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RRFC 6:Tasdemir vs Lyons PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Warner (ranked 6420 p4p, 512 weight class) and Gabriele Altini (ranked 3932 p4p, 397 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriele Altini!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Altini tries to keep at a distance but Warner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Warner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Altini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Warner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Altini missing with knees to the body.
Warner misses with a punch to the body.
Warner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Altini avoids it.
Altini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Altini trying to land knees to the body.
Warner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Altini backwards.
Altini lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warner.
Warner lands an elbow that stopped Altini in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Altini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Altini avoids it.
Knees to the body from Warner.
Altini working aggressively here.
Warner presses Altini against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Altini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warner.
Warner looking to throw knees to the head but Altini is blocking nicely.
Warner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Altini is struggling to control the position.
Warner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Warner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Altini.
Warner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Altini throws an elbow but it misses.
Altini trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Altini creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner lands a knee to the body.
Altini blocks an elbow strike from Warner.
Altini avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
Altini blocks a body shot from Warner.
Altini swings wildly with an uppercut but Warner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Altini avoids the elbow strike from Warner, against the cage.
Warner trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Altini tries to throw a body punch but Warner avoids it by throwing Altini back against the cage.
Altini lands with a left to the head.
Altini can't find room to land a body shot as Warner controls the action.
Warner lands a good knee to the midsection. Altini won't want to take too many of those.
Altini has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Warner seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Altini can turn it around.
Warner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Altini.
Altini tries to land knees in the clinch but Warner avoids the damage to the body.
Warner misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altini lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Altini obliges.
Warner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Warner lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gabriele Altini has been cut.
Altini tries to land knees in the clinch but Warner avoids the damage to the body.
Warner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Altini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Warner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Warner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Altini tries to work over Warner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warner tries to throw a body punch but Altini avoids it by throwing Warner back against the cage.
Warner lands a nice knee to the body.
Altini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Altini lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Warner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Altini's brow.
Altini blocks a body shot from Warner.
Altini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Warner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Warner trying to land knees to the body.
Altini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Altini on the inside.
Altini is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Warner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Altini is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Warner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriele Altini's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Altini closes the distance and clinches.
Warner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Altini avoids it.
Warner misses with the head strike.
Warner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warner lands a right hand.
A short right from Altini on the inside.
Altini avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Altini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Warner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Warner avoiding damage as Altini throws knees to the body.
Warner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warner has managed to clinch.
Altini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Warner misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Warner misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Altini lands an uppercut.
Warner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Altini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Warner can't find room to land a body shot as Altini controls the action.
Altini controlling the action here for a moment.
Warner manages to break the clinch.
Altini takes the fight into the clinch.
Warner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Altini backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Altini.
Altini working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Altini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Altini holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Warner tries to work over Altini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warner working aggressively here.
Altini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Warner can't find room to land a body shot as Altini controls the action.
Altini misses with a body punch.
Warner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Altini is breathing heavily.
Altini lands a nice knee to the body.
Altini blocks a body shot from Warner.
Warner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Altini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Altini lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Altini avoids it.
Warner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Altini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Altini.
Warner misses with a punch to the body.
Warner manages to break the clinch.
Altini throws the kick towards the body but Warner avoids it.
Warner has managed to clinch.
Warner breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Altini slows down the pace here.
Warner is looking to control Altini's arms but Altini gets an underhook and turns him. Now Warner has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altini working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Warner trying to control the position but instead, Altini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Warner into the cage.
Altini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Altini can do to turn this around?
Altini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Warner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warner has Altini up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Altini avoids the elbow strike from Warner, against the cage.
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 David Warner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gabriele Altini's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Warner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Warner.
A short left from Altini.
Altini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Altini gets through Warner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Altini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warner.
Altini avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
Warner misses with a punch on the inside.
Altini tries to land knees in the clinch but Warner avoids the damage to the body.
David Warner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Altini blocks a body shot from Warner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Altini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Warner looking to slow down the pace here.
Warner tries to land knees in the clinch but Altini avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altini pushes Warner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Altini scores a nice knee to the body.
Warner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Altini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Warner moves into range and clinches up with Altini.
Altini lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Altini.
Warner tries a body shot but Altini blocks it.
A short uppercut from Warner.
A shot in the inside from Altini.
Altini lands a knee to the body.
Altini avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
Altini blocks a body shot from Warner.
Warner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Altini lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Altini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Warner misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Altini - that landed with a thud.
Warner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warner breaks the clinch.
Warner has Altini up against the cage in a clinch.
Altini scores with a shot to the side of Warner's head.
