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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Ziuzlikov (ranked 24286 p4p, 281 weight class) and Park Shin Bum (ranked 6056 p4p, 250 weight class). Shin Bum is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The King is Here. Fedor Ziuzlikov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Park Shin Bum's chin.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedor Ziuzlikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Park Shin Bum!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziuzlikov scores with a takedown into Shin Bum's guard.
Shin Bum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ziuzlikov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shin Bum is trying to keep Ziuzlikov in close.
Ziuzlikov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shin Bum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ziuzlikov's guard.
Ziuzlikov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ziuzlikov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shin Bum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shin Bum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ziuzlikov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shin Bum has managed to get both his arms back between Ziuzlikov's legs - danger averted.
Ziuzlikov is looking for a triangle but Shin Bum pushes his legs off easily.
Ziuzlikov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziuzlikov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Shin Bum has his hands clasped together but Ziuzlikov extends and breaks Shin Bum's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ziuzlikov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fedor Ziuzlikov!
In defeat, Park Shin Bum stepped up to the mic, saying 'Its life hes better tonight and im not so hes the winner. Props to him he worked this hard just to defeat me. And hes got the job done. Im out. !!! DROP THE MIC.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arnolds Stallone (ranked 5196 p4p, 513 weight class) and Alvins Burunduks (ranked 3934 p4p, 441 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arnolds Stallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alvins Burunduks!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallone looks to land a body kick but Burunduks moved away.
Burunduks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burunduks wants it to stay on the feet.
Stallone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burunduks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burunduks shoots in but no luck this time.
Stallone has closed the distance and engaged Burunduks in a clinch.
Burunduks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stallone misses with a double jab.
Stallone closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burunduks pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnolds Stallone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stallone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stallone shoots in looking for a takedown but Burunduks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stallone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stallone moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBurunduks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone misses with a takedown
and Burunduks counters with a huge head kick that drops Stallone! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alvins Burunduks!
During a confident post fight interview, Alvins Burunduks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kang Urip (ranked 1743 p4p, 229 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 2461 p4p, 288 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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198 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kang Urip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urip stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Urip looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Urip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Urip has managed to clinch.
Cruz looking for a takedown.
Cruz keeps control of Urip as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Urip is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kang Urip has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Cruz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Urip regains guard immediately.
Urip wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Urip is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Urip manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into Urip's guard.
Cruz prevents Urip from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Urip swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz trying to control but Urip is working from the bottom.
Urip is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Urip swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Urip keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Urip working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Cruz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Urip looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Urip sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Urip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
Urip is looking for a counter combo.
Urip lands a right hook to the body.
Kang Urip is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz dives in for a single leg takedown but Urip sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Urip throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Cruz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Urip knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Urip being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Urip wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cruz trying to control but Urip is working from the bottom.
Urip can't keep his opponent in guard - Cruz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urip wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Cruz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Urip does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Urip is trying to stand up here but Cruz is controlling him well.
Cruz trying to control the action but Urip is working from the bottom.
Urip pushes Cruz off but Cruz dives into side control.
Urip tries to escape but Cruz is in control.
Cruz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Urip tries to escape but Cruz is in control.
Urip on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Urip tries to get out of the position.
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Urip, who protects the arm well.
Cruz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urip tries to escape but Cruz is in control.
Cruz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Urip has escaped the position, nice work there.
Urip is trying to buck Cruz off.
Cruz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Urip gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cruz tries to control but Urip wriggling away.
Cruz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Urip is squirming around, avoiding Cruz's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Urip misses with a wild combination.
Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Urip is fending him off so far but Cruz persists. Nope, Urip circles away and we're back to standing.
Urip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Kang Urip is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urip lands a really nice looking cross but Cruz seems unphased.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Urip manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Urip throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cruz controlling the action here.
Cruz prevents Urip from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Urip's temple.
Urip wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Urip is trying to stand back up but Cruz is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Urip tries to kick Cruz off in order to stand up. Cruz Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Cruz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cruz prevents Urip from escaping the position.
