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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lebo Westwood (ranked 6102 p4p, 394 weight class) and Brad Faraimo (ranked 23935 p4p, 438 weight class). Faraimo has chosen Cypress Hill - A Man as his entrance music. Lebo Westwood could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brad Faraimo's chin.
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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 Montreal, Lebo Westwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Faraimo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faraimo slips a jab from Westwood.
Despite the aggression on Faraimo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Westwood looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faraimo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Westwood wants to control but Faraimo is keeping him busy.
Westwood stops Faraimo from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westwood is taking a breather. Faraimo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Faraimo is looking to escape.
Westwood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Westwood prevents Faraimo from standing back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westwood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Westwood with the ground and pound but Faraimo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Westwood trying to control but Faraimo is working from the bottom.
Westwood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Westwood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Westwood stops Faraimo from standing up.
Westwood is working Faraimo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Faraimo wants to stand but Westwood is controlling the position.
Westwood content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Westwood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westwood stays in close to Faraimo's body and controls the position.
Westwood prevents Faraimo from getting back to his feet.
Westwood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faraimo wants to stand up but Westwood is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Faraimo fails with a takedown attempt.
Westwood drops down looking for a counter takedown but Faraimo sprawls and moves away.
Faraimo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Westwood drops down looking for a counter takedown but Faraimo sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westwood keeps the fight on the outside.
Westwood drops down looking for a counter takedown but Faraimo sprawls and moves away.
Faraimo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Westwood is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Faraimo tries to clinch up but Westwood circles away and keeps his distance.
Westwood wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Westwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Faraimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Westwood instigates a clinch.
Faraimo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Faraimo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faraimo is looking to control Westwood's arms but Westwood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faraimo has his back to the cage.
Westwood goes for a takedown attempt but Faraimo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Westwood throws a leg kick
and Faraimo counters with a two punch combo.
Brad Faraimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faraimo shoots in and drives through. Westwood sprawls well.
Westwood shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Faraimo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westwood is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Faraimo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Westwood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Westwood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Westwood won't allow Faraimo to get back to his feet.
Westwood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Faraimo wants to stand but Westwood is controlling the position.
Westwood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faraimo is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Westwood is working Faraimo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lebo Westwood dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Faraimo tries to clinch up.
Westwood feinted with a counter takedown.
Faraimo checks a low kick from Westwood.
Faraimo throws a counter combo.
Brad Faraimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faraimo with a poor takedown
and Westwood counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Westwood.
Faraimo scores with a shoulder strike.
Faraimo lands with a right to the head.
Faraimo tries to pull guard but Westwood won't allow it.
Faraimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westwood blocks it with crossed arms.
Faraimo lands with a short shot to the head.
Faraimo tries to pull guard but Westwood holds him up against the cage and eventually Faraimo drops back down to his feet.
Lebo Westwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Faraimo.
A nice left hand lands by Faraimo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faraimo stops a takedown attempt from Westwood.
Westwood wants to take the fight to the mat but Faraimo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Faraimo is trying to pull guard but Westwood has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Faraimo on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Faraimo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faraimo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Faraimo as Westwood tries to tie him up.
Westwood seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Faraimo is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Faraimo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faraimo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Faraimo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Westwood is rocked!
Faraimo scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Westwood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faraimo creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Westwood with a big uppercut! Westwood tries to clinch up but Faraimo pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Westwood to the mat! Westwood covers up and Faraimo unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brad Faraimo!
Brad Faraimo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between XY Mondragon (ranked 3041 p4p, 283 weight class) and Ru Shi Wu Cao (ranked 3013 p4p, 281 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ru Shi Wu Cao was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, XY Mondragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ru Shi Wu Cao!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mondragon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wu Cao eats them both and turns towards Mondragon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mondragon fails to land with a series of punches.
Wu Cao fails with the takedown.
Mondragon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mondragon.
Mondragon lands a head shot.
Wu Cao dodges the punch combination from Mondragon.
Mondragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wu Cao raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mondragon tests Wu Cao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mondragon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wu Cao throws out the jab.
Mondragon throwing a counter right hand but Wu Cao manages to avoid it.
Wu Cao looks to throw the jab but Mondragon is out of range.
Wu Cao drops his hands momentarily and Mondragon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mondragon defending well as Wu Cao loads up on a big left hand.
