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Madness 3: HW Clowny Cup R2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Gorski (ranked 6090 p4p, 506 weight class) and Louis Princip (ranked 21010 p4p, 561 weight class). Gorski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Broken People. Princip has chosen Lord of This World by Black Sabbath as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grzegorz Gorski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Princip!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip lands a really nice looking cross but Gorski seems unphased.
Princip throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Princip has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Princip misses with a wild combination.
Gorski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Princip clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Princip.
Gorski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Princip lands a body punch.
Princip lands with a left to the head.
Princip pushes Gorski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Princip stops a takedown attempt from Gorski.
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Princip lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Princip.
A body shot lands from Princip.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorski's elbow.
Gorski has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Princip clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorski really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Princip.
Gorski not allowing Princip to control his hands.
Gorski is persistently looking for the submission but Princip is defending it well.
Gorski keeps control of the position easily here as Princip tries to buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gorski working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Princip is doing well to defend. Gorski seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Princip is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Grzegorz Gorski!
An out of breath Grzegorz Gorski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Louis Princip spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh no, I lost! I'm not gonna get cut am I?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bobeth (ranked 4214 p4p, 373 weight class) and Titus Branch (ranked 5168 p4p, 417 weight class). Michael Bobeth had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Bobeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titus Branch!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Bobeth.
Branch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bobeth is looking to clinch but Branch is avoiding it.
Branch misses with a few strikes there.
Branch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Branch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bobeth lands with a right hand.
Branch tries to score with a low kick but Bobeth moves his leg out of the way.
Bobeth appears to be looking for a big counter.
Titus Branch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branch misses with a two punch combination.
Branch feints a jab promting Bobeth to slip. Branch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bobeth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bobeth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Branch tries to bum rush Bobeth with a series of wild strikes but Bobeth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Branch lands a jab-cross combination.
Bobeth slips a jab and a cross from Branch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bobeth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branch throws a right and a left that Bobeth avoids nicely.
Bobeth tries to close the distance and clinch but Branch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Branch tries to land a front kick but Bobeth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bobeth tries a head kick but it misses.
Branch lands a jab to Bobeth's midsection.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Branch 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.
Branch misses with a combination
and Bobeth counters with a good, hard body kick but Branch shrugs it off.
Branch throws a right hand that Bobeth ducks under and follows up with a left that Bobeth also avoids with ease.
Branch swinging wildly here.
Bobeth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bobeth looks for the body kick but Branch saw that one coming.
Titus Branch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Branch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Branch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branch sizes up Bobeth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobeth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Branch throws a right hand that Bobeth ducks under and follows up with a left that Bobeth also avoids with ease.
Branch misses with a series of wild punches.
Branch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bobeth counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bobeth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Branch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bobeth rather than just go for the knockout.
Bobeth moves out of range of the body kick.
Bobeth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Branch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Branch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bobeth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bobeth.
No joy there for Branch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Branch tries to bum rush Bobeth with a series of wild strikes but Bobeth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Branch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bobeth finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Branch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sloppy strikes from Branch. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Bobeth.
Sloppy strikes from Branch. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body kick there by Bobeth.
Branch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bobeth is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Branch.
Branch is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bobeth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bobeth tries to clinch but Branch moves out of range.
Bobeth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Branch looks to move away, Bobeth throws a big counter combo but Branch just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobeth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bobeth misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bobeth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Branch throws a combination that misses
and Bobeth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bobeth.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Branch is working for takedown but Bobeth is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bobeth is pressed up against the cage. Branch has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bobeth down to the mat. Bobeth avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Branch connects with an inside leg kick.
Branch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bobeth lets loose with a powerful body kick. Branch will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Branch moves out of range of the body kick.
Branch tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Branch throws a low kick but Bobeth moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Branch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Branch throws a right and a left that Bobeth avoids nicely.
Bobeth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Branch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Branch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bobeth.
Branch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bobeth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Branch fails to land with a series of punches.
Branch stalks Bobeth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bobeth's face. Bobeth staggers backwards, shaken.
Branch misses with a wild combination.
Branch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bobeth is looking to counter the offense by Branch and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branch tries to bum rush Bobeth with a series of wild strikes but Bobeth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Titus Branch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Branch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Branch.
Branch wants to land a leg kick but Bobeth is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branch throws a series of punches but Bobeth avoids them all with ease.
Titus Branch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Branch tries to score with a low kick but Bobeth moves his leg out of the way.