Warner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warner avoiding damage as Altini throws knees to the body.
Warner looking to throw knees to the head but Altini is blocking nicely.
Warner managing to block the knees to the body from Altini.
Warner misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner avoiding damage as Altini throws knees to the body.
Altini taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Warner misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Warner taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Warner throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Warner has a couple of punches blocked by Altini.
Altini lands with a right to the head.
Warner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Altini works over Warner's head and body with a nice combination.
Warner forces Altini back against the cage and clinches.
Altini missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Altini lands a knee to the body.
Altini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Warner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Altini missing with knees to the body.
Altini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Altini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Altini lands with a short shot to the head.
David Warner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Altini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warner backwards.
Altini is pushing Warner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gabriele Altini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Altini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriele Altini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Warner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Warner!
Post fight, an emotional David Warner said 'A big thanks to Underground Supps for their support.'.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Riggs (ranked 6913 p4p, 567 weight class) and Bingo Bango (ranked 5575 p4p, 513 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kobe Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bingo Bango!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bango.
It looked like Riggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Riggs avoids the body shot from Bango.
Riggs thinks about countering with a body kick.
Riggs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bango lands with a hook. Riggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Bango misses.
Bango wants to clinch up but Riggs keeps it at a distance.
Riggs went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Riggs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bango's sensitive parts.
Bango fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bango tries for a takedown but Riggs circles away easily
and Riggs counters with a one-two to the body.
Riggs thows a leg kick but Bango checks it
and Bango counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Bango from controlling successfully.
Bango working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riggs's head.
Bango throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bango preventing the sweep.
Riggs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riggs tries to get out of the position.
Bango slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Riggs wants to sweep here but Bango controlling him for the moment.
Riggs is working hard here to advance position.
Bango controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bango is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riggs is on top in guard.
Bango looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bango can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Riggs controls the pace.
Riggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bango is keeping the position for now.
Bango really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riggs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bango trying to keep a closed guard but Riggs is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bango looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riggs is one step ahead there.
Riggs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Riggs won't allow Bango to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bango. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Riggs is looking to score with low kicks.
Bango looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Riggs looking for a guillotine here but Bango defends easily.
Bango engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bango trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bingo Bango will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bango. That did some damage!
Kobe Riggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Bango.
Riggs throws a solid leg kick but Bango takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riggs.
Bango unleashes a big counter combination but Riggs bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Riggs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bango.
Riggs scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bango fails with the takedown.
Riggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bango throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riggs's waist but Riggs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bango off to one side.
Kobe Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bingo Bango.
Riggs is looking to score with low kicks.
Bango fails with the takedown.
Bango wants to clinch up but Riggs keeps it at a distance.
Bango wants to clinch up but Riggs keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bango or perhaps it was just good defense by Riggs, which made it look bad.
Kobe Riggs is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bango on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riggs. Riggs obviously looking to wear him down.
Bango tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riggs.
Riggs throws a head kick but Bango moves out of range.
Bango fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riggs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Riggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Riggs throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bango 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.
Bango tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riggs thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bango tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Riggs.
Bango gets a takedown into half guard.
Riggs tries to get to full guard but Bango has control of the leg.
Riggs is trying to maintain the position but Bango is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bango connects with a nice short shot to Riggs's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is looking to improve his position.
Riggs is pressing down on Bango's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Bango from controlling successfully.
Bango working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bango stopping the sweep attempt from Riggs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bango in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bingo Bango has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Bango from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Riggs dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bango fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riggs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bango misses with a hook
and Riggs counters with a good, hard body kick but Bango shrugs it off.
Bango checks a leg kick.
Riggs decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Riggs prevents Bango from improving his position.
Riggs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs is looking to advance position but Bango won't allow it.
Riggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Riggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bango can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bango makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bango.
Riggs looking to pass the guard.
Riggs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Riggs stopping the sweep attempt from Bango.
Bango looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bango shoots in for a double leg but Riggs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bango shoots in but Riggs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kobe Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bingo Bango.
Bango misses the shot to the body.
Riggs thows a body kick. Bango tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bango.
Riggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bango. That did some damage!
Bango fails with the takedown.
Bango misses with a takedown
and Riggs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Riggs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bango takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riggs scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riggs counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bango tries to score a power double leg takedown but Riggs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bango somewhat.
Riggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bango.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Riggs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Riggs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Riggs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Winston Smith (ranked 5940 p4p, 463 weight class) and Jordan Jackson (ranked 3884 p4p, 381 weight class). Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Puff Daddy-Victory (ft. Notorious B.I.G & Busta Rhymes). Jordan Jackson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Winston Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like Jackson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Smith has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Jackson 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smith did well to prevent Jackson getting side control.