Wu Cao looks for the body kick but Mondragon saw that one coming.
Mondragon throws a series of punches but Wu Cao avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Wu Cao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Mondragon misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mondragon misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu Cao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wu Cao takes one to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Mondragon.
A combination from Mondragon does no damage.
Wu Cao moves in looking to clinch but Mondragon pushes him off.
Mondragon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wu Cao. Wu Cao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wu Cao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wu Cao shoots for a takedown but Mondragon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mondragon lands a body shot.
Wu Cao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mondragon lands a nice shot that snaps Wu Cao's head back.
Mondragon misses with a hook.
Mondragon misses with an uppercut.
Wu Cao throws a sloppy head kick and Mondragon moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wu Cao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wu Cao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon digs a good hook to Wu Cao's body.
Mondragon throws a combination. Wu Cao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
XY Mondragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mondragon is breathing heavily.
Mondragon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mondragon is looking to counter punch.
XY Mondragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ru Shi Wu Cao.
Wu Cao misses with a looping right.
Wu Cao throws a big shot that misses.
Mondragon slaps away a takedown attempt from Wu Cao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mondragon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wu Cao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mondragon finds it's way round the side to connect with Wu Cao's head.
Wu Cao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wu Cao ducks right into an uppercut from Mondragon.
Mondragon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wu Cao throws an overhand right that lands on Mondragon's shoulder, as Mondragon tries to avoid the shot.
Wu Cao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wu Cao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wu Cao takes one to the side of the head.
Wu Cao slips a jab from Mondragon.
XY Mondragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon throws a body punch but Wu Cao moves out of range.
Wu Cao misses with a wild combination.
Wu Cao shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wu Cao drops an elbow to the side of Mondragon's head.
Wu Cao decides to stand up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mondragon. Wu Cao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wu Cao tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mondragon throws a hook to the side of Wu Cao's head but Wu Cao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wu Cao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck for Wu Cao with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Mondragon misses.
Wu Cao throws a low kick but Mondragon avoids it.
As Wu Cao looks to move away, Mondragon throws a big counter combo but Wu Cao just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu Cao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mondragon leaves Wu Cao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wu Cao blocks a jab.
It seemed like Wu Cao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Wu Cao. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body kick there by Wu Cao.
Wu Cao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mondragon avoids the head kick by Wu Cao.
Wu Cao looks for a takedown but Mondragon sprawls well.
Wu Cao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mondragon blocks a head kick by Wu Cao.
Wu Cao throws a sloppy head kick and Mondragon moves out of range easily.
Wu Cao avoids the body shot from Mondragon.
Wu Cao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mondragon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
XY Mondragon 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.
Wu Cao slips a jab and a cross from Mondragon.
Wu Cao misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Mondragon.
Mondragon throws a right hand that Wu Cao ducks under and follows up with a left that Wu Cao also avoids with ease.
Mondragon looks to land a left hand but Wu Cao moved out of range nicely.
Wu Cao tries to bum rush Mondragon with a series of wild strikes but Mondragon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mondragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wu Cao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mondragon throws a hook but Wu Cao blocks it.
Mondragon defending well as Wu Cao loads up on a big left hand.
Mondragon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Wu Cao misses.
Ru Shi Wu Cao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wu Cao or perhaps it was just good defense by Mondragon, which made it look bad.
Mondragon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wu Cao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wu Cao shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mondragon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu Cao passes Mondragon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wu Cao throwing shots but Mondragon is blocking nicely.
Wu Cao missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mondragon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wu Cao.
Wu Cao scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wu Cao not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wu Cao is trying to control the action in half guard but Mondragon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mondragon taking some punishment here, with Wu Cao in his half guard.
Wu Cao is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mondragon is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ru Shi Wu Cao!
Ru Shi Wu Cao managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Shade Tree Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Thift (ranked 2390 p4p, 279 weight class) and John Titor (ranked 2493 p4p, 287 weight class). Titor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: John Titor-Going To Space. John Titor told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sydney Thift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Titor. Thift does a little dance to reset his feet.
John Titor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thift thows a leg kick but Titor checks it
and Titor counters with a nice uppercut.
Titor looks to land a body kick but Thift moved away.
Titor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Titor throws a body punch but Thift moves out of range.
Titor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titor scores with a jab.
Thift gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Titor.