Cruz trying to control the action but Urip is working from the bottom.
Cruz prevents Urip from escaping the position.
Cruz trying to control the position but Urip is working away.
Cruz is trying to get an arm triangle but Urip is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urip is trying to escape the position but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Urip bucks up and tries to throw Cruz off but instead Cruz has got his back!
Urip trying to get back to his feet but Cruz is in full control for now.
Cruz throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Urip is trying to get back to his feet but Cruz has full control of the position and if anything, Urip has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Urip! Can he survive? No! He's out! Cruz gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricardo Cruz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Thompson (ranked 2400 p4p, 276 weight class) and Rob Gross (ranked 1795 p4p, 217 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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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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 Sydney, Bryan Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Gross!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lands with a nice combination. Gross backs away looking to recover.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gross fails with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gross closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Gross pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thompson is fending him off so far but Gross persists. Nope, Thompson circles away and we're back to standing.
Bryan Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Gross.
Gross fails with a takedown attempt.
Gross tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thompson throws a big counter combination but Gross scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gross takes one on the button.
Gross doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rob Gross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson throws the left hand but Gross avoids the punch easily.
Gross fails to land with a series of punches.
Gross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gross avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gross's coach down at The Forge was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gross's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gross gets the takedown into side control.
Thompson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gross on the ground.
Gross working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gross tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gross looks up at the clock and then as Thompson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gross smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thompson is looking to reverse the position.
Gross is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thompson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gross wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thompson, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gross misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gross looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gross trying to control the position but Thompson is working away.
Check out the look on Gross's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gross throws an elbow but Thompson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gross is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Thompson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gross gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Thompson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gross lets go of the hold and Thompson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rob Gross!
Rob Gross took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, One stop shop for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daana Wyte (ranked 3248 p4p, 377 weight class) and Andrew Jones (ranked 7237 p4p, 594 weight class). Jones has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Daana Wyte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrew Jones's chin.
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212 lbs
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210 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daana Wyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Jones!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyte throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jones shoots in but Wyte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones jumps guard but Wyte turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wyte is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wyte wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyte would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wyte stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wyte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Andrew Jones has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working for takedown but Wyte is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daana Wyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Jones.
Wyte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wyte lands a nice looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Wyte. Those never looked like landing.
Wyte throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones is rocked!
Jones drops his hands for a split second and Wyte immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Jones face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Wyte follows up with a right hand that knocks Jones into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daana Wyte!
In his post fight interview, Daana Wyte gave a big smile as he said 'I am happy for this win.'.
In defeat, Andrew Jones stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back, I've got way more to offer. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smith (ranked 1646 p4p, 176 weight class) and Anthony Jackson (ranked 4253 p4p, 341 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Ordinary Average Guy - Joe Walsh. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Smith is working Jackson over against the cage.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A short right from Smith.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Smith works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Jackson looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith stalling the fight.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Smith works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Smith keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith is working Jackson over against the cage.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Smith pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Smith.
Smith lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a big uppercut that drops Jackson! More strikes from Smith and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jackson lies dazed against the cage as Smith celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Smith!
A relieved looking Joe Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Masala (ranked 1928 p4p, 199 weight class) and Kyle Kristian Galeos (ranked 2602 p4p, 251 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavo Masala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Kristian Galeos!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galeos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Masala shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Galeos defends it nicely.
Masala dives in and grabs Galeos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Galeos pushes down on Masala's head and hops out.
Galeos scores with a jab to the body.
Galeos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Masala misses.
A left lands for Galeos.
Masala closes the distance and clinches up with Galeos, looking for a takedown. Masala pushes Galeos against the cage but Galeos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paavo Masala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Masala with that takedown attempt.
Galeos throws a right and a left that Masala avoids nicely.
Masala drops down looking for a counter takedown but Galeos sprawls and moves away.