Smith tries to kick Jackson off in order to stand up. Jackson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is staying tight to Smith's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jackson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Smith tries to control but Jackson manages to take his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Smith's body.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but Jackson has full control of the position and if anything, Smith has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jackson controlling the position well here. Smith rolled but Jackson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Smith rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jackson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
Jackson is controlling the pace.
Jackson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Smith reverses the position - he's now on top in Jackson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Jackson 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.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Smith moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Jordan Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Jackson stalls from top position.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Smith is letting Jackson control him for a moment.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Smith is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face as Jackson controls the position.
Jackson tries to move to mount but Smith blocks the move with his legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Smith pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winston Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith with a jab.
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Smith is being controlled here.
Jackson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jackson lands an elbow.
Jackson takes a little break here. Smith wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson grinds an elbow into Smith's temple.
Jackson taking a breather here.
Jackson cracks Smith with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here as Jackson stalls from top position.
Jackson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Jackson tries to move to mount but Smith blocks the move with his legs.
Smith seems a little lost for a moment, as Jackson dominates the positioning.
Jordan Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Jackson stalls from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Smith quickly recovers to half guard.
Smith manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jackson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Jackson prevents Smith from improving his position.
Jackson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Jackson!
Jordan Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Mogweister (ranked 5570 p4p, 512 weight class) and Johnny Santos (ranked 2069 p4p, 262 weight class). Mogweister comes into the arena with Show me how to live, Audioslave. blaring out of the sound system. Santos has chosen Nazareth- Let Me Be Your Leader as his entrance music. Johnny Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Mogweister !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mogweister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Mogweister goes down! Santos jumps into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Rob Mogweister has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mogweister tries to hold on but Santos postures up.
Mogweister is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mogweister is working hard here to advance position.
Mogweister has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Santos's lack of action.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mogweister manages to get to full guard.
Santos wants to stand but Mogweister is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mogweister keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Santos moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mogweister .
Santos cracks Mogweister with a big elbow.
Mogweister can't do much from the bottom here.
Mogweister has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the action but Mogweister is working from the bottom.
Santos wants to stand but Mogweister has his arm trapped.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santos wants to control but Mogweister is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mogweister shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos throws a series of punches but Mogweister avoids them all with ease.
Mogweister appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Mogweister off the cage and back into range.
Mogweister moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It appears Mogweister was looking to counter with a kick there.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Mogweister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnny Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mogweister was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Mogweister back into the cage.
Santos landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mogweister blocks it with crossed arms.
Mogweister fails to pull guard.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
Mogweister is stalling here.
Mogweister wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mogweister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Mogweister blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Mogweister 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mogweister counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santos cracks Mogweister with a left hook right on the temple and Mogweister goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Santos lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Mogweister is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Santos!
Johnny Santos 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 1677 p4p, 173 weight class) and Hairuddin Abdul Rahim (ranked 6702 p4p, 417 weight class). Azriel Pandens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hairuddin Abdul Rahim!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdul Rahim goes for a double leg but Pandens avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pandens continues to drive forward.
Abdul Rahim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pandens pinned against the cage. Pandens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Abdul Rahim shoots in looking for a takedown. Pandens tries to sprawl out of it but Abdul Rahim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pandens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pandens definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Azriel Pandens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hairuddin Abdul Rahim.
A good leg kick by Pandens.
Pandens tests Abdul Rahim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pandens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abdul Rahim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pandens tries to avoid it but Abdul Rahim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pandens to the ground. Pandens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pandens leaves Abdul Rahim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abdul Rahim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pandens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abdul Rahim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pandens can pounce on him.
Pandens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abdul Rahim.
Pandens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Pandens.
Abdul Rahim looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pandens has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Abdul Rahim is on him like a limpet, forcing Pandens back against the cage.
Pandens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Pandens.
Abdul Rahim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pandens but Pandens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Abdul Rahim looks to move away, Pandens throws a big counter combo but Abdul Rahim just gets out of the way.
Abdul Rahim looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdul Rahim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pandens lands with a right hand.
Pandens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pandens lands with a hook. Abdul Rahim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Azriel Pandens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pandens throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Abdul Rahim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pandens. Pandens obviously looking to wear him down.
Pandens connects with a leg kick. Abdul Rahim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pandens thuds his right hand into Abdul Rahim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Abdul Rahim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abdul Rahim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pandens pinned against the cage. Pandens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens lands a glancing blow to the side of Abdul Rahim's head.