Thift steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Titor. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thift tries for a takedown but Titor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Titor misses with a body shot.
Thift tries to counter with a takedown but Titor is quick to defend against it.
Thift steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Titor.
Thift tries to counter with a takedown but Titor is quick to defend against it.
Titor throws a body kick that misses.
Titor lands with a cross.
Titor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thift changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thift bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thift half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thift takes one on the button.
Titor has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Thift gets caught napping as Titor dives in and scores a takedown. Thift manages to retain guard.
Titor being controlled here momentarily.
Titor postures up in Thift's guard and throws a big left but Thift blocks it.
Thift keeping moving, preventing Titor from controlling successfully.
Thift trying to keep a closed guard but Titor is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Titor throwing strikes from guard but Thift blocks nicely.
Thift is trying to control the position but Titor postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thift wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Titor works Thift's body with a nice hook.
Thift slips a straight right by Titor.
Thift feinted with a counter takedown.
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.
Titor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thift fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sydney Thift. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Titor leaves Thift with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thift is trying hard to land a takedown here. Titor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Titor connects with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Titor lands with an uppercut that bounces Thift off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Titor misses its intended target.
Thift appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Titor 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.
Thift keeps the fight on the outside.
Thift half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Titor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thift momentarily.
Thift tries for a takedown but Titor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Titor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Titor misses with a looping left.
Thift steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Titor.
Thift attempts a counter takedown but Titor avoids it well and moves away.
Titor lands a jab to Thift's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titor just misses with a punch to the body.
Thift drops down looking for a counter takedown but Titor sprawls and moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Titor.
Titor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thift. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thift on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Titor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thift gets caught napping as Titor dives in and scores a takedown. Thift manages to retain guard.
Thift trying to keep a closed guard but Titor is proving a slippery customer.
Thift being controlled here, momentarily.
Thift working a defensive guard but Titor manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thift can't do much from the bottom here.
Titor is looking to take a break and control but Thift is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thift dodges the ground and pound from Titor.
Thift tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thift is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Thift tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor is looking to take a break and control but Thift is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Titor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Titor misses with the ground and pound.
Titor scoring with punches and elbows.
Titor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thift keeps working.
Thift tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four 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.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Thift can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thift with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Titor to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Titor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thift lands with a good body shot.
Titor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thift.
Titor throws a lazy head kick
and Thift counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thift missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thift's guard.
Titor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thift looking to hit a scissor sweep but Titor is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thift is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Titor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Titor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Titor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thift is on top in guard.
Titor seems keen to control Thift's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Titor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thift.
Titor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thift won't allow Titor to sweep him here.
Titor is pulling down on Thift's head. It's preventing any offense from Thift, at least for the moment.
Thift working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thift trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thift throwing strikes from guard but Titor blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thift lands a jab-cross combination.
Titor swinging wildly here.
Thift changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
John Titor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Titor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sydney Thift has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Titor throws a jab when Thift was well out of range.
Thift feinted with a counter takedown.
Titor cracks Thift with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thift with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thift is defended easily by Titor.
John Titor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Titor as Thift shoots in.
Thift on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thift on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Titor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Titor.
Well Titor 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Titor!
Our winner, John Titor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Vision (ranked 3720 p4p, 132 weight class) and Harri Hurja (ranked 3548 p4p, 126 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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286 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Vision!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Hurja!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vision uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurja.
A left lands for Hurja.
Vision takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vision swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hurja scoring well with a low kick there.
Hurja thows a body kick. Vision tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hurja lands with a kick to the ribs.
A shot to the liver by Hurja. Beautiful body shot.
Vision has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Hurja cracks the inside of Vision's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hurja.
Vision looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hurja replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Vision blocks it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vision looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Hurja tenderised Vision's leg. Vision is trying to keep his angry face on.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hurja.
Vision is breathing heavily.
Hurja throws a front kick that sends Vision stumbling back into the cage.
Hurja buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hurja scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hurja scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hurja lands with a kick to the temple. Vision shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Ray Vision has been cut.
Vision's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hurja connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vision scrambles back to his feet.
Hurja cracks Vision with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Hurja lands a big head kick that sends Vision tumbling to the mat! Hurja takes a step backwards and waves Vision back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vision takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hurja. That's going to slow Vision down.