Galeos throws a looping overhand right but Masala ducks down to avoid it.
Galeos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masala manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masala goes for a double leg but Galeos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Galeos continues to drive forward.
Masala scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Galeos has hold of Masala's hands but Masala slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masala is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Galeos sees it coming and defends easily.
Masala is looking to take a break and control but Galeos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Galeos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Masala not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Galeos is trying to stand.
Masala working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The 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. Masala connects with a nice short shot to Galeos's temple.
Galeos pushes Masala off looking to stand but Masala dives back in and keeps control.
Masala is looking for a kimura here.
Galeos is trying to stand back up but Masala is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Galeos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Galeos is in trouble now - Masala has advanced to mount!
Galeos is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
We've been hearing that Masala has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Masala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Masala looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Masala working Galeos over with strikes here.
Masala is landing with some decent strikes but Galeos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masala working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Masala 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.
The referee warns Galeos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Masala working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Masala jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Galeos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Masala landing strikes.
Masala scoring with punches from side control.
Masala is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Galeos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Galeos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masala connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Galeos some visible discomfort.
Masala is working Galeos over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masala lands some shots froms side control.
Masala wants to control but Galeos is keeping him busy.
Masala connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Galeos some visible discomfort.
Masala creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Masala working the ground and pound.
Masala lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Galeos is rocked!
Masala in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Galeos is still in real trouble! Can Masala finish him?
Masala works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Masala dominated that round.
That's time! Masala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Masala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Galeos seems to have recovered his senses.
Masala drives through with a takedown into guard.
Masala makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Masala is working Galeos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Masala postures up and lands a big shot to Galeos's brow.
Paavo Masala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Galeos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Masala trying to control but Galeos is working from the bottom.
Masala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galeos can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masala is working Galeos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masala with a nice head shot there.
Masala postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Masala is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Masala won't allow Galeos to get back to his feet.
Masala is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Masala is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Masala passes into half guard.
Masala lands strikes from half guard.
Masala winds up and cracks Galeos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Masala 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Galeos has hold of Masala's hands but Masala slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Masala works his way into full mount!
Masala scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Galeos?
Galeos squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Galeos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galeos is trying to stand.
Masala cracks Galeos with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paavo Masala!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobayashi Jin (ranked 1389 p4p, 195 weight class) and Virgil Van Dijk (ranked 3274 p4p, 388 weight class). Virgil Van Dijk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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174 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobayashi Jin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Virgil Van Dijk!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jin lands a nice looking body shot.
Jin misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Dijk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jin throws a body punch but Van Dijk moves out of range.
Jin throws a series of strikes that have Van Dijk backpedaling.
Van Dijk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jin counters with a single leg into guard. Van Dijk didn't expect that.
Jin stays in close to Van Dijk's body and controls the position.
Van Dijk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jin forces his way into half guard.
Van Dijk trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin throwing shots but Van Dijk is blocking nicely.
Van Dijk trying to control from the bottom.
Jin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van Dijk is just riding it out for now. Jin eventually gives up the hold.
Jin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Van Dijk!
Jin looking for a guillotine from mount but Van Dijk is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin looking to control but Van Dijk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jin working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Van Dijk looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Jin! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kobayashi Jin!
A very excited looking Kobayashi Jin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralphie Maldonado (ranked 1103 p4p, 142 weight class) and Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 1655 p4p, 203 weight class). Horiguchi has chosen Girl From The North Country as his entrance music. Akaro Horiguchi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralphie Maldonado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Horiguchi's coach down at SYDNEY ELITE GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Horiguchi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Horiguchi misses with a two punch combination.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horiguchi takes one to the chin there.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Maldonado.
Maldonado has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldonado throws a big counter combination but Horiguchi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Maldonado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maldonado cracks Horiguchi with a good jab.
Maldonado loads up on a big right hand but Horiguchi slips the punch.
Maldonado misses with a wild body shot.
