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garuda tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobieski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garuda throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sobieski fails to land.
Sobieski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garuda backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobieski.
Garuda tries to throw a body punch but Sobieski avoids it by throwing Garuda back against the cage.
Garuda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garuda lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sobieski wants to take the fight to the mat but Garuda manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sobieski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garuda has a couple of punches blocked by Sobieski.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garuda can't find room to land a body shot as Sobieski controls the action.
Sobieski prevents a body shot from Garuda.
Sobieski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobieski scores with a shoulder strike.
Garuda is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sobieski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sobieski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garuda misses with an uppercut. Sobieski saw that one coming.
Sobieski goes for a double leg but Garuda avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Garuda continues to drive forward.
It looked like Garuda was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sobieski.
Garuda throws a hook but Sobieski avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski misses with a body kick.
Sobieski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sobieski throws a sloppy head kick and Garuda moves out of range easily.
Mantak Garuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garuda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sobieski's head backwards.
Garuda avoids a kick to the body.
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!
Garuda tries to move into range but Sobieski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garuda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garuda throws a chopping leg kick but Sobieski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sobieski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Garuda throws out a loose jab but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mantak Garuda will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sobieski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sobieski.
Garuda is looking to counter punch.
Sobieski lands a head kick. Garuda smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
Sobieski shoots and misses
and Garuda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garuda throws a hook but Sobieski blocks it.
Garuda throws a leg kick
and Sobieski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Garuda kicks off Sobieski and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Garuda tenderised Sobieski's leg. Sobieski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garuda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobieski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Garuda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Sobieski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sobieski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sobieski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobieski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garuda manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a body kick that misses.
Sobieski clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobieski.
Sobieski blocks a body shot from Garuda.
Garuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sobieski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda is trying to break the clinch but Sobieski is controlling him.
Sobieski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garuda manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Garuda is predictable there
and Sobieski counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Garuda is not content to let Sobieski control the position.
Garuda can't do much from the bottom here.
Garuda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garuda keeps working.
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sobieski throws a strike aimed at the side of Garuda's head but Garuda avoids it well.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garuda keeps working.
Sobieski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garuda, who protects the arm well.
Sobieski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Garuda some visible discomfort.
Garuda regains half guard, as Sobieski was trying to land strikes.
Sobieski prevents Garuda from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is looking for a kimura but Garuda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sobieski to get the leverage.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Garuda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobieski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sobieski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garuda defending well though.
Sobieski working over Garuda with some ground and pound. Garuda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sobieski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sobieski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sobieski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garuda is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jan Sobieski.
I think Sobieski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Destructive Striking Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Mantak Garuda had this to say: 'Congratulations for tonight. I hope we meet in a cage again so I can extract my revenge!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cesar Sitsongrit (ranked 228 p4p, 32 weight class) and Mario Benedetti (ranked 312 p4p, 43 weight class). Benedetti has chosen Bajafondo as his entrance music. Mario Benedetti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Cesar Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benedetti at a distance.
Sitsongrit looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Benedetti!
Sitsongrit working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sitsongrit working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
What's Benedetti going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Benedetti is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti is not content to let Sitsongrit control the position.
Benedetti struggling a bit here.
Benedetti holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Benedetti is looking for a sweep.
Benedetti prevents Sitsongrit from moving into mount.
Benedetti wants to control but Sitsongrit postures up.
Benedetti felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Benedetti is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sitsongrit is staying active.
Sitsongrit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Benedetti trying to remain calm as Sitsongrit controls from the top position.
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.
Sitsongrit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Benedetti is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Benedetti is not content to let Sitsongrit control the position.
Benedetti struggling a bit here.
Sitsongrit wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benedetti, who protects the arm well.
Benedetti can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is not content to let Sitsongrit control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sitsongrit looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sitsongrit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benedetti keeps working.
Benedetti stops Sitsongrit from passing to mount.
Sitsongrit tries for a kimura but Benedetti is defending well.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Benedetti is keeping him busy.
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.
Benedetti sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benedetti is trying to get back to full guard.