Bobeth rushes Branch and presses him up against the cage.
Branch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bobeth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bobeth working Branch over with knees to the body.
Branch is breathing heavily.
Bobeth lands an elbow inside that Branch shrugs off.
Bobeth lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Titus Branch has been cut.
Bobeth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobeth avoids the body shot from Branch.
Branch misses with a double jab.
Bobeth seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bobeth throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bobeth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bobeth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Branch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Branch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobeth lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Branch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bobeth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Branch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bobeth throws a counter high kick but Branch was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bobeth scores with a push kick.
Branch swats away the attempt to clinch by Bobeth.
Bobeth tries to clinch but Branch moves out of range.
Bobeth slips under a jab.
Branch thows a leg kick but Bobeth checks it
and Bobeth counters with an outside leg kick.
Bobeth avoids a kick to the body.
Branch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bobeth.
Bobeth tries to clinch up.
Branch throws a leg kick but Bobeth checks it.
Branch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bobeth seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Branch misses with a double jab
and Bobeth moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branch wants a takedown.
Bobeth misses with a knee to the head.
Bobeth looking to throw knees to the head but Branch is blocking nicely.
Bobeth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobeth lets loose with a powerful body kick. Branch will feel that in the morning.
Branch misses with a combination
and Bobeth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bobeth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Branch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bobeth pulls his leg out and moves away.
Michael Bobeth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Branch.
Bobeth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Branch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Branch tries to get set, Bobeth tries to push him back and clinch up but Branch manages to avoid the attempt.
Bobeth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bobeth tries to clinch up but Branch circles away and keeps his distance.
Bobeth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Branch throws a right hand that Bobeth ducks under and follows up with a left that Bobeth also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branch lands with a good body shot.
Branch looks to land a body kick but Bobeth moved away.
Bobeth rushes Branch and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobeth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Branch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bobeth.
And Bobeth counters with a quick kick to the body but Branch blocks it.
Branch swings for the body but Bobeth moves out of range.
Bobeth throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Branch misses with a series of wild punches.
Branch misses with a double jab
and Bobeth counters with a thumping low kick.
Branch tries to score with a low kick but Bobeth moves his leg out of the way.
Branch swings widly with a right hand
and Bobeth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Branch misses with a left hand
and Bobeth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Michael Bobeth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Titus Branch's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Branch throws a low kick but Bobeth moves out of range easily.
Bobeth pushes Branch up against the cage in a clinch.
Bobeth connects with a knee to the head.
Branch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bobeth breaks the clinch.
Bobeth moves out of range as Branch throws a body kick.
Branch misses with a double jab
and Bobeth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Branch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bobeth counters with a head kick that wobbles Branch - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Bobeth sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Bobeth!
In his post fight interview, Michael Bobeth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baron Geisler (ranked 19981 p4p, 556 weight class) and Joao Sousa (ranked 4185 p4p, 422 weight class). Sousa has chosen Beat It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Geisler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geisler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Geisler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geisler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sousa 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.
Sousa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sousa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Geisler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sousa.
Sousa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sousa wants to free his trapped foot but Geisler is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sousa in particular looking to stall.
Geisler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sousa wants to pass to mount but Geisler is defending the position.
Sousa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sousa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sousa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sousa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sousa uses his free foot to push down on Geisler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Geisler.
Sousa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sousa unloads with some shots from mount but Geisler bucks and avoids them well.
Sousa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Geisler?
Geisler wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sousa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sousa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Geisler because Sousa loaded up on that one.
Sousa working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Geisler slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Sousa wants to take a breather but Geisler is having none of it.
Sousa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Geisler is trying to escape back to his feet but Sousa uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Sousa controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sousa lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa trying to control the action but Geisler is working from the bottom.
Sousa taking a breather here.
Sousa tries to move to mount but Geisler blocks the move with his legs.
Sousa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Geisler sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Geisler regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sousa's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
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.
Sousa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sousa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Geisler is refusing to be controlled, as Sousa sits in half guard.
Geisler manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geisler lands a jab.
Sousa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Geisler avoids the body shot from Sousa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Sousa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Geisler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sousa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Geisler backwards.
Sousa tries to throw a body punch but Geisler avoids it by throwing Sousa back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sousa.
Sousa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Geisler.
Sousa blocks an uppercut.
Sousa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sousa lands with a left to the head.
Sousa jumps guard and drags Geisler to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Geisler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sousa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sousa has a closed guard, preventing Geisler from standing up.