A jab from Vision misses.
Harri Hurja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vision throws a hook to the side of Hurja's head but Hurja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurja cracks Vision with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hurja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vision drops his hands momentarily and Hurja takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vision throws a sloppy head kick and Hurja moves out of range easily.
Hurja avoids the head kick by Vision.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hurja, right into the meat.
Vision takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hurja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurja fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vision has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hurja has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hurja scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hurja.
Hurja scores with a leg kick.
Hurja chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hurja scores with a head kick.
Hurja swats away the attempt to clinch by Vision.
Vision slips a jab and a cross from Hurja.
Hurja lands a body shot.
Hurja lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vision's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurja stuns Vision with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurja fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vision.
Hurja throws a leg kick which misses Vision's front leg but catches the back leg as Vision tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurja. Vision does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hurja lands with a shot to the body.
Hurja connects with a leg kick. Vision looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That kick from Hurja tenderised Vision's leg. Vision is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hurja scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurja lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Hurja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Vision's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hurja connects with a body shot that sends Vision's belly button to the back.
Hurja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hurja punishes Vision's body with a nice straight punch.
Vision closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hurja breaks the clinch.
Vision takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hurja cracks the inside of Vision's front leg.
Hurja fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hurja avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hurja.
Hurja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vision manages to avoid it.
Vision's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hurja throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vision will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vision keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vision moves into the clinch.
Hurja manages to break the clinch.
Vision has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vision has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hurja.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Hurja fails to land.
Vision fails to pull guard.
Hurja wants to get back to striking at distance but Vision won't allow it.
Hurja tries to break the clinch but Vision is controlling the position.
Hurja tries to circle away but Vision has him pinned against the cage.
Hurja misses with a body punch.
Hurja gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vision.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurja tries to circle away but Vision has him pinned against the cage.
Hurja makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vision is trying to pull guard but Hurja has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Vision. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vision tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hurja smiles and moves away.
Vision takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hurja throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vision throws a body kick that misses.
Hurja misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hurja, right into the meat.
Vision is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hurja looks to land a body kick but Vision moved away.
Hurja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hurja connects with a leg kick. Vision looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vision misses with a head kick.
Hurja looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hurja lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hurja lands with a kick to the temple. Vision shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hurja, right into the meat.
Hurja lands a leg kick that knocks Vision off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurja dips to his left and cracks Vision with an uppercut!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hurja - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurja throws a sloppy head kick and Vision moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Hurja.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hurja.
Vision has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vision there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hurja. That's going to slow Vision down.
Hurja lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vision's sensitive parts.
Jab, jab by Hurja - just one landing.
Hurja fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vision has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Hurja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Vision's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hurja pushes Vision away with a front kick.
Nice shot lands for Hurja.
Hurja misses with a body kick.
Vision changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hurja cracks a nice hook into Vision's ribs.
Hurja has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vision on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hurja lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Hurja.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurja throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vision takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hurja moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurja scores with a head kick. Vision tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurja cracks Vision with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hurja scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vision doesn't seem bothered though.
Hurja is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vision rather than just go for the knockout.
Hurja moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hurja fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hurja tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vision steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hurja. That one must have hurt.
Hurja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hurja stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hurja lands with an uppercut that bounces Vision off the cage and back into range.
Hurja lands a big head kick that sends Vision tumbling to the mat! Hurja takes a step backwards and waves Vision back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vision is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vision takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hurja stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hurja sends Vision crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hurja is motioning to the referee to let Vision up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Vision is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hurja.
Hurja lands a big uppercut and Vision crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Vision looks OK. Hurja waves Vision back to his feet!
Ray Vision's cut is getting worse.
Vision tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vision tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vision seems to have got his legs back now.
Hurja with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vision looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vision takes one to the side of the head.
Hurja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ray Vision has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vision is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurja lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Hurja.
Hurja scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hurja fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hurja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vision chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hurja can pounce on him.
Hurja lands a big head kick that sends Vision tumbling to the mat! Hurja takes a step backwards and waves Vision back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vision misses with an uppercut
and Hurja finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hurja lands with an uppercut that bounces Vision off the cage and back into range.
Vision chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hurja can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurja explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hurja lands a big head kick that sends Vision tumbling to the mat! Hurja takes a step backwards and waves Vision back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vision steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hurja. That one must have hurt.