Maldonado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horiguchi darts in looking for a takedown but Maldonado gets double underhooks and turns Horiguchi into the cage.
Maldonado lands a right hook to the body.
Maldonado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horiguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldonado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maldonado jabs Horiguchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maldonado uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Horiguchi has time to react.
It looks like Akaro Horiguchi has been cut.
Horiguchi scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Horiguchi misses
and Maldonado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maldonado tries to move into range but Horiguchi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maldonado tries to land a front kick but Horiguchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maldonado lands with a slapping head kick.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Maldonado misses.
Horiguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldonado manages to avoid it.
Horiguchi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horiguchi slips under a jab.
Horiguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldonado.
Maldonado is looking to land body kicks.
Maldonado scores with a spinning back kick!
Maldonado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maldonado lands a body shot.
Horiguchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maldonado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Horiguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldonado moves out of range of the strikes.
Maldonado throws a series of punches but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi drops his hands momentarily and Maldonado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Horiguchi misses with a looping left.
Maldonado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horiguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldonado.
Horiguchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Maldonado.
Nice jab there from Maldonado.
Maldonado throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldonado thuds his right hand into Horiguchi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maldonado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maldonado misses with a hook to the body
and Horiguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Maldonado.
Maldonado swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Maldonado takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maldonado throws the left hand but Horiguchi avoids the punch easily.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the body kick from Maldonado.
Horiguchi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Horiguchi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maldonado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horiguchi moves into range and clinches up with Maldonado.
Maldonado lands a shot to the body.
Maldonado has a couple of punches blocked by Horiguchi.
Maldonado lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Horiguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Horiguchi blocks a body shot from Maldonado.
Maldonado tries a body shot but Horiguchi blocks it.
Horiguchi has Maldonado pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maldonado manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Horiguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Horiguchi working aggressively here.
Horiguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maldonado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maldonado can't find room to land a body shot as Horiguchi controls the action.
Horiguchi goes for a takedown attempt but Maldonado pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ralphie Maldonado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akaro Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldonado.
Maldonado throws a shot to the body.
Maldonado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Horiguchi.
A counter left hand to the body from Maldonado misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maldonado is able to avoid easily.
Maldonado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi lands a right hook to the body.
Horiguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maldonado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Horiguchi lands with a shot to the body.
Horiguchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maldonado.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ralphie Maldonado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maldonado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horiguchi moves away.
Horiguchi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maldonado counters with a straight right hand.
Maldonado throws a push kick but Horiguchi slaps the foot to one side.
Maldonado cracks a nice hook into Horiguchi's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldonado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maldonado throws a series of punches but Horiguchi avoids them all with ease.
Maldonado avoids the head kick by Horiguchi.
It looked like Maldonado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maldonado lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralphie Maldonado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akaro Horiguchi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horiguchi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maldonado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maldonado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horiguchi cracks Maldonado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but Maldonado moves out of range.
Maldonado swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Horiguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Horiguchi takes one on the button.
Maldonado connects with a solid leg kick.
Horiguchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maldonado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maldonado misses the jab.
Maldonado staying out of range there.
Maldonado throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldonado looks to score with a jab to the body but Horiguchi is just out of range.
Horiguchi tries to counter with a clinch but Maldonado shakes him off and moves away.
Maldonado throws a combination. Horiguchi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Horiguchi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maldonado is trying to defend but Horiguchi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Maldonado kicks Horiguchi off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldonado looks to throw the jab but Horiguchi is out of range.
Maldonado misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Horiguchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horiguchi is rocked!
Maldonado slips under a jab.
Horiguchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Maldonado finish him?
Maldonado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horiguchi needs to keep his hands up - Maldonado had a free shot at his head there.
Horiguchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maldonado scores with the left hand. Horiguchi knows he should have avoided that one.
Horiguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horiguchi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maldonado scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado scores with a shot to the body.
Horiguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Horiguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Horiguchi misses.
Maldonado loads up on a big right hand but Horiguchi slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Horiguchi.