Geisler wants to stand and escape but instead Sousa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sousa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa won't allow Geisler to get back to his feet.
Sousa wants to control from the top but Geisler keeps moving.
Sousa tries to free his leg and advance position but Geisler is retaining full guard.
Sousa 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.
Sousa is looking to work some ground and pound but Geisler has wrist control.
Sousa wants to pass the guard but Geisler is keeping the position.
Geisler wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sousa staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sousa! But no joy.
Good exchange - Sousa coming out on top.
Geisler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sousa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Geisler swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Sousa to counter with a crisp jab.
Sousa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Geisler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sousa.
Geisler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geisler misses with a hook. Sousa ducked under it nicely.
Sousa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Geisler misses.
Geisler cracks Sousa with a good jab.
Geisler gets tackled into the cage by Sousa. Sousa maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sousa.
Geisler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Geisler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geisler misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Sousa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geisler swings wildly with an uppercut but Sousa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Sousa.
Sousa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sousa.
A right hand to the body from Geisler.
Geisler prevents a body shot from Sousa.
Sousa blocking some punches.
Sousa blocks an uppercut.
Geisler gets underhooks to prevent Sousa's takedown attempt.
Geisler digs a right hand into Sousa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sousa's gas tank.
Sousa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sousa.
A head punch on the inside from Geisler fails to land.
Geisler lands a shoulder strike.
Sousa effectively controlling the action here.
Sousa misses with the head strike.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sousa has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Geisler clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geisler covering up well under a series of strikes from Sousa.
Sousa missing with punches from the back.
Sousa looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Sousa looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Sousa throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Sousa throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Sousa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Geisler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Geisler.
Sousa moves out of range of the strikes.
Geisler ducks under a wild hook from Sousa.
Geisler moves into range and clinches up with Sousa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sousa.
Nice body punch from Sousa - that landed with a thud.
Sousa lands with a right to the head.
Sousa has a couple of punches blocked by Geisler.
Sousa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geisler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sousa or not.
Sousa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sousa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sousa working aggressively here.
Sousa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Geisler as Sousa tries to tie him up.
Sousa scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Geisler on the inside.
Sousa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sousa tries to work over Geisler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Geisler has a couple of punches blocked by Sousa.
Sousa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sousa jumps guard and drags Geisler to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sousa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Geisler decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sousa, up you get!
Baron Geisler is winning the standup battle so far.
Sousa moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Sousa.
Geisler lands a head shot.
Geisler ducks under a wild hook from Sousa.
Sousa throws a jab when Geisler was well out of range.
Sousa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Sousa.
Sousa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Geisler.
Sousa slips a jab from Geisler.
Sousa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sousa defending well as Geisler loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sousa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Geisler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baron Geisler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Geisler scores with a nice body kick.
Geisler looks to throw the jab but Sousa is out of range.
Geisler lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Geisler.
Geisler works Sousa's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Geisler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baron Geisler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sousa slips under a jab from Geisler.
Geisler misses with a body shot.
Geisler throws a shot from downtown. Sousa moves away and avoids it.
Geisler swats away the attempt to clinch by Sousa.
Geisler looks to throw a body kick
and Sousa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Geisler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sousa ducks under a wild hook from Geisler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Geisler moves out of range of the strikes.
Sousa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geisler was well out of range. Poor timing from Sousa.
Sousa misses with a straight left.
Sousa misses with a hook.
Geisler drops his hands momentarily and Sousa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Geisler lands a body shot.
Geisler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sousa's sensitive parts.
Geisler looks to land a combination but Sousa avoids it well.
Geisler tries a head kick but it misses.
Sousa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Geisler takes a swing at Sousa's ribcage but misses.
Geisler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Geisler misses with an uppercut.
Sousa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sousa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sousa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sousa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Geisler.
It looked like Geisler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sousa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sousa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Baron Geisler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Sousa.
Sousa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sousa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geisler keeps working.
Geisler dodges the ground and pound from Sousa.
Sousa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Baron Geisler.
I think Sousa 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Sousa!
An out of breath Joao Sousa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Lima (ranked 3591 p4p, 323 weight class) and Skender Baruti (ranked 3153 p4p, 296 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Skender Baruti!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baruti tries to bum rush Lima with a series of wild strikes but Lima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from Baruti.
Baruti takes a swing at Lima's ribcage but misses.
Lima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lima has closed the distance and engaged Baruti in a clinch.