Pandens scores with a kick to the body.
Abdul Rahim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pandens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Abdul Rahim ducks right into an uppercut from Pandens.
Pandens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandens. That's going to slow Abdul Rahim down.
Pandens thuds his shin into the meat of Abdul Rahim's side.
Abdul Rahim shoots in looking for a takedown but Pandens manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abdul Rahim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pandens is looking to counter punch.
Pandens lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pandens scores with a jab.
Pandens thumps Abdul Rahim with a low kick.
Pandens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abdul Rahim.
Pandens lands a really nice looking cross but Abdul Rahim seems unphased.
Pandens lands with a kick to the temple. Abdul Rahim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pandens jabs Abdul Rahim right on the nose. Abdul Rahim blinks but takes it well.
Pandens throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Abdul Rahim.
Abdul Rahim is rocked!
Abdul Rahim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pandens's waist but Pandens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abdul Rahim off to one side.
Pandens throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pandens throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abdul Rahim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abdul Rahim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pandens works the jab nicely.
Pandens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abdul Rahim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters circling a little - Pandens finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Pandens.
Pandens lands a jab.
Pandens lands with a straight right. Abdul Rahim didn't see that one coming.
Abdul Rahim is still on wobbly legs! Can Pandens finish him?
Nice shot lands for Pandens.
Abdul Rahim seems to have recovered his senses.
Abdul Rahim takes one on the button.
Pandens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandens lands a head shot.
Pandens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abdul Rahim fails with the takedown.
Abdul Rahim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pandens. Pandens obviously looking to wear him down.
Abdul Rahim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pandens. That one must have hurt.
Abdul Rahim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pandens as he jumps to the side.
Abdul Rahim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pandens, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens connects with a high kick.
Abdul Rahim 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.
Pandens stuffs the takedown attempt from Abdul Rahim. Abdul Rahim gets slowly back to his feet.
Pandens cracks Abdul Rahim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pandens lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Hairuddin Abdul Rahim has been cut.
Good leg kick by Pandens there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abdul Rahim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pandens thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Abdul Rahim if he has to take too many more of those.
Pandens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pandens thuds his right hand into Abdul Rahim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pandens scores with the left hand. Abdul Rahim knows he should have avoided that one.
Abdul Rahim has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pandens.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abdul Rahim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pandens pinned against the cage. Pandens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Abdul Rahim 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azriel Pandens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hairuddin Abdul Rahim's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abdul Rahim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pandens throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Abdul Rahim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pandens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from Pandens.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pandens, right into the meat.
Pandens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abdul Rahim dives in and grabs Pandens's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pandens pushes down on Abdul Rahim's head and hops out.
Pandens pushes Abdul Rahim away with a front kick.
Azriel Pandens is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pandens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdul Rahim looks for a takedown but Pandens sprawls well.
Pandens scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abdul Rahim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pandens's waist but Pandens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abdul Rahim off to one side.
Azriel Pandens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hairuddin Abdul Rahim.
Decent striking displayed by Pandens there.
Pandens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pandens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Abdul Rahim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pandens counters with a leg kick.
Abdul Rahim is breathing heavily.
Pandens is looking to slow Abdul Rahim down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abdul Rahim is defended easily by Pandens.
Abdul Rahim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandens digs a good hook to Abdul Rahim's body.
Abdul Rahim needs to keep his hands up - Pandens had a free shot at his head there.
Pandens feints and then cracks Abdul Rahim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abdul Rahim down.
Abdul Rahim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pandens but Pandens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pandens scores with a leg kick.
Pandens lands an overhand right.
Hairuddin Abdul Rahim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdul Rahim takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheers as Pandens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abdul Rahim doesn't seem phased though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pandens.
Pandens thumps Abdul Rahim with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandens throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pandens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pandens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdul Rahim can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pandens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abdul Rahim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abdul Rahim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Abdul Rahim fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Pandens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pandens.
Pandens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandens.
Abdul Rahim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pandens lands a nice shot to the body.
Pandens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pandens scores with a decent looking hook.
Hairuddin Abdul Rahim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandens scores with a decent looking hook.
Abdul Rahim takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Abdul Rahim shoots in for a takedown but Pandens shows good takedown defense.
Pandens thuds his right hand into Abdul Rahim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A good leg kick by Pandens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Rahim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abdul Rahim drops his hands momentarily and Pandens takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abdul Rahim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandens.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandens.
Abdul Rahim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pandens can pounce on him.
Pandens's jab looks to have found its range, popping Abdul Rahim under the eye.
Pandens scores with a nice strike.
Pandens throws a head kick that half lands.