Vision has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hurja.
Vision takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hurja is looking to slow Vision down with leg kicks.
A head kick by Hurja misses
enabling Vision to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurja's corner calls for a 1-2. Hurja obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vision shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harri Hurja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hurja winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harri Hurja!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giacobbe Turturro (ranked 1567 p4p, 82 weight class) and Hakuho Chibasaki (ranked 3708 p4p, 131 weight class). Hakuho Chibasaki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giacobbe Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hakuho Chibasaki!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Chibasaki.
Turturro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Turturro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chibasaki's half guard.
Turturro stops Chibasaki from getting back to his feet.
Turturro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chibasaki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chibasaki wants to get back to his feet.
Turturro lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Chibasaki quite badly. Chibasaki pulls Turturro in close trying to recover. Turturro postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Chibasaki on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Chibasaki doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giacobbe Turturro!
Giacobbe Turturro 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.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Brown (ranked 3431 p4p, 125 weight class) and Jimrex Jaca (ranked 6279 p4p, 177 weight class). Jaca has chosen Twinkle-twinkle little star as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimrex Jaca!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaca.
Jaca has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brown is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jaca lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jaca throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown darts in looking for a takedown but Jaca gets double underhooks and turns Brown into the cage.
Brown could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jaca loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Jaca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Jaca saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rufus Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jaca as he jumps to the side.
Brown staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaca cracks Brown with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brown looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jaca finish him?
Brown is rocked!
It looks like Rufus Brown has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaca throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaca misses with a body shot.
Brown slips a jab from Jaca.
Brown moves away from the strike by Jaca.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jaca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jaca drops Brown with a naaaaasty hook - Brown is in real trouble here! Jaca dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimrex Jaca!
Jimrex Jaca seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Donato (ranked 2959 p4p, 334 weight class) and Matt Kristo (ranked 958 p4p, 131 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Donato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Kristo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristo misses the shot to the body.
Kristo misses with a few strikes there.
Kristo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kristo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donato jumps guard but Kristo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kristo lands an elbow just above Donato 's eye.
Kristo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Billy Donato has been cut.
Donato managing to block the knees to the body from Kristo.
Kristo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donato is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donato is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Donato fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Donato jumps guard but Kristo stands there with Donato around his waist. Donato gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Donato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kristo with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donato content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kristo scores a nice knee to the body.
Donato wants a takedown but no success here.
Kristo connects with a knee to the head.
Kristo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kristo cracks Donato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donato is rocked!
Matt Kristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kristo finds Donato's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Donato flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Kristo lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Donato will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Kristo!
A very excited looking Matt Kristo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bretton Pritcharf (ranked 3581 p4p, 127 weight class) and Diego Columbo (ranked 2026 p4p, 95 weight class). Diego Columbo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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285 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bretton Pritcharf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Columbo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pritcharf shoots in for a takedown but Columbo shows good takedown defense.
Pritcharf tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Columbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Columbo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pritcharf backs up against the cage.
It looks like Bretton Pritcharf has been cut.
Pritcharf tries for a takedown but Columbo circles away easily
and Columbo counters with a nice right hand that sends Pritcharf toppling to the canvas! Pritcharf scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Columbo finish him?!
Pritcharf is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pritcharf shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Columbo counters with a big left hand that crumples Pritcharf! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Columbo!
A relieved looking Diego Columbo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Genji Kamogawa (ranked 1631 p4p, 97 weight class) and Anthony Shiina (ranked 891 p4p, 51 weight class). Kamogawa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Veer Union - Bitter End. Shiina is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gurren Lagaan OST - To Hell With Gattai!. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Shiina!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiina takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shiina blocks a jab.
Kamogawa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kamogawa lands a lovely overhand right.
Shiina cracks Kamogawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anthony Shiina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiina closes the distance and clinches up with Kamogawa, looking for a takedown. Shiina pushes Kamogawa against the cage but Kamogawa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shiina scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kamogawa wants to improve his position but Shiina is controlling well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamogawa is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Shiina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kamogawa keeps working.
Kamogawa wants to control but Shiina is keeping busy.
Shiina is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shiina is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kamogawa trying to control but Shiina postures up.
Kamogawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shiina on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamogawa wants to get back to full guard.