Lima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lima jumps guard but Baruti turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lima is trying to trip Baruti. He has hold of a leg but Baruti is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lima persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lima connects with a couple of short punches.
Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lima 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.
Lima advances to half guard.
Lima wants to take a breather but Baruti is having none of it.
Baruti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baruti controlling the position well.
Baruti has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Baruti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lima.
Lima is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lima trying to control from half guard but Baruti is working away.
Baruti won't allow Lima to pass to mount.
Baruti is staying active underneath Lima, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lima throws a strike but Baruti avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima throwing strikes from guard but Baruti blocks nicely.
Baruti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baruti is keeping the position for now.
Lima drops back, looking for a kneebar! Baruti looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Baruti looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Baruti!
Lima is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Baruti's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima trying to hold on to Baruti's head to control him but Baruti postures up.
Lima keeping hold of Baruti's head, controlling as best he can.
Lima works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baruti is aware though and is defending well.
Lima has Baruti pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
Lima trying to control the position.
Lima looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lima looking to control but Baruti passes into half guard.
Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lima tries to get to full guard but Baruti has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baruti pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelinho Lima dominated that round.
That's time! Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baruti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Baruti tries to get set, Lima tries to push him back and clinch up but Baruti manages to avoid the attempt.
Baruti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lima lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baruti will feel that in the morning.
Baruti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baruti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Baruti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baruti tries to keep at a distance but Lima has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baruti lands an uppercut.
Lima is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baruti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lima tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelinho Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lima tries to break free but Baruti pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Lima's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lima is trying to pull guard but Baruti has him pressed against the cage.
Baruti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baruti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baruti lands a shoulder strike.
Lima drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baruti gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lima fails to pull guard.
Baruti lands with a right to the head.
Baruti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baruti lands a right hand.
Lima is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baruti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baruti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lima is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Baruti to keep the fight standing.
Baruti prevents the takedown attempt.
Lima tries to pull guard but Baruti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Baruti struggles to land a body shot inside as Lima controls his hands.
Baruti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lima is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baruti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lima fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from Baruti.
Lima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baruti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Limas head.
Baruti is pressed up against the cage. Lima has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baruti down to the mat. Baruti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baruti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baruti cracks Lima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baruti digs a good body shot into Lima's ribs.
Baruti throws a head kick that half lands.
A good leg kick by Baruti.
Baruti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baruti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baruti lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baruti lands a big head kick that sends Lima tumbling to the mat! Baruti takes a step backwards and waves Lima back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lima is rocked!
Baruti scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Lima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baruti cracks Lima with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lima tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Baruti pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lima is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skender Baruti!
Skender Baruti very nearly forgot to thank Thomspon 90% amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torkel Bystrom (ranked 2740 p4p, 263 weight class) and Frog Ribbit (ranked 1912 p4p, 211 weight class). Torkel Bystrom 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Torkel Bystrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frog Ribbit!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bystrom lands with a good body shot.
Ribbit defending well as Bystrom loads up on a big left hand.
Ribbit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Frog Ribbit has been cut.
Bystrom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bystrom forces Ribbit back against the cage and clinches.
Ribbit trying to land knees to the body.
Bystrom tries a knee to the head but Ribbit blocks it.
Bystrom is working for takedown but Ribbit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ribbit crunches a lovely knee into Bystrom's ribcage.
Bystrom takes a shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Ribbit.
Bystrom is breathing heavily.
Ribbit has Bystrom pushed against the cage.
Bystrom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbit lands with a short shot to the head.
Bystrom avoiding damage as Ribbit throws knees to the body.
Ribbit struggles to land a body shot inside as Bystrom controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Ribbit.
Ribbit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bystrom's elbow.
Ribbit tries to work over Bystrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ribbit managing to block the knees to the body from Bystrom.
Bystrom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ribbit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ribbit as the two fighters clinch.
Ribbit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Ribbit.
Ribbit misses with some punches.
Ribbit is looking to break free of the clinch but Bystrom has double underhooks.
Bystrom landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bystrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bystrom blocking some punches.
Bystrom breaks the clinch.
Ribbit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bystrom.
Ribbit flicks out a counter leg kick but Bystrom steps away.
Bystrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Ribbit's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bystrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bystrom swings widly with a right hand
and Ribbit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bystrom throws a right hand that misses
and Ribbit counters with a stiff right hand.
Bystrom stuns Ribbit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bystrom throws a lazy uppercut
and Ribbit counters with a straight right hand.
Bystrom misses with a body shot.