Pandens tests Abdul Rahim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Pandens - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pandens lands a big head kick that sends Abdul Rahim to the canvas! Pandens follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azriel Pandens!
A pretty intense looking Azriel Pandens took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos Escobar (ranked 3290 p4p, 347 weight class) and Southern Goon (ranked 3420 p4p, 355 weight class). Southern Goon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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162 lbs
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Excellent 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Carlos Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Southern Goon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar works over Goon's head and body with a nice combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.
Goon misses with a two punch combination.
Escobar rushes Goon and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Goon is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Escobar piles on the pressure and Goon crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Carlos Escobar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Jones (ranked 3696 p4p, 369 weight class) and Davido Monto (ranked 3639 p4p, 363 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Davido Monto!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Monto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Monto looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jones has picked Monto up and slammed him! Monto can't keep hold of the triangle and Jones manages to pass to side control!
Monto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Monto actively working from the bottom here.
Monto is trying to get back to full guard.
Monto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
Jones preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Monto.
Jones rolls, trying to escape but Monto keeps control of the position.
Monto doesn't have the hooks in and Jones manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jones has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Monto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones postures up in Monto's guard and throws a big left but Monto blocks it.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monto is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Jones rolls with it to try and escape but Monto cranks on the arm and Jones is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Davido Monto!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landon Ford (ranked 2863 p4p, 316 weight class) and George Dettman (ranked 3957 p4p, 399 weight class). George Dettman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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157 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Landon Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Dettman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford scores with a punch to the head.
Dettman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ford.
Ford lands a leg kick that knocks Dettman off balance momentarily.
Dettman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dettman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ford lands with a nice body punch.
Ford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dettman misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Ford misses the target.
Dettman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dettman misses the jab.
Dettman misses with a two punch combination.
Dettman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dettman's sensitive parts.
Dettman walks into a jab.
Ford lands with a big left! Dettman is wobbled badly! Ford comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Dettman to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Landon Ford!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mehmed Tasdemir (ranked 2937 p4p, 324 weight class) and Lee Lyons (ranked 2182 p4p, 254 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehmed Tasdemir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasdemir clinches up against the cage.
Lyons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tasdemir tries to clinch but Lyons moves out of range.
Lyons shoots for a double leg takedown but Tasdemir sprawls well. He's pushed Lyons's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tasdemir forces Lyons back against the cage and clinches.
Lyons is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tasdemir prevents the takedown attempt.
Tasdemir misses with the head strike.
Tasdemir prevents Lyons from breaking the clinch.
Tasdemir lands with a left to the head.
Lyons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lyons blocks an uppercut.
Tasdemir gets through Lyons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lyons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lyons closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tasdemir's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyons postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lyons working some strikes from top position.
Lyons won't allow Tasdemir to get back to his feet.
Tasdemir is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lyons is trying to force a seperation but Tasdemir has the dominant position.
Tasdemir scores with a hook to the body.
Tasdemir throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tasdemir.
Lyons is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mehmed Tasdemir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Lyons.
Tasdemir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lyons takes a shot to the head.
Lyons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tasdemir has him pressed against the cage.
Tasdemir lands a left hand.
Lyons working hard to break the clinch.
Tasdemir lands a right hand.
Lyons is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short uppercut from Tasdemir.
Tasdemir misses with the head strike.
Lyons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tasdemir swings wildly with an uppercut but Lyons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyons wants to break free but Tasdemir has control.
Tasdemir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tasdemir throws a head punch that misses.
Lyons manages to break the clinch.
Tasdemir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lyons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lyons tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tasdemir sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lyons somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasdemir wants to clinch up but Lyons keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lyons.
Tasdemir drives through and clinches with Lyons against the cage.
Tasdemir lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Tasdemir.
Tasdemir lands with a light punch inside.
Lyons is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tasdemir can't fight it off and eventually Lyons manages to take the fight to the floor. Tasdemir looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lyons prevents Tasdemir from getting back to his feet.
Lyons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lyons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lyons won't allow Tasdemir to get back to his feet.
Lyons must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tasdemir has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lyons is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lyons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tasdemir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lyons wants to get back to striking at distance but Tasdemir won't allow it.
Lyons is trying to drag Tasdemir to the mat but Tasdemir just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lyons has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tasdemir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tasdemir lands an uppercut.
Lyons is rocked!
Tasdemir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tasdemir dips a shoulder and cracks Lyons with a mighty uppercut! Lyons falls back against the cage and Tasdemir unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lyons is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tasdemir screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mehmed Tasdemir!
Mehmed Tasdemir decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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