Maldonado lands a nice hook to Horiguchi's body. Horiguchi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maldonado lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slow jab from Horiguchi misses its intended target.
Horiguchi blocks a head kick by Maldonado.
Horiguchi needs to keep his hands up - Maldonado had a free shot at his head there.
Maldonado is looking to wear down Horiguchi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That kick from Maldonado tenderised Horiguchi's leg. Horiguchi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maldonado tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi swings for the body but Maldonado moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldonado misses the target.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maldonado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horiguchi seems to have recovered his senses.
Horiguchi throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maldonado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horiguchi can do to turn this around?
Horiguchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maldonado can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Maldonado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horiguchi loads up on a big right hand but Maldonado slips the punch.
Maldonado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maldonado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A cross from Maldonado lands.
Maldonado takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Maldonado throws a head kick that misses.
Horiguchi throws a lazy right hand but Maldonado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horiguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maldonado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horiguchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldonado scores with a jab to the body.
Maldonado checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado misses with an uppercut.
Maldonado looks to score with a jab to the body but Horiguchi is just out of range.
Maldonado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Maldonado.
Horiguchi takes the fight into the clinch.
Maldonado takes a shot to the head.
Horiguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldonado breaks the clinch.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Horiguchi avoids a kick to the body.
Maldonado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ralphie Maldonado is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldonado lands a nice looking body kick.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but Maldonado moves out of range.
Horiguchi misses with a lunging right hand
and Maldonado counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Horiguchi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Horiguchi moves out of range as Maldonado strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralphie Maldonado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akaro Horiguchi's cut.
That's time! Maldonado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Horiguchi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Maldonado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maldonado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldonado misses the target.
Horiguchi looks to throw the jab but Maldonado is out of range.
Maldonado bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Horiguchi's head backwards.
Maldonado pushes Horiguchi away with a front kick.
Maldonado misses with the combination.
Maldonado missing with a left hand there. Horiguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maldonado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Maldonado moves away and avoids it.
Maldonado tries to land a front kick but Horiguchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Horiguchi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado lands a nice shot to the body.
Horiguchi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Still in the clinch, Horiguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maldonado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maldonado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Horiguchi.
Maldonado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi blocking some punches.
Maldonado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horiguchi backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Horiguchi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maldonado's brow.
Horiguchi breaks from the clinch.
Maldonado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maldonado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horiguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldonado.
Horiguchi throws out a counter right but Maldonado avoids it with no problem.
Horiguchi misses with a lunging right hand
and Maldonado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maldonado looks to land a combination but Horiguchi avoids it well.
Horiguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maldonado.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horiguchi misses the jab.
Maldonado throws a big counter combination but Horiguchi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Horiguchi connects with a looping right hand.
Maldonado ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses with a straight right.
Maldonado throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Horiguchi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ralphie Maldonado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a body punch but Maldonado moves out of range.
Maldonado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldonado works the jab nicely.
Maldonado throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maldonado thuds his right hand into Horiguchi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Horiguchi shoots in and drives through. Maldonado sprawls well.
Horiguchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maldonado misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Horiguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Horiguchi swings widly with a right hand
and Maldonado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Akaro Horiguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick by Horiguchi misses
and Maldonado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maldonado lands with a straight right. Horiguchi didn't see that one coming.
Maldonado lands an overhand right.
Horiguchi moves forwards but Maldonado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maldonado throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldonado throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldonado tries a head kick but it misses.
Maldonado dips to his left and cracks Horiguchi with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado lands with an uppercut that bounces Horiguchi off the cage and back into range.
Maldonado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maldonado uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horiguchi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Horiguchi scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldonado. Horiguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldonado throws a right hand that Horiguchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Horiguchi also avoids with ease.
Maldonado checks the leg kick.
Maldonado scores with a head kick. Horiguchi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maldonado thuds a left hand into Horiguchi's body.