Bystrom throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bystrom, right into the meat.
Bystrom misses with a wild body shot.
Ribbit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bystrom misses the jab.
Bystrom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bystrom closes the distance but Ribbit moves to the side
and Ribbit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bystrom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ribbit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bystrom tries to clinch
and Ribbit makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bystrom really felt that one!
Bystrom scores with a sloppy right hand. Ribbit should have avoided that one.
Bystrom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ribbit counters with a stiff right hand.
Bystrom is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bystrom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ribbit counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Bystrom off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Ribbit follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Bystrom was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frog Ribbit!
A victorious Frog Ribbit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bailey (ranked 2180 p4p, 251 weight class) and Rashid Magomedov (ranked 3539 p4p, 376 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Bailey!
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, Rashid Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bailey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Bailey counters with a quick kick to the body but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
A big right from Bailey misses.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov staying out of range there.
Bailey throws a looping overhand right but Magomedov ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Magomedov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bailey throws a low kick but Magomedov avoids it.
Bailey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magomedov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bailey blocks a jab.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bailey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bailey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Magomedov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bailey rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Bailey slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Magomedov as he checks the leg kick.
Magomedov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bailey momentarily.
Bailey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bailey is rocked!
Bailey misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Bailey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magomedov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bailey gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Magomedov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bailey's guard.
Bailey controls Magomedov momentarily but Magomedov frees himself.
Magomedov working some strikes from top position.
Magomedov is looking to work some ground and pound but Bailey has wrist control.
Bailey seems to have got his legs back now.
Magomedov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Magomedov is looking to work some ground and pound but Bailey has wrist control.
Magomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Magomedov throws an elbow that misses. Bailey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magomedov's guard. Nice move by Bailey!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov wants to sweep here but Bailey controlling him for the moment.
Magomedov has Bailey pulled in close to control his posture.
Let's hope that Magomedov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey stopping the sweep attempt from Magomedov.
Bailey drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Magomedov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bailey has Magomedov in his guard.
Bailey is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Bailey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Magomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bailey wants to stand and escape but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Magomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magomedov throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Joe Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magomedov. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Bailey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bailey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Magomedov moved out of range nicely.
Magomedov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Magomedov throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Bailey's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Magomedov dives in looking to finish as Bailey flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Magomedov's strikes! Magomedov is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Bailey's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Bailey was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashid Magomedov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Frost (ranked 1382 p4p, 164 weight class) and Bruno Beast (ranked 1797 p4p, 198 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deacon Frost !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Beast!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast thows a leg kick but Frost checks it
and Frost counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Bruno Beast has been cut.
Frost misses with a left hand
and Beast counters with a head kick.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beast flicks out a counter leg kick but Frost steps away.
Beast pushes Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
Frost has had enough of the clinch but Beast keeps him there for the moment.
Beast misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beast digs a right hand underneath Frost 's ribcage. Frost let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Frost lands with a shot to the body.
Good work by Beast as he checks the leg kick.
Beast defending well as Frost loads up on a big left hand.
Beast misses with a hook
and Frost counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Beast off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Frost follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Beast was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Deacon Frost !
Our winner, Deacon Frost , 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Bilous (ranked 2110 p4p, 242 weight class) and Eddie Malingo (ranked 2168 p4p, 250 weight class). Malingo has chosen Disturbed - Sound of silence as his entrance music. Pavlo Bilous is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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151 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavlo Bilous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Malingo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malingo gets tackled into the cage by Bilous. Bilous maintains the clinch.
Malingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malingo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bilous blocks it with crossed arms.
Malingo blocking some punches.
Malingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bilous leaning his opponent against the cage.
Malingo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bilous avoiding damage as Malingo throws knees to the body.
Bilous pushes Malingo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malingo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bilous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bilous.
Malingo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous wants to take the fight to the mat but Malingo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Malingo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bilous.
Malingo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bilous misses with some punches.
Malingo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bilous lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous lands with a right to the head.
Bilous blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malingo blocks a body shot from Bilous.
Bilous misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bilous.
Malingo trying to land knees to the body.
Malingo can't find room to land a body shot as Bilous controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Malingo as the two fighters clinch.
Malingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malingo lands an uppercut.
Malingo lands a damaging elbow.
Bilous working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Malingo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bilous.
Malingo has hold of one of Bilous's legs. Bilous is fighting the takedown attempt but Malingo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Malingo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bilous working for a triangle but Malingo defends it easily.