Benedetti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Benedetti.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position from guard on top but Benedetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benedetti working a defensive guard but Sitsongrit manages to pass into side control anyway.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benedetti tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sitsongrit wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Benedetti manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sitsongrit's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Benedetti manages to circle out of the way.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedetti can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Benedetti circles away.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit feints and as Benedetti raises his hands in defense, Sitsongrit changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Benedetti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to free his leg and advance position but Benedetti is retaining full guard.
Sitsongrit 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.
Benedetti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sitsongrit looking to pass the guard.
Benedetti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sitsongrit advances to half guard.
Sitsongrit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit trying to mount his opponent but Benedetti defends it.
Benedetti tries to get to full guard but Sitsongrit has control of the leg.
Sitsongrit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sitsongrit sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sitsongrit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Benedetti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Benedetti is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sitsongrit's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sitsongrit's back!
Benedetti is riding his opponent, not letting Sitsongrit buck him off.
Sitsongrit wants to control his opponent's hands but Benedetti gets his hands free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit turns into Benedetti and is now in his guard.
Benedetti is trying to keep Sitsongrit in close.
Benedetti keeping full guard, as Sitsongrit tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit controlling from the top position.
Benedetti trying to control the position.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position from guard on top but Benedetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sitsongrit tries to free his leg and advance position but Benedetti is retaining full guard.
Benedetti looking for a sweep. Not yet Benedetti, not yet.
Benedetti keeping full guard, as Sitsongrit tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Benedetti keeps moving.
Sitsongrit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benedetti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benedetti with a nice cross.
It looks like Julio Cesar Sitsongrit has been cut.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Benedetti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sitsongrit to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Benedetti keeps moving.
Benedetti wants to sweep but no luck.
Sitsongrit works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti wants to improve his position but Sitsongrit is controlling well.
Benedetti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sitsongrit is working away from the top position though.
Sitsongrit seems to be working for a kimura but Benedetti defends the submission attempt.
Sitsongrit wants to take a breather but Benedetti is having none of it.
Benedetti won't allow Sitsongrit to pass to mount.
Benedetti trying to hold on to Sitsongrit's head to control him but Sitsongrit postures up.
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benedetti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sitsongrit keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Benedetti tries to roll over but Sitsongrit keeps him under control.
Benedetti is looking to control Sitsongrit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Benedetti avoid being mounted?
Sitsongrit performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Benedetti fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit has his takedown stuffed
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benedetti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benedetti scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Julio Cesar Sitsongrit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Julio Cesar Sitsongrit's cut.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Benedetti throws a counter combo.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benedetti is fending him off so far but Sitsongrit persists. Nope, Benedetti circles away and we're back to standing.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benedetti misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Benedetti manages to circle out of the way.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benedetti sprawls well. Benedetti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sitsongrit gets slowly back to his feet.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Sitsongrit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Mario Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit feinted with a counter takedown.
Mario Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benedetti pinned against the cage. Benedetti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches up with Benedetti, looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit pushes Benedetti against the cage but Benedetti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
As Sitsongrit backs off Benedetti throws a huge counter combo but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it all.
Benedetti defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Benedetti misses.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit's cut is getting worse.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sitsongrit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit shoots in looking for a takedown. Benedetti tries to sprawl out of it but Sitsongrit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benedetti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cesar Sitsongrit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Benedetti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Benedetti digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit shoots in looking for a takedown. Benedetti tries to sprawl out of it but Sitsongrit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benedetti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benedetti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Benedetti defends well and Sitsongrit ends up having to push Benedetti into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Sitsongrit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benedetti.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benedetti drops Sitsongrit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sitsongrit looks back up at him and smiles so Benedetti waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sitsongrit is rocked!
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benedetti. Benedetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mario Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Sitsongrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti drops Sitsongrit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sitsongrit looks back up at him and smiles so Benedetti waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Sitsongrit seems to have got his legs back now.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benedetti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a nice right hand that sends Sitsongrit toppling to the canvas! Sitsongrit scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Benedetti finish him?!
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Benedetti.
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Benedetti counters with a crisp right that sends Sitsongrit to the canvas! Benedetti follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti is the new lightweight champion!
Mario Benedetti made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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