Maldonado avoids the body shot from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi drops Maldonado with a beautiful combination! Maldonado stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Horiguchi is looking for the KO!
Maldonado is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Horiguchi.
Oh Maldonado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horiguchi cracks Maldonado on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Maldonado falls backwards against the cage. Horiguchi follows up with more strikes that drop Maldonado to his knees. Horiguchi keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Maldonado! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akaro Horiguchi!
After winning the bout, Akaro Horiguchi 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Reed (ranked 1174 p4p, 77 weight class) and Marcel Petiot (ranked 2059 p4p, 130 weight class). Reed's entrance music is Tupac ft 50 Cent - Get Up Remix. A fine choice. Tommy Reed could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcel Petiot's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcel Petiot!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petiot closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Reed quickly recovers to half guard.
Petiot not doing much here.
Reed makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reed.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petiot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petiot tries to free his leg and advance position but Reed is retaining full guard.
Petiot drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Reed dives on top into guard.
Reed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petiot looking to control.
Reed landing with the ground and pound.
Reed passes Petiot's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Petiot is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed trying to control from half guard but Petiot is working away.
Reed working the head and body with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petiot can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reed seems to be working for a kimura but Petiot defends the submission attempt.
Reed slips a nice elbow through Petiot's hands, connecting with Petiot's forehead.
Petiot felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Reed seems to be looking for submissions.
Reed is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Petiot!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Reed looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petiot is squirming around, avoiding Reed's attempts to control the action.
Reed lands a heavy elbow.
Reed looking to control but Petiot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reed raining down hammerfists from mount.
Reed can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Petiot is looking to escape.
Petiot is trying to escape the mount.
Reed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petiot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Reed avoids the attempt from Petiot to control.
Reed controlling the position easily from mount.
Reed goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Petiot is on top in guard.
Petiot postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed is controlling Petiot's posture.
Reed controls Petiot momentarily but Petiot frees himself.
Petiot being controlled here momentarily.
Petiot is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Reed dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petiot gets caught napping as Reed dives in and scores a takedown. Petiot manages to retain guard.
Petiot keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Reed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reed passes into half guard.
Reed is looking for a kimura but Petiot is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reed to get the leverage.
Reed is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petiot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petiot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reed is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petiot can do to turn this around?
Reed is looking to advance position but Petiot won't allow it.
Reed trying to control the action but Petiot is working from the bottom.
Reed is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reed is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reed is trying to control. Petiot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petiot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reed is working for a submission of some sort.
Reed seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Petiot wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed controlling the action here.
Reed is working for a kimura but Petiot is defending it quite comfortably.
Tommy Reed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reed is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Petiot doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reed.
Reed trying to control from half guard but Petiot is working away.
Petiot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Petiot wants to control but Reed is keeping busy.
Reed is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Petiot taking some punishment here, with Reed in his half guard.
Reed blocks the strikes from Petiot.
Petiot tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reed trying to control the pace.
Petiot wants to control but Reed is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Reed dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Petiot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reed circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice cross by Reed.
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
Petiot is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Petiot looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reed moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reed is on top in guard.
Petiot working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petiot keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Petiot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reed jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reed wants to control from the top but Petiot keeps moving.
Reed cracks Petiot with a solid left hand.
Reed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Petiot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petiot throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
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.
Petiot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reed.
Reed wants to control from the top but Petiot keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reed is defended easily by Petiot.
Petiot drives through with a takedown into guard.
Petiot throwing strikes from guard but Reed blocks nicely.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Petiot from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed has control of Petiot's left arm, preventing Petiot from doing any damage.
Reed wants to sweep here but Petiot controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reed is on top in guard.
Tommy Reed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reed wants to control from the top but Petiot keeps moving.
Reed is stalling in the full guard.
Petiot working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petiot 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! Reed rolls with it to try and escape but Petiot cranks on the arm and Reed is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcel Petiot!
Marcel Petiot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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