Shiina is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kamogawa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kamogawa keeping hold of Shiina's head, controlling as best he can.
Kamogawa is defending against the submission attempts here by Shiina.
Shiina seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kamogawa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kamogawa is looking to control Shiina's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kamogawa avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shiina is working for a submission of some sort.
Kamogawa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kamogawa tries to get out of the position.
Kamogawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kamogawa wants to control but Shiina is keeping busy.
Kamogawa punching from the bottom.
Shiina trying to pass the guard but Kamogawa defending well.
Kamogawa trying to control here.
Kamogawa is holding on to half guard well.
Shiina is keen to just control but Kamogawa is a slippery customer.
Kamogawa is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa continues to stall.
Shiina is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kamogawa is looking for a sweep. Shiina is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shiina is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kamogawa sees it coming and defends easily.
Shiina passes to side control.
Shiina is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Shiina is trying to get an arm triangle but Kamogawa is defending well.
Shiina is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kamogawa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa tries to improve position but can't.
Shiina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kamogawa keeps working.
Kamogawa tries to buck Shiina off but Shiina is having none of it.
Shiina trying to control the position but Kamogawa is working away.
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The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A control attempt from Kamogawa but he's now mounted!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Shiina dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shiina stuns Kamogawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kamogawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shiina manages to avoid it.
Kamogawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shiina feints the counter takedown.
Shiina scores with a decent looking hook.
Shiina takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shiina slips a straight right by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa loads up on a big right hand but Shiina slips the punch.
Kamogawa misses the jab.
Kamogawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shiina.
Kamogawa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kamogawa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Kamogawa.
Shiina lands a jab.
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!
Shiina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamogawa.
Shiina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamogawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shiina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shiina changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shiina missing with a left hand there. Kamogawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamogawa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Genji Kamogawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shiina throws a big shot that misses.
Kamogawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shiina.
Shiina shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kamogawa is trying to defend but Shiina finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shiina prevents Kamogawa from improving his position.
Shiina trying to control from half guard but Kamogawa is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamogawa is trying to control but Shiina passes into side control!
Shiina trying to control the position but Kamogawa is working away.
Shiina thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kamogawa tries to control but Shiina manages to take his back.
Shiina is trying to stick to Kamogawa's back but Kamogawa is turning into Shiina. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Shiina's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kamogawa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiina trying to control the position.
Shiina is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kamogawa defends well.
Shiina is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kamogawa trying to control but Shiina is working from the bottom.
Kamogawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiina keeping moving, preventing Kamogawa from controlling successfully.
Shiina is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shiina trying to control the position.
Kamogawa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kamogawa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Shiina looking to control.
Kamogawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shiina is keeping the position for now.
Kamogawa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kamogawa controlling from the top position.
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.
Kamogawa postures up.
Shiina keeping full guard, as Kamogawa tries to pass.
Kamogawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Shiina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shiina working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kamogawa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kamogawa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kamogawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Shiina is retaining full guard.
Kamogawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kamogawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shiina being controlled here, momentarily.
More hug and hope from Kamogawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anthony Shiina will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shiina scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shiina wants to control but Kamogawa is keeping him busy.
Shiina is working for a kimura but Kamogawa is defending it quite comfortably.
Kamogawa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kamogawa pulls Shiina in close to prevent any damage.
Kamogawa wants to sweep here but Shiina controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamogawa is pulling down on Shiina's head. It's preventing any offense from Shiina, at least for the moment.
Kamogawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Kamogawa has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Shiina has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamogawa tries to buck Shiina off but Shiina is having none of it.
Shiina has an Americana. Kamogawa didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Shiina is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Shiina hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Anthony Shiina! Anthony Shiina retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Anthony Shiina thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 759 p4p, 40 weight class) and James Fusi (ranked 2117 p4p, 98 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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276 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Fusi!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fusi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Maestre lands a left and a right that send Fusi crashing to the mat, dazed. Maestre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fusi is rocked!
Maestre punishes Fusi's body with a nice straight punch.
Fusi is still on wobbly legs! Can Maestre finish him?
Fusi looks winded!
Maestre is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Maestre shuts the power down on Fusi. Lights out, game over! Maestre is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luis Maestre!
Luis Maestre retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Luis Maestre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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