Malingo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilous is trying to control the position but Malingo postures up.
Malingo throws a big right hand that misses.
Malingo trying to control but Bilous is working from the bottom.
Malingo stays in close to Bilous's body and controls the position.
Malingo working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bilous is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Malingo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Malingo scoring with some ground and pound.
Bilous tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bilous keeping moving, preventing Malingo from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malingo throwing strikes from guard but Bilous blocks nicely.
Bilous looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Malingo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Malingo is in close to Bilous's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bilous is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Malingo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilous had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Malingo defends it easily.
Bilous throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Malingo trying to control but Bilous is working from the bottom.
Bilous is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Malingo stands up over Bilous, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Malingo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Malingo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bilous manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Malingo has Bilous in his guard.
Malingo keeping moving, preventing Bilous from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Malingo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Malingo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bilous thuds his shin into the meat of Malingo's side.
Malingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bilous working aggressively here.
A short right from Bilous.
Malingo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bilouss head.
Malingo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bilous tries for a takedown but Malingo manages to get underhooks.
Bilous scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malingo lands with a left to the head.
Malingo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Malingo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bilous avoids it.
Malingo pulls Bilous into guard.
Malingo working for a triangle but Bilous defends it easily.
Malingo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous is looking to work some ground and pound but Malingo has wrist control.
Bilous scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Malingo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bilous postures up and lands a big shot to Malingo's brow.
Bilous scoring with punches to the head and body.
Malingo is trying to keep Bilous in close.
Bilous lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Malingo has his foot on Bilous's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bilous works his way back into a safe position though.
Bilous lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bilous is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Malingo has his foot on Bilous's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bilous works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malingo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bilous connects with a couple of short punches.
Malingo is trying to control the position but Bilous postures up.
Malingo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bilous defends well.
Bilous content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bilous lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Malingo is trying to control the position but Bilous postures up.
Bilous trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malingo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bilous is on top in guard.
Bilous passes Malingo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous is looking for a kimura but Malingo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bilous to get the leverage.
Bilous throwing shots but Malingo is blocking nicely.
Eddie Malingo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nice strikes from Bilous there.
Malingo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bilous seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bilous looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malingo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Malingo is trying to get back to full guard.
Bilous winds up and cracks Malingo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bilous thows a huge punch but Malingo dodges it nicely.
Malingo trying to hold on to Bilous's head to control him but Bilous postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malingo looking for submissions off his back.
Malingo looking for submissions off his back.
Bilous 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.
Bilous is trying to work for a kimura but Malingo is defending well.
Malingo taking some punishment here, with Bilous in his half guard.
Malingo is rocked!
Ground and pound from Bilous.
Malingo is still in real trouble! Can Bilous finish him?
Bilous is thwarting Malingo's attempts to control the position.
Bilous scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bilous is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Malingo is hurt! He's hurt bad - Bilous fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Malingo from any more punishment! Congratulations to Bilous! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavlo Bilous!
Pavlo Bilous managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, RAGS of a RONIN, into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wild Turkey (ranked 1708 p4p, 195 weight class) and Ricco Torres (ranked 1666 p4p, 189 weight class). Wild Turkey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricco Torres's chin.
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wild Turkey !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricco Torres!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A low kick from Turkey misses
and Torres makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torres has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turkey .
Turkey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turkey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Torres takes a step back to recover.
Turkey misses with a left hand
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turkey throws a combination that misses
and Torres counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turkey throws a sloppy body shot
and Torres counters with a left and a right that stings Turkey .
Turkey loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Turkey throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Torres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Turkey does it's job there.
It looks like Ricco Torres has been cut.
Torres checks a leg kick.
Torres let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Torres misses with a body kick.
Torres throws a wild hook but Turkey just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Torres gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Turkey raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wild Turkey !
After winning the bout, Wild Turkey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Number (ranked 2811 p4p, 266 weight class) and Ice Tea (ranked 2718 p4p, 262 weight class). Number comes into the arena with This is A Film - Iggy Pop (Goran Bregovič) blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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257 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Number!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ice Tea!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tea closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Number is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tea pulls his head out easily.
Tea is looking for a kimura but Number is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tea to get the leverage.
Number is defending against the submission attempts here by Tea.
Number has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Tea escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Tea!
Tea is working to tighten his grip on Number's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Number has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Tea is really squeezing tight and eventually Number passes out! Tea breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ice Tea!
Ice Tea 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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